Boston Conservatory Dance Department collection, 1944-2018

This collection is arranged into ten series: Administrative Files, Financial Records, Special Programs and Trips, Faculty/Staff files, Curriculum, Boston Conservatory Dance Theater, Photographs, Audiovisual Recordings, Instruments and Costumes, and Event Files.

Series 1, Administrative Files: This series consists of organizational records such as department profile and policy documents, meeting records, reports, planning and strategic vision documents, and correspondence. Material in this series primarily dates from the 1990s through the 2010s and has been maintained in its original order.

Series 2, Financial Records: This series contains primarily department budget and scholarship records, as well as documentation pertaining to copyright and rental agreements. The majority of this series dates from the 1990s and 2000s and has been maintained in its original order.

Series 3, Special Programs and Trips: This series contains records related to special outreach and summer dance programs as well as international trips, primarily in the 1970s and 80s. Materials include correspondence, programs, catalogs, schedules, and financial records. This series has been maintained in original order.

Series 4, Faculty/Staff files: This series primarily contains personnel files for Dance Department faculty and staff, as well as meeting records, correspondence, and headshots. Personnel files are arranged alphabetically by last name and primarily date from the 1970s through the 2000s.

Series 5, Curriculum: This series contains materials related to the department’s curricular development from the 1960s through the 2000s, including course objectives and syllabi, academic calendars, and other curricular material. This series has been maintained in its original order.

Series 6, Boston Conservatory Dance Theater: This series comprises promotional materials, correspondence, clippings for the Boston Conservatory Dance Theater (BCDT), as well as some production records. This series has been maintained in its original order. For BCDT programs and additional production records, see Series 10: Event Files.

Series 7, Photographs: This series comprises photographs compiled and arranged by Dance Department administrators. Photographs primarily document mainstage performances and rehearsals, as well as some classroom instruction, from the 1940s through 2010. This series has been maintained in original order.

Series 8, Audiovisual Recordings: This series contains assorted performance recordings on audio reel, UMatic, Betamax, VHS, and DVD. This series is currently arranged by format.

Series 9, Instruments and Costumes: This series primarily percussion instruments used in classroom teaching and performances, rooted in the teaching styles of Jan Veen and Katrine Amory Hooper. This series also includes a pair of ballet flats that likely belonged to a member of the department leadership. These items are not dated and have not been arranged.

Series 10: Events Files: This series comprises Dance Department production records, programs, and clippings for performances, commencement ceremonies, galas, and other events from the 1940s through 2011, including a large volume of BCDT-related event files.. This series is arranged chronologically.