Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Orchesis (Stanford University) records
- Dates:
- 1922-1961
- Creators:
- Orchesis (Stanford University)
- Abstract:
- The collection includes correspondence, programs, photographs and scrapbooks relating to this honorary women's modern dance society.
- Extent:
- 5.25 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Orchesis (Stanford University) Records (SC0140). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection includes the written records of the group beginning in 1936 and extending through 1949, with minimal materials from the 1950s; records include correspondence, minutes, membership lists, programs, and notes including some on their choreography. Also included are photographs, sketches, and scrapbooks covering, sporadically, the years from 1922 to 1961.
- Biographical / historical:
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Orchesis was an honorary modern dance society at Stanford. Members auditioned for election to the society, and had to serve an apprenticeship before receiving full membership.
- Acquisition information:
- The records were received by the Stanford University via administrative transfer from the Women's Athletic Association, Department of Physical Education in 1975, and from Professor Miriam Lidster in 1977.
- Arrangement:
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Records are arranged as received.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Modern dance.
Photoprints. - Names:
- Orchesis (Stanford University)
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-05 11:22:47 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Orchesis (Stanford University) Records (SC0140). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022