urn:taro:utexas.hrc.00417 Arthur Todd: A Preliminary Inventory of His Papers in the Performing Arts Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Finding aid created by Antonio Alfau Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, 2005 Finding aid encoded by Ancelyn Krivak, 30 March 2009 Finding aid written in English. The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Todd, Arthur Arthur Todd Papers circa 1946-1978 3 document boxes (1.26 linear feet) Arthur Todd (d. 1978) was a dance critic, photographer, and patron of the arts. The Arthur Todd Papers, circa 1946-1978, consist mainly of incoming letters, postcards, and greetings cards, primarily from English and American dancers and choreographers. English Scope and Contents

Arthur Todd (d. 1978) was a dance critic, photographer, and patron of the arts. The Arthur Todd Papers, circa 1946-1978, consist mainly of incoming letters, postcards, and greetings cards, some enclosing photographs, programs, magazine covers with autographs, and handwritten notes. The materials are arranged alphabetically by correspondent in a single series.

The letters are primarily from English and American dancers and choreographers, for the most part thanking him for gifts, reviews, favorable notices, and support. Among the principal correspondents are Ruth St. Denis (whose letters represent the bulk of the papers), Alvin Ailey, Alexandra Danilova, Agnes De Mille, Ninette De Valois, Dame Margot Fonteyn, Beryl Grey, Hanya Holm, Doris Humphrey, Tamara Karsavina, José Limón, Dame Alicia Markova, Marie Rambert, and Mary Wigman.

Acquisition:

Purchase (R9165), 1981

Access:

Open for research. This brief collection description is an accession record. The collection is not fully processed or cataloged; no biographical sketch or descriptions of series are available.

Processed by:

Antonio Alfau, 2005

Arthur Todd Papers--Folder List Series I. Incoming Correspondence, circa 1946-1978 1 1 A 1 2 B 1 3 C 1 4 D 1 5 De Mille, Agnes, circa 1946-1966 1 6 De Valois, Ninette, circa 1949-1961 1 7 E-F 1 8 Fonteyn, Margot, circa 1950-1973 1 9 G 1 10 Grey, Beryl, circa 1951-1971 1 11 H-J 1 12 Holm, Hanya, circa 1951-1969 1 13 Humphrey, Doris, circa 1950-1955 1 14 K-L 1 15 Karsavina, Tamara, circa 1963-1971 1 16 M-O 2 1 Markova, Alicia, circa 1950-1973 2 2-3 Morrice, Norman, circa 1961-1975 2 4 P-Q 2 5 R 2 6 Rambert, Marie, circa 1959-1976 2 7 S 2 8-9 St. Denis, Ruth, circa 1946-1967 3 1-4 St. Denis, Ruth, circa 1946-1967 (continued) 3 5 T-V 3 6 W-Z 3 7 Wigman, Mary, circa 1956-1970 Arthur Todd Papers--Index of Correspondents Ailey, Alvin--1.1 Ashton, Frederick, Sir, 1904-1988--1.1 Astaire, Fred--1.1 Beatty, Talley--1.2 Brown, John Mason--1.2 Bruce, Christopher--1.2 Bruhn, Erik, 1928- --1.2 Buckle, Richard--1.2 Champion, Gower, 1919-1980--1.3 Chesworth, John--1.3 Chujoy, Anatole, 1894- --1.3 Cohan, Robert--1.3 Cole, Jack, 1911- --1.3 Collins, Janet--1.3 Cranko, John--1.3 Danilova, Alexandra, 1907- --1.4 De Mille, Agnes--1.5 De Valois, Ninette, 1898- --1.6 Dolin, Anton, 1904- --1.4 Doubrovska, Felia, 1896-1981--1.4 Dudinskaia, Natalia Mikhailovna, 1912- --1.4 Dunham, Katherine--1.4 Elvin, Violetta Prokhorova--1.7 Enters, Angna, 1907- --1.7 Falcon, Luis-1.7 Fonteyn, Margot, Dame, 1919- --1.8 Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987--1.7 Grey, Beryl, 1927- --1.10 Gosling, Nigel, 1909-1982--1.9 Hayden, Melissa--1.11 Hawkins, Erick--1.11 Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003--1.11 Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992--1.12 Horst, Louis--1.11 Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958--1.13 Karsavina, Tamara--1.15 Kaye, Nora, 1920-1987--1.14 Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907- --1.14 Laing, Hugh--1.14 Lander, Harold--1.14 Lander, Toni--1.14 LeClercq, Tanaquil--1.14 Limón, José--1.14 Magallanes, Nicholas--1.16 Maracci, Carmelita, 1911-1987--1.16 Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910- --2.1 Marks, Bruce, 1937- --1.16 Martin, John--1.16 Moore, Lillian--1.16 Morrice, Norman--2.2-3 Page, Ruth--2.4 Paul, Mimi--2.4 Pleasant, Richard, 1909-1961--2.4 Primus, Pearl--2.4 Rambert, Marie--2.6 Robbins, Jerome--2.5 Ross, Herb--2.5 Shearer, Moira, 1926- --2.7 Skeaping, Mary--2.7 Somes, Michael, 1917-1994--2.7 St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968--2.8-9, 3.1-4 Storey, David--2.7 Taylor, Paul--3.5 Terry, Walter--3.5 Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987--3.5 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964--3.5 Verdy, Violette, 1933- --3.5 Villella, Edward, 1936- --3.5 Volkova, Vera--3.5 Weidman, Charles--3.6 Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973--3.7 Williams, Stanley, 1925-1997--3.6