Collections

Isadora Duncan and her school in Berlin, Elizabeth Duncan and her schools founded between 1911 and 1948, the Isadorables, Raymond Duncan and followers of Isadora’s heritage. Images from selected early programs, chronologies and reviews viewable online. In 2015, Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln purchased the Archives of Anna Duncan from Kathleen Quinlan.

Isadora Duncan is included in the exhibit of 'America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures' described here.

The Dance Heritage Coalition has merged with Dance USA.

Large collection at University of Surrey: books and news articles related to Isadora Duncan in a searchable database. Visit required to see archived items.

Photos of Isadora Duncan. Searchable archive of visible french language newspapers, articles and magazines of Isadora and her followers.

Photos of Isadora and the Isadorables by Arnold Genthe are part of the LOC's vast collection, viewable here .

Of particular interest in the archives are
the Irma Duncan Papers,
Isadora's letters to Gordon Craig, and an
extensive video collection. Visit to access most archives. With a recently added Digital Archive, photos and programs of Isadora and the Isadorables are viewable here. Items in the public domain are available for download.

Antoine Bourdelle’s photographs, drawings, paintings, sculpture, including ‘Dancing Isadora’ are viewable by using the search function. Isadora Duncan, Daughter of Prometheus,1919, by Fernand Divoire, illustrated by Bourdelle is included.

Opened in 1999, Havana's Dance Museum features a small exhibit related to separate visits and performances by Isadora Duncan, Irma Duncan and Anna Duncan. Programs, photos, books, a post card and a sculpture of Isadora by Paul Philippe are featured. Other main exhibits are dedicated to Alica Alonso, who founded the National Ballet of Cuba. Duncan dancer Jacqueline Crousillat's photos of the Havana Duncan exhibit are
housed on the Archive.

Isadora Duncan is honored in the museum's permanent "Hall of Fame" exhibit.

Extensive collection of 3.5 million items
Some Duncan-related items are housed on the Archive, with permission from the museum. To view the entire Duncan archive, arrange a visit to the Museum.

Edward Gordon Craig Collection

Personal archive of Nadia Chilkovsky Nahumck (1906-2008) and her school. See the links and information on Nadia Nahumck's dancer page.

Mary Desti collection on Isadora Duncan, 1901-1930. Mary Desti was a friend and biographer of Isadora.

The Howard Holtzman Collection on Isadora Duncan contains some 1500 items: manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, sculpture, drawings, business contracts and box office statements. Visit necessary, but a search on Isadora Duncan reveals the extent of UCLA's collection.

The University Museum at the University of Delaware owns a Virginia Zabriskie Collection of Abraham Walkowitz drawings, a large collection, that was shown in 2000. Arrangements to view the collection can be made through the Collection Manager 24-72 hours in advance of your visit (see website for information).

The Jordan Massee Collection of Isadora Duncan Material

The Francis Robinson Collection includes a watercolor of Isadora Duncan by Abraham Walkowitz and a set of prints of Isadora by Jose Clara, as well as photographs, clippings, publicity and a text of a lecture by Arnold Rood. Scroll to page 58 of the Finding file to see the Walkowitz watercolor and a full description of the Duncan items. Arrange visit to access collection.

Includes images from Jules Grandjouan's Isadora Duncan: Vingt-Cinq Planches, as well as a list of other rare Duncan books in the library's collection.

New York Philharmonic Leon Levy Digital Archives. For information on several early Isadora Duncan performances, use the search function. A program for a performance of Irma Duncan and the Isadora Duncan Dancers at the Lewisohn Stadium on July 13 and 14, 1932 is viewable here

A collection of programs, photos, announcements from Lynn Armentrout's career as a Duncan dancer, plus photos and incidentals from her collection of Duncan memorabilia.

The materials presented here represent a portion of her personal dance collection. Items shown here include various programs, articles, publications, artwork and art folios.

Merrell Gerber, daughter of Louise Craig Gerber, provided this collection of programs and photos belonging to her mother for the Archive.

Photos by Duncan dancer and photographer Jacqueline Crousillat F. Includes Duncan dancers as well as photos of a Duncan exhibit from the Dance Museum of Havana, Cuba.

From Pamela de Fina's collection, shown here is a 1979 Maria Theresa Heritage program, signed by Maria Theresa "To Pamela, with love, Maria Theresa" and a United Nations Staff Day performance program. Also included is an invitation to the Harkness House Gala Birthday reception for Maria Theresa on the occasion of her 84th birthday. In addition, an article about Maria Theresa written by Pamela. In her private collection, Pamela de Fina has an original collection of photos, programs, clippings of Maria Theresa Duncan given to her by Maria Theresa's son, Rano Bourgeois, along with a letter of permission.

The items in this Collection were given to Pamela De Fina by Maria-Theresa's son Rano Bourgeois with a letter of permission to publish. Anyone wanting to use these items should contact Pamela De Fina (definapamela@yahoo.com).

Christina Fessenden's collection of programs, photos, articles and other items, most of which feature the Dionysian Duncan Dancers. Many items were submitted by fellow Dionysian Duncan dancers Annah G McCluskey and Deborah Vaernes.

Victor Garlin, son of Duncan dancer Mignon Garland, has generously shared his mother's Duncan dance collection here. Mignon's lifelong dedication to Duncan dance and the history of her performing group, the San Francisco Duncan Dancers, will be presented through photos, programs, documents and
videos .

From an extensive personal dance collection, items displayed here include a collection of drawings by Valentine Lecomte published by Raymond Duncan; Dance Magazine’s July 1977 centennial series dedicated to Isadora, Part 1; a 1920 program featuring the Isadorables in Paris; and a Newsletter by Carol Pratl dedicated to Soviet Duncan dancer Elena Terentieva. Joanna's private collection also includes several original watercolors by Abraham Walkowitz (owned by Edwin Eigner).

Photos from Beth Jucovy, Dance Visions/NY. Beth Jucovy has in her private collection Julia Levien's collection of programs, letters, original drawings, and some of her videos. Please contact Beth regarding this collection, at dancevisions.ny@gmail.com.

Aspects of collection of photos, programmes, articles, drawings, leaflets, and news clippings acquired over the last 40 years. If you would like to reproduce anything from her collection, please contact Barbara at iddg_londonparis@yahoo.co.uk.

Photos and other memorabilia from the career of Hortense Kooluris, donated by her son Kirby Kooluris for use on the Archive.

The materials included here represent a portion of the entire collection which includes additional photos, artwork, programs and publications. Acquired over a period of forty years, primary source locations include New York City, San Francisco and Paris. For more information contact Janaea Rose Lyn.

Photos, programs and other items related to the career of Duncan dancer Annah G McCluskey.

Exhaustive bibliography of Isadora Duncan by French student Katharina Van Dyk, created during her doctoral studies at University Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis, dance studies department, 2015.

Items obtained by or created for the Isadora Duncan Archive.

Photos, programs and other items related to Duncan dancer Annah G McCluskey.

This collection contains three parts: (1) The Lillian LOEWENTHAL Collection, York University, Scott Libraries, Special Collections, Toronto Canada; (2) dance OREMUS danse Collection, Combermere, Ontario and (3) dance OREMUS danse and Paul-James DWYER Fonds, York University, Scott Libraries, Special Collections, Toronto, Ontario.

Published by the Dora Stratou Dance Theater, Athens. Edited by Alkis Raftis, with material from his collection.

Russian website dedicated to Isadora Duncan

Thumbnail views of drawings (mainly by Antoine Bourdelle) and photographs of Isadora Duncan available for viewing.