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Lyon Studio collection (PA 56), Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.
Donated by David Rodum, on behalf of Judy Landberg, January 1995.
The Lyon Studio administered dance instruction to children in ballet, tap and acrobatic dance. Sisters Genevieve Lyon and Irma Lyon Wentworth were the instructors of the studio. Recitals were offered at local schools, theaters and as part of the Donaldson's Little Theatre Program. In 1939 the Lyon Studio joined with the Coliseum School of Music and became the Coliseum School of the Dance.
The collection contains dance notes, lesson plans, sheet music, lyrics, programs advertising brochures, costume patterns, postcards, photographs and a scrapbook.
An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the Manuscripts Division.
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