Dance

Resources are listed in alphabetical order. More information can always be found by using our website search bar, or contacting a member of our staff.

Articles

Pages from our Past articles written by Bill Kemp

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Dance marathons, walkathons once talk of the town

Although born out of the Roaring Twenties, dance marathons and walkathons peaked in popularity ...

Article

Biographies

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Fell, Hester Vernon

Hester Vernon Fell was born on March 2, 1819 in Little Brittain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania...

Biography

Noble, Emily Vecchi

Emily (Vecchi) Noble was born on Church Street in London, England on February 4, 1886 to Enrico...

Biography

Finding Aids

Archival collection finding aids (full contents of collections available on site)

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Sanders, Josephine ("Irene Delroy") / Pike-Sanders

This collection includes scrapbooks, posters, and photographs from Irene Delroy’s career. It a...

Finding Aid

WLS Barn Dance

WLS Radio’s National Barn Dance was one of the most popular and longest running programs on rad...

Finding Aid

Videos

Livestreamed and recorded presentations by staff, experts, and community members.

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Black History Project: Living Statue Performances

Video