MS-48 Dayton Ballet Company Records

Collection Number: MS-48

Title: Dayton Ballet Company Records

Dates: 1907-1998

Creator: Dayton Ballet Company

Summary/Abstract: Records consist of organizational papers, annual reports, financial records, and performance programs for two early dance groups that predated the Dayton Ballet Company. Dayton Ballet Company records start in 1958 and include a constitution, minutes of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, officers and membership lists, annual reports, newsletters, financial records, an extensive collection of performance records and programs, correspondence, records of the Friends of the Dayton Ballet, press releases, clippings, and materials relating to the Dayton Ballet's membership in national and regional dance organizations. Also included are scrapbooks containing clippings, photographs, and programs which highlight the early careers of Dayton Ballet founders, Josephine and Hermene Schwarz, as well as the activities and performances of the Company.

Quantity/Physical Description: 34 linear feet and 17.65 GB (digitized videocassettes)

Language(s): English

Repository: Special Collections and Archives, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435- 0001, (937) 775-2092, [email protected]

Restrictions on Access: There are no restrictions on accessing most material in this collection; however, due to preservation concerns, original audio and videocassettes and reels cannot be played in the reading room. Patrons may have access to digitized reference copies. Items without existing reference copies can be digitized at the patron’s request for the cost of creating a digital copy. Please contact us at least two (2) weeks in advance if you would like to request an audio or video reference copy.

Restrictions on Use: Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation: [Description of item, Date, Box #, Folder #], MS-48, Dayton Ballet Company Records, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

Acquisition: The collection was donated to Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University Libraries, by Hermene and Josephine Schwarz as a liaison for Dayton Ballet in 1975.

Accruals: Additional records were accessioned in 1981, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990, and 2005.

Existence and Location of Copies: This collection includes digitized reference copies of original videocassettes, which are identified in the collection inventory and are located in the E-Archives. 1 MS-48 Dayton Ballet Company Records

Separated Material: Oversize materials in the collection are separated to flat file storage. Digital reference copies of U-matic tapes in the collection are located in the E-Archives.

Other Finding Aid: The finding aid is available on the Special Collections & Archives, Wright State University Libraries web site at https://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/collectionguides/files/ms48.pdf. It is also available in the OhioLINK Finding Aid Repository at http://ead.ohiolink.edu/xtf-ead/.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements: This collection includes digitized reference copies of original videocassettes, and these electronic files require the use of appropriate computer hardware and software. The digitized video files are in MP4 format.

Related Material: MS-218: Josephine Schwarz Papers https://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/collectionguides/files/ms218.pdf

MS-193: Josephine Schwarz/Jane Reece Photograph Collection https://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/collectionguides/files/ms193.pdf

MS-185: Richard Fullerton/Jane Reece Collection https://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/collectionguides/files/ms185.pdf

Processed by: Dorothy Smith, Fall 1981; Gillian Hill, Summer 1990; and Amber McPherson, 2005.

Revisions: Finding aid revised according to DACS, scrapbooks series rehoused (2014 March), and MP4 digital files of videocassettes processed (2020 July) by Toni Vanden Bos.

Arrangement: The collection is arranged into 5 series and 24 subseries as follows:

SERIES I: Early Dance Companies and Support Groups, 1938-1960 Subseries I-A: Dayton Theatre Dance Group, 1938-1960 Subseries I-B: Children's Ballet Company, 1955 Subseries I-C: Dayton Ballet Theater, 1956-1958 Subseries I-D: Dayton Ballet Society, 1953 Subseries I-E: Dayton Dance Guild, 1953

SERIES II: Schwarz School of the Dance, 1930-1987 Subseries II-A: Administrative Records, 1933-1987 Subseries II-B: Performance Records, 1933-1979 Subseries II-C: Costume Designs, 1945-1965 Subseries II-D: Photographs, 1930-1963

SERIES III: Dayton Ballet Dance Center, 1984-1987 Subseries III-A: Administrative Records, 1984-1987

SERIES IV: Dayton Ballet School, circa 1980-1989 Subseries IV-A: Administrative Records, circa 1980-1989

SERIES V: Dayton Civic Ballet/Dayton Ballet Company, 1907-1998 2 MS-48 Dayton Ballet Company Records Subseries V-A: Administrative Records, 1958-1990 Subseries V-B: Financial Records, 1956-1988 Subseries V-C: Performance Records,1951-1995 Subseries V-D: Costumes Designs, 1940-1981 Subseries V-E: Photographs and Slides, 1940-1991 Subseries V-F: Audio Reels and Videocassettes, 1982-1998 Subseries V-G: Auxiliary Organizations, 1959-1995 Subseries V-H: Associations and Festivals, 1959-1988 Subseries V-I: Correspondence, 1959-1990 Subseries V-J: Publicity, 1913-1995 Subseries V-K: Miscellaneous Materials, 1907-1988 Subseries V-L: Scrapbooks, 1920-1981, 1989 Subseries V-M: Oversize Records, 1959-1987

Historical Note: Dayton Ballet is the second oldest regional ballet company in the United States. Founded in 1937 by Josephine and Hermene Schwarz, it was first known as the Experimental Group for Young Dancers and its home was the Dayton Art Institute. This group was an outgrowth of the Schwarz School of Dance, and its purpose was to give the school's more advanced students an opportunity to gain performing experience by presenting concerts to local organizations.

In 1941 the group's name changed to the Dayton Theater Dance Group, and in 1948 the Children's Ballet Company was founded for dancers between the ages of 10 and 14. In 1957 the two companies merged to become the Dayton Ballet Theater. In the early 1950s two membership support groups were formed, the Dayton Ballet Society and the Dayton Dance Guild, to promote dance in the Dayton area and to help maintain the dance companies.

A major reorganization took place in 1958 to bring the functions of all the groups under one corporation--the Dayton Civic Ballet, Incorporated. That same year saw the establishment of a Board of Directors, the granting of federal tax-exempt status, a successful lay membership drive, and charter membership in the Northeastern Regional Ballet Association. An auxiliary organization, the Friends of the Dayton Ballet was founded in 1968. The corporation was renamed the Dayton Ballet Association in 1978.

The Schwarz School of Dance continued to be independent and privately run by the Schwarz sisters until 1984, when the Dayton Ballet Association assumed its administration and renamed it the Dayton Ballet Dance Center. Upon the merger of the Jon Rodriguez School of Ballet with the Dayton Ballet Dance Center in 1988, the school became simply known as Dayton Ballet School.

In the interests of promoting dance in the Miami Valley area, Dayton Ballet gives numerous lecture-demonstrations and mini-concerts to local schools, and organizations. The company was granted Major Company status by the National Association for Regional Ballet (NARB) and performed annually at the NARB festivals. NARB became Regional Dance America in 1987.

In 2012, leadership of the Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera, and Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra merged under one organization named the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance. This merger was the first of its kind in the nation. As of 2020, the Dayton Ballet performs at Dayton's historic Victoria Theatre and the Schuster Center.

3 MS-48 Dayton Ballet Company Records Scope and Content: When researching this collection, it is useful to know the following distinct groups and their interrelated activities: the Dayton Ballet School, (formerly the Schwarz School of the Dance, then renamed the Dayton Ballet Dance Center), is the official school for the Dayton Ballet Company. The Dayton Ballet First Company is a professional performing group of approximately 15 dancers. Dayton Ballet II is the apprentice/training company for the first company. Both companies are supported and promoted by The Dayton Ballet Association. The Dayton Ballet Association is a non-profit corporation which maintains a staff, a rehearsal hall, and an office for company classes, rehearsals, business and meetings. The Friends of the Dayton Ballet is the volunteer service arm of the Dayton Ballet Association and fulfills various company needs as they arise.

The records within the Dayton Ballet Company collection are divided into five series, I: Early Dance Companies and Support Groups, II: Schwarz School of the Dance, III: Dayton Ballet Dance Center, IV: Dayton Ballet School, and V: Dayton Civic Ballet/Dayton Ballet Company. Each series is further organized into subseries. The basic arrangement within each subseries is chronological, except for the performance photographs, which for the most part are stored in alphabetical order by the name of the ballet performed.

Series I, Early Dance Companies and Support Groups, spans 1938-1960, and falls into five subseries. Subseries I- A, Dayton Theater Dance Group contains, organizational papers, a constitution, scattered annual reports, audition records, financial records, performance programs, and correspondence.

Subseries I-B, Children’s Ballet Company, consists solely of financial records of the company from 1955.

In 1957 the Dayton Theater Dance Group and the Children's Ballet Company merged to form the Dayton Ballet Theater. Subseries I-C, Dayton Ballet Theater, contains administrative and financial records as well as some correspondence and performance programs of the merged organization dating 1956-1958.

Subseries I-D, Dayton Ballet Society, 1953, contains scattered records of the dance appreciation group organized to support the Dayton Theater Dance Group and the Children's Ballet Company. Included is a constitution for the organization and several bulletins. All records in this subseries are from the year 1953.

Subseries I-E, Dayton Dance Guild, consists of lecture-demonstration programs, scattered minutes, and miscellaneous papers of the Dayton Dance Guild, another community support group for the early dance companies. Records in this subseries date from 1945-1958.

Series II, Schwarz School of the Dance, is organized by record type into four subseries. Subseries II-A Administrative Records, 1933-1987, contains some advertising brochures, school announcements, scattered correspondence, and information about a recently formed alumni association. Subseries II-B, Performance Records, 1933-1979, contains the recital bulletins and programs. Subseries II-C, Costume Designs, is a small subseries of costume designs spanning 1945-1965. Subseries II-D, Photographs, contains photographs of ballet performances and students and staff spanning 1927-1963.

Series III, Dayton Ballet Dance Center, 1984-1987 and Series IV, Dayton Ballet School, have only one subseries each containing administrative records. These series contain miscellaneous materials from both the Dayton Ballet Dance Center and Dayton Ballet School, and date from the 1980s.

Series V, Dayton Civic Ballet/Dayton Ballet Company, 1907-1998, comprises the majority of the collection. Most of the records in this series begin in 1958, when the Dayton Ballet Theater and its support group combined and incorporated as the Dayton Civic Ballet, although there are some earlier records included because of their provenance. Series V is divided into thirteen subseries. 4 MS-48 Dayton Ballet Company Records

Subseries V-A consists of administrative records, including constitutions, bylaws, minutes of the Board of Directors' meetings, Board of Directors' correspondence, annual reports, newsletters, membership lists, and contractual agreements. Records in this subseries cover the years 1958-1990.

Subseries V-B, Financial Records, include budgets and financial reports for the years 1958-1985, company inventories for 1966-1979, information on scholarships, and a file containing several grant proposals written to the Ohio Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and various local corporate foundations. Span dates for this subseries are 1956-1988.

Subseries V-C, Performance Records, contains an extensive collection of performance programs. In addition, the subseries has correspondence and planning information for special performances and lecture/demonstration programs, also repertoire and booking data, company audition records, and correspondence and negotiations with various guest artists and choreographers who have worked with the Dayton Ballet over the years. There is much information on the amount of work and preparation that goes into a performance by the ballet. Span dates for the subseries are 1951-1995.

Subseries V-D, Costume Designs, are listed by date and filed according to the performance that they were designed for. Also included are two articles on costuming by Hermene Schwartz. The subseries dates from 1940 to the 1981.

Subseries V-E, Photographs and Slides, offer positive images and some negatives from the various productions and rehearsals. These date 1940-1991 and are sorted by the format.

Subseries V-F, Audio Reels and Videocassettes, contains audio recordings, and videotapes spanning 1982-1998. The reels and cassettes are sorted by the type of media.

Subseries V-G, Auxiliary Organizations, contains minutes, financial reports, announcements, and newsletters for two auxiliary organizations--the Friends of the Dayton Ballet and the Dayton Performing Arts Fund--covering the years 1959-1995.

Subseries V-H, Associations and Festivals, includes material connected with the Dayton Ballet's membership in the National Association for Regional Ballet (NARB), the Northeastern Regional Ballet Association (NERBA), the American Dance Guild, and the Association of Ohio Dance Companies. Included in this subseries are newsletters, correspondence, membership rosters, festival preparation details and programs, broadsides, regional conference material, member company evaluations, and some publications of the NARB and the NERBA. This subseries has much useful information about the regional ballet movement, and Dayton Ballet's long, active, and influential involvement with it. The subseries also includes material relating to Josephine Schwarz's participation in the Ohio Arts Council. Span dates for the subseries are 1959-1988.

Subseries V-I, Correspondence, covers such topics as choreography, staging, touring, festivals, performances, booking details, educational programs, company personnel, financial matters, and public relations. There are also specific correspondence files for Josephine Schwarz, former Director of the Dayton Ballet, and Jon Rodriguez, a former Associate Director of the company and Director of the Ballet School, which mainly contain correspondence with their colleagues throughout the dance world.

Subseries V-J, Publicity, consists of press releases, promotional material, broadsides, and press clippings. Span dates for this subseries are 1913-1995.

5 MS-48 Dayton Ballet Company Records Subseries V-K, Miscellaneous, 1907-1988, contains an assorted collection of files including an article on medical problems of dancers; some information about a short-lived associated group of dancers, the Dayton Chamber Dance Company; a proposal for a BFA in Dance at Wright State University; and some reminiscences about Hermene Schwartz after her death; some information on a training program for a dance class pianist; and a file containing miscellaneous papers relating to Josephine Schwarz.

Subseries V-L, Scrapbooks, contain a chronological record of programs, broadsides, newspaper and magazine articles and memorabilia covering the early careers of Josephine and Hermene Schwarz, the Schwarz School of the Dance, the early dance groups, and the Dayton Ballet. Dates for the scrapbooks are 1920-1981, and 1989.

Subseries V-M, Oversize Records, mainly contains large publicity posters, but also includes some costume designs, photographs, and citations and awards. These large records date 1959-1987 and are stored in the flat file oversize drawers.

Subject Terms:

Persons/Families Schwarz, Hermene, 1902-1986 Schwarz, Josephine, 1908-2004

Organizations/Corporate Names Dayton Ballet – Archives Friends of the Dayton Ballet Dayton Ballet School National Association for Regional Ballet

Subjects (General) Ballet companies Performing arts – Ohio – Dayton Ballet – Ohio – Dayton

Material Types Annual reports Correspondence Electronic records (digital records) Minutes (administrative records) Newsletters Newspaper clippings Photographs Dance programs Scrapbooks Sound recordings Video recordings

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Box File Description Date

SERIES I: Early Dance Companies and Support Groups 1938-1960 Subseries 1-A: Dayton Theater Dance Group 1938-1960 1 1 Constitution and organizational papers 1941-1955 1 2 Financial records 1947-1956 1 3 Financial Ledger 1946-1958 1 4 Membership records 1955-1959 1 5 Audition records 1948-1952 1 6 Audition records 1953-1957 1 7 Audition records 1958-1960 1 8 Performance programs 1938-1957

2 1 General correspondence 1951-1957 2 2 Miscellaneous 1952-1956

Subseries 1-B: Children’s Ballet Company 1955 2 3 Financial Records 1955

Subseries I-C: Dayton Ballet Theater 1956-1958 2 4 Administrative and financial records 1956-1958 2 5 Correspondence and programs 1957-1958

Subseries I-D: Dayton Ballet Society 1953 2 6 Organizational Papers 1953

Subseries I-E: Dayton Dance Guild 1953 2 7 Programs and Miscellaneous Papers 1953

SERIES II: Schwarz School of the Dance 1930-1987 Subseries II-A: Administrative Records 1933-1987 2 8 Brochures, Announcements, Correspondence 1933-1984 2 9 Financial Report 1983 June 30 2 10 Alumni Association 1987

Subseries II-B: Performance Records 1933-1979 2 11 Recital Bulletins 1948-1957 2 12 Performance Programs 1933-1979

Subseries II-C: Costume Designs 1945-1965 3 1 Academy goes to the Beach 1955 3 2 The Blue Bird 1959 3 3 Christmas Sketches undated

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3 4 Coppelia 1956 April 3 5 East of the Sun 1951 3 6 Faust, Aida, Magic Flute 1957 3 7 Greek Recital 1965 3 8 Hansel and Gretel 1957 3 9 Midsummer Night’s Dream 1949 3 10 Sleeping Beauty 1948 3 11 Snow White and the Seven Dwarves 1950 3 12 Twelve Dancing Princesses undated 3 13 The Ugly Duckling 1953 3 14 Miscellaneous Costumes 1945-1965

Subseries II-D: Photographs 1930-1963 Note: For Oversized Photos: See Boxes 32- 34 and Subseries V-M Performance Photos 4 1 Academy of Creative Arts goes to the Beach-Recital 1954 4 2 Academy of Creative Arts goes to the Beach 1955 4 3 The Blue Bird 1959 4 4 Coppelia 1956 4 5 East of the Sun, West of the Moon 1951 4 6 Hansel and Gretel 1947 4 7 Johnny Appleseed 1944 4 8 A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1949 4 9 Mnemosenyes Daughters 1960 4 10 Pavanne Pour un Defunt Entant 1950 4 11 Peter and Weundatedy 1946 4 12 Pet of the Met 1957 4 13 Sleeping Beauty 1948 4 14 Snow White and the Seven Dwarves 1950-1963 4 15 Thumbelina 1940s 4 16 Twelve Dancing Princesses 1960 4 17 The Ugly Duckling 1953

Miscellaneous Photos 5 1 Creative Class for Young Students 1947-1960 5 2 Young Students 1947-1960 5 3 Demonstration Photos 1940-1960 5 4 Posed Recital Photos undated 5 5 Dressing Rooms, solos and groups undated 5 6 Visiting Teachers, classes and rehearsals undated 5 7 Rehearsals and Classes undated 5 8 Miscellaneous Group Photos undated

6 1 Students 1930-1950 6 2 Soldiers Service Club 1944 6 3 Frigidaire shows 1940

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6 4 Professional Dancers and guest teachers undated

SERIES III: Dayton Ballet Dance Center 1984-1987 Subseries III-A: Administrative Records 1984-1987 7 1 Administrative Files 1984-1987

SERIES IV: Dayton Ballet School circa 1980-1989 Subseries IV-A: Administrative Records circa 1980-1989 7 2 Administrative Files circa 1980-1989

SERIES V: Dayton Civic Ballet/Dayton Ballet Company 1907-1998 Subseries V-A: Administrative Records 1958-1990 7 3 Constitution and by-laws 1958-1974 7 4 Minutes, Board of Directors/Trustees 1958-1959 7 5 Minutes, Board of Directors/Trustees 1960-1961 7 6 Minutes, Board of Directors/Trustees 1962-1965 7 7 Minutes, Board of Directors/Trustees 1966-1967 7 8 Minutes, Board of Directors/Trustees 1968-1969 7 9 Minutes, Board of Directors/Trustees 1970-1976 7 10 Minutes, Board of Directors/Trustees 1976-1979 7 11 Minutes, Board of Directors/Trustees 1980-1983

8 1 Minutes, Board of Directors/Trustees 1984-1987 8 2 Board of Directors, Correspondence 1966-1982 8 3 Minutes, Future Planning Committee 1976-1980 8 4 Minutes, Staff meetings 1977-1983 8 5 Minutes, Executive Committee 1964-1980 8 6 Minutes, Executive Committee 1981-1984 8 7 Officer and membership lists 1959-1963 8 8 Officer and membership lists 1964-1978 8 9 Officer and membership lists 1979-1990 8 10 Membership Committee 1965-1968

9 1 Annual Meetings, minutes and reports 1959-1978 9 2 Annual Meetings, minutes and reports 1978 9 3 Annual Meetings, minutes and reports 1979 9 4 Annual Meetings, minutes and reports 1980 9 5 Annual Meetings, minutes and reports 1981 9 6 Annual Meetings, minutes and reports 1982 9 7 Annual Meetings, minutes and reports 1983-1984 9 8 Annual Meetings, minutes and reports 1985-1987 9 9 Long Term Planning 1983-1988 9 10 Search Committee 1984-1990 9 11 Staff and personnel descriptions 1970-1978 9 12 Staff and personnel descriptions 1980s 9 MS-48 Dayton Ballet Company Records Box File Description Date

9 13 Newsletters and Annual Reports 1959-1978

10 1 Contractual agreements 1964-1968 10 2 Contractual agreements 1969-1980 10 3 Miscellaneous administrative reports 1960-1971 10 4 Miscellaneous administrative reports 1985-1990

Subseries V-B: Financial Records 1956-1988 10 5 Budgets 1962-1976 10 6 Budgets 1976-1983 10 7 Budgets 1986-1988 10 8 Financial reports 1958-1964 10 9 Financial reports 1965-1968

11 1 Financial reports 1969-1976 11 2 Financial reports 1977-1985 11 3 Financial reports 1986-1988 11 4 Tax File 1956-1974 11 5 Scholarship fund 1963-1971 11 6 Pilot Scholarship Project 1985-1986 11 7 Company inventories 1966-1972 11 8 Grants 1967-1977 11 9 Grants 1978-1980

Subseries V-C: Performance Records 1951-1995 12 1 Performance Programs 1951-1964 12 2 Performance Programs 1965-1968 12 3 Performance Programs 1969-1971 12 4 Performance Programs 1972-1973 12 5 Performance Programs 1974-1975 12 6 Performance Programs 1976-1978

13 1 Performance Programs 1979-1982 13 2 Performance Programs 1982-1984 13 3 Performance Programs 1984-1985 13 4 Performance Programs 1985-1986 13 5 Performance Programs 1986-1988

14 1 Performance Programs 1988-1989 14 2 Performance Programs 1989-1990 14 3 Performance Programs 1990-1991 14 4 Performance Programs 1991-1993 14 5 Performance Programs 1993-1995

15 1 “I Watched Myself Grow Up,” Script, Narration, and 1963 December,

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Choreography Photographs: See Box 26 1953-1978 15 2 “I Watched Myself Grow Up,” Score (Audiocassette) 1963 15 3 “I Watched Myself Grow Up,” Misc. Letters and Notes 1953-1978 15 4 Billy the Kid Performance Record 1976 15 5 Sleeping Beauty Record 1980 15 6 “A Winter Ballet” Report 1973 15 7 “A Winter Ballet” Report 1974 15 8 “A Winter Ballet” Report 1975-1976

16 1 “A Winter Ballet” Report 1977 16 2 “A Winter Ballet” Report 1978 16 3 “A Winter Ballet” Report 1979-1980 16 4 “A Winter Ballet” Report 1982 16 5 Spring Season 1982 16 6 Gala 30 and 35 1967, 1973 16 7 50th Anniversary, Plans and Records 1985-1988 16 8 50th Anniversary, Publicity 1986-1987

17 1 Ballet Events 1970-1973 17 2 Dance Concerts 1969-1972 17 3 Celebration 70 1969-1970 17 4 Chamber Concerts 1972-1973 17 5 Performances w/ Dayton Philharmonic 1968-1972 17 6 Southern tour 1968-1969 17 7 Cleveland performance 1970 17 8 Guest performances, Springfield, Wabash 1968, 1971 17 9 City of Dayton Rec. Dept. performances 1966-1972 17 10 Warren and Youngstown performances 1977 17 11 Westminster Presbyterian Church performance 1980 17 12 D Ballet Senior Citizen Program 1975-1982 17 13 Lecture/Demo programs 1969-1981

18 1 Repertoire and booking data 1962-1986 18 2 Index of ballets performed 1937-1982 18 3 Guest artists and choreographers 1969-1977 18 4 Guest artists and choreographers 1978-1980 18 5 Auditions 1959-1973 18 6 Auditions 1974-1976

19 1 Auditions 1977-1978 19 2 Auditions 1979-1981 19 3 Auditions 1982-1983 19 4 DBC Touring Company 1976-1980 19 5 Dayton Ballet II 1980-1985

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Subseries V-D: Costume Designs 1940-1981 20 1 Costume Designs and Scenery Sketches: R.J. Smith 1940-1950s Ruth Hansel and Gretel 20 2 Costume Designs and Scenery Sketches: Mimi Maxmen 1980s The Story of Sleeping Beauty Ballet Ala Carte Lady with a Fan

21 1 Infanta 1958, 1968 21 2 Concert 1958-1959 21 3 Concert 1960 March 21 4 Pampillion 1960 21 5 Escapes 1963 21 6 Creston 1964 21 7 Nutcracker 1965 21 8 Miscellaneous 1965-1966 21 9 Amahl 1966 21 10 Le Choix du Roi-Pachbel 1966 21 11 NARB Festival 1966-1967 21 12 Seaborne 1968 21 13 Wheat maid; Band shell-Springfield 1968 21 14 Geyer 1968-1969

22 1 Ciundatederella 1968-1969 22 2 Concert 1969 22 3 Pergolese 1969 22 4 Springfield 1969 November 22 5 Gretchen 1977 22 6 Fast Company 1981 22 7 Archaic Fragments and Weisberger undated 22 8 Miscellaneous undated 22 9 Costuming Notes and Lectures 1969

Subseries V-E: Photographs and Slides 1940-1991 Performance photographs (arranged alphabetically) 23 1 Amahl and the Night Visitors; Programs undated 23 2 Amahl and the Night Visitors, Scene I; The Night Sky undated 23 3 Amahl and the Night Visitors, Scene I; The Night Visitors undated 23 4 Amahl and the Night Visitors, Scene II; Entrance of Three undated Kings 23 5 Amahl and the Night Visitors, Scene II; Inside the Hut undated 23 6 Amahl and the Night Visitors, Scene II; Epilogue undated 23 7 Amahl and the Night Visitors, Scene III undated 23 8 Amahl; Epilogue circa 1955-1959 23 9 …And they were not ashamed. 1974 12 MS-48 Dayton Ballet Company Records Box File Description Date

23 10 Annabelle Lee 1975 23 11 Anya’s Journey 1971 23 12 Archaic Fragments 1964 23 13 Archaic Fragments 1967 23 14 Archaic Fragments 1970-1978 23 15 At half past Six in the Afternoon 1960

24 1 Ballad for Americans 1941 24 2 Ballet a la Carte 1980 24 3 Ballet Classroom 1880, 1949 24 4 Ballet in the Music Room (Originally Six Sonatas) 1951 24 5 Beethoven Sonata 1948 24 6 Billy the Kid 1976-79 24 7 Birthday of the Infanta 1958 24 8 Bookcase 1948 24 9 Chanson 1978 24 10 Celebrations 1970 24 11 Chopin’s Revenge 1975 March 1 24 12 Cinderella, Children’s recital 1956 24 13 Cinderella 1969 24 14 Cinderella (from American Suite in Versatility) 1948 24 15 The Class 1978 24 16 Come and see the Peppermint Tree undated

25 1 Concert Barocco 1969-1975 25 2 Concerto Royale 1979 25 3 Concertino 1969 25 4 Cool Moods for the Real Gone 1959 25 5 Coppelia 1952, 1957 25 6 Counterpoint and Fugue 1979 25 7 Dance Overture 1964 25 8 Dances Concertantes 1970 25 9 Dialogues 1967, 1969 25 10 Die Linie 1974 25 11 Divertissement 1967 25 12 Don Quixote Grand Pas de Deux undated 25 13 Dreams 1981 25 14 Duet 1977 25 15 Dulce et Decorum Est. 1973 25 16 Early American Suite undated 25 17 Enchanted Rose 1954 25 18 Escapes 1963 25 19 Escapes 1970

26 1 Fall into Winter 1969 26 2 Fast Company 1981

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26 3 Fliessende Tanschrifte 1974 26 4 Flower Festival 1968, 1973 26 5 Gallery B. 1951 26 6 Grand Pas 1974 26 7 Homage to George Fridrich 1971 Him Ourselves and It 1979 26 8 I Watch Myself Grow Up: Rebellion undated 26 9 I Watch Myself Grow Up: Loneliness undated 26 10 I Watch Myself Grow Up: Identification undated 26 11 I Watch Myself Grow Up: Indecision undated 26 12 I Watch Myself Grow Up: Interludes undated 26 13 I Watch Myself Grow Up: Rehearsal, posed Shots undated 26 14 I Watch Myself Grow Up: Awareness 1953 26 15 I Watch Myself Grow Up: Revival 1978 26 16 In a Sylvan Glade 1969 26 17 L’Air 1977 26 18 Le Chiox du Roi 1966 26 19 Lincoln Portrait 1949 26 20 Lincoln Portrait 1975

27 1 Miss Wishes and her three Whispering Cats 1944 Are you Happy? 1944 Maybe 1944 27 2 New Work 1965, 1967 27 3 Night Soliloquies 1964 27 4 Nora Kane 1955 27 5 The Nutcracker Suite 1948-1978 27 6 Oh My! Murder undated 27 7 Once Upon a Ballet 1972 27 8 One Snowy Afternoon 1961 27 9 Ophelia (for Solo Cycle) 1970 27 10 Papillion 1961, 1965, 1968, 1976 27 11 Pas de Quatre 1978 27 12 Pas de Trois (Sleeping Beauty) 1975, 1976 27 13 Pavanne 1980 27 14 Periphrastic 1970 27 15 Premiere Symphonie 1968

28 1 Primavera 1977-1979 28 2 Ragge On (Moving On) 1975 28 3 Rhapsody in Blue 1942 28 4 Rock-Encore (following Pas de Quakre 1845) 1974 28 5 Romance 1981 28 6 Ruth and Naomi 1949 28 7 Samson and Delilah 1973

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28 8 Schubertiad undated 28 9 Seaborne 1968, 1977 28 10 Seedless Stonemoon undated 28 11 Shadows in Solitude 1968 28 12 Sleeping Beauty 1981 28 13 Solos and Pas Deux 1965 28 14 The Sovereign Pays Court 1973 28 15 Space Time 1981 28 16 Spindrift 1973 28 17 Stephen Foster Minstrellet 1941 28 18 Street Music 1980 28 19 Symphonie Classique 1964 28 20 Tarantella 1975 28 21 There are Roses in my Garden 1970

29 1 To Albinoni 1976 29 2 Trimorphous 1973 29 3 Trio 1976 29 4 Un Giono 1980 29 5 Unknown Performances undated 29 6 Vivaldiana 1969, 1973-1974 29 7 Weaving Maiden 1952 29 8 Willoughby 1974, 1975 29 9 Wingbourne 1977 29 10 Winter Season undated 29 11 Wheat Maiden 1959, 1968

Contact Negatives (Sorted by date) 30 1 NERBA Festival 1960 30 2 NERBA Festival 1961 30 3 New Work 1965 Papillion 1965 Pachelbel 1965 Archaic Fragments 1965 30 4 Soirées Musicales 1967 New Work 1967 30 5 Premieres 1968 30 6 Cinderella 1967 30 7 Seaborne 1968 March Flower Festival Hayden I Watched Pas de Quartre 30 8 City Centers 1968 November Wheat Maiden Concerto Barocco

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30 9 Cinderella Concerto Barocco 1969 April

30 10 Vivaldiano 1969 June Fall into Winter Pas de Quatre Dialogues 30 11 Unidentified 1969 30 12 Cydalise 1969 October 30 13 Periphrastic 1970 April Ophelia Escapes Archaic Fragments Becky and Partner Danses Concertants 30 14 Danses Concertants 1970 October- Celebrations December Fall into Winter Peundatederecki 30 15 Handel 1971 April Journey Concertino 30 16 Craft of Choreography Conference 1971 July 30 17 Handel 1971 December Die Linie Escapes Vivaldiano 30 18 Jacob’s Pillow 1971-1972 Celebrations Archaic Fragments Handel Journey Concertino 30 19 Spanish Pas 1972 June Journey Raymondo Concertino Periphrastic 30 20 Dance Overture 1972 December 6 Raymondo Grand Pas 30 21 Children’s Class 1972 December 30 22 Flower Festival 1973 February 8 Poems Vivaldiano Sovereign Pays at Court Spindrift 30 23 Penerecki 1973 October 31

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Danses Concertantes Pas de Quatre Encore 30 24 Winter Ballet 1973 December

31 1 Danses Concertants 1974 February 19 Pas de Quatre Encore 31 2 Hidemith 1974 April Pas de Trois Willoughby Boch 31 3 Winter Ballet 1974 October- December 31 4 Arts Funded Gala: “Homage to George Friderich” 1975 September 31 5 Winter Ballet 1975 December 31 6 Unknown 1975 January 31 7 Unknown 1975 February 31 8 Unknown 1975 May 31 9 Unknown 1975 October 31 10 Billy 1976 January Flower Festival Tarantella Archaic Fragments 31 11 Billy the Kid, 1976 Concertino, Dreams, Willoughby, …And they were not Ashamed, Fast Company, Celebrations, Oh My! Murder, Wingbourne, Cool Moods for the Real Gone, Wheat Maiden 31 12 Grand Pas 1976 April 29 Trio Papillion 31 13 NERBA Festival 1976 May 31 14 L’Air 1976 October Pas de Trois Billy the Kid Celebrations 31 15 Courthouse Square Appearance 1976 November Rehearsal Shots 1977 April 31 16 Lecture: Demonstration 1977 April 31 17 Unidentified 1977 April 17 MS-48 Dayton Ballet Company Records Box File Description Date

31 18 There are no Roses in My Garden, 1977 May The Sovereign Pays Court Soft and Gentle Poems, Tarantella, Flower Festival 31 19 Unidentified 1977 December 31 20 Primavera 1978 January Tarantella I Watched 31 21 Photo Call 1978 March 31 22 The Class 1978 April Anya’s Journey Grand Pas Espagnol 31 23 Victory Theater 1978 October 26 31 24 Morris, Minnesota: 1978 October Trio Tarantella Vivaldiano misc. 31 25 Victory Theater 1978 November 16 31 26 Unidentified 1978 December 31 27 DeAnn Duteil 1978 December 31 28 Unidentified 1979 January 25 31 29 Periphrastic 1979 January Concerto Royale Soft and Gentle Poems Dayton Contemporary 31 30 Unidentified 1979 April 26 31 31 Premiere Symphony 1979 October 13 Seaborne, Seedless Stouemoous Beeky Solo Romeo and Juliet pas de deux 31 32 Winter Ballet: 1979 November Amahl Billy Pas de Duex Espangol 31 33 Winter Ballet: 1979 December Nutcracker Amahl Pas de Duex 31 34 Unidentified 1979-1980 31 35 Unidentified 1980 February 28 31 36 Unidentified 1980 April 24 31 37 Sleeping Beauty 1980 December 10 31 38 Ballet Ala Carte 1980 18 MS-48 Dayton Ballet Company Records Box File Description Date

31 39 Pittsfield Massachusetts Festival 1980 May 23 31 40 Unidentified 1980 31 41 Unidentified 1981 February 12 31 42 Unidentified 1981 October 21 31 43 Thanksgiving Party 1981 November 29 31 44 Unidentified 1981 October 29 31 45 Sleeping Beauty 1981 December 31 46 Unidentified 1981 31 47 Unidentified 1982 February 31 48 Unidentified 1982 April 31 49 Unidentified 1982 September 31 50 Dayton Ballet Gala 1982 October 3 31 51 Unidentified Rehearsal 1982 31 52 Unidentified Feb. 1983 31 53 Unidentified 1983 March 31 54 Amahl and Pachelbel Rehearsals undated

31 55 New Work undated Pas de Quatre undated Danses Overture undated I Watched undated 31 56 Fernand Nault setting Danses Concertantes undated 31 57 Christine O’Neil undated 31 58 Rebecca Wright undated 31 59 Unidentified undated

Negatives 31 60 Various Performances undated

Oversized Photographs Note: For more Oversized Photos see Subseries V-M 32 1 Schwartz School of the Dance: Classes undated 32 2 Various rehearsals undated 32 3 Various Dancers (unidentified Performances) undated 32 4 Jo and Hermene undated

33 1 Anya’s Journey undated 33 2 Archaic Fragments undated 33 3 Billy the Kid undated 33 4 Celebrations undated 33 5 The Dance undated 33 6 Escapes undated 33 7 Haydn: “Minuet-Roundatedo” undated 33 8 Homage to George Fridrich undated 33 9 In a Sylvan Glade undated 33 10 New Work undated

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33 11 Pas de Quatre undated 33 12 Trimorphus undated 33 13 Wheat Maiden undated

Mounted Pictures (listed as numbered in Box) 34 2 Gallery B 1951 34 3 I watched Myself Grow up 1960 34 4 I watched Myself Grow up 1960s 34 5 Off to the Northeast Regional Ballet Fest. 1959 34 7 Lunch during a Rehearsal 1942 34 8 Dayton Newspaper publicity Photo 1947 34 9 Beethoven’s Sonata Circa 1945 34 11 Papillions 1976 34 12 Dance Overture 1960s 34 13 Archaic Fragments 1971 34 14 Amahl and the Night Visitors 1966 34 15 Periphrastics 1979 34 16 Amahl and the Night Visitors 1974 34 17 Group Photograph 1961 34 18 Class Before Rehearsal 1983 34 24 Violette Verdy Teaching undated 34 25 Josephine Schwartz 1983 34 26 Carmen 1944 34 27 Beginner’s Boy’s Dance Class 1971 34 31 Cool Moods for the Real Gone 1959 34 32 Group Photograph 1940s 34 33 Shirley Snyder Circa 1940 34 34 Homage to Sir Frederic 1973 34 37 Group Photograph 1930s 34 38 Shirley Snyder 1940s 34 40 Leah and Rachel 1959 34 42 Modern Dance Demonstration 1967 34 43 Rehearsal of “Le Choix du Roi” undated 34 47 Swan Lake 1985 34 50 Mimi Maxmen undated 34 51 Judy Coy 1952 34 52 Mary Lynn Sachs (Barlow) 1958

Miscellaneous Photographs 35 1 Modern Dance Demonstration 1967 35 2 New York Dance Festival: Delacorre Theater 1972 35 3 Northeast Regional Ballet Festivals 35 4 Court House Plaza: Mrs. Betty Ford 1976 35 5 PR photo of other Dance Companies undated 35 6 Joffrey Ballet undated 35 7 Rehearsals on Stage undated

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35 8 Dressing Rooms undated 35 9 Classes and Rehearsals undated 35 10 Unidentified Performances undated 35 11 Small Photos undated

36 1 Various Publicity Shots undated

Slides 36 2 Danses Concertants: Rehearsal, 1970 February Studio Rehearsal: Excapes 1970 April Dress Rehearsal, UD theater 1970 April 36 3 Danse Concertantes Slide Show (Out of Sequential Order) 1970 Danse Concertantes, 1 1970 February-March Danse Concertantes, 2 Script 36 4 Cinderella Rehearsal and Performance: Middletown 1971 January 23 Urbana College 1971 March 14 36 5 “Cinderella …A Fairy Tale of Two Cities” Slides 1971 Script 1971 April 36 6 Miscellaneous Slides: Rehearsal: Exhibits 1971 March Dayton City Pictures 1971 1990 Open Studio 1971 March 7 36 7 Untitled Slide show 1971- 1972 36 8 To Dance Slideshow 1973 January To Dance #1 (Left) To Dance #2 (Right) Script See Box 37 for Sound 36 9 Jo and Company in Class 1973 January 36 10 Warm ups at the Art Institute 1973 January 36 11 Miss Jo Retrospective Slideshow 1989 Miss Jo, #1 (Left) 1966-1988 Miss Jo, #2 (Right) 1889-1989 Miss Jo, Extra Slides 1966-1989 Script 1989 January See Box 38 for Sound 36 12 Notes on Slides 1991

Subseries V-F: Audio Reels and Videocassettes 1982-1998 Audio Reels: 3.5” 36 13 “All Things French,” Dayton Ballet, 1x:10, 1x:30 36 14 Holiday Season 1984-1985 Winter Ballet 21 MS-48 Dayton Ballet Company Records Box File Description Date

37 1 Sleeping Beauty 1982 37 2 To Dance undated 37 3 1986-1987 Ad 1986 37 4 1986-1987 Ad 1986 37 5 1987-88 Season, Promo: 30 1987 37 6 1987-88 Season, Promo: 30 1987 37 7 1987-88 Season, Promo: 60 1987 37 8 1987-88 Season, Promo: 60 1987 37 9 1989-90 Season, Promo 1989 37 10 Adam, Promo I undated 37 11 “All Things French” 1989 37 12 Americana 1990

38 1 “Aurora’s Wedding” :30 Promo, 1988-1989 38 2 Ballet and Dance 1979 November 17 38 3 “Come to the Winter Ballet” undated 38 4 Coming Home Ballet undated 38 5 Miss Jo 1990 January 38 6 Music Background, PSA: 30 1986 March 38 7 “The Night Before Christmas”:60 Promo, undated 38 8 “Open Season,” 1988-1989 “Carnival of Animals” 1988-89 38 9 The Seasons, Music Background--Verdi: 30 Spot- undated 38 10 Swan Lake, 30 second spot undated 38 11 Tango Promo undated 38 12 Tchaikovsky, Promo Music 1986 November 38 13 Trimorphous Music- Bach chor. –Rodtique, 1973 April 38 14 Promo spot 10 seconds 1988 March 15

39 1 Nut Cracker 1974 May 11

U-Matic Tapes [use reference copies in E-archives] 39 2 Dayton Ballet Gala Presentation 45 years and thoughts, 1982 memories, comments..."Miss Jo". WHIO Production. Runtime 20:01. [For reference copy request E-archives ms48_e0001]

39 3 Dracula performance (1 of 2). Runtime 48:37. 1990 February 14 [For reference copy request E-archives ms48_e0002]

39 4 Dracula performance (2 of 2). Runtime 42:23. 1990 February 14 [For reference copy request E-archives ms48_e0003]

39 5 Fall Rep Program, Dayton Ballet, Tape #3 undated

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39 6 Dayton Ballet PSAs (edited master), Jim Bucher, Access 1983 May 14 Dayton. Runtime 2:07. [For reference copy request E-archives ms48_e0004]

40 1 Kidformation Dayton Ballet School Program PSA. Runtime 1987 3:48 [For reference copy request E-archives ms48_e0005]

40 2 Outtakes for Dayton Ballet promo. Runtime 22:32 (no circa 1985 content after 13 minutes) [For reference copy request E-archives ms48_e0006]

40 3 Periphrastic undated

40 4 Spring Fever PSAs, 10, 20, and 30 second spots. Runtime 1985 April 3:38, but content ends at 1:37. [For reference copy request E-archives ms48_e0007]

41 1 Shiloh Church, Ballet #1 circa 1985 Contents is of ballet guest speaker in the classroom. At 19:58 footage cuts to pastor of Shiloh Church. Runtime 21:48. [For reference copy request E-archives ms48_e0008]

41 2 Shiloh Church, Ballet #2 circa 1985 Contents is of ballet guest speaker in the classroom. At 13:45 cuts to pastor of Shiloh Church. Runtime 22:05 [For reference copy request E-archives ms48_e0009]

41 3 Shiloh Church, Ballet #3 circa 1985 Contents is of school age children attending a Dayton Ballet performance at Victory Theatre. Shows children entering theatre and parts of the performance. Runtime 22:02. [For reference copy request E-archives ms48_e0010]

41 4 Shiloh Church, Ballet #4 circa 1985 Dayton Ballet performance attended by school children. Run time 17:08 (content begins 3 minutes into the video) [For reference copy request E-archives ms48_e0011]

41 5 Shiloh Church, Ballet #5 circa 1985 Content is of a portion of a ballet performance followed by interviews with school children after viewing the Dayton Ballet performance. At 7:37 it cuts to Shiloh Church pastor's out takes. Runtime 21:42 [For reference copy request E-archives ms48_e0012]

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42 1 Subscription Campaign Spots, Dayton Ballet 1983-1984 Followed by (at 2:40) "Selections from Dayton Repertory 1984-1985 Season, Artistic Director Stuart Sebastian." Runtime 16:47. [For reference copy request E-archives ms48_e0013]

42 2 Dayton Ballet Subscription Campaign spots by Access 30 1983 Dayton: 10, 20, and 30 second spots, 1983-1984 season. Runtime 2:30 [For reference copy request E-archives ms48_e0014]

42 3 Dayton Ballet Subscription Campaign spots by Access 30 1983 Dayton: 10, 20, and 30 second spots, 1983-1984 season. Runtime 2:30 (duplicate of Box 42, tape 2) [For reference copy request E-archives ms48_e0015]

VHS Tapes 42 4 Fire and Dance: with Gregory Robinson 60th Anniversary 1997 October Concert. 1:43:00 (Electronic reference copy available in E- Archives, ask for ms48_e0016) 42 5 How can we know the Dance from the Dancer: the story of 1998 Josephine and Hermene Schwarz. Copyright Global Village Communications. (Electronic reference copy available in E- Archives, ask for ms48_e0017)

Subseries V-G: Auxiliary Organizations 1959-1995 Friends of the Dayton Ballet 43 1 Announcements 1968-1990 43 2 Bylaws 1973 May, undated 43 3 Correspondence 1968-1990 43 4 Financial Reports 1968-1990 43 5 Guest Books 1959-1974 43 6 Membership Lists 1968-1990 43 7 Minutes 1968-1990

44 1 Ballet Ballethoo (Friends' newsletter) 1977-1983 44 2 Ballethoo (Friends' newsletter) 1983-1995 44 3 Footnotes Newsletter 1968-1989 44 4 Dayton Ballet Boutique undated

Dayton Performing Arts Fund 44 5 Minutes, correspondence, financial reports 1974-1975 44 6 Minutes, correspondence, financial reports 1976-1978

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44 7 Minutes, correspondence, financial reports 1979-1983

Subseries V-H: Associations and Festivals 1959-1988 44 8 Association of American Dance Cos. 1967-1977 44 9 Dance Notation Bureau 1970-1972; 1984

45 1 National Association for Regional Ballet (NARB) 1971-1975 45 2 National Association for Regional Ballet (NARB) 1976-1977 45 3 National Association for Regional Ballet (NARB) 1978-1979 45 4 National Association for Regional Ballet (NARB) 1980-1987 45 5 Northeast Regional Ballet Association (NERBA) 1961, 1970-1973

46 1 Northeast Regional Ballet Association (NERBA) 1974-1978 46 2 NERBA evaluations 1974-1975 46 3 NERBA conferences, Chester, Pennsylvania 1970 46 4 NERBA conferences, Rochester, Michigan 1977 46 5 NERBA Festivals 1959-1969 46 6 NERBA Festivals 1970-1971 46 7 NERBA Festivals 1972-1973

47 1 NERBA Festivals 1974 47 2 NERBA Festivals 1975 47 3 NERBA Festivals 1976 47 4 NERBA Festivals 1977 47 5 NERBA Festivals 1978 47 6 NERBA Festivals 1979 47 7 NERBA Festivals 1980

48 1 NERBA Festivals 1981 48 2 NERBA Festivals 1982 48 3 NERBA Festivals 1983 48 4 NERBA Festivals 1984 48 5 NERBA Directors' meetings 1981-1982 48 6 Northeast and Midstates Regional Dance Festivals 1974-1981 48 7 Pacific Regional Ballet Association Festivals 1969, 1977, 1979 48 8 New York Delacorte Dance Festival 1972 48 9 American Dance Guild Inc. 1972-1987 48 10 American Dance Guild Conference 1985

49 1 Ohio Arts Council 1966-1967 49 2 Ohio Arts Council 1974-1976 49 3 Ohio Arts Council 1976-1978 49 4 Association of Ohio Dance Companies (Ohio Dance) 1979-1986 49 5 Association of Ohio Dance Companies (Ohio Dance), 1980-1988 Newsletters

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Subseries V-I: Correspondence 1959-1990 50 1 General correspondence 1959-1963 50 2 General correspondence 1964 50 3 General correspondence 1965 50 4 General correspondence 1966 50 5 General correspondence 1967

51 1 General correspondence 1968 51 2 General correspondence 1969-1970 51 3 General correspondence 1971-1983 51 4 General correspondence 1984-1990 51 5 Correspondence with Victory Theatre Association (VTA) 1973-1981

52 1 Josephine Schwarz correspondence 1956-1966 52 2 Josephine Schwarz correspondence 1967-1968 52 3 Josephine Schwarz correspondence 1969-1970 52 4 Josephine Schwarz correspondence 1971-1973 52 5 Josephine Schwarz correspondence 1974-1975 52 6 Josephine Schwarz correspondence 1976-1978 52 7 Josephine Schwarz correspondence 1979-1987 52 8 Josephine Schwarz correspondence 1988 52 9 Jo Schwartz with Joint Committee on Dance and Theatre 1979-1981 Accreditation

53 1 Jon Rodriguez correspondence 1967, 1971-1972 53 2 Jon Rodriguez correspondence 1973-1980 53 3 Correspondence with New York Library of Performing Arts 1969-1973

Subseries V-J: Publicity 1913-1995 53 4 Press releases 1962-1983 53 5 Promotional material and broadsides 1959-1970 53 6 Promotional material and broadsides 1971-1985

54 1 Promotional material and broadsides 1986-1990 54 2 Promotional material and broadsides 1990-1995, undated 54 3 Press Paks 1984-1985 54 4 Press clippings 1913-1949 54 5 Press clippings 1950-1960 54 6 Press clippings 1961-1965 54 7 Press clippings 1966-1969 54 8 Press clippings 1970-1973

55 1 Press clippings 1974-1976 55 2 Press clippings 1977 55 3 Press clippings 1978

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55 4 Press clippings 1979 55 5 Press clippings 1980 55 6 Press clippings Jan.1981-Aug.1981 55 7 Press clippings Sept.1981-Dec. 1981 55 8 Press clippings 1982 55 9 Press clippings 1983 55 10 Press clippings 1984

56 1 Press clippings 1985 56 2 Press clippings 1986 56 3 Press clippings 1987 56 4 Press clippings 1988 56 5 Press clippings 1989-1991 56 6 Press clippings undated

Subseries V-K: Miscellaneous 1907-1988 56 7 Historic Ballet Programs 1907-1939 56 8 Historic Ballet Programs 1940-1963 56 9 Historic Ballet Programs 1964 1969

57 1 Historic Ballet Programs 1970-1976 57 2 Historic Ballet Programs 1976-1986 57 3 Historic Ballet Programs undated 57 4 Miscellaneous Ballet Publications 1980-1988 57 5 Dayton Chamber Dance Company 1969-1973 57 6 Proposal for a BFA in Dance at WSU 1969-1970 57 7 Dance Class Pianists' Training Program 1985 57 8 Remembrances of Hermene Schwarz 1987 57 9 Jo Schwarz miscellaneous file undated 57 10 Medical problems of dancers 1973 57 11 WHIO Documentary 1982 57 12 Ballet Summer Course at WSU undated

Subseries V-L: Scrapbooks 1920-1981, 1989 58 1 Experimental Group 1938-1939 59 1 Schwartz School, Miss Herminie’s and Jo’s Travels 1920’s-1935 59 2 Scrapbook 1936-1945 60 1 Billy the Kid Score 1939 60 2 Billy the Kidd Poster undated 61 1 Scrapbook 1946-1950 61 2 Scrapbook 1950-1954 62 1 Jo Schwarz Articles: Three Keys for good Dancers 1954, Primer for Parents 1956 63 1 Scrapbook 1955-1959 64 1 Scrapbook 1957-1961 July 27 MS-48 Dayton Ballet Company Records Box File Description Date

65 1 NERBFA Festival 1961 65 2 Scrapbook 1961-1963 February 66 1 NERBFA Festivals 1961-1963 67 1 Scrapbook 1963 March-1964 August 68 1 Scrapbook 1964 September-1965 May 69 1 Scrapbook 1965-1966 69 2 Scrapbook 1966-1967 70 1 Scrapbook 1967 July-1968 June 70 2 Scrapbook 1968 July-1969 June 71 1 Scrapbook 1969 July–1970 June 71 2 Scattered News Articles 1969 72 1 Scrapbook 1970 July-1971 June 73 1 Scrapbook 1972 July-1973 June 73 2 Scrapbook 1973 June-1974 June 74 1 Scrapbook 1973 June-1974 June 75 1 Scrapbook 1974-1975 76 1 Scrapbook 1975-1976 76 2 Scrapbook 1976 June-1977 June 77 1 Scrapbook 1977 June-1978 August 78 1-2 1981 Season 1981 79 1 Miss Jo’s Early On Scrapbook 1989 August

Subseries V-M: Oversized Records 1959-1987 79 1 50th Anniversary Banner 1987

OS 1 3 Poster: Northeast Regional Ballet Festival 1961 May 5-6 OS 1 3 Poster: Johnny Belida 1961 OS 1 3 Poster: Ballet Auto Auction undated OS 1 3 Poster: Celebration undated OS 1 3 Poster: Friends of the Ballet, Swing Time undated OS 1 3 Poster: Greenon High School Performance undated OS 1 3 Poster: Preserve the Performing Arts undated OS 1 3 Poster: Ravel's Bolero undated OS 1 3 Poster: Salute to the Dayton Ballet undated OS 1 3 Poster: Mid-America Arts Alliance 1978-1979 OS 1 3 Poster: Mid-America Arts Alliance 1978-1979

OS 1 4 Poster: Northeast Regional Ballet Festival 1965 OS 1 4 Poster: Dayton Civic Ballet 1976-1977 OS 1 4 Poster: Dayton Civic Ballet 1977-1978 OS 1 4 Poster: Dayton Civic Ballet 1978-1979 OS 1 4 Poster: DCB with Philharmonic Orchestra undated

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OS 1 4 Poster: Dayton Civic Ballet 1964 April 12 OS 1 4 Poster: Chamber Ballet 1965 OS 1 4 Poster: Gala 30th 1967 December 10 OS 1 4 Poster: Dance Concerts 1970

OS 1 5 Poster: Dance Concerts 1971 OS 1 5 Poster: Everybody's Talking 1972 November 1 OS 1 5 Poster: Dayton Civic Ballet 1972 November 1-2 OS 1 5 Poster: Winter Ballet: Amahl and Nutcracker 1973 December 30 OS 1 5 Poster: Winter Ballet: Amahl and Nutcracker 1974 December 28 OS 1 5 Poster: Billy the Kid 1977 February 6 OS 1 5 Poster: Winter Ballet 1977 December 17

OS 1 6 Poster: Amahl and Nutcracker undated OS 1 6 Poster: Barocco/Wheat Maiden undated OS 1 6 Poster: Coffee Concert undated OS 1 6 Poster: Dayton Civic Ballet undated OS 1 6 Poster: Fast Company undated OS 1 6 Poster: Englund and Bush undated OS 1 6 Poster: Lecture and Demonstration undated OS 1 6 Poster: Coffee Concert undated OS 1 6 Poster: Dayton Civic Ballet undated

OS 2 1 Poster: America Ballet Theatre 1967 OS 2 1 Poster: Philippine Dance Co 1970 OS 2 1 Poster: America Ballet Theatre undated OS 2 1 Poster: Bolshoi Ballet undated OS 2 1 Poster: New York City Ballet undated OS 2 1 Poster: Royal Winnipeg Ballet undated

OS 2 2 Poster: Treasure Island undated

OS 2 3 Poster: The Night Before Christmas 1987 December

OS 2 4 Drawing: Jon Rodriguez Costumes 1966 OS 2 4 Drawing: Jon Rodriguez Costumes 1966 OS 2 4 Drawing: Jon Rodriguez Costumes 1970 OS 2 4 Document: Dayton Ballet Day: Proclamation/Mayor 1977 October 8 OS 2 4 Document: Dayton Ballet Co. Day: Mayoral Cert. 1979 September 7 OS 2 4 Document: Resolution/Commission undated OS 2 4 Document: Sister and Inter-City Relations undated

OS 2 5 Articles: Dayton Civic Ballet 1959

OS 2 5 Article: “The Dance in Dayton” 1963 December 8 OS 2 5 Regional Ballet Festival Articles 1974 April 25

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OS 2 5 Regional Ballet Festival Articles 1974 May 4 OS 2 5 Regional Ballet Festival Articles 1974 May 12 OS 2 5 Regional Ballet Festival Articles 1974 May 15 OS 2 5 Regional Ballet Festival Articles undated OS 2 5 Regional Ballet Festival Articles undated

OS 2 6 Photograph: Barb and Kay 1959 OS 2 6 Photograph: I Watched Myself Grow Up: Awareness 1959 OS 2 6 Print: Sample Program Cover 1962 April 1 OS 2 6 Print: Sample Program (6 Parts) 1962 April 1 OS 2 6 Print: Sample Mailing 1963-1964 OS 2 6 Print: Sample Mailing 1964-1965 OS 2 6 Print: Sample Poster: Chamber Ballet 1965 OS 2 6 Photograph: 50# Camberra undated OS 2 6 Print: Degas Ballet Dancers undated OS 2 6 Photograph: Dancing Group undated OS 2 6 Photograph: Pampillion undated OS 2 6 Poster: Pauline Koner undated OS 2 6 Sample Poster: Englund and Bush undated

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