UUM_Accn1129 Inventory of the Ballet West records, 1942-2007 Ballet West records Finding aid prepared by Kate Kimball Manuscripts Division, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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© 2000 (last modified: 2019) Finding aid encoded by Amita Ng 2007 Finding aid encoded in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition) 2011 Finding aid updated and re-encoded by Emma McFarland. University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division
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ACCN 1129 Ballet West records 1942-2007 Ballet West (U.S.) 72 boxes 75.50 linear feet The Ballet West records (1942-2007) contain correspondence, pamphlets and brochures, playbills, items for display, business materials, financial records, set designs, and scrapbooks. The majority of the collection concentrates on Glenn Walker Wallace (1898-1988), a prominent musician and dancer who co-founded Ballet West with Willem Christensen in 1962. Ballet West was founded in 1962 by Glenn Walker Wallace and Willem Christensen. Collection materials is in English. Organizational History

Ballet West was co-founded by Glenn Walker Wallace (1898-1988), a prominent musician and dancer, and Willem Christensen, a talented dancer, in 1962. Glenn Walker Wallace received many awards and honors, among which was an honorary degree from the University of Utah. Wallace believed that "...a city is only as big as it's cultural soul. No matter how big it grows physically, or economically; a city has a soul. If you live in a community, enrich it's life, contribute to it." Much of the programs of Ballet West were aimed at building a greater culture through the arts in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ballet West has taken several trips to Europe where they have performed for conferences and events. Ballet West also participated in the Salt Lake Ballet Guild, which raised money for Ballet West by creating the Telebash auction. Ballet West increased patronage and awareness of the arts further by creating a summer dance program for children.

The Ballet West records (1942-2007) contain correspondence, pamphlets and brochures, playbills, items for display, business materials, financial records, and scrapbooks. The majority of the collection concentrates on Glenn Walker Wallace (1898-1988), a prominent musician and dancer who co-founded Ballet West with Willem Christensen in 1962. Glenn Walker Wallace received many awards and honors, among which was an honorary degree from the University of Utah. Wallace believed that "a city is only as big as it's cultural soul. No matter how big it grows physically, or economically; a city has a soul. If you live in a community, enrich it's life, contribute to it." Much of the programs of Ballet West were aimed at building a greater culture through the arts in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ballet West has taken several trips to Europe where they have performed for conferences and events. Ballet West also participated in the Salt Lake Ballet Guild, which raised money for Ballet West by creating the Telebash auction. Ballet West increased patronage and awareness of the arts further by creating a summer dance program for children.

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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.

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Boxes 1-38 (19 linear feet) were donated in 1989 by Ballet West.

Boxes 39-59 (13.25 linear feet) were donated in 2000 by Ballet West.

Boxes 60-72 were donated in 2010 by Ballet West.

Processed by Kate Kimball in 2000.

Addendum processed by Emma McFarland in 2011.

 Wallace, Glenn Walker--Archives Salt Lake Ballet Guild--Archives Ballet companies--Utah--History--Sources Ballet--Utah--History--Sources Performing Arts Correspondence Financial records Scrapbooks Playbills Pamphlets Administrative Materials 1 Correspondence 1969-1984 Subject Files, A-Z 2 1 Advertising 1975-1976 2 2-7 Ambassador Information 1984-1986 2 8 Audition Notices 1977-1978 2 9 Awards 1975 2 10 Ballet Guilds, Ogden 1976-1979 2 11 Ballet Guilds, Provo 1977 2 12 Ballet West for Children 1978-1986 2 13 Biographical Information of Cast and Crew Members 1972 2 14-16 Biographical Information on Willem Christensen 1950-1990 2 17-18 Board Member Information 1977-1978 2 19 Box Office Information 1984-1985 2 20 Budget and Expenses 1979 2 21 Budget Worksheets 1984-1985 2 22 Burrell's Press Clipping Service 1977-1978 2 23 Capitol Theater Information 1973 2 24 Chamber of Commerce 1984-1985 3 1 European Debut 1971 3 2 European Tour 1971 3 3 Evening of Elegance Information 1983-1985 3 4-7 Financial Materials 1976-1978 3 8 Flyers 1979-1987 3 9-11 General Information 1942-1977 3 12 Interviews and Student Recommendations 1977-1978 3 13 Itineraries 3 14-18 Job Applications 1983-1984 3 19 KUED 1984-1985 3 20-23 Logo Designs 3 24-26 Membership and Mailing Lists 1978-1979 3 27 National Dance Week 1979 3 28 New York Debut 1979-1980 4 1 Newsletters 1969-1986 4 2 Nutcracker Doll and Bear Promotion 1984 4 3-4 Pamphlets and Brochures 1975-1984 4 5 Performance Schedules 1979-1981 4 6 Poster Designs 1977-1979 4 7 Premiere Club 1984-1985 4 8 Press Kits 1970-1979 4 9-25 Press Releases 1969-1984 5 1 Reviews of Ballets 1971 5 2-3 Repertoire 1974-1977 5 4 Salt Lake Council for Arts 1977 5 5-6 Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau 1977-1980 5 7 Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, Correspondence 1984 5 8-9 Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Cultural Arts Committee 1978-1980 5 10-11 School of Ballet West 1986-1987 5 12-24 Season Calendars 1969-1988 5 25 Staff Roster 1978 5 26 Television Dance Series 1974-1975 5 27 Ticket Design 1983-1984 5 28 University of Utah, Summer Ballet School 1968 5 29 Utah Dance Coalition 1977-1978 5 30 Utah Open House 1983-1984 5 31-32 Utah Symphony Orchestra 1978-1980 5 33 Weinstocks 1983-1984 General Information 6 1 Balance Sheet 1977 6 2 Board of Trustees Information 1980 6 3 Christmas Fantasia 1985 6 4 Corporate Identity Manual 1985-1987 6 5 Financial Report 1980 6 6 Income and Expense Statements 1976-1977 6 7 Individual Artist Contracts 1976 6 8 Logo Information 6 9 Press Kit 1979

This folder contains general information on Ballet West, its artists, and performance listings.

 6 10 Revised Purchase Policies and Procedures 1980 6 11 Season Renewals and Season Sales Activities 1982-1983 6 12 Student Information Kit 6 13 Video Services 1983 Ballet West in Aspen and Snowmass Information

This series contains information on the performances Ballet West did in Aspen and Snowmass, Utah.

 7 1 Correspondence and Inter-Office Memos 1976-1980 7 2 Directory and Staff Information 1978 7 3 General Information 1977 7 4 News Release and Flyer Information 1980 7 5 Performance Schedule 1978-1980 7 6 Press Releases 1979 7 7-10 Programs and Brochures 1970-1980 7 11 Tickets Salt Lake Ballet Guild Materials 8 1 Ballet West Corporate Identity Manual 1985 8 2 Board Manual 8 3 By-Laws 8 4-6 Correspondence 1974-1981 8 7 Flyers 1981-1987 8 8-9 General Information 1976-1985 8 10 Invitations 1980-1985 8 11 List of Volunteers 8 12 Membership Information 1974-1975 8 13-14 News Clippings 1972-1985 8 15 P. W. Manchester Information 1975

This folder contains information on lectures given by dance critic, P. W. Manchester, for the Salt Lake Ballet Guild.

 8 16 Report to Long-Range Planning Committee 1984-1985 8 17 Salt Lake Council of Women Information 1973-1975 8 18 Scholarship Information 1974-1975 9 1 Annual Report 1968-1969 9 2-7 Board Information 1966-1972 9 8-10 Board of Trustees Information 1969-1972 9 11-12 By-Laws 1969-1972 9 13-14 Correspondence 1967-1972 9 15-16 Financial Report 1968-1972 9 17 Ford Grant Information 1971-1972 9 18 Fund-Raising Projects 1969-1970 9 19-20 Membership Tea Information 1969-1972 9 21-23 Membership Tea Lists 1969-1971 9 24-37 Minutes 1965-1972 9 38 Newsletters 1970-1971 9 39 Pre-Ballet Dinner 1969-1970 9 40 Scholarship Information 1970-1971 9 41 Symposium 1969-1970 9 42-43 Telebash Information 1969-1972 9 44-48 Treasurer's Report 1967-1972 10 1-3 Board Information 1972-1975 10 4 Board Lists 1973-1974 10 5 Board Meetings 1973-1974 10 6-8 Board of Trustees Information 1973-1975 10 9-10 Membership Brunch Information 1974-1975 10 11-12 Membership Lists 1973-1986 10 13 Membership Tea List 1973 10 14-16 Minutes 1974-1975 10 17-18 Newsletters 1973-1975 10 19 Scholarship Information 1973-1974 10 20-21 Symposium Information 1973-1975 10 22-26 Telebash 1973-1975 10 27-32 Treasurer's Report 1973-1975 11 1-3 Board of Trustees Information 1979-1981 11 4 Mailing Information 1979-1980 11 5-8 Membership Brunch Information 1975-1981 11 9-10 Membership Tea List 1977-1979 11 11-16 Minutes 1975-1981 11 17-18 Newsletters 1975-1981 11 19 Symposium Information 1980-1981 11 20-21 Telebash 1979-1981 11 22-26 Treasurer's Report 1975-1981 11 27 Walker Lane House and Garden Tour Information 1980-1981 12 1-6 Ballet West Information 1981-1982 12 7 Board Manual 1982 12 8 By-Laws 1981-1982 12 9 Correspondence 1981-1982 12 10 Fund-Raising Information 1981-1982 12 11 General Information 1981-1982 12 12 Membership Brunch Information 1982 12 13-15 Minutes 1981-1982 12 16 Symposium Information 1981-1982 12 17 Treasurer's Report 1981-1982 13 1-2 Agendas 1984-1987 13 3 Designer Showcase Information 1983-1984 13 4 Designer Show House Information 1984 13 5-7 Directory 1983-1986 13 8-13 Evening of Elegance 1984-1988 13 14-15 General Information 1982-1984 13 16 Membership Brunch Information 1985 13 17 Membership Tea Information 1983 13 18-22 Minutes 1982-1987 13 23-24 Newsletters 1985-1988 13 25-26 Treasurer's Report 1982-1985 14 1-2 Evening of Elegance 1984-1987 14 3-9 Gala Benefit Event Information 1979-1984 14 10-11 Telebash 1981-1983 14 12 Telebash Report 1982-1983 15 Miscellaneous 1965-1987

This box contains rosters, pamphlets, attendance sheets, and lists of members.

 Sales and Season Ticket Information 16 1 Box Seat Information 1978-1979 16 2 Complimentary Tickets 1978-1979 16 3 Invoices 1978-1979 16 4 Repertory Dance Theater Ticket Sales 1978-1979 16 5 Sample Contract 1978-1979 16 6 Season Audit 1978-1979 16 7 Season Ticket Brochures 1978-1979 16 8-9 Season Ticket Information 1976-1979 16 10 Season Weekly Reports 1978-1979 16 11 Ticket Sales Information 1978-1979 17 1 Box Office Budget 1979-1980 17 2 Budget Expense Record 1979-1980 17 3 Cancelled Season Tickets 1979-1980 17 4-5 Complimentary Season Tickets 1979-1980 17 6 Globe Ticket Orders 1979-1980 17 7 Group Sales 1979-1980 17 8 Matinee Letter 1979-1980 17 9 Phone Campaign Orders 1979-1980 17 10 Sales Processing Information 1979-1980 17 11 Renewal Forms 1979-1980 17 12-15 Sales Registers 1979-1980 17 16 Sales Register Forms 1979-1980 17 17 Season Brochure 1979-1980 17 18 Season Tickets 1979-1980 17 19 Stuffer Mailer 1979-1980 17 20 Subscriber Record Cards 1979-1980 17 21 Telephone Campaign 1979-1980 17 22 Weekly Report Forms 1979-1980 17 23 World Conference on Records 1979-1980 18 1 Box Office Budget 1980-1981 18 2 Bravo Cable Television, Credits 1980-1981 18 3 Gala Sales Report 1980-1981 18 4 Group Sales Information 1980-1981 18 5 Invoices 1980-1981 18 6 October Performances 1980-1981 18 7 Posters and Flyers 1980-1981 18 8 Programs and Budget 1980-1981 18 9 Season Brochures Information 1980-1981 18 10 Season Ticket Campaign 1980-1981 18 11-16 Season Sales Reports 1980-1981 18 17-19 Season Ticket Information 1980-1981 18 20 Season Sales Summary 1980-1981 18 21 Showcase Information 1980-1981 18 22 Showcase Sales Report 1980-1981 19 1 Attendance and Sales 1982-1983 19 2 Box Seat Assignments 1982-1983 19 3 Budget 1982-1983 19 4 Buzz Ballet West 1982-1983 19 5 Company Roster 1982-1983 19 6 Complimentary Tickets 1982-1983 19 7 KSL Swan Lake Sponsorship 1983 19 8 Nutcracker Sales 1982-1983 19 9 Phone Campaign 1982-1983 19 10 Reception Information 1982-1983 19 11 Renewal Ideas 1982-1983 19 12 Salt Lake City Grant 1982-1983 19 13-14 Season Brochures 1981-1983 19 15 Season Marketing Plan 1982-1983 19 16 Season Renewal Plan 1982-1983 19 17-18 Season Sales Reports 1982-1983 19 19 Season Ticket Campaign 1982-1983 19 20-23 Swan Lake Information 1982-1983 20 1 Advertising Schedule 1983-1984 20 2 ADWORX, Advertising Authorization 1983-1984 20 3 Casting Inserts 1983-1984 20 4 Combined Arts Mailer 1983-1984 20 5 Complimentary Tickets 1983-1984 20 6 Crossroads Nutcracker Promotion 1983-1984 20 7 KUED Promotion 1983-1984 20 8 KWHO Nutcracker Promotion 1983-1984 20 9 KWHO Season Sponsorship 1983-1984 20 10 Nutcracker Playbill Information 1983-1984 20 11 Sales Reports 1983-1984 20 12 Season Pricing 1983-1984 20 13 Season Calendar 1983-1984 20 14 Season Ticket Information 1983-1984 20 15 Subscription Stuffers 1983-1984 Published Materials 21 Programs and Brochures 1960-1976 22 Programs and Brochures 1976-1984 23 Programs and Brochures 1984-1988 24 Programs and Brochures 1987-1992 25 Playbills 1974-1990 Program Notes 26 1 Allegro Brilliante 26 2 La Bayadere 1974 26 3 Le Bijoux du Mal 26 4 Billy the Kid 26 5 Bravura 26 6 Carmina Burana Pas de Dix 1975 26 7 Chaos 26 8 Cinderella 26 9 Con Amore 26 10 Concerto Barocco 1976 26 11 Coppelia 26 12 Le Cosaire Pas de Deux 26 13 Le Cour d'Azur 26 14 Cycle 26 15 Dichterliebe 26 16 Il Distratto 26 17 Don Quixote 26 18 Don Juan 26 19 Echoes of Autumn 26 20 The Eternal Idol 26 21 La Fille Mal Gardee 26 22 Fillind Station 26 23 Firebird 26 24 Flower Festival in Genzano 26 25 Four Temperaments 26 26 Giselle 26 27 Glazounov Waltz 26 28 Graduation Ball 26 29 Inscape 1978 26 30 Irish Fantasy 26 31 Jubilee 26 32 Knoxville: Summer of 1915 26 33 The Lady of Shalott 26 34 Lark Ascending 1978 26 35 Meditations 26 36 Mobile 26 37 Mozartiana 26 38 N.R.A. 26 39 Napoli 26 40-42 The Nutcracker 1972-1984

These folders also include casting and news release information.

 26 43 Octet 26 44 Paquita pas de Deux 26 45 Pas de Dix 26 46 Pas de Six 26 47 La Peri 26 48 Pieces of the Game 26 49 Prince Igor 26 50 Punch and Judy 26 51 Quartet 26 52 Quintet 26 53 Sanctus 1978 26 54 Serenade 26 55 Songs of the Valley 1978 26 56 Spring Playbill Information 1983-1984 26 57 Square Dance 26 58 Statements 26 59 Les Sylphides 26 60 Symphony in C 26 61 Swan Lake 26 62 Three Movements for the Short-Haired 26 63 Woman Remembered 1976 26 64 You are Love News Clippings and General Materials 27 News Clippings 1964-1975 28 News Clippings 1971-1974 29 News Clippings 1975-1978 30 News Clippings 1978-1980 31 News Clippings 1980-1983 32 News Clippings 1983-1985 33 News Clippings 1985-1987 34 Miscellaneous 1969-1981 35 Oversized News Clippings 1967-1979 36 Oversized News Clippings 1980-1989 Oversized Materials 37 Scrapbooks 1964-1989 38 1-2 Scrapbooks 1968-1973 38 1 Coloring Book 38 2 Display Items

This folder contains various drawings and panels used for display.

 38 3 Sales Reports 1979-1980 38 4 Signs and Posters 1981 38 5 Miscellaneous 1970-1979 General Materials 39 1 Correspondence 1968-1980 39 2 Invitations 1980-1981 39 3-10 Memoranda 1992-1993 40 1 Fund-Raising Information 40 2-4 History of Ballet West 1969-1978 40 5 Utah Civic Ballet Expense and Financial Records 1966-1967 40 6 Minutes of Management Meeting 1968-1969 40 7 Utah Arts Festival 1986 Publications 41 1 Olga Maynard, "The Nutcracker," Dancemagazine 1973 41 2 Festival 1988 41 3 Newsweek, Excerpt 1973 41 4-6 Performance: The Official Publication of Ballet West 1979-1981 41 7-11 Publications 1979-1988

These folders contain various articles and general catalogues pertaining to ballet.

 41 12 Saturday Review, Excerpt 1975 41 13 U.S. News & World Report, Excerpt 1974 41 14 Frank Getlein, "Where Homework Might be Dance or Music or Theater" Ballets 42 1 Abdallah 1985 42 2 Allegro Brilliante 1983-1986 42 3 Beauty and the Beast 1983 42 4 Billy the Kid 1983 42 5 Black Swans Pas de Deux 42 6 Brandenburg Gait 42 7 Con Amore 42 8 Concerto Grosso 42 9 Continuo I 42 10 Continuo II 42 11 Coppelia 1990 42 12 Don Juan 42 13 Don Quixote Pas de Deux 1982-1990 42 14 The Dream 42 15 Etudes 1983 42 16 Firebird 42 17 Graduation Ball 42 18 Grand Pas des Fiancees 42 19 Inscape 42 20 Mistress of Sorrows 42 21 Mobile 42 22 Napoli 42 23 Nicht Wiedersehen 1979-1980 42 24 Nothin' Doin' Bar 42 25-26 The Nutcracker 1965 42 27 Ophelia 1988 42 28 Overtones 42 29 Paquita 42 30 "Pas de Deux," from Flower Festival in Genzano 42 31 Peasant Pas de Deux 42 32 Petrouchka 1985 42 33 Pineapple Poll 42 34 Pipe Dreams 42 35 Punch and Judy 42 36 The Rake's Progress 42 37 Reverie 42 38 Rite of Spring 42 39 Romeo and Juliet 42 40 Sanctus 1980 42 41 Schubert Symphony 1987 42 42 Serenade 42 43 Shadow Play 1988-1989 42 44-45 Sleeping Beauty 42 46 Songs of Mahler 1976 42 47 Songs of the Valley 42 48 Stars and Stripes 1983 42 49 Swan Lake 1982 42 50 Symphony in C 42 51 Tu' Wanasavi 42 52 Tyroliana 42 53-57 Turning Point 1977 42 58 Walpurgis Night Published Materials 43 Programs and Brochures 1967-1979 44 Programs and Brochures 1980-1983 45 Programs and Brochures 1983-1986 46 Programs and Brochures 1987-1988 47 Playbills 1971-1984 48 Playbills 1985-1988 49 Playbills 1988-1993 50 Playbills 1993-1997 51 Playbills 1998-1999 Newspaper Reviews 52 1 An Evening of Premieres 1988-1989 52 2-3 Anna Karena 1987-1991 52 4 Billy the Kid 1986-1987 52 5 Carmina 1986-1987 52 6 The Dream 1986 52 7 Gershwin 1987 52 8 Giselle 1988 52 9 The Nutcracker 1988 52 10 Ophelia 1988 52 11 Romeo and Juliet 1990 52 12 Sleeping Beauty 1986-1987 52 13 Swan Lake 1989 53 1-16 News Clippings 1960-1993 53 17-21 News Releases 1970-1988 53 22-23 Miscellaneous 1971-1987 Oversized Materials 54 Glenn Walker Wallace Scrapbook 1972 55 1 Giselle Posters 55 2 Nutcracker Poster 55 3 Ogden Standard-Examiner, Excerpt 1985 55 4 Summer Dance School Posters 1982 55 5 Tribute to Business Posters 1997 55 6 Utah Bicentennial Dance Festival Poster 55 7 Miscellaneous 1983-1987 56 Promotional Poster Oversize Set Designs 56 Coppelia Set Design Designed by Peter Cazalet

The set designs located in boxes 56-67 were designed by Peter Cazalet.

 57 Giselle Set Design 1984 58 Les Sylphides Set Design Designed by Peter Cazalet 59 Lilac Garden Set Design Designed by Peter Cazalet 60 Sleeping Beauty Set Design, Act I Designed by Peter Cazalet 61 Sleeping Beauty Set Design, Act II Designed by Peter Cazalet 62 Sleeping Beauty Set Design, Prologue and Act III Designed by Peter Cazalet 63 Sleeping Beauty Set Design, 3-Dimentional Items Designed by Peter Cazalet 64 Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake Set Design and Props Designed by Peter Cazalet 65 Swan Lake Set Design, Acts I, II, and IV Designed by Peter Cazalet 66 Swan Lake Set Design, Act II Designed by Peter Cazalet 67 Swan Lake Set Design, 3-Dimentional Items Designed by Peter Cazalet 68 Nutcracker Set Design, Act I 1990

The set designs located in boxes 68-71 were designed by Ariel S. Ballif.

 69 Nutcracker Set Design, Act II 1990 70 Nutcracker Set Design, Boarders and Details 1990 71 Nutcracker Set Design 1991 72 Programs 1998-2007