African American Dance Ensemble
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The A.A.D.E. subseries contains the minutes, agendas and memos of the A.A.D.E. Executive Board, business correspondence between board members and between Chuck Davis and the company artists and staff members, production information including technical specifics, scripts and choreographic notes by Davis. Additionally, there are financial records such as budget reports and audits, development of the company, with information on strategic planning and fundraising. Finally, there are personnel information, such as biographies for company members, a 1988 staff manual and artist contract information.
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- Collection restrictions:
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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 off-site storage; 48 hours advance notice is required for use.
Access to audiotapes and videotapes in this collection requires the use of reference copies. To arrange for the creation of reference copies please contact the American Dance Festival Archives.
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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.