2016-02-15 Guide to the Irwin and Jane Spector Collection on Dalcroze, circa 1900-1930 SPEC.TRI.IJS Finding aid prepared by Rachael Riggs Leyva

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 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2025-01-02T11:33-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard 2016 May Regina Bouley Sweeten processed Irwin and Jane Spector Collection on Dalcroze SPEC.TRI.IJS Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.2 Cubic feet circa 1900-1930 The Irwin and Jane Spector Collection on Dalcroze contains postcards and photographs relating to Emile Jacques-Dalcroze and Dalcroze Eurhythmics. Materials range in date around the early 20th century. Emile Jacques-Dalcroze (1865-1950) was a Swiss composer, musician, and educator. Dalcroze developed techniques for musical training using movement. The Dalcroze Method consists of Eurhythmics, Solfege, and improvisation. Material is dated circa 1900 to 1930. (1) 2.5" document box Irwin and Jane Spector Memorial Endowment Fund Arrangement of Materials

Materials in the Irwin and Jan Spector Collection on Dalcroze are arranged in the order received.

 Acquisitions Information

The Irwin and Jane Spector Collection on Dalcroze is purchased with funds from the Irwin and Jane Spector Memorial Endowment Fund. Collection materials were received 2014 with continuing additions. Accession number TRI.2014.0004: Purchased, 2014 February; Accession No. TRI.2024.0049: Purchased, 2024 May.

 Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only.

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Irwin and Jane Spector Collection on Dalcroze, SPEC.TRI.IJS, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, The Ohio State University

 Processing Information

Materials were processed by Rachael Riggs Leyva, 2014 August.

 Biographical note

Emile Jacques-Dalcroze (1865-1950) was a Swiss composer, musician, and educator. He developed techniques for musical training using movement. The Dalcroze Method consists of Eurhythmics, Solfege, and improvisation. He founded a Dalcroze school in Hellerau, Germany in 1910 and the Institute Jacques Dalcroze in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1915.

 Scope and Contents

The Irwin and Jane Spector Collection on Dalcroze contains postcards and photographs relating to Emile Jacques-Dalcroze and Dalcroze Eurhythmics. Materials range in date from circa 1900 to 1930.

 Related Materials

Landon Odom, Selma, and Joan Pope Practical Idealists: Founders of the London School of Dalcroze Eurhythmics. Coventry, UK: Coventry University, 2013.

 Jaques-Dalcroze, Émile, 1865-1950 Dance Music and dance Music--Instruction and study Photographs Otto (Hoppe Emil) photograph "Two Dancers in a Landscape" 1 3 circa 1920 Dalcroze conducting at the Geneva Centenary Festival postcard 1 2 circa 1914 Jacques-Dalcroze (Emile) portrait postcard 1 1 circa 1900 Szentpál dance group photograph 1 4 1930