Industry and Therapy

Laban’s Nonartistic Activities

 

​Box 10

Folder 102

Three Important (if photocopied) Accounts of Laban in Withymead Therapeutic Community. 

‘The Value of Space Harmony and Effort Training in work with Mentally Deficient and Emotionally Retarded Children’ Denis Hill. Photocopy, 20 pp.    

‘Visit to Withymead 19th – 26th September, 1949. R. Laban. Photocopy 23pp.

Handwritten notes about the above visit. Photocopy, 12 pp. 

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Box 12

Folder 132

Dartington Hall Papers. Printed brochure about Dartington Hall, Summer 1960.

7 bundles of documents being an ‘Introduction of Laban Lawrence Industrial Rhythm to Dartington Hall Trustees (some carbon copies, others typescripts).

 

Box 13

Folder 142    Correspondence relating to Laban and Lawrence in Industry

16 letters and documents relating to Laban’s and Lawrence’s work in industry. Many are originals 

Folder 143    Industrial Work

15-page report titled Boiler Shop – Payment by Results. Typescript with pencilled notes in Laban’s hand. Original    

Folder 144    Dunlop Rubber Tyres, 14-page report and correspondence with C.L. Guest [Card ticket reads ‘From Lisa Ullmann’]

Folder 145    Correspondence with Industrial Welfare Society and Hoover. [Card ticket reads ‘From Lisa Ullmann’]

        Mostly photocopies of letters, with one original

Folder 146    Reports and Correspondence with Lyons and Co

        The extensive reports are original

Folder 147    Letters about LL Rhythm

        Most are photocopies but all really interesting

There is a 4-page original (carbon copy) by Laban to John Lewis dated 14th June 1944.

Folder 148    ‘Tyresoles Ltd 1941 – 42. From Lisa Ullmann’

        Correspondence is photocopied the reports are original

Folder 149     ‘St Olave’s Canning Co Ltd’

        Report and correspondence are original

Folder 150    Letters to Ministry of Education (Nye Bevin)

        Regarding the training of women in industry. All photocopies

Folder 151     ‘Mars Confections. From Lisa Ullmann’

        Correspondence is photocopied, report is original

Folder 152     A Miscellany of Important Documents

Offprint from ‘Man of the Month’ October 1954, featuring Laban (and Warren Lamb) original

        Publicity from MacDonald and Evans [including Effort and Recovery] original

        Article on Effort-Shape incompletely photocopied

        Flyer ‘Laban Lawrence Industrial Rhythm’ original

        Fold-out leaflet ‘The Laban Lawrence Test’ original

Pro-forma test sheet: ‘Skilled and Semi-Skilled Workers. Payment according to performance. 

Incomplete explanation of LLIR. Photocopy

Laban handwritten notes on LLIR. Photocopy

Carbon copy of a draft of a book (on Notation). Pp. 29 – 41 original

From ‘Materials presented to Laban on his 75th Birthday’ (Though photocopied, these are important documents)

Warren Lamb – article on Movement Observation. Photocopy.

F.C Lawrence – ‘Rudolf Laban in Industry’. Photocopy 

Denis Hill – ‘Movement and Therapy’. Photocopy