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Anne Spencer Speaks: Images in the Garden collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS14986

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of files and media, ca. 800 items (4 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8.5 linear feet), circa 1985-1996, relating to the creation and performance of Anne Spencer Speaks : Images in the Garden which was composed and directed by Esther M. Olin and choreographed by Betty Sue Moehlenkamp. The collection includes research files, correspondence, contracts and release forms, programs, publicity materials, news clippings, and audio and video recordings. In addition, there is a copy of J. Lee Greene's biography of Anne Spencer, Time’s Unfading Garden, annotated by Esther M. Olin, which has been transferred to Rare Books. Also of interest is an audio recording of an interview with Anne Spencer's daughter, Bethel Calloway Spencer Stevenson (November 3, 1986).

Dates

  • Creation: 1985-1996

Extent

800 items

Language of Materials

English

Title
Anne Spencer Speaks: Images in the Garden collection MSS14986
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States