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Finding Aid for the J. Warren Perry Collection of Ballet Photographs, circa 1910-1960Mus. Arc. 3.2State University of New York at Buffalo. Music Library112 Baird Hall Buffalo, New York 14260-4750 United States Phone: 716 645-2924 Fax: 716 645-3906 Email: musique@buffalo.edu URL: http:ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/music © 2008. State University of New York at Buffalo. All rights reserved.
Information for UsersPreferred Citation[Specified item], J. Warren Perry Collection of Ballet Photographs, circa 1910-1960, Music Library, The State University of New York at Buffalo. Terms of Access and UseMaterials can be examined by qualified researchers in the Music Library during hours of operation during which Music Librarians are present. In order to insure access, researchers are advised to contact the Music Library in advance of visits. CopyrightCopyright for the materials in the collection does not reside with the Music Library. Therefore, patrons wishing to publish any item, or part of an item from this collection for any purpose, are responsible for securing requisite permissions. Administrative InformationAcquisition InformationGift of J. Warren Perry, November 2004. Accruals and AdditionsNo further accruals are expected to this collection. Alternate FormsEntire collection has been digitized. Processing InformationProcessed by John Bewley. Biographical NoteDr. J. Warren Perry was born in Richmond, Indiana in 1921. He earned his B.A. at DePauw University in 1944, his Master's at Northwestern University in 1952, and his Ph.D. at Northwestern in 1955. Dr. Perry has been on the faculties at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern Medical School, and the University of Chicago. He was also employed as deputy assistant commissioner for research and training in the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration at the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in Washington, D.C. Dr. Perry is the founder of the School of Health Related Professions (now the School of Public Health and Health Professions) at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He served as dean of the school from its founding in 1967 until 1977. Dr. Perry has devoted much of his life to supporting the arts. Before moving to Buffalo he was one of the founders of the Lyric Opera Company in Chicago. Since arriving in Buffalo Dr. Perry has served as chairman or board member for several local organizations, including the Buffalo Philharmonic, Community Music School, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, Artpark, and Friends of the Center for the Arts. The numerous awards granted to honor Dr. Perry's contributions to the community include the Buffalo Arts Councils' Supporter of the Arts award, the Buffalo Distinguished Citizen Award, and national Outstanding Philanthropist Award. Scope and Content NoteThe J. Warren Perry Collection of Ballet Photographs, ca. 1910-1960 is a complement to the J. Warren Perry Collection of Photographs, circa 1910-1971. It consists of 300 black and white photographs of many of the most significant ballet dancers of the mid-twentieth century, especially the 1950s. Many of the photographs bear inscriptions from the dancers to Dr. Perry. The collection also contains the photographic work of the most important dance photographers of the first half of the twentieth century, including Herman Mishkin, Witzel, Maurice Seymour, Fred Fehl, Roger Wood, Houston Rogers, Martha Swope, Michael Dunne, George Platt Lynes, and Walter E. Owen. ArrangementThe collection is arranged in two series:
I. People.
Arranged alphabetically by person's name.
II.
Productions. Arranged alphabetically by city location.
Container List
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. SubjectsBallet Russe de Monte Carlo--Photographs
Ballet companies--Photographs
Ballet dancers--Photographs
Ballet--Photographs
Bolshoi teatr SSSR. Balet--Photographs
New York City Ballet--Photographs
Royal Ballet--Photographs
Sadler's Wells Ballet--Photographs
GenresBlack-and-white
photographs
Photographs
Portraits
Associated MaterialRelated ResourcesRelated Resources in the Music Library
Chiefly photographs of opera singers and productions, with
additional photographs of other musicians, ensembles, and performing
venues.
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