Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation collection, 1958-2008
Corporate name
Main title
- Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation collection, 1958-2008.
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Description
- 125 boxes, 106 linear feet.
Rights advisory
- Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Access advisory
- Not all materials in this collection may be readily accessible; please request accessibility information well in advance of your visit http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.contact
Biography/History note
- The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) was founded in 1958 by dancer/choreographer Alvin Ailey (1931-1989). Ailey's goal was to form a company dedicated to enriching the heritage of American modern dance and preserving the uniqueness of the African-American cultural experience. By the time of Ailey's death in 1989, AAADT had grown into a large multi-racial dance organization and one of the most respected and popular modern dance companies in the world. Ailey's signature works for the company include Blues suite (1958); Revelations (1960); Streams (1970); The Lark ascending (1972); Cry (1972), and Night creature (1974). In 1989, Judith Jamison, Ailey's muse for more than 20 years, was named artistic director of the company.
Summary
- Contains Board of Trustees business papers; photographs; tour documents; Ailey II papers; awards; choreographic commissions and teaching notes; clippings; correspondence; costume designs; a diary; financial papers; posters; production elements; programs; publicity; Ailey School papers; special projects documentation; and moving image materials.
Notes
- Inventory record.
- Finding aid is available in the Library of Congress, Performing Arts Reading Room.
- An addition of five boxes of materials was given by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to the Library of Congress in 2014.
- Moving image materials located in Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress.
- Unprocessed.
LCCN
- 2013572111
Repository
- Library of Congress Music Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.home
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Item Availability
CALL NUMBER
- Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Collection -- Unprocessed
- Request in Performing Arts Reading Room (Madison LM113)
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- Performing Arts Reading Room (Madison, LM113)
CALL NUMBER
- Additional Alvin Ailey materials -- Unprocessed
- Request in Performing Arts Reading Room (Madison LM113)
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- Performing Arts Reading Room (Madison, LM113)
Status
- Not Charged
