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Tim Wengerd papers, 1985-1989
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Wengerd, Tim, 1945-1989
- Title
- Tim Wengerd papers
- Dates
- 1985-1989 (inclusive)19851989
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (1 box and 1 oversize folder)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1122
- Summary
- The Tim Wengerd papers (1985-1989) contain clippings, a biographical sketch, and articles about Wengerd's career as a dancer and choreographer with the Repertory Dance Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Timothy Mather Wengerd was born on 4 January 1945 in Chelsea, Mass., and grew up in Albuquerque. A leading dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company from 1973 to 1982, Tim Wengerd was also an independent choreographer. Wengerd helped found the Repertory Dance Theater of Utah as a young man and later made works for companies based in Mexico and New Mexico. Wengerd studied dance at the University of Utah, from which he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1969. After leaving the Graham company in 1982, Wengerd taught and created his own work, serving as assistant director of the Paris Opera Ballet's modern dance offshoot, presenting solo concerts in New York, and, in the last year of his life, creating works for Mexican dance companies on a Fulbright fellowship. Wengerd also won a Fulbright to Tanzania, Africa, and spent time in Hawaii, Costa Rica and Spain creating works and teaching.
Wengard died on 12 September 1989 at his home in Albuquerque, N.M. He was 44 years old.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Tim Wengerd papers (1985-1989) contain clippings, a biographical sketch, and articles about Wengerd's career as a dancer and choreographer with the Repertory Dance Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Donated by Margaret Landesman in 1989.
Processing Note
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff in 1989.
Separated Materials
See also the Tim Wengerd photograph collection (P0737) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Box | |
| 1 | Biographical and professional materials |
| map-case-folder | |
| 1 | Poster |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Dancers--Utah--Biography
- Modern dance--Utah--Salt Lake City
Personal Names
- Wengerd, Tim, 1945-1989
Corporate Names
- Repertory Dance Theatre (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Form or Genre Terms
- Biographies
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Finding aid created by Manuscripts Division staff.
1989 (last modified: 2019)
