Carol Soleau Papers, 1978-2010
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Soleau, Carol J., 1950-
- Title
- Carol Soleau Papers
- Dates
- 1978-2010 (inclusive)19782010
- Quantity
- 0.25 cubic feet, (2 boxes including 1 oversize box)
- Collection Number
- MSS Soleau
- Summary
- The Carol Soleau Papers document the teaching career of Oregon State University dance professor Carol Soleau (1950- ) as well as her management of Oregon Dance, a dance performance troupe that she founded in 1978. Along with course syllabi, exam blanks, and class handouts, this collection includes correspondence, event programs, flyers, and posters. Soleau taught classes in modern dance, jazz dance, and ballet from 1977 to 2016.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Carol Soleau (1950- ) came to Oregon State University in 1977 to teach dance in the School of Health and Physical Education. With her graduate work at Stanford University focused on a combination of modern dance, education, and choreography, Soleau followed her dreams to New York after earning her masters in 1974. At OSU, Soleau taught courses in modern dance, ballet, and jazz. In 1978, Soleau organized the Oregon State Dance Theatre (later known as Oregon Dance) community dance troupe to encourage regular staging of modern dance performances among OSU dancers and local professionals. As director of the troupe, Soleau choreographed and created many of the pieces featured at the yearly performances of Oregon Dance. She also supported the troupe by organizing a dance performance class designed to prepare students for performing at Oregon Dance's annual showcase. The last performance of the Oregon Dance troupe was staged in 2014.
To honor her instructional legacy, Soleau was recognized with two OSU awards: the Carl Anderson Outstanding Faculty Award (1988) and the Excellence in Teaching Award (1997).
Soleau retired in 2016.
Content Description
The Carol Soleau Papers document the teaching career of dance professor Carol Soleau as well as her management of Oregon Dance, a dance performance troupe that she founded in 1978. Along with course syllabi, this collection includes correspondence, event programs, exam blanks, class handouts, flyers, newspaper clippings, posters, and student papers.
Soleau's instruction of dance classes is reflected in the course syllabi, exam blanks, class handouts, flyers, and student papers. The event programs, newspaper clippings, and posters document performances of the Oregon Dance troupe.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Carol Soleau Papers (MSS Soleau), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
These materials were transferred to SCARC in 2016 and 2019 by the College of Public Health and Human Sciences.
Related Materials
A portrait shot of Soleau is available in the Media Services Photographs Collection (P 119). Soleau is also featured in a 1981 group shot of faculty from the School of Health and Physical Education that is available in Oregon Digital. Soleau is documented in a video recording of a 1987 seminar and roundtable discussion on OSU faculty sabbatical experiences. At that event, Soleau describes her own sabbatical in New York City. That recording is available in OSU MediaSpace.
Other OSU dance instructors documented in SCARC collections include the Betty Lynd Thompson Papers (MSS Thompson); the Cathy Dark Papers (MSS Dark); and the Kathleen A. Kerr Papers (MSS Kerr) as well as the College of Health and Human Performance Records (RG 031). Additional footage of dance performances are available in the Oregon State University Historical Motion Picture Films (FV 048).
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Subject Terms
- Dance--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Dance--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon-Corvallis.
Form or Genre Terms
- Posters.
