J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Elizabeth R. Hayes photograph collection
Hayes, Elizabeth R., 1911-2007
P1534
11 box
1920-2000
Elizabeth R. Hayes was a dancer, choreographer, and educator who founded and directed the University of Utah's Department of Modern Dance. The Elizabeth R. Hayes photograph collection contains photographs, negatives, and slides documenting Elizabeth R. Hayes' personal life, world travels, and her career.
English
Elizabeth R. "Betty" Hayes (1911-2007) was born on July 3, 1911 in Ithaca, New York to Emilie C. Roths and Leslie D. Hayes. She was a dancer, choreographer for more than 40 dances, and director of more than 35 dance concerts, lectures, demonstrations, and other dance productions during her career.
Hayes received her Bachelor's degree from West Virginia University in 1932, a Master's degree from the University of Wisconsin (Madison) in 1935, and then a Doctorate from Stanford University in 1949.
Hayes was a dance instructor for many years teaching at Fairmont State Teachers College, Rockford College, University of Wisconsin, and finally at the University of Utah, where she taught for 48 years. While at the University of Utah, she was the founder and former director of the dance major department and professor emerita of modern dance. Hayes wrote wrote four books on teaching dance, dance composition, and production. In 2004, at the age of 93, Hayes published
The Evolution of Visual, Literary and Performing Arts. She retired from the University in June 1988. In addition to her dance career, Hayes was an avid world traveler. She passed away on September 7, 2007.
The Elizabeth R. Hayes photograph collection consists of 11 boxes of photographs, negatives, and slides documenting Hayes' personal life, travels, and career as a dancer and professor, spanning about 1920 to 2000. Boxes 1 through 7 contain images depicting Hayes' travel around the workd and within the United States. Boxes 8 through 10 contain largely personal and professional photographs of Hayes. Box 11 also contains postcards collected by Hayes during her travels. Box 10 contains two photograph albums compiled by Hayes.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Donated by Elizabeth R. Hayes in 2007.
Processed by Claire A. Kempa in 2021.
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See also the Elizabeth R . Hayes papers (ACCN 2018) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Hayes, Elizabeth R., 1911-2007--Photographs
Hayes, Elizabeth R., 1911-2007--Travel--Photographs
University of Utah. School of Dance--Faculty--Photographs
Women travelers--20th century
Modern dance--Utah--Salt Lake City
Women dancers--Utah--20th century--Photographs
Women choreographers--Utah--Photographs
International travel--20th century--Photographs
Dance--Study and teaching
Photographs
black-and-white negatives
black-and-white photographs
color photographs
Color slides
Postcards
National Dance Association Golden Reflections Slide Show, 50th Anniversary
1
1
Buenos Aires and Bariloche, Argentina
1
2
Australia
1
3
Austria
1
4
Bali
1
5
Belgium
1
6
Brazil
1
7
Canada
1
8
China
1
9
Denmark
2
1
Ecuador
2
2
Egypt
2
3
England
2
4
Fiji
2
5
Galapagos
2
6
Germany
2
7
Ghana
2
8
Greece
2
9
Guadalupe
2
10
Hong Kong
2
11
Iceland
3
1
India
3
2
India Continued
3
3
Iran
3
4
Italy
3
5
Japan
3
6
Kashmir
3
7
Kenya
3
8
Korea
3
9
Kweilin
3
10
Lebanon
3
11
Liberia
3
12
Mexico
3
13
Nepal
4
1
New Guinea
4
2
New Guinea Continued
4
3
New Zealand
4
4
Norway
4
5
Panama
4
6
Peru
4
7
Philippines
4
8
Singapore
4
9
Solomon Islands
4
10
Spain
4
11
Sri Lanka
4
12
Sweden
4
13
Switzerland
4
14
Tahiti
5
1
Tanzania
5
2
Thailand
5
3
Uganda
5
4
Yugoslavia
5
5
Zambia
5
6
Alaska, United States
5
7
Arizona, United States
5
8
California, United States
5
9
Colorado, United States
5
10
Florida, United States
5
11
Hawaii, United States
5
12
Idaho, United States
5
13
Illinois, Michigan, New England, Kentucky, Wisconsin
5
14
Montana, United States
5
15
Oregon, United States
5
16
North and South Carolina
5
17
Tennessee, United States
5
18
New York, United States
5
19
Utah, United States
6
1
Utah Continued
6
2
West Virginia, United States
6
3
Wisconsin, United States
6
4
Wyoming and South Dakota, United States
6
5
Alita Islands - Baja California
6
6
Bali - Budapest
6
7
Colombia - Germany
6
8
Hawaii - Yogyakarta
6
9
Jordan - Liberia
6
10
Manila - Morgantown
7
1
MS Nederland - Oberammergau
7
2
Paraguay - Rhodesia
7
3
Samburu National Park - Scotland
7
4
Sepik River - Simplon Pass
7
5
Spain Trobriand Islands
7
6
Uganda - General
7
7
General, Hawaii
7
8
Boat Trip on the Thames
7
9
Coastal Scenes, Whale Watching, Sea Lions
7
10
Canadian Bi-National Conference, Maine
7
11
Trip Through South with Sheila, Bill and Andy and Pictures on Charlie
7
12
With the Carnes: Azalea Trail in March, Los Angeles, Mississippi, Florida, Circus World, Sea World, Busch Gardens in August
1979
8
1
Renners and Carnes
1966-1972
8
2
Faculty, Students, etc.
8
3
Pacific Grove
1970, 1976
8
4
Worth's House
8
5
Marhie Albrecht's
1971
8
6
Apartment Interior
8
7
Sailing in Florida
1975
8
8
Mahalle and Seminole Indian Museum, Leslie, Cincinnati
1984
8
9
Executive Council
1971
8
10
General Slides: Bird Feeders, Pioneer Village, Navaho Dancers, Kent, Ohio
8
11
General: Ski, Mountain, Gathering Photographs
8
12
General Travel Photographs and Hot Air Balloon
8
13
General Architecture
8
14
Bird, Nature Photography
March 1996
8
15
National Dance Association Colorado Conference
1965
8
16
Anne Mary Trepf
1958-1960
8
17
Children's Dance Photographs
8
18
Outdoor Dance Photographs
8
19
Dance Photographs: Miniatures
8
20
Dance Photographs: small, black and white
circa 1940-1960
8
21
Dance Photographs: 5x7, black and white
circa 1930 - 1960
8
22
Dance Photographs: 8x10, black and white
circa 1920-1999
8
23
Portraits of Elizabeth Hayes: 1910s-1920s
circa 1910-1930
9
1
Portraits of Elizabeth Hayes: 1930s-1990s
circa 1930-1999
9
2
Family Portraits
9
3
Group Portraits
9
4
General Portraits of Women
9
5
General Portraits of Men
9
6
Family Photographs: Early 1900s
9
7
Family Photographs
circa 1910-1940
9
8
L'Envoi 1923, The Tenacre Yearbook
1923
9
9
Elizabeth Hayes and friends: Utah
circa 1920-1960
9
10
Elizabeth Hayes and Friends
circa 1990-1999
9
11
Skokloster, Sweden
10
1
Elizabeth Hayes Candid Photographs
10
2
West Virginia Days and People
10
3
Colorado
10
4
General: mostly 1930s-1950s
circa 1930-1960
10
5
General Photographs: College
10
6
Elizabeth Hayes' Friends
10
7
Elizabeth Hayes: University of Utah Dance Photographs
10
8
Margaret H. Doubler
10
9
Skiing and Skating in Utah
10
10
Trip to Fiji: April 6-28, 1986
1986
10
11
Trip to Mexico: December 14-31, 1965
1965
10
12
Trip to China: August 23, 1980 - September 18, 1980
1980
10
13
September - October 2007
2007
10
14
Elizabeth Hayes
10
15
Postcards: United States
10
16
Postcards: England
10
17
Postcards: France
10
18
Postcards: World
10
19
Postcards: World/Art
10
20
Photograph Album
11
1
Photo Album: 1980s-2000
circa 1980-2000
11
2