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Papers, 1920-1985
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- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Gurzau, Elba Farabegoli.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coro D'Italia.
- Esperia Dancers.
- I Vivaci Choral and Dance Group.
- Folk Dance Leaders Council.
- Folk Dance Demonstration Group.
- I Ballerini Dance Group.
- Italian American Folk Arts Federation of America.
- Italian Mother's Club.
- Nationalities Service Center (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Philadelphia Committee for Italian Relief.
- Folk Festival Council of New York.
- Italian Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social life and customs.
- Italian Americans.
- Folk dancing, Italian.
- Italian Americans--New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs.
- Italian Americans--Social life and customs.
- Costume, Italian. mn.
- Costume, Italian.
- Folk dancing.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Ethnic groups.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Physical Description:
- 15 lin. ft. : photos.
- Place of Publication:
- 1920-1985
- 1920-1985.
- Summary:
- Italian and international folkdance enthusiast, instructor and author. Papers include diaries, correspondence, writings, pamphlets, brochures, photographs, records relating to her early life in New York City and to numerous Italian-American folkdance organizations in New York and Philadelphia. Organizations include Folk Festival Council of New York, Coro D'Italia, and Esperia Dancers, all of New York City; I Vivaci Choral and Dance Group, Folk Dance Leaders Council, Folk Dance Demonstration Group, I Ballerini Dance Group, Italian Folk Arts Federation of America, all of Philadelphia. The papers also document Gurzau's career as a teacher and social service worker with the New York YWCA's Italian Mother's Club program in the 1930s, Philadelphia Nationalities Service Center, 1945-1982, and Philadelphia Committee for Italian Relief, 1940s. They include drafts and research materials for her book, Folk Dances, Costumes and Customs of Italy, 1964, rev. ed. 1981.
- Correspondents: Thomas Cotton, Leonard Covello, Michael Herman, Mary Wood Hinman, Reed Lewis, Patricia Parmelee, Eddy Nadel, Viltis Beliajus, Frank Farabegoli.
- Notes:
- Photographs separated from the collection are in the library's Visual Catalog.
- Unrestricted.
- Local Notes:
- The Balch Institute Library and Archives
- Finding Aid/Index:
- Unpublished register available in repository.
- OCLC:
- 15322621
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