American Dance Festival Archives

American Dance Festival Archives

The American Dance Festival Archives serves as the repository for records of enduring historical value created and collected by ADF. The Archives preserves its collections for use by the dance community, including students, scholars, and the general public.

Our Collections

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American Dance Festival Company and Biographical Reference collection, 1928-2009

Collection ID: ADF.001

Dance Pages records, 1930-1997, bulk 1982-1997

Collection ID: ADF.004

American Dance Festival records, circa 1924-1988, bulk 1934-1977

Collection ID: ADF.015

Jay C. Anderson papers, 1976-2013

Collection ID: ADF.014

American Dance Festival Photographic Materials collection, circa 1930-2008

Collection ID: ADF.002

Dr. Charles Davis papers, 1938-2003

Collection ID: ADF.018

Laura Dean papers, 1966-2007

Collection ID: ADF.005

Mark Dendy papers, 1981-2017

Collection ID: ADF.006

Anna Halprin papers, 1957-1995

Collection ID: ADF.009

Ethel Tison Chaffin papers, circa 1930-1993

Collection ID: ADF.007

Joe Nash collection, 1946-1999

Collection ID: ADF.011

Tony C. Johnson papers, 2000-2017

Collection ID: ADF.019

Gerald E. Myers papers, 1979-1988

Collection ID: ADF.013

Patricia E. Powers Jones papers, 1916-1974

Collection ID: ADF.021

Nathan Ockman programs collection, circa 1949-2006

Collection ID: ADF.020

Harper Theater Dance Festival records, 1961-1984

Collection ID: ADF.010

Stephanie Reinhart papers, 1961-2002

Collection ID: ADF.016

Pearl Primus collection, 1920-1994

Collection ID: ADF.012

Free to Dance records, 1987-2004

Collection ID: ADF.008

Charles Reinhart Management, Inc. records, 1951-2008

Collection ID: ADF.003