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http://blog.case.edu/ksl/specialcollections/2013/05/17/barkley_leathem_and_the_national_theatre_conference

Barkley Leathem and the National Theatre Conference

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:29:43 EST

Barclay S. Leathem began teaching in the English Department at Western Reserve University (WRU) in 1921 while a law student. (He received his law degree in 1924.) He moved to the Speech Department in 1927 to teach the first theatre classes at WRU. Barclay Leathem in the classroom, Western Reserve...

http://blog.case.edu/ksl/specialcollections/2013/04/26/frederic_mcconnell_and_the_national_theatre_conference

Frederic McConnell and the National Theatre Conference

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:53:23 EST

The post-World War I era saw a number of significant changes in the national professional theatre dynamic, most notably the end of road company empires, the rise of motion pictures, and the collapse of the big stock companies. At the same time came the rise of the non-commercial theatre in...

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Natural Science Highlights: Perry's Conchology

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:27:55 EST

The rare book holdings include one of the most beautiful color seashell books ever published, Conchology, or, The natural history of shells, by George Perry, which appeared in 1811. In the opening paragraph of his Introduction he states: "The study of Shells or testaceous animals, is a branch of...

http://blog.case.edu/ksl/specialcollections/2013/03/18/the_womens_committee_of_the_cleveland_play_house

The Women's Committee of the Cleveland Play House

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:58:27 EST

The Womenâs Committee of the Cleveland Play House was founded to further the interests of the Play House, initially serving as liaison between the theatre and the public. The first Womenâs Committee meeting was held in the Brooks Theatre in May 1932 at the request of the Board of Trustees....

http://blog.case.edu/ksl/specialcollections/2012/09/20/restoration_of_charles_w_wasons_letters_of_a_trip_around_the_world

Restoration of Charles W. Wason's "Letters of a Trip Around the World"

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:34:43 EST

Working in a Preservation Department of a university library is a challenging and rewarding job. One of the most enjoyable activities involved with this profession is the conservation of rare and historic bindings. I recently had the opportunity to restore the damaged binding for a unique book with ties...

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The House of Elsevier

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:10:37 EST

Our postings on the great publishers and printers continues with the house of Elsevier. The Elseviers were a Dutch family of printers, publishers and booksellers who flourished in Holland for over one hundred years from about 1585 until 1712. They were one of many fine printing establishments that conducted...

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Samples from The Kelvin Smith Library Bookplate Collection

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:57:52 EST

Special Collections is the repository of a collection of over 5,000 bookplates from a handful of collectors who pursued that fascinating hobby. Begun with a gift in memory of their daughter Lucia to Western Reserve University by Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lemperly in 1917 the collection continued to grow through...

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The Printer's Art and the Playbill

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:26:38 EST

Though the Cleveland Play House struggled early on to find itâs financial and managerial footing, there was never a lack of artistic talent available to produce first class promotional material for a wide variety of productions each season. By 1922, the number of hand-drawn programs and playbills had been augmented...

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Summer Interns

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 23:06:18 EST

Our processing efforts received a boost this summer through the work of three students, Mike Muth, Michael Wilson, and Char'ta Cleggett. Michael and Char'ta were part of University Circle, Inc's Future Connections program, a summer internship program for rising high school seniors. Mike joined us as an intern in Kent...

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Small scale disaster recovery, or: the KSL Disaster Plan Works Again!

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:35:43 EST

The Preservation Department of Kelvin Smith Libraryâs Scholarly Research and Special Collections team received the phone call on Wednesday, June 13th, a perfectly normal day. Workmen on the roof were performing maintenance on an air-conditioning unit when suddenly a water pipe burst, sending water cascading through the ceiling and onto...

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Cleveland Artists and Early Play House Promotional Artwork: John Lorin Black

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:02:51 EST

Among the items selected for display at the March 26th event announcing the donation of the Cleveland Play House Archive to the Kelvin Smith Library were several wooden printerâs blocks used in the creation of early publicity pieces for the organization. Of these, one block (below) resonated with exhibit creators...

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Cleveland Play House Photo Essay

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:02:00 EST

In early March we welcomed photographer, Laura Webb, and CWRU Think Magazine's Tricia Schellenbach and Melissa Evans Persensky to Kelvin Smith Library for a sneak preview of some of the gems in the Cleveland Play House Archives. It was a fascinating glimpse at how skilled photographers set up near-studio conditions...

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Christopher Plantin of Antwerp

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:15:01 EST

The Department of Special Collections begins a series of postings highlighting the great printers and publishers with Christopher Plantin of Antwerp. Plantin turned Antwerp into the most important center for book production during the second half of the 16th century and he is one of the greatest names in...

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Curtain Pullers at Cleveland Play House

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:53:50 EST

The Play House was interested in education at many levels. One program which was extremely successful was The Curtain Pullers. Originally known as The Childrenâs Theatre when it was founded in 1933 by Play House actress Esther Mullin, the Curtain Pullers produced plays acted by children for children. Local schools...

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The Cleveland Play House Club

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:57:09 EST

Planning for a non-profit theatre supper club, to be called the Cleveland Play House Club, was begun in the late 1950âs by the Men's Committee. Their goal was to enhance the theatre going experience and bring added income to the organization. The only requirement for membership was that the applicant...

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The Kathryn Karipides Papers

Kelvin Smith Library: Special Collections Research Center

Portions of the Kathryn Karipides Papers were digitized in 2011 and are available online in Digital Case via links provided in this finding aid. An EAD finding aid also exists in the OhioLINK Finding Aid Repository

(1969-2000)

Biography | Scope and Content | Boxlist

Quantity: 15.35 linear feet

Restrictions: The Special Collections Research Center is open to any interested researcher upon presentation of a valid CASE ID or other valid official identification card. The Center is open to other researchers by appointment only.

Acquisition: This collection was donated to the Special Collections Research Center of the Kelvin Smith by Katherine Karipides in 2009 and 2010.

Biography: Kathryn Karipides (1934- )

Kathryn Karipides was born on February 28, 1934. A native of Canton, Ohio, she received the B.S. degree in Physical Education from Miami University (Ohio), and her M.A. in Physical education from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). Karipides trained with Martha Graham, Hanya Holm and Erik Hawkins. She began her career at the Flora Stone Mather College for Women, of Western Reserve University, as an instructor in the Physical Education Department. She was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 1963, was made full professor in 1980 and was named the Samuel B. and Virginia C. Knight Professor of Humanities in 1989. She was appointed Knight Professor Emerita in 1996. In 1975 she accepted co-director responsibility for the Graduate Dance Program with Kelly Holt. Additional administrative responsibilities included serving as Acting Chair of the Theatre Department in 1985 and returning from retirement to serve as Interim Deputy Provost for the 2003-2004 academic year.

Karipides did not begin formal training in modern dance until she entered college. After graduating from Miami University in 1956 she came to the Flora Stone Mather College for Women to teach folk, social and modern dancing in the Physical Education Department. She is largely responsible for the development of the dance program at CWRU which grew from the early physical education classes taught to Mather students into nationally recognized undergraduate and graduate programs within the Theatre Department. Karipides has performed all over the country and is renowned for her choreographic work, particularly the body of work created during her ten years as principal dancer and choreographer for the Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth (1969-1979) She is the recipient of the Carl F. Wittke Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching at CWRU, The Cleveland Arts Prize and the Ohio Dance Award. She is an active member of the Cleveland Dance community.

Scope and Content

The Kathryn Karipides Papers consist of photographs, programs, correspondence, clippings, videotapes and working files related to the Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth circa 1969 to 1979, the Department of Theatre, Drama and Dance at Case Western Reserve University circa 1971-1995 and the Food for Thought dance initiative circa 1996 to 1997 and regarding the creative projects driven by the modern dance choreography and performance of Kathryn Karipides. The bulk of the collection consists of still photos from the Dance Theatre performances dating from 1972 to1995.

The Kathryn Karipides Papers are arranged in the following series

Series 1	Performance Documentation View performance programs in Digital Case	1969-2000
Series 2	Performance Photographs View performance photographs in Digital Case	1970-1996
Series 3	Performance Recordings View performance recordings in Digital Case	1974-1998

Box list

Box	Folder	Folder Title
Series 1: Performance Documentation. 1969-2000
1	1	Biographical Material, 1972-1998
1	2	The Case Western Reserve Modern Dance Company. Clippings, 1969-1971
1	3	The Case Western Reserve Modern Dance Company. Correspondence, 1970-1971
1	4	The Case Western Reserve Modern Dance Company. Programs, 1969-1971
1	5	The Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth. Clippings, 1972
1	6	The Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth. Correspondence, 1972
1	7	The Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth. Programs, 1972
1	8	The Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth. Clippings, 1973
1	9	The Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth. Correspondence, 1973
1	10	The Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth. Programs, 1973
1	11	The Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth. Clippings, 1974
1	12	The Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth. Correspondence, 1974
1	13	The Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth. Programs, 1974
1	14	The Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth. Clippings, 1975
1	15	The Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth. Correspondence, 1975
1	16	The Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth. Programs, 1975
1	17	The Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth. Programs, 1976
1	18	The Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth. Clippings, 1978
1	19	University of California Santa Cruz Summer Dance Theater. Clippings, 1974
1	20	University of California Santa Cruz Summer Dance Theater. Programs, 1972, 1974
1	21	Collaboration with Kelly Holt. Clippings, 1969-1981
1	22	Collaboration with Kelly Holt. Correspondence, 1969
1	23	Collaboration with Kelly Holt. Programs, 1969, 1981
1	24	Collaboration with b.f. maiz. Programs, 1992-1994
1	25	Case Western Reserve University Dance Department Concerts. Clippings, 1994-1998
1	26	Case Western Reserve University Dance Department Concerts. Programs, 1984-1995
1	27	The Repertory Project. Programs, 2000
1	28	Food for Thought Program. Administrative records, 1996
1	29	Food for Thought Program. Administrative records, 1997-1998
1	30	Food for Thought Program. Grant funding, supporting documentation, 1992-1997
Series 2. Performance Photographs. 1970-1996
2	1	Salome, 1970
2	2	Mirror, Mirror, 1970
2	3	Thang kas, 1970
2	4	Rituals From a Geography Unknown, 1970
2	5	Imago Ignota, 1971
2	6	A Stein Song, 1971
2	7	Vertiginous Moment, 1971
2	8	Portraits and Palettes, 1972
2	9	A Galaxy of Instants, 1972
2	10	By Disposition of Angels, 1973
2	11	At Contact, 1973
2	12	Lyre of Orpheus, 1973
2	13	The Praise of Folly, 1973
3	1	Pacepulsion, 1974
3	2	Echoes of Glass, 1974
3	3	Winter Count, 1974
3	4	Codices, 1975
3	5	Landscape with Creature, 1975
3	6	With Antecedents. Mounds, 1975
3	7	Reflections, 1976
3	8	Four By Four, 1978
3	9	Opening, 1979
3	10	Thang kas reconstruction, ca. 1980
3	11	The Unseen Led the Way, 1982
3	12	In Repeating. Choreographed with Kelly Holt, 1983
3	13	Construct, 1986
3	14	Three Citings, 1987
3	15	Facings, 1989
3	16	Two Fold One, 1989
3	17	Tandemonium. Choreographed with Louis Kavouras, 1989
3	18	Angelscape, 1990
3	19	Food For Thought Program, 1996
4	Oversize	Rituals, Thang kas, Mirror Mirror, 1970
5	Oversize	Vertiginous Moment, Imago Ignota, 1971
6	Oversize	A Stein Song, 1971
7	Oversize	A Stein Song, 1971
8	Oversize	Portraits and Palettes, A Galaxy of Instants, 1972
9	Oversize	By Disposition of Angels, The Praise of Folly, Lyre of Orpheus, 1973
10	Oversize	Echoes of Glass, Winter Count, 1974
11	Oversize	Codices, 1975
12	Oversize	Rain or Shine, 1994
13	Oversize	Salome, A Stein Song, 1970, 1971
Series 3: Performance Recordings. 1974-1998
14	1	Winter Count: Tribal Ceremonials 1; Winter Count: Tribal Ceremonials 2; With Antecedents: Mounds; Appulse; Four by Four. videotape VHS, circa 1974-1978
14	2	Look at me Now; Thang-kas; At Contact; Codices; Beverly Brown Performance; Unknown Duet, Unknown Duet, Unknown Performance, Unknown Performance. videotape VHS, circa 1974-1984
14	3	Faculty Concert, 1986. Opening; In Repeating; Construct; Winter Count (1974 and 1986); Arden Court ca.1982 televised performance) videotape VHS, 1974. October, 1986
14	4	Pacepulsion; Winter Count; At Contact. Summer Choreography Studies. videotape VHS, circa 1974. Summer, 1986
14	5	Look At Me Now and Here I Am; The Unseen Lead the Way; Startling the Silence. videotape VHS, circa 1981-1984
14	6	In Repeating; Starthrower; Eiffel? videotape VHS, circa 1983-1984, undated
14	7	Faculty Concert, 1987. Shungapovi; Triptych; Three Citings. Videotape VHS, October, 1987
14	8	Facings; Three Citings. videotape VHS, 1987-1989
14	9	Facings. videotape VHS, circa 1989
14	10	Faculty Concert Fall, 1989. Opening; Sunbead; Seascape; Two Fold One;
14	11	Two Fold One; Facings. videotape VHS, December, 1989
14	12	Two Fold One. Rehearsals and Performance. videotape VHS, 1989
14	13	Facings. Rehearsals and Performance. videotape VHS, 1989, 1995
14	14	Facings. videotape VHS, 1989
14	15	For Reconstruction; Angelscape. videotape VHS, Fall, 1990
14	16	Honest Ambition; Angelscape; Trio; Two Fold One; Louis Kavouras Solo; Facings. videotape VHS, 1991
14	17	Podandra: Poetry and Dance. videotape VHS, April 4, 1992
14	18	Podandra: Poetry and Dance. videotape VHS, April 4, 1992
14	19	Four By Two Plus Three. Performance and Rehearsal. videotape VHS, February. 1993
14	20	Four By Two Plus Three. videotape VHS, February, 1993
14	21	Four: By Two Plus Three; (possibly) Miroloi. videotape VHS, January, 1994-February, 1994
14	22	Rain or Shine. videotape VHS, February 17, 1994
14	23	Black Ice; Rain or Shine; Four: By Two Plus Three. videotape VHS, January, 1994 - February, 1994
14	24	Shedding Light. videotape VHS, November 17, 1994
14	25	Danceworks: Looking Back and Moving On. Two Fold One; Piano Pieces; Reflections: Places in the Soul; Anointed in Dark Waters; Rain or Shine. videotape VHS, January 19, 1995
14	26	Danceworks: Looking Back and Moving On. Two Fold One; Reflections: Places in the Soul; Rain or Shine. videotape VHS, January 21, 1995
14	27	Danceworks: Looking Back and Moving On technical dress rehearsal; Two Fold One; Reflections: Places in the Soul; Two Fold One; Reflections: Places in the Soul; Rain or Shine. videotape VHS, January 17, 1995, January 22, 1995
14	28	Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio Performance. videotape VHS, May 1, 1998

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