Collection Summary
Katherine Dunham Collection
1920-2006
1920-2006
ML31.D985
Dunham, Katherine
5,184 items plus digital materials
33 containers
15 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Music Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Katherine Dunham (1909-2006) was an American dancer, choreographer, teacher, dance anthropologist, and writer. The collection contains correspondence, awards and honors, writings by and about Dunham, business papers, photographs and videotapes, clippings and reviews, programs, promotional materials, and materials related to the Library of Congress Katherine Dunham Legacy Project.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Dunham, Katherine--Archives.
Dunham, Katherine--Correspondence.
Dunham, Katherine--Photographs.
Dunham, Katherine.
Dunham, Katherine.
Organizations
Katherine Dunham Company.
Katherine Dunham School of Arts and Research.
Subjects
African American anthropologists.
African American choreographers.
African American dance.
African American women choreographers.
Choreographers--United States.
Choreography--United States.
Dance companies--United States.
Dance schools--United States.
Dance--Technique.
Dance--United States.
Dancers--Photographs.
Dancers--United States.
Modern dance--United States.
Women anthropologists--United States.
Titles
Floyd's guitar blues (Choreographic work : Dunham)
Form/Genre
Awards.
Clippings (Information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Photographic prints.
Programs (Documents)
Promotional materials.
Writings.
Provenance
Purchase; Katherine Dunham; 2001
Gift; Claude Conyers; 2011
Gift; Laurent Dubois; 2017
Custodial History
In 2000, the Library of Congress was awarded a grant of $1 million from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation for the purpose of undertaking the Katherine Dunham Legacy Project. Project activities included the purchase of the Katherine Dunham archives; preservation of the materials that documented and augmented the Dunham legacy; auxiliary programs that assisted the Katherine Dunham Centers in East Saint Louis and Dunham workshops; video documentation of the Dunham technique and interviews of Dunham; and creation of the Dunham website at the Library of Congress (available at [ http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/dunham/dunham-home.html)].
Moving images were received in 2001; the remaining items in the Collection were transferred to
the Library after Dunham’s death in 2006. Since 2011, additional materials have
been and continue to be added to the Collection through gifts and purchases.
Accruals
Further accruals are possible.
Processing History
The Katherine Dunham Collection was initially processed by Elizabeth Aldrich in 2010. The
finding aid was updated and revised by Aldrich in 2011. In 2017, the Collection
was reorganized by Libby Smigel and Alicia Patterson with input from Dunham
scholars. Smigel and Patterson completed the coding of the finding aid for EAD
format in March 2018.
Transfers
The Katherine Dunham Collection's moving image and sound recordings were transferred to the
Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound (MBRS) Division, where they are
now identified as part of the Dunham (Katherine) Collection (MAVIS collection
no. 12337). An inventory of this material is available in the Music Division's
collection file. The recordings include interviews, performances, research
trips, and demonstrations of the Dunham technique.
Other Repositories
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, has the Katherine Dunham Papers, 1919-1968, within which are photographs, correspondence, films and sound recordings, scrapbooks, and other materials documenting Dunham’s life and career through 1968. The Missouri History Museum Library and Research Center in St. Louis has a collection of Dunham material, which contains materials donated by Dunham in 1992 that document her time in East St. Louis from 1967 to 1992. The University of California, Irvine, has a photograph collection on Dunham that includes photographic prints, proofs, contact sheets, and postcards, rehearsals, portraits publicity efforts, and candid moments. The collection also contains typewritten letters concerning payment for photographs and other logistical matters of her company. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Dance Division holds some scrapbooks, concert programs, and other materials relating to Dunham and her company.
Related Material
The Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation collection in the Library of Congress Music Division includes Dunham materials, including documentation of the "Magic of Katherine Dunham" program. Also in the Music Division, the [Federal Theatre Project Collection] contains photographs from Dunham’s original 1938 production of
L’Ag’Ya
, performed by the Ballet Fedré in Chicago, and the [Victoria Phillips Collection] has a copy of the FBI file on Katherine Dunham.
The Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound (MBRS) Division at the Library of Congress holds many interviews of Katherine Dunham and performances of her company and school in television programs and other media sources. The Library of Congress Prints and Photograph Division holds a number of photographs of Katherine Dunham (portraits, rehearsals, and others) and the Library of Congress Rare Book Division holds a number of rare performance playbills, which can be found by using the Library of Congress online catalog.
Copyright Status
Materials from the Katherine Dunham Collection are governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international copyright laws.
Access and Restrictions
The Katherine Dunham Collection is open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Music Division before visiting to determine whether the desired materials will be available at that time.
Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Online Content
Selections from the Katherine Dunham Collection are available on the Library of Congress website at [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/dunham/dunham-home.html
].
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], Katherine Dunham Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1909, June 22
Born, Chicago, Illinois
1913
Fanny June Dunham, Katherine's mother, died
Sent with her brother Albert Jr. to live with her father's sister, Lulu
1915
Father [Albert Sr.] remarried; children rejoined him in Joliet, Illinois
1921
Published short story "Come Back to Arizona" in
The Brownies' Book
, Vol. 2
1922
Joined high school Terpsichorean Club and learned modern dance based on Emile Jaques-Dalcroze and Rudolf von Laban
1928
Studied ballet with Ludmilla Speranzeva, who introduced Dunham to Spanish dancers La Argentina, Quill Monroe, and Vicente Escudero
Studied ballet with Mark Turbyfill and Ruth Page, exposed to East Indian, Javanese, and Balinese dance through Vera Mirova
1929
As a student at University of Chicago, attended lecture of Robert Redfield, professor of anthropology
Majored in anthropology and studied dances of the African diaspora
1930
Formed Ballet Nègre, one of the first black ballet companies in the United States
1931
Ballet Nègre gave first performance, Beaux Arts Ballet in Chicago
Married Jordis McCoo, postal worker who danced in some of her productions (divorced 1938)
1932
Speranzeva advised Dunham to focus on modern dance and develop her own style
1933
Opened her first dance school, the Negro Dance Group, Chicago
1934
Danced title role in Ruth Page's ballet
La Guiabless
, or
The Devil Woman
Revived Ballet Nègre by casting her students, choreographed
Spanish Dance
and
Fantasie Nègre
and appeared at Chicago World's Fair
1935
Received grant from Julius Rosenwald Fund to study the dances of the West Indies
Conducted fieldwork in Accompong, Jamaica; Martinique; and Trinidad
1936
Completed grant-funded field work in Haiti
Received bachelor's degree in social anthropology, University of Chicago
1937
Participated in "A Negro Dance Evening," 92nd Street YMHA, New York City
Premiered
Rara Tonga
, Goodman Theater, Chicago
Premiered
Tropics
, Abraham Lincoln Center, Chicago
1938
Choreographed and produced her first full-length ballet
L'Ag'Ya
in Chicago
Appointed director, Negro Unit of the Chicago branch of the Federal Theater Project
Staged dances in Chicago FTP productions,
Run Li'l Chil'lun
and
The Emperor Jones
Choreographed
A las Montanas
, a solo, and one of her earliest works of Americana,
Barrelhouse
, a duet
1939
Began film career with
Carnival of Rhythm
, includes
Ciudad Maravillosa
and early versions of
Los Indios
,
Batucada
, and
Adeus Terras
, all based on Brazilian themes
Choreographed
Bahiana
, which Katherine Dunham and Dance Company premiered, University of Cincinnati
Contributed choreography to the Broadway musical revue
Pins and Needles
, produced by the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union Players
1940
Staged and choreographed
Tropical Pinafore
, a parody of the Gilbert and Sullivan work
Second edition of
Pins and Needles
continued its run at the Windsor Theater, New York City
Dunham collaborated with Balanchine on choreography for
Cabin in the Sky
at the Martin Beck theater
1941
Dunham and her company toured United States in the Broadway production of
Cabin in the Sky
Dunham married John Pratt, who would design sets and costumes for most of the Dunham company and all of Dunham's costumes for stage and film (died 1986)
Premiere of
Rites de Passage
, Curran Theater, San Francisco
1942
Choreographed and danced in a solo titled "Sharp as a Tack" in the film
Star Spangled Rhythm
Staged dances for the Abbott and Costello film comedy
Pardon My Sarong
1943
Sol Hurok presented Dunham company in
Tropical Revue
for 87 performances on Broadway, after which the company took the performance on a national tour
Dunham and her company appeared in the film
Stormy Weather
1944
Premiered
Choros
, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto
Opened Dunham School of Dance and Theater in New York
Dunham and her company appeared in clubs in Chicago, Las Vegas, and Hollywood, and at Hanna Theater in Cleveland and the Memorial Auditorium in Louisville
1945
Tropical Revue
toured Los Angeles
The Dunham Dancers appeared in
Blue Holiday
, Belasco Theater, New York
Choreographed, directed, and starred in the musical
Carib Song
, Adelphi Theatre, New York
Wrote article "Goombay" for
Mademoiselle
magazine
1946
After a nine-month tour,
Bal Negre opened, Belasco Theater, New York
Published
Journey to Accompong
. New York: Henry Holt
The Dunham School name changed to Katherine Dunham School of Arts and Research
1947
The Katherine Dunham Experimental Group presented
Caribbean Backgrounds
, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Choreographed the musical play
Windy City
, which premiered at the Great Northern Theater, Chicago
1948
Bal Negre
played at the Geary Theater, San Francisco
Choreographed
Angelique
,
Blues Trio
, and
Veracuzana
1949
Dunham and her company appeared in the Italian film
Botta e risposta
Dunham and company performed in Brussels, Paris, as well as Rome, where she choreographed
Afrique
and a new version of
Adeus Terras
Adopted daughter Marie-Christine, age 14 months
Brother Albert died in Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Purchased Habitation Leclerc, an estate in Haiti
1950
Sol Hurok presented Dunham and company in a dance revue at the Broadway Theater in New York City
1951
Dunham and company toured South America, Europe, and North Africa (into 1953}
Against advice, Dunham permiered her ballet
Southland
in Chile, and under pressure from the U.S. Embassy, it was removed from the program
1952
Dunham School in New York is renamed the Katherine Dunham School of Cultural Arts
1953
Choreographed
Afrique du Nord
Dunham and company toured the United States and Mexico
1954
Dunham and company toured Europe and South America (continued into 1955)
Dunham and company appeared in two European films:
Mambo
and
Die Grosse Starparade
[also known as
Liebessender
1955
Dunham and company toured Mexico
Dunham and company appeared in the Mexican film
Musica en la noche
Sol Hurok presented Dunham and company in a dance revue at Broadway Theater, New York
1956
Dunham and company toured Australia and New Zealand (continued into 1957)
1958
Dunham and company toured East Asia
Provided choreography for the film
Green Mansions
1959
Published
A Touch of Innocence
. New York: Harcourt, Brace
Company left for its third European tour
1960
Dunham company's third European tour ended midway in Vienna
Company danced Dunham repertory in German television special titled
Karibische Rhythmen
Company disbanded, marking the end of continuity of dancers trained by Dunham in the Dunham Technique and coached by her in her repertory
1962
Dunham with a few former company dancers and the Royal Troupe of Morocco appeared in a revue titled
Bamboche!
, her last appearance on Broadway
1963
Choreographed
Aida
, Metropolitan Opera, New York
1964
Became artist-in-residence at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Provided choreography for dance sequences for the film
The Bible
, directed by John Huston
Published short story "The Crime of Pablo Martinez" in
Ellery Queen's Magazine
1965
Directed Albert Husson's musical comedy
Deux Anges Sont Venus
, Theatre de Paris
Adapted Charles Gounod's opera
Faust
, Southern Illinois University
Directed
Ciao, Rudi
in Rome
1966
Appointed by Senegal's president to advise the first World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, in Dakur
1967
In Dakar, Senegal, completed manuscripts for
Island Possessed
and
Kasamance
1968
Directed
A Dream Deferred
and
Ode to Taylor Jones
in East Saint Louis with the Youth Dance Group from her Performing Arts Training Center
Dunham received a
Dance Magazine
Award
1969
Published
Island Possessed
. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday
1971
American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation conferred the Dance Division Heritage Award
1972
Directed world premiere of Scott Joplin's opera
Treemonisha
, Morehouse College, Atlanta
MacMurray College in Illinois awarded Dunham honorary doctorate of humane letters, and the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts in Boston conferred the National Center of Afro-American Artists Award
1974
Published
Kasamance: A Fantasy
. New York: Odarkai Books
1975
Saint Louis chapter of the United Nations Association conferred the International Women's Year Award on Dunham
1976
Engaged as visiting professor of Afro-American studies for the spring at University of California, Berkeley
Katherine Dunham Fund bought historic house in East Saint Louis to use as a museum, with a carriage house to be converted into a studio for the Children's Workshop
1977
The Katherine Dunham Museum and Children's Workshop opened in East Saint Louis
Atlanta University awarded Dunham an honorary doctorate of literature
1978
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater conferred the Dance Pioneer Award on Dunham
Published
Kaiso! Katherine Dunham: An Anthology of Writings
. Berkeley: University of California
1979
The Katherine Dunham Museum in East Saint Louis opened
Awarded the Albert Schweitzer Music Award at a gala at Carnegie Hall
Received three honorary doctorates: Westfield State College in Massachusetts, Brown University, and Dartmouth College
1980
WNET-TV recorded Dunham's
Rites de Passage
for a program titled "Divine Drumbeats: Katherine Dunham and Her People" in the Dance in America series
1981
Washington University awarded Dunham an honorary doctorate of fine arts
1982
Retired from Southern Illinois Uiversity
1983
Dunham was one of five recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors
Awarded honorary doctorate of fine arts from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Awarded the grande croix of the Legion d'Honneur et Merite by the Haitian Embassy
1984
Dunham Technique Seminar inaugurated to codify the Dunham Technique
Awarded honorary doctorate of fine arts by Howard University
Awarded honorary doctorate of laws by Lincoln University
1986
Honors conferred on Dunham included: Distinguished Service Award from the American Anthropological Association; Southern Cross Award of Honor and Merit from Brazil; Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award; and the Medal of Artistic Merit in Dance from the International Council on Dance, UNESCO
1987
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater produced "The Magic of Katherine Dunham," with
Choros
,
L'Ag'Ya
,
Shango
,
Flaming Youth, 1927
,
Cakewalk
, and other dances reconstructed for the program
Tufts University and Buffalo State College awarded Dunham doctorates of fine arts
National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs, New York, named Dunham a Founder of Dance in America
1988
Haiti and France designated Dunham as an officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
1989
Awarded the National Medal of the Arts by President George H. W. Bush
1990
Spelman College awarded Dunham an honorary doctorate of humane letters, and the government of Trinidad and Tobago conferred on her the Caribbean Award
1992
Began a hunger strike to bring international attention on Haitian refugees seeking asylum in the United States
1993
Haiti awarded citizenship to Dunham
Chicago State University awarded Dunham an honorary doctorate of humane letters
1994
Engaged as artist-in-residence and lecturer at the University of Hawaii
1995
University of Southern California awarded Dunham an honorary doctorate of fine arts
1999
Dunham students, dancers, friends, and community officials gathered in East St. Louis for her 90th birthday celebration
Received a Smith Award from the Smithsonian Institution
2000
Dance Heritage Coalition named Dunham one of America's 100 Irreplaceable Dance Treasures
2002
Awarded honorary doctorate of fine arts from Harvard University
Library of Congress began documentation of Dunham Technique
2004
Taught masterclass at Baila USA, sponsored by the Ife-Ile Dance and Music Ensemble in Miami
2006
Published expanded version of
Kaiso!
. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press
2006, May 21
Died, New York City
Scope and Content Note
The Katherine Dunham Collection consists of a large set of Subject Files related to people and organizations related to Dunham's career, Photographs of personal and professional subjects, Correspondence both formal and informal, records of special Awards and recognition of Dunham's achievements, Writings by Dunham herself and by others, Production Materials and Clippings that document her creative work, moving images and sound recordings purchased by the Library of Congress as part of the Katherine Dunham Legacy Project, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. These materials, which date from the mid-1930s, were received between 2002 and 2004 and contain examples of Dunham’s original field research in the Caribbean, numerous performances, and tapes of the Dunham Technique seminars. After Dunham’s death in 2006, manuscript materials that were found in her New York City apartment were transferred to the Library of Congress. Most of the manuscript materials that document Katherine Dunham’s career had been transferred during the 1960s and 1970s to the Missouri Historical Society and the University of Southern Illinois.
Highlights of the Katherine Dunham Collection include moving image footage from Haiti, Trinidad, Martinique, and Jamaica (mid-1930s); and Dunham works
Primitive Rhythms
(late 1980s);
Floyd’s Guitar Blues
(no date);
Casbah
and
Star Spangled Rhythm
(no date); rehearsals of
Southland
(1981);
Mambo
(1950); and numerous examples of Dunham in performance and interviews with Dunham.
Other materials housed in the Collection include original photographs; the U.S. State Department’s reaction to Dunham and her trip to Senegal in 1966 (obtained via the Freedom of Information Act); and numerous manuscript examples of Dunham’s writing. The Collection also documents the activities conducted as part of the Library of Congress Katherine Dunham Legacy Project, undertaken with a $1 million grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Almost all of the moving image and sound recordings were transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. One exception is a personal set of VHS-format Videotapes donated after the Legacy Project was completed; these were retained in the Collection for the convenience of the library patron.
Organization of the Katherine Dunham Collection
The Collection is organized in nine series:
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[Subject Files, 1934-2006](sub)
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[Writings, 1946-2007](wri)
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[Correspondence, 1940-2006](cor)
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[Photographs, 1940-2006](pho)
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[Videotapes, 1942-2007](vid)
-
[Awards, 1979-2005](awa)
-
[Production Materials, 1940-2006](pro)
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[Clippings, 1949-2006](cli)
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[Katherine Dunham Legacy Project, 1987-2005](kat)
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/2011570505]
Container List
Container
Contents
1-9
Subject Files,
1934-2006, and undated
1934-2006, and undated
Materials relating to individuals, professional associations and cultural centers, and other organizations.
Arranged alphabetically.
1/1
Academic articles and essays,
1988, 1999-2000
1988, 1999-2000
22 items
Some annotations on essays
1/2
Allen, Debbie,
1998-2002
1998-2002
12 items
Includes 2 photos
1/3
American Dance Festival,
1999-2005
1999-2005
147 items
Booklet on ADF's documentary film Free to Dance compiles more than 100 press notices and reviews
1/4
Amos, Emma,
2000
2000
14 items
Includes slide and printout of Amos painting of Dunham as well as other items
1/5
Anderson, Eloise,
2004-2005
2004-2005
9 items
1/6-7
Archival documents for Library of Congress Dunham project,
1999-2004
1999-2004
103 items
Background documents, lists, budgets, correspondence related to Library of Congress Dunham Legacy project
1/8
Arts for life,
2000
2000
13 items
2/1
Ayiti Oui,
2000
2000
6 items
2/2
Bates College,
2000-2003
2000-2003
4 items
Invitation to Bates event and Bates pamphlets
2/3
Becker-Slaton, Nelle,
2004
2004
1 letter and 14 color photos
14 photos
2/4
Beckford, Ruth,
2003-2004
2003-2004
37 items
Proposals, budgets, draft contracts for Dunham Day Camp program
2/5
Belafonte, Harry,
2000-2002
2000-2002
11 items
2/6
Biographies,
1999-2005
1999-2005
74 items
Print and online biographical articles of Dunham
2/7
Bloomberg, Michael,
2005
2005
6 items
Birthday commendation letter
2/8
Brainerd Institute,
1998-2002
1998-2002
7 items
2/9
Business papers - Contract,
1940
1940
1 item
For Dunham and company involvement in production of play titled Little Joe
2/10
Capitol Hill Day School,
2001
2001
28 items plus 16 color photos
Photos of school's Dunham museum; art and notes from students; paper materials about the school
2/11
Caribbean American Emancipation Festival,
2001
2001
16 items
2/12
Caribbean Culture Center,
1999-2000
1999-2000
18 items
2/13
Carter, Terry,
2001-2002
2001-2002
48 items
Includes grant application copies for Dunham video project, and other correspondence and documents
3/1
Clark, VèVè,
1983, 1997-2004
1983, 1997-2004
18 items
3/2
Congress on Research in Dance,
2005
2005
4 items
3/3
Council for Positive Images,
2005
2005
5 items
3/4
Cuellar, Vicki,
2004
2004
3 items
3/5
de Rougement, Christiane,
2001-2004
2001-2004
12 items
3/6
Deren, Maya,
2000-2004
2000-2004
10 items
1 photo
3/7
Duke Ellington School,
2000
2000
21 items
3/8
Dunham Center for Arts and Humanites,
2000-2006
2000-2006
30 items
Includes grant application and other materials
3/9
Dunham Institute,
1998-2002
1998-2002
34 items
4/1
Dunham students and colleagues,
1993-2005
1993-2005
11 items
Includes materials on Marie Brooks, Joseph Nash, Carmencita Romero, others
4/2-3
Dunham Technique,
2000-2005
2000-2005
76 items
Curriculum, flyers, photos, certificate application materials, final certification papers, and other materials
4/4
Estate of Edith Lutyens Bel Geddes,
2002
2002
5 items
4/5
Freedom of Information Act,
1963-1967, 2000-2001
1963-1967, 2000-2001
29 items
Dunham's FOIA requests and copies of redacted file from the U.S. Department of State
4/6
Gerstner, David,
2004
2004
2 items
4/7
Godbold, Penny,
2002-2003
2002-2003
10 itmes
4/8
Harlem Tour 2001,
2001
2001
1 item
4/9
Haiti,
2000-2004
2000-2004
13 items
4/10
History Makera,
2000-2003
2000-2003
30 items
5/1
Historyonics Theatre Company,
2004
2004
11 items
5/2-3
Institutional invitations,
1999-2001
1999-2001
101 items
5/4-5
Institutional requests,
1999-2005
1999-2005
131 items
2 photos, 1 CD
5/6
Institutional thank-yous,
1999-2006
1999-2006
74 items
Includes 7 photos documenting student visit to Dunham Museum
6/1
Interviews,
1999-2006
1999-2006
52 items
Interview questions, transcripts (including Popular Balanchine project), correspondence, and other items
6/2
Ife Ile,
2001-2004
2001-2004
42 items
Includes CD along with flyers, correspondence, and other items
6/3
Jackson, Eugene Carlene,
2003-2004
2003-2004
5 items
6/4, 7/1
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival,
1955, 1964, 2001-2005
1955, 1964, 2001-2005
141 items
Includes two early Pillow souvenir programs, contracts and flyers, correspondence
7/2
Jamison, Theodore H.,
[2003]
[2003]
2 items
Resume and biography
7/3
Julius Rosenwald Fund,
1934, 1990, 2001
1934, 1990, 2001
5 items
Copy of Dunham's 1934 application for a Juius Rosenwald fellowship
7/4
Lincoln Academy of Illinois,
2004
2004
2 items
7/5
Missouri History Museum
2009
2009
2 items
Inventory by Joanna Dee Das of Dunham papers at the museum
7/6
Moore, Doug,
2002
2002
14 items
7/7
Morena Vega, Marta
1999-2001
1999-2001
15 items
7/8
Mozer, Gwen,
2005
2005
1 fax
Interview questions
7/9
National Endowment for the Arts,
2000
2000
2 items>
7/10
National Visionary Leadership,
2002 and undated
2002 and undated
23 items
7/11
92nd Street Y,
2000
2000
4 items
7/12
Osumare, Halifu,
1999-2002
1999-2002
19 items
8/1
Parker-Robinson, Cleo,
2000-2002
2000-2002
23 items
Programs and flyers, correspondence and cards, and other items
8/2
Parks, Trina, 2001-2002
2001-2002
17 items
6 photos
8/3
Performances,
undated
undated
2 pages
8/4
Poindexter, Robert F.,
1992-1996, 2002
1992-1996, 2002
8 items
8/5
Redmond, Eugene,
1997-2004
1997-2004
36 items
Includes programs and flyers, publications, notes, newspaper clippings, and other items
8/6
Robinson, Marcia R.,
2002, and undated
2002, and undated
8 items
8/7
Rose, Albirda,
2002
2002
7 items
3 photos
8/8
Roth, Gabrielle,
2004
2004
6 items
8/9
Sculpture, 2001,
2001-2002
2001-2002
6 items
1 photo, 4 postcards
8/10
Seventh Principle Performance Co.,
1995-2000
1995-2000
18 items
3 photos, communications, flyer
8/11
Southern Illinois University, Dunham Inventory,
1994
1994
4 items
Inventories of the SIU Special Collection of Katherine Dunham papers
9/1
Sherrod, Gaynell, Dr., 2000-2001
2000-2001
12 items
9/2
Slaker, Melissa,
2003-2004
2003-2004
20 items
Includes Slaker's manuscript titled "Phally's Folly" and arrangements for Gallatin course at New York University
9/3
Sloat, Susanna,
2000
2000
2 items
9/4
Speeches,
2000-2005
2000-2005
6 items
Includes commencement address "Reflections on Survival," 1972, and transcript of Dunham's "Message to the Haitian People," recorded 2004
9/5
Studio Museum in Harlem,
2003
2003
11 items
9/6
Teachings,
1991, 1995
1991, 1995
2 items
9/7
Thank-you correspondence from Dunham,
2003-2004, undated
2003-2004, undated
22 items
9/8
Travel information,
2000-2004
2000-2004
95 items
Various conferences, research trip to Cuba
9/9
Unanswered email,
1990-2003
1990-2003
50 items
Communications from scholars, artists, students, children
9/10
U.K. Arts International,
2004
2004
26 items
9/11
Van Scott, Gloria,
2000-2003
2000-2003
26 items
Includes communications on first annual Black Dance: Trandition and Transformation Katherine Dunham Legacy Award
9/12
Walker, Michael J.,
2005
2005
2 items
9/13
Watson, Steven,
2002-2003
2002-2003
5 items
Regarding L'Vodou Macbeth, revision of Orson Welles' Voodoo Macbeth
18-22
Writings,
1946-2007
1946-2007
Includes biographical, scholarly, and creative writing by Katherine Dunham and others, some published, and in the case of Dunham's writings some unpublished or in various stages of revision. Texts of two commencement addresses given by Dunham are included.
Arranged in two subseries. The Writings by Katherine Dunham subseries is arranged alphabetically by title. The Writings by Others subseries is arranged alphabetically by author or editor.
Writings by Katherine Dunham
18/1
Dances of Haiti,
1983
1983
2 paperback books; 3 laid-in items
One copy is a review copy with laid-in items
18/2
The Dead Men of St. Marc,
undated
undated
Photocopy of typed manuscript with typed abstract
Subtitle: a novel; abstract describes it as an original story
18/3
Island Possessed,
1994
1994
1 paperback book
Originally published 1969; University of Chicago Press edition 1994
18/4
Katherine Dunham's Journey to Accompong,
1946
1946
1 hardback book with laid-in item
Review copy insert
18/5-7
Love Letters from I Tatti,
1980 and undated
1980 and undated
Photocopy of typed manuscript; 3 volumes
Annotations and notes inserted by hand on original (before photocopying)
19/1-5
The Minefield,
1985, undated
1985, undated
Photocopies of typed manuscript
Annotations
19/6
Other Dimensions,
1990
1990
Photocopy of hand-written manuscript
Graduation address for Haverford College, delivered by Glory Van Scott for Dunham
19/7
Poems,
1954-1955, undated
1954-1955, undated
13 poems
20/1
Reflections on Survival,
1972
1972
Photocopy of 2 manuscripts
Uncorrected draft and final version; address delivered at MacMurray College commencement on occasion of Dunham's acceptance of the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters
19/7
Review of
The Altar of My Soul
by Marta Moreno Vega,
2001
2001
2 printouts and 1 draft
Printouts have minor editorial annotations; draft is handwritten
20/2
A Touch of Innocence,
1994
1994
1 paperback book
Originally published 1959; University of Chicago Press edition 1994
20/3
Unidentified,
undated
undated
3 p
Hand-written drafts and notes
Writings by Others
21/1
Aschenbrenner, Joyce.
Katherine Dunham: Dancing a Life,
2002
2002
1 book
21/2
Aschenbrenner, Joyce.
Katherine Dunham: Reflections on the Social and Political Contexts of Afro-American Dance, 1981
1981
1 paperback book
Dance Research Annual XII, published by Congress on Research in Dance (CORD)
Includes notations and illustrations of Katherine Dunham technique contributed by
Lavinia Williams
21/3
Beckford, Ruth.
Katherine Dunham: A Biography
,
1979
1979
1 hardback book
21/4
Burrows, Vinie.
"Girl of the Dancing Waters,"
2002
2002
Photocopy 1 p
Poem in tribute to Katherine Dunham on her 93rd birthday
20/4-5
Clark, Vèvè A. and Margaret B. Wilkerson, editors.
Kaiso! Katherine Dunham: An Anthology of Writings
,
1978
1978
2 copies
One copy is number 30 of original limited edition
Collection of articles (many of which were published earlier) by and about Katherine Dunham, the Dunham technique, the Dunham Museum, and related topics
20/6-7
Clark, Vèvè A. and Sara E. Johnson, editors.
Kaiso! A Collection of Writings by and about Katherine Dunham
,
2005
2005
1 proof copy
Revised edition
Includes correspondence and proof pages sent to Dunham by Sara E. Johnson, along with a laid-in article written by Johnson
21/5
Conyers, Claude.
Papers on Katherine Dunham,
2006-2007, undated
2006-2007, undated
1 binder
Includes: "Katherine Dunham: Dance on Camera" [Dance Critics Association conference, June 2007]; "Filmography for Katherine Dunham: Dance on Camera"; and "Correcting the Record on Katherine Dunham" [October 2006]
21/6
Gladstone, Valerie.
"The Genius of Katherine Dunham,"
2000
2000
1 magazine
Published in American Legacy
21/7
Harris, M. Jean.
"Let Your Light Shine: The Life of Katherine Dunham as Emblematic Narrative,"
1989
1989
2 copies of photocopied ms.
Some hand-written annotations written before photocopying are illegible
22/1
O'Connor, Barbara.
Katherine Dunham: Pioneer of Black Dance
,
2000
2000
1 hardcover book
22/2
Perron, Wendy.
"Katherine Dunham: One-Woman Revolution,"
2000
2000
1 article
Published in Dance Magazine
22/3
Redmond, Eugene B.
"Katherine Dunham: 90th Birthday Interview,"
1999
1999
2 copies
Published in Drumvoices Revue
22/4
Redmond, Eugene B.
"'Everything is Global': An Interview,"
"Kwansabase for Katherine,"
2004
2004
2 copies
Published in Drumvoices Revue
22/5
Risner, Vicky J.
"Collecting a Career: The Katherine Dunham Legacy Project,"
"A Life in Dance: Dunham Created New Forms in Choreography,"
2002
2002
2 copies
Published in the Library of Congress Information Bulletin
22/6
Who's Who in 20th Century America
,
2004, undated
2004, undated
Includes correspondence between Dunham and the publisher
10-12, 15, 31-32
Correspondence,
1940-2006
1940-2006
Informal and official letters, faxes, notes and cards, along with occasional laid-in items. Where the correspondent is not fully identified, as in fan mail or holiday cards, these missives are grouped together.
Arranged alphabetically by organization or last name, or grouped among a type of informal correspendence as in fan mail or invitations that were largely unanswered.
10/1
Aikens, Vanoye,
2002
2002
3 items
Includes 1 black-and-white photo
10/2
Anglade, Carol,
1999
1999
3 items
10/3
Aschenbrenner, Joyce, 2001-2003
2001-2003
21 items
10/4
Avalos, Ricardo,
1977
1977
2 items
32/1-6
Birthday cards,
2004-2005, and undated
2004-2005, and undated
128 items
10/5
Blount, Lee, Jr.,
2000-2003
2000-2003
3 items
10/6
Brisco, F. Merlyn [Florence],
1940
1940
1 item
10/7
Brooks, John,
1999
1999
2 items
10/8
Brown, Edward L.,
undated
undated
1 item
10/9
Bush, George W.,
2000
2000
1 item
10/10
Carrier, Raymond,
2004
2004
4 items
12/9
Clinton, William Jefferson [Bill],
2000-2001
2000-2001
2 items
10/11
Cochran, Johnnie,
undated
undated
2 items
10/12
Colastin, Phenel,
2001
2001
2 items
10/13
Dance Notation Bureau,
2003
2003
1 item
10/14
Davies, Sarah,
2001
2001
2 items
10/15
De Laurentiis, Dino,
2002
2002
2 items
Mambo and Botte e risposta clips for documentary
15/13
de Rougemont, Christiane de Rongemont,
undated
undated
1 photo
10/16
Demby, Dorothy,
2002
2002
4 items
10/17
de Mille, Agnes,
1977
1977
2 items
10/18
Denison University,
1991
1991
1 item
10/19
Eastman, Hal,
undated
undated
1 item
10/20
Eichenbaum, Rose,
2003
2003
2 items
10/21
Einaudi, Luigi,
undated
undated
4 items
10/22
Email messages,
2002-2005
2002-2005
6 items
10/23
Fan mail,
2000-2006
2000-2006
60 items
Includes 6 photos
10/24
Farrakhan, Louis,
2003-2004
2003-2004
4 items
11/8
Field, Roland,
1940
1940
1 item
10/25
Fischer, Alfred,
1940-1941, and undated
1940-1941, and undated
6 items
10/26
Geoffrion, Charles A. and Moira Mari,
1977
1977
2 items
10/27
Herzog-Bazin, Eileen,
2002, and undated
2002, and undated
3 items
31/1-8
Holiday cards,
1999-2005, and undated
1999-2005, and undated
253 items
10/28
Ingram, James,
2004
2004
1 item
10/29
Invitations,
1996-2005
1996-2005
36 items
10/30
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation,
2001
2001
2 items
10/31
Jones, Rebecca,
2000
2000
3 items
10/32
Kennedy, Edward,
2002
2002
1 items
10/33
Kerrey, Bob
2003
2003
1 item
New School University honorary doctorate
10/34
Latortue, Ge'rard,
2005
2005
1 item
10/35
Le Conte, Roger,
1977
1977
2 items
10/36
Lescot, Elie,
2003
2003
2 items
10/37
Lloyd, C. H.,
1999
1999
2 items
10/38
Lwasa, Catherine,
2000
2000
1 item
10/39
McClelland, Lucille
1977
1977
1 item
10/40
Mother's Day cards,
2001-2004
2001-2004
22 items
10/42
Murray, James Briggs,
1990
1990
1 item
Schomberg Center event
11/1
Museum of the African Diaspora,
2004
2004
2 items
12/10
Myers Brown, Joan,
2004
2004
2 items
12/11
Nash, Joe,
undated
undated
2 items
11/2
Notes and cards,
2000-2006
2000-2006
57 items
11/3
Parks, Trina Frazier,
undated
undated
5 items
12/13
Placht, Lynn,
2004
2004
8 items
11/4
Port au Prince Ladies Committee (Haiti?),
1977
1977
1 item
11/5
Powell, Colin,
2003-2004
2003-2004
4 items
11/6
Pratt, Marie Christine Dunham [daughter]
1977
1977
4 items
11/7
Rangel, Charles,
2000-2005
2000-2005
11 items
11/9
Sanchez, Edie,
2002
2002
1 item
11/10
Scott, Marjorie,
2000
2000
6 items
11/11
Speier, Jeanne
2006
2006
3 items
11/12
Stevens, George, Jr.,
2005
2005
1 item
11/13
Stone, Gertrude B.,
1940
1940
1 item
11/14
Stovall, Jeanelle,
1977, 2000-2002
1977, 2000-2002
4 items
11/15
Stovall, Katherine (Kati) [Dunham's goddaughter],
2001
2001
13 items
11/16
Stickland, William L.,
1977
1977
3 items
11/17
Streny, Ramie,
2001
2001
2 items
11/18-19
Thank-you notes, congratulatory cards, and postcards, 2000-2005
2000-2005
101 items
11/20
Thomas, Ben,
undated
undated
1 item
11/21
Thomas, Cynthia,
2002
2002
5 items
11/22
Thomas, Jean Claude,
1977
1977
2 items
11/23
Titelbaum, Olga and Sydney,
2000
2000
2 items
11/24
Tomich, Kimberly,
undated
undated
1 item
12/1
Unidentified to Dunham,
1996-1978, 2000-2004, and undated
1996-1978, 2000-2004, and undated
29 items
12/2
Wienz, Odette,
1977
1977
2 items
12/3
Wilson, Patricia,
1995
1995
8 items
12/4
Winfrey, Bonnie,
undated
undated
2 items
12/5
Winfrey, Oprah,
2003-2006
2003-2006
8 items
12/6
Wolf, David,
2000
2000
1 item
12/7
Wolford, Ted,
2003
2003
1 item
12/8
Zanoni, Giovanella,
undated
undated
1 item
13-16, 29
Photographs,
1940-2006
1940-2006
Photographs, slides, and reprints including photocopies of personal, professional,
and performance subjects.
Arranged alphabetically by name of primary subject.
13/1
Aikens, Vanoye,
2001, 2006, and undated
2001, 2006, and undated
4 photos
Includes a photo of Aikens with Lucille Ellis and Lenwood Morris
13/2
Aschenbrenner, Joyce,
2003
2003
21 color photos
13/3
Beatty, Talley,
undated
undated
1 black-and-white photo
13/4
Belafonte, Julie,
2001, [2004?]
2001, [2004?]
3 color photos
Belafonte with Dunham, Eloise Hill Anderson, Gloria Mitchell Thornburg
Also in same set, Dunham alone and with her friend Werner Kolovits
13/5
Brown, Ronald K.,
undated
undated
1 color photo
Brown with Dunham, Darlene Gist, and Volma Bacott
15/12
Children's workshop,
undated
undated
2 photos
13/6
Clinton, Bill and Hillary,
2001
2001
3 items
Color photo of Clintons, letter and envelope
13/7
Cruising into History,
2004
2004
4 color photos and 1 program
International Black Arts and Cultural Festival, held on Royal Caribbean Cruise ship
13/8
Dunham alone (childhood and early life),
[1915?], and undated
[1915?], and undated
2 black-and-white prints
13/9
Dunham alone (mid-life),
undated
undated
3 photos
13/10
Dunham alone (mid-life),
1940
1940
Postcard and print
Photographer: Carl Van Vechten
13/11
Dunham alone (later life),
2003-2005, and undated
2003-2005, and undated
28 photos
13/12
Dunham alone (studio portraits),
undated
undated
4 items
Costumed for unidentified performances
13/13
Dunham alone (performance shots),
undated
undated
2 photos
Costumed for unidentified performances
13/14
Dunham birthday,
1992
1992
9 photos; 188 slides; 3 negative strips
13/31
Dunham Company,
undated
undated
6 photos
13/15
Dunham in performance,
Bahiana
,
undated
undated
3 photos
13/16
Dunham in performance,
Barrelhouse
,
undated
undated
3 photos
13/17
Dunham in performance,
Batucada
,
undated
undated
2 photos
13/18
Dunham in performance,
Cabin in the Sky
,
undated
undated
1 photo
13/19
Dunham in performance,
Cuban Rhythm
,
undated
undated
3 photos
13/20
Dunham in performance,
Floyd's Guitar
,
undated
undated
4 photos
Photographers: Fujio Matsugi, Tokyo; and unidentified
13/21
Dunham in performance,
L'Ag'ya
,
1948 and undated
1948 and undated
3 photos
Photographers: Look Magazine; and unidentified
13/22
Dunham in performance,
Rara Tonga
,
undated
undated
1 photo
13/23
Dunham in performance,
Rites of Passage
,
undated
undated
36 photos
Headshots
13/24
Dunham in performance,
Stormy Weather
,
undated
undated
1 photo
13/25
Dunham in performance,
Théâtre de Paris
,
undated
undated
1 photo
Photographer: Raymond Voinquel
13/26
Dunham in performance,
Veracruzana
,
undated
undated
6 photos
Photographers: Fujio Matsugi, Tokyo
13/27
Dunham in performance,
Woman with a Cigar
,
undated
undated
2 photos
13/28-30
Dunham in performance, unidentified,
undated
undated
12 photos
Photographers: Fujio Matsugi, Tokyo; and unidentified
14/1-2
Dunham Dance Institute, New York City,
2002-2003
2002-2003
20 photos
Identified subjects include Dunham, Mor Thiam, Jeanell and Kati Stovall, Eloise Hill Anderson, Jean Leon Destine, Glory Van Scott, Anne Grayson, Hope Clark, Arysa White, and others
14/5
Dunham Singers,
[1947-1950?]
[1947-1950?]
1 photo
Gordon Simpson, Rosalie Simpson, Jesse Hawkins, Miriam Burton
14/7-8
Dunham with family
undated
undated
54 items
Subjects include daughter Marie-Christine Dunham Pratt, husband John Pratt, cousin Amani Dunham
Includes travel settings abroad
14/9
Dunham with others (Rose Michelle Blanc),
undated
undated
3 color photos and 1 contact sheet
Daughter of Roseline and Cyril Blanc
14/10
Dunham with others (Harvard Honorary Doctorate),
[2002]
[2002]
13 photos
14/11
Dunham with others (Hunter College Master Class),
2002-2003
2002-2003
5 photos
14/12
Dunham with others (Master Class in Philadelphia),
2004
2004
29 photos
Photographer: Leondre Jackson
14/13
Dunham with others (Albirda Rose),
2002?
2002?
1 photo
14/14
Dunham with others (Gloria Van Scott),
undated
undated
9 photos
14/15
Dunham with others (Ethel Waters),
undated
undated
1 photo
14/16-18
Dunham with others (unidentified individuals or groups),
1999-2004, and undated
1999-2004, and undated
47 photos
15/1
Ellis, Lucille,
1940
1940
1 photo
15/2
Free to Dance
documentary film,
2000
2000
5 photos
15/3
Fund-raiser,
1962
1962
15/6
Haiti, L'Habitation Le Clere and Centreville, Haiti,
1972, 1975
1972, 1975
2 photos
29/1-9
Haiti [Dunham's home and performances],
1970s-1990s, and undated
1970s-1990s, and undated
284 photos
Owned by the caretaker of Dunham's home in Haiti, photos include several early life photos, but predominantly depict Dunham's home and area performances and events
Some photos were taken during a documentary taping
Donation of Laurent Dubois in 2017
15/4
Identified, miscellaneous,
undated
undated
4 photos
15/5
Lecture, New York, undated
undated
8 photos
15/7
Illinois Arts Council Workshop,
undated
undated
2 photos
13/13
Katherine Dunham Company,
1956
1956
1 photo
En route to Australia
14/3-4
Katherine Dunham Museum,
1974, 2003, and undated
1974, 2003, and undated
42 photos
Includes documentation of building repairs in 2003
14/6
Katherine Dunham Studio, East St. Louis,
1974
1974
1 photo
Drummers include Monduel Banesia, Ricardo Avalos, Eddie Washington
15/8
Kennard Academy Tour,
undated
undated
20 photos
15/9
Knicks, Walter,
undated
undated
2 photos
15/10
Las Vegas,
2003
2003
15 photos
15/11
Oprah's Legends Weekend,
2006
2006
3 photos
15/14
Parks, Trina,
2002-2003
2002-2003
3 photos
15/15
Performances, identified,
undated
undated
9 photos
15/16
Performances, unidentified works,
undated
undated
15 photos
15/17
Pratt Dunham, Marie-Christine (daughter),
undated
undated
15 items
15/18
Pratt, John (spouse),
undated
undated
14 photos
15/19
Preston, Madeline,
2005
2005
3 photos
15/20
Reagan, Ronald,
undated
undated
1 photo
15/21
Senghor, Leopold,
1962
1962
1 photo
16/1-2
Southern Illinois University,
undated
undated
94 images
Photocopies of images held at Southern Illinois University archives
16/3
Tavernier, Rachel,
2002
2002
7 photos
16/4
Tribute to Katherine Dunham, Cuba,
2004
2004
3 photos
16/5
Unidentified,
undated
undated
38 photos
16/16
Wilson, Oral,
undated
undated
1 photo
30
Videotapes,
1942-2007
1942-2007
Eight VHS recordings of Katherine Dunham works, intended as onsite reference copies when using the Dunham special collection. Date indicates release date, not date of the issue of the VHS format. Donated to the collection by Claude Conyers.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
30/1
The Bible,
1964
1964
30/2
Casbah,
1948
1948
30/3
Green Mansions,
1958
1958
30/4
Katherine Dunham: Dance on Camera,
2007
2007
Ten film clips compiled to accompany Claude Conyers' paper given at the Dance Critics Association conference, June 2007
30/5
Mambo,
1955
1955
30/6
Pardon My Sarong,
1942
1942
30/7
Star Spangled Rhythm,
1942
1942
30/8
Stormy Weather,
1943
1943
23-24
Awards,
1979-2005
1979-2005
Medals, certificates, programs, and items such as correspondence related to awards conferred upon Dunham.
Arranged alphabetically.
23/1
Kennedy Center Honors,
2000-2005
2000-2005
24 items
Dunham's Honors was conferred in 1983
23/2
Living Legacy Award, Women's International Center
2000-2001
2000-2001
Includes clippings (photocopies)
24/2
Masters of African American Choreography, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
2005
2005
1 medal
24/1
National Visionary Leadership Project,
[2004]
[2004]
1 medal
23/3
Oprah Winfrey,
2005
2005
20 items
A Bridge to Now award for legendary women
24/4
Republic of Haiti,
2005
2005
1 item
23/4
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture,
2001
2001
25 items
Africana Heritage Award
24/3
United States House of Representatives,
2004
2004
1 item
23/5
Various honors,
1979, 1986, 1989, 2001-2003
1979, 1986, 1989, 2001-2003
19 items
Includes Black Heritage Award for Excellence in Arts and Humanities, Brazil's Southern Cross of the Legion of Honor and the Gold Medal of Merit of the Brazilian Committee on Dance, an honorary doctorate from Harvard University, the 1979 Albert Schweitzer Music Award, among others
17, 33
Production Materials,
1940-2006
1940-2006
A small amount of materials related to productions in which Katherine Dunham participated. Includes such items as programs, a poster, theatre seating chart, music, publicity, and press releases.
Arranged alphabetically.
17/1
Music,
undated
undated
2 items
Rehearsal piano score of L'Ag'Ya by Robert Sanders and a Bolero
17/2
Ode to Taylor Jones (lyrics),
undated
undated
1 item
33/8
Poster,
2000
2000
1 item
17/3
Programs,
1940-1945, 1959, 1982, 1995, 2000-2005, and undated
1940-1945, 1959, 1982, 1995, 2000-2005, and undated
50 items
Includes clippings (photocopies) and excerpts from programs
17/4-5
Program bios, press releases,
1940s?
1940s?
3 items
Bios are handwritten, for unidentified event or performance
17/4-6
Seating map,
1940s?
1940s?
4 items
Windsor Theatre
17/7
Publicity,
1996, 2003-2006, and undated
1996, 2003-2006, and undated
9 items
17/8-9
Scenarios,
1940-1954, and undated
1940-1954, and undated
14 items
17/10
Tropical Revue,
1944
1944
18 items
Photocopies
17/11
Vodou Nation,
2004
2004
3 items
17/12
Zora! [Dunham-Forum],
2000
2000
1 items
33
Clippings,
1949-2006
1949-2006
Small amount of newspaper clippings on Dunham's career.
Arranged by region of coverage.
33/1
Abroad,
1949, 2003, and undated
1949, 2003, and undated
15 items
Includes Denmark, Germany, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Italy
33/2
East St. Louis (and Illinois)
1983, 1989, 2002, and undated
1983, 1989, 2002, and undated
28 items
incl. clippings (photocopies)
33/3
Harlem and New York City area, 1979-1994,
2005, and undated
1979-1994,
2005, and undated
16 items
33/4
Los Angeles,
2006
2006
2 items
33/5
Philadelphia,
2004
2004
2 items
33/6
Published photos,
undated
undated
3 items
33/7
Washington, D.C. area,
1979-1994, 2003-2006
1979-1994, 2003-2006
11 items
25-28
Katherine Dunham Legacy Project,
1987-2005
1987-2005
The Doris Duke Charitable Trust funded the Library of Congress to undertake activities to coordinate the preservation of significant Katherine Dunham records and create an access plan. This series contains the records of planning the project, the proposal and funding records of the DDCT grant, and the preservation activities. Items include inventories of audio and video recordings, indexes to Dunham holdings at other repositories such as Southern Illinois University and the Dunham Museum, and conservation assessments, as well as the video documentation project on Dunham Technique, among many other materials.
Some records that contain personal financial or banking information may be restricted. Please inquire before visiting.
Arranged alphabetically according to subject.