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MS-218, Josephine Schwarz Papers
Collection Number: MS-218
Title: Josephine Schwarz Papers
Dates: 1876-2004
Creator: Schwarz, Josephine, 1908-2004
Summary/Abstract:
The Josephine Schwarz Papers consist of a collection of the personal correspondence,
photographs, writings, and memorabilia of Josephine and, to a lesser extent, the personal papers
of her sister Hermene Schwarz. The collection encompasses a wide range of topics, including the
Schwarz School of Dance, the Dayton Ballet, correspondence concerning dance and ballet-
related issues, personal correspondence with family, friends, and students, her journals, diaries,
and scrapbooks, ballet and family photographs, and memorabilia.
Quantity/Physical Description: 28 linear feet
Language(s): English, German
Repository:
Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
45435-0001, (937) 775-2092
Restrictions on Access: There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection,
however, please note due to preservation concerns, original audio and video materials cannot be
played in the reading room. Patrons may have access to reference copies. Items without reference
copies can be digitized at the request of a patron for the cost of creating a digital copy. Please
provide us at least two weeks advance notice if you would like to request an audio or video
reference copy. Call (937) 775-2092 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Use of
digitized content is subject to conditions governing use.
Restrictions on Use:
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright
holder.
Existence and Location of Copies: A digital copy is available of a VHS tape in box 43, file 14
titled “Ballets Filmed by Charles W. Snyder” (ask at reference desk for ms218_e0001). In
addition, a digital copy of a VHS tape in box 43, file 20 titled “Amahl and the Night Visitors,”
with Gretchen Albrecht – Singing, Acting, Dancing is available (ask at reference desk for
ms218_e0002).
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Preferred Citation:
[Description of item, Date, Box #, Folder #], MS-218, Josephine Schwarz Papers, Special
Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.
Acquisition:
This collection was donated to the Wright State University Special Collections and Archives in
1991 by Josephine Schwarz.
Separated Material:
Photos were separated from their albums for preservation purposes. Oversized materials are
stored in a separate location.
Revisions:
Additions were made by Christa Streib. The collection was reorganized and further additions
were made by John Armstrong, May 2001, June 2004 and March 2005. The finding aid was
reformatted and additions were made by Victoria Penno, December 2013.
Related Material:
MS-48, Dayton Ballet Company
MS-193, Schwarz Jane Reece Collection
Processed by: Dorothy Smith and Lisa Priolisi, December 1991
Arrangement:
This collection is divided into eleven series and eight subseries:
Series I: Schwarz School of Dance, 1923-1995
Series II: Dayton Civic Ballet, 1930-2004
Series III: Correspondence, 1862-2004
Subseries IIIA: Dayton Ballet and Schwarz School Correspondence, 1920-1989
Subseries IIIB: Personal Correspondence from Students and Friends, 1927-2002
Subseries IIIC: Family Correspondence, 1862-2004
Subseries IIID: General Correspondence, 1991-2003
Series IV: Personal and Family Papers, 1876-2004
Series V: Published and Unpublished Materials, 1920-1999
Series VI: NEA Dance Advisory Panel, 1975-1981
Series VII: Hermene Schwarz Papers, 1921-1987
Series VIII: Scrapbooks, 1920-1994
Series IX: Journals and Diaries, 1916-2004
Series X: Audio and Visual Materials, 1876-2004
Subseries XA: Photographs, 1876-2004
Subseries XB: Cassette and Reel-to-Reel Tapes, 1953-1993
Subseries XC: 16MM Film and Video Tape, 1948-1998
Subseries XD: Phonograph Records, 1950-1959
Series XI: Memorabilia, 1880-2004
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Biographical/Historical Note:
Josephine Schwarz was born in Dayton, Ohio, on April 8, 1908, the fourth of five children to
Joseph and Hannah Schwarz. Her eldest sister Hermene was born in 1902, followed by Milton
in 1903, Babette in 1906, but she later died in 1909 from meningitis, and Gustave, Gus, in 1915.
Hannah Schwarz took her daughters to see Anna Pavlova dance at Memorial Hall in Dayton,
Ohio, when they were very young. Josephine, Miss Jo, as her friends, students, and colleagues
have affectionately known her throughout her life, began her dance career in the Botts Dance
Academy, a local school of dance. Her mother enrolled her in dance class to regain her strength
after being bedridden with a severe case of the mumps. When her skill and desire outgrew her
local teacher, she studied in Cincinnati, Ohio each Saturday. This proved to be expensive so
Miss Jo opened a school of dance in her living room at the age of 14. Her sister Hermene played
the piano. There were ten students and the lessons cost 10 cents each. This was how Jo earned
the money for her own lessons.
Hermene’s interest in learning how to dance grew and after high school she worked in a doctor’s
office earning money for both Jo and her to go to Chicago. The sisters spent three summers in
Chicago, studying and performing with Russian dancer Adolph Bolm, from the Russian Imperial
Ballet, at the Bolm School of Dance. They became members of the Ravinia Opera Ballet
Company.
Both Miss Jo and Hermene traveled to Europe in the 1930’s to study at the Hellerau-Laxenberg
School in Vienna, Austria. They also studied with modern dance pioneer Mary Wigman. Miss
Jo performed in the Burg Theater in Vienna and also toured with Bolm’s “Ballet Intime” while in
Europe.
Josephine and Hermene founded the Schwarz School of Dance in Dayton in 1927. Hermene was
the accompanist for the classes when the school began, but soon became teacher, designer of
costumes, scenery builder, wardrobe manager, and official photographer. The Schwarz School
was one of the first to combine modern dance and ballet training for all students. Miss Jo
continued to pursue a performance career and studied with George Balanchine at the new School
of American Ballet in New York City in 1934. She studied at the school for three years under
Balanchine, as well as with modern dancers Charles Weidmann and Doris Humphrey. She
performed professionally on Broadway with the Humphrey-Weidmann Theater Company and
was a solo dancer with the Broadway show, “Life Begins at 8:40.” Bother Hermene and Miss Jo
presented many concerts in various cities. Hermene continued to run the Schwarz School in
Miss Jo’s absence. Miss Jo’s performance career ended in 1937 with a disabling knee injury.
Miss Jo returned to Dayton and rejoined her sister Hermene at the Schwarz School of Dance.
The sisters expanded the school and established the Experimental Group for Young Dancers.
The group included dancers of various ages, backgrounds, and experience. Most were trained in
the Schwarz School. Its purpose was to provide the school’s more advanced dancers an
opportunity to gain performance experience by presenting concerts to local organizations. They
performed ballets in Dayton, Cincinnati, and Cleveland. Miss Jo gave lectures and
demonstration programs for groups in Dayton. Hermene was also director in charge of group
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activities for the Dayton Recreation Bureau. She organized the first ballet classes at the Linden
Center.
Hermene took a leave of absence from the school in 1943 and became the first girl in Dayton to
serve as a Red Cross occupational therapist in England and France during World War II. After
three weeks of training in Washington, D.C., she spent 3 ½ years overseas mostly working in
hospitals with wounded servicemen. Hermene received two citations, one from President
Roosevelt for her service in the Normandy invasion, and the other from the captain of the ship
which brought her back to America, for her help with the wounded. Following the war,
Hermene continued her Red Cross service work at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C.,
lecturing and doing therapy work. While Hermene was serving in Europe, Miss Jo was
performing with her group for the Service Club and Base Hospital.
During this time, the Experimental Group for Young Dancers performed for two opera seasons
with Metropolitan Opera stars at Memorial Hall and with the Symphony Pop Concerts. The
group also performed with the Frigidaire shows from 1945 to 1950. Miss Jo also taught classes
at the Harmon Avenue School. By 1952, Hermene was back in Dayton and in full swing in her
roles as dancer, teacher, costume designer, and photographer for the Schwarz School of Dance.
The Experimental Group for Young Dancers expanded and evolved into the Dayton Civic Ballet,
a nationally known regional dance company. It was the second regional dance company to be
established in the United States. Josephine and Hermene continued to run the Schwarz School of
Dance until 1984, when it became the Dayton Ballet Dance Center under the Dayton Ballet
Association. This merged with the Jon Rodriguez School of Ballet in 1988 and became known
as the Dayton Ballet School.
The Schwarz School of Dance reached the community through municipal shows, local television
productions, benefits, Brown Bag Ballets for workers and shoppers in downtown Dayton, and
thousands of school programs. Many of Miss Jo’s students went on to becoming outstanding
performers in the world’s major ballet and modern dance companies. Jeraldyne Blunden, and
Schwarz School of Dance alumna, founded the internationally acclaimed Dayton Contemporary
Dance Company and credited Miss Jo with opening up dance to African Americans in the
1940’s. Miss Jo was also responsible for beginning the annual Regional Dance America
Performance/Choreographic Conferences that bring together ballet directors and their students to
discuss and collaborate on choreography for their companies.
Josephine was an active member of the dance community on a national level. She served as a
member of the Dance Advisory Panel of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in 1978
and 1979 and worked tirelessly to obtain funding for regional dance companies from the NEA.
She was honored as one of Dayton’s Top Ten Women in 1970. Miss Jo received an honorary
Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Dayton in 1974 and was awarded an honorary
Doctor of Humanities degree from Wright State University in 1982. She testified before
Congress in 1983 for the American Arts Alliance. Josephine and Hermene were honored by the
Dayton Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews at their Brotherhood Award
Dinner in 1984 for their contributions to dance in Dayton. Miss Jo was the American Dance
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Guild Honoree for 1985, and also received the Regional Dance America/Northeast Region
Award in 1990. She was named to the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame in 1991.
Miss Jo’s accomplishments include several articles that were published in Dance Magazine. The
most notable was a series entitled “Primer for Parents,” including articles as “That Grand
Institution: The Annual Dance Recital,” and “Three Keys for Building Good Dancers.” She
choreographed numerous ballets. Of particular note is “I Watched Myself Grow Up,” which was
completed in the early 1950’s and performed in 1953. Miss Jo’s writing included two
unpublished book manuscripts, one entitled “A History of Dance for Children,” and an untitled
manuscript on dance.
Hermene died in 1986. Miss Jo honored her sister by organizing a commemorative program
entitled “Remembrances of Miss Hermene” that was presented in 1987. When Miss Jo was
honored by the American Dance Guild in 1985, she emphasized the tremendous contributions
her sister had made to her career with the following tribute: “And without doubt, my sister (in
homage), whose talents and taste added a beautiful patina to school and company alike, I would
not be standing here tonight to thank you for this honor had it not been for Hermene, I assure
you.”
Josephine Schwarz has been described by her peers as “artist, dancer, essential teacher,
choreographer, visionary, and maker and shaper in the world of the arts.” Miss Jo spent her last
years in Colorado, near her brother Gus’s families. She passed away on February 27, 2004, in
Boulder, Colorado.
Scope and Content:
The Josephine Schwarz Papers is a collection of the personal correspondence, photographs,
writings, and memorabilia of Josephine and, to a lesser extent, the personal papers of her sister,
Hermene Schwarz. The collection encompasses a wide range of topics including the Schwarz
School of Dance, the Dayton Ballet, correspondence concerning dance and ballet related issues,
personal correspondence with family, friends, and students, her journals, diaries and scrapbooks,
ballet and family photographs, and memorabilia. Researchers should be aware that more
detailed information concerning the Dayton Ballet Company is available in MS-48.
Series I, Schwarz School of Dance, consists of records related to the operation of the Schwarz
School of Dance. Included in this series are lecture notes from class sessions, lectures from
special summer school sessions, program and recital information, and scripts for a number of
ballets. The records provide information about the content of the class instruction, as well as the
progression of classes and students. Span dates are 1923 to 1990.
Series II, Dayton Civic Ballet, is an eclectic collection of papers related to the Dayton Ballet
Company. Included in this series is the constitution and by-laws of the Experimental Group for
Young Dancers, the forerunner of the Dayton Ballet Company. Also included are the articles of
incorporation for the Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund, a variety of newspaper articles about
the Dayton Ballet, and a number of newsletters and programs related to the Dayton Ballet and
other ballet companies. As noted previously, more extensive information about the Dayton
Ballet Company can be found in MS-48.
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Series III is the most extensive of the Josephine Schwarz Papers. Series III, Correspondence,
contains the correspondence of Josephine Schwarz from 1925 to 2003. The series is divided into
four subseries. Subseries IIIA, Dayton Ballet and Schwarz School Correspondence, contains
correspondence related to the Dayton Ballet Company and the Schwarz School of Dance. In this
subseries researchers will find Miss Schwarz’s correspondence with ballet schools and societies,
magazine editors, and book publishers. Within this correspondence there is also information
about proposed ballets, performance schedules, and repertoire. Of particular interest are her
notes concerning her 1983 testimony before Congress for the American Arts Alliance. This
subseries also contains letters of commendation praising Dayton Ballet Company performances.
The span dates for this subseries are 1920 to 1998. Subseries IIIB, Personal Correspondence
from Students and Friends, contains personal correspondence received and sent to Miss
Schwarz’s students and friends. Much of the correspondence relates to the placement and
progress of Dayton dancers in ballet companies throughout the United States and overseas. The
span dates for this subseries are 1927 to 2000. Subseries IIIC, Family Correspondence, contains
the family correspondence of the Schwarz family and relatives. A major part of the subseries is
Miss Schwarz’s letters to family members as she traveled around the United States and overseas.
Of particular interest are her 1925 to 1927 letters from Chicago while she was attending the
Adolph Bohm School of Dance, her 1929 to 1930 letters from Europe, and her 1932 to 1936
letters from New York when she attended the School of American Ballet. Also included in this
subseries are letters from brothers, nieces and nephews, and a variety of cousins. Of particular
interest are letters from Josephine's brother, Milton, while he was overseas during World War II,
and letters from her other brother, Gustave or "Gus," from his home in Wyoming. The span
dates for this subseries are 1925 to 2000. Subseries IIID, General Correspondence, contains
general correspondence received and sent by Josephine primarily during the 1990s. The
correspondence is divided by year beginning in 1991 and ending in 2003.
Series IV, Personal and Family Papers, contains a variety of personal and family papers spanning
a period beginning in 1902 and ending in 1999. Included are such items as the Josephine’s birth
certificate, estate files of Joseph and Hannah Schwarz, the trust agreement of Josephine and
Hermene Schwarz, and a variety of newspaper and magazine clippings. Also included is the
citation for Josephine's honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Dayton and
newspaper clippings concerning her honorary Doctor of Humanities degree received from
Wright State University in 1982. Finally, included in this series are 27 years of "Weekly
Minders" detailing her daily schedule of appointments. The "Weekly Minders" begin in 1972
and end in 1999.
Series V, Published and Unpublished Materials, contains a variety of published and unpublished
materials written by Josephine Schwarz. Miss Schwarz wrote a variety of articles about dance,
particularly as it relates to children. Of particular note are her "Primer for Parents," "That Grand
Institution: The Annual Dance Recital," and "Three Keys for Building Good Dancers," which
were published in Dance Magazine. Also contained in this series are two books she was
working on that were never published—“A History of Dance for Children" and an untitled work
about dance. Finally, Miss Schwarz wrote a number of ballets. Included in this series is
background information on two ballets written, or being written, by Miss Schwarz. The first, "I
Watched Myself Grow Up" was completed in the early 1950s and first performed in 1953. The
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second, "American Legends and Traditions," was never completed. Span dates for this series are
1927 to 1990.
Series VI, NEA Dance Advisory Panel, includes information concerning Miss Schwarz’s
membership on the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Dance Advisory Panel. In this
series researchers will find her correspondence with other members of the panel between 1975
and 1981, as well as copies of dance related grants written to the NEA. Miss Schwarz served on
the Dance Advisory Panel in 1978-1979. Part of her duties was to review grant requests and
make recommendations for funding.
Series VII, Hermene Schwarz Papers, contains the personal papers of Hermene Schwarz.
Included in this series are her estate records, letters she wrote to her family, and a variety of
photographs. Noteworthy is a section on her World War II experience as a Red Cross worker in
Europe. Included in this section are her letters home, photographs of Hermene in her Red Cross
uniform, and photographs of her co-workers. Finally, included in this series is a section
concerning a commemorative program, "Remembrances of Miss Hermene," sponsored by
Josephine in 1987, after Hermene's death in 1986. The span dates on this series are 1925 to
1987.
Series VIII, Scrapbooks, contains thirteen scrapbooks. Included are several scrapbooks about the
Schwarz family, Hermene's World War II scrapbook, two scrapbooks containing articles and
programs pertaining to the Schwarz School of Dance, and several scrapbooks about dance in
general. These scrapbooks span the period 1920 to 1990.
Series IX, Journals and Diaries, consists of journals and diaries written primarily by Josephine
Schwarz. Miss Schwarz wrote her first diary in 1916 and her last in 1981. Most of the journals
and diaries document Josephine's travels in South America, Europe, and within the United
States. Also included are several travel diaries written by Hermene, a remembrance written by
her mother of her mother’s Lindeman years, and the travel diary of several cousins who traveled
west in 1944-1945.
Series X, Audio and Visual Materials, consists of audio and visual material and is divided into
four subseries. Subseries XA, Photographs, contains over 1400 photographs grouped into three
areas. The first area documents performances of the Dayton Ballet Company and the Schwarz
School of Dance. The second area contains photographs of family and friends. The last area
contains photographs of Josephine’s and Hermene's travels in the United States and overseas.
Subseries XB, Cassette and Reel-to-Reel Tapes, contains a variety of cassette tapes documenting
Dayton Ballet performances and a lecture by Miss Schwarz to the University of Southwest
Louisiana. Of particular note is a recording of a special tribute to "Miss Jo." Also included in
this subseries is a reel-to-reel tape of a "No Words-Cut Version" of "I Watched Myself Grow
Up." Subseries XC, 16MM Film and Video Tape, contains a variety of VHS tapes concerning
ballet and performances of the Dayton Ballet Company. Also included are three 16-MM films
that have been converted to VHS tape and DVD. Finally, Subseries XD, Phonograph Records,
contains fourteen phonograph records inscribed with performances of the Dayton Ballet
Company during the 1950s. On several researchers will hear the voice of Josephine Schwarz as
the narrator.
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Series XI, Memorabilia, contains memorabilia related to Josephine Schwarz and the Schwarz
family. Included are several autograph books and several guest books documenting special
occasions. Of particular note are the honorary doctoral hoods Miss Schwarz received from the
University of Dayton and Wright State University, as well as a child's dance costume from the
Schwarz School of Dance. Also, of note, is the last box in the collection containing memorial
service materials and information, newspaper clippings, and letters of condolences after
Josephine’s death in 2004.
Subject Terms:
Persons/Families
Schwarz, Josephine, 1908-2004
Schwarz, Hermene, 1902-1986
Organizations/Corporate Names
Schwarz School of Dance
Dayton Civic Ballet
Dayton Ballet--History
Places
Dayton (Ohio)
Subjects (General)
Performing arts--Ohio--Dayton
Ballet--United States
Dance schools
Family and Personal Papers
Women
World War II
Material Types
Books
Audiocassettes
Correspondence
Safety Film
Clippings (information artifacts)
Paintings
Phonograph records
Programs
Reel-to-Reel
Scrapbooks
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Collection Inventory
Series I : Schwarz School of Dance, 1923-1995
Box File Description Date
1 1 Brochures - School Aims, Teachers, Courses, etc. c.a1950s-1970s
2 Notes From Dance and Choreography Seminars 1942-1960
3 Lecture Notes (Three Notebooks) 1942-1959
4 Lecture Notes (Three Notebooks) 1942-1959
5 Lectures 1930-1959
6 Lectures 1960-1966
7 Lectures 1967-1969
8 Lectures 1970-1979
9 Lectures 1980-1990
10 Last Choreography Dance Workshop with Liz Lermon 1995
11 Miscellaneous Lecture Notes 1923-1980
2 1 Schwarz Summer School 1951
2 Schwarz Summer School 1952
3 Schwarz Summer School 1954
4 Marilyn McCoy’s Summer School 1955
5 Student Notes and Comments on Summer School 1955
6 Summer Course Evaluations 1957
7 Schwarz Summer School 1958
8 Schwarz Summer School 1959
9 Schwarz Summer School 1960
10 Schwarz Summer School 1961
11 Schwarz Summer School 1962
12 Schwarz Summer School 1963
13 Schwarz Summer School 1964
14 Schwarz Summer School 1966
15 Schwarz Summer School 1967
16 Student Summer Papers 1967
17 Schwarz Summer School 1968
3 1 Schwarz Summer School 1970
2 Schwarz Summer School 1971
3 Schwarz Summer School 1972
4 Schwarz Summer School 1973
5 Schwarz Summer School 1974
6 Schwarz Summer School 1975
7 Schwarz Summer School 1976
8 Schwarz Summer School 1977
9 Schwarz Summer School 1978
10 Schwarz School Bulletins 1950-1981
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11 Jo’s Ballet at Noon 1980
12 Art of Performing Classes 1982
13 Hermene’s Costume Sketches 1983
14 Costume Designs Undated
15 Recital Directions and Information Undated
16 Blue Bird Recital 1945
Scripts
4 1 “Early American Suite” c.a1940s
2 “The Bird’s Christmas Carol” 1946
3 “Quest” 1953
4 “The Ugly Duckling” 1953
5 “I Watched Myself Grow Up” 1953
6 "The Enchanted Rose" 1954
7 “Academy of Creative Arts Goes to the Beach” 1954
8 “The Nutcracker of Nuremberg” 1955
9 “The Birthday of the Infanta” 1956
10 “Hansel and Gretel” Undated
11 “Séance” Undated
12 “Miss Wishes and Her Three Whispering Cats” Undated
13 “Anthology” Undated
14 “Christmas Program of Dances” Undated
15 “The Little Match Girl” Undated
16 “Peter and Wendy” Undated
17 Christmas Program-“Traveler and Gold Closed” Undated
18 School Programs 1922-1945
19 School Programs 1941
20 School Programs 1967, 1980-1986
21 Schwarz School Alumni Association Newsletters c.a1980s
22 Schwarz Studio Christmas Cards c.a1950s-1960s
23 Games for Parties c.a1960-1990
24 Magazine and Newspaper Clippings 1966-1983
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Music Note Charts Undated
Series II: Dayton Civic Ballet, 1930-2004
Box File Description Date
5 1 Constitution and By-Laws – Experimental Group for
Young Dancers; Children’s Ballet Company; Dayton
Theatre Dance Group
c.a1930s
2 Dayton Ballet Company Members Personal Goals 1977
3 Dayton Ballet Dancers Summer Plans 1996
4 Newspaper and Magazine Clippings 1939-2000
5 Draft Letter to “Dayton Daily News” (Never Sent) 1966
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6 Performance and Lecture Notes 1970-c.a1980s
7 Briefing for Teachers Whose Students are to Attend
The Third Young People’s Concert
Undated
8 Repertoire (List) Undated
9 Ballet Company Budget 1966-1967
10 “Jacob’s Pillow” Performance Payments 1972
11 Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund – Articles of
Incorporation and Code of Regulations
1992
12 Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund – Summary
Reports
1992-1993
13 Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund – Summary
Reports
1994-1995
14 Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund – Summary
Reports
1996-1997
15 Dayton Foundation – Financial Statements 1987-1998
16 Dayton Ballet Society Bulletin 1953
17 “Sunday Letters” – 25th Anniversary of Dayton Civic
Ballet
1960-1962
18 25th Anniversary Brochure 1960-1961
19 “Ballet Ballyhoo” – Published by The Friends of
Dayton Ballet, Inc.
1980-1991
20 Dayton Ballet Association 1992-1994
21 Surprise Dinner in Honor of Miss Josephine and Miss
Hermene Schwarz – Script and Program
1958
22 Surprise Dinner in Honor of Miss Josephine and Miss
Hermene Schwarz – Program and Photographs
1958
23 Introduction to Band Shell Concert 1964
24 “Dance Concerts ‘70’” – Program 1970
25 Dayton Ballet Souvenir Program 1980
6 1 Dayton Ballet Dance Center, 1985 Dance Class for
Pianist’s Training Program
1985
2 Season Programs and Promotion Flyers 1973-1995, 2004
3 50th Anniversary Brochures 1987-1988
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50th Anniversary Poster 1987
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Poster 1990
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The Night Before Christmas Poster Undated
4 “Ballet A La Carte” Program – Wright State
University
1995
5 Dayton Community Dance Partners Brochure c.a1990s
6 Souvenir Dance Program – 12th American Dance
Festival
1959
7 Northeast Regional Ballet Festival Program 1963, 1984
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8 “Dancing – A Ford Foundation Report” 1983
9 Miscellaneous Ballet Bulletins and Reviews 1984-1996
10 “Jay Leyda: A Life’s Work” by NYU, Tisch School of
the Arts
1988
11 Ballet Performance Booklets, 1999-2000, 2000-2001,
2001-2002 Seasons
1999-2002
12 Ballet Performance Booklets, 2002-2003 Season 2002-2003
13 Ballet Performance Booklets, 2003-2004 Season 2003-2004
14 Mailing List – Donors to Dayton Dancers Fund 2001
Series III: Correspondence, 1862-2004
Subseries IIIA: Dayton Ballet and Schwarz School Correspondence,
1920-1998
Box File Description Date
7 1 General Correspondence 1956-1993
2 Dayton Ballet Company 1944-1959
3 Dayton Ballet Company 1960-1969
4 Dayton Ballet Company 1970-1979
5 Dayton Ballet Company 1980-1989
6 Schwarz School of Dance 1934-1963
7 Schwarz School of Dance 1964
8 Schwarz School of Dance 1965
9 Schwarz School of Dance 1966-1969
10 Schwarz School of Dance 1970-1979
11 Schwarz School of Dance 1980-1989
12 Josephine’s Job Description 1978
13 Schwarz School of Dance and Dayton Ballet
Company
1963-1982
14 Ballet Companies and Societies 1960-1970
15 School of American Ballet 1970-1979
8 1 NERBA Festival 1959-1979
2 Dance Magazine 1950-1957
3 Dayton Dancers Endowment Fund 1992-1995
4 Publishers 1957-1960
5 Publication of “Primer for Parents” 1969-1972
6 American Arts Alliance Notes and Letters, Re:
Testimony before Congress
1983
7 Ohio Magazine, John Baskin 1984-1990
8 Allegro Fund 1988
9 Ohioanna Library Association 1989-1998
10 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Rachel Ballou 1989-1990
11 Don McDonaugh, Ballet Review, Re: Hermene’s 1989
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Photos
12 OHIODANCE Award Committee 1988
13 Choreography Conference 1964
14 Letters to Dance Company 1974-1975
15 Review of Pauline Koner Study for Office of
Education, Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare
1968
16 Testimony to the House of Representatives
Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee for the
Interior, on Behalf of Federal Funding of the National
Endowment for the Arts
Apr 26, 1983
9 1 Letters of Commendation 1920-1929
2 Letters of Commendation 1930-1939
3 Letters of Commendation 1940-1949
4 Letters of Commendation 1950-1959
5 Letters of Commendation 1960-1987
Subseries IIIB: Personal Correspondence from Students and Friends,
1927-2002
Box File Description Date
10 1 Dr. Joe Albrecht 1988
2 Debbie Andergg (Kwan) 1991-1993
3 Jack Anderson 1990-1997
4 Julie Bacon 1980-1992
5 Gloria Bailen 1972-1975
6 William Bales 1967
7 Lynnie Barlow 1972-1975
8 Kay Bayless 1993
9 Laura Beavers or Laura Koverman Murley 1973-1985
10 Jeralyne Blunden 1992-1994
11 Beatrice Bohm 1927
12 Mary M. Borchers, Part I 1989-1994
13 Mary M. Borchers, Part II 1995-1998
14 Cynthia Bowden and Charlotte Assarson 1968, 1978
15 Thatcher Clark 1953-1963
16 Gregory Clough 1978
17 Donald E. Conner 1993
18 Judy Coy (Marshall) 1952-1994
19 Amy Davis 1972-1976
20 Candice Decaire 1981
21 Emma H. Dhonau 1997-1999
22 Debbie Dineen 1963-1965
Duell Family Letters
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23 Kitty, Amy, & Debbie 1978-1990
24 Reine Marie Duell 1973-1993
25 Daniel Duell 1969-1991
26 Joseph Duell 1972-1984
27 News Reports & Articles of Joseph Duell’s Death 1986
28 Joey Duell’s Suicide – Enclosed Letters to Josephine 1986
29 Marilyn Hunt regarding Joseph Duell 1993-1994
11 1 De Ann Duteil and Elena Commendador 1977-1994
2 John Eichelberger Undated
3 Amy Eifert 1964-1994
4 Penny Free 1986
5 Joe Frock 1990-1993
6 Jenny Galle 1970-1972
7 Ed (Slim) Garlitz 1933
8 Vicki Garlitz 1970-1972
9 Dorothy Garrett 1985
10 Helene Ginn 1981-1991
11 Julane Goodrich
12 Lenore Gorham 1950-1952
13 Tim Graves 1971-1973
14 Melissa Greene 1983
15 Jeffery Gribler 1974-1983
16 Pearl Harris 1986
17 Patricia Heigel 1953-1963
18 Lisa Helminiak 1981
19 Doris Hering 1993-2008
20 Hobart 1981-1982
21 (Charles) C. Addison Hoffman 1977-1980
22 Ann Hubler 1976-1993
23 Marilyn Hunt 1995
24 Bess Imber 1996-2003
25 Judith Brin Ingler 1995-1997
26 Celia Ipiotis 1986
27 Dan Jamison 1970-1982
28 Macy Janney 1981-1992
29 Nancy Ruth Johnson 1950-1953
30 Jerome Judson 1966
31 Maribeth Kambitsch 1976-1982
32 M. Kline 1949
33 David Kleine 1982
34 Kenneth J. Kuntz 1993
35 Paul Law 1979
36 J. Lehm 1990
37 Jay Leyda c.a1930s-1951
38 Tim Less 1976-1978
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39 Patti Luthy 1981
40 P. L. Mathews 1990
41 Jerrold S. Maxwell 1980-1989
42 Jim May 1989
43 Grant McDaniel 1985-1992
44 Mac McGraw 1994
45 David McLain 1982
46 Jacque Middleton c.a1980s
47 Nancy Miller (Anna Baker) 1964-1983
48 Ruth Mitchell 1988
49 Lynne Moon 1970-1983
50 Michelle Morgan 1969-1993
51 Terry Morris 1995-1996, 1999
12 1 Dido Nicholson 1976-1981
2 Karen Olszewski 1982-1994
3 Katrina Oost 1976-1993
4 We Sun Park 1968-1969
5 Cindy Payne 1985-1986
6 Tracy Pesut 1982
7 Syb & Bob Praeger 1995-1997
8 Ross Reimuller 1956-1958
9 Carol Richard 1994
10 Mia Rosal 1983
11 Camille Ross 1983
12 Jane Reece Aug 1947
13 Mary Lynn Sachs (Barlow) 1951-1954
14 Bess Saylor, Part I 1958-1969
15 Bess Saylor, Part II 1970-1979
16 Bess Saylor, Part III 1980-1993
17 Ronnie Schwinn 1958
18 Llona Sears 1934
19 Stuart Sebastian 1976-1991
20 Harold Shaw 1941
21 April Shawn 1958
22 Barbara Sommer Penny 1984, 1994
23 Kathrine Sopley-Walker 1971
24 Reid & Peggy Sprague 1966
25 Jennifer Sprowl 1976-1994
26 Iris Stamas 1955-1957
27 Dee Strapp 1974-1976
28 Jill Stebbins 1980-1981
13 1 Sarah Stravinska (Sarah Jane Williams) 1957-1988
2 Jacquie Strub 1970-1971
3 Robert M. Thoma 1994, 2001-2002
16
4 Kathy Trick 1972-1976
5 D. Van Teylingen 1929-1930
6 Tillie Tolle 1980
7 Suzanne Walters 1984
8 Shirley Weaver (Ripp) c.a1950s
9 Tad Wellbaum 1980
10 Ginny Welton, Re: Stuart Sebastian Oral History
Project
1996
11 Tim Williams 1970-1993
12 Donna Wood 1971-2003
13 Becky Wright c.a1960s-2002
14 Miscellaneous Letters – No Last Name on Letter
(Claudia, 1932-1952; Lottie, Undated; Charlie, 1980;
Cindy, Rachel, Rebecca, Undated; Mary, 1985; Gene,
1986; Sally, 1984; G, 1985)
1932-1986
15 Various Dancers Studying Summer Courses c.a1960s-1990s
16 Miscellaneous Postcards 1982-1993
Subseries IIIC: Family Correspondence, 1862-2004
Box File Description Date
14 1 Various Older Family Correspondence Undated
2 Gustav Lindeman Letters (Typed) 1862-1867, 1886
3 Joseph Schwarz and V.H. Monette (Insurance Policy) 1952-1959
4 Joseph Schwarz with Sichel, Koch & Blum 1938-1941, 1954
5 Joseph Schwarz and H. Fleischman (Guatemala) 1948-1956
6 Joseph and Hannah Schwarz Letters from Trips 1950-1959
7 Hannah Schwarz Letters to Hermene & Josephine in
Chicago
1930-1944
8 Hannah Schwarz Letters to Josephine and Hermene c.a1950s-1960s
9 Letter from Uncle Sid to Hermene 1928
10 Postcard to Herman Schwarz from Hannah Schwarz
(Photo of Josephine as child on card)
Oct. 14, 1909
11 Jo’s Letters to Family from Adolph Bohm School of
the Dance, Chicago, IL
1925
12 Jo’s Letters to Family from Adolph Bohm School of
the Dance, Chicago, IL
1926
13 Jo’s Letters to Family from Adolph Bohm School of
the Dance, Chicago, IL
1927
14 Jo’s Letters from Europe 1929
15 Jo’s Letters from Europe 1930
15 1 Jo’s Letters to Family 1931
2 Jo’s Letters to Family from New York 1932
3 Jo’s Letters to Family from New York 1933
17
4 Jo’s Letters to Hermene 1933
5 Jo’s Letters to Family from New York-Boston-
Chicago
1934
6 Jo’s Letters to Family from New York-Boston-
Chicago
1935
7 Jo’s Letters to Family from New York-Boston-
Chicago
1936
8 Jo’s Letters to Hermene 1943-1944
9 Jo’s Letters to Hermene 1946-1948
10 Jo’s Letters from Big Bend, TX 1945-1946
11 Jo’s Letters from Perce’-Gaspe-Peuins, Canada Trip 1949
12 Jo’s Letters to Family 1940-1948
13 Jo’s Letters from Delta Queen, Martha’s Vineyard,
and Conn. American Dance Festival
1951
14 Jo’s Letters During Trip West to Ogden, CA 1954
15 Jo’s Letters to Family 1952-1959
16 Jo’s Letters from Canada and Columbia University 1956
17 Jo’s Letters to Family 1963-1989
18 Jo’s Letters from Germany 1984
19 Christmas Letters to Family & Friends 1980, 1991. 1992
20 End-of-the-Year Letters 1991-1996
21 Birthday Cards – 86th 1994
22 Jo’s 90th Birthday 1998
23 Letters from Jo Undated
24 Letters from Jo 1990-2000
25 Milton Schwarz WWII Letters 1942-1943
26 Milton Schwarz WWII Letters 1944-1945
27 Milton Schwarz Letters 1951, 1962-1977,
1993
28 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters 1930s-1959
16 1 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters 1960-1969
2 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters 1970-1979
3 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters 1980-1989
4 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters 1990-1999
5 Gustave Schwarz – Loans for House 1954-1983
6 Gustave (Gus) Schwarz Letters from Moab, UT 1959-1990
7 Pete & Bri Schwarz 1959-1992
8 Cousins – General 1981-1993
9 Robert & Bill Rosenthal 1985-2000
10 Richard, & Marlene Domini 1991-1998, 2004
11 Babette Domini 1977-1985, 1988-
1993
12 Miscellaneous Family – Hirschman, Lindeman,
Simon, Fairman, Bernstein, Rothenberg
1913-1996
18
16A 1 Milton Schwarz WWII Letters and Photographs
(1943-1944)—Compiled by Johannah Edgerton
Schwarz Franke (1 of 2)
Aug 2004
16B 1 Milton Schwarz WWII Letters and Photographs
(1943-1944)—Compiled by Johannah Edgerton
Schwarz Franke (2 of 2)
Aug 2004
17 1 Franke Family 1955-1959
2 Franke Family 1960-1969
3 Franke Family 1970-1979
4 Franke Family 1980-1985
5 Franke Family 1986-1989
6 Franke Family 1990-1993
7 Franke Family 1994-2002
8 Franke Family Undated
9 Amy Franke-Shoffner 1986-1998
10 Johanna Schwarz Franke Correspondence 1983, 1996-1999,
2001-2002
18 1 Etta Koch & Children ( Patti, June, Betsy) 1959-1995
2 Sichel Family 1932-1986
Subseries IIID: General Correspondence, 1991-2003
Box File Description Date
18 3 Correspondence 1991-1992
4 Correspondence, Part I 1993
5 Correspondence, Part II 1993
6 Correspondence 1994
7 Correspondence, Part I 1995
8 Correspondence, Part II 1995
19 1 Correspondence, Part I 1996
2 Correspondence, Part II 1996
3 Correspondence, Part I 1997
4 Correspondence, Part II 1997
5 Correspondence, Part I 1998
19A 1 Correspondence, Part II 1998
2 Correspondence 1999
3 Correspondence 2000
4 Correspondence 2001
5 Correspondence 2002
6 Correspondence 2003
19
7 Miscellaneous Undated
8 “Who’s Who in Entertainment” 1995-1997
9 New York Public Library for the Arts 1991-1993
10 Wright State University 1990-1996
11 Trees for the Future (Dave Deppner) 1994-1997
12 University of Dayton (Donation of Photos & Books) 1994-1995
13 Dayton Art Institute and Dayton Walk of Fame 1998
Series IV: Personal and Family Papers, 1876-2004
Box File Description Date
20 1 Family Histories—Schwarz, Lindeman, Sichel, Okes,
Franke, Hirschman, etc.
Undated
2 Family and Friends Writings 1913, ca. 1970s,
1996-1998
3 Return of a Birth Certificate 1937
Joseph & Hannah Schwarz Information
4 Property Deeds & Transfers – Joseph & Hannah
Schwarz
1926-1965
5 Joseph Schwarz and Hannah Lindeman Marriage
Certificate and Invitations
1902
6 Joseph & Hannah Schwarz Estate File 1926-1967
7 Joseph and Hannah Schwarz Social Security
Documents
1952
8 Birth Certificate – Hannah Lindeman 1876
9 Hannah Lindeman Schwarz Diary (Typed) 1897
10 Death of Hannah (Lindeman) Schwarz 1965
11 Remembrances of Hannah Lindeman Schwarz Undated
12 Newspaper Clippings Collected by Hannah Schwarz 1906, 1938-1958,
1972-1975
13 Hannah Schwarz – Miscellaneous Information 1981, 1901, 1951-
1952
14 Joseph & Hannah Schwarz 50th Wedding Anniversary 1952
15 Joseph & Hannah Schwarz Vaccination Cards 1952
16 Joseph Schwarz – Certificate of Recognition, Aleph
Zaoik Aleph of the Bnai Brith (See also OV 23, Fol 9)
1944, 1955
17 Joseph Schwarz – Boy Scout Information 1963
18 Joseph Schwarz Hospital Information 1939-1940
19 Joseph Schwarz Correspondence – Jewish Affairs 1942-1960
20 Joseph Schwarz – Miscellaneous Membership Cards
& Certificates
1930, 1951-1967
OV Fol Joseph Schwarz Dayton Lodge No. 147 Membership 1901
20
23 8
21 Newspaper Clippings about Joseph Schwarz 1956-1966
Josephine & Hermene Schwarz
20A 1 Trust Agreements – Josephine and Hermene Schwarz 1974-1988
2 Dispersal of Family Antiques 1973
3 Sale of 1232 Amherst Place, Dayton OH (Schwarz
Home)
1975
4 Move to Frasier Meadows Manor, Boulder CO 1994
5 Chorus Equity Association Receipts 1935-1936
6 Diary Entries, Re: Knee Surgeries c.a 1940s
7 “Day by Day,” Travel Summary of Smithsonian Tour
of Australia and New Zealand
1989
8 Citation for Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts,
University of Dayton
Apr. 29, 1974
9 Program – The President’s Club 1977 “Citizen Legion
of Honor Award” – Josephine & Hermene Schwarz
Oct. 12, 1977
10 Salute to Career Women Program Jun 1, 1982
11 Wright State University Honorary Degree – Program
And Newspaper Clippings
1983
12 Donations to Dayton Art Institute 1983-1995
13 “Miss Jo” by Melissa Greene, Ohio Magazine Nov. 1983
14 Program – Dayton Chapter of the National Conference
of Christian and Jews Honors…Josephine and
Hermene Schwarz
Nov. 13, 1984
15 “Society” Newspaper Clippings 1902, 1906
16 Newspaper Clipping – Dayton Daily News 1932, 1952, 1979-
1994, 2001-2004
17 Newspaper and Magazine Clippings 1941-1998, 2004
18 The Dance Magazine of Stage and Screen (See Pg. 27) 1930
19 Art et Danse (See Pg. 9) 1957
20 Impulse 1961, The Annual of Contemporary Dance
(See Pg. 18-19)
1961
21 “The Making of a Dancer, Conference ’85,” The
American Dance Guild (Josephine Schwarz, Honoree)
(See Centerfold)
1985
22 “Regional Dance America, Northeast Festival” (See
Pg. 6 – Josephine received Northeast 1990 Award)
1990
23 “Top Ten Women” 1990
24 Invitation to Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame Induction
Ceremony
1991
25 95th Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame Awards Program 1995
26 “Dance Women/Living Legends” Program
Autographed by Jeraldyne Blunden
Undated
27 Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles 1985-2004
28 First Contract (Partial) Between Josephine Schwarz Jul. 18, 1934
21
and Charles Weidean
29 Last Will and Testament – Jane Reece 1959
30 Josephine Schwarz Birth Certificate Apr. 8, 1908
31 “Questions for Miss Jo” (With handwritten responses) 1996
32 30th Anniversary Celebration 1957
21 1 Weekly Minders 1972-1974
2 Weekly Minders 1974-1976
3 Weekly Minders 1976-1978
4 Weekly Minders 1978-1980
5 Weekly Minders 1980-1982
6 Weekly Minders 1982-1984
7 Weekly Minders 1984-1986
8 Weekly Minders 1986-1988
9 Weekly Minders 1988-1990
10 Weekly Minders 1990-1992
11 Weekly Minders 1992-1993
22 1 Weekly Minders 1993-1995
2 Weekly Minders 1996
3 Weekly Minders 1997, 1998
4 Weekly Minders 1999
5 Expense and Tax Record 1976-1980
6 Address Book c.a 1960s-1970s
7 Address Books (4) Undated
8 Address Books (3) c.a 1980s-1990s
Series V: Published and Unpublished Materials, 1920-1999
Box File Description Date
23 1 Senior High School Themes 1927
2 “Jo’s Oddball Writings Rarely Having Anything to do
with Dance”
c.a. 1920s
3 “The Backyard’s of New York” c.a. 1930s
4 “Creative Dance” 1945
5 “Introduction to Primitive Dance” 1945
6 “Introduction to Renaissance” 1945
7 “Introduction to History of Ballet” 1946
8 Dance Magazine Article – “That Grand Institution:
The Annual Dance Recital”
1950
9 “Dancing Lessons for Small Fry? Why? When?” 1950
10 “Three Keys for Building Good Dancers” 1954
11 Dance Magazine Article – “Three Keys for Building
Good Dancers”
1954
12 “Emergency Ward” 1956
22
13 “Murder! Cried ‘Q’ or Project Abandoned” 1956
14 “Don Hugo” 1956
15 “How to Make a Dance” 1956
16 Book Review of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch’s book,
“On the Art of Writing”
1956
17 “Stepping Stones for Young Dancers” 1959
18 “About the Related Arts” c.a 1950s
19 “Before the Curtain Rises,” Chapters I-VIII c.a 1940s
20 “Before the Curtain Rises,” Chapter VIII c.a 1940s
21 “Before the Curtain Rises” c.a 1960s
22 Handbook Proposal to Publisher – “Primer for
Parents”
c.a 1950s
23 “Primer for Parents” (Draft) c.a 1950s
24 “A Fairy, A Pancake, and an Elephant for the
Teacher”
c.a 1950s
25 “Dance Recitals Are a Whale of a Job” c.a 1950s
26 “Nothing by Chiffon” 1956
24 1 “Before the Curtain Rises” c.a 1960s
2 “How Dancers Make Dances” 1968
3 Rewrite of “Primer for Parents” c.a 1970s
4 American Dance Guild Reprint from Dance Magazine
of “Primer for Parents”
c.a. 1970s
5 “Gazotherapy” 1975
6 “The Training of a Dancer” 1980
7 “How to Look at Dancing, The Silent Language” c.a 1980s
8 Josephine’s “Letters Home,” in The Charles Weidman
Newsletter
1990
9 “Anna Katrina – Ballerina” Undated
10 “For Fear a Little Nose Might Break” Undated
11 “For Teachers of Young Dancers” Undated
12 “Dance Through the Ages” Undated
13 “Dancer to Dancer” Undated
14 “The Blue Vase” Undated
15 “Craft of Choreography” Notes 1969
16 “Green Peas” Notes 1996
17 Interview Notes with Music/Dance Professionals 1957
18 Bread Loaf Conference 1957
19 “Balanchine’s School,” Dance Chronicle, Vol. 9 No. 3
Page 186 and 407
1986
“A History of Dance for Children” (Proposed Book)
20 Chapter I, “The Rhythm of the River” c.a 1940s
21 Chapter II, “The Ancient Greeks Dance Also” c.a 1940s
22 Chapter III, “The Botticelli Box” c.a 1940s
23 Chapter IV, “To You” c.a 1940s
23
24 Chapter V, “The Little Girl Who Didn’t” c.a 1940s
25 1 Letters to Nancy Longfellow, Illustrator 1945
2 Nancy Longfellow’s Pencil Drawings for “History of
Dance for Children” & “Long Before the Curtain
Rises”
c.a 1940s
3 Original Artwork by Nancy Longfellow c.a 1940s
“I Watched Myself Grow Up” (Ballet)
4 Beginnings 1948-1953
5 Script, Narration, and Choreography 1952
6 Narrators Comments 1952
7 Original Musical Score 1953
8 Premier 1953
9 Newspaper Clippings 1953, 1993
10 Trails and Failures for “I Watched Myself Grow Up” 1988
11 The “I Watched Myself Grow Up” Abortion During
1987-1988 50th Anniversary Season
1988
12 Abbreviated Introduction & Narrators Script 1988
13 Programs 1953-1978
Proposed Book on Dance
14 Chapter 1, “Stepping Stones for Young Dancers” 1959
15 Chapter 2, “Dancers – The Beautiful Deceivers” 1959
16 Chapter 3, “Keys to Technical Skill” 1959
17 Chapter 4, “A Touchstone for Artistic Skill” 1959
18 Chapter 8, “Your Wonderful Partner Music” 1959
19 Critique of Book (Author Unknown) 1959
“American Legends and Traditions” (Proposed Ballet)
26 1 Annotated Scenario 1975
2 Handwritten First Draft 1975
3 Musical Score for Act I by Nicholas Skedgell 1976
4 Musical Score for Act II by Nicholas Skedgell 1976
5 Correspondence with Nicholas Skedgell 1975-1976
6 Miscellaneous Notes 1975-1976
7 Narration for “Song of Hiawatha” 1975
8 Research – Awanee Camp Day Program, “Hiawatha” 1936
9 Research – “A Great Painter, A Royal Naturalist on
Wild Missouri”
Undated
10 Research – “Carl Bodmer’s Unspoiled West” by
Marshall B. Davidson
1963
11 Research – Souvenir Program, Southwest All-Indian
Pow Wow
1939
12 Research – “Songs of Life, Live of Song” Program 1975
13 Research – “Indian Talk,” Vol 2, No. 10 of The Native Aug. 1975
24
Americans Magazine
14 Research – “Dance Research Journal,” Vol VII/2 1975
15 Research – Museum of the American Indian, Heye
Foundation, Tour Book, and Leaflets
1964-1975
16 Research – Field Museum Visitor Guide Undated
17 Research – Steno Notebook with Notes 1975
18 Research – List of Books Used for Research
(See Box 49 for Books)
2001
Letters to the Editor, Other Research, and Speeches/Lecture Notes
19 Letter to the Editor, Dayton Daily News Oct. 10, 1993
20 Scenarios for Works, Torn-Out Notebook Pages and
Narrations
c.a 1940s-1960s
21 Research Notes – Choreography References Copied
from Books & Magazines
c.a 1950s
22 Research Notes – Johanna’s Dance History Course
and Exams
c.a 1950s
23 Research Notes – Creative Music Course for Dance
Accompanists and Teachers
c.a 1970s
24 Research Notes – Music for Dancers, Rhythm c.a 1970s
25 Research Notes – The Wsak Festival Undated
26 Research Notes – “Room Enough to Move” by Holly
Brubach (The atlantic Monthly)
May 1988
27 Jo’s Speeches and Lecture Notes, Part I c.a 1930s-1990s
28 Notes for Future Speeches Undated
Series VI: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Dance Advisory Panel,
1975-1981
Box File Description Date
27 1 Notes and Correspondence 1975
2 Notes and Correspondence 1976
3 Notes and Correspondence 1977
4 Springhill Dance Reorganization Meeting Oct. 1977
5 Notes and Correspondence 1978
6 Notes and Correspondence 1979
7 Notes and Correspondence 1980
8 Notes and Correspondence 1981
9 NEA Grants Reviewed – I 1978-1979
10 NEA Grants Reviewed – II 1978-1979
11 NEA Grants Reviewed – III 1978-1979
12 NEA Grants Reviewed – IV 1978-1979
Series VII: Hermene Schwarz Papers, 1921-1987
25
Box File Description Date
General
28 1 Resume 1953
2 Passports 1955, 1967, 1974
3 Power of Attorney & Estate Records 1955, 1986
4 Trust Agreement and Amendment 1974, 1977
5 Newspaper Clippings 1957-1984
6 Letters to Family from Adolph Bohm School of the
Dance, Chicago, IL
1925-1926
7 Letters to Family from Adolph Bohn School of the
Dance, Chicago, IL
1927
8 Letters to Family 1921-1930
9 Letters to Family 1931-1976
10 Letters to Family from Europe 1932
11 Hermene and Jo Letters from Montserrat to family 1974
12 Letter to Sorority Sisters 1975
13 Letter with Josephine Sketch of Fountains 1980
14 Letters and Cards Received 1945-1971
15 Miscellaneous Notes c.a 1980s
16 Last Weeks – Nursing Care, Medical Bills, and Letters 1986
17 Draft – “Chinese Brush Painting” by Hermene
Schwarz & Oriental Brushwork by Wang Chi-Yuan
Undated
18 Watercolor Painting Notes c.a 1980
19 Pencil, Ink, and Watercolors Drawings/Paintings by
Hermene
c.a 1975
20 Hermene’s Mounted Photographs of Children c.a 1910s
21 Graduation Photograph 1923
22 Portrait/Studia Photographs of Hermene by Robert J.
Reynolds
Undated
23 Ballet Review Article – “Dayton Ballet,” Photographs
by Hermene Schwarz
1992
OV
12
Fol
3
Hermene’s Memorabilia Jun. 16, 1921, May
27, 1917, Undated
28A 1 Normandy Beach Sketches by Hermene 1943
2 Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings by Hermene 1974-1982
3 Oriental Brush Drawings c.a 1981
4 Robert Joack Smith Color Sketch of Children Dancing
with Dance Instructor. Executed from Sketches Taken
at Schwarz School of Dance
1934
5 Newspaper and Magazine Clippings (See Box 23, File
8)
1941-1998
World War II
29 1 Newspaper Clippings 1942-1945
26
2 Letters to Family Oct.-Dec. 1942
3 Letters to Family Jan.-May 1943
4 Letters to Family Jun.-Dec. 1943
5 Christmas Cards 1943
6 Letters to Family Jan.-Jun. 1944
7 Letters to Family Jul 1944-Jan 1945
8 Program – “Keeping the Red Cross at His Side” 1945
9 Red Cross Lecture Tour 1945
10 Red Cross Overseas Service Certificate 1945
11 WWII Photographs 1942-1944
12 WWII Photographs 1942-1945
13 WWII Snapshots – Co-Workers and Friends 1942-1944
14 WWII Snapshots 1942-1944
15 WWII Snapshots 1942-1944
16 WWII Snapshots 1942-1944
17 WWII Snapshots – Coubrough’s Garden 1942-1944
18 WWII Snapshots – Red Cross Worker 1942-1949
19 WWII Snapshots – 30th General Hospital 1943-1944
“Remembrances of Miss Hermene”
20 Correspondence – Miss Jo Letters 1987
21 Program and Script Notes 1987
22 Schwarz School Alumni Association Newsletter Aug. 1987
23 Announcement of Program 1987
24 Program, Dayton Art Institute 1987
25 Newspaper Clippings 1986-1987
26 Program Receipts 1987
27 Letters and Cards Received 1987
28 Photographs – Primarily Reception After Program 1987
Series VIII: Scrapbooks, 1920-1994
Box File Description Date
30 1 Joe and Hannah Schwarz Family and Friends
(Including family photographs, picnics, babies,
students & some ballet photographs)
c.a 1940s
2 Schwarz School – Scrapbook Kept by Nancy Reed 1932-1937
3 Hermene Schwarz WWII Photograph Album
(Removed from Album)
1942-1944
31 1 Schwarz School (Newspaper Clippings and Programs) 1957-1969
2 Schwarz School (Newspaper Clippings and Programs) 1970-1990
32 1 Newspaper and Magazine Clippings about Ballet 1940-1943
27
33 1 Magazine Photographs of Ballet and Art Undated
34 1 Dayton Ballet Salute to Josephine Schwarz
(Removed from Album – In Order)
(Newspaper Clippings and Programs)
1993
2 Dayton Ballet and Josephine Schwarz
(Removed from Album – In Order)
(Newspaper Clippings and Programs)
1994
3 Miscellaneous Photographs from Album “The Early
Years” (Includes photographs of Metropolitan &
Ravina Opera Stars and a Few Dancers) (Removed
from Album – In Order)
c.a 1920s
4 Photographs of Travel – Summers of 1929-1930,
Seashore, Lake Shores – Blocke Island, University of
Wisconsin course, & University of Indiana course
1920-1940
34A 1 Josephine Schwarz Photo Book with Several Letters &
Speeches
1952-1963
34B 1 Hermene’s Photo Album – Guatemala Trip 1952
Series IX: Journals and Diaries, 1916-2004
Box File Description Date
35 1 Diary/Scrapbook c.a 1916, 1923
2 Diary – Jan. 1927 (Sr. High School) to Aug. 1928 1927-1928
3 Diary – In Europe 1929-1930
4 Trip Book to Finland 1930
5 Trip Book 1939-1940, 1949-
1952, 1958
6 Diary 1948-1952
7 Trip Book 1967, 1972-1977
8 Josephine’s Comments on 3 Month New York
Sabbatical & 1979 Summer Break
1975, 1979
9 Josephine’s Travels with Hermene 1967
10 Hermene’s Travel Book 1932
11 Hermene’s Travel Book 1937
36 1 Journal I 1921-1953
2 Journal II 1953-1954
3 Journal III 1955-1956
4 Journal IV 1957-1964
37 1 Jo’s Colitis Problems 1978-1981
2 “The Health Record” 1981-1989
28
3 “Jo’s Nov. 86-May 87 Problems” 1986-1987
4 Jo’s Health Problems 1988
5 Jo’s Journal 1981-1989
6 Account Journal – Amount Given to Bills 1961-1991
7 One of Miss Jo’s First Dance Notebooks Undated
8 “My Little Book – My First Attempts at a Diary” c.a 1916
9 Jo’s Vacation Notes – Jackson, WY 1981
10 Hannah Schwarz Notebook of Remembrances of Her
Lindeman Years
Undated
11 June Koch and Etta Lindeman Koch Notes on Trip
West
1944-1945
12 “A Day in the Life of Ms. Jo…” (Journal compiled by
caregivers Conner Seay and Anne Cattanello)
2001-2004
37A 1 Hermene Schwarz Autograph Book Filled with Poetry 1923
2 Hermene Schwarz Pencil Drawings (Montsurat,
Texas, & Dayton)
1973-1974
3 Hermene’s Post Hospital Diary Notes 1986
4 Miscellaneous Notes/Comments on Various Ballets
By Josephine Schwarz (Removed from 3-ring
notebook)
1938-1990s
Series X: Audio and Visual Materials, 1876-2004
Subseries XA: Photographs, 1876-2004
Box File Description Date
Ballet and Dance
38 1 Beginnings of Dayton Ballet – “Experimental Group” 1936
2 Oversize photograph: see Location 2, File 8 1939
3 Dayton Theatre Dance Group, Part I c.a 1930s-1940s
4 Dayton Theatre Dance Group, Part II c.a 1930s-1940s
5 Dayton Theatre Dance Group, Part III c.a 1930s-1940s
6 Dayton Theatre Dance Group, Part IV c.a 1930s-1940s
7 Dayton Theatre Dance Group, Part V c.a 1930s-1940s
8 Dayton Ballet Company and Former Company
Dancers with their Children
1943-1967
9 Children Improvising at Studio 1950
10 Candid Shots – Advanced Modern Class 1950
11 Children at Barre 1950
12 “Hallaluje” – Studio 1950
13 “Ruth & Naomi” – Studio 1951
14 “Ruth” 1951
15 “Scarlatti” Costumes – Studio 1951
16 “Scarlatti” – Studio 1951
29
17 “Scarlatti” 1951
18 “Scarlatti” – Art Institute 1952
19 Studio – Sara Jane, Bessie, Susan Margaret 1952
20 Studio – Bessie Rodgers, Sarah Jane Williams, Susan
Margaret Taylor
1952
21 Informal Practicing – Studio, Judy 1952
22 Judy 1952
23 Experiments in Creative Dynamic Movement 1952
24 Studio – Judy, Attitude 1952
25 Mary Lynne – Arabesque 1952
26 “Weaving Maiden” 1952
27 Gallery B, Gretchen & Marilyn 1952
28 Judy Coy at Studio 1953
29 4 + Experiments 1953
30 “Quest” Rehearsal 1953
31 “I Watched Myself Grow Up” Rehearsal, Studio 1953
32 “I Watched Myself Grow Up,” Art Institute Rehearsal 1953
33 Studio – Judy Coy 1953
34 “Enchanted Rose” 1954
35 CBC Rehearsal 1954
36 Children’s Performance, Dayton Art Institute 1956
37 “Cappelia” Rehearsal at Art Institute 1956
38 “Cappelia” Rehearsals 1956
39 “Cappelia” at Art Institute in Cloister 1956
40 Bayless-Heist at Barre 1956
41 Youth in Concert, Dressing Rooms of CBC 1957
42 Studio – Eglevsky, Annita & Jo 1957
43 Kay-Paul, Melvida Studio 1957
44 Rodhaui Hirinkew & Bess Rodgers 1959
39 1 “Cool Moods” 1959
2 “I Watched Myself Grow Up” c.a 1950s
3 “I Watched Myself Grow Up – Rebellion” c.a 1950s-1960s
4 “I Watched Myself Grow Up – Indecision” 1958
5 “I Watched Myself Grow Up – Loneliness” 1953, 1960
6 “I Watched Myself Grow Up – Interludes” 1953-1961
7 “I Watched Myself Grow Up – Identification” 1953-1968
8 “I Watched Myself Grow Up,” Bows and Rehearsal Undated
9 Dayton Ballet, Part I c.a 1960s
10 Dayton Ballet, Part II c.a 1960s
11 “Pas de Quatre” 1962
12 “Wheat Maiden” 1962
13 “Papillon,” Studio 1962
14 “Papillon” (Best) 1962
15 “Papillon” (Good) 1962
16 “Papillon” (Possible Good) 1962
30
17 “Papillon” (Not Bad) 1962
18 Charlotte Asserson 1972
19 “Viva Victoria” Festival Performance – Dinner
Before, Bows, and After at Kitty’s Café
1990
20 General Ballet Photos Undated
21 Hart & Stephen Foster Undated
22 Ballet Dancers, Hart Undated
23 Miss Jo Rehearsing Dayton Theatre Dance Group Undated
24 “Coppelia,” Art Institute Christmas Card Undated
25 Color Negatives of Mary Jean & Shirley Undated
26 Ballet Dancer, Doris Humphrey, Photograph by
Edward Moeller. New York City
Undated
27 Dayton Ballet with Ohio Ballet, Hamlet (Photo By
Andy Snow)
Mar. 2002
28 Schwarz School of Dance – Dance Photographs by
Hermene Schwarz
c.a 1950s
Family and Friends Photographs
40 1 Josephine as a Child c.a 1908-1915
2 Josephine’s Dance Career 1919-1991
3 Josephine Dancing by River, Yellow Springs, OH c.a 1952
4 Josephine and Hermene 1926-1927
5 Josephine and Hermene Portrait c.a 1980s
6 Color Slides – Painting Presentation c.a 1980s
7 Josephine and Hermene 1986, Undated
8 Josephine and Brian c.a 1952
9 Negatives—Josephine Schwarz and Others Undated
10 Josephine Receiving Honorary Degree, Doctor of Fine
Arts, University of Dayton
Apr. 27, 1974
11 Ten Top Women Award of the Dayton Daily News 1978
12 Josephine Receiving Honorary Degree, Doctor of
Humanities, Wright State University
1982
13 Josephine Receiving Ohioana Library Woman’s Hall
of Fame Award
c.a 1980s
14 Josephine After Hip Surgery 1985-1986
15 Josephine’s 75th & 80th Birthday Celebrations 1983, 1989
16 Josephine’s 80th Birthday, Schwarz School 60th
Anniversary, Dayton Ballet’s 50th Anniversary
1988
17 Josephine and the Shanker 1989
18 Josephine’s 83rd Birthday 1991
19 Josephine’s 85th Birthday Party and Ither Photographs
by Marg Welsh
1993
20 Josephine’s 90th Birthday Party at Dayton Art Institute 1998
21 Josephine’s 90th Birthday Party at Dayton Art Institute 1998
22 Josephine’s 90th Birthday Party in Boulder, CO (At
home of Johanna &Lehm Franke)
Apr. 12, 1998
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23 Josephine’s 93rd Birthday 2001
24 Josephine Schwarz Photograph 1987, 2002
25 Hermene Schwarz 1902, 1912, ca.
1920s, 1978
26 Hermene’s Surprise 50th Birthday Party 1952
27 Negatives – Hermene’s Surprise 50th Birthday Party 1952
28 Hermene’s 80th Birthday 1982
40A 1 Milton Schwarz Early Photos and Milton with
Hermene Schwarz
1903, 1906, 1942
2 Babette Schwarz Baby Photos 1906, 1909
3 Gustave Schwarz Early Photos 1916, 1917
4 Joseph Schwarz and Schwarz Family 1933, 1939, 1950-
1959
5 Joseph Schwarz Early Photos Undated
6 Joseph Schwarz 1939, 1954-1965,
1994
7 Hannah Schwarz 1876, 1896, 1946-
1964
8 Hannah & Joseph Schwarz 55th Wedding Anniversary 1957
9 Hannah & Joseph Schwarz 60th Wedding Anniversary 1962
10 Claudia Lindeman Photos ca. 1890s-1913
11 Louis Lindeman, Lou and Hannah 1913, 1920
12 Negatives – “Christmas at Our House” 1952
13 “Oddities” c.a 1920s-1975
14 “Our Dog Llahoa” c.a 1970s
15 Macy’s Summer House in Vermont 1983
16 Schwarz Family, Gus Schwarz House at Jackson, WY
& Yellowstone National Park
1984
17 Gus Schwarz Photos of Canyon Lands, Utah 1989-1999
18 Miscellaneous Family Photographs 1913, 1945, 1950-
1951
19 Negatives – Willie, Loreue, Dora, Joel, Nancy 1954
20 Jon Franke Graduation and Christmas with Weis’s 1987-1991
21 Jon & Amy – Piano Graduation & High School
Honors
1987
22 Amy Franke 1991
23 Etta’s & Emma’s Lindeman Clan 1975-1989
24 The Reimuellers 1983, 1985
25 O. Lehn & Johannah Franke Home in Boulder, CO 1992
26 Negatives – Sorority – Glady’s 1952
27 Negatives – Lenore Gorham Party 1952
28 Negatives – Francis Malcomson & Family 1954
29 Negatives – Carillon – Easter 1954
40B 1 Negatives – Suganees Baby, Spartansburg, SC 1954
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2 Negatives – Robert Brian 1958
3 Negatives – Barbara Weadock, Becky & Nancy Miller 1960
4 Mary Clark c.a 1960s
5 Negatives, Thelma Kekaleinen Undated
6 Miscellaneous Photos of People 1983-1992
7 Miscellaneous Photos of Family & Friends 1950s, 1990-2003
8 Miscellaneous Snapshots 1919, 1992-1994
9 Miscellaneous Snapshots 1999-2003, 2011
10 Miscellaneous Snapshots Removed from small photo
album with brass cover inscribed “Josephine Schwarz,
Thank You for Sharing the Experience of Founder’
Festival, Scranton, Pa., Always Remember”
(Note 1: Photo album located Box 45A.)
(Note 2: Includes photos of Josephine, family, 90th
Birthday Party at Dayton Art Institute, and Peter &
Diane Schwarz Wedding, Nov. 25, 1995)
1987-2003
11 Untitled Negatives Undated
12 Etta Koch 90th Birthday Party in Alpine, TX (Miss Jo
Attended)
Jun. 18, 1994
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Josephine Dancing in Costume – Blown-up
Photograph
c.a. 1942
Travel
41 1 Slides – St. Ives, England Undated
2 Trip to Finland and Austria 1929-1930
3 Pippa Pass School for Mountain Children, KY 1942
4 Trip to Big Bend Area, Texas (Photos by Hermene) 1951
5 Guatemala – New Orleans 1952
6 Guatemala – On Board Antiqua 1952
7 Guatemala – Guatemala City 1952
8 Guatemala – Market at Guatemala City 1952
9 Guatemala – Guatemala Market 1952
10 Guatemala – Hotel at Guatemala 1952
11 Guatemala – Antiqua Ruins 1952
12 Guatemala – Antiqua Hotel 1952
13 Guatemala – Crossing Wash at Atitlau 1952
14 Guatemala – Lake Atiblau 1952
15 Guatemala – Mariano’s Yard & Porch 1952
16 Guatemala – Sulphur Bath 1952
17 Guatemala – San Maucisco Market 1952
18 Guatemala – Quearteuaugo Hugo’s House 1952
19 Guatemala – Momostenaugo 1952
20 Guatemala – Momostenaugo Indian Dances 1952
21 Guatemala – Last of Quezaltenaugo 1952
22 Zaleski State Park 1954
23 Mexico – Bells and Tower 1958
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24 Mexico 1958
25 Mexico 1958
26 Mexico 1958
27 Mexico 1958
28 Mexico 1958
29 Blocke Island 1962
30 Blocke Island 1962
31 Montserrat Trip 1974
32 Mohonk, NY Visit 1979
33 Trip to Germany 1984
34 Trip to Germany – Nordlinger & Munich 1985
35 Trip to Germany – Dru’s Apartment & Market Day 1985
36 Helene Ginn Photos – Jackson, Yellowstone, Gus
Schwarz Home, Part I
1989
37 Helene Ginn Photos – Jackson, Yellowstone, Gus
Schwarz Home, Part II
1989
38 Texas Visit with Kochs & Dhonaus, & Big Bend
National Park & Alpine
1990
39 Visit to Jackson Hole, WY 1990
40 Josephine & Helene Ginn at Yellowstone 1993
41 Visit to Alpine, TX 1994
42 “Views of the Dayton, OH Flood” 1913
43 Views of Dayton c.a 1950s-1960s
44 Buildings in Dayton, OH 1975-1982
Subseries XB: Cassette and Reel-to-Reel Tapes, 1953-1993
Box File Description Date
Cassettes
42 1 Side 1: “I Watched Myself Grow Up” Start to “Then
Suddenly I was Alone”
Side 2: “Then Suddenly I was Alone” to End
1958
2 Side 1: Liebesleid-Kreisler Rehearsal, Faure Sonata
Side 2: Beethoven C. Min. Sonata Rehearsal
Undated
3 “Escapes” Movements I and II – With Pauses Undated
4 “Escapes” c.a 1960s
5 “Friday Interview: by Deborah Workman” Nov. 25, 1953
6 “For Your Information” – WDPR, Dayton, OH Undated
7 Chris Russell “Sings” Undated
8 “Christmas Tones for all Seasons” 1986
9 Gus Schwarz Message followed by music 1990
10 Jo’s Speech and Narration: Peter Longiaru, Piano for
Dayton Ballet Spring Season, “I Watched Myself
Grow Up”
Apr. 6, 1988
11 Jo’s Lecture on Choreography at University of S. W. 1987
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Louisiana
12 Jo’s Stories 1989
13 Tribute to Miss Jo – Slide Show (Dayton Ballet) Apr. 1993
14 Miss Jo (Melissa Greene) 1983
15 Miss Jo (Melissa Greene) 1983
16 Miss Jo (Melissa Green) 1983
17 Berry – Schwarz 1980
Reel-to-Reel Tape
18 “I Watched Myself Grow Up”
(No Words – Cut Version) (Located in Box 43)
1959
Subseries XC: 16MM Film and Video Tape, 1948-1998
Box File Description Date
VHS Format Only
43 1 Barishnikov, PBS 1984
2 “Red Shoes” – Movie, Moira Shearer
Beryshauako PP – Interview & ABT Performances
Agnes DeMille – Rehearsals and Performance
Undated
Undated
3 “In Memory Of” Robbing-Berg, Dance in America to
1980
Jan. 16, 1987
4 Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame, Columbus, OH Nov. 7, 1991
5 “Year’s End,” Choreographed & Danced by DeAnn
Duteil, Music by George Winston
Apr. 1985
6 Dayton (Documentary), Part I & II Undated
7 “Viva Victoria” Opening Night, Part 1 of 2 Undated
8 “Viva Victoria” Opening Night, Part 2 of 2 Undated
9 “Balanchine” Part II Undated
10 Joseph & Daniel Duell Video Tape for Miss Jo, Four
Variations, Swan Lake, Four Seasons, Fancy Free, Tin
Soldiers
Jun. 7, 1985
11 Saturday Night (Copy of Old Stage Struck) Apr. 5, 1986
12 Dayton Ballet’s Slide Presentation for Miss Jo,
Victoria Theatre, 55th Anniversary of Dayton Ballet
Apr. 24, 1998
13 To Jo from Gus, “This is Why” (Note: To answer all
the questions as to why he lives where he lives) (Tape
is about Grand Tetons, WY)
Undated
14 Ballets Filmed by Charles W. Snyder:
1. Bookcase – Marjorie Weis;
2. Ballet Classroom 1880;
3. Pas de Quatre;
4. Grand Pas DeDeux – Nutcracker;
5. I Watched Myself Grow Up;
6. New Work;
Undated
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7. Dance Overture
Note: Available in E-archives ms218_e000, and at
reference desk
15 Josephine Schwarz, “I Watched Myself Grow Up” Undated
16 “I Watched Myself Grow Up,” Copy of Ruth
Mitchel’s Ballet Co., Atlanta, GA
1976
17 “Collage” – Episode #5
“I Watched Myself Grow Up”
Jun. 22, 1988
May 2, 1988
18 Margo Fontain Mar. 1, 1991
19 Miss Jo Arthritis Exercise, Channel 7 Apr. 29, 1994
20 “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” Gretchen Albrecht –
Singing, Acting, Dancing (available in E-archives
ms218_e0002, and at reference desk)
Undated
21 The Dayton Ballet Winter Repertory 1995 Feb. 19, 1995
22 The 10th Annual Community Thanksgiving Concert,
Kettering SDA Church. Guest Artist: Peter Longiaru
(Adante Variations, Hayden; Fantasie in C Major,
Opus 17, Schumann; “Adagio” from Escapes,
Wasson; Sonata in B Minor, Liszt)
Nov. 27, 1993
23 DAI – Deann Dutiel, The Red Shoes, American in
Paris
June 1997
24 Tribute to Jane Reece Undated
25 “Viva Victoria” Opera Gala Undated
26 “Victoria Victorious: The Rebirth of Our American
Theatre (2 Copies)
Undated
27 “The Jackson Hole Show,” Channel 13, Jackson Hole,
WY
(About Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National
Parks)
Undated
28 “The Miracle Worker” at Wright State University with
Katrina Oost
1986
29 Dayton Ballet Video Transfer System, Inc. – Dance
Overture (Jon, Becky, Joyce, Stuart, & Corps),
Choreo. J. Schwarz; Pas de Quatre (Becky, Joyce,
Cindy & Kathy)
Undated
16MM Film and VHS/S-VHS Format of Film
30 “The Bookcase” – Gershwine’s Concerto in F,
Choreographed by Margery Carroll (Film # 1)
Feb. 21, 1948
31 Shirley Snyder’s “Ballet Classroom – 1880,”
Choreographed in 1949, Premiered Nov. 17-18, 1949
at Dayton Art Institute (Film #2)
Nov. 1949
32 Untitled Ballet Film (Appears to be Schwarz School
of Dance-Dance Recital at Dayton Art Institute) (Film
#3)
c.a 1940s
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Subseries XD: Phonograph Records, 1950-1959
Box File Description Date
44 1 "Séance," Part 1, Set #1 c.a 1950s
2 "Séance," Part 1, Set #2
"Séance," Part 3, Set #2
c.a 1950s
3 "Séance," Part 2, Set #2 c.a 1950s
4 “Schwarz Dance Record,” Part I
“Schwarz Dance Record,” Part II
c.a 1950s
5 “Rebellion” (I Watched Myself Grow Up) c.a 1950s
6 “Indecision,” Episode II (I Watched Myself Grow Up)
Episode II, Part II
c.a 1950s
7 “Loneliness,” (I Watched Myself Grow Up)
Interludes – 1 – 2 – 3
c.a 1950s
8 “I Watched Myself Grow Up” c.a 1950s
9 "Séance," Part II c.a 1950s
10 "Séance," Part III c.a 1950s
11 “The Enchanted Rose,” Part I
“The Enchanted Rose,” Part II
(Dayton Philharmonic Rehearsal)
Feb. 7, 1954
12 “The Enchanted Rose,” Part III Feb. 7, 1954
13 “The Ugly Duckling” Apr. 26, 1952
14 “Ballet Barre,” Part I (For the Novice)
“Ballet Barre,” Part II
(Arranged and Spoken by Josephine Schwarz
c.a 1950s
Series XI: Memorabilia, 1880-2004
Box File Description Date
45 1 Josephine’s Autograph Book 1922
2 Adolph Bohm Autographed Black and White Drawing
of Woman to Hermene & Josephine
1926
3 Guest Book 1927-1997
4 Guest Book – Miss Jo’s Reception for the 55th
Anniversary of the Dayton Ballet
Apr. 25, 1993
5 Hermene Schwarz Baby Book 1902-1903
6 “Longfellow Birthday Book” – Gift to Hermene on
Her 16th Birthday from Milton and Josephine Schwarz
1918
7 Great Aunt Dora Lindeman’s Autograph Book 1880-1887
8 Track Medal, Steele High School Undated
9 “The Soul Unbound: The Photographs of Jane Reece”
(Autographed by author, Dominique H. Vasseur,
Curator, Dayton Art Institute)
1997
OV Fol Pencil Drawn Ballerina by Degas Undated
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23 12
OV
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Painting La Repitition “The Rehearsal” by Degas Undated
45A 1 Photograph Album with Brass Front inscribed,
“Josephine Schwarz, thank You for “Sharing the
Experience” of Founders’ Festival ’95, Scranton, PA,
Always Remember” (Photos Removed)
1995
2 Book – “Guatemala, Mayaland of Eternal Spring,”
Spanish English Tourist Edition
c.a 1950s
3 Book – “Dayton Album, Remembering Downtown” 2000
4 Book – “The Dance, Its Place in Art and Life,” by
Troy & Margaret West Kinney (Given to Josephine
Sept. 1, 1924 by her parents)
1924
5 Book – “The Columbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons Complete Home Medical
Guide” (Includes annotations by Josephine concerning
family medical issues – especially notes on
Alzheimer’s Disease)
1995-2000
46 1 Honorary Doctoral Hood – University of Dayton 1974
47 1 Honorary Doctoral Hood – Wright State University 1983
48 1 Schwarz School of Dance – Child’s Costume and
Photograph (See Box 11, File 34 for letter from
Kenneth J. Kuntz donating costume and photographs)
1938
2 Child’s Ballet Shoes, Size 2 ½ C (See Box 52, Item 6
for description)
Undated
49 1 Books – Research Material for Proposed Ballet:
“American Legends and Traditions” (See Box 26, File
18 for list of books)
Undated
50 1 Postcards and Christmas Cards c.a. 1990s
51 1 Cards and Letters from 90th Birthday Party Apr. 1998
Death of Josephine Schwarz
52 1 Memorial Service Program and Invitation – “A
Celebration of the Life of Miss Jo,” Dayton Art
Institute, Dayton, Ohio
Apr. 17, 2004
2 Letters/Emails of Condolence 2004
3 “Jo, Her Book” (Note: Gift to Josephine from
Hermene 1971. Later used as a Guest Book. Last few
pages signed by guests attending memorial services
Undated
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held at Frasier Meadows Manor, Boulder, CO and the
Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH, Apr. 17, 2004)
4 Newspaper Clippings on Death 2004
5 Amy Franke Comments at Memorial Service 2004
6 Bess Saylor Comments at Memorial Service 2004
7 Memorial Service Program – “Remembering Miss
Jo,” Frasier Meadows Manor, Boulder, Colorado
Mar. 13, 2004
8 Child’s Ballet Shoes (Note: Shoes were part of a floral
arrangement the Dayton Ballet sent for Josephine’s
memorial service in Boulder, CO. The shoes are
located in Box 48)
2004