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The book jacket for Suzanne Shelton Buckley's biography of Ruth
St. Denis, published in 1981.
Ruth St. Denis with Ted Shawn in "Tillers of the Soil,"
part of a Greek Pageant held at the University of California, 1916.
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Collection
Overview
Creator: Buckley, Suzanne Shelton
Title: Suzanne Shelton Buckley
Collection, Carson-Brierly Dance Library
Inclusive Dates: 1879-1985; bulk
1978-1985
Size: 24 linear ft.
Processed By: Matthew Duffy and
Thyria Wilson, 2004
The Suzanne Shelton Buckley Collection contains materials from
her research and writing about Ruth St. Denis (1879-1968), a dancer
and choreographer who was a seminal figure in modern dance. It also
contains a wealth of material on a variety of dance subjects and
American culture.
Scope and Content
Series 1 contains materials on Buckley's research on Ruth St. Denis,
including her dissertation, book manuscript, and miscellaneous research.
It is divided into a number of sub-series.
The Correspondence (1959-1961, 1975-1885) sub-series contains original
letters and a postcard from Ruth St. Denis to Phillip Baribault;
notes and correspondence with individual and repository sources;
and notes, correspondence and forms regarding her dissertation and
defense.
The Dances (1975-1980) sub-series has descriptions and notes of
the Ruth St. Denis dances “Babylon” and “White
Jade.”
The Drafts / Notes (1980) sub-series is arranged numerically by
chapter and inter-chapter numbers and contains the unbound signed
copy of Buckley's dissertation and drafts and notes of the dissertation
chapters and inter-chapters.
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| The General (1975 to 1980) sub-series includes
material on Buckley’s dissertation procedures, financial records,
and general information on repositories and research. It contains
Buckley’s receipts and notes of her dissertation expenses;
letters and notes regarding interviews; letters, notes, articles,
and bibliographies of general library research; the New York Public
Library catalogue and dance brochure; notes from her dissertation
defense; and University of California at Los Angeles Library Brochures
and general information.
The Research (1881-1980) sub-series is arranged alphabetically
by topic and contains articles, correspondence, ephemera, essays,
legal documents, maps, news clippings, and poems. Some of the research
materials are copies of primary sources, including documents, correspondence,
and ephemera. This sub-series also includes articles, lists, notes,
maps, and news clippings.
The Manuscript (1879-1965, 1977-1981) sub-series contains material
relating to the publication of Buckley’s dissertation in 1981
as Divine Dancer: A Biography of Ruth St. Denis by Doubleday
& Co. The materials include book jackets, correspondence with
publishers, lists, notes, photocopies of photographs, publicity,
news clippings, and a poster and news clippings on the Ruth St.
Denis Day held in Somerville, New Jersey in 1981. The 1879-1965
dates relate to photocopies of photographs.
The Miscellaneous Research sub-series contains articles about Ruth
St. Dennis and influences upon her by Buckley, and papers and poems
by Ruth St. Denis. It also contains a chronology of St. Denis' life
from 1884 to December 1968.
The Photographs and Multi-media sub-series contains primarily non-textual
items about Ruth St. Denis. It contains original photographs, programs,
articles and Ruth St. Denis’ autobiography. The photographs
have not been processed. This sub-series also contains audio interviews
on cassette tape that Buckley conducted with various people associated
with St. Denis. Microfilm of a number of publications are also included,
and contain the New York Herald Tribune; European Edition,
Paris, France (July 1906-Sept. 30, 1906); and letters and journals
from St. Denis.
Series 2 contains materials from Buckley's student years, and from
her teaching activities (1982-85). The 1982-85 files include subject
files related to her classes, as well as files for her classes in
American Studies at the University of Texas. Folders contain classroom
materials, teaching plans, student papers, student reports, and
teacher evaluation forms.
Series 3 contains subject files relating to various dance topics.
The material was arranged alphabetically by topic by Suzanne Shelton
Buckley and contains articles, correspondence, documents, notes,
and ephemera. This series has not been fully processed.
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