Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Elyse Robert collection on Ruth St. Denis
- Dates:
- 1932-1991
- Creators:
- Robert, Elyse and St. Denis, Ruth
- Abstract:
- Elyse Robert (1901-1993) danced for Ruth St. Denis's Church of the Divine Dance between 1934 and 1968. During this time, Robert performed with Ruth St. Denis (1880-1968), a pioneer of modern dance, for many events and in numerous churches in the Los Angeles area. Collection includes dance costumes, correspondence, programs, photographs, and notes about Ruth St. Denis performances.
- Extent:
- 0.5 linear feet (1 document box, 3 oversize costume boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Elyse Robert collection on Ruth St. Denis (Collection 1735). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection includes material by and about Elyse Robert and Ruth St. Denis, including correspondence, programs, photographs, and notes about Ruth St. Denis dances and costumes. Boxes 1-3 in the collection contain costumes that belonged to Elyse Robert and were probably used in her dance performance with Ruth St. Denis. Box 4 contains photographs of dancers, newspaper clippings, programs, and dance choreography.
- Biographical / historical:
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Elyse Robert (1901-1993) danced for Ruth St. Denis's Church of the Divine Dance between 1934 and 1968. During this time, Robert performed with Ruth St. Denis (1880-1968), a pioneer of modern dance, for many events and in numerous churches in the Los Angeles area.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mark Robert, 2006.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Kelley Wolfe Bachli in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), 2009.
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- Arrangement:
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- Boxes 1-3: costumes that belonged to Elyse Robert and were probably used in her dance performance with Ruth St. Denis.
- Box 4: photographs of dancers, newspaper clippings, programs, and dance choreography.
- Physical location:
- Portions of the collection stored off-site. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- St. Denis, Ruth -- Archives
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-19 13:26:36 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Elyse Robert collection on Ruth St. Denis (Collection 1735). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988