Overview
Performance materials related to Indonesian dance and theater in the United States, including material on dancer Devi Dja.
Dates
- Creation: 1952-1964
Condition Description
In good condition.
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
.12 linear feet (1 box)Programs, press material, and correspondence relating to performances by Devi Dja and other Indonesian performers.
Biographical / Historical
Devi (Dewi) Dja was an Indonesian-born Amerian dancer, singer, and actress. She immigrated to the United States in 1939 and performed in California for the majority of her career, opening the Devi Dja School of Dance in Los Angeles. She was represented by Raymond D. Bowman. Dja died in Los Angeles in 1989.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series: Programs and press, Correspondence, and Photographs.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2024MT-51. Purchased from Auger Down Books with the Howard D. Rothschild Bequest, 2024 January 24.
Processing Information
Processed by Katherine Gaburo, 2024.
Subject
- Dja, Dewi, 1914-1989 (Person)
- Title
- Indonesian performance materials, 1952-1964 (MS Thr 2323): Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2024 March 15
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hou03667
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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