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Hudson Guild records, 1896-1990s

34 linear feet
The Hudson Guild Records document the institution from its origins in the 1890s, when it organized clubs for Chelsea boys, to its work a century later, when it provided a wide range of social services to West Side residents.
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Arthur Mitchell Collection, 1800s-2021, bulk 1934-2019

107 linear feet
Arthur Mitchell (1934-2018) was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and founder and director of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. This collection contains materials related to his career as a dancer with the New York City Ballet, and his later professional work with the Dance Theatre of Harlem and others. The collection includes administrative records, appointment books, correspondence, invitations, notes, notebooks, photographs, posters, programs, and audio and video recordings.
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Edward Said Papers, 1940s-2006

277 linear feet
Edward W. Said was an academic, literary critic, musician, and political activist for the Palestinian cause in the United States. The collection includes appointment books, audiovisual materials, clippings, correspondence, course materials, drafts, journals, notes, research materials, reviews, printed materials and publications.
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East Side House records, 1851-1992

18 linear feet

The records include addresses, annual reports, correspondence, memos, minutes, program files, newsclippings, administrative records, photographs, video tape, and film. They include material dating from the decades prior to the establishment of the settlement which shed light on the philosophy and motivation of its founders, and offer a unique view of the first wave of the settlement house movement in America. The records document social conditions, demographic change, political activity and philanthropy in New York City. Addresses by East Side House founder Everett P. Wheeler, included in Series I, document his family history and career as a lawyer and civic reformer prior to the founding of East Side House. Wheeler's correspondence details his role in establishing the settlement and managing it during its first decades.

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La Guardia Memorial House records, 1899-1993

4 linear feet

The LaGuardia Memorial House Records document the settlement's activities from its earliest years as "The Home Garden" to its current social service programs for the youth of East Harlem. They offer a unique view of the first wave of the settlement movement in America, and document social conditions, demographic change, political activity, philanthropy and social work in East Harlem over a 90 year period. The records include: annual reports, board minutes and correspondence, headworker correspondence, financial records, fundraising information, and photographs.

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Union Settlement Association records, 1896-1995

31 linear feet

The Union Settlement Association Records document a century of the settlement's activities, and provide a unique view of the first wave of the settlement movement in America. They document social conditions, demographic change, political activity, philanthropy and social work in East Harlem with a strong emphasis on the urban renewal period of the 1950s and '60s. The records include: annual reports, board minutes and committee files, headworker and executive director files, program reports, community organization files, and visual materials such as photographs, maps and architectural drawings.

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John Jay Iselin papers, 1983-1995

8 linear feet
Papers of John Jay Iselin, journalist, editor, professor of journalism, and president of both WNET/Channel 13 and the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
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Center for US-China Arts Exchange records, 1956-2019, bulk 1977-2003

102 Linear Feet
This collection of records document the institutional history of the Center for US-China Arts Exchange, established in 1978. Under the directorship of professor and renowned composer Chou Wen-chung, the Center is a not-for-profit organization that connected arts professionals from the US and China through a spectrum of curated programs, conferences, and research trips. Bulk dated between 1977 and 2003, materials in this collection consist of correspondence, reports, photographs, printed materials, as well as audiovisual items. The collection serves as important material evidence that help to tell the recent history of cultural communications among individuals and organizations across the Pacific.
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Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff papers, 1922-1954

6 manuscript boxes
Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff (d. 1949) was a Greek-Armenian philosopher who lived and taught his "fourth way" in France. He was born sometime between 1866 and 1877 in Alexandropol, Armenia, which was then a governorate of the Russian Empire. After 1912, he began to instruct a group of students on esoteric knowledge (the source of which he never revealed but which he allegedly garnered after extensive travel throughout Asia), turning these into a type of philosophical system that today could be described as "self-help." After relocating to France, he established the Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man, began writing his manuscripts, and engaged students in sacred music and "movements." He gathered a significant following of writers, artists, and other members of the intelligentsia from the 1920s-1940s, including this collection's co-creators, namely P.D. Ouspensky, Alfred R. Orage, and Solita Solano. Gurdjieff wrote three volumes explaining his system, which were published posthumously. Applicable to architectural researchers are Gurdjieff and Olgivanna Lloyd Wright's life-long relationship. Olgivanna lived and studied at the Institute for a number of years before immigrating to the United States. She structured much of the life at Taliesin around Gurdjieff's philosophy, and the group often performed his "movements."
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Taliesin Performances, circa 1950s Box 6, Folder 6

Taliesin Performances, circa 1950s
for a performance at Taliesin where Frank Lloyd Wright and Iovanna Lloyd Wright gave introductory

Includes order form for "Music of G.I. Gurdjieff" arranged by Thomas de Hartmann. Includes script for a performance at Taliesin where Frank Lloyd Wright and Iovanna Lloyd Wright gave introductory speeches, followed by a description of each movement (two copies). Also included is a lecture on Gurdjieff's music, possibly given by Olgivanna Lloyd Wright to students at Taliesin, though authorship is not attributed. Lastly, there is what appears to be a sermon that blends Christian teachings on Jesus and Gurdjieff's philosophy of the "vegetable universe;" no author attributed. Also included is a program for a presentation on Gurdjieff's rituals (prayers and movements) held by Taliesin in November 1951 at the Unitarian Church of Madison. The cover is an enneagram.

  1. Series IV: Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man papers
  2. Subseries 2: Sacred Dances

Performance Scripts, circa 1924, 1930 Box 6, Folder 4

Performance Scripts, circa 1924, 1930
Includes typed transcript of an "evening program," potentially the performance given by Gurdjieff's
partial introduction to what appears to be another performance, as well as various accompanying notes.

Includes typed transcript of an "evening program," potentially the performance given by Gurdjieff's students of the "movements" in New York in February 1924 at the Neighborhood Playhouse. The announcer (who according to The Gurdjieff Institute was Alfred R. Orage) explains the movements and philosophy to the audience, which is followed by an explanation of each type of dance. Two copies. Also included is another partial introduction to what appears to be another performance, as well as various accompanying notes.

  1. Series IV: Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man papers
  2. Subseries 2: Sacred Dances

Sacred Dancers, circa 1930s Box 6, Folder 5

Performance Scripts (Subseries 5, Performance Scripts: Box 6: File 4).

Includes three copies of typed manuscript related to Gurdjieff's discovery of the Sacred Dancers under the guidance of Prince Liubovedski. Manuscript likely part of Series II but was included with Performance Scripts (Subseries 5, Performance Scripts: Box 6: File 4).

  1. Series IV: Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man papers
  2. Subseries 2: Sacred Dances
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Robert Wilson papers, 1969-2000

148 linear feet

Correspondence, outlines, scripts, production notes, technical materials, story boards, contracts, posters, programs, announcements, recordings, reviews, and other printed materials relating to all aspects of Robert Wilson's theater works, opera, films, artwork and video productions. There are files for all of Wilson's theatrical performances, the most extensive of which is the CIVIL warS. Also included are the files of the Byrd Hoffman Foundation.

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