Community Development and Public Affairs, 1948-1977
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Contains materials on a variety of projects that involved bringing dance and other arts programs to the public, including contacts with government officials and arts patrons in attempts to find and continue support for dance and the arts. Also includes materials regarding classes held at Connecticut College that were open to non-Connecticut College students, such as the Folk and Square Dance class, offered during the summer festival, and children's modern dance classes and adult elementary ballet and modern dance classes offered during the academic year. Includes correspondence and materials regarding classes and workshops held as a part of the Community Outreach Program, established in 1969 under Walter Nicks to involve the community in dance. Dance and movement classes were offered to mothers and young children, teenagers, and the elderly. Also includes material regarding Friends of ADF, an organization formed in 1976 to generate income for the festival and to bring the festival and community closer together.
Arranged chronologically and alphabetically by subject.
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Collection is open for research.
Please contact the American Dance Festival Archives (adf@americandancefestival.org) to arrange for use of these materials.
Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.
In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, the American Dance Festival Archives permits students to inspect their education records and limits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records.
Records, such as search committee files or others pertaining to employment where individuals are identified, are closed for 70 years.
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Copyright for official American Dance Festival administrative records is held by the American Dance Festival; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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- Materials from the ADF Archives may be viewed by appointment in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library at Duke University. Visits may be arranged in advance by contacting the ADF archivist at adf@americandancefestival.org. Visitors will need to comply with Duke's registration and security policies.