Series 11:
Writings, 1957-1985
Van Praagh's first book How I became a ballet dancer was published in 1954. In collaboration with Peter Brinson, she wrote The choreographic art, which was published in 1963. Her third work, Ballet in Australia was published as part of the series The Arts in Australia in 1966. Van Praagh also wrote many journal articles and papers. This series consists of various draft chapters for a revised edition of The choreographic art and correspondence relating to its publication. There are also galley proofs and a copy of her later publication, Ballet in Australia, copies of articles by van Praagh, biographical notes and book reviews.
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Correspondence with Longmans, memorandum of agreement, galley proofs with corrections and a copy of Ballet in Australia, 1964-1966 |
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Biographical notes prepared by van Praagh for Who's Who and Debrett's handbook of Australia and New Zealand, and an outline of her career, 1974 |
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Draft transcripts with corrections for a revised edition of The choreographic art, Chapters 1-9 |
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Draft transcripts with corrections for a revised edition of The choreographic art, Chapters 10-14, and other papers, 1957-1985 Including an agreement, 1957, between van Praagh, Peter Brinson and Alfred A. Knopf Inc for the writing of the first edition which was published in 1963, and correspondence between Peter Brinson and van Praagh relating to the writing of the revised edition, 1975-1985.
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Draft transcripts with corrections for a revised edition of The choreographic art, Chapters 16-20 |
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Draft notes, a synopsis, and memorandum of agreement, 1981, for a biography of van Praagh by Annette Massey Massey withdrew from the project later in 1981 but gave all her notes to van Praagh.
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Correspondence with solicitors, 1983, and an agreement between van Praagh and Christopher Sexton for the writing of a biography on van Praagh, 1983 The biography Peggy van Praagh : a life of dance was published by Macmillan in 1983. The file contains newscuttings and reviews of the book.
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Various articles by van Praagh on subjects including the Australian Ballet, Ballet Club and Graeme Murphy |