Guide to the Martha Graham Collection MSS.3128
Graham, Martha
- Author:
Finding aid prepared by James N. Gilbreath
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
November 2010
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2010-11-16T11:50-0600
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Martha Graham Collection
- Unit ID:
MSS.3128
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet
- Dates:
1941, 1991
- Abstract:
A performance program and articles concerning the famous dancer and choreographer, Martha Graham.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Wade Hall, 2008
Biographical/Historical note
Martha Graham was born in 1894 in Pittsburg, Pennslyvania, to George Graham and Jane Beers Graham. George Graham was an alienist, and the family was part of high society in Pittsburg. Martha Graham founded her first dance studio in 1926. When she died on April 1, 1991, she was (and still is) considered one of the great pioneers of modern dance. She earned many awards for her contributions to modern dance, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- Processing Information:
Processed by
James N. Gilbreath, October, 2010
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Martha Graham Collection, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
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Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of a program dated 16 March 1942, featuring Martha Graham and her dance company, a New York Times obituary, and an article about her autobiography.
Source(s)
Martha Graham (Library_of_Congress_Name_Authority_File)
Dance (lcsh)
Collection Box SC0052 Folder 3128.1