Overview
Music, lyrics, programs, program notes, photographs, etc., of Doris Cohen Levi, Radcliffe College Class of 1935.
Dates
- Creation: 1960-1987
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Doris Cohen Levi as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
.83 linear feet (2 file boxes)This collection consists of music, original lyrics, programs, production notes, directions for choreography, and photographs of Doris Cohen Levi's shows for Radcliffe college alumnae reunions and other college events. It includes "The First Hundred Years are the Hardest" and "The Belle of Radcliffe" a dramatic monologue about Elizabeth Cary Agassiz performed by Joanne Hamlin, written and performed for the Radcliffe Centennial in 1978, and also "Hip Hip Hooray for RCAA" written for the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association Centennial in 1987.
BIOGRAPHY
Doris Cohen Levi was born in Boston on April 14, 1914, the daughter of Moe and Celia Cohen. She attended Brookline High School and received her A.B. from Radcliffe (1935) and A.M. (1936). She married Robert Levi (Harvard A.B. '33, M.B.A. '35) and they had two sons who were also Harvard graduates.
During college Levi was a professional dancer, and after her marriage she taught dancing and was an author, director and choreographer of amateur musical revues. She was active as a volunteer on Radcliffe alumnae committees and wrote and directed many alumnae shows, 1960-1987. She received the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association Distinguished Service Award in 1985 at her 50th class reunion.
The Levi family established the Doris Cohen Levi prize to recognize a Radcliffe student "who has demonstrated an uncommon talent and energy in producing, directing, staging, or acting in musical theater" which will be awarded for the first time in 1990.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: R88-38
This collection was given to the Radcliffe College Archives by Robert E. Levi in October 1988.
CONTAINER LIST
- Box 1: 1-57
- Box 2: 58-86
Processing Information
Processed: March 1990
By: Isabelle Bland Dry
Subject
- Radcliffe College. Alumnae Association (Organization)
- Title
- Levi, Doris Cohen, 1914-1987. Papers of Doris Cohen Levi, 1960-1987: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Radcliffe College Archives, Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch01109
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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