2021-06-04 Guide to the Senta Driver Papers, 1970s-1989, 2000 SPEC.TRI.SED Finding aid prepared by Audrey Wimbiscus Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2021 May This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2021-06-14T09:18-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Senta Driver Papers SPEC.TRI.SED Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.5 Cubic feet 1970s-1989, 2000 Senta Driver founded her dance company, HARRY, in 1974; she led the company until it closed in 1991. The Senta Driver Papers, dated 1970s-1989, 2000, consist of items from Driver's career as a choreographer and dancer, including correspondence, excerpts from Driver's journals, and VHS videocassettes of 'Ten Minutes with HARRY: Dance and Other Works by Senta Driver,' a short video of her dance company. (1) 5" letter document box; (1) oversize folder English Driver, Senta Arrangement of Materials

Materials in this collection are arranged in chronological order; dates are estimated based on information found on the items themselves, or information found online about the project.

 Acquisitions Information

Accession No. TRI.SED.1059: Senta Driver, 2004

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Senta Driver Papers, SPEC.TRI.SED, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University

 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Contains VHS videocassettes and a magnetic audiotape.

 Access to Materials

Audio/visual materials may need a use copy produced before access is allowed. The remainder of this collection is available for patron research, but may be used only in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room.

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Processed by: Audrey Wimbiscus, 2021 May; finding aid written by: Audrey Wimbiscus, 2021 May

 Biographical Note

Senta Driver was a dancer, choreographer, and writer; she began studying dance in graduate school, and received her masters in dance from the Ohio State University in 1966. Following graduation, Driver joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company of New York City in 1967, which she danced with until 1973. In 1974, she founded her own dance company, HARRY, also based in New York City. Driver choreographed and danced with the company until 1991. At this time, she closed the company due to lack of funds, and trained as a neonatal ICU nurse. As of 2019, Driver is working on a book about her family's genealogical history.

 Scope and Contents

The Senta Driver Papers, dated 1970s-1989, 2000, consist of items from Driver's career as a choreographer and dancer. The collection contains items documenting Driver's career as a choreographer, such as correspondence, two VHS videocassettes of 'Ten Minutes with HARRY: Dance and Other Works by Senta Driver,' and a magnetic audiotape soundtrack for one of her dances, 'board fade except.' Copies of excerpts from her journal selected for a retrospective exhibition on her work, as well as a poster containing an image of Driver dancing, document Driver's career as a dancer as well as a choreographer.

 Driver, Senta HARRY Audiotapes Choreography--New York (State)--New York--20th century Dance companies--New York (State)--New York--20th century Dance--Performance--United States--20th century Dance--Research--New York (State)--New York--21st century Dancers--New York (State)--New York--20th century VHS Women choreographers--New York (State)--New York--20th century 'The Film' poster 1 1970s Scope and Contents

Poster for a film festival at the Ohio State University, has an image of Senta Driver dancing on it.

 'board fade except' dance soundtrack 1 1 circa 1976 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Magnetic audiotape; approximate run time: unknown HARRY correspondence on budgets, grants with Jerome Foundation 1 1 1978-1989 Journal excerpt copies 1 2-3 1982 Scope and Contents

Driver selected excerpts from her personal journals from the years 1974-1982 for inclusion in an exhibition at Muhlenberg College entitled "Senta Driver - artist out of her time." The exhibit ran from October 19 - November 14, 1982.

 Ten Minutes with HARRY: Dance and Other Works by Senta Driver (2 copies) 1 1-2 1988 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements VHS videocassette; color; sound; approximate run time: 10 minutes VHS videocassette; color; sound; approximate run time: 10 minutes Choreography and Dance, Volume 5, Part 3: William Forsythe 1 4 2000 Scope and Contents

Issue edited by Senta Driver.