John Gruen collection of interviews with dancers and other artists
Overview
Dance interviews, typescripts and printed material by critic, writer and photographer, John Gruen
Dates
- Creation: 1966-1995
Creator
- Gruen, John (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
7 linear feet (7 boxes)The bulk of the collection consists of tape-recorded interviews of dancers and other artists or arts administrators, conducted by Gruen and published in Dance Magazine (where he was a Senior Editor) and the New York Times (Gruen was a regular contributor), as well as a number of other arts magazines. Many concern George Balanchine. The collection also includes clippings, dance programs, typescripts of published articles and books, and copies of selected published works by Gruen.
Biographical / Historical
John Gruen (1926-2016) was an art and music critic, writer and photographer. He was a contributing editor of Dance Magazine. He conducted series of interviews with dancers; he wrote dance books, hosted radio programs and wrote dance reviews for major newspapers. Born Jonas Gruenberg in Paris in 1926, he lived with his family in Europe before coming to New York in 1939.
Arrangement
Organized under the following categories: Interviews (3 boxes); Subject files (1 box); Dance magazines and programs (2 boxes); Typescripts, printed material and compact discs (1 box). Collection is not fully processed.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No accession number. Gift of John Gruen in 1995.
Processing Information
Processed by Beth Carroll-Horrocks, 1999-2003. Finding aid created using existing inventory by Irina Klyagin, 2020.
Creator
- Gruen, John (Person)
- Title
- Gruen, John. John Gruen collection of interviews with dancers and other artists, 1966-1995 (MS Thr 2062): Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2020 May 6
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou03336
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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