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Correspondence

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Correspondence 

 

Box 1, Folder 1

Unknown – Laban, 

Folder 3

Wigman – Laban, 03/02/1914 (Munich)

Wigman – Laban, 16 02 1920

Wigman – Laban, (Dresden)

Box 2, Folder 12

Item 17. An exchange of letters about the Laban Schools between Martin Gleissner dated (Berlin), 24 February 1926 and Laban’s undated reply. [Translated in The Art of Movement pp.157 – 161]

Box 3, Folder 32

Käthe Wulff – Hugo Ball (Zurich)

Box 6, Folder 58

57 Letters between Laban and Knust 1924 – 1957 

Laban – Knust, 14 06    1924 (Zagreb)        

Laban – Knust, 24 07    1924 (Zagreb)

Laban – Knust, 30 07    1924 (Zagreb)

Laban – Knust, 31 07    1924 (Zagreb)

Laban – Knust    , 12 03    1925    

Laban – Knust, 14 03    1925

Laban – Knust, 26 01    1925    

Laban – Knust     

Laban – Knust    , 25 03    1927 (Würzburg)

Knust – Laban, 05 06 1928

Laban – Knust, 08 04    1931

Laban – Knust    , 31 12    1931 (Chemnitz)

Laban – Knust    

Knust – Laban    , 05 04    1934    

Laban – Knust, 18 05    1934 (Plauen)

Laban – Knust    , 26 05    1934

Knust – Laban, 19 06    1934    

Laban – Knust    , 24 06    1934    

Laban – Knust    , 26 05    1934

Laban – Knust    

Snell – Knust, 01 10 1934 (Essen) 

Snell – Knust,     16 10 1934 (Essen)

Snell – Knust, 17 10 1934 ((Essen)

Knust – Snell,  21 10 1934

Snell – Knust,     23 10 1934 (Berlin)

Snell – Knust,     27 10 1934 (Berlin)

Knust – Laban, 27 10    1934    

Laban – Knust, 08 11 1934 (Essen)

Knust – Snell, 01 12 1934

Knust – Snell,     01 12 1934

Laban – Knust    , 10 01 1935 (Essen)

Snell/Laban – Knust

Snell – Knust, 22 03 1935 (Berlin)

Snell – Knust, 26 03 1935 (Berlin)

Snell – Knust, 06 05 1935

Knust – Snell,    07 05 1935 (Nürnberg    )

Laban – Knust, 15 05    1935 (Berlin)

Knust – Laban, 26 06     1935 (Zoppot)

Laban – Knust    , 17 06 1937 (Frankfurt)

Laban – Knust    , 14 08    1946 (Manchester)

Laban – Knust, 14 12    1946 (Manchester)

Knust – Laban, 09 03     1947 (Munich)

Laban – Knust    , 30 08 1947 (Switzerland)

Knust – Laban    , 23 11    1946 (Munich)

Laban – Knust    , 07 12    1947

Knust – Laban, 12 12    1947 (Munich)

Knust – Laban, 16 12     1947 (Munich)

Laban – Knust, 15 01    1948 (Bradford)

Knust – Laban, 01 02    1948 (Munich)

Knust – Laban, 02 02     1948

Knust – Laban    , 03 03    1948 (Munich)

Knust – Laban Guild,    24 05 1948 (Munich)

Laban – Knust, 08 06    1948

Knust – Laban    , 20 06    1948 (Munich)

Knust – Laban, 22 09 1948 (Munich)

Knust – Laban, 09 01 1949 (Munich)

Laban – Knust, 26 02 1958 (Addlestone)

Knust – Laban, 20 04 1958 (Essen)

Publisher – Laban, 13 12 1957

 

Box 7, Folder 58

Folder 58 consists of 141 letters between Albrecht Knust and Laban 15.12.1948 – 20.06. 1957 along with four other documents. 

Laban – Knust, 15 12 1948

Knust – Laban, 23 04 1949

Laban – Knust, 12 05 1949

Knust – Laban    , 16 06 1949

Address List for People to Celebrate Laban’s 70th Birthday 08 1949    

Further correspondence about Laban’s 70’th 02 1950

Knust – Laban,  2212 1949

Knust – Laban, 17 01 1950

Laban – Knust, 06 02 1950

Knust – Laban, 27 02 1950

Laban – Knust, 16 03 1950

Knust – Laban    , 03 04 1950

Laban – Knust, 28 04 1950

Knust – Laban

Laban – Knust, 08 05 1950

Knust – Laban    , 12 05 1950

Knust – Laban    , 25 05 1950

Knust – Laban    , 10 08 1950

Laban – Knust 

Laban – Knust, 26 07 1950    

Laban – Knust, 12 08 1950

Knust – Laban, 14 08 1950

Laban – Knust, 27 08 1950 [‘Lieber Albrecht’]

Knust – Laban, 1610 1950    

Laban – Knust, 29 10 1950    

Knust – Laban, 12 11 1950

Laban – Knust, 16 11 1950

Knust – Laban, 03 12 1950    

Knust – Laban, 09 12 1950    

Laban – Knust, 23 12 1950

Knust – Laban    , 04 01 1951

Laban – Knust    , 08 01 1951

Knust – Laban    , 23 01 1951    

Knust – Laban    , 01 02 1951

Knust – Laban, 09 02 1951

Laban – Knust    , 14 02 1951    

Knust – Laban    , 20 02 1951    

Knust – Laban    , 23 02 1951

Laban – Knust    , 20 04 1951

Laban – Knust    , 03 05 1951

Knust – Laban    , 07 05 1951

Knust – Laban, 14 06 1951    

Knust – Laban    , 30 07 1951

Laban – Knust    , 09 10 1951

Knust – Laban    , 13 10 1951

Knust – Laban    , 25 10 1951

Universal Editions – L    19 10 1951

Knust – Laban    , 26 11 1951

Knust – Laban    , 26 11 1951

Knust – Laban    , 07 12 1951

Knust – Laban    , 09 12 1951

Laban – Knust    , 17 12 1951

Laban – Knust    , 17 12 1951

Knust – Laban, 30 12 1951

Knust – Laban, 13 01 1952

Laban – Knust, 29 01 1952

Knust – Laban    , 03 03 1952

Laban – Knust , 09 03 1952

Laban – Knust, 14 03 1952

Knust – Laban    , 27 03 1952

Rosalia Chladek

Knust – Laban    , 27 04 1952

Knust – Laban 22 05 1952

Laban [A short account of Laban’s activities in England]

Laban – Knust, 01 07 1952

Knust – Laban, 17 10 1952

Knust – Laban, 30 01 1953

Knust – Laban, 27 05 1953

Knust – Laban, 01 06 1953

Knust – Laban, 16 07 1953

Knust – Laban, 19 07 1953

Knust – Laban, 29 07 1953

Knust – Laban, 10 09 1953

Laban – Knust 

Knust – Laban, 12 10 1953

Knust – Laban, 25 10 1953

Knust – Laban, 01 11 1953                  

Laban – Knust,  05 11 1953 

Knust – Laban, 15 11 1953  

Knust – Laban, 14 12 1953

Knust – Laban, 02 03 1954

Knust – Laban, 11 03 1954

Possibly by Knust

Laban – Knust, 21 04 1954

Knust – Laban, 08 06 1954

Laban – Knust, 24 06 1954

Knust – Laban, 05 07 1954

Knust – Laban, 25 07 1954

Laban – Knust

Knust – Laban, 10 08 1954

Laban – Knust, 22 08 1954

Knust – Laban, 12 09 1954

Draft of piece written to celebrate Laban’s 75 birthday 

Knust – Laban, 21 11 1954

Knust – Laban, 12.12 1954  

Knust – Laban, 12 01 1955    

Laban – Knust, 14 01 1955   

Laban – Knust, 15 03 1955    

Knust – Laban, 31 03 1955 

Knust – Laban, 23 07 1955    

Knust – Laban, 01 08 1955 

Laban – Knust, 11 08 1955 

Laban – Knust, 15 08 1955 

Knust – Laban, 15 08 1955 

Laban – Knust

Knust – Laban, 25 08 1955 

Knust – Laban, 29 08 1955 

Knust – Laban, 29 09 1955 

Laban – Knust, 08 11 1955 [Includes an agreement signed by both men]

Knust – Laban, 15 11 1955  

Laban – Knust, 18 11 1955   

Knust – Laban, 21 11 1955  

Knust – Laban, 05 12 1955  

Knust – Laban, 06 12 1955  

Laban – Knust, 08 12 1955  

Knust – Laban, 13 12 1955  

Knust – Laban, 20 01 1956  

Laban – Knust, 23 01 1956  

Laban – Knust,  16 01 1956  

Knust – Laban, 26 01 1956  

Laban – Knust, 03 021956  

Knust – Laban, 28 02 1956  

Knust – Laban, 26 03 1956  

Laban – Knust, 12 04 1956  

Laban – Knust, 3004 1956  

Knust – Laban, 03 06 1956  

Laban – Knust

Laban – Knust, 15 06 1956 

Knust – Laban, 06 07 1956 

Laban – Knust, 12 07 1956 

Knust – Laban, 31 07 1956 

Laban – Knust, 02 08 1956 

Knust – Laban, 19 09 1956 

Knust – Laban, 1212 1956 

Knust – Laban, 01 02 1957   

Knust – Laban, 18 021957

Laban – Knust, 22 021957  

Knust – Laban, 13 031957  

Laban – Knust, 22 031957  

Knust – Laban, 25 031957  

Knust – Laban, 08 041957 

Laban – Knust, 30 041957  

Knust – Laban    , 20 061957  

 

Folder 62, 1 of 2 – Letters

Käthe Wulff - Hugo Ball, 10 1917

Letters to Juanna von Laban

Unknown – Juanna (Sao Paulo)

Karl Bergeest – Juanna, 01 05 1953    

Katya Wulff – Juanna, 14 07 1953

Frida Holst – Juanna, 17 041953

Suzanne Kabitz – Juanna, 30 07 1953            

Elii Ballfrau [?] – Juanna, 01 08 1953            

Suze Field-Roou [?] - Juanna                                            

Rosalia Chladek to – Juanna, 04 10 1953             

Julian Algo to Juanna 

                                    

Letters to Gertrud Friedburg-Snell

J. Stegmann - Friedburg-Snell, 21 12 1965               

H. Steger -Friedburg-Snell, 02 05 1965               

H. Steger - Friedburg-Snell, 30 08 1965               

H. Steger - Friedburg-Snell,  07 12 1965          

 

Letters from Laban to his Family (mostly the Perrottet family)

Laban - Bibi Perrottet, 18 081946    

Laban – Perrottet family, 28 07 1947    

Laban - Bibi and Allar, 16 08 1949    

Laban – Andre Perrottet, 21 12 1949     

Laban - Cosima Perrottet , Xmas 1949    

Laban - Oliver Perrottet, Xmas 1949    

Laban – Andre Perrottet, 23 03 1951    

Laban – Bibi Perrottet, After 1953    

Laban - Bibi Perrottet, 24 11 1955    

Laban – Bibi Perrottet, 14 08 1956    

Laban – Bibi Perrottet    , 19 11 1957    

Laban – Bibi Perrottet     

Laban – Andre Perrottet    

Laban - Perrottet children

Laban - ‘daughter in law’

Laban – Bibi Perrottet 

Box 9, Folder 71

Letters from Laban to Hans Brandenburg between 1914 and 1934, translated into English. 

Laban – Brandenburg, 08 03 1914 (Munich)

Laban – Brandenburg, 09 05 1914 (Munich)

Laban – Brandenburg, 10 05 1914 

Laban – Brandenburg,17 05 1914 (‘Labankurse’)

Laban – Brandenburg    , June 1914

Laban – Brandenburg

Laban – Brandenburg

Laban – Brandenburg, 28 08 1916 (Zurich)

Laban – Brandenburg, 03 05 1918 (Zurich)

Laban – Brandenburg, 15 05 1918 (Zurich)

Laban – Brandenburg, 09 02 1919 (Altsetten)

Laban – Brandenburg, 20 03 1919 (Lugano)

Laban – Brandenburg, 07 08 1919 (Lugano) 

Laban – Brandenburg    , 20 09 1919 (Zurich)

Laban – Brandenburg, 19 11 1919 (Nuremburg)

Laban – Brandenburg, 29 12 1919 (Nuremburg)

Laban – Brandenburg, 16 12    1919 (Nuremburg)

Laban – Brandenburg, 01 02 1920 (Nuremburg)

Laban – Brandenburg, 26 03 1920 (Nuremburg)

Laban – Brandenburg, 29 04 1920 (Stuttgart)

Laban – Brandenburg, 25 05 1920 (Stuttgart)

Laban – Brandenburg, 14 07 1920 (Stuttgart)

Laban – Brandenburg, 20 12 1920 (Stuttgart)

Laban – Brandenburg, 18 10 1921 (Stuttgart)

Laban – Brandenburg    

Laban – Brandenburg, 10 05 1922 (Stuttgart)

Laban – Brandenburg, 03 06 1922 (Stuttgart)

Laban – Brandenburg

Laban – Brandenburg

Laban – Brandenburg, 03 07 1923 (Hamburg)

Laban – Brandenburg, 11 04 1924 (Zagreb)

Laban – Brandenburg, 21 10 1927 (Berlin)

Laban – Brandenburg, 01 10 1934 (Berlin)

Laban – Brandenburg, 11 10 1934 (Munich)

Box 13, Folder 142

All letters are in English

Lawrence – Min. of Labour, 24 08 1942 (Manchester)

Lawrence – Air Transport Aux., 21 11  1942 (Manchester)

Air Transport Aux – Lawrence, 18 11    1942 (Maidenhead) 

Memo: visit to (Manchester) Training Centre, (18 01    1943)

Lawrence – Prof. Fletcher, 13 03 1943, (Manchester)

Lawrence – Prof. Fletcher, 18 02 1943 (Manchester) 

Lawence – M.Seaman, 03 03    1943 (Manchester)

T.G. Rose – Editor of The Cost Accountant, 30 08 1943

A.P. Burman – Laban, 02 09 1943

Lawrence – Laban , 25 07 1944 (Manchester) [re: Pilkingtons]

Laban – Lawrence, 27 07 1944 (Manchester) [re: Pilkingtons]

Agenda and Notes for meeting with Air Ministry, 12 11 1946

R.F. Bruckart – Lawrence, 24 05 1950 [re: Texas College of Agric.]

Sec. of Inst. Cost. and Works Accountants, 27 09 1950 [re: talk by R.L.]

J. Toet – Lawrence, 11  08 1951  (Amsterdam) [re: Raadgevend Efficiency Bureau]

Lawrence – Laban

Lawrence – J. King, 19 05 1953 [re: Stanton Ironworks Co Ltd]

W. Lamb – Lawrence, [c.f. Bruckart 24 05 1950]

 

Folder 144

Dunlop Rubber Tyres, correspondence with C.L. Guest.

Lawrence – Guest, 08 03 1943

Lawrence – Guest, 07 05 1943    

Lawrence – Guest, 09 08 1943

Lawrence – Guest, 11 08 1943    

 

Folder 145

Hoover Ltd and Industrial Welfare Society, correspondence with Miss Boutflower, Gerda Rink and R.L. Webster. All in English 

Lawrence – Boutflower, 03 10 1942

Laban – Lawrence, 29 10 1942 

Rink – Lawrence, 29 10 1942

Lawrence – Webster, 31 10 1942    

Lawrence – Rink, 02 11 1942    

Lawrence – Webster, 04 11 1942

Lawrence – Boutflower, 04 11 1942    

Boutflower – Lawrence, 05 11 1942

Rink – Lawrence, 06 11 1942

Lawrence – Webster, 13 11 1942

Lawrence – Rink, 18 11 1942

Rink – Lawrence, 19 11 1942

Lawrence – draft proposal to Hoover, 27 11    1942 

Lawrence – Webster, 21 12 1942

Lawrence – Webster, 03 03 1943

Webster – Lawrence, 25 08 1943

Webster – Lawrence, 07 12 1943

Lawrence – Webster, 09 12 1943

 

Folder 146

Lyons and Co. Correspondence with Kenneth Gluckstein, Mrs Gerda Rink, and G.T. Harwood Starmer

Lawrence – Gluckstein, 02 03 1944

Lawrence – Laban, 28 03 1944

Lawrence – Gluckstein, 28 03 1944    

Lawrence – Rink, 06 04 1944

Lawrence – Gluckstein, 12 04 1944

Rink – Laban, 04 05 1944

Harwood-Stamper – Lawrence, 24 05 1944

Lawrence – Gluckstein, 13 06 1944 

 

Miscellaneous Business Letters January 1943 – January 1945

Lawrence to manager of Baileys Hotel, 25 01 1943    

John English (Theatre in Sutton Coldfield) – Laban, 13 05 1943

English – Laban Telegram, 28 05 1943    

John English (Theatre in Sutton Coldfield) – Laban, 31 05 1943    

Laban – John English, 04 06    1943    

Lawrence – Joyce Turner (receipt for tuition fees), 01 08 1943

British Drama League – Laban, 09 10 1943    

Lawrence to Joyce Turner (offer of work + NDA), 13 08 1943    

R.C. White – Lawrence (request for brochure), 17 09 1943    

Lawrence – White (despatch of brochure), 18 09 1943    

Laban - John Lewis, 14 06 1944

Lawrence – Boutflower (Intro to Pilkingtons Bros), 29 07 1944

Lawrence – Pilkingtons, 10 08 1944

Pilkingtons – Lawrence, 11 08 1944

Lawrence – Pilkingtons, 14 08 1944

Newton & Chambers – Lawrence, 21 01 1945    

Alteg Metals Ltd – Lawrence, 29 01 1945

Lawrence - Newton & Chambers, 31 01 1945

 

Folder 148 – Correspondence with Tyresoles

For Tyresoles, Mr Hamilton. All letters in English

Tyresoles – Laban, 03 01 1941        

Laban – Lawrence, 21 10 1941 (Newtown)

Laban – Lawrence, 30 10 1941    

CJWC – Laban, 28 11 1941        

Laban – Lawrence, 23 01 1942 [ re: training Ullmann in industrial work]

Lawrence – Hamilton, 07 03 1942

Lawrence – Laban, 07 03 1942 (with copy of Tyresoles proposal)

Hamilton – Lawrence, 09 03 1942 (the agreement)    

Laban – Hamilton, 10 03 1942 (shock at his sudden response)

Hamilton – Lawrence, 12 03 1942 

Lawrence – Ullmann, 20 03 1942  (re: Tyresoles training prog.)

Tyresoles – Lawrence, 25 03 1942 (remittance advice for £50)

Tyresoles – Lawrence, 24 04 1942

Lawrence – Major Palmer, 16 05 1942 

Lawrence – Hamilton, 22 05    1942

Lawrence – Major Palmer, 01 06 1942

A delighted customer who has used the Laban Lawrence test,  05 01 1954

 

Folder 149 – St Olave’s Canning Company

Ashbridge – Lawrence, 18 06    1943 (enclosing a cheque for £50)

Lawrence – Ashbridge, 22 06    1943  (thanking him for the cheque)

 

Folder 150 – Letters to Ministry of Labour and Others

Lawrence – Aneurin Bevin (Min. of Labour), 02 07 1942

Lawrence – Ling Association, 30 09 1942

Lawrence  - Dr Salt (Ling Ass. Re: Min. of Labour), 16 11 1942 

Dr Salt – Lawrence, 02 12 1942

Min of Labour – Lawrence, 05 01 1943

Min of Labour memo of forthcoming meeting. 

 

Folder 151 – Correspondence with Mars Confectioners Ltd

Lawrence – C.E. Pratt, 28 11    1942

 

Folder 159  [1 of 4] ‘Knust Letters 1936 – 1958

Laban – Knust, 08 01 1949 (Dartington)

Laban – Knust, 19 05 1951 (Manchester)

Laban – Knust    , 26 06    1951 (Manchester)

Laban – Knust, 05 11 1951 (Manchester)

Laban – Knust, 03 12    1951 (Manchester)

Laban – Knustl, 11 10    1952 (Manchester) 

Laban – Knust    , 22 10    1952 (Manchester) 

Laban – Knust    , 14 01    1953 (Manchester) 

Laban – Knust    , 18 05 1953 (Manchester) 

A.E.Macdonald – Knust, 16 06 1953 (London)

Laban – Knust, 11 06 1953 (Manchester) 

Laban – Knust, 22 07    1953 (Manchester) 

Knust – Laban    , 29 08    1953 (Addlestone)

Laban – Knust, 15 09    1953 (Addlestone)

Laban – Knust    , 11 12    1953 (Addlestone)

M. Bergin – Knust, 14 06 1954 (Brentford)

Knust - M. Bergin, 07 07 1954 (Essen)

Laban – Knust, 12 05    1954 (Addlestone) 

Laban – Knust, 10 11 1954 (Addlestone) 

Mr Lister – Knust, 19 08 1955

Knust – Laban, 22 08     1955 (Essen)

Laban – Knust    , 16 11    1955 (Addlestone)

Laban – Knust    , 15 11    1955 (Addlestone)

Knust – Laban, 1 11 1955 (Essen)

Laban – Knust    , 20 10    1957 (Essen)

Knust – Laban, 24 11     1957 (Essen)

Laban – Knust, 31 10    1957 (Addlestone)

Knust – Laban, 20 11    1957 (Essen)

Laban – Knust, 27 11    1957 (Addlestone)

Knust – Laban    , 04 12    1957 (Essen)

Knust – Laban, 08 12    1957 (Essen)

Laban – Knust, 08 12    1957 (Essen)

Laban – Knust, 13 12 1957 (Addlestone)

Knust – Laban, 19 01 1958 (Essen)

Knust – Laban, 31 03 1958 (Essen)

Laban – Knust, Whitsun [‘58] 

 

Folder 159 [2 of 4] Knust Letters 1934 – 1950

Knust – Ivers, 29 01 1934 

Knust – Laban, 16 05 1934

Knust – Laban, 23 05 1934

Knust – Laban, 01 10 1934

Knust – Laban, 08 11 1934

Knust – Laban, 09 11 1934

Deutsche Tanzbühne    - Knust, 26 09 1934

Knust – Laban, 17 11 1934

G.Snell – Knust, 30 11 1934

Knust – Laban, 01 12 1934

Knust – Laban, 04 12 1934

Snell – Knust, 05 12    1934

 

Folder 159 [3 of 4] Knust Letters 1934 – 1950 

[Most of the German originals are carbon copies, most have English translations]

Laban – Knust, 04 01 1935

Snell – Knust, 05 01 1935

Knust – Laban, 07 01 1935

Knust – Snell, 07 01 1935

Knust – Laban, 07 02 1935

Laban – Knust, 09 01 1935

Knust – Laban, 09 03 1935

Laban – Knust, 13 03 1935

Knust – Laban, 17 03 1935

Snell – Knust, 19 03 1935

Knust – Snell, 20 03 1935

Knust – Laban, 30 03 1935

Knust – Laban, 24 04 1935 (Nuremberg)

Knust – Laban, 17 05    1935

Knust – Laban, 18 05    1935

Knust – Laban, 23 06 1935 (Zoppot)

Knust – Laban, 08 07 1935 (Zoppot-Danzig)

Knust – Laban, 23 07    1935 (Zoppot-Danzig)

Folder 159 [4 of 4] Knust Letters 1934 – 1950 

[Gap from 24 July 1935 through to 12 September 1936. Most have English translations]

Knust – Laban, 12 09 1936 (Berlin)

Knust – Laban, 28 09 1936 (Berlin)    

Laban – Knust    , Late 1936 (Schloss Banz)

Laban – Knust, 02 03 1937 (Frankfurt)

Laban – Knust    , 23 04 1937 (Plauen)

Laban – Knust, 12 05    1937 (Berlin)

Laban – Knust, 12 07    1937 (Berlin) 

Laban – Knust, 11 04 1938 (Dartington)

Knust – Laban, 23 05 1938 (Hamburg)

Laban – Knust, 05 04    1950 (Manchester)

Laban – Knust, 17 05    1950 (Manchester)

Knust – Laban, 16 10    1950 (Munich)

Laban – Knust, 29 01    1951 (Manchester)

 

Box 26, Folder 173

Unknown – Laban, 31 07 1933

Laban – Unknown, 28 03 1934 (Berlin)

Unknown – Laban, 15  04 1934

Unknown – Laban, 16 04 1934

Knust – Laban, 19 04 1934

Juana Laban – Laban    , 21 06 1940

 

Folder 174 (All letters with English translations)

Knust – Laban, 05 04 1934

Knust – Laban, 20 07 1934

Laban – Dr Bubenger, 26 02 1935 [Re: Folkwangschule]

Laban – Dr Erpf, 13 03 1935 [Re: Folkwangschule]

Knust – Laban, 08 04 1935 (Nuremberg)

Knust – Laban, 02 06 1935 (Plauen)

Knust – Laban, 20 06 1935 (Berlin)

Knust – Laban, 12 09 1936 (Berlin) 

Knust – Laban, 05 02 1937 (Hamburg)

Knust – Laban, 06 03 1937 (Hamburg)

Knust – Laban, 20 05 1937 (Hamburg)

Knust – Laban, 08 07 1937 (Hamburg)

Knust – Laban, 13 09 1937 (Hamburg)

Knust – Laban, 08 07 1937 (Hamburg)

Knust – Laban, 13 09 1937 (Hamburg)

Moog – Laban, 07 07    1935 (Ulm)

Laban – Knust, 28 12    1949

 

Folder 176

Devon Constabulary – Laban, 30 07 1942 

Winterbottom – Lawrence, 18 12 1945 

Sir John Slessor (Air Ministry) – Laban, 03 09 1946

John Trevelyan – Laban, 05 09 1946

Air Ministry – Laban, 20 09 1946

Laban – Air Ministry, 23 09 1946

Air Ministry – Laban, 24 09 1946

Interview with Air Ministry

Laban – Sir J. Slessor    , 02 10    1946

Sir John Slessor – Laban, 08 10 1946

Hungarian Sch. – Laban, 01 01 1947

UNESCO – Laban, 05 03 1947

Laban – Mr Van Etten, 25 03 1947

S.Perrottet – Allar, 28 07 1947

Laban – Cecilia Bagley, 07 08 1947

Joan Goodrich – Guild Members, 12 04 1948

Andre Perrottet – Jean Newlove,  23 02 1949

Lawrence – Hijmans, 20 06 1950

Unknown – Laban, 09 10 1950

John [Trevelyan?] – Laban, 30 10 1950

Laban – Friends, undated 1950

Copy of letter for Laban, 27 09 1951

Medical Bill for Laban, 12 08 1952

Laban - Gertrud Ruth Löszer,    30 08 1952

Tamara Bocher – Laban, 15 06 1953

J.D. Macdonald – Laban, 28 01 1953

A.E. Macdonald – Laban, 29 01 1953

Juana – Laban, 11  07 1953

To Laban, 21 08 1957

Margaret Rothwell Lane – Laban, Undated May 1957

Crichton Hospital – Laban

Laban – Perrottet Children

 

Letters to Gordon Curl

From AV Coton, 18 02 1966

From C. Auerbech, 02 06 1966

From W. Brooks, 09 08 1966

 

Laban to Annie Boalth (all translated)

Laban – Annie Boalth, 17 08    1937

Laban – Annie Boalth, after 17 08 ’37

Laban – Annie Boalth, 05 02 1938

Laban – Annie Boalth, 14 04 1938

 

German Dance Festival, 9 – 16 December 1934 (all translated)

Laban – Dr Reisman-Grone,  10 01 1935

Laban – All German Dancers, 20 04 1935

Laban – Goebbels, 31 08 1935

 

Folder 179, Letters to Laban in the 1930’s [Most translated]

Statement on the Folkwangschule (Essen), 07 02 30

Unknown – Dr Richter, 25 03 1930 [Re: Folkwangschule]

(Essen) City Co – Lieschke, 05 06 1934

Laban – Reismann-Grone, 12 06 1934

Dr Bubenzer – Laban, 30 07 1934

Laban – Dr Bubenzer, 30 08 1934

Laban – Reismann-Grone, 10 01 1935      

Hermann Erpf – Laban, 22 03 1935

Laban – Reismann-Grone, 01 04 1935

Beatrice Loeb – Laban, 11 03 1946 [Re: 1936 (Berlin) Olympics]

Olga Fricke – M.L. Lieschke, 14 01 1935

 Lieschke – Fricke, xx 01 1935

Deutsche Tanzbühne - (Berlin) Olympic committee, 16 01 1935 

 

Folder 180, Letters to André from Laban

Laban – André Perrottet, 13 08 1946    (Chichester)

Laban – André Perrottet

Laban – André Perrottet, 14 09 1946    (Manchester) 

Laban – André     Perrottet, 05 04 1947

Laban – André     Perrottet, 09 04 1952    (Manchester)

Laban – André Perrottet, 07 1953

 

Folder 181, Correspondence Arpad von Laban & Marie Luise Lieschke

Arpad – Lieschke, 07 08 1930

Lieschke – Arpad, 26 08 1930 (Plauen)

Arpad – Lieschke, 19 12 1930 (Traunstein)

Arpad – Lieschke, 13 03 1931 (Traunstein)

Lieschke – Arpad, 17 04 1931 (Plauen)

Arpad – Lieschke, 03 07 1931 (Traunstein)

Lieschke – Arpad, 13 07 1931 (Baden b/Wien)

Rotary Club Salzburg – Lieschke, 14 07 1931 (Salzburg)

Lieschke – Rot. Club

Lieschke – Arpad, 02 08 1931 (Baden)

Arpad – Lieschke, 06 09 1931 (Traunstein)

Arpad – Lieschke, 23 10 1931 (Traunstein)    

Lieschke – Arpad, 29 11 1931 (Plauen)

Arpad – Lieschke, 23 10 1931 (Traunstein)

Arpad – Lieschke, 31 12 1931 (Traunstein)  

Lieschke – Arpad, 25 02 1932 (Wien) 

Arpad – Lieschke, 11 03 1932 (Traunstein)   

 

Folder 182, Letters from Laban to Bibi Perrottet & André Perrottet (some translated)

[Letters to André]

Laban – André, 13 08 1946 (Chichester)

Laban – André

Laban – André, 14 09 1946 (Manchester)

Laban – André, 21 12 1949 (Manchester)    

Laban – André/Allar, 23 03 1951 (Manchester)

Laban – André, 09 05 1952 (Manchester)

Laban – André, July 1953

Laban – André    

 

Letters from Laban to Bibi, André’s wife (most translated)

Laban – Bibi, 10 08 1947

Laban – Bibi/Allar, 26 08 1949 (Manchester)

Laban – Bibi, 27 06 1951 (Manchester)    

Laban – Bibi, 21 09 1954

Laban – Bibi, 24 11 1955 (Addlestone)

Laban – Bibi, 07 05 1956

Laban – Bibi, 14 08 1956 (Addlestone)

Laban – Bibi, 25 02 1957 (Addlestone)

Laban – Bibi, 19 11 1957 (Addlestone)

Laban – Bibi

Laban – Bibi

 

[Letters to other Perrottet Children]

Laban – Oliver, Christmas ’49 (Manchester)

Laban – Cosima, Christmas ’49 (Manchester)

 

Folder 183, Letters to Jean Newlove (later McColl)

Laban – Newlove, 15 05 1944

Laban – Newlove, 11 07 1946

Laban – Newlove, 16 12 1946

Laban – Newlove

Laban – Newlove

Laban – Newlove

 

Excerpts from translations of letters to Suzy Perrottet between 1912 – 1920. 20 typed Pages

 

Folder 185, Correspondence between Maja Laban and Rudolf Laban about their divorce (most translated)

Laban -  Maja, 12 02 1930 (Plauen) 

Maja – Laban, 13 02 1930 (Munich)

Maja - Laban, 20 02    1930 (Munich)

Maja - Laban, 22 03    1930 (Munich)

Maja - Laban, 09 05 1930 (Munich)

Laban - Maja, 04 06    1930

Maja - Laban, 05 06 1930 (Munich)

Laban – Pluddemann, 09 03 1935 (Berlin)

Laban – Lieschke, 14 08 1937 (Paris)

Laban – Lieschke, 12 09 1937 (Paris)

Maja to Laban, 13 04 1953 (Munich)

 

Folder 186, a continuous document of 18 numbered pages containing translations of letters to Felicia Sachs. It begins in the middle of a letter.

Laban – Sachs, [pp. 1 – 4]

Laban – Sachs, 29 01 1941    

Laban – Sachs, 17 02 1941 (Newtown) [pp.5 – 7]

Laban – Sachs, 10 05 1944 [pp. 8–9]

Laban – Sachs, 12 01 1945 [pp.9 – 11]

Laban – Sachs [pp.12- 13]

Laban – Sachs [pp.13– 15]

Laban – Sachs, 11 1946 [p. 15]

Laban – Sachs, [pp.16-17]

Laban – Sachs, 24 05 1954 [pp.17 – 18]

 

Folder 187 

Unknown – Lieschke,     07 09 1928 (Berlin)

Unknown – Laban, 02 06 1935

Laban – Lieschke, 03 11 1949 (Manchester)

                         

Folder 189

W.Lamb – Laban, 27 09 1950 (Manchester) 

 

Folder 209

Untitled 64 page handwritten transcription from another document of 114 pages. 

The first page is titled ‘Page 4, the last ‘Page 114’. The first 11 pages are numbered 1 – 11. It is stamped with Ullmann’s ‘Archives Laban’. It seems to be transcriptions and translations (there are corrections in pencil, and on ‘page 71’ ‘(? A word I can’t read)’ of letters from Laban to Suzie Perrottet (she is addressed as ‘Susylet’ on ‘page 47’). On the Verso of the first and second pages ‘September ‘1912’ is written in pencil. Comparing the content with other transcriptions, these are all letters to Perrottet from the 1910s.

Box 29, Folder 229

Letters to Gertrud Freidburg Snell concerning the celebration of Laban’s 75th Birthday in December 1954

Dr Heimerich – Snell,    29 04 1954 (Mannheim)

To Guild members from M. Bergin, 06 1954 

Klingenbeck – Snell, 15 06 1954 (Bregenz)

Suzanne Krabbitz – Snell, 16 06 1954 (Wolfenbüttel)

Julian Algo – Snell, 19 06 1954 (Stockholm)

Dr Heimerich – Snell,    24 06 1954 (Mannheim)

Katja Wulff – Snell, 27 06 1954 (Basel)

Illegible – Snell, 29 06    1954 (Munich)

Harald Kreuzberg – Snell, 30 06 1954 

Mary Wigman – Snell, 01 07 1954 (Berlin)

Pierenkämper – Snell, 03 07 1954 (Hohenzollernring)

Kurt & Grace Graff – Snell, 04 07 1954 (Hopkington)

Martin Gleisner – Snell, 05 07 1954 (New York)

Max Terpis – Snell, 09 07 1954 (Zollikon)

Katja Wulff – Snell, 12 07 1954 (Basel)

Brand-Knack – Snell,    15 07 1954 (Hamburg)

Mary Wigman – Snell,    17 07 1954 (Berlin)

Wrage von Pustnell – Snell, 18 07 1954 (Nürnberg)

Girardet & Co – Snell,    19 07 1954 (Hamburg)

Andreas Düss – Snell, 19 07 1954 (Lichtenfels)

Karl Bergeest – Snell, 19 07 1954 (Cologne)

Jo Meisenbach – Snell, 19 07 1954 (Bamberg)

Klingenbeck – Snell, 31 07 1954 (Bregenz)

Katja Wulff – Snell, 31 07 1954 (Bergen an See)

Katja Wulff – Snell, 02 08 1954 (Paris)

Vilma Mönckberg – Snell, 06 08 1954 (Hamburg)

illegible – Snell, 08 08 1954, (Scheidegg)

Susanne Krabbitz – Snell, 08 08 1954 (Wolfenbüttel)

Suzanne Perrottet – Snell (Reichenbach)

illegible – Snell, 26 08 1954 (Trier)

Susanne Krabbitz – Snell, 06 09 1954 (Wolfenbüttel)

M L Lieschke – Snell, 15 09 1954 (Bamberg)

Julian Algo – Snell, 29 09 1954 (Stockholm)

Kurt Jooss – S    nell, 27 10 1954 (Dusseldorf)

Herta Feist – Snell, 16 11 1954 (Hannover)

Brandt-Knack – Snell, 06 12 1954 (Hamburg)

Dr Heimerich – Snell,    09 12 1954 (Mannheim

illegible – Snell, 15 12     1954

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