MS-218, Josephine Schwarz Papers

Collection Number: MS-218

Title: Josephine Schwarz Papers

Dates: 1876-2004

Creator: Schwarz, Josephine, 1908-2004

Summary/Abstract: The Josephine Schwarz Papers consist of a collection of the personal correspondence, photographs, writings, and memorabilia of Josephine and, to a lesser extent, the personal papers of her sister Hermene Schwarz. The collection encompasses a wide range of topics, including the Schwarz School of Dance, the Dayton Ballet, correspondence concerning dance and ballet- related issues, personal correspondence with family, friends, and students, her journals, diaries, and scrapbooks, ballet and family photographs, and memorabilia.

Quantity/Physical Description: 28 linear feet

Language(s): English, German

Repository: Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435-0001, (937) 775-2092

Restrictions on Access: There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection, however, please note due to preservation concerns, original audio and video materials cannot be played in the reading room. Patrons may have access to reference copies. Items without reference copies can be digitized at the request of a patron for the cost of creating a digital copy. Please provide us at least two weeks advance notice if you would like to request an audio or video reference copy. Call (937) 775-2092 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Use of digitized content is subject to conditions governing use.

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 Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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.

Existence and Location of Copies: A digital copy is available of a VHS tape in box 43, file 14 titled “Ballets Filmed by Charles W. Snyder” (ask at reference desk for ms218_e0001). In addition, a digital copy of a VHS tape in box 43, file 20 titled “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” with Gretchen Albrecht – Singing, Acting, Dancing is available (ask at reference desk for ms218_e0002).

Preferred Citation: [Description of item, Date, Box #, Folder #], MS-218, Josephine Schwarz Papers, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

Acquisition: This collection was donated to the Wright State University Special Collections and Archives in 1991 by Josephine Schwarz.

Separated Material: Photos were separated from their albums for preservation purposes. Oversized materials are stored in a separate location.

Revisions: Additions were made by Christa Streib. The collection was reorganized and further additions were made by John Armstrong, May 2001, June 2004 and March 2005. The finding aid was reformatted and additions were made by Victoria Penno, December 2013.

Related Material: MS-48, Dayton Ballet Company MS-193, Schwarz Jane Reece Collection

Processed by: Dorothy Smith and Lisa Priolisi, December 1991

Arrangement: This collection is divided into eleven series and eight subseries:

Series I: Schwarz School of Dance, 1923-1995 Series II: Dayton Civic Ballet, 1930-2004 Series III: Correspondence, 1862-2004 Subseries IIIA: Dayton Ballet and Schwarz School Correspondence, 1920-1989 Subseries IIIB: Personal Correspondence from Students and Friends, 1927-2002 Subseries IIIC: Family Correspondence, 1862-2004 Subseries IIID: General Correspondence, 1991-2003 Series IV: Personal and Family Papers, 1876-2004 Series V: Published and Unpublished Materials, 1920-1999 Series VI: NEA Dance Advisory Panel, 1975-1981 Series VII: Hermene Schwarz Papers, 1921-1987 Series VIII: Scrapbooks, 1920-1994 Series IX: Journals and Diaries, 1916-2004 Series X: Audio and Visual Materials, 1876-2004 Subseries XA: Photographs, 1876-2004 Subseries XB: Cassette and Reel-to-Reel Tapes, 1953-1993 Subseries XC: 16MM Film and Video Tape, 1948-1998 Subseries XD: Phonograph Records, 1950-1959 Series XI: Memorabilia, 1880-2004

2 Biographical/Historical Note: Josephine Schwarz was born in Dayton, Ohio, on April 8, 1908, the fourth of five children to Joseph and Hannah Schwarz. Her eldest sister Hermene was born in 1902, followed by Milton in 1903, Babette in 1906, but she later died in 1909 from meningitis, and Gustave, Gus, in 1915.

Hannah Schwarz took her daughters to see Anna Pavlova dance at Memorial Hall in Dayton, Ohio, when they were very young. Josephine, Miss Jo, as her friends, students, and colleagues have affectionately known her throughout her life, began her dance career in the Botts Dance Academy, a local school of dance. Her mother enrolled her in dance class to regain her strength after being bedridden with a severe case of the mumps. When her skill and desire outgrew her local teacher, she studied in Cincinnati, Ohio each Saturday. This proved to be expensive so Miss Jo opened a school of dance in her living room at the age of 14. Her sister Hermene played the piano. There were ten students and the lessons cost 10 cents each. This was how Jo earned the money for her own lessons.

Hermene’s interest in learning how to dance grew and after high school she worked in a doctor’s office earning money for both Jo and her to go to Chicago. The sisters spent three summers in Chicago, studying and performing with Russian dancer Adolph Bolm, from the Russian Imperial Ballet, at the Bolm School of Dance. They became members of the Ravinia Opera Ballet Company.

Both Miss Jo and Hermene traveled to Europe in the 1930’s to study at the Hellerau-Laxenberg School in Vienna, Austria. They also studied with modern dance pioneer Mary Wigman. Miss Jo performed in the Burg Theater in Vienna and also toured with Bolm’s “Ballet Intime” while in Europe.

Josephine and Hermene founded the Schwarz School of Dance in Dayton in 1927. Hermene was the accompanist for the classes when the school began, but soon became teacher, designer of costumes, scenery builder, wardrobe manager, and official photographer. The Schwarz School was one of the first to combine modern dance and ballet training for all students. Miss Jo continued to pursue a performance career and studied with George Balanchine at the new School of American Ballet in New York City in 1934. She studied at the school for three years under Balanchine, as well as with modern dancers Charles Weidmann and Doris Humphrey. She performed professionally on Broadway with the Humphrey-Weidmann Theater Company and was a solo dancer with the Broadway show, “Life Begins at 8:40.” Bother Hermene and Miss Jo presented many concerts in various cities. Hermene continued to run the Schwarz School in Miss Jo’s absence. Miss Jo’s performance career ended in 1937 with a disabling knee injury.

Miss Jo returned to Dayton and rejoined her sister Hermene at the Schwarz School of Dance. The sisters expanded the school and established the Experimental Group for Young Dancers. The group included dancers of various ages, backgrounds, and experience. Most were trained in the Schwarz School. Its purpose was to provide the school’s more advanced dancers an opportunity to gain performance experience by presenting concerts to local organizations. They performed ballets in Dayton, Cincinnati, and Cleveland. Miss Jo gave lectures and demonstration programs for groups in Dayton. Hermene was also director in charge of group

3 activities for the Dayton Recreation Bureau. She organized the first ballet classes at the Linden Center.

Hermene took a leave of absence from the school in 1943 and became the first girl in Dayton to serve as a Red Cross occupational therapist in England and France during World War II. After three weeks of training in Washington, D.C., she spent 3 ½ years overseas mostly working in hospitals with wounded servicemen. Hermene received two citations, one from President Roosevelt for her service in the Normandy invasion, and the other from the captain of the ship which brought her back to America, for her help with the wounded. Following the war, Hermene continued her Red Cross service work at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C., lecturing and doing therapy work. While Hermene was serving in Europe, Miss Jo was performing with her group for the Service Club and Base Hospital.

During this time, the Experimental Group for Young Dancers performed for two opera seasons with Metropolitan Opera stars at Memorial Hall and with the Symphony Pop Concerts. The group also performed with the Frigidaire shows from 1945 to 1950. Miss Jo also taught classes at the Harmon Avenue School. By 1952, Hermene was back in Dayton and in full swing in her roles as dancer, teacher, costume designer, and photographer for the Schwarz School of Dance.

The Experimental Group for Young Dancers expanded and evolved into the Dayton Civic Ballet, a nationally known regional dance company. It was the second regional dance company to be established in the United States. Josephine and Hermene continued to run the Schwarz School of Dance until 1984, when it became the Dayton Ballet Dance Center under the Dayton Ballet Association. This merged with the Jon Rodriguez School of Ballet in 1988 and became known as the Dayton Ballet School.

The Schwarz School of Dance reached the community through municipal shows, local television productions, benefits, Brown Bag Ballets for workers and shoppers in downtown Dayton, and thousands of school programs. Many of Miss Jo’s students went on to becoming outstanding performers in the world’s major ballet and modern dance companies. Jeraldyne Blunden, and Schwarz School of Dance alumna, founded the internationally acclaimed Dayton Contemporary Dance Company and credited Miss Jo with opening up dance to African Americans in the 1940’s. Miss Jo was also responsible for beginning the annual Regional Dance America Performance/Choreographic Conferences that bring together ballet directors and their students to discuss and collaborate on choreography for their companies.

Josephine was an active member of the dance community on a national level. She served as a member of the Dance Advisory Panel of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in 1978 and 1979 and worked tirelessly to obtain funding for regional dance companies from the NEA. She was honored as one of Dayton’s Top Ten Women in 1970. Miss Jo received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Dayton in 1974 and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Wright State University in 1982. She testified before Congress in 1983 for the American Arts Alliance. Josephine and Hermene were honored by the Dayton Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews at their Brotherhood Award Dinner in 1984 for their contributions to dance in Dayton. Miss Jo was the American Dance

4 Guild Honoree for 1985, and also received the Regional Dance America/Northeast Region Award in 1990. She was named to the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame in 1991.

Miss Jo’s accomplishments include several articles that were published in Dance Magazine. The most notable was a series entitled “Primer for Parents,” including articles as “That Grand Institution: The Annual Dance Recital,” and “Three Keys for Building Good Dancers.” She choreographed numerous ballets. Of particular note is “I Watched Myself Grow Up,” which was completed in the early 1950’s and performed in 1953. Miss Jo’s writing included two unpublished book manuscripts, one entitled “A History of Dance for Children,” and an untitled manuscript on dance.

Hermene died in 1986. Miss Jo honored her sister by organizing a commemorative program entitled “Remembrances of Miss Hermene” that was presented in 1987. When Miss Jo was honored by the American Dance Guild in 1985, she emphasized the tremendous contributions her sister had made to her career with the following tribute: “And without doubt, my sister (in homage), whose talents and taste added a beautiful patina to school and company alike, I would not be standing here tonight to thank you for this honor had it not been for Hermene, I assure you.”

Josephine Schwarz has been described by her peers as “artist, dancer, essential teacher, choreographer, visionary, and maker and shaper in the world of the arts.” Miss Jo spent her last years in Colorado, near her brother Gus’s families. She passed away on February 27, 2004, in Boulder, Colorado.

Scope and Content: The Josephine Schwarz Papers is a collection of the personal correspondence, photographs, writings, and memorabilia of Josephine and, to a lesser extent, the personal papers of her sister, Hermene Schwarz. The collection encompasses a wide range of topics including the Schwarz School of Dance, the Dayton Ballet, correspondence concerning dance and ballet related issues, personal correspondence with family, friends, and students, her journals, diaries and scrapbooks, ballet and family photographs, and memorabilia. Researchers should be aware that more detailed information concerning the Dayton Ballet Company is available in MS-48.

Series I, Schwarz School of Dance, consists of records related to the operation of the Schwarz School of Dance. Included in this series are lecture notes from class sessions, lectures from special summer school sessions, program and recital information, and scripts for a number of ballets. The records provide information about the content of the class instruction, as well as the progression of classes and students. Span dates are 1923 to 1990.

Series II, Dayton Civic Ballet, is an eclectic collection of papers related to the Dayton Ballet Company. Included in this series is the constitution and by-laws of the Experimental Group for Young Dancers, the forerunner of the Dayton Ballet Company. Also included are the articles of incorporation for the Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund, a variety of newspaper articles about the Dayton Ballet, and a number of newsletters and programs related to the Dayton Ballet and other ballet companies. As noted previously, more extensive information about the Dayton Ballet Company can be found in MS-48.

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Series III is the most extensive of the Josephine Schwarz Papers. Series III, Correspondence, contains the correspondence of Josephine Schwarz from 1925 to 2003. The series is divided into four subseries. Subseries IIIA, Dayton Ballet and Schwarz School Correspondence, contains correspondence related to the Dayton Ballet Company and the Schwarz School of Dance. In this subseries researchers will find Miss Schwarz’s correspondence with ballet schools and societies, magazine editors, and book publishers. Within this correspondence there is also information about proposed ballets, performance schedules, and repertoire. Of particular interest are her notes concerning her 1983 testimony before Congress for the American Arts Alliance. This subseries also contains letters of commendation praising Dayton Ballet Company performances. The span dates for this subseries are 1920 to 1998. Subseries IIIB, Personal Correspondence from Students and Friends, contains personal correspondence received and sent to Miss Schwarz’s students and friends. Much of the correspondence relates to the placement and progress of Dayton dancers in ballet companies throughout the United States and overseas. The span dates for this subseries are 1927 to 2000. Subseries IIIC, Family Correspondence, contains the family correspondence of the Schwarz family and relatives. A major part of the subseries is Miss Schwarz’s letters to family members as she traveled around the United States and overseas. Of particular interest are her 1925 to 1927 letters from Chicago while she was attending the Adolph Bohm School of Dance, her 1929 to 1930 letters from Europe, and her 1932 to 1936 letters from New York when she attended the School of American Ballet. Also included in this subseries are letters from brothers, nieces and nephews, and a variety of cousins. Of particular interest are letters from Josephine's brother, Milton, while he was overseas during World War II, and letters from her other brother, Gustave or "Gus," from his home in Wyoming. The span dates for this subseries are 1925 to 2000. Subseries IIID, General Correspondence, contains general correspondence received and sent by Josephine primarily during the 1990s. The correspondence is divided by year beginning in 1991 and ending in 2003.

Series IV, Personal and Family Papers, contains a variety of personal and family papers spanning a period beginning in 1902 and ending in 1999. Included are such items as the Josephine’s birth certificate, estate files of Joseph and Hannah Schwarz, the trust agreement of Josephine and Hermene Schwarz, and a variety of newspaper and magazine clippings. Also included is the citation for Josephine's honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Dayton and newspaper clippings concerning her honorary Doctor of Humanities degree received from Wright State University in 1982. Finally, included in this series are 27 years of "Weekly Minders" detailing her daily schedule of appointments. The "Weekly Minders" begin in 1972 and end in 1999.

Series V, Published and Unpublished Materials, contains a variety of published and unpublished materials written by Josephine Schwarz. Miss Schwarz wrote a variety of articles about dance, particularly as it relates to children. Of particular note are her "Primer for Parents," "That Grand Institution: The Annual Dance Recital," and "Three Keys for Building Good Dancers," which were published in Dance Magazine. Also contained in this series are two books she was working on that were never published—“A History of Dance for Children" and an untitled work about dance. Finally, Miss Schwarz wrote a number of ballets. Included in this series is background information on two ballets written, or being written, by Miss Schwarz. The first, "I Watched Myself Grow Up" was completed in the early 1950s and first performed in 1953. The

6 second, "American Legends and Traditions," was never completed. Span dates for this series are 1927 to 1990.

Series VI, NEA Dance Advisory Panel, includes information concerning Miss Schwarz’s membership on the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Dance Advisory Panel. In this series researchers will find her correspondence with other members of the panel between 1975 and 1981, as well as copies of dance related grants written to the NEA. Miss Schwarz served on the Dance Advisory Panel in 1978-1979. Part of her duties was to review grant requests and make recommendations for funding.

Series VII, Hermene Schwarz Papers, contains the personal papers of Hermene Schwarz. Included in this series are her estate records, letters she wrote to her family, and a variety of photographs. Noteworthy is a section on her World War II experience as a Red Cross worker in Europe. Included in this section are her letters home, photographs of Hermene in her Red Cross uniform, and photographs of her co-workers. Finally, included in this series is a section concerning a commemorative program, "Remembrances of Miss Hermene," sponsored by Josephine in 1987, after Hermene's death in 1986. The span dates on this series are 1925 to 1987.

Series VIII, Scrapbooks, contains thirteen scrapbooks. Included are several scrapbooks about the Schwarz family, Hermene's World War II scrapbook, two scrapbooks containing articles and programs pertaining to the Schwarz School of Dance, and several scrapbooks about dance in general. These scrapbooks span the period 1920 to 1990.

Series IX, Journals and Diaries, consists of journals and diaries written primarily by Josephine Schwarz. Miss Schwarz wrote her first diary in 1916 and her last in 1981. Most of the journals and diaries document Josephine's travels in South America, Europe, and within the United States. Also included are several travel diaries written by Hermene, a remembrance written by her mother of her mother’s Lindeman years, and the travel diary of several cousins who traveled west in 1944-1945.

Series X, Audio and Visual Materials, consists of audio and visual material and is divided into four subseries. Subseries XA, Photographs, contains over 1400 photographs grouped into three areas. The first area documents performances of the Dayton Ballet Company and the Schwarz School of Dance. The second area contains photographs of family and friends. The last area contains photographs of Josephine’s and Hermene's travels in the United States and overseas. Subseries XB, Cassette and Reel-to-Reel Tapes, contains a variety of cassette tapes documenting Dayton Ballet performances and a lecture by Miss Schwarz to the University of Southwest Louisiana. Of particular note is a recording of a special tribute to "Miss Jo." Also included in this subseries is a reel-to-reel tape of a "No Words-Cut Version" of "I Watched Myself Grow Up." Subseries XC, 16MM Film and Video Tape, contains a variety of VHS tapes concerning ballet and performances of the Dayton Ballet Company. Also included are three 16-MM films that have been converted to VHS tape and DVD. Finally, Subseries XD, Phonograph Records, contains fourteen phonograph records inscribed with performances of the Dayton Ballet Company during the 1950s. On several researchers will hear the voice of Josephine Schwarz as the narrator.

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Series XI, Memorabilia, contains memorabilia related to Josephine Schwarz and the Schwarz family. Included are several autograph books and several guest books documenting special occasions. Of particular note are the honorary doctoral hoods Miss Schwarz received from the University of Dayton and Wright State University, as well as a child's dance costume from the Schwarz School of Dance. Also, of note, is the last box in the collection containing memorial service materials and information, newspaper clippings, and letters of condolences after Josephine’s death in 2004.

Subject Terms:

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

Organizations/Corporate Names Schwarz School of Dance Dayton Civic Ballet Dayton Ballet--History

Places Dayton (Ohio)

Subjects (General) Performing arts--Ohio--Dayton Ballet--United States Dance schools Family and Personal Papers Women World War II

Material Types Books Audiocassettes Correspondence Safety Film Clippings (information artifacts) Paintings Phonograph records Programs Reel-to-Reel Scrapbooks

8 Collection Inventory

Series I : Schwarz School of Dance, 1923-1995

Box File Description Date

1 1 Brochures - School Aims, Teachers, Courses, etc. c.a1950s-1970s 2 Notes From Dance and Choreography Seminars 1942-1960 3 Lecture Notes (Three Notebooks) 1942-1959 4 Lecture Notes (Three Notebooks) 1942-1959 5 Lectures 1930-1959 6 Lectures 1960-1966 7 Lectures 1967-1969 8 Lectures 1970-1979 9 Lectures 1980-1990 10 Last Choreography Dance Workshop with Liz Lermon 1995 11 Miscellaneous Lecture Notes 1923-1980

2 1 Schwarz Summer School 1951 2 Schwarz Summer School 1952 3 Schwarz Summer School 1954 4 Marilyn McCoy’s Summer School 1955 5 Student Notes and Comments on Summer School 1955 6 Summer Course Evaluations 1957 7 Schwarz Summer School 1958 8 Schwarz Summer School 1959 9 Schwarz Summer School 1960 10 Schwarz Summer School 1961 11 Schwarz Summer School 1962 12 Schwarz Summer School 1963 13 Schwarz Summer School 1964 14 Schwarz Summer School 1966 15 Schwarz Summer School 1967 16 Student Summer Papers 1967 17 Schwarz Summer School 1968

3 1 Schwarz Summer School 1970 2 Schwarz Summer School 1971 3 Schwarz Summer School 1972 4 Schwarz Summer School 1973 5 Schwarz Summer School 1974 6 Schwarz Summer School 1975 7 Schwarz Summer School 1976 8 Schwarz Summer School 1977 9 Schwarz Summer School 1978 10 Schwarz School Bulletins 1950-1981

9 11 Jo’s Ballet at Noon 1980 12 Art of Performing Classes 1982 13 Hermene’s Costume Sketches 1983 14 Costume Designs Undated 15 Recital Directions and Information Undated 16 Blue Bird Recital 1945

Scripts 4 1 “Early American Suite” c.a1940s 2 “The Bird’s Christmas Carol” 1946 3 “Quest” 1953 4 “The Ugly Duckling” 1953 5 “I Watched Myself Grow Up” 1953 6 "The Enchanted Rose" 1954 7 “Academy of Creative Arts Goes to the Beach” 1954 8 “The Nutcracker of Nuremberg” 1955 9 “The Birthday of the Infanta” 1956 10 “Hansel and Gretel” Undated 11 “Séance” Undated 12 “Miss Wishes and Her Three Whispering Cats” Undated 13 “Anthology” Undated 14 “Christmas Program of Dances” Undated 15 “The Little Match Girl” Undated 16 “Peter and Wendy” Undated 17 Christmas Program-“Traveler and Gold Closed” Undated 18 School Programs 1922-1945 19 School Programs 1941 20 School Programs 1967, 1980-1986 21 Schwarz School Alumni Association Newsletters c.a1980s 22 Schwarz Studio Christmas Cards c.a1950s-1960s 23 Games for Parties c.a1960-1990 24 Magazine and Newspaper Clippings 1966-1983 OV Fol Music Note Charts Undated 23 10

Series II: Dayton Civic Ballet, 1930-2004

Box File Description Date

5 1 Constitution and By-Laws – Experimental Group for c.a1930s Young Dancers; Children’s Ballet Company; Dayton Theatre Dance Group 2 Dayton Ballet Company Members Personal Goals 1977 3 Dayton Ballet Dancers Summer Plans 1996 4 Newspaper and Magazine Clippings 1939-2000 5 Draft Letter to “Dayton Daily News” (Never Sent) 1966

10 6 Performance and Lecture Notes 1970-c.a1980s 7 Briefing for Teachers Whose Students are to Attend Undated The Third Young People’s Concert 8 Repertoire (List) Undated 9 Ballet Company Budget 1966-1967 10 “Jacob’s Pillow” Performance Payments 1972 11 Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund – Articles of 1992 Incorporation and Code of Regulations 12 Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund – Summary 1992-1993 Reports 13 Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund – Summary 1994-1995 Reports 14 Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund – Summary 1996-1997 Reports 15 Dayton Foundation – Financial Statements 1987-1998 16 Dayton Ballet Society Bulletin 1953 17 “Sunday Letters” – 25th Anniversary of Dayton Civic 1960-1962 Ballet 18 25th Anniversary Brochure 1960-1961 19 “Ballet Ballyhoo” – Published by The Friends of 1980-1991 Dayton Ballet, Inc. 20 Dayton Ballet Association 1992-1994 21 Surprise Dinner in Honor of Miss Josephine and Miss 1958 Hermene Schwarz – Script and Program 22 Surprise Dinner in Honor of Miss Josephine and Miss 1958 Hermene Schwarz – Program and Photographs 23 Introduction to Band Shell Concert 1964 24 “Dance Concerts ‘70’” – Program 1970 25 Dayton Ballet Souvenir Program 1980

6 1 Dayton Ballet Dance Center, 1985 Dance Class for 1985 Pianist’s Training Program 2 Season Programs and Promotion Flyers 1973-1995, 2004 3 50th Anniversary Brochures 1987-1988 OV Fol 50th Anniversary Poster 1987 23 8 OV Fol A Midsummer Night’s Dream Poster 1990 23 8 OV Fol The Night Before Christmas Poster Undated 23 8 4 “Ballet A La Carte” Program – Wright State 1995 University 5 Dayton Community Dance Partners Brochure c.a1990s 6 Souvenir Dance Program – 12th American Dance 1959 Festival 7 Northeast Regional Ballet Festival Program 1963, 1984

11 8 “Dancing – A Ford Foundation Report” 1983 9 Miscellaneous Ballet Bulletins and Reviews 1984-1996 10 “Jay Leyda: A Life’s Work” by NYU, Tisch School of 1988 the Arts 11 Ballet Performance Booklets, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 1999-2002 2001-2002 Seasons 12 Ballet Performance Booklets, 2002-2003 Season 2002-2003 13 Ballet Performance Booklets, 2003-2004 Season 2003-2004 14 Mailing List – Donors to Dayton Dancers Fund 2001

Series III: Correspondence, 1862-2004

Subseries IIIA: Dayton Ballet and Schwarz School Correspondence, 1920-1998

Box File Description Date

7 1 General Correspondence 1956-1993 2 Dayton Ballet Company 1944-1959 3 Dayton Ballet Company 1960-1969 4 Dayton Ballet Company 1970-1979 5 Dayton Ballet Company 1980-1989 6 Schwarz School of Dance 1934-1963 7 Schwarz School of Dance 1964 8 Schwarz School of Dance 1965 9 Schwarz School of Dance 1966-1969 10 Schwarz School of Dance 1970-1979 11 Schwarz School of Dance 1980-1989 12 Josephine’s Job Description 1978 13 Schwarz School of Dance and Dayton Ballet 1963-1982 Company 14 Ballet Companies and Societies 1960-1970 15 School of American Ballet 1970-1979

8 1 NERBA Festival 1959-1979 2 Dance Magazine 1950-1957 3 Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund 1992-1995 4 Publishers 1957-1960 5 Publication of “Primer for Parents” 1969-1972 6 American Arts Alliance Notes and Letters, Re: 1983 Testimony before Congress 7 Ohio Magazine, John Baskin 1984-1990 8 Allegro Fund 1988 9 Ohioanna Library Association 1989-1998 10 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Rachel Ballou 1989-1990 11 Don McDonaugh, Ballet Review, Re: Hermene’s 1989

12 Photos 12 OHIODANCE Award Committee 1988 13 Choreography Conference 1964 14 Letters to Dance Company 1974-1975 15 Review of Pauline Koner Study for Office of 1968 Education, Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare 16 Testimony to the House of Representatives Apr 26, 1983 Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee for the Interior, on Behalf of Federal Funding of the National Endowment for the Arts

9 1 Letters of Commendation 1920-1929 2 Letters of Commendation 1930-1939 3 Letters of Commendation 1940-1949 4 Letters of Commendation 1950-1959 5 Letters of Commendation 1960-1987

Subseries IIIB: Personal Correspondence from Students and Friends, 1927-2002

Box File Description Date

10 1 Dr. Joe Albrecht 1988 2 Debbie Andergg (Kwan) 1991-1993 3 Jack Anderson 1990-1997 4 Julie Bacon 1980-1992 5 Gloria Bailen 1972-1975 6 William Bales 1967 7 Lynnie Barlow 1972-1975 8 Kay Bayless 1993 9 Laura Beavers or Laura Koverman Murley 1973-1985 10 Jeralyne Blunden 1992-1994 11 Beatrice Bohm 1927 12 Mary M. Borchers, Part I 1989-1994 13 Mary M. Borchers, Part II 1995-1998 14 Cynthia Bowden and Charlotte Assarson 1968, 1978 15 Thatcher Clark 1953-1963 16 Gregory Clough 1978 17 Donald E. Conner 1993 18 Judy Coy (Marshall) 1952-1994 19 Amy Davis 1972-1976 20 Candice Decaire 1981 21 Emma H. Dhonau 1997-1999 22 Debbie Dineen 1963-1965

Duell Family Letters

13 23 Kitty, Amy, & Debbie 1978-1990 24 Reine Marie Duell 1973-1993 25 Daniel Duell 1969-1991 26 Joseph Duell 1972-1984 27 News Reports & Articles of Joseph Duell’s Death 1986 28 Joey Duell’s Suicide – Enclosed Letters to Josephine 1986 29 Marilyn Hunt regarding Joseph Duell 1993-1994

11 1 De Ann Duteil and Elena Commendador 1977-1994 2 John Eichelberger Undated 3 Amy Eifert 1964-1994 4 Penny Free 1986 5 Joe Frock 1990-1993 6 Jenny Galle 1970-1972 7 Ed (Slim) Garlitz 1933 8 Vicki Garlitz 1970-1972 9 Dorothy Garrett 1985 10 Helene Ginn 1981-1991 11 Julane Goodrich 12 Lenore Gorham 1950-1952 13 Tim Graves 1971-1973 14 Melissa Greene 1983 15 Jeffery Gribler 1974-1983 16 Pearl Harris 1986 17 Patricia Heigel 1953-1963 18 Lisa Helminiak 1981 19 Doris Hering 1993-2008 20 Hobart 1981-1982 21 (Charles) C. Addison Hoffman 1977-1980 22 Ann Hubler 1976-1993 23 Marilyn Hunt 1995 24 Bess Imber 1996-2003 25 Judith Brin Ingler 1995-1997 26 Celia Ipiotis 1986 27 Dan Jamison 1970-1982 28 Macy Janney 1981-1992 29 Nancy Ruth Johnson 1950-1953 30 Jerome Judson 1966 31 Maribeth Kambitsch 1976-1982 32 M. Kline 1949 33 David Kleine 1982 34 Kenneth J. Kuntz 1993 35 Paul Law 1979 36 J. Lehm 1990 37 Jay Leyda c.a1930s-1951 38 Tim Less 1976-1978

14 39 Patti Luthy 1981 40 P. L. Mathews 1990 41 Jerrold S. Maxwell 1980-1989 42 Jim May 1989 43 Grant McDaniel 1985-1992 44 Mac McGraw 1994 45 David McLain 1982 46 Jacque Middleton c.a1980s 47 Nancy Miller (Anna Baker) 1964-1983 48 Ruth Mitchell 1988 49 Lynne Moon 1970-1983 50 Michelle Morgan 1969-1993 51 Terry Morris 1995-1996, 1999

12 1 Dido Nicholson 1976-1981 2 Karen Olszewski 1982-1994 3 Katrina Oost 1976-1993 4 We Sun Park 1968-1969 5 Cindy Payne 1985-1986 6 Tracy Pesut 1982 7 Syb & Bob Praeger 1995-1997 8 Ross Reimuller 1956-1958 9 Carol Richard 1994 10 Mia Rosal 1983 11 Camille Ross 1983 12 Jane Reece Aug 1947 13 Mary Lynn Sachs (Barlow) 1951-1954 14 Bess Saylor, Part I 1958-1969 15 Bess Saylor, Part II 1970-1979 16 Bess Saylor, Part III 1980-1993 17 Ronnie Schwinn 1958 18 Llona Sears 1934 19 Stuart Sebastian 1976-1991 20 Harold Shaw 1941 21 April Shawn 1958 22 Barbara Sommer Penny 1984, 1994 23 Kathrine Sopley-Walker 1971 24 Reid & Peggy Sprague 1966 25 Jennifer Sprowl 1976-1994 26 Iris Stamas 1955-1957 27 Dee Strapp 1974-1976 28 Jill Stebbins 1980-1981

13 1 Sarah Stravinska (Sarah Jane Williams) 1957-1988 2 Jacquie Strub 1970-1971 3 Robert M. Thoma 1994, 2001-2002

15 4 Kathy Trick 1972-1976 5 D. Van Teylingen 1929-1930 6 Tillie Tolle 1980 7 Suzanne Walters 1984 8 Shirley Weaver (Ripp) c.a1950s 9 Tad Wellbaum 1980 10 Ginny Welton, Re: Stuart Sebastian Oral History 1996 Project 11 Tim Williams 1970-1993 12 Donna Wood 1971-2003 13 Becky Wright c.a1960s-2002 14 Miscellaneous Letters – No Last Name on Letter 1932-1986 (Claudia, 1932-1952; Lottie, Undated; Charlie, 1980; Cindy, Rachel, Rebecca, Undated; Mary, 1985; Gene, 1986; Sally, 1984; G, 1985) 15 Various Dancers Studying Summer Courses c.a1960s-1990s 16 Miscellaneous Postcards 1982-1993

Subseries IIIC: Family Correspondence, 1862-2004

Box File Description Date

14 1 Various Older Family Correspondence Undated 2 Gustav Lindeman Letters (Typed) 1862-1867, 1886 3 Joseph Schwarz and V.H. Monette (Insurance Policy) 1952-1959 4 Joseph Schwarz with Sichel, Koch & Blum 1938-1941, 1954 5 Joseph Schwarz and H. Fleischman (Guatemala) 1948-1956 6 Joseph and Hannah Schwarz Letters from Trips 1950-1959 7 Hannah Schwarz Letters to Hermene & Josephine in 1930-1944 Chicago 8 Hannah Schwarz Letters to Josephine and Hermene c.a1950s-1960s 9 Letter from Uncle Sid to Hermene 1928 10 Postcard to Herman Schwarz from Hannah Schwarz Oct. 14, 1909 (Photo of Josephine as child on card) 11 Jo’s Letters to Family from Adolph Bohm School of 1925 the Dance, Chicago, IL 12 Jo’s Letters to Family from Adolph Bohm School of 1926 the Dance, Chicago, IL 13 Jo’s Letters to Family from Adolph Bohm School of 1927 the Dance, Chicago, IL 14 Jo’s Letters from Europe 1929 15 Jo’s Letters from Europe 1930

15 1 Jo’s Letters to Family 1931 2 Jo’s Letters to Family from New York 1932 3 Jo’s Letters to Family from New York 1933

16 4 Jo’s Letters to Hermene 1933 5 Jo’s Letters to Family from New York-Boston- 1934 Chicago 6 Jo’s Letters to Family from New York-Boston- 1935 Chicago 7 Jo’s Letters to Family from New York-Boston- 1936 Chicago 8 Jo’s Letters to Hermene 1943-1944 9 Jo’s Letters to Hermene 1946-1948 10 Jo’s Letters from Big Bend, TX 1945-1946 11 Jo’s Letters from Perce’-Gaspe-Peuins, Canada Trip 1949 12 Jo’s Letters to Family 1940-1948 13 Jo’s Letters from Delta Queen, Martha’s Vineyard, 1951 and Conn. American Dance Festival 14 Jo’s Letters During Trip West to Ogden, CA 1954 15 Jo’s Letters to Family 1952-1959 16 Jo’s Letters from Canada and Columbia University 1956 17 Jo’s Letters to Family 1963-1989 18 Jo’s Letters from Germany 1984 19 Christmas Letters to Family & Friends 1980, 1991. 1992 20 End-of-the-Year Letters 1991-1996 21 Birthday Cards – 86th 1994 22 Jo’s 90th Birthday 1998 23 Letters from Jo Undated 24 Letters from Jo 1990-2000 25 Milton Schwarz WWII Letters 1942-1943 26 Milton Schwarz WWII Letters 1944-1945 27 Milton Schwarz Letters 1951, 1962-1977, 1993 28 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters 1930s-1959

16 1 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters 1960-1969 2 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters 1970-1979 3 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters 1980-1989 4 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters 1990-1999 5 Gustave Schwarz – Loans for House 1954-1983 6 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters from Moab, UT 1959-1990 7 Pete & Bri Schwarz 1959-1992 8 Cousins – General 1981-1993 9 Robert & Bill Rosenthal 1985-2000 10 Richard, & Marlene Domini 1991-1998, 2004 11 Babette Domini 1977-1985, 1988- 1993 12 Miscellaneous Family – Hirschman, Lindeman, 1913-1996 Simon, Fairman, Bernstein, Rothenberg

17 16A 1 Milton Schwarz WWII Letters and Photographs Aug 2004 (1943-1944)—Compiled by Johannah Edgerton Schwarz Franke (1 of 2)

16B 1 Milton Schwarz WWII Letters and Photographs Aug 2004 (1943-1944)—Compiled by Johannah Edgerton Schwarz Franke (2 of 2)

17 1 Franke Family 1955-1959 2 Franke Family 1960-1969 3 Franke Family 1970-1979 4 Franke Family 1980-1985 5 Franke Family 1986-1989 6 Franke Family 1990-1993 7 Franke Family 1994-2002 8 Franke Family Undated 9 Amy Franke-Shoffner 1986-1998 10 Johanna Schwarz Franke Correspondence 1983, 1996-1999, 2001-2002

18 1 Etta Koch & Children ( Patti, June, Betsy) 1959-1995 2 Sichel Family 1932-1986

Subseries IIID: General Correspondence, 1991-2003

Box File Description Date

18 3 Correspondence 1991-1992 4 Correspondence, Part I 1993 5 Correspondence, Part II 1993 6 Correspondence 1994 7 Correspondence, Part I 1995 8 Correspondence, Part II 1995

19 1 Correspondence, Part I 1996 2 Correspondence, Part II 1996 3 Correspondence, Part I 1997 4 Correspondence, Part II 1997 5 Correspondence, Part I 1998

19A 1 Correspondence, Part II 1998 2 Correspondence 1999 3 Correspondence 2000 4 Correspondence 2001 5 Correspondence 2002 6 Correspondence 2003

18 7 Miscellaneous Undated 8 “Who’s Who in Entertainment” 1995-1997 9 New York Public Library for the Arts 1991-1993 10 Wright State University 1990-1996 11 Trees for the Future (Dave Deppner) 1994-1997 12 University of Dayton (Donation of Photos & Books) 1994-1995 13 Dayton Art Institute and Dayton Walk of Fame 1998

Series IV: Personal and Family Papers, 1876-2004

Box File Description Date

20 1 Family Histories—Schwarz, Lindeman, Sichel, Okes, Undated Franke, Hirschman, etc. 2 Family and Friends Writings 1913, ca. 1970s, 1996-1998 3 Return of a Birth Certificate 1937

Joseph & Hannah Schwarz Information 4 Property Deeds & Transfers – Joseph & Hannah 1926-1965 Schwarz 5 Joseph Schwarz and Hannah Lindeman Marriage 1902 Certificate and Invitations 6 Joseph & Hannah Schwarz Estate File 1926-1967 7 Joseph and Hannah Schwarz Social Security 1952 Documents 8 Birth Certificate – Hannah Lindeman 1876 9 Hannah Lindeman Schwarz Diary (Typed) 1897 10 Death of Hannah (Lindeman) Schwarz 1965 11 Remembrances of Hannah Lindeman Schwarz Undated 12 Newspaper Clippings Collected by Hannah Schwarz 1906, 1938-1958, 1972-1975 13 Hannah Schwarz – Miscellaneous Information 1981, 1901, 1951- 1952 14 Joseph & Hannah Schwarz 50th Wedding Anniversary 1952 15 Joseph & Hannah Schwarz Vaccination Cards 1952 16 Joseph Schwarz – Certificate of Recognition, Aleph 1944, 1955 Zaoik Aleph of the B́ naí B́ ríth (See also OV 23, Fol 9) 17 Joseph Schwarz – Boy Scout Information 1963 18 Joseph Schwarz Hospital Information 1939-1940 19 Joseph Schwarz Correspondence – Jewish Affairs 1942-1960 20 Joseph Schwarz – Miscellaneous Membership Cards 1930, 1951-1967 & Certificates OV Fol Joseph Schwarz Dayton Lodge No. 147 Membership 1901

19 23 8 21 Newspaper Clippings about Joseph Schwarz 1956-1966

Josephine & Hermene Schwarz 20A 1 Trust Agreements – Josephine and Hermene Schwarz 1974-1988 2 Dispersal of Family Antiques 1973 3 Sale of 1232 Amherst Place, Dayton OH (Schwarz 1975 Home) 4 Move to Frasier Meadows Manor, Boulder CO 1994 5 Chorus Equity Association Receipts 1935-1936 6 Diary Entries, Re: Knee Surgeries c.a 1940s 7 “Day by Day,” Travel Summary of Smithsonian Tour 1989 of Australia and New Zealand 8 Citation for Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts, Apr. 29, 1974 University of Dayton 9 Program – The President’s Club 1977 “Citizen Legion Oct. 12, 1977 of Honor Award” – Josephine & Hermene Schwarz 10 Salute to Career Women Program Jun 1, 1982 11 Wright State University Honorary Degree – Program 1983 And Newspaper Clippings 12 Donations to Dayton Art Institute 1983-1995 13 “Miss Jo” by Melissa Greene, Ohio Magazine Nov. 1983 14 Program – Dayton Chapter of the National Conference Nov. 13, 1984 of Christian and Jews Honors…Josephine and Hermene Schwarz 15 “Society” Newspaper Clippings 1902, 1906 16 Newspaper Clipping – Dayton Daily News 1932, 1952, 1979- 1994, 2001-2004 17 Newspaper and Magazine Clippings 1941-1998, 2004 18 The Dance Magazine of Stage and Screen (See Pg. 27) 1930 19 Art et Danse (See Pg. 9) 1957 20 Impulse 1961, The Annual of Contemporary Dance 1961 (See Pg. 18-19) 21 “The Making of a Dancer, Conference ’85,” The 1985 American Dance Guild (Josephine Schwarz, Honoree) (See Centerfold) 22 “Regional Dance America, Northeast Festival” (See 1990 Pg. 6 – Josephine received Northeast 1990 Award) 23 “Top Ten Women” 1990 24 Invitation to Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame Induction 1991 Ceremony 25 95th Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame Awards Program 1995 26 “Dance Women/Living Legends” Program Undated Autographed by Jeraldyne Blunden 27 Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles 1985-2004 28 First Contract (Partial) Between Josephine Schwarz Jul. 18, 1934

20 and Charles Weidean 29 Last Will and Testament – Jane Reece 1959 30 Josephine Schwarz Birth Certificate Apr. 8, 1908 31 “Questions for Miss Jo” (With handwritten responses) 1996 32 30th Anniversary Celebration 1957

21 1 Weekly Minders 1972-1974 2 Weekly Minders 1974-1976 3 Weekly Minders 1976-1978 4 Weekly Minders 1978-1980 5 Weekly Minders 1980-1982 6 Weekly Minders 1982-1984 7 Weekly Minders 1984-1986 8 Weekly Minders 1986-1988 9 Weekly Minders 1988-1990 10 Weekly Minders 1990-1992 11 Weekly Minders 1992-1993

22 1 Weekly Minders 1993-1995 2 Weekly Minders 1996 3 Weekly Minders 1997, 1998 4 Weekly Minders 1999 5 Expense and Tax Record 1976-1980 6 Address Book c.a 1960s-1970s 7 Address Books (4) Undated 8 Address Books (3) c.a 1980s-1990s

Series V: Published and Unpublished Materials, 1920-1999

Box File Description Date

23 1 Senior High School Themes 1927 2 “Jo’s Oddball Writings Rarely Having Anything to do c.a. 1920s with Dance” 3 “The Backyard’s of New York” c.a. 1930s 4 “Creative Dance” 1945 5 “Introduction to Primitive Dance” 1945 6 “Introduction to Renaissance” 1945 7 “Introduction to History of Ballet” 1946 8 Dance Magazine Article – “That Grand Institution: 1950 The Annual Dance Recital” 9 “Dancing Lessons for Small Fry? Why? When?” 1950 10 “Three Keys for Building Good Dancers” 1954 11 Dance Magazine Article – “Three Keys for Building 1954 Good Dancers” 12 “Emergency Ward” 1956

21 13 “Murder! Cried ‘Q’ or Project Abandoned” 1956 14 “Don Hugo” 1956 15 “How to Make a Dance” 1956 16 Book Review of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch’s book, 1956 “On the Art of Writing” 17 “Stepping Stones for Young Dancers” 1959 18 “About the Related Arts” c.a 1950s 19 “Before the Curtain Rises,” Chapters I-VIII c.a 1940s 20 “Before the Curtain Rises,” Chapter VIII c.a 1940s 21 “Before the Curtain Rises” c.a 1960s 22 Handbook Proposal to Publisher – “Primer for c.a 1950s Parents” 23 “Primer for Parents” (Draft) c.a 1950s 24 “A Fairy, A Pancake, and an Elephant for the c.a 1950s Teacher” 25 “Dance Recitals Are a Whale of a Job” c.a 1950s 26 “Nothing by Chiffon” 1956

24 1 “Before the Curtain Rises” c.a 1960s 2 “How Dancers Make Dances” 1968 3 Rewrite of “Primer for Parents” c.a 1970s 4 American Dance Guild Reprint from Dance Magazine c.a. 1970s of “Primer for Parents” 5 “Gazotherapy” 1975 6 “The Training of a Dancer” 1980 7 “How to Look at Dancing, The Silent Language” c.a 1980s 8 Josephine’s “Letters Home,” in The Charles Weidman 1990 Newsletter 9 “Anna Katrina – Ballerina” Undated 10 “For Fear a Little Nose Might Break” Undated 11 “For Teachers of Young Dancers” Undated 12 “Dance Through the Ages” Undated 13 “Dancer to Dancer” Undated 14 “The Blue Vase” Undated 15 “Craft of Choreography” Notes 1969 16 “Green Peas” Notes 1996 17 Interview Notes with Music/Dance Professionals 1957 18 Bread Loaf Conference 1957 19 “Balanchine’s School,” Dance Chronicle, Vol. 9 No. 3 1986 Page 186 and 407

“A History of Dance for Children” (Proposed Book) 20 Chapter I, “The Rhythm of the River” c.a 1940s 21 Chapter II, “The Ancient Greeks Dance Also” c.a 1940s 22 Chapter III, “The Botticelli Box” c.a 1940s 23 Chapter IV, “To You” c.a 1940s

22 24 Chapter V, “The Little Girl Who Didn’t” c.a 1940s

25 1 Letters to Nancy Longfellow, Illustrator 1945 2 Nancy Longfellow’s Pencil Drawings for “History of c.a 1940s Dance for Children” & “Long Before the Curtain Rises” 3 Original Artwork by Nancy Longfellow c.a 1940s

“I Watched Myself Grow Up” (Ballet) 4 Beginnings 1948-1953 5 Script, Narration, and Choreography 1952 6 Narrators Comments 1952 7 Original Musical Score 1953 8 Premier 1953 9 Newspaper Clippings 1953, 1993 10 Trails and Failures for “I Watched Myself Grow Up” 1988 11 The “I Watched Myself Grow Up” Abortion During 1988 1987-1988 50th Anniversary Season 12 Abbreviated Introduction & Narrators Script 1988 13 Programs 1953-1978

Proposed Book on Dance 14 Chapter 1, “Stepping Stones for Young Dancers” 1959 15 Chapter 2, “Dancers – The Beautiful Deceivers” 1959 16 Chapter 3, “Keys to Technical Skill” 1959 17 Chapter 4, “A Touchstone for Artistic Skill” 1959 18 Chapter 8, “Your Wonderful Partner Music” 1959 19 Critique of Book (Author Unknown) 1959

“American Legends and Traditions” (Proposed Ballet) 26 1 Annotated Scenario 1975 2 Handwritten First Draft 1975 3 Musical Score for Act I by Nicholas Skedgell 1976 4 Musical Score for Act II by Nicholas Skedgell 1976 5 Correspondence with Nicholas Skedgell 1975-1976 6 Miscellaneous Notes 1975-1976 7 Narration for “Song of Hiawatha” 1975 8 Research – Awanee Camp Day Program, “Hiawatha” 1936 9 Research – “A Great Painter, A Royal Naturalist on Undated Wild Missouri” 10 Research – “Carl Bodmer’s Unspoiled West” by 1963 Marshall B. Davidson 11 Research – Souvenir Program, Southwest All-Indian 1939 Pow Wow 12 Research – “Songs of Life, Live of Song” Program 1975 13 Research – “Indian Talk,” Vol 2, No. 10 of The Native Aug. 1975

23 Americans Magazine 14 Research – “Dance Research Journal,” Vol VII/2 1975 15 Research – Museum of the American Indian, Heye 1964-1975 Foundation, Tour Book, and Leaflets 16 Research – Field Museum Visitor Guide Undated 17 Research – Steno Notebook with Notes 1975 18 Research – List of Books Used for Research 2001 (See Box 49 for Books)

Letters to the Editor, Other Research, and Speeches/Lecture Notes 19 Letter to the Editor, Dayton Daily News Oct. 10, 1993 20 Scenarios for Works, Torn-Out Notebook Pages and c.a 1940s-1960s Narrations 21 Research Notes – Choreography References Copied c.a 1950s from Books & Magazines 22 Research Notes – Johanna’s Dance History Course c.a 1950s and Exams 23 Research Notes – Creative Music Course for Dance c.a 1970s Accompanists and Teachers 24 Research Notes – Music for Dancers, Rhythm c.a 1970s 25 Research Notes – The Wsak Festival Undated 26 Research Notes – “Room Enough to Move” by Holly May 1988 Brubach (The atlantic Monthly) 27 Jo’s Speeches and Lecture Notes, Part I c.a 1930s-1990s 28 Notes for Future Speeches Undated

Series VI: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Dance Advisory Panel, 1975-1981

Box File Description Date

27 1 Notes and Correspondence 1975 2 Notes and Correspondence 1976 3 Notes and Correspondence 1977 4 Springhill Dance Reorganization Meeting Oct. 1977 5 Notes and Correspondence 1978 6 Notes and Correspondence 1979 7 Notes and Correspondence 1980 8 Notes and Correspondence 1981 9 NEA Grants Reviewed – I 1978-1979 10 NEA Grants Reviewed – II 1978-1979 11 NEA Grants Reviewed – III 1978-1979 12 NEA Grants Reviewed – IV 1978-1979

Series VII: Hermene Schwarz Papers, 1921-1987

24 Box File Description Date

General 28 1 Resume 1953 2 Passports 1955, 1967, 1974 3 Power of Attorney & Estate Records 1955, 1986 4 Trust Agreement and Amendment 1974, 1977 5 Newspaper Clippings 1957-1984 6 Letters to Family from Adolph Bohm School of the 1925-1926 Dance, Chicago, IL 7 Letters to Family from Adolph Bohn School of the 1927 Dance, Chicago, IL 8 Letters to Family 1921-1930 9 Letters to Family 1931-1976 10 Letters to Family from Europe 1932 11 Hermene and Jo Letters from Montserrat to family 1974 12 Letter to Sorority Sisters 1975 13 Letter with Josephine Sketch of Fountains 1980 14 Letters and Cards Received 1945-1971 15 Miscellaneous Notes c.a 1980s 16 Last Weeks – Nursing Care, Medical Bills, and Letters 1986 17 Draft – “Chinese Brush Painting” by Hermene Undated Schwarz & Oriental Brushwork by Wang Chi-Yuan 18 Watercolor Painting Notes c.a 1980 19 Pencil, Ink, and Watercolors Drawings/Paintings by c.a 1975 Hermene 20 Hermene’s Mounted Photographs of Children c.a 1910s 21 Graduation Photograph 1923 22 Portrait/Studia Photographs of Hermene by Robert J. Undated Reynolds 23 Ballet Review Article – “Dayton Ballet,” Photographs 1992 by Hermene Schwarz OV Fol Hermene’s Memorabilia Jun. 16, 1921, May 12 3 27, 1917, Undated

28A 1 Normandy Beach Sketches by Hermene 1943 2 Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings by Hermene 1974-1982 3 Oriental Brush Drawings c.a 1981 4 Robert Joack Smith Color Sketch of Children Dancing 1934 with Dance Instructor. Executed from Sketches Taken at Schwarz School of Dance 5 Newspaper and Magazine Clippings (See Box 23, File 1941-1998 8)

World War II 29 1 Newspaper Clippings 1942-1945

25 2 Letters to Family Oct.-Dec. 1942 3 Letters to Family Jan.-May 1943 4 Letters to Family Jun.-Dec. 1943 5 Christmas Cards 1943 6 Letters to Family Jan.-Jun. 1944 7 Letters to Family Jul 1944-Jan 1945 8 Program – “Keeping the Red Cross at His Side” 1945 9 Red Cross Lecture Tour 1945 10 Red Cross Overseas Service Certificate 1945 11 WWII Photographs 1942-1944 12 WWII Photographs 1942-1945 13 WWII Snapshots – Co-Workers and Friends 1942-1944 14 WWII Snapshots 1942-1944 15 WWII Snapshots 1942-1944 16 WWII Snapshots 1942-1944 17 WWII Snapshots – Coubrough’s Garden 1942-1944 18 WWII Snapshots – Red Cross Worker 1942-1949 19 WWII Snapshots – 30th General Hospital 1943-1944

“Remembrances of Miss Hermene” 20 Correspondence – Miss Jo Letters 1987 21 Program and Script Notes 1987 22 Schwarz School Alumni Association Newsletter Aug. 1987 23 Announcement of Program 1987 24 Program, Dayton Art Institute 1987 25 Newspaper Clippings 1986-1987 26 Program Receipts 1987 27 Letters and Cards Received 1987 28 Photographs – Primarily Reception After Program 1987

Series VIII: Scrapbooks, 1920-1994

Box File Description Date

30 1 Joe and Hannah Schwarz Family and Friends c.a 1940s (Including family photographs, picnics, babies, students & some ballet photographs) 2 Schwarz School – Scrapbook Kept by Nancy Reed 1932-1937 3 Hermene Schwarz WWII Photograph Album 1942-1944 (Removed from Album)

31 1 Schwarz School (Newspaper Clippings and Programs) 1957-1969 2 Schwarz School (Newspaper Clippings and Programs) 1970-1990

32 1 Newspaper and Magazine Clippings about Ballet 1940-1943

26 33 1 Magazine Photographs of Ballet and Art Undated

34 1 Dayton Ballet Salute to Josephine Schwarz 1993 (Removed from Album – In Order) (Newspaper Clippings and Programs) 2 Dayton Ballet and Josephine Schwarz 1994 (Removed from Album – In Order) (Newspaper Clippings and Programs) 3 Miscellaneous Photographs from Album “The Early c.a 1920s Years” (Includes photographs of Metropolitan & Ravina Opera Stars and a Few Dancers) (Removed from Album – In Order) 4 Photographs of Travel – Summers of 1929-1930, 1920-1940 Seashore, Lake Shores – Blocke Island, University of Wisconsin course, & University of Indiana course

34A 1 Josephine Schwarz Photo Book with Several Letters & 1952-1963 Speeches

34B 1 Hermene’s Photo Album – Guatemala Trip 1952

Series IX: Journals and Diaries, 1916-2004

Box File Description Date

35 1 Diary/Scrapbook c.a 1916, 1923 2 Diary – Jan. 1927 (Sr. High School) to Aug. 1928 1927-1928 3 Diary – In Europe 1929-1930 4 Trip Book to Finland 1930 5 Trip Book 1939-1940, 1949- 1952, 1958 6 Diary 1948-1952 7 Trip Book 1967, 1972-1977 8 Josephine’s Comments on 3 Month New York 1975, 1979 Sabbatical & 1979 Summer Break 9 Josephine’s Travels with Hermene 1967 10 Hermene’s Travel Book 1932 11 Hermene’s Travel Book 1937

36 1 Journal I 1921-1953 2 Journal II 1953-1954 3 Journal III 1955-1956 4 Journal IV 1957-1964

37 1 Jo’s Colitis Problems 1978-1981 2 “The Health Record” 1981-1989

27 3 “Jo’s Nov. 86-May 87 Problems” 1986-1987 4 Jo’s Health Problems 1988 5 Jo’s Journal 1981-1989 6 Account Journal – Amount Given to Bills 1961-1991 7 One of Miss Jo’s First Dance Notebooks Undated 8 “My Little Book – My First Attempts at a Diary” c.a 1916 9 Jo’s Vacation Notes – Jackson, WY 1981 10 Hannah Schwarz Notebook of Remembrances of Her Undated Lindeman Years 11 June Koch and Etta Lindeman Koch Notes on Trip 1944-1945 West 12 “A Day in the Life of Ms. Jo…” (Journal compiled by 2001-2004 caregivers Conner Seay and Anne Cattanello)

37A 1 Hermene Schwarz Autograph Book Filled with Poetry 1923 2 Hermene Schwarz Pencil Drawings (Montsurat, 1973-1974 Texas, & Dayton) 3 Hermene’s Post Hospital Diary Notes 1986 4 Miscellaneous Notes/Comments on Various Ballets 1938-1990s By Josephine Schwarz (Removed from 3-ring notebook)

Series X: Audio and Visual Materials, 1876-2004

Subseries XA: Photographs, 1876-2004

Box File Description Date

Ballet and Dance 38 1 Beginnings of Dayton Ballet – “Experimental Group” 1936 2 Oversize photograph: see Location 2, File 8 1939 3 Dayton Theatre Dance Group, Part I c.a 1930s-1940s 4 Dayton Theatre Dance Group, Part II c.a 1930s-1940s 5 Dayton Theatre Dance Group, Part III c.a 1930s-1940s 6 Dayton Theatre Dance Group, Part IV c.a 1930s-1940s 7 Dayton Theatre Dance Group, Part V c.a 1930s-1940s 8 Dayton Ballet Company and Former Company 1943-1967 Dancers with their Children 9 Children Improvising at Studio 1950 10 Candid Shots – Advanced Modern Class 1950 11 Children at Barre 1950 12 “Hallaluje” – Studio 1950 13 “Ruth & Naomi” – Studio 1951 14 “Ruth” 1951 15 “Scarlatti” Costumes – Studio 1951 16 “Scarlatti” – Studio 1951

28 17 “Scarlatti” 1951 18 “Scarlatti” – Art Institute 1952 19 Studio – Sara Jane, Bessie, Susan Margaret 1952 20 Studio – Bessie Rodgers, Sarah Jane Williams, Susan 1952 Margaret Taylor 21 Informal Practicing – Studio, Judy 1952 22 Judy 1952 23 Experiments in Creative Dynamic Movement 1952 24 Studio – Judy, Attitude 1952 25 Mary Lynne – Arabesque 1952 26 “Weaving Maiden” 1952 27 Gallery B, Gretchen & Marilyn 1952 28 Judy Coy at Studio 1953 29 4 + Experiments 1953 30 “Quest” Rehearsal 1953 31 “I Watched Myself Grow Up” Rehearsal, Studio 1953 32 “I Watched Myself Grow Up,” Art Institute Rehearsal 1953 33 Studio – Judy Coy 1953 34 “Enchanted Rose” 1954 35 CBC Rehearsal 1954 36 Children’s Performance, Dayton Art Institute 1956 37 “Cappelia” Rehearsal at Art Institute 1956 38 “Cappelia” Rehearsals 1956 39 “Cappelia” at Art Institute in Cloister 1956 40 Bayless-Heist at Barre 1956 41 Youth in Concert, Dressing Rooms of CBC 1957 42 Studio – Eglevsky, Annita & Jo 1957 43 Kay-Paul, Melvida Studio 1957 44 Rodhaui Hirinkew & Bess Rodgers 1959

39 1 “Cool Moods” 1959 2 “I Watched Myself Grow Up” c.a 1950s 3 “I Watched Myself Grow Up – Rebellion” c.a 1950s-1960s 4 “I Watched Myself Grow Up – Indecision” 1958 5 “I Watched Myself Grow Up – Loneliness” 1953, 1960 6 “I Watched Myself Grow Up – Interludes” 1953-1961 7 “I Watched Myself Grow Up – Identification” 1953-1968 8 “I Watched Myself Grow Up,” Bows and Rehearsal Undated 9 Dayton Ballet, Part I c.a 1960s 10 Dayton Ballet, Part II c.a 1960s 11 “Pas de Quatre” 1962 12 “Wheat Maiden” 1962 13 “Papillon,” Studio 1962 14 “Papillon” (Best) 1962 15 “Papillon” (Good) 1962 16 “Papillon” (Possible Good) 1962

29 17 “Papillon” (Not Bad) 1962 18 Charlotte Asserson 1972 19 “Viva Victoria” Festival Performance – Dinner 1990 Before, Bows, and After at Kitty’s Café 20 General Ballet Photos Undated 21 Hart & Stephen Foster Undated 22 Ballet Dancers, Hart Undated 23 Miss Jo Rehearsing Dayton Theatre Dance Group Undated 24 “Coppelia,” Art Institute Christmas Card Undated 25 Color Negatives of Mary Jean & Shirley Undated 26 Ballet Dancer, Doris Humphrey, Photograph by Undated Edward Moeller. New York City 27 Dayton Ballet with Ohio Ballet, Hamlet (Photo By Mar. 2002 Andy Snow) 28 Schwarz School of Dance – Dance Photographs by c.a 1950s Hermene Schwarz

Family and Friends Photographs 40 1 Josephine as a Child c.a 1908-1915 2 Josephine’s Dance Career 1919-1991 3 Josephine Dancing by River, Yellow Springs, OH c.a 1952 4 Josephine and Hermene 1926-1927 5 Josephine and Hermene Portrait c.a 1980s 6 Color Slides – Painting Presentation c.a 1980s 7 Josephine and Hermene 1986, Undated 8 Josephine and Brian c.a 1952 9 Negatives—Josephine Schwarz and Others Undated 10 Josephine Receiving Honorary Degree, Doctor of Fine Apr. 27, 1974 Arts, University of Dayton 11 Ten Top Women Award of the Dayton Daily News 1978 12 Josephine Receiving Honorary Degree, Doctor of 1982 Humanities, Wright State University 13 Josephine Receiving Ohioana Library Woman’s Hall c.a 1980s of Fame Award 14 Josephine After Hip Surgery 1985-1986 15 Josephine’s 75th & 80th Birthday Celebrations 1983, 1989 16 Josephine’s 80th Birthday, Schwarz School 60th 1988 Anniversary, Dayton Ballet’s 50th Anniversary 17 Josephine and the Shanker 1989 18 Josephine’s 83rd Birthday 1991 19 Josephine’s 85th Birthday Party and Ither Photographs 1993 by Marg Welsh 20 Josephine’s 90th Birthday Party at Dayton Art Institute 1998 21 Josephine’s 90th Birthday Party at Dayton Art Institute 1998 22 Josephine’s 90th Birthday Party in Boulder, CO (At Apr. 12, 1998 home of Johanna &Lehm Franke)

30 23 Josephine’s 93rd Birthday 2001 24 Josephine Schwarz Photograph 1987, 2002 25 Hermene Schwarz 1902, 1912, ca. 1920s, 1978 26 Hermene’s Surprise 50th Birthday Party 1952 27 Negatives – Hermene’s Surprise 50th Birthday Party 1952 28 Hermene’s 80th Birthday 1982

40A 1 Milton Schwarz Early Photos and Milton with 1903, 1906, 1942 Hermene Schwarz 2 Babette Schwarz Baby Photos 1906, 1909 3 Gustave Schwarz Early Photos 1916, 1917 4 Joseph Schwarz and Schwarz Family 1933, 1939, 1950- 1959 5 Joseph Schwarz Early Photos Undated 6 Joseph Schwarz 1939, 1954-1965, 1994 7 Hannah Schwarz 1876, 1896, 1946- 1964 8 Hannah & Joseph Schwarz 55th Wedding Anniversary 1957 9 Hannah & Joseph Schwarz 60th Wedding Anniversary 1962 10 Claudia Lindeman Photos ca. 1890s-1913 11 Louis Lindeman, Lou and Hannah 1913, 1920 12 Negatives – “Christmas at Our House” 1952 13 “Oddities” c.a 1920s-1975 14 “Our Dog Llahoa” c.a 1970s 15 Macy’s Summer House in Vermont 1983 16 Schwarz Family, Gus Schwarz House at Jackson, WY 1984 & Yellowstone National Park 17 Gus Schwarz Photos of Canyon Lands, Utah 1989-1999 18 Miscellaneous Family Photographs 1913, 1945, 1950- 1951 19 Negatives – Willie, Loreue, Dora, Joel, Nancy 1954 20 Jon Franke Graduation and Christmas with Weis’s 1987-1991 21 Jon & Amy – Piano Graduation & High School 1987 Honors 22 Amy Franke 1991 23 Etta’s & Emma’s Lindeman Clan 1975-1989 24 The Reimuellers 1983, 1985 25 O. Lehn & Johannah Franke Home in Boulder, CO 1992 26 Negatives – Sorority – Glady’s 1952 27 Negatives – Lenore Gorham Party 1952 28 Negatives – Francis Malcomson & Family 1954 29 Negatives – Carillon – Easter 1954

40B 1 Negatives – Suganees Baby, Spartansburg, SC 1954

31 2 Negatives – Robert Brian 1958 3 Negatives – Barbara Weadock, Becky & Nancy Miller 1960 4 Mary Clark c.a 1960s 5 Negatives, Thelma Kekaleinen Undated 6 Miscellaneous Photos of People 1983-1992 7 Miscellaneous Photos of Family & Friends 1950s, 1990-2003 8 Miscellaneous Snapshots 1919, 1992-1994 9 Miscellaneous Snapshots 1999-2003, 2011 10 Miscellaneous Snapshots Removed from small photo 1987-2003 album with brass cover inscribed “Josephine Schwarz, Thank You for Sharing the Experience of Founder’ Festival, Scranton, Pa., Always Remember” (Note 1: Photo album located Box 45A.) (Note 2: Includes photos of Josephine, family, 90th Birthday Party at Dayton Art Institute, and Peter & Diane Schwarz Wedding, Nov. 25, 1995) 11 Untitled Negatives Undated 12 Etta Koch 90th Birthday Party in Alpine, TX (Miss Jo Jun. 18, 1994 Attended) OV Fol Josephine Dancing in Costume – Blown-up c.a. 1942 134 1 Photograph

Travel 41 1 Slides – St. Ives, England Undated 2 Trip to Finland and Austria 1929-1930 3 Pippa Pass School for Mountain Children, KY 1942 4 Trip to Big Bend Area, Texas (Photos by Hermene) 1951 5 Guatemala – New Orleans 1952 6 Guatemala – On Board Antiqua 1952 7 Guatemala – Guatemala City 1952 8 Guatemala – Market at Guatemala City 1952 9 Guatemala – Guatemala Market 1952 10 Guatemala – Hotel at Guatemala 1952 11 Guatemala – Antiqua Ruins 1952 12 Guatemala – Antiqua Hotel 1952 13 Guatemala – Crossing Wash at Atitlau 1952 14 Guatemala – Lake Atiblau 1952 15 Guatemala – Mariano’s Yard & Porch 1952 16 Guatemala – Sulphur Bath 1952 17 Guatemala – San Maucisco Market 1952 18 Guatemala – Quearteuaugo Hugo’s House 1952 19 Guatemala – Momostenaugo 1952 20 Guatemala – Momostenaugo Indian Dances 1952 21 Guatemala – Last of Quezaltenaugo 1952 22 Zaleski State Park 1954 23 Mexico – Bells and Tower 1958

32 24 Mexico 1958 25 Mexico 1958 26 Mexico 1958 27 Mexico 1958 28 Mexico 1958 29 Blocke Island 1962 30 Blocke Island 1962 31 Montserrat Trip 1974 32 Mohonk, NY Visit 1979 33 Trip to Germany 1984 34 Trip to Germany – Nordlinger & Munich 1985 35 Trip to Germany – Dru’s Apartment & Market Day 1985 36 Helene Ginn Photos – Jackson, Yellowstone, Gus 1989 Schwarz Home, Part I 37 Helene Ginn Photos – Jackson, Yellowstone, Gus 1989 Schwarz Home, Part II 38 Texas Visit with Kochs & Dhonaus, & Big Bend 1990 National Park & Alpine 39 Visit to Jackson Hole, WY 1990 40 Josephine & Helene Ginn at Yellowstone 1993 41 Visit to Alpine, TX 1994 42 “Views of the Dayton, OH Flood” 1913 43 Views of Dayton c.a 1950s-1960s 44 Buildings in Dayton, OH 1975-1982

Subseries XB: Cassette and Reel-to-Reel Tapes, 1953-1993

Box File Description Date

Cassettes 42 1 Side 1: “I Watched Myself Grow Up” Start to “Then 1958 Suddenly I was Alone” Side 2: “Then Suddenly I was Alone” to End 2 Side 1: Liebesleid-Kreisler Rehearsal, Faure Sonata Undated Side 2: Beethoven C. Min. Sonata Rehearsal 3 “Escapes” Movements I and II – With Pauses Undated 4 “Escapes” c.a 1960s 5 “Friday Interview: by Deborah Workman” Nov. 25, 1953 6 “For Your Information” – WDPR, Dayton, OH Undated 7 Chris Russell “Sings” Undated 8 “Christmas Tones for all Seasons” 1986 9 Gus Schwarz Message followed by music 1990 10 Jo’s Speech and Narration: Peter Longiaru, Piano for Apr. 6, 1988 Dayton Ballet Spring Season, “I Watched Myself Grow Up” 11 Jo’s Lecture on Choreography at University of S. W. 1987

33 Louisiana 12 Jo’s Stories 1989 13 Tribute to Miss Jo – Slide Show (Dayton Ballet) Apr. 1993 14 Miss Jo (Melissa Greene) 1983 15 Miss Jo (Melissa Greene) 1983 16 Miss Jo (Melissa Green) 1983 17 Berry – Schwarz 1980

Reel-to-Reel Tape 18 “I Watched Myself Grow Up” 1959 (No Words – Cut Version) (Located in Box 43)

Subseries XC: 16MM Film and Video Tape, 1948-1998

Box File Description Date

VHS Format Only 43 1 Barishnikov, PBS 1984 2 “Red Shoes” – Movie, Moira Shearer Undated Beryshauako PP – Interview & ABT Performances Agnes DeMille – Rehearsals and Performance Undated 3 “In Memory Of” Robbing-Berg, Dance in America to Jan. 16, 1987 1980 4 Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame, Columbus, OH Nov. 7, 1991 5 “Year’s End,” Choreographed & Danced by DeAnn Apr. 1985 Duteil, Music by George Winston 6 Dayton (Documentary), Part I & II Undated 7 “Viva Victoria” Opening Night, Part 1 of 2 Undated 8 “Viva Victoria” Opening Night, Part 2 of 2 Undated 9 “Balanchine” Part II Undated 10 Joseph & Daniel Duell Video Tape for Miss Jo, Four Jun. 7, 1985 Variations, Swan Lake, Four Seasons, Fancy Free, Tin Soldiers 11 Saturday Night (Copy of Old Stage Struck) Apr. 5, 1986 12 Dayton Ballet’s Slide Presentation for Miss Jo, Apr. 24, 1998 Victoria Theatre, 55th Anniversary of Dayton Ballet 13 To Jo from Gus, “This is Why” (Note: To answer all Undated the questions as to why he lives where he lives) (Tape is about Grand Tetons, WY) 14 Ballets Filmed by Charles W. Snyder: Undated 1. Bookcase – Marjorie Weis; 2. Ballet Classroom 1880; 3. Pas de Quatre; 4. Grand Pas DeDeux – Nutcracker; 5. I Watched Myself Grow Up; 6. New Work;

34 7. Dance Overture Note: Available in E-archives ms218_e000, and at reference desk 15 Josephine Schwarz, “I Watched Myself Grow Up” Undated 16 “I Watched Myself Grow Up,” Copy of Ruth 1976 Mitchel’s Ballet Co., Atlanta, GA 17 “Collage” – Episode #5 Jun. 22, 1988 “I Watched Myself Grow Up” May 2, 1988 18 Margo Fontain Mar. 1, 1991 19 Miss Jo Arthritis Exercise, Channel 7 Apr. 29, 1994 20 “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” Gretchen Albrecht – Undated Singing, Acting, Dancing (available in E-archives ms218_e0002, and at reference desk) 21 The Dayton Ballet Winter Repertory 1995 Feb. 19, 1995 22 The 10th Annual Community Thanksgiving Concert, Nov. 27, 1993 Kettering SDA Church. Guest Artist: Peter Longiaru (Adante Variations, Hayden; Fantasie in C Major, Opus 17, Schumann; “Adagio” from Escapes, Wasson; Sonata in B Minor, Liszt) 23 DAI – Deann Dutiel, The Red Shoes, American in June 1997 Paris 24 Tribute to Jane Reece Undated 25 “Viva Victoria” Opera Gala Undated 26 “Victoria Victorious: The Rebirth of Our American Undated Theatre (2 Copies) 27 “The Jackson Hole Show,” Channel 13, Jackson Hole, Undated WY (About Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Parks) 28 “The Miracle Worker” at Wright State University with 1986 Katrina Oost 29 Dayton Ballet Video Transfer System, Inc. – Dance Undated Overture (Jon, Becky, Joyce, Stuart, & Corps), Choreo. J. Schwarz; Pas de Quatre (Becky, Joyce, Cindy & Kathy)

16MM Film and VHS/S-VHS Format of Film 30 “The Bookcase” – Gershwine’s Concerto in F, Feb. 21, 1948 Choreographed by Margery Carroll (Film # 1) 31 Shirley Snyder’s “Ballet Classroom – 1880,” Nov. 1949 Choreographed in 1949, Premiered Nov. 17-18, 1949 at Dayton Art Institute (Film #2) 32 Untitled Ballet Film (Appears to be Schwarz School c.a 1940s of Dance-Dance Recital at Dayton Art Institute) (Film #3)

35 Subseries XD: Phonograph Records, 1950-1959

Box File Description Date

44 1 "Séance," Part 1, Set #1 c.a 1950s 2 "Séance," Part 1, Set #2 c.a 1950s "Séance," Part 3, Set #2 3 "Séance," Part 2, Set #2 c.a 1950s 4 “Schwarz Dance Record,” Part I c.a 1950s “Schwarz Dance Record,” Part II 5 “Rebellion” (I Watched Myself Grow Up) c.a 1950s 6 “Indecision,” Episode II (I Watched Myself Grow Up) c.a 1950s Episode II, Part II 7 “Loneliness,” (I Watched Myself Grow Up) c.a 1950s Interludes – 1 – 2 – 3 8 “I Watched Myself Grow Up” c.a 1950s 9 "Séance," Part II c.a 1950s 10 "Séance," Part III c.a 1950s 11 “The Enchanted Rose,” Part I Feb. 7, 1954 “The Enchanted Rose,” Part II (Dayton Philharmonic Rehearsal) 12 “The Enchanted Rose,” Part III Feb. 7, 1954 13 “The Ugly Duckling” Apr. 26, 1952 14 “Ballet Barre,” Part I (For the Novice) c.a 1950s “Ballet Barre,” Part II (Arranged and Spoken by Josephine Schwarz

Series XI: Memorabilia, 1880-2004

Box File Description Date

45 1 Josephine’s Autograph Book 1922 2 Adolph Bohm Autographed Black and White Drawing 1926 of Woman to Hermene & Josephine 3 Guest Book 1927-1997 4 Guest Book – Miss Jo’s Reception for the 55th Apr. 25, 1993 Anniversary of the Dayton Ballet 5 Hermene Schwarz Baby Book 1902-1903 6 “Longfellow Birthday Book” – Gift to Hermene on 1918 Her 16th Birthday from Milton and Josephine Schwarz 7 Great Aunt Dora Lindeman’s Autograph Book 1880-1887 8 Track Medal, Steele High School Undated 9 “The Soul Unbound: The Photographs of Jane Reece” 1997 (Autographed by author, Dominique H. Vasseur, Curator, Dayton Art Institute) OV Fol Pencil Drawn Ballerina by Degas Undated

36 23 12 OV Fol Painting La Repitition “The Rehearsal” by Degas Undated 23 12

45A 1 Photograph Album with Brass Front inscribed, 1995 “Josephine Schwarz, thank You for “Sharing the Experience” of Founders’ Festival ’95, Scranton, PA, Always Remember” (Photos Removed) 2 Book – “Guatemala, Mayaland of Eternal Spring,” c.a 1950s Spanish English Tourist Edition 3 Book – “Dayton Album, Remembering Downtown” 2000 4 Book – “The Dance, Its Place in Art and Life,” by 1924 Troy & Margaret West Kinney (Given to Josephine Sept. 1, 1924 by her parents) 5 Book – “The Columbia University College of 1995-2000 Physicians and Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide” (Includes annotations by Josephine concerning family medical issues – especially notes on Alzheimer’s Disease)

46 1 Honorary Doctoral Hood – University of Dayton 1974

47 1 Honorary Doctoral Hood – Wright State University 1983

48 1 Schwarz School of Dance – Child’s Costume and 1938 Photograph (See Box 11, File 34 for letter from Kenneth J. Kuntz donating costume and photographs) 2 Child’s Ballet Shoes, Size 2 ½ C (See Box 52, Item 6 Undated for description)

49 1 Books – Research Material for Proposed Ballet: Undated “American Legends and Traditions” (See Box 26, File 18 for list of books)

50 1 Postcards and Christmas Cards c.a. 1990s

51 1 Cards and Letters from 90th Birthday Party Apr. 1998

Death of Josephine Schwarz 52 1 Memorial Service Program and Invitation – “A Apr. 17, 2004 Celebration of the Life of Miss Jo,” Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio 2 Letters/Emails of Condolence 2004 3 “Jo, Her Book” (Note: Gift to Josephine from Undated Hermene 1971. Later used as a Guest Book. Last few pages signed by guests attending memorial services

37 held at Frasier Meadows Manor, Boulder, CO and the Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH, Apr. 17, 2004) 4 Newspaper Clippings on Death 2004 5 Amy Franke Comments at Memorial Service 2004 6 Bess Saylor Comments at Memorial Service 2004 7 Memorial Service Program – “Remembering Miss Mar. 13, 2004 Jo,” Frasier Meadows Manor, Boulder, Colorado 8 Child’s Ballet Shoes (Note: Shoes were part of a floral 2004 arrangement the Dayton Ballet sent for Josephine’s memorial service in Boulder, CO. The shoes are located in Box 48)

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