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MS-218, Josephine Schwarz Papers

Collection Number: MS-218

Title: Josephine Schwarz Papers

Dates: 1876-2004

Creator: Schwarz, Josephine, 1908-2004

Summary/Abstract:

The Josephine Schwarz Papers consist of a collection of the personal correspondence,

photographs, writings, and memorabilia of Josephine and, to a lesser extent, the personal papers

of her sister Hermene Schwarz. The collection encompasses a wide range of topics, including the

Schwarz School of Dance, the Dayton Ballet, correspondence concerning dance and ballet-

related issues, personal correspondence with family, friends, and students, her journals, diaries,

and scrapbooks, ballet and family photographs, and memorabilia.

Quantity/Physical Description: 28 linear feet

Language(s): English, German

Repository:

Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

45435-0001, (937) 775-2092

Restrictions on Access: There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection,

however, please note due to preservation concerns, original audio and video materials cannot be

played in the reading room. Patrons may have access to reference copies. Items without reference

copies can be digitized at the request of a patron for the cost of creating a digital copy. Please

provide us at least two weeks advance notice if you would like to request an audio or video

reference copy. Call (937) 775-2092 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Use of

digitized content is subject to conditions governing use.

Restrictions on Use:

Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright

holder.

Existence and Location of Copies: A digital copy is available of a VHS tape in box 43, file 14

titled “Ballets Filmed by Charles W. Snyder” (ask at reference desk for ms218_e0001). In

addition, a digital copy of a VHS tape in box 43, file 20 titled “Amahl and the Night Visitors,”

with Gretchen Albrecht – Singing, Acting, Dancing is available (ask at reference desk for

ms218_e0002).

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Preferred Citation:

[Description of item, Date, Box #, Folder #], MS-218, Josephine Schwarz Papers, Special

Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

Acquisition:

This collection was donated to the Wright State University Special Collections and Archives in

1991 by Josephine Schwarz.

Separated Material:

Photos were separated from their albums for preservation purposes. Oversized materials are

stored in a separate location.

Revisions:

Additions were made by Christa Streib. The collection was reorganized and further additions

were made by John Armstrong, May 2001, June 2004 and March 2005. The finding aid was

reformatted and additions were made by Victoria Penno, December 2013.

Related Material:

MS-48, Dayton Ballet Company

MS-193, Schwarz Jane Reece Collection

Processed by: Dorothy Smith and Lisa Priolisi, December 1991

Arrangement:

This collection is divided into eleven series and eight subseries:

Series I: Schwarz School of Dance, 1923-1995

Series II: Dayton Civic Ballet, 1930-2004

Series III: Correspondence, 1862-2004

Subseries IIIA: Dayton Ballet and Schwarz School Correspondence, 1920-1989

Subseries IIIB: Personal Correspondence from Students and Friends, 1927-2002

Subseries IIIC: Family Correspondence, 1862-2004

Subseries IIID: General Correspondence, 1991-2003

Series IV: Personal and Family Papers, 1876-2004

Series V: Published and Unpublished Materials, 1920-1999

Series VI: NEA Dance Advisory Panel, 1975-1981

Series VII: Hermene Schwarz Papers, 1921-1987

Series VIII: Scrapbooks, 1920-1994

Series IX: Journals and Diaries, 1916-2004

Series X: Audio and Visual Materials, 1876-2004

Subseries XA: Photographs, 1876-2004

Subseries XB: Cassette and Reel-to-Reel Tapes, 1953-1993

Subseries XC: 16MM Film and Video Tape, 1948-1998

Subseries XD: Phonograph Records, 1950-1959

Series XI: Memorabilia, 1880-2004

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Biographical/Historical Note:

Josephine Schwarz was born in Dayton, Ohio, on April 8, 1908, the fourth of five children to

Joseph and Hannah Schwarz. Her eldest sister Hermene was born in 1902, followed by Milton

in 1903, Babette in 1906, but she later died in 1909 from meningitis, and Gustave, Gus, in 1915.

Hannah Schwarz took her daughters to see Anna Pavlova dance at Memorial Hall in Dayton,

Ohio, when they were very young. Josephine, Miss Jo, as her friends, students, and colleagues

have affectionately known her throughout her life, began her dance career in the Botts Dance

Academy, a local school of dance. Her mother enrolled her in dance class to regain her strength

after being bedridden with a severe case of the mumps. When her skill and desire outgrew her

local teacher, she studied in Cincinnati, Ohio each Saturday. This proved to be expensive so

Miss Jo opened a school of dance in her living room at the age of 14. Her sister Hermene played

the piano. There were ten students and the lessons cost 10 cents each. This was how Jo earned

the money for her own lessons.

Hermene’s interest in learning how to dance grew and after high school she worked in a doctor’s

office earning money for both Jo and her to go to Chicago. The sisters spent three summers in

Chicago, studying and performing with Russian dancer Adolph Bolm, from the Russian Imperial

Ballet, at the Bolm School of Dance. They became members of the Ravinia Opera Ballet

Company.

Both Miss Jo and Hermene traveled to Europe in the 1930’s to study at the Hellerau-Laxenberg

School in Vienna, Austria. They also studied with modern dance pioneer Mary Wigman. Miss

Jo performed in the Burg Theater in Vienna and also toured with Bolm’s “Ballet Intime” while in

Europe.

Josephine and Hermene founded the Schwarz School of Dance in Dayton in 1927. Hermene was

the accompanist for the classes when the school began, but soon became teacher, designer of

costumes, scenery builder, wardrobe manager, and official photographer. The Schwarz School

was one of the first to combine modern dance and ballet training for all students. Miss Jo

continued to pursue a performance career and studied with George Balanchine at the new School

of American Ballet in New York City in 1934. She studied at the school for three years under

Balanchine, as well as with modern dancers Charles Weidmann and Doris Humphrey. She

performed professionally on Broadway with the Humphrey-Weidmann Theater Company and

was a solo dancer with the Broadway show, “Life Begins at 8:40.” Bother Hermene and Miss Jo

presented many concerts in various cities. Hermene continued to run the Schwarz School in

Miss Jo’s absence. Miss Jo’s performance career ended in 1937 with a disabling knee injury.

Miss Jo returned to Dayton and rejoined her sister Hermene at the Schwarz School of Dance.

The sisters expanded the school and established the Experimental Group for Young Dancers.

The group included dancers of various ages, backgrounds, and experience. Most were trained in

the Schwarz School. Its purpose was to provide the school’s more advanced dancers an

opportunity to gain performance experience by presenting concerts to local organizations. They

performed ballets in Dayton, Cincinnati, and Cleveland. Miss Jo gave lectures and

demonstration programs for groups in Dayton. Hermene was also director in charge of group

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activities for the Dayton Recreation Bureau. She organized the first ballet classes at the Linden

Center.

Hermene took a leave of absence from the school in 1943 and became the first girl in Dayton to

serve as a Red Cross occupational therapist in England and France during World War II. After

three weeks of training in Washington, D.C., she spent 3 ½ years overseas mostly working in

hospitals with wounded servicemen. Hermene received two citations, one from President

Roosevelt for her service in the Normandy invasion, and the other from the captain of the ship

which brought her back to America, for her help with the wounded. Following the war,

Hermene continued her Red Cross service work at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C.,

lecturing and doing therapy work. While Hermene was serving in Europe, Miss Jo was

performing with her group for the Service Club and Base Hospital.

During this time, the Experimental Group for Young Dancers performed for two opera seasons

with Metropolitan Opera stars at Memorial Hall and with the Symphony Pop Concerts. The

group also performed with the Frigidaire shows from 1945 to 1950. Miss Jo also taught classes

at the Harmon Avenue School. By 1952, Hermene was back in Dayton and in full swing in her

roles as dancer, teacher, costume designer, and photographer for the Schwarz School of Dance.

The Experimental Group for Young Dancers expanded and evolved into the Dayton Civic Ballet,

a nationally known regional dance company. It was the second regional dance company to be

established in the United States. Josephine and Hermene continued to run the Schwarz School of

Dance until 1984, when it became the Dayton Ballet Dance Center under the Dayton Ballet

Association. This merged with the Jon Rodriguez School of Ballet in 1988 and became known

as the Dayton Ballet School.

The Schwarz School of Dance reached the community through municipal shows, local television

productions, benefits, Brown Bag Ballets for workers and shoppers in downtown Dayton, and

thousands of school programs. Many of Miss Jo’s students went on to becoming outstanding

performers in the world’s major ballet and modern dance companies. Jeraldyne Blunden, and

Schwarz School of Dance alumna, founded the internationally acclaimed Dayton Contemporary

Dance Company and credited Miss Jo with opening up dance to African Americans in the

1940’s. Miss Jo was also responsible for beginning the annual Regional Dance America

Performance/Choreographic Conferences that bring together ballet directors and their students to

discuss and collaborate on choreography for their companies.

Josephine was an active member of the dance community on a national level. She served as a

member of the Dance Advisory Panel of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in 1978

and 1979 and worked tirelessly to obtain funding for regional dance companies from the NEA.

She was honored as one of Dayton’s Top Ten Women in 1970. Miss Jo received an honorary

Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Dayton in 1974 and was awarded an honorary

Doctor of Humanities degree from Wright State University in 1982. She testified before

Congress in 1983 for the American Arts Alliance. Josephine and Hermene were honored by the

Dayton Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews at their Brotherhood Award

Dinner in 1984 for their contributions to dance in Dayton. Miss Jo was the American Dance

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Guild Honoree for 1985, and also received the Regional Dance America/Northeast Region

Award in 1990. She was named to the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame in 1991.

Miss Jo’s accomplishments include several articles that were published in Dance Magazine. The

most notable was a series entitled “Primer for Parents,” including articles as “That Grand

Institution: The Annual Dance Recital,” and “Three Keys for Building Good Dancers.” She

choreographed numerous ballets. Of particular note is “I Watched Myself Grow Up,” which was

completed in the early 1950’s and performed in 1953. Miss Jo’s writing included two

unpublished book manuscripts, one entitled “A History of Dance for Children,” and an untitled

manuscript on dance.

Hermene died in 1986. Miss Jo honored her sister by organizing a commemorative program

entitled “Remembrances of Miss Hermene” that was presented in 1987. When Miss Jo was

honored by the American Dance Guild in 1985, she emphasized the tremendous contributions

her sister had made to her career with the following tribute: “And without doubt, my sister (in

homage), whose talents and taste added a beautiful patina to school and company alike, I would

not be standing here tonight to thank you for this honor had it not been for Hermene, I assure

you.”

Josephine Schwarz has been described by her peers as “artist, dancer, essential teacher,

choreographer, visionary, and maker and shaper in the world of the arts.” Miss Jo spent her last

years in Colorado, near her brother Gus’s families. She passed away on February 27, 2004, in

Boulder, Colorado.

Scope and Content:

The Josephine Schwarz Papers is a collection of the personal correspondence, photographs,

writings, and memorabilia of Josephine and, to a lesser extent, the personal papers of her sister,

Hermene Schwarz. The collection encompasses a wide range of topics including the Schwarz

School of Dance, the Dayton Ballet, correspondence concerning dance and ballet related issues,

personal correspondence with family, friends, and students, her journals, diaries and scrapbooks,

ballet and family photographs, and memorabilia. Researchers should be aware that more

detailed information concerning the Dayton Ballet Company is available in MS-48.

Series I, Schwarz School of Dance, consists of records related to the operation of the Schwarz

School of Dance. Included in this series are lecture notes from class sessions, lectures from

special summer school sessions, program and recital information, and scripts for a number of

ballets. The records provide information about the content of the class instruction, as well as the

progression of classes and students. Span dates are 1923 to 1990.

Series II, Dayton Civic Ballet, is an eclectic collection of papers related to the Dayton Ballet

Company. Included in this series is the constitution and by-laws of the Experimental Group for

Young Dancers, the forerunner of the Dayton Ballet Company. Also included are the articles of

incorporation for the Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund, a variety of newspaper articles about

the Dayton Ballet, and a number of newsletters and programs related to the Dayton Ballet and

other ballet companies. As noted previously, more extensive information about the Dayton

Ballet Company can be found in MS-48.

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Series III is the most extensive of the Josephine Schwarz Papers. Series III, Correspondence,

contains the correspondence of Josephine Schwarz from 1925 to 2003. The series is divided into

four subseries. Subseries IIIA, Dayton Ballet and Schwarz School Correspondence, contains

correspondence related to the Dayton Ballet Company and the Schwarz School of Dance. In this

subseries researchers will find Miss Schwarz’s correspondence with ballet schools and societies,

magazine editors, and book publishers. Within this correspondence there is also information

about proposed ballets, performance schedules, and repertoire. Of particular interest are her

notes concerning her 1983 testimony before Congress for the American Arts Alliance. This

subseries also contains letters of commendation praising Dayton Ballet Company performances.

The span dates for this subseries are 1920 to 1998. Subseries IIIB, Personal Correspondence

from Students and Friends, contains personal correspondence received and sent to Miss

Schwarz’s students and friends. Much of the correspondence relates to the placement and

progress of Dayton dancers in ballet companies throughout the United States and overseas. The

span dates for this subseries are 1927 to 2000. Subseries IIIC, Family Correspondence, contains

the family correspondence of the Schwarz family and relatives. A major part of the subseries is

Miss Schwarz’s letters to family members as she traveled around the United States and overseas.

Of particular interest are her 1925 to 1927 letters from Chicago while she was attending the

Adolph Bohm School of Dance, her 1929 to 1930 letters from Europe, and her 1932 to 1936

letters from New York when she attended the School of American Ballet. Also included in this

subseries are letters from brothers, nieces and nephews, and a variety of cousins. Of particular

interest are letters from Josephine's brother, Milton, while he was overseas during World War II,

and letters from her other brother, Gustave or "Gus," from his home in Wyoming. The span

dates for this subseries are 1925 to 2000. Subseries IIID, General Correspondence, contains

general correspondence received and sent by Josephine primarily during the 1990s. The

correspondence is divided by year beginning in 1991 and ending in 2003.

Series IV, Personal and Family Papers, contains a variety of personal and family papers spanning

a period beginning in 1902 and ending in 1999. Included are such items as the Josephine’s birth

certificate, estate files of Joseph and Hannah Schwarz, the trust agreement of Josephine and

Hermene Schwarz, and a variety of newspaper and magazine clippings. Also included is the

citation for Josephine's honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Dayton and

newspaper clippings concerning her honorary Doctor of Humanities degree received from

Wright State University in 1982. Finally, included in this series are 27 years of "Weekly

Minders" detailing her daily schedule of appointments. The "Weekly Minders" begin in 1972

and end in 1999.

Series V, Published and Unpublished Materials, contains a variety of published and unpublished

materials written by Josephine Schwarz. Miss Schwarz wrote a variety of articles about dance,

particularly as it relates to children. Of particular note are her "Primer for Parents," "That Grand

Institution: The Annual Dance Recital," and "Three Keys for Building Good Dancers," which

were published in Dance Magazine. Also contained in this series are two books she was

working on that were never published—“A History of Dance for Children" and an untitled work

about dance. Finally, Miss Schwarz wrote a number of ballets. Included in this series is

background information on two ballets written, or being written, by Miss Schwarz. The first, "I

Watched Myself Grow Up" was completed in the early 1950s and first performed in 1953. The

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second, "American Legends and Traditions," was never completed. Span dates for this series are

1927 to 1990.

Series VI, NEA Dance Advisory Panel, includes information concerning Miss Schwarz’s

membership on the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Dance Advisory Panel. In this

series researchers will find her correspondence with other members of the panel between 1975

and 1981, as well as copies of dance related grants written to the NEA. Miss Schwarz served on

the Dance Advisory Panel in 1978-1979. Part of her duties was to review grant requests and

make recommendations for funding.

Series VII, Hermene Schwarz Papers, contains the personal papers of Hermene Schwarz.

Included in this series are her estate records, letters she wrote to her family, and a variety of

photographs. Noteworthy is a section on her World War II experience as a Red Cross worker in

Europe. Included in this section are her letters home, photographs of Hermene in her Red Cross

uniform, and photographs of her co-workers. Finally, included in this series is a section

concerning a commemorative program, "Remembrances of Miss Hermene," sponsored by

Josephine in 1987, after Hermene's death in 1986. The span dates on this series are 1925 to

1987.

Series VIII, Scrapbooks, contains thirteen scrapbooks. Included are several scrapbooks about the

Schwarz family, Hermene's World War II scrapbook, two scrapbooks containing articles and

programs pertaining to the Schwarz School of Dance, and several scrapbooks about dance in

general. These scrapbooks span the period 1920 to 1990.

Series IX, Journals and Diaries, consists of journals and diaries written primarily by Josephine

Schwarz. Miss Schwarz wrote her first diary in 1916 and her last in 1981. Most of the journals

and diaries document Josephine's travels in South America, Europe, and within the United

States. Also included are several travel diaries written by Hermene, a remembrance written by

her mother of her mother’s Lindeman years, and the travel diary of several cousins who traveled

west in 1944-1945.

Series X, Audio and Visual Materials, consists of audio and visual material and is divided into

four subseries. Subseries XA, Photographs, contains over 1400 photographs grouped into three

areas. The first area documents performances of the Dayton Ballet Company and the Schwarz

School of Dance. The second area contains photographs of family and friends. The last area

contains photographs of Josephine’s and Hermene's travels in the United States and overseas.

Subseries XB, Cassette and Reel-to-Reel Tapes, contains a variety of cassette tapes documenting

Dayton Ballet performances and a lecture by Miss Schwarz to the University of Southwest

Louisiana. Of particular note is a recording of a special tribute to "Miss Jo." Also included in

this subseries is a reel-to-reel tape of a "No Words-Cut Version" of "I Watched Myself Grow

Up." Subseries XC, 16MM Film and Video Tape, contains a variety of VHS tapes concerning

ballet and performances of the Dayton Ballet Company. Also included are three 16-MM films

that have been converted to VHS tape and DVD. Finally, Subseries XD, Phonograph Records,

contains fourteen phonograph records inscribed with performances of the Dayton Ballet

Company during the 1950s. On several researchers will hear the voice of Josephine Schwarz as

the narrator.

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Series XI, Memorabilia, contains memorabilia related to Josephine Schwarz and the Schwarz

family. Included are several autograph books and several guest books documenting special

occasions. Of particular note are the honorary doctoral hoods Miss Schwarz received from the

University of Dayton and Wright State University, as well as a child's dance costume from the

Schwarz School of Dance. Also, of note, is the last box in the collection containing memorial

service materials and information, newspaper clippings, and letters of condolences after

Josephine’s death in 2004.

Subject Terms:

Persons/Families

Schwarz, Josephine, 1908-2004

Schwarz, Hermene, 1902-1986

Organizations/Corporate Names

Schwarz School of Dance

Dayton Civic Ballet

Dayton Ballet--History

Places

Dayton (Ohio)

Subjects (General)

Performing arts--Ohio--Dayton

Ballet--United States

Dance schools

Family and Personal Papers

Women

World War II

Material Types

Books

Audiocassettes

Correspondence

Safety Film

Clippings (information artifacts)

Paintings

Phonograph records

Programs

Reel-to-Reel

Scrapbooks

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Collection Inventory

Series I : Schwarz School of Dance, 1923-1995

Box File Description Date

1 1 Brochures - School Aims, Teachers, Courses, etc. c.a1950s-1970s

2 Notes From Dance and Choreography Seminars 1942-1960

3 Lecture Notes (Three Notebooks) 1942-1959

4 Lecture Notes (Three Notebooks) 1942-1959

5 Lectures 1930-1959





10 Last Choreography Dance Workshop with Liz Lermon 1995

11 Miscellaneous Lecture Notes 1923-1980

2 1 Schwarz Summer School 1951

2 Schwarz Summer School 1952


4 Marilyn McCoy’s Summer School 1955

5 Student Notes and Comments on Summer School 1955

6 Summer Course Evaluations 1957










16 Student Summer Papers 1967


3 1 Schwarz Summer School 1970









10 Schwarz School Bulletins 1950-1981

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11 Jo’s Ballet at Noon 1980

12 Art of Performing Classes 1982

13 Hermene’s Costume Sketches 1983

14 Costume Designs Undated

15 Recital Directions and Information Undated

16 Blue Bird Recital 1945

Scripts

4 1 “Early American Suite” c.a1940s

2 “The Bird’s Christmas Carol” 1946

3 “Quest” 1953

4 “The Ugly Duckling” 1953

5 “I Watched Myself Grow Up” 1953

6 "The Enchanted Rose" 1954

7 “Academy of Creative Arts Goes to the Beach” 1954

8 “The Nutcracker of Nuremberg” 1955

9 “The Birthday of the Infanta” 1956

10 “Hansel and Gretel” Undated

11 “Séance” Undated

12 “Miss Wishes and Her Three Whispering Cats” Undated

13 “Anthology” Undated

14 “Christmas Program of Dances” Undated

15 “The Little Match Girl” Undated

16 “Peter and Wendy” Undated

17 Christmas Program-“Traveler and Gold Closed” Undated

18 School Programs 1922-1945

19 School Programs 1941

20 School Programs 1967, 1980-1986

21 Schwarz School Alumni Association Newsletters c.a1980s

22 Schwarz Studio Christmas Cards c.a1950s-1960s

23 Games for Parties c.a1960-1990

24 Magazine and Newspaper Clippings 1966-1983

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Music Note Charts Undated

Series II: Dayton Civic Ballet, 1930-2004


5 1 Constitution and By-Laws – Experimental Group for

Young Dancers; Children’s Ballet Company; Dayton

Theatre Dance Group

c.a1930s

2 Dayton Ballet Company Members Personal Goals 1977

3 Dayton Ballet Dancers Summer Plans 1996

4 Newspaper and Magazine Clippings 1939-2000

5 Draft Letter to “Dayton Daily News” (Never Sent) 1966

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6 Performance and Lecture Notes 1970-c.a1980s

7 Briefing for Teachers Whose Students are to Attend

The Third Young People’s Concert

Undated

8 Repertoire (List) Undated

9 Ballet Company Budget 1966-1967

10 “Jacob’s Pillow” Performance Payments 1972

11 Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund – Articles of

Incorporation and Code of Regulations

1992

12 Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund – Summary

Reports

1992-1993


Reports

1994-1995


Reports

1996-1997

15 Dayton Foundation – Financial Statements 1987-1998

16 Dayton Ballet Society Bulletin 1953

17 “Sunday Letters” – 25th Anniversary of Dayton Civic

Ballet

1960-1962

18 25th Anniversary Brochure 1960-1961

19 “Ballet Ballyhoo” – Published by The Friends of

Dayton Ballet, Inc.

1980-1991

20 Dayton Ballet Association 1992-1994

21 Surprise Dinner in Honor of Miss Josephine and Miss

Hermene Schwarz – Script and Program

1958

22 Surprise Dinner in Honor of Miss Josephine and Miss

Hermene Schwarz – Program and Photographs

1958

23 Introduction to Band Shell Concert 1964

24 “Dance Concerts ‘70’” – Program 1970

25 Dayton Ballet Souvenir Program 1980

6 1 Dayton Ballet Dance Center, 1985 Dance Class for

Pianist’s Training Program

1985

2 Season Programs and Promotion Flyers 1973-1995, 2004

3 50th Anniversary Brochures 1987-1988

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50th Anniversary Poster 1987

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Poster 1990

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The Night Before Christmas Poster Undated

4 “Ballet A La Carte” Program – Wright State

University

1995

5 Dayton Community Dance Partners Brochure c.a1990s

6 Souvenir Dance Program – 12th American Dance

Festival

1959

7 Northeast Regional Ballet Festival Program 1963, 1984

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8 “Dancing – A Ford Foundation Report” 1983

9 Miscellaneous Ballet Bulletins and Reviews 1984-1996

10 “Jay Leyda: A Life’s Work” by NYU, Tisch School of

the Arts

1988

11 Ballet Performance Booklets, 1999-2000, 2000-2001,

2001-2002 Seasons

1999-2002

12 Ballet Performance Booklets, 2002-2003 Season 2002-2003

13 Ballet Performance Booklets, 2003-2004 Season 2003-2004

14 Mailing List – Donors to Dayton Dancers Fund 2001

Series III: Correspondence, 1862-2004

Subseries IIIA: Dayton Ballet and Schwarz School Correspondence,

1920-1998


7 1 General Correspondence 1956-1993

2 Dayton Ballet Company 1944-1959




6 Schwarz School of Dance 1934-1963

7 Schwarz School of Dance 1964

8 Schwarz School of Dance 1965




12 Josephine’s Job Description 1978

13 Schwarz School of Dance and Dayton Ballet

Company

1963-1982

14 Ballet Companies and Societies 1960-1970

15 School of American Ballet 1970-1979

8 1 NERBA Festival 1959-1979

2 Dance Magazine 1950-1957

3 Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund 1992-1995

4 Publishers 1957-1960

5 Publication of “Primer for Parents” 1969-1972

6 American Arts Alliance Notes and Letters, Re:

Testimony before Congress

1983

7 Ohio Magazine, John Baskin 1984-1990

8 Allegro Fund 1988

9 Ohioanna Library Association 1989-1998

10 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Rachel Ballou 1989-1990

11 Don McDonaugh, Ballet Review, Re: Hermene’s 1989

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Photos

12 OHIODANCE Award Committee 1988

13 Choreography Conference 1964

14 Letters to Dance Company 1974-1975

15 Review of Pauline Koner Study for Office of

Education, Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare

1968

16 Testimony to the House of Representatives

Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee for the

Interior, on Behalf of Federal Funding of the National

Endowment for the Arts

Apr 26, 1983

9 1 Letters of Commendation 1920-1929

2 Letters of Commendation 1930-1939




Subseries IIIB: Personal Correspondence from Students and Friends,

1927-2002


10 1 Dr. Joe Albrecht 1988

2 Debbie Andergg (Kwan) 1991-1993

3 Jack Anderson 1990-1997

4 Julie Bacon 1980-1992

5 Gloria Bailen 1972-1975

6 William Bales 1967

7 Lynnie Barlow 1972-1975

8 Kay Bayless 1993

9 Laura Beavers or Laura Koverman Murley 1973-1985

10 Jeralyne Blunden 1992-1994

11 Beatrice Bohm 1927

12 Mary M. Borchers, Part I 1989-1994

13 Mary M. Borchers, Part II 1995-1998

14 Cynthia Bowden and Charlotte Assarson 1968, 1978

15 Thatcher Clark 1953-1963

16 Gregory Clough 1978

17 Donald E. Conner 1993

18 Judy Coy (Marshall) 1952-1994

19 Amy Davis 1972-1976

20 Candice Decaire 1981

21 Emma H. Dhonau 1997-1999

22 Debbie Dineen 1963-1965

Duell Family Letters

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23 Kitty, Amy, & Debbie 1978-1990

24 Reine Marie Duell 1973-1993

25 Daniel Duell 1969-1991

26 Joseph Duell 1972-1984

27 News Reports & Articles of Joseph Duell’s Death 1986

28 Joey Duell’s Suicide – Enclosed Letters to Josephine 1986

29 Marilyn Hunt regarding Joseph Duell 1993-1994

11 1 De Ann Duteil and Elena Commendador 1977-1994

2 John Eichelberger Undated

3 Amy Eifert 1964-1994

4 Penny Free 1986

5 Joe Frock 1990-1993

6 Jenny Galle 1970-1972

7 Ed (Slim) Garlitz 1933

8 Vicki Garlitz 1970-1972

9 Dorothy Garrett 1985

10 Helene Ginn 1981-1991

11 Julane Goodrich

12 Lenore Gorham 1950-1952

13 Tim Graves 1971-1973

14 Melissa Greene 1983

15 Jeffery Gribler 1974-1983

16 Pearl Harris 1986

17 Patricia Heigel 1953-1963

18 Lisa Helminiak 1981

19 Doris Hering 1993-2008

20 Hobart 1981-1982

21 (Charles) C. Addison Hoffman 1977-1980

22 Ann Hubler 1976-1993

23 Marilyn Hunt 1995

24 Bess Imber 1996-2003

25 Judith Brin Ingler 1995-1997

26 Celia Ipiotis 1986

27 Dan Jamison 1970-1982

28 Macy Janney 1981-1992

29 Nancy Ruth Johnson 1950-1953

30 Jerome Judson 1966

31 Maribeth Kambitsch 1976-1982

32 M. Kline 1949

33 David Kleine 1982

34 Kenneth J. Kuntz 1993

35 Paul Law 1979

36 J. Lehm 1990

37 Jay Leyda c.a1930s-1951

38 Tim Less 1976-1978

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39 Patti Luthy 1981

40 P. L. Mathews 1990

41 Jerrold S. Maxwell 1980-1989

42 Jim May 1989

43 Grant McDaniel 1985-1992

44 Mac McGraw 1994

45 David McLain 1982

46 Jacque Middleton c.a1980s

47 Nancy Miller (Anna Baker) 1964-1983

48 Ruth Mitchell 1988

49 Lynne Moon 1970-1983

50 Michelle Morgan 1969-1993

51 Terry Morris 1995-1996, 1999

12 1 Dido Nicholson 1976-1981

2 Karen Olszewski 1982-1994

3 Katrina Oost 1976-1993

4 We Sun Park 1968-1969

5 Cindy Payne 1985-1986

6 Tracy Pesut 1982

7 Syb & Bob Praeger 1995-1997

8 Ross Reimuller 1956-1958

9 Carol Richard 1994

10 Mia Rosal 1983

11 Camille Ross 1983

12 Jane Reece Aug 1947

13 Mary Lynn Sachs (Barlow) 1951-1954

14 Bess Saylor, Part I 1958-1969

15 Bess Saylor, Part II 1970-1979

16 Bess Saylor, Part III 1980-1993

17 Ronnie Schwinn 1958

18 Llona Sears 1934

19 Stuart Sebastian 1976-1991

20 Harold Shaw 1941

21 April Shawn 1958

22 Barbara Sommer Penny 1984, 1994

23 Kathrine Sopley-Walker 1971

24 Reid & Peggy Sprague 1966

25 Jennifer Sprowl 1976-1994

26 Iris Stamas 1955-1957

27 Dee Strapp 1974-1976

28 Jill Stebbins 1980-1981

13 1 Sarah Stravinska (Sarah Jane Williams) 1957-1988

2 Jacquie Strub 1970-1971

3 Robert M. Thoma 1994, 2001-2002

16

4 Kathy Trick 1972-1976

5 D. Van Teylingen 1929-1930

6 Tillie Tolle 1980

7 Suzanne Walters 1984

8 Shirley Weaver (Ripp) c.a1950s

9 Tad Wellbaum 1980

10 Ginny Welton, Re: Stuart Sebastian Oral History

Project

1996

11 Tim Williams 1970-1993

12 Donna Wood 1971-2003

13 Becky Wright c.a1960s-2002

14 Miscellaneous Letters – No Last Name on Letter

(Claudia, 1932-1952; Lottie, Undated; Charlie, 1980;

Cindy, Rachel, Rebecca, Undated; Mary, 1985; Gene,

1986; Sally, 1984; G, 1985)

1932-1986

15 Various Dancers Studying Summer Courses c.a1960s-1990s

16 Miscellaneous Postcards 1982-1993

Subseries IIIC: Family Correspondence, 1862-2004


14 1 Various Older Family Correspondence Undated

2 Gustav Lindeman Letters (Typed) 1862-1867, 1886

3 Joseph Schwarz and V.H. Monette (Insurance Policy) 1952-1959

4 Joseph Schwarz with Sichel, Koch & Blum 1938-1941, 1954

5 Joseph Schwarz and H. Fleischman (Guatemala) 1948-1956

6 Joseph and Hannah Schwarz Letters from Trips 1950-1959

7 Hannah Schwarz Letters to Hermene & Josephine in

Chicago

1930-1944

8 Hannah Schwarz Letters to Josephine and Hermene c.a1950s-1960s

9 Letter from Uncle Sid to Hermene 1928

10 Postcard to Herman Schwarz from Hannah Schwarz

(Photo of Josephine as child on card)

Oct. 14, 1909

11 Jo’s Letters to Family from Adolph Bohm School of

the Dance, Chicago, IL

1925



1926



1927

14 Jo’s Letters from Europe 1929

15 Jo’s Letters from Europe 1930

15 1 Jo’s Letters to Family 1931

2 Jo’s Letters to Family from New York 1932

3 Jo’s Letters to Family from New York 1933

17

4 Jo’s Letters to Hermene 1933

5 Jo’s Letters to Family from New York-Boston-

Chicago

1934


Chicago

1935


Chicago

1936

8 Jo’s Letters to Hermene 1943-1944

9 Jo’s Letters to Hermene 1946-1948

10 Jo’s Letters from Big Bend, TX 1945-1946

11 Jo’s Letters from Perce’-Gaspe-Peuins, Canada Trip 1949

12 Jo’s Letters to Family 1940-1948

13 Jo’s Letters from Delta Queen, Martha’s Vineyard,

and Conn. American Dance Festival

1951

14 Jo’s Letters During Trip West to Ogden, CA 1954


16 Jo’s Letters from Canada and Columbia University 1956


18 Jo’s Letters from Germany 1984

19 Christmas Letters to Family & Friends 1980, 1991. 1992

20 End-of-the-Year Letters 1991-1996

21 Birthday Cards – 86th 1994

22 Jo’s 90th Birthday 1998

23 Letters from Jo Undated

24 Letters from Jo 1990-2000

25 Milton Schwarz WWII Letters 1942-1943

26 Milton Schwarz WWII Letters 1944-1945

27 Milton Schwarz Letters 1951, 1962-1977,

1993

28 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters 1930s-1959

16 1 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters 1960-1969

2 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters 1970-1979



5 Gustave Schwarz – Loans for House 1954-1983

6 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters from Moab, UT 1959-1990

7 Pete & Bri Schwarz 1959-1992

8 Cousins – General 1981-1993

9 Robert & Bill Rosenthal 1985-2000

10 Richard, & Marlene Domini 1991-1998, 2004

11 Babette Domini 1977-1985, 1988-

1993

12 Miscellaneous Family – Hirschman, Lindeman,

Simon, Fairman, Bernstein, Rothenberg

1913-1996

18

16A 1 Milton Schwarz WWII Letters and Photographs

(1943-1944)—Compiled by Johannah Edgerton

Schwarz Franke (1 of 2)

Aug 2004

16B 1 Milton Schwarz WWII Letters and Photographs

(1943-1944)—Compiled by Johannah Edgerton

Schwarz Franke (2 of 2)

Aug 2004

17 1 Franke Family 1955-1959

2 Franke Family 1960-1969






8 Franke Family Undated

9 Amy Franke-Shoffner 1986-1998

10 Johanna Schwarz Franke Correspondence 1983, 1996-1999,

2001-2002

18 1 Etta Koch & Children ( Patti, June, Betsy) 1959-1995

2 Sichel Family 1932-1986

Subseries IIID: General Correspondence, 1991-2003


18 3 Correspondence 1991-1992

4 Correspondence, Part I 1993

5 Correspondence, Part II 1993

6 Correspondence 1994



19 1 Correspondence, Part I 1996





19A 1 Correspondence, Part II 1998






19

7 Miscellaneous Undated

8 “Who’s Who in Entertainment” 1995-1997

9 New York Public Library for the Arts 1991-1993

10 Wright State University 1990-1996

11 Trees for the Future (Dave Deppner) 1994-1997

12 University of Dayton (Donation of Photos & Books) 1994-1995

13 Dayton Art Institute and Dayton Walk of Fame 1998

Series IV: Personal and Family Papers, 1876-2004


20 1 Family Histories—Schwarz, Lindeman, Sichel, Okes,

Franke, Hirschman, etc.

Undated

2 Family and Friends Writings 1913, ca. 1970s,

1996-1998

3 Return of a Birth Certificate 1937

Joseph & Hannah Schwarz Information

4 Property Deeds & Transfers – Joseph & Hannah

Schwarz

1926-1965

5 Joseph Schwarz and Hannah Lindeman Marriage

Certificate and Invitations

1902

6 Joseph & Hannah Schwarz Estate File 1926-1967

7 Joseph and Hannah Schwarz Social Security

Documents

1952

8 Birth Certificate – Hannah Lindeman 1876

9 Hannah Lindeman Schwarz Diary (Typed) 1897

10 Death of Hannah (Lindeman) Schwarz 1965

11 Remembrances of Hannah Lindeman Schwarz Undated

12 Newspaper Clippings Collected by Hannah Schwarz 1906, 1938-1958,

1972-1975

13 Hannah Schwarz – Miscellaneous Information 1981, 1901, 1951-

1952

14 Joseph & Hannah Schwarz 50th Wedding Anniversary 1952

15 Joseph & Hannah Schwarz Vaccination Cards 1952

16 Joseph Schwarz – Certificate of Recognition, Aleph

Zaoik Aleph of the Bnai Brith (See also OV 23, Fol 9)

1944, 1955

17 Joseph Schwarz – Boy Scout Information 1963

18 Joseph Schwarz Hospital Information 1939-1940

19 Joseph Schwarz Correspondence – Jewish Affairs 1942-1960

20 Joseph Schwarz – Miscellaneous Membership Cards

& Certificates

1930, 1951-1967

OV Fol Joseph Schwarz Dayton Lodge No. 147 Membership 1901

20

23 8

21 Newspaper Clippings about Joseph Schwarz 1956-1966

Josephine & Hermene Schwarz

20A 1 Trust Agreements – Josephine and Hermene Schwarz 1974-1988

2 Dispersal of Family Antiques 1973

3 Sale of 1232 Amherst Place, Dayton OH (Schwarz

Home)

1975

4 Move to Frasier Meadows Manor, Boulder CO 1994

5 Chorus Equity Association Receipts 1935-1936

6 Diary Entries, Re: Knee Surgeries c.a 1940s

7 “Day by Day,” Travel Summary of Smithsonian Tour

of Australia and New Zealand

1989

8 Citation for Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts,

University of Dayton

Apr. 29, 1974

9 Program – The President’s Club 1977 “Citizen Legion

of Honor Award” – Josephine & Hermene Schwarz

Oct. 12, 1977

10 Salute to Career Women Program Jun 1, 1982

11 Wright State University Honorary Degree – Program

And Newspaper Clippings

1983

12 Donations to Dayton Art Institute 1983-1995

13 “Miss Jo” by Melissa Greene, Ohio Magazine Nov. 1983

14 Program – Dayton Chapter of the National Conference

of Christian and Jews Honors…Josephine and

Hermene Schwarz

Nov. 13, 1984

15 “Society” Newspaper Clippings 1902, 1906

16 Newspaper Clipping – Dayton Daily News 1932, 1952, 1979-

1994, 2001-2004

17 Newspaper and Magazine Clippings 1941-1998, 2004

18 The Dance Magazine of Stage and Screen (See Pg. 27) 1930

19 Art et Danse (See Pg. 9) 1957

20 Impulse 1961, The Annual of Contemporary Dance

(See Pg. 18-19)

1961

21 “The Making of a Dancer, Conference ’85,” The

American Dance Guild (Josephine Schwarz, Honoree)

(See Centerfold)

1985

22 “Regional Dance America, Northeast Festival” (See

Pg. 6 – Josephine received Northeast 1990 Award)

1990

23 “Top Ten Women” 1990

24 Invitation to Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame Induction

Ceremony

1991

25 95th Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame Awards Program 1995

26 “Dance Women/Living Legends” Program

Autographed by Jeraldyne Blunden

Undated

27 Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles 1985-2004

28 First Contract (Partial) Between Josephine Schwarz Jul. 18, 1934

21

and Charles Weidean

29 Last Will and Testament – Jane Reece 1959

30 Josephine Schwarz Birth Certificate Apr. 8, 1908

31 “Questions for Miss Jo” (With handwritten responses) 1996

32 30th Anniversary Celebration 1957

21 1 Weekly Minders 1972-1974

2 Weekly Minders 1974-1976










22 1 Weekly Minders 1993-1995

2 Weekly Minders 1996

3 Weekly Minders 1997, 1998

4 Weekly Minders 1999

5 Expense and Tax Record 1976-1980

6 Address Book c.a 1960s-1970s

7 Address Books (4) Undated

8 Address Books (3) c.a 1980s-1990s

Series V: Published and Unpublished Materials, 1920-1999


23 1 Senior High School Themes 1927

2 “Jo’s Oddball Writings Rarely Having Anything to do

with Dance”

c.a. 1920s

3 “The Backyard’s of New York” c.a. 1930s

4 “Creative Dance” 1945

5 “Introduction to Primitive Dance” 1945

6 “Introduction to Renaissance” 1945

7 “Introduction to History of Ballet” 1946

8 Dance Magazine Article – “That Grand Institution:

The Annual Dance Recital”

1950

9 “Dancing Lessons for Small Fry? Why? When?” 1950

10 “Three Keys for Building Good Dancers” 1954

11 Dance Magazine Article – “Three Keys for Building

Good Dancers”

1954

12 “Emergency Ward” 1956

22

13 “Murder! Cried ‘Q’ or Project Abandoned” 1956

14 “Don Hugo” 1956

15 “How to Make a Dance” 1956

16 Book Review of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch’s book,

“On the Art of Writing”

1956

17 “Stepping Stones for Young Dancers” 1959

18 “About the Related Arts” c.a 1950s

19 “Before the Curtain Rises,” Chapters I-VIII c.a 1940s

20 “Before the Curtain Rises,” Chapter VIII c.a 1940s

21 “Before the Curtain Rises” c.a 1960s

22 Handbook Proposal to Publisher – “Primer for

Parents”

c.a 1950s

23 “Primer for Parents” (Draft) c.a 1950s

24 “A Fairy, A Pancake, and an Elephant for the

Teacher”

c.a 1950s

25 “Dance Recitals Are a Whale of a Job” c.a 1950s

26 “Nothing by Chiffon” 1956

24 1 “Before the Curtain Rises” c.a 1960s

2 “How Dancers Make Dances” 1968

3 Rewrite of “Primer for Parents” c.a 1970s

4 American Dance Guild Reprint from Dance Magazine

of “Primer for Parents”

c.a. 1970s

5 “Gazotherapy” 1975

6 “The Training of a Dancer” 1980

7 “How to Look at Dancing, The Silent Language” c.a 1980s

8 Josephine’s “Letters Home,” in The Charles Weidman

Newsletter

1990

9 “Anna Katrina – Ballerina” Undated

10 “For Fear a Little Nose Might Break” Undated

11 “For Teachers of Young Dancers” Undated

12 “Dance Through the Ages” Undated

13 “Dancer to Dancer” Undated

14 “The Blue Vase” Undated

15 “Craft of Choreography” Notes 1969

16 “Green Peas” Notes 1996

17 Interview Notes with Music/Dance Professionals 1957

18 Bread Loaf Conference 1957

19 “Balanchine’s School,” Dance Chronicle, Vol. 9 No. 3

Page 186 and 407

1986

“A History of Dance for Children” (Proposed Book)

20 Chapter I, “The Rhythm of the River” c.a 1940s

21 Chapter II, “The Ancient Greeks Dance Also” c.a 1940s

22 Chapter III, “The Botticelli Box” c.a 1940s

23 Chapter IV, “To You” c.a 1940s

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24 Chapter V, “The Little Girl Who Didn’t” c.a 1940s

25 1 Letters to Nancy Longfellow, Illustrator 1945

2 Nancy Longfellow’s Pencil Drawings for “History of

Dance for Children” & “Long Before the Curtain

Rises”

c.a 1940s

3 Original Artwork by Nancy Longfellow c.a 1940s

“I Watched Myself Grow Up” (Ballet)

4 Beginnings 1948-1953

5 Script, Narration, and Choreography 1952

6 Narrators Comments 1952

7 Original Musical Score 1953

8 Premier 1953

9 Newspaper Clippings 1953, 1993

10 Trails and Failures for “I Watched Myself Grow Up” 1988

11 The “I Watched Myself Grow Up” Abortion During

1987-1988 50th Anniversary Season

1988

12 Abbreviated Introduction & Narrators Script 1988

13 Programs 1953-1978

Proposed Book on Dance

14 Chapter 1, “Stepping Stones for Young Dancers” 1959

15 Chapter 2, “Dancers – The Beautiful Deceivers” 1959

16 Chapter 3, “Keys to Technical Skill” 1959

17 Chapter 4, “A Touchstone for Artistic Skill” 1959

18 Chapter 8, “Your Wonderful Partner Music” 1959

19 Critique of Book (Author Unknown) 1959

“American Legends and Traditions” (Proposed Ballet)

26 1 Annotated Scenario 1975

2 Handwritten First Draft 1975

3 Musical Score for Act I by Nicholas Skedgell 1976

4 Musical Score for Act II by Nicholas Skedgell 1976

5 Correspondence with Nicholas Skedgell 1975-1976

6 Miscellaneous Notes 1975-1976

7 Narration for “Song of Hiawatha” 1975

8 Research – Awanee Camp Day Program, “Hiawatha” 1936

9 Research – “A Great Painter, A Royal Naturalist on

Wild Missouri”

Undated

10 Research – “Carl Bodmer’s Unspoiled West” by

Marshall B. Davidson

1963

11 Research – Souvenir Program, Southwest All-Indian

Pow Wow

1939

12 Research – “Songs of Life, Live of Song” Program 1975

13 Research – “Indian Talk,” Vol 2, No. 10 of The Native Aug. 1975

24

Americans Magazine

14 Research – “Dance Research Journal,” Vol VII/2 1975

15 Research – Museum of the American Indian, Heye

Foundation, Tour Book, and Leaflets

1964-1975

16 Research – Field Museum Visitor Guide Undated

17 Research – Steno Notebook with Notes 1975

18 Research – List of Books Used for Research

(See Box 49 for Books)

2001

Letters to the Editor, Other Research, and Speeches/Lecture Notes

19 Letter to the Editor, Dayton Daily News Oct. 10, 1993

20 Scenarios for Works, Torn-Out Notebook Pages and

Narrations

c.a 1940s-1960s

21 Research Notes – Choreography References Copied

from Books & Magazines

c.a 1950s

22 Research Notes – Johanna’s Dance History Course

and Exams

c.a 1950s

23 Research Notes – Creative Music Course for Dance

Accompanists and Teachers

c.a 1970s

24 Research Notes – Music for Dancers, Rhythm c.a 1970s

25 Research Notes – The Wsak Festival Undated

26 Research Notes – “Room Enough to Move” by Holly

Brubach (The atlantic Monthly)

May 1988

27 Jo’s Speeches and Lecture Notes, Part I c.a 1930s-1990s

28 Notes for Future Speeches Undated

Series VI: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Dance Advisory Panel,

1975-1981


27 1 Notes and Correspondence 1975

2 Notes and Correspondence 1976


4 Springhill Dance Reorganization Meeting Oct. 1977





9 NEA Grants Reviewed – I 1978-1979

10 NEA Grants Reviewed – II 1978-1979

11 NEA Grants Reviewed – III 1978-1979

12 NEA Grants Reviewed – IV 1978-1979

Series VII: Hermene Schwarz Papers, 1921-1987

25


General

28 1 Resume 1953

2 Passports 1955, 1967, 1974

3 Power of Attorney & Estate Records 1955, 1986

4 Trust Agreement and Amendment 1974, 1977

5 Newspaper Clippings 1957-1984

6 Letters to Family from Adolph Bohm School of the

Dance, Chicago, IL

1925-1926

7 Letters to Family from Adolph Bohn School of the

Dance, Chicago, IL

1927

8 Letters to Family 1921-1930

9 Letters to Family 1931-1976

10 Letters to Family from Europe 1932

11 Hermene and Jo Letters from Montserrat to family 1974

12 Letter to Sorority Sisters 1975

13 Letter with Josephine Sketch of Fountains 1980

14 Letters and Cards Received 1945-1971

15 Miscellaneous Notes c.a 1980s

16 Last Weeks – Nursing Care, Medical Bills, and Letters 1986

17 Draft – “Chinese Brush Painting” by Hermene

Schwarz & Oriental Brushwork by Wang Chi-Yuan

Undated

18 Watercolor Painting Notes c.a 1980

19 Pencil, Ink, and Watercolors Drawings/Paintings by

Hermene

c.a 1975

20 Hermene’s Mounted Photographs of Children c.a 1910s

21 Graduation Photograph 1923

22 Portrait/Studia Photographs of Hermene by Robert J.

Reynolds

Undated

23 Ballet Review Article – “Dayton Ballet,” Photographs

by Hermene Schwarz

1992

OV

12

Fol

3

Hermene’s Memorabilia Jun. 16, 1921, May

27, 1917, Undated

28A 1 Normandy Beach Sketches by Hermene 1943

2 Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings by Hermene 1974-1982

3 Oriental Brush Drawings c.a 1981

4 Robert Joack Smith Color Sketch of Children Dancing

with Dance Instructor. Executed from Sketches Taken

at Schwarz School of Dance

1934

5 Newspaper and Magazine Clippings (See Box 23, File

8)

1941-1998

World War II

29 1 Newspaper Clippings 1942-1945

26

2 Letters to Family Oct.-Dec. 1942

3 Letters to Family Jan.-May 1943

4 Letters to Family Jun.-Dec. 1943

5 Christmas Cards 1943

6 Letters to Family Jan.-Jun. 1944

7 Letters to Family Jul 1944-Jan 1945

8 Program – “Keeping the Red Cross at His Side” 1945

9 Red Cross Lecture Tour 1945

10 Red Cross Overseas Service Certificate 1945

11 WWII Photographs 1942-1944

12 WWII Photographs 1942-1945

13 WWII Snapshots – Co-Workers and Friends 1942-1944

14 WWII Snapshots 1942-1944



17 WWII Snapshots – Coubrough’s Garden 1942-1944

18 WWII Snapshots – Red Cross Worker 1942-1949

19 WWII Snapshots – 30th General Hospital 1943-1944

“Remembrances of Miss Hermene”

20 Correspondence – Miss Jo Letters 1987

21 Program and Script Notes 1987

22 Schwarz School Alumni Association Newsletter Aug. 1987

23 Announcement of Program 1987

24 Program, Dayton Art Institute 1987

25 Newspaper Clippings 1986-1987

26 Program Receipts 1987

27 Letters and Cards Received 1987

28 Photographs – Primarily Reception After Program 1987

Series VIII: Scrapbooks, 1920-1994


30 1 Joe and Hannah Schwarz Family and Friends

(Including family photographs, picnics, babies,

students & some ballet photographs)

c.a 1940s

2 Schwarz School – Scrapbook Kept by Nancy Reed 1932-1937

3 Hermene Schwarz WWII Photograph Album

(Removed from Album)

1942-1944

31 1 Schwarz School (Newspaper Clippings and Programs) 1957-1969

2 Schwarz School (Newspaper Clippings and Programs) 1970-1990

32 1 Newspaper and Magazine Clippings about Ballet 1940-1943

27

33 1 Magazine Photographs of Ballet and Art Undated

34 1 Dayton Ballet Salute to Josephine Schwarz

(Removed from Album – In Order)

(Newspaper Clippings and Programs)

1993

2 Dayton Ballet and Josephine Schwarz

(Removed from Album – In Order)

(Newspaper Clippings and Programs)

1994

3 Miscellaneous Photographs from Album “The Early

Years” (Includes photographs of Metropolitan &

Ravina Opera Stars and a Few Dancers) (Removed

from Album – In Order)

c.a 1920s

4 Photographs of Travel – Summers of 1929-1930,

Seashore, Lake Shores – Blocke Island, University of

Wisconsin course, & University of Indiana course

1920-1940

34A 1 Josephine Schwarz Photo Book with Several Letters &

Speeches

1952-1963

34B 1 Hermene’s Photo Album – Guatemala Trip 1952

Series IX: Journals and Diaries, 1916-2004


35 1 Diary/Scrapbook c.a 1916, 1923

2 Diary – Jan. 1927 (Sr. High School) to Aug. 1928 1927-1928

3 Diary – In Europe 1929-1930

4 Trip Book to Finland 1930

5 Trip Book 1939-1940, 1949-

1952, 1958

6 Diary 1948-1952

7 Trip Book 1967, 1972-1977

8 Josephine’s Comments on 3 Month New York

Sabbatical & 1979 Summer Break

1975, 1979

9 Josephine’s Travels with Hermene 1967

10 Hermene’s Travel Book 1932

11 Hermene’s Travel Book 1937

36 1 Journal I 1921-1953

2 Journal II 1953-1954

3 Journal III 1955-1956

4 Journal IV 1957-1964

37 1 Jo’s Colitis Problems 1978-1981

2 “The Health Record” 1981-1989

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3 “Jo’s Nov. 86-May 87 Problems” 1986-1987

4 Jo’s Health Problems 1988

5 Jo’s Journal 1981-1989

6 Account Journal – Amount Given to Bills 1961-1991

7 One of Miss Jo’s First Dance Notebooks Undated

8 “My Little Book – My First Attempts at a Diary” c.a 1916

9 Jo’s Vacation Notes – Jackson, WY 1981

10 Hannah Schwarz Notebook of Remembrances of Her

Lindeman Years

Undated

11 June Koch and Etta Lindeman Koch Notes on Trip

West

1944-1945

12 “A Day in the Life of Ms. Jo…” (Journal compiled by

caregivers Conner Seay and Anne Cattanello)

2001-2004

37A 1 Hermene Schwarz Autograph Book Filled with Poetry 1923

2 Hermene Schwarz Pencil Drawings (Montsurat,

Texas, & Dayton)

1973-1974

3 Hermene’s Post Hospital Diary Notes 1986

4 Miscellaneous Notes/Comments on Various Ballets

By Josephine Schwarz (Removed from 3-ring

notebook)

1938-1990s

Series X: Audio and Visual Materials, 1876-2004

Subseries XA: Photographs, 1876-2004


Ballet and Dance

38 1 Beginnings of Dayton Ballet – “Experimental Group” 1936

2 Oversize photograph: see Location 2, File 8 1939

3 Dayton Theatre Dance Group, Part I c.a 1930s-1940s

4 Dayton Theatre Dance Group, Part II c.a 1930s-1940s

5 Dayton Theatre Dance Group, Part III c.a 1930s-1940s

6 Dayton Theatre Dance Group, Part IV c.a 1930s-1940s

7 Dayton Theatre Dance Group, Part V c.a 1930s-1940s

8 Dayton Ballet Company and Former Company

Dancers with their Children

1943-1967

9 Children Improvising at Studio 1950

10 Candid Shots – Advanced Modern Class 1950

11 Children at Barre 1950

12 “Hallaluje” – Studio 1950

13 “Ruth & Naomi” – Studio 1951

14 “Ruth” 1951

15 “Scarlatti” Costumes – Studio 1951

16 “Scarlatti” – Studio 1951

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17 “Scarlatti” 1951

18 “Scarlatti” – Art Institute 1952

19 Studio – Sara Jane, Bessie, Susan Margaret 1952

20 Studio – Bessie Rodgers, Sarah Jane Williams, Susan

Margaret Taylor

1952

21 Informal Practicing – Studio, Judy 1952

22 Judy 1952

23 Experiments in Creative Dynamic Movement 1952

24 Studio – Judy, Attitude 1952

25 Mary Lynne – Arabesque 1952

26 “Weaving Maiden” 1952

27 Gallery B, Gretchen & Marilyn 1952

28 Judy Coy at Studio 1953

29 4 + Experiments 1953

30 “Quest” Rehearsal 1953

31 “I Watched Myself Grow Up” Rehearsal, Studio 1953

32 “I Watched Myself Grow Up,” Art Institute Rehearsal 1953

33 Studio – Judy Coy 1953

34 “Enchanted Rose” 1954

35 CBC Rehearsal 1954

36 Children’s Performance, Dayton Art Institute 1956

37 “Cappelia” Rehearsal at Art Institute 1956

38 “Cappelia” Rehearsals 1956

39 “Cappelia” at Art Institute in Cloister 1956

40 Bayless-Heist at Barre 1956

41 Youth in Concert, Dressing Rooms of CBC 1957

42 Studio – Eglevsky, Annita & Jo 1957

43 Kay-Paul, Melvida Studio 1957

44 Rodhaui Hirinkew & Bess Rodgers 1959

39 1 “Cool Moods” 1959

2 “I Watched Myself Grow Up” c.a 1950s

3 “I Watched Myself Grow Up – Rebellion” c.a 1950s-1960s

4 “I Watched Myself Grow Up – Indecision” 1958

5 “I Watched Myself Grow Up – Loneliness” 1953, 1960

6 “I Watched Myself Grow Up – Interludes” 1953-1961

7 “I Watched Myself Grow Up – Identification” 1953-1968

8 “I Watched Myself Grow Up,” Bows and Rehearsal Undated

9 Dayton Ballet, Part I c.a 1960s

10 Dayton Ballet, Part II c.a 1960s

11 “Pas de Quatre” 1962

12 “Wheat Maiden” 1962

13 “Papillon,” Studio 1962

14 “Papillon” (Best) 1962

15 “Papillon” (Good) 1962

16 “Papillon” (Possible Good) 1962

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17 “Papillon” (Not Bad) 1962

18 Charlotte Asserson 1972

19 “Viva Victoria” Festival Performance – Dinner

Before, Bows, and After at Kitty’s Café

1990

20 General Ballet Photos Undated

21 Hart & Stephen Foster Undated

22 Ballet Dancers, Hart Undated

23 Miss Jo Rehearsing Dayton Theatre Dance Group Undated

24 “Coppelia,” Art Institute Christmas Card Undated

25 Color Negatives of Mary Jean & Shirley Undated

26 Ballet Dancer, Doris Humphrey, Photograph by

Edward Moeller. New York City

Undated

27 Dayton Ballet with Ohio Ballet, Hamlet (Photo By

Andy Snow)

Mar. 2002

28 Schwarz School of Dance – Dance Photographs by

Hermene Schwarz

c.a 1950s

Family and Friends Photographs

40 1 Josephine as a Child c.a 1908-1915

2 Josephine’s Dance Career 1919-1991

3 Josephine Dancing by River, Yellow Springs, OH c.a 1952

4 Josephine and Hermene 1926-1927

5 Josephine and Hermene Portrait c.a 1980s

6 Color Slides – Painting Presentation c.a 1980s

7 Josephine and Hermene 1986, Undated

8 Josephine and Brian c.a 1952

9 Negatives—Josephine Schwarz and Others Undated

10 Josephine Receiving Honorary Degree, Doctor of Fine

Arts, University of Dayton

Apr. 27, 1974

11 Ten Top Women Award of the Dayton Daily News 1978

12 Josephine Receiving Honorary Degree, Doctor of

Humanities, Wright State University

1982

13 Josephine Receiving Ohioana Library Woman’s Hall

of Fame Award

c.a 1980s

14 Josephine After Hip Surgery 1985-1986

15 Josephine’s 75th & 80th Birthday Celebrations 1983, 1989

16 Josephine’s 80th Birthday, Schwarz School 60th

Anniversary, Dayton Ballet’s 50th Anniversary

1988

17 Josephine and the Shanker 1989

18 Josephine’s 83rd Birthday 1991

19 Josephine’s 85th Birthday Party and Ither Photographs

by Marg Welsh

1993

20 Josephine’s 90th Birthday Party at Dayton Art Institute 1998

21 Josephine’s 90th Birthday Party at Dayton Art Institute 1998

22 Josephine’s 90th Birthday Party in Boulder, CO (At

home of Johanna &Lehm Franke)

Apr. 12, 1998

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23 Josephine’s 93rd Birthday 2001

24 Josephine Schwarz Photograph 1987, 2002

25 Hermene Schwarz 1902, 1912, ca.

1920s, 1978

26 Hermene’s Surprise 50th Birthday Party 1952

27 Negatives – Hermene’s Surprise 50th Birthday Party 1952

28 Hermene’s 80th Birthday 1982

40A 1 Milton Schwarz Early Photos and Milton with

Hermene Schwarz

1903, 1906, 1942

2 Babette Schwarz Baby Photos 1906, 1909

3 Gustave Schwarz Early Photos 1916, 1917

4 Joseph Schwarz and Schwarz Family 1933, 1939, 1950-

1959

5 Joseph Schwarz Early Photos Undated

6 Joseph Schwarz 1939, 1954-1965,

1994

7 Hannah Schwarz 1876, 1896, 1946-

1964

8 Hannah & Joseph Schwarz 55th Wedding Anniversary 1957

9 Hannah & Joseph Schwarz 60th Wedding Anniversary 1962

10 Claudia Lindeman Photos ca. 1890s-1913

11 Louis Lindeman, Lou and Hannah 1913, 1920

12 Negatives – “Christmas at Our House” 1952

13 “Oddities” c.a 1920s-1975

14 “Our Dog Llahoa” c.a 1970s

15 Macy’s Summer House in Vermont 1983

16 Schwarz Family, Gus Schwarz House at Jackson, WY

& Yellowstone National Park

1984

17 Gus Schwarz Photos of Canyon Lands, Utah 1989-1999

18 Miscellaneous Family Photographs 1913, 1945, 1950-

1951

19 Negatives – Willie, Loreue, Dora, Joel, Nancy 1954

20 Jon Franke Graduation and Christmas with Weis’s 1987-1991

21 Jon & Amy – Piano Graduation & High School

Honors

1987

22 Amy Franke 1991

23 Etta’s & Emma’s Lindeman Clan 1975-1989

24 The Reimuellers 1983, 1985

25 O. Lehn & Johannah Franke Home in Boulder, CO 1992

26 Negatives – Sorority – Glady’s 1952

27 Negatives – Lenore Gorham Party 1952

28 Negatives – Francis Malcomson & Family 1954

29 Negatives – Carillon – Easter 1954

40B 1 Negatives – Suganees Baby, Spartansburg, SC 1954

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2 Negatives – Robert Brian 1958

3 Negatives – Barbara Weadock, Becky & Nancy Miller 1960

4 Mary Clark c.a 1960s

5 Negatives, Thelma Kekaleinen Undated

6 Miscellaneous Photos of People 1983-1992

7 Miscellaneous Photos of Family & Friends 1950s, 1990-2003

8 Miscellaneous Snapshots 1919, 1992-1994

9 Miscellaneous Snapshots 1999-2003, 2011

10 Miscellaneous Snapshots Removed from small photo

album with brass cover inscribed “Josephine Schwarz,

Thank You for Sharing the Experience of Founder’

Festival, Scranton, Pa., Always Remember”

(Note 1: Photo album located Box 45A.)

(Note 2: Includes photos of Josephine, family, 90th

Birthday Party at Dayton Art Institute, and Peter &

Diane Schwarz Wedding, Nov. 25, 1995)

1987-2003

11 Untitled Negatives Undated

12 Etta Koch 90th Birthday Party in Alpine, TX (Miss Jo

Attended)

Jun. 18, 1994

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Josephine Dancing in Costume – Blown-up

Photograph

c.a. 1942

Travel

41 1 Slides – St. Ives, England Undated

2 Trip to Finland and Austria 1929-1930

3 Pippa Pass School for Mountain Children, KY 1942

4 Trip to Big Bend Area, Texas (Photos by Hermene) 1951

5 Guatemala – New Orleans 1952

6 Guatemala – On Board Antiqua 1952

7 Guatemala – Guatemala City 1952

8 Guatemala – Market at Guatemala City 1952

9 Guatemala – Guatemala Market 1952

10 Guatemala – Hotel at Guatemala 1952

11 Guatemala – Antiqua Ruins 1952

12 Guatemala – Antiqua Hotel 1952

13 Guatemala – Crossing Wash at Atitlau 1952

14 Guatemala – Lake Atiblau 1952

15 Guatemala – Mariano’s Yard & Porch 1952

16 Guatemala – Sulphur Bath 1952

17 Guatemala – San Maucisco Market 1952

18 Guatemala – Quearteuaugo Hugo’s House 1952

19 Guatemala – Momostenaugo 1952

20 Guatemala – Momostenaugo Indian Dances 1952

21 Guatemala – Last of Quezaltenaugo 1952

22 Zaleski State Park 1954

23 Mexico – Bells and Tower 1958

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24 Mexico 1958

25 Mexico 1958

26 Mexico 1958

27 Mexico 1958

28 Mexico 1958

29 Blocke Island 1962

30 Blocke Island 1962

31 Montserrat Trip 1974

32 Mohonk, NY Visit 1979

33 Trip to Germany 1984

34 Trip to Germany – Nordlinger & Munich 1985

35 Trip to Germany – Dru’s Apartment & Market Day 1985

36 Helene Ginn Photos – Jackson, Yellowstone, Gus

Schwarz Home, Part I

1989

37 Helene Ginn Photos – Jackson, Yellowstone, Gus

Schwarz Home, Part II

1989

38 Texas Visit with Kochs & Dhonaus, & Big Bend

National Park & Alpine

1990

39 Visit to Jackson Hole, WY 1990

40 Josephine & Helene Ginn at Yellowstone 1993

41 Visit to Alpine, TX 1994

42 “Views of the Dayton, OH Flood” 1913

43 Views of Dayton c.a 1950s-1960s

44 Buildings in Dayton, OH 1975-1982

Subseries XB: Cassette and Reel-to-Reel Tapes, 1953-1993


Cassettes

42 1 Side 1: “I Watched Myself Grow Up” Start to “Then

Suddenly I was Alone”

Side 2: “Then Suddenly I was Alone” to End

1958

2 Side 1: Liebesleid-Kreisler Rehearsal, Faure Sonata

Side 2: Beethoven C. Min. Sonata Rehearsal

Undated

3 “Escapes” Movements I and II – With Pauses Undated

4 “Escapes” c.a 1960s

5 “Friday Interview: by Deborah Workman” Nov. 25, 1953

6 “For Your Information” – WDPR, Dayton, OH Undated

7 Chris Russell “Sings” Undated

8 “Christmas Tones for all Seasons” 1986

9 Gus Schwarz Message followed by music 1990

10 Jo’s Speech and Narration: Peter Longiaru, Piano for

Dayton Ballet Spring Season, “I Watched Myself

Grow Up”

Apr. 6, 1988

11 Jo’s Lecture on Choreography at University of S. W. 1987

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12 Jo’s Stories 1989

13 Tribute to Miss Jo – Slide Show (Dayton Ballet) Apr. 1993

14 Miss Jo (Melissa Greene) 1983

15 Miss Jo (Melissa Greene) 1983

16 Miss Jo (Melissa Green) 1983

17 Berry – Schwarz 1980

Reel-to-Reel Tape

18 “I Watched Myself Grow Up”

(No Words – Cut Version) (Located in Box 43)

1959

Subseries XC: 16MM Film and Video Tape, 1948-1998


VHS Format Only

43 1 Barishnikov, PBS 1984

2 “Red Shoes” – Movie, Moira Shearer

Beryshauako PP – Interview & ABT Performances

Agnes DeMille – Rehearsals and Performance

Undated

Undated

3 “In Memory Of” Robbing-Berg, Dance in America to

1980

Jan. 16, 1987

4 Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame, Columbus, OH Nov. 7, 1991

5 “Year’s End,” Choreographed & Danced by DeAnn

Duteil, Music by George Winston

Apr. 1985

6 Dayton (Documentary), Part I & II Undated

7 “Viva Victoria” Opening Night, Part 1 of 2 Undated

8 “Viva Victoria” Opening Night, Part 2 of 2 Undated

9 “Balanchine” Part II Undated

10 Joseph & Daniel Duell Video Tape for Miss Jo, Four

Variations, Swan Lake, Four Seasons, Fancy Free, Tin

Soldiers

Jun. 7, 1985

11 Saturday Night (Copy of Old Stage Struck) Apr. 5, 1986

12 Dayton Ballet’s Slide Presentation for Miss Jo,

Victoria Theatre, 55th Anniversary of Dayton Ballet

Apr. 24, 1998

13 To Jo from Gus, “This is Why” (Note: To answer all

the questions as to why he lives where he lives) (Tape

is about Grand Tetons, WY)

Undated

14 Ballets Filmed by Charles W. Snyder:

1. Bookcase – Marjorie Weis;

2. Ballet Classroom 1880;

3. Pas de Quatre;

4. Grand Pas DeDeux – Nutcracker;

5. I Watched Myself Grow Up;

6. New Work;

Undated

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7. Dance Overture

Note: Available in E-archives ms218_e000, and at

reference desk

15 Josephine Schwarz, “I Watched Myself Grow Up” Undated

16 “I Watched Myself Grow Up,” Copy of Ruth

Mitchel’s Ballet Co., Atlanta, GA

1976

17 “Collage” – Episode #5

“I Watched Myself Grow Up”

Jun. 22, 1988

May 2, 1988

18 Margo Fontain Mar. 1, 1991

19 Miss Jo Arthritis Exercise, Channel 7 Apr. 29, 1994

20 “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” Gretchen Albrecht –

Singing, Acting, Dancing (available in E-archives

ms218_e0002, and at reference desk)

Undated

21 The Dayton Ballet Winter Repertory 1995 Feb. 19, 1995

22 The 10th Annual Community Thanksgiving Concert,

Kettering SDA Church. Guest Artist: Peter Longiaru

(Adante Variations, Hayden; Fantasie in C Major,

Opus 17, Schumann; “Adagio” from Escapes,

Wasson; Sonata in B Minor, Liszt)

Nov. 27, 1993

23 DAI – Deann Dutiel, The Red Shoes, American in

Paris

June 1997

24 Tribute to Jane Reece Undated

25 “Viva Victoria” Opera Gala Undated

26 “Victoria Victorious: The Rebirth of Our American

Theatre (2 Copies)

Undated

27 “The Jackson Hole Show,” Channel 13, Jackson Hole,

WY

(About Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National

Parks)

Undated

28 “The Miracle Worker” at Wright State University with

Katrina Oost

1986

29 Dayton Ballet Video Transfer System, Inc. – Dance

Overture (Jon, Becky, Joyce, Stuart, & Corps),

Choreo. J. Schwarz; Pas de Quatre (Becky, Joyce,

Cindy & Kathy)

Undated

16MM Film and VHS/S-VHS Format of Film

30 “The Bookcase” – Gershwine’s Concerto in F,

Choreographed by Margery Carroll (Film # 1)

Feb. 21, 1948

31 Shirley Snyder’s “Ballet Classroom – 1880,”

Choreographed in 1949, Premiered Nov. 17-18, 1949

at Dayton Art Institute (Film #2)

Nov. 1949

32 Untitled Ballet Film (Appears to be Schwarz School

of Dance-Dance Recital at Dayton Art Institute) (Film

#3)

c.a 1940s

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Subseries XD: Phonograph Records, 1950-1959


44 1 "Séance," Part 1, Set #1 c.a 1950s

2 "Séance," Part 1, Set #2

"Séance," Part 3, Set #2

c.a 1950s

3 "Séance," Part 2, Set #2 c.a 1950s

4 “Schwarz Dance Record,” Part I

“Schwarz Dance Record,” Part II

c.a 1950s

5 “Rebellion” (I Watched Myself Grow Up) c.a 1950s

6 “Indecision,” Episode II (I Watched Myself Grow Up)

Episode II, Part II

c.a 1950s

7 “Loneliness,” (I Watched Myself Grow Up)

Interludes – 1 – 2 – 3

c.a 1950s

8 “I Watched Myself Grow Up” c.a 1950s

9 "Séance," Part II c.a 1950s

10 "Séance," Part III c.a 1950s

11 “The Enchanted Rose,” Part I

“The Enchanted Rose,” Part II

(Dayton Philharmonic Rehearsal)

Feb. 7, 1954

12 “The Enchanted Rose,” Part III Feb. 7, 1954

13 “The Ugly Duckling” Apr. 26, 1952

14 “Ballet Barre,” Part I (For the Novice)

“Ballet Barre,” Part II

(Arranged and Spoken by Josephine Schwarz

c.a 1950s

Series XI: Memorabilia, 1880-2004


45 1 Josephine’s Autograph Book 1922

2 Adolph Bohm Autographed Black and White Drawing

of Woman to Hermene & Josephine

1926

3 Guest Book 1927-1997

4 Guest Book – Miss Jo’s Reception for the 55th

Anniversary of the Dayton Ballet

Apr. 25, 1993

5 Hermene Schwarz Baby Book 1902-1903

6 “Longfellow Birthday Book” – Gift to Hermene on

Her 16th Birthday from Milton and Josephine Schwarz

1918

7 Great Aunt Dora Lindeman’s Autograph Book 1880-1887

8 Track Medal, Steele High School Undated

9 “The Soul Unbound: The Photographs of Jane Reece”

(Autographed by author, Dominique H. Vasseur,

Curator, Dayton Art Institute)

1997

OV Fol Pencil Drawn Ballerina by Degas Undated

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Painting La Repitition “The Rehearsal” by Degas Undated

45A 1 Photograph Album with Brass Front inscribed,

“Josephine Schwarz, thank You for “Sharing the

Experience” of Founders’ Festival ’95, Scranton, PA,

Always Remember” (Photos Removed)

1995

2 Book – “Guatemala, Mayaland of Eternal Spring,”

Spanish English Tourist Edition

c.a 1950s

3 Book – “Dayton Album, Remembering Downtown” 2000

4 Book – “The Dance, Its Place in Art and Life,” by

Troy & Margaret West Kinney (Given to Josephine

Sept. 1, 1924 by her parents)

1924

5 Book – “The Columbia University College of

Physicians and Surgeons Complete Home Medical

Guide” (Includes annotations by Josephine concerning

family medical issues – especially notes on

Alzheimer’s Disease)

1995-2000

46 1 Honorary Doctoral Hood – University of Dayton 1974

47 1 Honorary Doctoral Hood – Wright State University 1983

48 1 Schwarz School of Dance – Child’s Costume and

Photograph (See Box 11, File 34 for letter from

Kenneth J. Kuntz donating costume and photographs)

1938

2 Child’s Ballet Shoes, Size 2 ½ C (See Box 52, Item 6

for description)

Undated

49 1 Books – Research Material for Proposed Ballet:

“American Legends and Traditions” (See Box 26, File

18 for list of books)

Undated

50 1 Postcards and Christmas Cards c.a. 1990s

51 1 Cards and Letters from 90th Birthday Party Apr. 1998

Death of Josephine Schwarz

52 1 Memorial Service Program and Invitation – “A

Celebration of the Life of Miss Jo,” Dayton Art

Institute, Dayton, Ohio

Apr. 17, 2004

2 Letters/Emails of Condolence 2004

3 “Jo, Her Book” (Note: Gift to Josephine from

Hermene 1971. Later used as a Guest Book. Last few

pages signed by guests attending memorial services

Undated

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held at Frasier Meadows Manor, Boulder, CO and the

Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH, Apr. 17, 2004)

4 Newspaper Clippings on Death 2004

5 Amy Franke Comments at Memorial Service 2004

6 Bess Saylor Comments at Memorial Service 2004

7 Memorial Service Program – “Remembering Miss

Jo,” Frasier Meadows Manor, Boulder, Colorado

Mar. 13, 2004

8 Child’s Ballet Shoes (Note: Shoes were part of a floral

arrangement the Dayton Ballet sent for Josephine’s

memorial service in Boulder, CO. The shoes are

located in Box 48)

2004