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...

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...

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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.