Contents
Collection Overview
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Organization of the Collection
Search Terms
Contents List
SERIES 1. PERSONAL FILES
SERIES 2. TEACHING MATERIAL
SERIES 3. METTLER STUDIOS
SERIES 4. FILES ON FILMS, VIDEOS, SOUND RECORDINGS, BOOKS
SERIES 5. PUBLISHED MATERIAL
SERIES 6. CORRESPONDENCE
SERIES 7. NEW YORK,
1931-1941
SERIES 8. NEW HAMPSHIRE,
1941-1953
SERIES 9. KEUKA COLLEGE,
1944-1946
SERIES 10. DANCE GROUP,
1938-1953
SERIES 11. DANCE TOUR,
1953-54
SERIES 12. WORKSHOPS AND TOURS,
1947-1971
SERIES 13. SUMMER COURSES,
1973-1995
SERIES 14. WINTER COURSES,
1986-1995
SERIES 15. STUDIO WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMS,
1967-1993
SERIES 16. DANCE COMPANY AND TOURS,
1976-1981
SERIES 17. INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS,
1979-1992
SERIES 18. U.S. WORKSHOPS,
1971-1994
SERIES 19. SCRAPBOOKS,
1933-1991
SERIES 20. PHOTOGRAPHS,
1931-1990
SERIES 21. FILMS, VIDEOS, AUDIOTAPES
SERIES 22. ARTWORKS
SERIES 1. PERSONAL FILES
SERIES 2. TEACHING MATERIAL
SERIES 3. METTLER STUDIOS
SERIES 4. FILES ON FILMS, VIDEOS, SOUND RECORDINGS, BOOKS
SERIES 5. PUBLISHED MATERIAL
SERIES 6. CORRESPONDENCE
SERIES 7. NEW YORK,
1931-1941
SERIES 8. NEW HAMPSHIRE,
1941-1953
SERIES 9. KEUKA COLLEGE,
1944-1946
SERIES 10. DANCE GROUP,
1938-1953
SERIES 11. DANCE TOUR,
1953-54
SERIES 12. WORKSHOPS AND TOURS,
1947-1971
SERIES 13. SUMMER COURSES,
1973-1995
SERIES 14. WINTER COURSES,
1986-1995
SERIES 15. STUDIO WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMS,
1967-1993
SERIES 16. DANCE COMPANY AND TOURS,
1976-1981
SERIES 17. INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS,
1979-1992
SERIES 18. U.S. WORKSHOPS,
1971-1994
SERIES 19. SCRAPBOOKS,
1933-1991
SERIES 20. PHOTOGRAPHS,
1931-1990
SERIES 21. FILMS, VIDEOS, AUDIOTAPES
SERIES 22. ARTWORKS
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Barbara Mettler Papers, 1931-2002
Finding Aid
Finding aid prepared by Susan A. Dayall.
© 2006
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Creator:
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Mettler, Barbara, (1907-2002) |
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Barbara Mettler Papers |
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1931-2002 |
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Abstract:
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Barbara Mettler, dancer, dance educator, author, and film and video producer, developed her own style of modern dance which emphasized improvisation. The collection documents the activities of Mettler's professional life of over sixty years, including records of Mettler Studios and the Tucson Creative Dance Center. It contains extensive documentation of Mettler's teaching, including records of courses and workshops, published books and articles, and photographs, films and videotapes. |
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23 boxes, 2 oversize flat boxes( 30 linear ft.) |
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The collection is primarily in English
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MG7 |
Barbara Mettler, dancer, dance educator, author, and film and video producer, developed her own style of modern dance which emphasized improvisation. Her core principles were beauty, freedom and democracy. Dance was conceived as a fundamental human activity, of which all people are capable, as opposed to an elite, choreographed, performance art. She taught widely, to diverse lay people, including adults, children, and the handicapped, primarily from her own Mettler Studios. Her students later formed the International Association for Creative Dance to carry the principles of her work forward.
Barbara Mettler was born on March 12, 1907 in Chicago, Ill. She attended Smith College, and studied dance with Mary Wigman in Dresden, Germany from 1931-33. Upon returning from Germany, she taught dance in New York City from 1934-40, and moved to Sanbornton, then Meredith, NH where she taught summer workshops in converted barn studios from 1941-1953. From 1943-46 she taught dance at Keuka College in upstate New York. In 1953-54, she toured the east coast with a small dance troupe in a converted bus. In later years she often toured with a small group of advanced students. Mettler taught in the Boston area until 1961, when she moved to Arizona, where she taught at Arizona State College in Flagstaff and the University of Arizona. She established the Tucson Creative Dance Center in 1963, where she taught summer and winter workshops. In 1979, at the request of a student, she taught at the School of Sport Science at the National University in San Jose, Costa Rica, studying Spanish in order to be able to communicate more effectively. She was also invited to teach workshops around the U.S. and in Europe. Throughout her career, Mettler wrote books and articles and produced films and videotapes detailing her methods of dance instruction. Barbara Mettler died in 2002.
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The collection documents the activities of Mettler's professional life of over sixty years, including records of Mettler Studios and the Tucson Creative Dance Center. It contains extensive documentation of Mettler's teaching, including records of courses and workshops, published books and articles, and photographs, films and videotapes. It documents the development of Mettler's philosophy of dance in early notebooks and theoretical material. It also traces the historical evolution of her improvisational group performance style through records of group tours and performances. The collection also documents her close relationship with her students as well as her dance outreach efforts.
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This collection is organized into twenty-two series:
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Personal Files
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Teaching Material
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Mettler Studios
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Files on Films, Videos, Sound Recordings, Books
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Published Material: Books, Articles, Brochures
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Correspondence, A-Z
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New York, 1934-1941
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New Hampshire, 1941-1953
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Keuka College, 1944-1946
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Dance Group, 1938-1953
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Dance Tour, 1953-1954
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Workshops and Tours, 1947-1971
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Summer Courses, 1973-1995
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Winter Courses, 1986-1995
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Studio Workshops and Programs, 1967-1993
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Dance Company and Tours, 1976-1981
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International Workshops, 1979-1992
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U.S. Workshops, 1971-1994
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Scrapbooks, 1933-1991
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Photographs, 1931-1990
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Films, Videos, Audiotapes
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Artworks
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SERIES 1. PERSONAL FILES
The series contains files about Barbara Mettler herself, including resumes, newsletters, files of quotations, and health concerns. Most are current to 1993, and include works in progress at the time of her death. The file "Diabetes" goes back to the 1950s, and the "History" file was compiled by Barbara Mettler from earlier files. In alphabetical order.
SERIES 2. TEACHING MATERIAL
Includes several outlines for teaching classes and a large file on musical instruments. In alphabetical order.
SERIES 3. METTLER STUDIOS
Business files for Mettler Studios, including articles of incorporation and other legal documents, a large file on "Dance Suits" made to Mettler's specifications and sold to attendees at her Tucson studio workshops. In alphabetical order.
SERIES 4. FILES ON FILMS, VIDEOS, SOUND RECORDINGS, BOOKS
Files include a copyright file with certificates for published material, files for individual works containing handwritten notes, correspondence, reviews, and narration scripts. Includes a printed outline for the 1978 Summer Course video set. There is also a file on husband Allan Hammer's films. The series is arranged by format, then alphabetically.
SERIES 5. PUBLISHED MATERIAL
Contains books, then articles, each in chronological order, as well as a set of brochures. The book "Dance as an element of life"(1983) is autobiographical, but not identical to the two "Autobiographical sketches" (1980-81) which may be unpublished. The article by Joanna Cashman (1998) is biographical, and the book, "Creative dance for children" (1954) is by one of Mettler's students who took notes as Mettler taught her first group of children. Brochures include mailings, advertisements and registration forms for workshops held at the Tucson Creative Dance Center, 1974-1981.
SERIES 6. CORRESPONDENCE
Several files of student cards and letters followed by folders filed alphabetically. Some individual persons and businesses, most in large files by letters of the alphabet. In addition to correspondence, many files have handwritten teaching notes by Mettler for individual tutorials. Also of note is a file of correspondence with Mary Wigman, Mettler's first dance teacher in Dresden, Germany.
SERIES 7. NEW YORK,
1931-1941
After returning from Germany, Mettler established a school in New York City where she taught from 1934-1941. Files include brochures for the new school, handwritten and typed notes from talks and demonstrations, and a notebook of production material for performances, arranged chronologically.
SERIES 8. NEW HAMPSHIRE,
1941-1953
Mettler and her husband Allan Hammer moved to New Hampshire (Sanbornton, then Meredith) to establish the Mettler Farm Studio from 1941-1953. Files contain notes, clippings and descriptions of the program, files for the summer school by year from 1942-1953, as well as several notebooks of teaching and theoretical material. There are also notes on the audiotape recordings made in the summer of 1953. Files are alphabetical and chronological within sections.
SERIES 9. KEUKA COLLEGE,
1944-1946
Mettler taught dance there from 1944-1946, forming a short-lived Department of Expressive Movement. This department, which took the place of a traditional sports and recreation department, ultimately proved unpopular at this small women's college in upstate New York. The files contain notes, teaching outlines and texts, press releases and reference material from a notebook containing notes and clippings on dance relating to the senses and scientific studies of dance.
SERIES 10. DANCE GROUP,
1938-1953
This dance group spans the New York--New Hampshire years. Originating in the New York studio, the group continued under Mettler's tutelage and exchanged detailed letters and reports. In chronological order.
SERIES 11. DANCE TOUR,
1953-54
After Allan Hammer's death, Barbara Mettler took a small dance group of core students on the road in a converted bus down the U.S. East Coast to Florida. The group gave demonstrations and performances of improvisational dance in colleges and other venues. The files consist of notes, correspondence and transcripts of talks in alphabetical order.
SERIES 12. WORKSHOPS AND TOURS,
1947-1971
These files include records of workshops and short courses in the Boston area and (after 1961) Tucson area, also the East Coast and Midwest. A number of courses were taught through the Physical Education Departments of Arizona State College and Arizona State University. Also included are children's workshops and teacher training. In chronological order.
SERIES 13. SUMMER COURSES,
1973-1995
After establishing the Tucson Creative Dance Center, Mettler offered intensive summer courses almost every year from 1973-1993. The files, in chronological order, contain brochures and student mailings, class lists, correspondence, sometimes class photographs (especially in later years), and extensive handwritten notes on class sessions.
SERIES 14. WINTER COURSES,
1986-1995
Variously titled Winter Workshop, Training Program, Winter Course, these sessions took place between 1986 and 1994, but were not offered every year. These programs were for continuing students, and offered intensive study and practice teaching as well as perfomance. Students successfully completing two six week sessions received a certificate from Mettler Studios. Files contain mailings, class lists, correspondence, reports, and handwritten notes. In chronological order.
SERIES 15. STUDIO WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMS,
1967-1993
These files document single session and short-duration workshops, talks, demonstrations, and performances at the Tucson Creative Dance Center. Some of the files include a number of programs from a given time period, such as the Free-for-all, an annual event to which Barbara Mettler invited Tucson residents of all ages to participate in creative dance. Files contain publicity, correspondence, notes and sometimes written reports. In chronological order.
SERIES 16. DANCE COMPANY AND TOURS,
1976-1981
Records of the Dance Company based in Tucson include performances in the Tucson area as well as tours further afield. A new company was formed each year and trained intensively, being paid for full-time work. Also includes records of the project "Dance Company in the Schools" (1979-1981), which was grant-funded by Arizona and Tucson arts and educational organizations and provided performances and workshops in Arizona public schools. In chronological order.
SERIES 17. INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS,
1979-1992
In 1979, Barbara Mettler was invited to teach at the Escuela de Ciencias del Deporte at the Univesidad Nacional de Costa Rica by a student who had attended her summer intensive workshop in 1977. Mettler studied Spanish in order to be able to teach more effectively. This was the beginning of a long-term relationship with her "beloved Costa Rica". In 1980, she began to make fall tours of Europe, teaching in a variety of venues. The files consist of correspondence, publicity, handwritten notes and transcripts of talks, many in Spanish or German. In chronological order.
SERIES 18. U.S. WORKSHOPS,
1971-1994
This series includes files for workshops and short courses in the U.S. outside the Tucson area. They took place in many venues including colleges, universities, institutes and conferences. They include work with the handicapped/disabled (physically or mentally) and on Indian reservations. Files include correspondence, publicity, notes and reports. In chronological order.
SERIES 19. SCRAPBOOKS,
1933-1991
These notebooks contain press clippings, studio mailings and flyers, and other memorabilia. There are also scrapbooks of appreciation from students in particular courses, including one from Costa Rica. One from the 1930s is oversize (and separately boxed) and the pages are very brittle.
SERIES 20. PHOTOGRAPHS,
1931-1990
This series contains photographs, mainly prints, though some negatives and contact prints are present. The file includes both snapshots and professional photography, with the photographer usually identified on the file or the back of the photo. There is an extensive collection of snapshots from the years in New Hampshire. Most of the professional photography is of the dance group or Barbara Mettler herself. There are a number of files of photographs selected for the published books. In approximate chronological order.
SERIES 21. FILMS, VIDEOS, AUDIOTAPES
This series contains audiovisual material in various formats produced by Mettler Studios. Barbara Mettler was an early advocate for the use of film and later video in dance instruction. The 16 mm films in the collection are in excellent condition. Most were produced as teaching films and distributed by Mettler Studios. The first major set of videotapes is the 1978 Summer Course, documenting each class period of the basic and advanced summer courses taught at the Tucson Creative Dance Center. This set was received on 3/4" videocassettes, and was copied to DVD in the summer of 2003. A second major set is from the summer of 1986. These unedited VHS tapes are from a failed project with a videographer to make a marketable video, and the set is incomplete. Of the other videotapes in the collection, some document performances or are edited teaching videos, while others are video copies of some of the films produced by Mettler Studios.
Audio tapes were received in two forms, as open reel and as cassette tapes. Open reel audio tapes were copied from the original format in various speeds to audio cassette tapes in 2004. The quality of these recordings is rather poor, with a good deal of ambient noise. Each listing is transcribed directly from the information on the original box. One major set is the Tour Story tapes (#1-#8) which concern the 1955 Dance Group tour down the East Coast and back through the Midwest. There is also a set of tapes from the New Hampshire summer school in 1953 (#22-#34). Many of the other tapes demonstrate handmade musical instruments and vocalizations, or are tapes of workshops or discussions. All date from the New Hampshire period. The tapes received as cassettes include an incomplete autobiographical interview, and other discussions as well as music. Transcripts of some of the tapes are filed in a folder in the same box.
SERIES 22. ARTWORKS
This series contains artworks collected by Barbara Mettler. She was a friend of Fairfield Porter, and there are three signed works by him, as well as some unsigned landscapes. Other works picture Barbara Mettler herself. Also included are a set of photographs of Mettler dancers by photographer Bill Sears, enlarged and mounted on hardboard.
SERIES 1. PERSONAL FILES
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Black scarf, worn by Barbara Mettler in her hair.
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Dance for anyone anywhere (article and notes)
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Future (correspondence and projects), 1993
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Future writing - Research, theory
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Governor's Arts Award, 1993
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New articles (to be written)
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3 Year Study Program, 1989
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SERIES 2. TEACHING MATERIAL
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Creative dance: twenty half hour lessons for high school students. 1973
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Creative movement and dance: material for teachers of children. 1981
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Dance Company - teaching material
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Study material for studio dance work
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SERIES 3. METTLER STUDIOS
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Arizona Arts Organizations
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Board of Directors Meetings Mettler Studios, Inc.
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Harvard Univ. Theatre Collection
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Housing - U of Arizona, 1970-1980
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Legal Documents - Mettler Studios
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Masters - Mettler articles and outlines
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Masters - Mettler history
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New York Public Library Dance Collection
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Student Work (studio history)
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Summer School Manager's Instructions and Reports
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Summer School Student Lists, 1975-1989
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Tucson Arts Organizations
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Tucson Creative Dance Center Architects Specifications, 1962
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Tucson Creative Dance Center Photograph and brochure
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SERIES 4. FILES ON FILMS, VIDEOS, SOUND RECORDINGS, BOOKS
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Videotape Summer Course, 1978 Outlines
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Video: The Language of Movement, 1984
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Film: Gene Einfrank/Paul Rubin
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Film: Group Dance Improvisation
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Film: A New Direction in Dance
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Sound Recordings: Student Made Instruments
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Book: Dance as an Element of Life
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SERIES 5. PUBLISHED MATERIAL
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Eastman, Marcia. Creative dance for children: Barbara Mettler teaching a series of introductory classes at Meadowbrook Camp. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1954
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Mettler, Barbara and June Warner. Basic dance on a college level: workshop given at Goddard College. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1956.
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Mettler, Barbara. This is creative dance! : a picture book. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1962.
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Mettler, Barbara. Ten articles on dance by Barbara Mettler.Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, [1966?]
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Mettler, Barbara. Children's creative dance book. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1970.
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Mettler, Barbara. Basic movement exercises. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1973.
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Mettler, Barbara. Group dance improvisations. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1975.
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Mettler, Barbara. Creative dance in kindergarten. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1976.
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Mettler, Barbara. Materials of dance as a creative art activity. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1960, 1979.
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Mettler, Barbara. The nature of dance as a creative art activity. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1980.
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Mettler, Barbara. Tanz als lebenselement. Zurich: Verlag Musikhaus Pan AG, 1983.
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Mettler, Barbara. Dance as an element of life. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1983. (translation of previous title)
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Mettler, Barbara. Kreativer tanz mit kindern. Zurich: Verlag Musikhaus Pan AG, 1984. (translation of Children's creative dance book)
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[Mettler?], Barbara. Revolutionary dancing. Eteenpain. v. 14(59), Mar. 13, 1934.
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Mettler, Barbara. The relation of dance to the visual arts. Journal of aesthetics and art criticism. 5(4), March 1947.
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Mettler, Barbara. Arena or proscenium arch? Dance Production, 1956.
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Mettler, Barbara. Modern dance or show business? Dance Observer. May 1952.
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Mettler, Barbara. Improvisation: the most creative approach to dace. Dance Magazine. July 1966.
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Mettler, Barbara. The art of body movement. 1946, revised 1973.
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Mettler, Barbara. Creative dance - art or therapy? 1973, copyright 1976.
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Mettler, Barbara. Group movement expression. CORD Dance Research Monograph One, 1971-72, c1973.
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Mettler, Barbara. Dancer in a democracy. 1980.
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Mettler, Barbara. Autobiographical sketch 1: a dancer's history. 1980.
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Mettler, Barbara. Autobiographical sketch 2: artist or educator? 1981.
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Mettler, Barbara. The language of movement. Written for the Conference on Research in Dance, Mexico City, Dec. 5-8, 1985, copyright 1988.
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Mettler, Barbara. What is dance? Presented at the Master Teacher Preparation Institute, New York University, June 1987. Copyright 1988.
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The work of Barbara Mettler: teaching materials for creative dance (brochure). 1993.
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Cashman, Joanna. The legacy of Barbara Mettler: the making of a kinesthetic community. Contact Quarterly 23(2):53-57. Summer/Fall 1998.
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SERIES 6. CORRESPONDENCE
Box
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Student cards and letters 1970-1979
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Student cards and letters 1980-1989
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Student cards and letters 1990-1999
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Student cards and letters 2000-2002
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Student cards and letters undated
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Cross-Cultural Dance Resources, Inc.
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Forrell, Gene and Mildred (Gaby)
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SERIES 7. NEW YORK,
1931-1941
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Barbara Mettler School of the Dance, New York Brochures ca. 1935
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Door Sign, 1934-1940 139 W. 56th St. New York City
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Production material 1935-1939 New York City
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SERIES 8. NEW HAMPSHIRE,
1941-1953
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Dance and Music notations
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New Hampshire Farm Studio, 1941-44, Clippings and Notes
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New Hampshire School - Description and Brochure
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Outside teaching engagements, 1943
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Professional activities, 1947
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Summer 1953 - Tape recordings, discussions, Notes
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Teaching Materials, 1941-44 New Hampshire, Book II
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Teaching Materials, 1941-44 New Hampshire, Book I
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Teaching Materials, 1941-44 New Hampshire, Book III
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Theoretical material, 1942-1950 Diagrams
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Theoretical Notes, 1951-53
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WGBH - TV Boston. Proposal for daily television program, 1957
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SERIES 9. KEUKA COLLEGE,
1944-1946
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Work of Our School, 1943-1949
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Keuka College - Dance Demonstrations
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Keuka College - Department of Expressive Movement
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Keuka College - Press Releases 1944-1946
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Keuka College - Talks, Reports, Teaching Materials
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Reference Material: Tech., Content
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Reference Material: Form, Force
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Reference Material: Time, Space, Action
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Reference Material: Sound
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Reference Material: Sight
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Reference Material: Dance, Research
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SERIES 10. DANCE GROUP,
1938-1953
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Student work, 1938-1953 New York and New Hampshire
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Summer Dance Group, July 1940 - New Hope, PA
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Barbara Mettler - Personal. Sanbornton, NH, 1940-41
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Dance Group Diaries, Oct. 30, 1940 - Apr. 5, 1941
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Dance Group Correspondence and Reports, Summer 1941
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Dance Group Correspondence Winter 1940-41 (NH-NY)
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Dance Group Correspondence and Reports 1942-43
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SERIES 11. DANCE TOUR,
1953-54
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Correspondence, 1953-54 Tour (2 of 2)
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1953 Dance Group and Tour
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Dance Tour, 1953-54 Notes
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Dance Tour, 1953-54 Publicity
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SERIES 12. WORKSHOPS AND TOURS,
1947-1971
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Application for Guggenheim Fellowship, 1946-1947
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Outline Presented to the Guggenheim Foundation 1947, Book I
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Outline Presented to the Guggenheim Foundation 1947, Book II
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Material submitted to Guggenheim Foundation, 1947
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Demonstrations/Talks 1949-1953
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Teacher Training 1950-1951
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Teacher Training Class notes 1951-52
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Teacher Training Notes by Marcia Eastman, 1951-1953
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Workshops and Demonstrations, 1954-1959 East Coast
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Arizona State College, Flagstaff, Summer 1961
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Sedona Art Center - Summer 1961
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Workshops - Arizona Winter 1960-1961
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Tucson Community School 1961-62
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Children's Classes - Tucson 1961-62
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Tucson Community School Adult Classes, 1962
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Workshop Center for the Arts, Tucson, Oct. 2 - Dec. 4, 1962
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Arizona Workshops, Classes, Talks, 1962-1966
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Arizona State University Spring, 1965
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Indiana State University, June 1966
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San Diego State College, June 27 - July 1, 1966
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AAHPER Phoenix, Feb. 1966
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Children's Demonstrations, 1966-1968
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Pre-school and teacher training, 1966-1971
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SERIES 13. SUMMER COURSES,
1973-1995
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Summer Dance Company 1983
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International Summer School 1984
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International Summer School 1984 - Performances
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International Summer School 1984 - Costa Rica, visa denials
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International Summer School 1984 - El Salvador
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Summer Dance Company 1986
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Schedule and To Do Lists 1993
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SERIES 14. WINTER COURSES,
1986-1995
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Winter Workshop 1986
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Training Program, Winter 1989
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Fundraising for 1989 Winter Training Program
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Training Program, Winter 1990
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SERIES 15. STUDIO WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMS,
1967-1993
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Workshops, Demonstrations, Talks 1967-1975
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Martin Luther King Benefit, January 1969
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Special Education Teachers, Jan. 27 - May 5, 1969
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Psychiatric Group, Apr. 21 - May 26 1969
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Program Reports, 1970-1971
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Lorna King lecture, Oct. 15, 1971
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Amphitheater Public Schools Teachers, Feb 12, 1974
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Rhythmizomena, May - June 1980
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Tucson Hebrew Academy, Mar. 26, 1981
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American Dance Guild, June 1985
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Jean Robotham, Jan 13-17, 1986
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Arizona Illustrated--KUAT, May 1986
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Walter Sorell lecture, Mar. 20, 1988
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Studio Group, Feb 18 - June 30, 1988
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Tucson Jewish Community Center, Sept. 1988
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Cora's Church Performance, Apr. 16, 1989
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Amity, Dec. 12, 1990 and Oct 22-Nov. 2, 1990
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Karate group, Mar 3, 1991
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Smith College Club of Tucson, Mar. 19, 1991
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Billie Erlings' Group, Apr. 10, 1991
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Studio Program, Apr. 19 - 21, 1991
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Children's Workshops, Apr. 1 and May 6, 1992--Roz' second grade class
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Leslie Wright's group, Fall 1993
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SERIES 16. DANCE COMPANY AND TOURS,
1976-1981
Box
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Tucson Programs - Dance Company, 1976-1979
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New England Company Dance Tour, 1979
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New England Tour Correspondence, 1979
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Washington DC - Tour Planning 1980-81
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California Company Tour 1980 - Planning (tour did not happen)
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DANCE COMPANY IN THE SCHOOLS
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Dance Company in the Schools, 1979-1981
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Grant: AZ Commission on the Arts, 1980-81
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Grant: Tucson Commission on the Arts and Culture, 1980-81
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Tucson Unified School District
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SERIES 17. INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS,
1979-1992
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Spanish language - trans. of dance terms
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Health concerns, Costa Rica 1982
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International Seminar Costa Rica, 1982
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Television programs, Costa Rica 1982
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Workshop for teachers, Costa Rica 1982
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La improvisacion de baile en grupo (trans. by Yvette Citizen) Group Dance Improvisation, 1988
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Mexico City Conference, 1985
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Trips not taken, 1980-83: Israel, New Zealand, Curacao
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SERIES 18. U.S. WORKSHOPS,
1971-1994
Box
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Southern Arizona Mental Health Center, Fall 1971
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Ontario Gymnastic Federation, 1977
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La Placita Noontime Dance Project, 1979 May
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Navajo Schools, April 1981
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Rough Rock (Navajo) School, April 1983
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Centre for Creative Thought Talk, 1984
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Speakers Board, Univ. of Arizona, Apr. 17, 1984
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CORD Conference, Seattle Oct. 17-20, 1986
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Adage Project, NYU June 1987
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Accessible Arts, Kansas Nov. 13-14, 1987
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Kansas State School for the Visually Handicapped, Oct. 10-19, 1988
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Manhattan, Kansas. Wichita, Kansas Oct. 20-22 1988
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Tucson Unified School District, Jan. 12, 1989
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Accessible Arts - Kansas Forum, Mar. 9, 1990
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Amity Workshop, Mar. 18, 1990
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Wichita State University, June 1990
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J.F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA Sept. 21-23, 1990
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Festival in the Sun, Feb. 17, 1991
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Pima College Workshop, Oct. 2, 1992
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Jung Center, Houston, 1992
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Flagstaff workshop, 9/18/93
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Lynne McNett (planned for Seattle, 1993)
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Boston Area, 1994 (including Hampshire College)
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SERIES 19. SCRAPBOOKS,
1933-1991
Box
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Performances, 1933-1940 [oversize scrapbook in separate box, #10A]
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Barbara Mettler Dance Group, 1950-51
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Barbara Mettler Studio (scrapbook), 1951-53
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Barbara Mettler Dance Group (scrapbook), 1953-60
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Barbara Mettler (scrapbook), 1961-1965
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Appreciation Notebook from Students, Summer 1973
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Tucson Creative Dance Center (scrapbook), 1974-1976
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Publicity Scrapbook, 1977-1978
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Scrapbook: Curso de Danza Creativa (Costa Rica), Sept. 1979
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Studio Scrapbook, 1979-1981
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Studio Scrapbook, 1982-1986
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Scrapbook, Classes in Zurich, 1985
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SERIES 20. PHOTOGRAPHS,
1931-1990
Box
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Selected for videodisc
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Selected for Book-2 (not for videodisc)
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Basic Movements - selected for Book 2
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"Dance for Two" Duet, Cora and June - negatives and proofs
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Drama - Selected for Book 2
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Drum Quartet, Space Trio, Force Dance, Elbow Dance, Arm Dance - negatives + contacts
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Free movement expression - individual - selected for Book 2
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Free movement expression - duets, trios - selected for Book 2
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Sound + Music (selected for Book 2)
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Photos mounted for display
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Betsey, Frani - negatives and contacts
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Book 2 - Negatives and Proofs Allan Hammer
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Barbara Mettler - Dresden, 1931-1933
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Allan Hammer and Barbara Mettler ca. 1940?
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Barbara - New York - Allan Hammer
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Barbara Mettler Studio, 139 W. 56th St. 2nd floor, New York ca. 1939-40
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First Summer Course 1939 (outdoors) - New Hope, PA
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New Hampshire Farm Snapshots, (1), many with annotations
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New Hampshire Farm Snapshots (2)
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Hiking in the White Mtns, N.H.
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First Winter in Sanbornton ca. 1940
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Barbara Mettler portraits by Allan Hammer, ca. 1950 New Hampshire
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Barbara - New Hampshire ca. 1950 - Allan Hammer Negatives and contacts
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New Hampshire - Misc. Allan Hammer
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Prints made by Renzi from Allan Hammer negatives
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Boston ca. 1950 photographer Henry Renzi
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Renzi - Boston - Negatives + contacts
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Gallaudet College, Fall 1953
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Film Making - Jacksonville Beach, FL
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Student-made instruments NH-Boston ca. 1952
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Barbara Mettler portrait 1953 - Gerda Peterich
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Photo Collection - 6 prints by Gerda Peterich - for sale in 1955
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Dance portraits by photographer Gerda Peterich
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Dance Class, Boston 1959 photographer Henry Renzi
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Barbara Mettler portrait by Hazel Archer, 1963
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Flowing Wells Art Class Oct. 1963. photographer, Bill Sears
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Yankee magazine - New Hampshire, ca. 1969?
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Yankee magazine - contacts and negatives
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Nancy Davis, categorized by theme
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Nancy Davis - Contact Prints (photographer Bill Sears)
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Free-for-All, Apr. 30, 1972
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Summer 1974 - photographer Bill Sears
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Dance Company, 1976-77 photographer Gene Einfrank
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Dance Company 1978 - photographer Gene Einfrank
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Dance Company 1979 - Photographer Gene Einfrank
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Dance Company 1979 - N.E. Tour, March - April 1979 photographer Gene Einfrank
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Dance Company 1979 - 1980
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Dance Company 1980 - photographer Helmuth Grunowski
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Summer School 1982 - photographer Linda Rosenfield
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Dance Performance, Apr. 16, 1989 Universalist Unitarian Church (head, Cora Miller)
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Barbara Mettler portrait, Tucson - ca. 1990?
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New Hampshire people, 1967-1980
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Edward Porter's photographs ca. 1979
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Box
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1 box of negatives of photos for Book 3, Cliff Abbott, Exercise Book
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SERIES 21. FILMS, VIDEOS, AUDIOTAPES
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Drum Dance. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1957. 1 film reel (? min.): sd?, ?; 16mm.
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Free Movement Expression. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1957. 1 film reel (12 min.): sd., col.; 16mm.
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Mother and Daughter. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1945?. 1 film reel (? min.): sd?, ?; 16mm.
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Mrs. Mettler's New Hampshire. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 19??. 3 film reels (? min.): sd?, ?; 16mm.
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Box
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Creative Dance for Children. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1977. 4 film reels (63 min. total): sd., b&w; 16mm.
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Movement Improvisation. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1957. 1 film reel (19 min.): sd., col.; 16mm.
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Sound and Movement. Directed by Barbara Mettler. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1957. 1 film reel (17 min.): sd., col.; 16mm.
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Unboxed, oversize film reels, in individual protective cases:
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The Art of Body Movement. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1970. 2 film reels (68 min.): sd., b&w; 16mm.
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Group Dance Improvisation. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1978. 1 film reel (34 min.): sd., col.; 16 mm.
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A New Direction in Dance. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1978. 2 film reels (58 min.): sd., col.; 16 mm.
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Outline of videotape Summer Courses, 1978 (spiral-bound booklet)
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1978 Summer Course, tapes 1-15 (#11 damaged), 3/4" videocassette
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Box
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| 15 |
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1978 Summer Course, tapes 16-30, 3/4" videocassette
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Box
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1978 Summer Course, tapes 31-45, 3/4" videocassette
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Box
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| 17 |
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1978 Summer Course, tapes 46-60, 3/4" videocassette
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Box
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1978 Summer Course, tapes 61-69, 3/4" videocassette
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Desert Dances, Aug. 10, 1983. 3/4" videocassette + DVD copy
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International Group, Tucson Creative Dance Center, Summer 1984, KUAT Arizona Illustrated. 3/4" videocassette + DVD copy
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Pure Dance, original recording. 3/4" videocassette + DVD copy + VHS copy. 58 min.
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The Language of Movement, VHS cassette, 24 min.
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Three Excerpts from a Group Dance Improvisation, 1980. VHS cassette, 31 min.
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An Improvised Group Dance, 1980. VHS cassette, 51 min.
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Movimiento Creativo en Costa Rica, 1987. VHS cassette, 31 min.
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Baby Dance, 1988. VHS cassette, 12 min.
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Box
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1978 Summer Course. DVD copies of tapes 1-69 (#11 was unable to be transferred due to damaged tape). Transfered to DVD 2003
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Box
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| 20 |
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1986 Summer Project, 46 VHS cassettes, numbered 1-50 with gaps.
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Box
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| 21 |
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Excerpts from Free Group Dance Improvisations, 1978. 3/4" videocassette + DVD copy
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Space patterns of movement with Intro by B. Mettler, 1978. 3/4" videocassette + DVD copy
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Time patterns of movement with Intro by B. Mettler, 1978. 3/4" videocassette + DVD copy
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Force patterns of movement with Intro by B. Mettler, 1978. 3/4" videocassette + DVD copy
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Hollinger Elementary School Demonstration, Feb. 6, 1979 - Barbara Mettler Dance Company. 3/4" videocassette + DVD copy
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Selections from Dance Company Program, Sound of Movement. Apr. 25, 1980. 3/4" videocassette + DVD copy
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Talk by Diane Ealy and discussion with Dance Company, Apr. 25, 1980. 3/4" videocassette + DVD copy
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Barbara Mettler Dance Co. 1979 - 30 sec. La Placita PSA. 3/4" videocassette + DVD copy
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Box
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AB Roll Master for Language of Movement. 1" open reel videotape.
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The Language of Movement. 1" open reel video (protection copy). Einfrank, 1989.
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Baby Dance, edited master. 1" open reel video.
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1. Larita Institute [interview], 1963
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2. IV [autobiographical interview] NH, Allen, Germany. Undated.
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3. Dance Feature: Barbara Mettler, 11/89, Sharon Aoki
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4. Pure Dance: a Demonstration (soundtrack), Spring 1979
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5. Barbara Mettler: Biographical relation to Isadora Duncan
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6. Practice for Lecture/Demonstration, Apr. 17, 1979
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7. Costa Rica discussion with staff, 9/27/79
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8. Music - Barbara. Undated.
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9. La Placita, Manzo, and Kino programs - Barbara Mettler Dance Co., 1979.
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10. La Placita, Manzo, Kino program discussion, Jan. 19, 1979.
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11. Interview I. Undated.
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12. Interview II. Undated.
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13. June teaching. Undated.
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Folder of transcripts of audiotapes
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Box
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OPEN REEL AUDIOTAPES, PLUS AUDIOCASSETTE COPIES OF EACH
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1. Tour Story, No. 1, Bus Tour, With BM & JJ Speaking
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2. Tour Story, No. 2, Bus Tour, With BM & JJ Speaking
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3. Tour Story, No. 3, Bus Tour, With BM & JJ Speaking
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4. Tour Story 1 & 2, Recorded by Barbara Mettler, Boston May 24-25, 1955. 1. Preparations @ Rock Ridge; 2. Preparations (continued)
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5. Tour Story 3 & 4, Final Preparations & Start Goddard College, Green Mountain Jr. College, Middlebury College. Back at Rock Ridge. On the Road to Philadelphia
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6. Tour Story 5 & 6, On the Road: Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Chapel Hill
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7. Tour Story 7 & 8. On the Road (continued), Rockhill, SC, Christmas vacation. Jacksonville Beach: The Film
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8. Tour Story 9 & 10. 9. On the way home. S. Illinois University, Easter vacation, Michigan State College, Toledo, Morgan State College, Baltimore, back in N.H.
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9. Goddard College Workshop, Lesson 1, 10/26/52. "Theme: Expressive Use of Body Parts"
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10. Goddard College Workshop, Lesson 2, A & B, "Theme: Tension Relaxation Activity/Passivity"
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11. Goddard College Workshop, Lesson 3, A & B, "Theme: Movement and Sound"
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12. Goddard College Workshop, Lesson 4, 10/29/53. "Theme: Movement and Design; Sub-themes: Qualities of Movement Continuity"
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13. Goddard College Workshop, Lesson 5, 10/30/53. "Theme: Creative Group Expression; Sub-theme: Movement Ideas"
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14. Howard University Workshop, 12/4/53, (side 1 only)
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15. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 12/11/53, (sides 1 & 2)
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16. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 12/12/53. Lesson I (22 min.)/Lesson II, (sides 1 & 2)
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17. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 12/12/53. Lesson II (15 min.)/Lesson III, (sides 1 & 2)
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18. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 12/53. Workshop Lesson III
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19. Southern Illinois University, 4/8/54, (sides 1 & 2)
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20. Southern Illinois University, 4/8/54, (sides 1 & 2)
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21. Summer 1951. Reel *. Student orchestras. Two student orchestras. 1. w/ pipe, 2. w/ harp. Rock Ridge Farm, Meredith, New Hampshire, Barbara Mettler Studio
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22. June 18, 1953, 2pm. Class & pulse: Breath: Voice. Reel No. 2, A. both sides recorded, B. concluded on second reel: 3a
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23. June 18, 1953, afternoon. Class - Sound * Reel No. 3, A. Conclusion Pulse: Breath: Voice. Larger group, Dance plus discussion, B. Abstract Qualities of Movement and Sound Part 2: June 20, 1953 (concluded)
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24. June 19, 1953, 9am. Tension Relaxation Activity Passivity. Reel 4 A&B, (discussion on Reel 5)
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25. June 19, 1953, am. Discussion of Tension/Relaxation: Activity/Passivity. Reel No. 5, A,B, both sides complete
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26. June 19, 1953. Reel No. 6. Class: Sound *. A. Free vocal sound (yawn, sigh, etc.), afternoon concluded on opposite side: shout section. B. Abstract qualities of movement and sound: Part 1: concluded on Reel 3B
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27. June 24, 1953. Reel No. 7 A, B. (complete on both sides), Sound and Movement: Problems of Accompaniment, 2:00 p.m. Rock Ridge Farm, Good demonstration of class work, class conducted by BM, instrumental sound
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28. June 25, 1953, 8pm. Discussion: Summer school 1953, Reel 8 A&B (concludes on Reel 9A)
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29. June 25, 1953, 8pm. Discussion: Summer School 1953, Reel 9 A, concludes on side A
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30. June 26, 1953, 2pm. Rock Ridge, Reel 10 A&B (continued and concluded 10A. Class led by BM/Side 1 Speech sounds, own language, Side 2 Speech own language, poem, story. Valuable good demo of class work
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31. June 26, 1953. 4pm. Words & vocal sounds, Reel 11 A&B, concluded on 11B., Rock Ridge, "very valuable"
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32. June 1953. Discussion at Farm, Theoretical Discussion
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33. July 14, 1953. Reel No. * Led by Cora, Cora's Sound group improvisation. Free warmup (facial), Spanish, own words, both sides, "side 2: valuable, side 1: no use"
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34. July 14, 1953. Reel No. ** Group: Free vocal sounds, equal emphasis on sound and movement. Side 1: recorded, side 2: clear, "very valuable group improvisation" led by Cora
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35. 1956. BM - Recorded Lesson (inc)
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36. April 23, 1956, Wed. Recording student made instruments, Extras
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37. Home Made Instruments, tape 1, 1/30/59
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38. Home Made Instruments, tape 2, 1/30/59
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39. Student Made Instruments, Apr. 19 & 23, 1959
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40. Norma Canner's Report, June 1960
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41. BM's talk to Music Therapist, Hotel Statler, Nov. 14, 1959
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SERIES 22. ARTWORKS
Box
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1 watercolor landscape, 14" x 20", not framed or matted, signed Fairfield Porter '28, To Bob, Dec. 1928.
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1 watercolor landscape, 4' x 6", "Reykjavik, Iceland", matted, signed F. Porter, 1924.
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1 b&w crayon sketch, 12" x 16", on black paper backing, "The Possessed, Part III, Chapt. 6, sect. II", signed Fairfield Porter.
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1 watercolor landscape, 16" x 18 1/2", not framed or matted, unsigned.
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1 watercolor landscape, 13 1/2" x 23" matted, unsigned.
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1 watercolor of dancers, 13" x 18", not matted or framed, signed, "To Barbara, love, Harriet Russell-Downs, '88".
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1 pen-and-ink sketch, 10" x 11 1/2", matted, "Barbara Mettler, Dancer - Prelude", signed Ethel Parsons Paullin, 1939.
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1 pen-and-ink sketch, 10" x 11", not matted or framed, damaged (folded), "Barbara Mettler, Dancer - Rehearsal (Dissenter)", signed Ethel Parsons Paullin, 1939.
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1 painting (tempera?) on hardboard, matted, title on cover, "Percussion lesson", signed Ethel Parsons Paullin.
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Laminated Photographs: Exhibition Prints. Photographs by Bill Sears. Dance Students, Mettler Studios, Tucson, AZ 1964-1969. Most laminated to hardboard.
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