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Series 1
Correspondence, 1947-2014
Boxes 1 - 28
Scope and Content Note
The series consists of correspondence written by and sent to Carmen de Lavallade, Geoffrey Holder, and Léo Holder from 1947-2014, including family letters, general correspondence, letters relating to "Geoffrey Holder’s Music" radio show, address books, and telephone messages. Holder family letters include correspondence from Holder’s parents, Arthur and Louise; brother and sister-in-law Boscoe and Sheila Holder; nephew Christian Holder; sisters, Jean Holder and Marjorie Boothman; and other cousins, nieces and, nephews. De Lavallade's family correspondence includes letters from de Lavallade’s aunt Adele de Lavallade Young; father, Leo de Lavallade; and de Lavallade’s sisters, Yvonne and Elaine de Lavallade.
General correspondence consists of letters from Holder’s professional, legal, and financial representation as well as letters from art collectors, patrons, students, and admirers regarding personal matters and Holder’s productions, writings, and art works. There are letters concerning Holder’s dance company (circa 1950s) and his creation of a mural for Caribe Hilton Hotel in Puerto Rico (circa 1960-1962). There are also letters from collaborators and friends, such as Carlton Clarke, William Brown, and Butterfly McQueen. Several letters are from Catherine Randolph dated from 1952-1992, as well as from Scoogie Brown, William Dufty and Jacques Sigurd. The series also contains several WOR New York listener letters and requests from the "Geoffrey Holder’s Music" radio show dated from 1969-1972.
De Lavallade's general correspondence includes letters from Jacob's Pillow (Becket, Massachusetts) founder Ted Shawn, choreographer John Butler, and other collaborators, students, and admirers. Janet Collins correspondence includes letters between Collins, Holder, and de Lavallade dated from 1966-1970. It also includes family letters between Collins, Angelique Bratton, Bertrand Bratton, and Adina Williamson that were sent to de Lavallade by Juanita Barbee in 1986.
A collection of Holder’s address books and appointment slips consists of handwritten and typed correspondence, notes, doodles, and contact information for various professional and personal collaborators.
Arrangement Note
Arranged in alphabetical order by type, then in chronological order.
Processing Note
Archivists maintained folder titles and arrangement originally created by Holder and de Lavallade. These are noted in file level scope and content notes. Many of these folders contain some financial records, contracts and agreements, programs and flyers, and photographs that might provide context for correspondence and were kept together. De Lavallade correspondence is arranged separately for ease of searching, as well as to accommodate possible additions to her papers. Letters from recurring correspondents are arranged in their own folders as well as within general correspondence. Files labeled address books are bound books.
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Adam, correspondence and contracts, 1985
Arranged together by donor. |
| 1 | 2 | Address book with photograph, undated |
| 1 | 3 | Address book, undated [1] |
| 1 | 4 |
Address book, undated [2]
Contains book with accompanying loose pages. |
| 1 | 5 |
Address books, undated
Contains five books total. Two small books have some torn or ripped pages. |
| 1 | 6 | The Art of Geoffrey Holder, 1983-1986
Arranged together by donor. Includes original folder with written notes. |
| 1 | 7 |
Austin, Betty, correspondence and clippings, 1977-1979
Arranged together by donor. |
| 1 | 8 | Black News (New York, New York), cookbook letters, 1973 |
| 1 | 9 |
Brown, Scoogie, letters, 1964-1965
Some, but not all Scoogie Brown letters were arranged together by donor. |
| 1 | 10 |
Brown, Scoogie, letters, 1973-1978
Some, but not all Scoogie Brown letters were arranged together by donor. |
| 1 | 11 | Business cards, undated |
| 1 | 12 |
"Carmen's notes," undated [1 of 2]
Scrapbook of notes from de Lavallade originally housed in a binder. They have been kept in original order with original title. |
| 2 | 1 |
"Carmen's notes," undated [2 of 2]
Scrapbook of notes from de Lavallade originally housed in a binder. They have been kept in original order with original title. |
| 2 | 2 |
Celebrities and dignitaries, correspondence, 1964-1965
Folder title is a variation of the donor-given title. Letters kept together and arranged in chronological order. |
| 2 | 3 | Colbert, Richard, correspondence and printed material, 1987 |
| 2 | 4 | Collins, Janet, clippings and flyer, 1949-1959 |
| 2 | 5 | Collins, Janet, correspondence, 1966-1969 |
| 2 | 6 | Collins, Janet, correspondence, 1969 March-1970 March |
| 2 | 7 | Collins, Janet, correspondence, 1970 |
| 2 | 8 |
Collins, Janet, family letters, 1949 March-June
Bulk letters between Collins, Angelique Bratton and Bertrand Bratton. |
| 2 | 9 |
Collins, Janet, family letters, 1949 July-December
Bulk letters between Collins, Angelique Bratton and Bertrand Bratton. |
| 2 | 10 |
Collins, Janet, family letters, 1950 January-April
Bulk letters between Collins, Angelique Bratton and Bertrand Bratton. |
| 2 | 11 |
Collins, Janet, family letters, 1950 July-1951 February
Bulk letters between Collins, Angelique Bratton and Bertrand Bratton. |
| 2 | 12 |
Collins, Janet, letters to Adina Williamson, 1947-1986
Letters are from 1947-1949 with the exception of a 1986 introductory letter from Jaunita Barbee. |
| 2 | 13 | Collins, Janet, letters to Adina Williamson, 1950 |
| 2 | 14 | Collins, Janet, letters to Adina Williamson, 1951-1953 |
| 26 | 1 | Contact sheet and phone numbers, undated |
| 2 | 15 | The Creation, correspondence, 1984-1985
Arranged together by donor. Includes original folder with written notes. |
| 2 | 16 |
"Dance in America," correspondence and agreements, 1985-1986
Arranged together by donor. |
| 2 | 17 |
de Lavallade family, letters, 1955-1962
Folder title is a variation of the donor-given title. |
| 2 | 18 | de Lavallade family, letters, 1967-1969 |
| 2 | 19 | de Lavallade family, letters, 1970-1975 |
| 2 | 20 | de Lavallade family, letters, 2013 |
| 2 | 21 |
de Lavallade family, letters, undated
Arranged together by donor. |
| 2 | 22 |
de Lavallade, general correspondence, 1955-1970
Includes a letter from Carmen to Jacques Sigurd and a letter from Ted Shawn. |
| 26 | 2 | de Lavallade, general correspondence, 1969 |
| 2 | 23 |
de Lavallade, general correspondence, 1973-1977
Includes correspondence about reconstructing Lester Horton's Salome with James Truitt. |
| 2 | 24 |
de Lavallade, general correspondence, 1978-1980
Includes correspondence about awards and honors noted by donor. |
| 2 | 25 | de Lavallade, general correspondence, 1987-1999 |
| 3 | 1 | de Lavallade, general correspondence, 2000-2007 |
| 3 | 2 | de Lavallade, general correspondence, 2010-2013 |
| 3 | 3 |
de Lavallade, general correspondence, undated [1 of 2]
Contains John Butler and Ted Shawn letters. |
| 3 | 4 | de Lavallade, general correspondence, undated [2 of 2] |
| 3 | 5 |
de Lavallade, I.S. 93 student letters, 1997 [1 of 2]
I.S. 93 letters were originally housed in plastic sheets in binder. Kept in original order. |
| 3 | 6 | de Lavallade, I.S. 93 student letters, 1997 [2 of 2p] |
| 3 | 7 |
de Lavallade, Southeast Asia tour letters, 1962 February-March
Arranged together by donor. Contains bulk letters between de Lavallade and Holder. Includes telegrams from friends and a letter to Alvin Ailey from Holder. |
| 3 | 8 | de Lavallade, 80th birthday correspondence, 2011 |
| 3 | 9 | de Lavallade, 80th birthday greeting cards, 2011 [1 of 4] |
| 3 | 10 | de Lavallade, 80th birthday greeting cards, 2011 [2 of 4] |
| 3 | 11 | de Lavallade, 80th birthday greeting cards, 2011 [3 of 4] |
| 3 | 12 | de Lavallade, 80th birthday greeting cards, 2011 [4 of 4] |
| 4 | 1 |
de Lavallade, 80th birthday printed material and gift list, 2011
Accompanied invitations and birthday cards in the original folder. |
| 4 | 2 |
Don Buchwald Associates, Incorporated, correspondence and administrative papers, 1980-1983
Arranged together by donor. Folder title is a variation on the donor-given title. |
| 4 | 3 |
Dufty, William, correspondence, circa 1960s and undated
Folder was originally labeled "Dufty" by donor. Archivist added recognizeable Dufty letters to what was originally arranged by donor. Letters originally arranged are not all signed William Dufty or W.D. Other names include OOM, Omar and Muldoon. |
| 4 | 4 | Empty envelopes, 1953-1954 |
| 4 | 5 | Empty envelopes, 1966 |
| 4 | 6 | Empty envelopes, 1976 |
| 4 | 7 | Empty envelopes, 1977-1979 |
| 4 | 8 | Empty envelopes, 1980-1995 |
| 4 | 9 | Empty envelopes, 2001-2008 |
| 4 | 10 | Empty envelopes, undated |
| 4 | 11 |
Family and friends, correspondence, 1964-1965
Folder title is a variation of the donor-given title. Materials were kept together and arranged in chronological order. |
| 4 | 12 | "Geoffrey Holder on Tour," printed material and condolences, 2014 |
| 4 | 13 |
General correspondence, 1951 November-1952 August
Contains a partial letter. |
| 26 | 3 |
General correspondence, 1951-1952
Contains several letters from the Puerto Rico Visiter's Bureau about a Caribbean festival. |
| 4 | 14 | General correspondence, 1952 October-December |
| 4 | 15 | General correspondence, 1953 January-April |
| 4 | 16 | General correspondence, 1953 May |
| 4 | 17 | General correspondence, 1953 June-July |
| 4 | 18 | General correspondence, 1953 August-October |
| 5 | 1 | General correspondence, 1953 November-December |
| 5 | 2 | General correspondence, 1953 [1] |
| 26 | 4 | General correspondence, 1953 [2] |
| 5 | 3 | General correspondence, 1954 January |
| 5 | 4 | General correspondence, 1954 February-April |
| 5 | 5 | General correspondence, 1954 May-October |
| 5 | 6 | General correspondence, 1954 December |
| 26 | 5 |
General correspondence, 1954-1955
Includes letter from Scoogie Brown. |
| 5 | 7 |
General correspondence, 1955
Contains Holder and de Lavallade wedding invitations. |
| 5 | 8 |
General correspondence, 1956
Contains letter from Carl Van Vechten. |
| 5 | 9 | General correspondence, 1957 |
| 5 | 10 |
General correspondence, 1958
Contains letter from John Butler. |
| 5 | 11 | General correspondence, 1959 |
| 5 | 12 | General correspondence, 1960 |
| 5 | 13 | General correspondence, 1961 April-October |
| 5 | 14 | General correspondence, 1961 November-December |
| 5 | 15 | General correspondence, 1962 January-March |
| 5 | 16 | General correspondence, 1962 April-November |
| 26 | 6 | General correspondence, 1962-1969 |
| 5 | 17 | General correspondence, 1963 January-October |
| 5 | 18 | General correspondence, 1963 November-December |
| 5 | 19 | General correspondence, 1964 |
| 5 | 20 | General correspondence, 1965 |
| 5 | 21 | General correspondence, 1966 May-August |
| 5 | 22 | General correspondence, 1966 September-November |
| 5 | 23 |
General correspondence, 1967 January-April
Contains letter from Butterfly McQueen. |
| 6 | 1 |
General correspondence, 1967 May-December
Contains letter from Ted Shawn. |
| 6 | 2 |
General correspondence, 1968 February-May
Contains letter from William Dufty. |
| 6 | 3 | General correspondence, 1968 June-undated |
| 6 | 4 | General correspondence, 1969 January-March |
| 6 | 5 | General correspondence, 1969 April-May |
| 6 | 6 | General correspondence, 1969 July-September |
| 6 | 7 | General correspondence, 1969 October-undated |
| 6 | 8 | General correspondence, 1970 January-March |
| 6 | 9 | General correspondence, 1970 April-December |
| 26 | 7 |
General correspondence, 1970-1972
Contains letter from Josephine Baker. |
| 6 | 10 | General correspondence, 1971 January-June |
| 6 | 11 | General correspondence, 1971 August-December |
| 6 | 12 | General correspondence, 1972 January-July |
| 6 | 13 | General correspondence, 1972 August |
| 6 | 14 | General correspondence, 1973 [1] |
| 26 | 8 | General correspondence, 1973 [2] |
| 6 | 15 | General correspondence, 1974 January-March |
| 6 | 16 | General correspondence, 1974 May-December |
| 26 | 9 | General correspondence, 1974 |
| 6 | 17 |
General correspondence, 1975 January
Includes several telegrams of congratulations for The Wiz. |
| 6 | 18 |
General correspondence, 1975 February-March
Includes Tony Award Nomination letter and letter from William Dufty. |
| 26 | 10 | General correspondence, 1975 February 14-1975 April 21 |
| 6 | 19 | General correspondence, 1975 April 1-21 |
| 6 | 20 | General correspondence, 1975 April 22-27 |
| 26 | 11 | General correspondence, 1975 April 22-1975 May |
| 6 | 21 | General correspondence, 1975 May |
| 6 | 22 | General correspondence, 1975 June |
| 26 | 12 |
General correspondence, 1975 June-November
Includes letter from Jacques Sigurd. |
| 7 | 1 | General correspondence, 1975 July-August |
| 7 | 2 | General correspondence, 1975 September |
| 7 | 3 | General correspondence, 1975 October |
| 7 | 4 | General correspondence, 1975 November |
| 7 | 5 | General correspondence, 1975 December |
| 7 | 6 |
General correspondence, 1975
Correspondence with no month. Includes empty envelopes. |
| 7 | 7 | General correspondence, 1976 January-March |
| 7 | 8 | General correspondence, 1976 April-May |
| 7 | 9 | General correspondence, 1976 June-July |
| 7 | 10 | General correspondence, 1976 August-September |
| 7 | 11 | General correspondence, 1976 October |
| 7 | 12 | General correspondence, 1976 November |
| 7 | 13 | General correspondence, 1976 December |
| 26 | 13 | General correspondence, 1976 |
| 26 | 14 | General correspondence, 1977 January-March |
| 7 | 14 | General correspondence, 1977 January-April |
| 26 | 15 | General correspondence, 1977 April-December |
| 7 | 15 | General correspondence, 1977 May |
| 7 | 16 | General correspondence, 1977 June |
| 7 | 17 | General correspondence, 1977 August-September |
| 7 | 18 | General correspondence, 1977 October-November |
| 7 | 19 | General correspondence, 1977 December |
| 7 | 20 | General correspondence, 1978 January |
| 7 | 21 | General correspondence, 1978 February 1-22 |
| 7 | 22 | General correspondence, 1978 February 22-28 |
| 7 | 23 | General correspondence, 1978 March |
| 7 | 24 | General correspondence, 1978 April |
| 8 | 1 | General correspondence, 1978 May 2-18 |
| 8 | 2 | General correspondence, 1978 May 19-31 |
| 8 | 3 | General correspondence, 1978 June |
| 8 | 4 | General correspondence, 1978 July |
| 8 | 5 | General correspondence, 1978 August |
| 8 | 6 | General correspondence, 1978 September |
| 8 | 7 | General correspondence, 1978 October-December |
| 8 | 8 |
General correspondence, 1978 [1]
Correspondence with no month. Includes empty envelopes. |
| 26 | 16 | General correspondence, 1978 [2] |
| 8 | 9 | General correspondence, 1979 January |
| 8 | 10 | General correspondence, 1979 February 1-15 |
| 8 | 11 | General correspondence, 1979 February 20-26 |
| 8 | 12 | General correspondence, 1979 March |
| 8 | 13 | General correspondence, 1979 April 4-11 |
| 8 | 14 | General correspondence, 1979 April 17-26 |
| 8 | 15 | General correspondence, 1979 May 1-18 |
| 8 | 16 | General correspondence, 1979 May 19-31 |
| 8 | 17 | General correspondence, 1979 June 1-15 |
| 8 | 18 | General correspondence, 1979 June 20-30 |
| 8 | 19 | General correspondence, 1979 July |
| 8 | 20 | General correspondence, 1979 August-September |
| 8 | 21 | General correspondence, 1979 October |
| 8 | 22 | General correspondence, 1979 November |
| 8 | 23 | General correspondence, 1979 December |
| 9 | 1 | General correspondence, 1980 January |
| 9 | 2 | General correspondence, 1980 February |
| 9 | 3 | General correspondence, 1980 March 1-19 |
| 9 | 4 | General correspondence, 1980 March 20-31 |
| 9 | 5 | General correspondence, 1980 April |
| 9 | 6 | General correspondence, 1980 May |
| 9 | 7 | General correspondence, 1980 June |
| 9 | 8 | General correspondence, 1980 July |
| 9 | 9 | General correspondence, 1980 August-September |
| 9 | 10 | General correspondence, 1980 October |
| 9 | 11 | General correspondence, 1980 November |
| 9 | 12 | General correspondence, 1980 December |
| 9 | 13 | General correspondence, 1981 January |
| 9 | 14 | General correspondence, 1981 February |
| 9 | 15 | General correspondence, 1981 March-April |
| 9 | 16 | General correspondence, 1981 May |
| 9 | 17 | General correspondence, 1981 June |
| 9 | 18 | General correspondence, 1981 July |
| 9 | 19 | General correspondence, 1981 August |
| 9 | 20 | General correspondence, 1981 September |
| 10 | 1 | General correspondence, 1981 October |
| 10 | 2 | General correspondence, 1981 November |
| 10 | 3 | General correspondence, 1981 December |
| 27 | 1 | General correspondence, 1981-1995 |
| 10 | 4 | General correspondence, 1982 January |
| 10 | 5 | General correspondence, 1982 February |
| 10 | 6 | General correspondence, 1982 March |
| 10 | 7 | General correspondence, 1982 April |
| 10 | 8 | General correspondence, 1982 May |
| 10 | 9 | General correspondence, 1982 June |
| 10 | 10 | General correspondence, 1982 July |
| 10 | 11 | General correspondence, 1982 August |
| 10 | 12 | General correspondence, 1982 September |
| 10 | 13 | General correspondence, 1982 October-November |
| 10 | 14 | General correspondence, 1982 December |
| 10 | 15 | General correspondence, 1983 January-May |
| 10 | 16 | General correspondence, 1983 June-August |
| 10 | 17 | General correspondence, 1983 September |
| 10 | 18 | General correspondence, 1983 October-November |
| 10 | 19 | General correspondence, 1983 December |
| 10 | 20 | General correspondence, 1984 January 3-11 |
| 10 | 21 |
General correspondence, 1984 January 12-30
Contains photographs. |
| 10 | 22 | General correspondence, 1984 February |
| 10 | 23 | General correspondence, 1984 March |
| 10 | 24 | General correspondence, 1984 April |
| 10 | 25 | General correspondence, 1984 May-June |
| 10 | 26 | General correspondence, 1984 July |
| 11 | 1 | General correspondence, 1984 August |
| 11 | 2 | General correspondence, 1984 September |
| 11 | 3 | General correspondence, 1984 October-December |
| 11 | 4 | General correspondence, 1985 January-March |
| 11 | 5 | General correspondence, 1985 April-May |
| 11 | 6 | General correspondence, 1985 June-July |
| 11 | 7 | General correspondence, 1985 August-November |
| 11 | 8 | General correspondence, 1985 December |
| 11 | 9 | General correspondence, 1986 January-March |
| 11 | 10 |
General correspondence, 1986 April
Contains photographs. |
| 11 | 11 | General correspondence, 1986 May-September |
| 11 | 12 | General correspondence, 1986 October-December |
| 11 | 13 | General correspondence, 1987 February-August |
| 11 | 14 | General correspondence, 1987 September-October |
| 11 | 15 | General correspondence, 1987 November-December |
| 11 | 16 | General correspondence, 1988 January-March |
| 11 | 17 | General correspondence, 1988 April-November |
| 11 | 18 | General correspondence, 1989 |
| 12 | 1 |
General correspondence, 1990 January-November
Includes some House of Flowers correspondence. |
| 12 | 2 |
General correspondence, 1991
Includes some House of Flowers correspondence. |
| 12 | 3 | General correspondence, 1992 |
| 12 | 4 | General correspondence, 1993 |
| 12 | 5 | General correspondence, 1994 |
| 12 | 6 | General correspondence, 1995 January-April |
| 12 | 7 |
General correspondence, 1995 April-December
Contains photograph. |
| 12 | 8 | General correspondence, 1996 |
| 12 | 9 | General correspondence, 1997 |
| 12 | 10 | General correspondence, 1998 |
| 12 | 11 | General correspondence, 1999 |
| 12 | 12 |
General correspondence, circa 1990s-2000s
Includes condolence letters about Boscoe Holder. |
| 12 | 13 | General correspondence, 2000-2001 |
| 12 | 14 |
General correspondence, 2002 February-May
Contains photograph. |
| 12 | 15 | General correspondence, 2002 June-December |
| 12 | 16 | General correspondence, 2003 |
| 12 | 17 | General correspondence, 2004 |
| 13 | 1 | General correspondence, 2005 |
| 13 | 2 | General correspondence, 2006 |
| 13 | 3 | General correspondence, 2007 |
| 13 | 4 | General correspondence, 2008 |
| 13 | 5 |
General correspondence, 2009
Contains photographs. |
| 13 | 6 | General correspondence, 2010 |
| 13 | 7 |
General correspondence, 2011
Contains photographs. |
| 13 | 8 |
General correspondence, undated [1 of 24]
Bulk circa 1970s and 1980s The Wiz and Timbuktu! references. |
| 13 | 9 |
General correspondence, undated [2 of 24]
Bulk circa 1970s and 1980s The Wiz and Timbuktu! references. |
| 13 | 10 | General correspondence, undated [3 of 24] |
| 13 | 11 | General correspondence, undated [4 of 24] |
| 13 | 12 | General correspondence, undated [5 of 24] |
| 13 | 13 | General correspondence, undated [6 of 24] |
| 13 | 14 | General correspondence, undated [7 of 24] |
| 13 | 15 | General correspondence, undated [8 of 24] |
| 13 | 16 |
General correspondence, undated [9 of 24]
Bulk circa 1950s and 1960s and letters from family and friends. |
| 14 | 1 | General correspondence, undated [10 of 24] |
| 14 | 2 | General correspondence, undated [11 of 24] |
| 14 | 3 | General correspondence, undated [12 of 24] |
| 14 | 4 | General correspondence, undated [13 of 24] |
| 14 | 5 | General correspondence, undated [14 of 24] |
| 14 | 6 | General correspondence, undated [15 of 24] |
| 14 | 7 | General correspondence, undated [16 of 24] |
| 14 | 8 |
General correspondence, undated [17 of 24]
Contains photographs. |
| 14 | 9 |
General correspondence, undated [18 of 24]
Contains Black Christmas script from William Brown. |
| 14 | 10 |
General correspondence, undated [19 of 24]
Bulk from Carlton. One letter from Scoogie Brown. |
| 14 | 11 | General correspondence, undated [20 of 24] |
| 27 | 2 | General correspondence, undated [21 of 24] |
| 27 | 3 |
General correspondence, undated [22 of 24]
Several letters from Tom. |
| 27 | 4 | General correspondence, undated [23 of 24] |
| 27 | 5 |
General correspondence, undated [24 of 24]
Several references to The Wiz and Timbuktu!. |
| 14 | 12 | Greeting cards, postcards, and invitations, undated |
| 14 | 13 | Greeting cards, undated [1 of 2] |
| 14 | 14 | Greeting cards, undated [2 of 2] |
| 15 | 1 |
Hilton mural, correspondence, 1960 June-1961 December
Arranged together by donor. |
| 15 | 2 |
Hilton mural, correspondence, 1962
Includes original folder with written notes. |
| 15 | 3 | Holder family, greeting cards, undated [1 of 2] |
| 15 | 4 | Holder family, greeting cards, undated [2 of 2] |
| 27 | 6 | Holder family, letters, 1951-1953 August 1 |
| 27 | 7 | Holder family, letters, 1953 August 19-1954 |
| 27 | 8 | Holder family, letters, 1955 |
| 27 | 9 | Holder family, letters, 1956-1959 |
| 27 | 10 | Holder family, letters, 1960-1965 |
| 15 | 5 |
Holder family, letters, 1962-1970
Folder title is a variation of the donor-given title. |
| 27 | 11 | Holder family, letters, 1966-1969 |
| 28 | 1 |
Holder family, letters, 1970-1979
Includes letters from Janet Collins and William Dufty. |
| 15 | 6 | Holder family, letters, 1972-1973 |
| 28 | 2 | Holder family, letters, 1984 |
| 15 | 7 | Holder family, letters, undated [1 of 4] |
| 28 | 3 | Holder family, letters, undated [2 of 4] |
| 28 | 4 | Holder family, letters, undated [3 of 4] |
| 28 | 5 | Holder family, letters, undated [4 of 4] |
| 15 | 8 | Holder and de Lavallade, wedding telegrams, 1955 |
| 15 | 9 | Holder, Léo, correspondence, 1964 |
| 15 | 10 |
Holder, Louise, repose correspondence and spiritual texts, 1978 August-September
Arranged together by donor. |
| 15 | 11 | House of Flowers, correspondence and administrative papers, 1989 [1 of 2]
Arranged together by donor. |
| 15 | 12 | House of Flowers, correspondence and administrative papers, 1989 [2 of 2]
Arranged together by donor. Includes original folder with written notes. |
| 15 | 13 | House of Flowers, telegrams and letters, 1954
Folder title is a variation of the donor-given title. Materials were kept together. |
| 15 | 14 |
Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), correspondence and ephemera, 1990
Ephemera in Kennedy Center correspondence includes seat assignments and maps, tickets, programs and menus. Correspondence is bulk invitations, with some letters. |
| 15 | 15 | Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), correspondence and ephemera, 1990-1991 |
| 15 | 16 | Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), correspondence and ephemera, 1992-1993 |
| 15 | 17 | Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), correspondence and ephemera, 1995-1999 |
| 16 | 1 | Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), correspondence and ephemera, 2000 |
| 16 | 2 | Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), correspondence and ephemera, 2003-2010 |
| 16 | 3 | Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), correspondence and ephemera, 2010-2014 |
| 16 | 4 |
Legal pad notes and addresses, undated [1]
Files consists entirely of intact legal pad and it's inserted contents. |
| 16 | 5 | Legal pad notes and addresses, undated [2] [1 of 2] |
| 16 | 6 | Legal pad notes and addresses, undated [2] [2 of 2] |
| 16 | 7 | Legal pad notes and addresses, undated [3] |
| 16 | 8 | Letters between de Lavallade and Holder, 1958-1959 |
| 16 | 9 | Letters between de Lavallade and Holder, 1962 |
| 16 | 10 | Letters between de Lavallade and Holder, 1963-1964 |
| 16 | 11 | Letters between de Lavallade and Holder, 1965 February-April |
| 16 | 12 | Letters between de Lavallade and Holder, 1965 June-November |
| 16 | 13 | Letters between de Lavallade and Holder, 1966 February-July |
| 16 | 14 | Letters between de Lavallade and Holder, 1966 August-November |
| 16 | 15 | Letters between de Lavallade and Holder, 1967 |
| 17 | 1 | Letters between de Lavallade and Holder, 1969 |
| 17 | 2 | Letters between de Lavallade and Holder, 1984 |
| 17 | 3 | Letters between de Lavallade and Holder, undated |
| 17 | 4 | Letters between de Lavallade and Holders [Léo and Geoffrey], 1960-1968 |
| 28 | 6 | Letters between de Lavallade and Holders [Léo and Geoffrey], 1966 and undated |
| 17 | 5 |
Minnesota Museum of Art, student letters, 1993
Originally housed in 3 portfolios. Kept in orginal order. |
| 17 | 6 |
Notes and addresses, Beverly Hills Comstock Hotel, undated [1]
Empty folder. |
| 17 | 7 |
Notes and addresses, Beverly Hills Comstock Hotel, undated [2]
Contents from Beverly Hills Comstock folder were refoldered for preservation. |
| 17 | 8 |
Notes and addresses, Beverly Wilshire Hotel folder, undated [1]
Empty. There were originally 4 notebooks containing materials from "Notes and Address Book, circa 1977-1983". Two were kept. |
| 17 | 9 |
Notes and addresses, Beverly Wilshire Hotel folder, undated [2]
Empty. There were originally 4 notebooks containing materials from "Notes and Address Book, circa 1977-1983". Two were kept. |
| 17 | 10 |
Notes and address book, circa 1977-1983 [1] [1 of 4]
Notes and Address Books, circa 1977-1983 are a series of files from original Beverly Wilshire Hotel folders. The accompanying donor note with this material said "Phone Numbers, Correspondence, Doodles and Messages, 1978-1981 Los Angeles". Folders consist of phone numbers, addresses, notes, messages, doodles, photographs and other miscellany. |
| 17 | 11 | Notes and address book, circa 1977-1983 [1] [2 of 4] |
| 17 | 12 | Notes and address book, circa 1977-1983 [1] [3 of 4] |
| 17 | 13 | Notes and address book, circa 1977-1983 [1] [4 of 4] |
| 17 | 14 | Notes and address book, circa 1977-1983 [2] [1 of 3] |
| 17 | 15 | Notes and address book, circa 1977-1983 [2] [2 of 3] |
| 17 | 16 | Notes and address book, circa 1977-1983 [2] [3 of 3] |
| 18 | 1 | Notes and address book, circa 1977-1983 [3] [1 of 5] |
| 18 | 2 | Notes and address book, circa 1977-1983 [3] [2 of 5] |
| 18 | 3 | Notes and address book, circa 1977-1983 [3] [3 of 5] |
| 18 | 4 | Notes and address book, circa 1977-1983 [3] [4 of 5] |
| 18 | 5 | Notes and address book, circa 1977-1983 [3] [5 of 5] |
| 18 | 6 | Notes and address book, circa 1977-1983 [4] [1 of 3] |
| 18 | 7 | Notes and address book, circa 1977-1983 [4] [2 of 3] |
| 18 | 8 | Notes and address book, circa 1977-1983 [4] [3 of 3] |
| 18 | 9 | Notes and addresses, circa 1970s-undated [1 of 3] |
| 18 | 10 | Notes and addresses, circa 1970s-undated [2 of 3] |
| 18 | 11 | Notes and addresses, circa 1970s-undated [3 of 3] |
| 18 | 12 | Notes and addresses, circa 1977-1979 [1 of 7] |
| 19 | 1 | Notes and addresses, circa 1977-1979 [2 of 7] |
| 19 | 2 | Notes and addresses, circa 1977-1979 [3 of 7] |
| 19 | 3 | Notes and addresses, circa 1977-1979 [4 of 7] |
| 19 | 4 | Notes and addresses, circa 1977-1979 [5 of 7] |
| 19 | 5 | Notes and addresses, circa 1977-1979 [6 of 7] |
| 19 | 6 | Notes and addresses, circa 1977-1979 [7 of 7] |
| 19 | 7 | Notes and addresses, undated [1 of 5] |
| 19 | 8 | Notes and addresses, undated [2 of 5] |
| 19 | 9 | Notes and addresses, undated [3 of 5] |
| 19 | 10 | Notes and addresses, undated [4 of 5] |
| 19 | 11 | Notes and addresses, undated [5 of 5] |
| 19 | 12 | Notes and greeting cards between de Lavallade and Holder, 1994-2010 |
| 19 | 13 | Notes and greeting cards between de Lavallade and Holders [Léo and Geoffrey], undated [1 of 2] |
| 19 | 14 | Notes and greeting cards between de Lavallade and Holders [Léo and Geoffrey], undated [2 of 2] |
| 20 | 1 | Notes between de Lavallade and Holders [Léo and Geoffrey], undated |
| 20 | 2 |
Paris-era work, correspondence, 1964
Folder title is a variation of the donor-given title. |
| 20 | 3 |
Paris-era work, correspondence, 1965 and undated
Folder title is a variation of the donor-given title. Materials were kept together and arranged in chronological order. |
| 20 | 4 |
Personal correspondence, 1984 and undated
Folder title is variation of donor-given title. |
| 20 | 5 | Poetry workshop submissions, 1984 [1 of 2] |
| 20 | 6 | Poetry workshop submissions, 1984 [2 of 2] |
| 20 | 7 |
Professional artist certificate correspondence, 1981-1986
Arranged together by donor. Includes original folder wtih written notes. |
| 20 | 8 |
Program Corporation of America, lecture tour, 1981-1982
Arranged together by donor. Folder title is a variation of the donor-given title. |
| 20 | 9 | Public School 73 student letters, 1970 March 5 [1 of 2] |
| 20 | 10 | Public School 73 student letters, 1970 March 5 [2 of 2] |
| 28 | 7 | Randolph, Catherine, correspondence, 1952-1955 |
| 28 | 8 | Randolph, Catherine, correspondence, 1953 |
| 28 | 9 | Randolph, Catherine, correspondence, 1965-1966 |
| 28 | 10 | Randolph, Catherine, correspondence, 1983-1992 |
| 20 | 11 | Randolph, Catherine, correspondence, undated [1 of 5] |
| 28 | 11 | Randolph, Catherine, correspondence, undated [2 of 5] |
| 28 | 12 | Randolph, Catherine, correspondence, undated [3 of 5] |
| 28 | 13 | Randolph, Catherine, correspondence, undated [4 of 5] |
| 28 | 14 | Randolph, Catherine, correspondence, undated [5 of 5] |
| 20 | 12 | Reggae and Obeah ballets, correspondence and notes, 1982
Arranged together by donor. Folder title is a variation of donor-given title. |
| 20 | 13 |
Rue de Navarin (Paris, France), correspondence, undated
Letters all signed with a single letter "J" or "L". Correspondent may be Jacques Sigurd. |
| 20 | 14 | Show Magazine (New York, New York), correspondence, 1962 February-March |
| 20 | 15 | Show Magazine (New York, New York), correspondence, 1962 April and undated |
| 20 | 16 | Show Magazine (New York, New York), Martha Graham correspondence, 1962-1963
Folder title is a variation of the donor-given title. |
| 20 | 17 |
Sigurd, Jacques, correspondence and writing,1987
Correspondence about Sigurd's death. |
| 20 | 18 | Telegrams, 1957 January 21 |
| 20 | 19 |
Telephone messages, 1970 [1 of 2]
Folders labeled Telephone Messages,(date) are from Affiliated Telephone Answering Service, Incorporated. |
| 21 | 1 | Telephone messages, 1970 [2 of 2] |
| 21 | 2 | Telephone messages, 1971-1973 |
| 21 | 3 | Telephone messages, 1973-1975 |
| 21 | 4 | Telephone messages, 1976-1980 |
| 21 | 5 | Telephone messages, 1977 [1 of 4] |
| 21 | 6 | Telephone messages, 1977 [2 of 4] |
| 21 | 7 | Telephone messages, 1977 [3 of 4] |
| 21 | 8 | Telephone messages, 1977 [4 of 4] |
| 21 | 9 | Telephone messages, 1978 [1 of 4] |
| 21 | 10 | Telephone messages, 1978 [2 of 4] |
| 21 | 11 | Telephone messages, 1978 [3 of 4] |
| 21 | 12 | Telephone messages, 1978 [4 of 4] |
| 21 | 13 | Telephone messages, 1978-1979 |
| 22 | 1 | Telephone messages, 1978-1980 |
| 22 | 2 | Telephone messages, 1980 |
| 22 | 3 |
Telephone numbers and notes, undated [1 of 4]
Donor-given title. |
| 22 | 4 | Telephone numbers and notes, undated [2 of 4] |
| 22 | 5 | Telephone numbers and notes, undated [3 of 4] |
| 22 | 6 | Telephone numbers and notes, undated [4 of 4] |
| 22 | 7 |
Telephone scrapbook, circa 2002-2009 [1 of 3]
Material was originally housed in a scrapbook of phone numbers, correspondence, photographs and other ephemera labeled "Phone Telephone" by donor. The original order was maintained, except for business cards, which are arranged together in a small envelope. Loose material from the scrapbook are foldered separately. |
| 22 | 8 | Telephone scrapbook, circa 2002-2009 [2 of 3] |
| 22 | 9 | Telephone scrapbook, circa 2002-2009 [3 of 3] |
| 22 | 10 |
Telephone scrapbook inserts, circa 2002-2009 [1 of 3]
Unbound material from "Telephone Scrapbook, undated". |
| 22 | 11 |
Telephone scrapbook inserts, circa 2002-2009 [2 of 3]
Unbound material from "Telephone Scrapbook, undated". Bulk typed list of names and addresses, some circled. |
| 22 | 12 |
Telephone scrapbook inserts, circa 2002-2009 [3 of 3]
Unbound materials from "Telephone Scrapbook, undated". Bulk typed list of names and addresses, some circled. |
| 22 | 13 | The Temptation of St. Anthony, correspondence, 2004
Arranged together by donor. |
| 22 | 14 | Trumpet Awards, correspondence and ephemera, 2001 |
| 22 | 15 |
Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, Alabama), correspondence and references, 1979
Contains letters regarding Holder's choir robe designs and clippings of photos of Tuskegee University's Paul Randolph Chapel. |
| 22 | 16 | "While You Were Out," notes, undated [1 of 3] |
| 22 | 17 | "While You Were Out," notes, undated [2 of 3] |
| 23 | 1 | "While You Were Out," notes, undated [3 of 3] |
| 23 | 2 |
White House, correspondence, 1968-1969
Contains correspondence for both Holder and de Lavallade. Folder title is a variation of the donor-given title. |
| 23 | 3 | The Wiz, correspondence, circa 1970s-1980s [1 of 2]
Congratulatory mention of The Wiz. |
| 23 | 4 | The Wiz, correspondence, circa 1970s-1980s [2 of 2]
Congratulatory mention of The Wiz. |
| 23 | 5 |
WNET Thirteen "Streetcar Ballet," correspondence, 1988
Arranged together by donor. |
| 23 | 6 | WOR radio (New York, New York), empty envelopes, 1969 February 1-11 |
| 23 | 7 | WOR radio (New York, New York), empty envelopes, 1969 February 12-18 |
| 23 | 8 | WOR radio (New York, New York), empty envelopes, 1972 |
| 23 | 9 |
WOR radio (New York, New York), 1968 December-1969 January 24
WOR radio files contain listener letters from the "Geoffrey Holder's Music" show on WOR radio New York. Includes one letter to Mr. Eliot (1968) from before Holder's WOR tenure and one misdated (1968) letter. |
| 23 | 10 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1969 January 25-31 |
| 23 | 11 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1969 February 1-15 |
| 23 | 12 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1969 February 16-28 |
| 23 | 13 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1969 March 1-15 |
| 23 | 14 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1969 March 16-31 |
| 23 | 15 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1969 April |
| 23 | 16 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1969 May |
| 23 | 17 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1969 June |
| 23 | 18 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1969 July |
| 23 | 19 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1969 August-September |
| 24 | 1 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1969 October |
| 24 | 2 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1969 November |
| 24 | 3 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1969 December 1-17 |
| 24 | 4 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1969 December 20-31 |
| 24 | 5 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1970 January 3-25 |
| 24 | 6 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1970 January 26-31 |
| 24 | 7 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1970 February |
| 24 | 8 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1970 March |
| 24 | 9 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1970 April |
| 24 | 10 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1970 May |
| 24 | 11 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1970 June |
| 24 | 12 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1970 July |
| 24 | 13 | WOR radio (New York, New York], 1970 August |
| 24 | 14 | WOR radio (New York, New York], 1970 September |
| 24 | 15 | WOR radio (New York, New York], 1970 October-November |
| 24 | 16 | WOR radio (New York, New York], 1970 December |
| 24 | 17 | WOR radio (New York, New York], 1970 |
| 24 | 18 | WOR radio (New York, New York], 1971 January |
| 24 | 19 | WOR radio (New York, New York], 1971 February 2-16 |
| 24 | 20 | WOR radio (New York, New York], 1971 February 17-28 |
| 25 | 1 | WOR radio (New York, New York], 1971 March-April |
| 25 | 2 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1971 May |
| 25 | 3 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1971 June |
| 25 | 4 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1971 July |
| 25 | 5 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1971 August-November |
| 25 | 6 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1971 December |
| 25 | 7 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1972 January 1-9 |
| 25 | 8 | WOR radio (New York, New York), 1972 January 9-26 |
| 25 | 9 |
WOR radio (New York, New York), circa 1969-1972 [1 of 9]
Folders with the date range 1969-1972 contain undated WOR listener letters and are assumed to be from the period Holder hosted "Geoffrey Holder's Music". |
| 25 | 10 | WOR radio (New York, New York), circa 1969-1972 [2 of 9] |
| 25 | 11 | WOR radio (New York, New York), circa 1969-1972 [3 of 9] |
| 25 | 12 | WOR radio (New York, New York), circa 1969-1972 [4 of 9] |
| 25 | 13 |
WOR radio (New York, New York), circa 1969-1972 [5 of 9]
Contains some partial letters. |
| 25 | 14 | WOR radio (New York, New York), circa 1969-1972 [6 of 9] |
| 25 | 15 | WOR radio (New York, New York), circa 1969-1972 [7 of 9] |
| 25 | 16 | WOR radio (New York, New York), circa 1969-1972 [8 of 9] |
| 25 | 17 | WOR radio (New York, New York), circa 1969-1972 [9 of 9] |
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