Collection number: MC 180 [Stored Offsite]
Size: 42 boxes
(36.66 cu.ft.)
About Sacred Dance Guild
The Sacred Dance Guild was founded in 1958 and incorporated in 1965 as an international, interfaith, interdenominational non-profit organization. Its motto is “Enriching faith through movement,” and its mission is to promote sacred dance as prayer, spiritual growth, connection to the Creator, and integration of mind, body, and spirit. It publishes the Sacred Dance Guild Journal three times a year and sponsors a National Festival held in different locations to accommodate the membership.
The Sacred Dance Guild has reciprocal affiliations with the American Dance Guild, the National Dance Association, the International Association for Creative Dance and the International Liturgical Dance Association, part of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. It also holds membership in the World Dance Alliance.
About the Sacred Dance Guild Archives
The Sacred Dance Guild Archives consists of the records for the national organization, such as incorporation papers, minutes of the executive board and annual meetings, materials cocnerning a task force study and festival survey conducted in 1989, copies of newsletters and journals.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open.
Copyright Notice
Contents of this collection are governed by U.S. copyright law. For questions about publication or reproduction rights, contact Special Collections staff.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], [Folder number], [Box number], Sacred Dance Guild Archives, 1958-2008, MC 180, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Donations: Mary Jane Wolbers, November 1, 2000; Vivien Nichol, May 9, 2008; Wendy Morrill, May 23, 2011 (Accession numbers: 2001.29, 2008.07, 2011.14)
Collection Arrangement
This collection is partially processed. Boxes 7 and onwards are unprocessed.
Collection Contents
Series 1: National Organization
(5 Boxes)| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 1 | Incorporation papers as a 501(c)(3), certificate of exemption from Massachusetts sales tax, organizational chart, responsibilities of officers and directors, special notice to chapters re IRS and bulk mail. | |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | Chapter charter template and 1986 amendment. | |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | Chapter By-laws and charters | |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | Executive Board minutes, Feb 21, 1963 | |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Executive Board minutes, 1964 | |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | Executive Board minutes, 1965 | |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | Executive Board minutes, 1966 | |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | Executive Board minutes, 1967 | |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | Executive Board minutes, 1968 | |
| Box 1, Folder 10 | Executive Board minutes, 1971 | |
| Box 1, Folder 11 | Executive Board minutes, 1973 | |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | Executive Board minutes, 1974 | |
| Box 1, Folder 13 | Executive Board minutes, 1975 | |
| Box 1, Folder 14 | Executive Board minutes, 1976 | |
| Box 1, Folder 15 | Executive Board minutes, 1977 | |
| Box 1, Folder 16 | Executive Board minutes, 1979 | |
| Box 1, Folder 17 | Executive Board minutes, 1980 | |
| Box 1, Folder 18 | Executive Board minutes, 1981 | |
| Box 1, Folder 19 | Executive Board minutes, 1982 | |
| Box 1, Folder 20 | Executive Board minutes, 1983 | |
| Box 1, Folder 21 | Executive Board minutes, 1984 | |
| Box 1, Folder 22 | Executive Board minutes, 1966 | |
| Box 1, Folder 23 | Executive Board minutes, 1967 | |
| Box 1, Folder 24 | Executive Board minutes, 1988-1996 | |
| Box 1, Folder 25 | Board-At-Large meeting minutes | |
| Box 1, Folder 26 | Annual meeting minutes, 1964-1996 | |
| Box 1, Folder 27 | Nominating committee | |
| Box 1, Folder 28 | Miscellaneous reports etc.: publicity; corresponding secretary; ballots; president’s letters; list of officers and directors | |
| Box 1, Folder 29 | Financial records, 1966-1980 | |
| Box 1, Folder 30 | Financial records, 1982-1987 | |
| Box 1, Folder 31 | Annual reports of membership, 1962-1983 | |
| Box 1, Folder 32 | Various membership materials | |
| Box 1, Folder 33 | Membership lists, 1958-1964 | |
| Box 1, Folder 34 | Membership lists, 1965-1970 | |
| Box 1, Folder 35 | Membership lists, 1971-1976 | |
| Box 1, Folder 36 | Membership lists, 1977-1985. | |
| Box 2 | ||
| Box 2, Folder 1 | Directories, 1983, 1984, 1985-1986 | |
| Box 2, Folder 2 | Directories, 1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1988-1989 | |
| Box 2, Folder 3 | Directories, 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 2000 | |
| Box 2, Folder 4 | Task Force Study and Festival Survey: Overview materials | |
| Box 2, Folder 5 | Survey and overview | |
| Box 2, Folder 6 | Correspondence between Fenna Stoub (president) & Jeannine Bunyan, (task force chair), 1989 | |
| Box 2, Folder 7 | Correspondence between Fenna Stoub (president) & Jeannine Bunyan, (task force chair), 1990 | |
| Box 2, Folder 8 | Questionnaire and ballot | |
| Box 2, Folder 9 | Correspondence with task force members: Doug Adams, Forrest Coggan, Susan Cole, Joan Flanigan | |
| Box 2, Folder 10 | Correspondence with task force members: Barry Gibby, Joan Huff, Sybil MacBeth, Kathryn Mihelick, Joan Sparrow | |
| Box 2, Folder 11 | Correspondence with task force members: Toni Intravia, Mary Jane Wolbers, and miscellaneous notes | |
| Box 2, Folder 12 | Festival study by Kay Troxell | |
| Box 3 | ||
| Box 3, Folder 1 | Newsletters and Journals: May, Fall 1958, Spring 1959 | |
| Box 3, Folder 2 | Newsletters and Journals June, Sept 1961, Jan, Sept 1962 | |
| Box 3, Folder 3 | Newsletters and Journals Jan, [April] (includes by-laws), [Sept] 1963 | |
| Box 3, Folder 4 | Newsletters and Journals Jan, April, Sept 1964 | |
| Box 3, Folder 5 | Newsletters and Journals Jan, May 1965, Jan, Sept 1966 | |
| Box 3, Folder 6 | Newsletters and Journals April, Oct 1967, May, Fall 1969 | |
| Box 3, Folder 7 | Newsletters and Journals Spring, Summer 1970, Winter 1970-1971 | |
| Box 3, Folder 8 | Newsletters and Journals Spring, Fall 1971, Spring, Fall, Winter 1972 | |
| Box 3, Folder 9 | Newsletters and Journals Spring, Fall, Winter 1973 | |
| Box 3, Folder 10 | Newsletters and Journals Winter, Spring 1973-1974 | |
| Box 3, Folder 11 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter, Spring 1974-1975 | |
| Box 3, Folder 12 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter, Spring 1975-1976 | |
| Box 3, Folder 13 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter, Spring 1976-1977 | |
| Box 3, Folder 14 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter, Spring 1977-1978 | |
| Box 3, Folder 15 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter, Spring 1978-1979 | |
| Box 3, Folder 16 | Newsletters and Journals Fall 1979-1980 | |
| Box 3, Folder 17 | Newsletters and Journals Winter 1979-1980 | |
| Box 3, Folder 18 | Newsletters and Journals Spring 1979-1980 | |
| Box 4 | ||
| Box 4, Folder 1 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter, Spring 1980-1981 | |
| Box 4, Folder 2 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter 1981-1982 | |
| Box 4, Folder 3 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter, Feb, Spring 1982-1983 | |
| Box 4, Folder 4 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer supplement 1983-1984 | |
| Box 4, Folder 5 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter, Spring 1984-1985 | |
| Box 4, Folder 6 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter, Feb, Spring 1985-1986 | |
| Box 4, Folder 7 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter, Spring 1986-1987 | |
| Box 4, Folder 8 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter, Spring 1987-1988 | |
| Box 4, Folder 9 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter, Spring 1988-1989 | |
| Box 4, Folder 10 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter, Spring 1989-1990 | |
| Box 4, Folder 11 | Newsletters and Journals Fall, Winter, Spring 1990-1991 | |
| Box 4, Folder 12 | Newsletters and Journals Fall 1991; Winter, Fall 1995 | |
| Box 4, Folder 13 | Newsletters and Journals Winter, Summer, Fall 1996, Winter 1997 | |
| Box 4, Folder 14 | Newsletters and Journals Fall 1997, Winter, Spring, Summer 1998 | |
| Box 4, Folder 15 | Newsletters and Journals Fall 1998, Winter, Spring 1999 | |
| Box 4, Folder 16 | Newsletter editor’s reports, 1973-1983 | |
| Box 4, Folder 17 | Newsletter editor’s reports, 1984-1999 | |
| Box 5 | ||
| Box 5, Folder 1 | Bibliographies: Sacred Dance Bibliography 1960; Resources in Sacred Dance: Annotated Bibliography, 1960 and 1986 | |
| Box 5, Folder 2 | Sacred Dance Guild brochures | |
| Box 5, Folder 3 | Flyers re international dance festivals | |
| Box 5, Folder 4 | Honorary members | |
| Box 5, Folder 5 | Pamphlets: Using Movement Creatively in Religious Education, Pat Sonen, 1963; Involving the People in Dancing Worship: Historic and Contemporary Patterns, Doug Adams, 1975; Considerations For Starting and Stretching A Sacred Dance Choir, Margaret Taylor, 1978; Financing A Sacred Dance Choir, Martha C. Yates, 1981. | |
| Box 5, Folder 6 | Publications: A Time To Remember: Celebrating the Sacred Dance Guild’s 40th Anniversary presented by Toni’ Intravaia, 1998; Spotlight On Dance, Vol. 20, no.3, Spring/Summer 1994 (National Dance Association newsletter) | |
| Box 5, Folder 7 | Board retreats, 1986 and "Vision 2000," 1996 | |
| Box 5, Folder 8 | Scholarships, 1973 and 1983 | |
| Box 5, Folder 9 | Reciprocity agreement (with the American Dance Guild, the National Dance Association, and the International Liturgical Dance Association) materials | |
| Box 5, Folder 10 | Re: permanent storage of archives | |
| Box 5, Folder 11 | Flyers from other dance organizations (mainly Earthdance).
Copy of Dance Archives: A Practical Manual
for Documenting and Preserving the Ephemeral Art, edited
by Leslie Hansen Kopp, Preserve, Inc. 1995
Two B&W reels of 1/2″ videotape of Sacred Dance Guild 21st Anniversary Festival, June 24, 1979 (unedited) | |
Series 2: Chapters and Regions
(1 Box)| Box 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
Chapters and Regions
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Series 3: Collegial Affiliates [unprocessed]
(2 Boxes)Series 4: Further Unprocessed Materials
(34 Boxes/34 cu. ft.)These boxes are stored offsite and require at least 48 hours' notice to access. Please contact Special Collections staff for more information.
