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Series 3: Personal documents and memorabilia, 1917-1983

This series consists of papers relating to van Praagh's personal life and achievements. They include cards, certificates, passports, programs, school books and school magazines, sketches and other memorabilia. Certificates from the 1920s and 1930s for elocution, piano and dancing document her wide range of talents and activities. There are also various small cards advertising dancing lessons with van Praagh's dancing school. Other items of interest include a family tree and sketches of van Praagh as a young woman.

 

Folder 1 Memorabilia, 1917-1940
Folder 2 School books and copies of the school magazine, The Alfedian (December 1923 and April 1927), 1917-1927
Van Praagh attended King Alfred School between 1917-1927.
Folder 3 Memorabilia, 1941-1967
Folder 4 British passports, 1958-1983, miscellaneous cards and photographs, a copy of the van Praagh family tree, 1851-1914 and a copy of van Praagh's birth certificate
Folder 5 Papers relating to Harold van Praagh's will, 1961-1962, outstanding accounts for a London residence, 1975-1976 and a statement of investments, 1975
Folder 6 Autograph album presented to van Praagh as a souvenir of a reception in her honour, given by the Cecchetti Society and the Royal Academy of Dancing, June 1981
Folder 7 Sketches of van Praagh by E. Lacey, 1928
Folder 8 Sketch of van Praagh by E. Lacey, 1930
Folder 9 Sketch of van Praagh by Raymond Piper, 1955
Folder 10 Poster for the London Ballet performing at the Prince of Wales Theatre Cardiff, 1940?
Folder 11 Sketch of two dancers with inscription : van Praagh - Soiree Musical and Gerd Larsen - Judgment of Paris
Folder 12 Poster for the Australian Ballet season, 1974-1975
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