Ballet -- Study and teaching -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Atlanta Ballet records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS963
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials created by the Atlanta Ballet to document outreach, development, education, research, and programing efforts. Topics include marketing and public relations, advertising, fundraising, volunteers, research and performance of specific ballets, costumes, and special events. Specific programs and groups documented by the collection include the Atlanta Ballet Guild, Atlanta Ballet II, the Atlanta Ballet Board, the Atlanta Ballet School, the Cleveland Ballet, the...
Dates:
1955-2002, undated
Atlanta Ballet visual arts material
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS90
Scope and Content
The photographs of the Atlanta Ballet depict the activities and personalities of the company and the organization. Included are photographs of dancers performing ballets and portraits of dancers and members of the Atlanta Ballet Guild. There are images of fundraising and marketing events for the Company followed by photographs of the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education. Also included are video of Atlanta Ballet performances, the Olympic Arts Festival, advertisements, and...
Dates:
1977-2002, undated
Hilda Gumm papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS927
Scope and Content
This collection contains papers of the Decatur Branch of the Atlanta School of Ballet, Hilda Gumm's instructional materials, sheet music, music books, and music marked with choreographic notes by Hilda Gumm.
Dates:
1903-1957, undated
Lynwood Jester papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS841f
Scope and Content
This collection contains documents from Lynwood Jester's personal and professional life. Included is an invitation to join the United Daughters of the Confederacy, programs from her children's junior high graduations, and a pamphlet from the Atlanta Ladies Memorial Association. There are also programs from Lynwood Jester School of Art recitals (typically held at the Georgia Masonic Temple), her pupils' performance events, a promotional brochure explaining her course offerings, and a letter...
Dates:
1911-1968
Margaret Shepherd visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS516
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection contains images of ballet dancers wearing costumes and costume design sketches by Margaret Shepherd. There are also drawings and greeting cards of Atlanta scenes designed by Shepherd. Also included are images of Jack Ramsey, the set designer for the Atlanta Civic Ballet, and Christmas cards designed by her husband, Judson O'Donald Shepherd. Of special note is a bookplate created for Margaret Foster, designed prior to her marriage.
Dates:
1918-1992, undated