University of Maryland Department of Dance records
Collection
0211-SCPA
The University of Maryland Department of Dance provided bachelor's degrees in the field of dance from its creation in 1967 and into its inclusion in the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies in 2010. Dorothy Madden, the department's founding chair, had previously taught dance in the Department of Health and Physical Education, where the university had originally established both a major and a minor in dance. This collection includes programs and newspaper clippings from Department of Dance productions, and covers concerts supervised and directed by Dorothy Madden, Anne Warren, and Larry Warren.
The collection is open for research use.
There are no restricted files in this collection.
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The University of Maryland Department of Dance records covers the period from 1971-2007; the bulk of the material date from 1971 to 1990. The collection consists of programs from Department of Dance performances and periodical clippings related to the department. This collection features productions directed and supervised by University of Maryland Department of Dance faculty, including Dorothy Madden, Anne Warren, and Larry Warren.
The Department of Dance was first established as a separate department within the College of Arts and Sciences in 1967. The University of Maryland had previously offered a major and a minor in dance through the Department of Health and Physical Education. The founding chair of the department was Dorothy Madden, who had also served as the University of Maryland's first dance instructor. Madden taught at the University of Maryland from 1948 until 1977, serving as chair of the department from its creation until 1972. In 2010, the department was part of an academic reorganization resulting in the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, a resident unit of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, and exists administratively within the College of Arts and Humanities.
This collection is organized into two series:
Transfer of this collection to Special Collections in Performing Arts was facilitated by Professor Anne Warren on March 6, 2014.
Original order was maintained for this collection.
Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library