pa085.xml James Sewell Ballet Records Barbara Bezat University of Minnesota Libraries 2006
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by Barbara Bezat January, 2006 English James Sewell Ballet James Sewell Ballet Records 1991-2005 University of Minnesota Libraries. Performing Arts Archives, Manuscripts Division [paa] 11 boxes (ca. 16 cubic feet) The collection consists of records from the first ten years of operation of this dance company based in Minneapolis, MN. Business correspondence, development material, publicity, reviews, performance activity and in-house publications form the first installment of records deposited in the Performing Arts Archives. PA 85 English Mezzanine Administrative Information Use of Materials

Access to some portions of the Records labelled "Confidential" by the donor shall be restricted except by permission of the donor.

Copyright

Please contact the archivist regarding copyright of these materials.

 Preferred Citation

James Sewell Ballet Records (PA 85), Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

 Acquisition

The first delivery of materials for this collection was received December 30, 2005 by donation of James Sewell Ballet.

Processing Information

The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Gary Peterson and Mary Jo Peloquin, (James Sewell Ballet) and Barbara Bezat, 2005-2006.

 Accruals

Annual deposits are expected.

 Arrangement

The collection is organized into five categories:

Corporate records Fundraising records Activity files Marketing files In-house published material Historical note

The dance company was founded as "Moving Works, Inc. dba James Sewell Dance" in New York in 1991, and incorporated as "Ballet Works, Inc. dba James Sewell Ballet" in Minnesota in 1994. The dancers perform primarily works choreographed by James Sewell. The company holds local performances and takes the dances on tour throughout the state and the country.

Scope and Content Note

The material is organized into five categories as determined by the organization structure of the performing company's office records.

"Corporate records" include correspondence, legal documents, board minutes, annual reports and other operational materials.

"Fundraising records" include development materials organized alphabetically by funder.

"Activity files" include information about specific performance dates and are organized chronologically.

"Marketing files" include advertising material, press releases and other miscellaneous material related to publicity and promotion.

"In-house publishing" material consists of printed products, including postcards, programs, playbill inserts, stationery, brochures and other promotional and informational material.

 Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

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