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Italian and international folkdance enthusiast, instructor and author. Papers include diaries, correspondence, writings, pamphlets, brochures, photographs, records relating to her early life in New York City and to numerous Italian-American folkdance organizations in New York and Philadelphia. Organ...

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Main Author: Gurzau, Elba Farabegoli.
Corporate Authors: I Ballerini Dance Group, Italian American Folk Arts Federation of America, Folk Festival Council of New York
Contributors: Covello, Leonard, 1910-, Herman, Michael., Hinman, Mary Wood., Lewis, Reed., Parmelee, Patricia., Nadel, Eddy., Beliajus, Viltis., Farabegoli, Frank., Cotton, Thomas.
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1920-1985.
Subjects and Genres:
Coro D'Italia.
Esperia Dancers.
I Vivaci Choral and Dance Group.
Folk Dance Leaders Council.
Folk Dance Demonstration Group.
I Ballerini Dance Group.
Italian American Folk Arts Federation of America.
Italian Mother's Club.
Nationalities Service Center (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Philadelphia Committee for Italian Relief.
Folk Festival Council of New York.
Italian Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Social life and customs.
Folk dancing, Italian > mn.
Italian Americans > New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs.
Italian Americans > Social life and customs.
Costume, Italian. > mn
Folk dancing > cn.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Ethnic groups.
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520 |a Italian and international folkdance enthusiast, instructor and author. Papers include diaries, correspondence, writings, pamphlets, brochures, photographs, records relating to her early life in New York City and to numerous Italian-American folkdance organizations in New York and Philadelphia. Organizations include Folk Festival Council of New York, Coro D'Italia, and Esperia Dancers, all of New York City; I Vivaci Choral and Dance Group, Folk Dance Leaders Council, Folk Dance Demonstration Group, I Ballerini Dance Group, Italian Folk Arts Federation of America, all of Philadelphia. The papers also document Gurzau's career as a teacher and social service worker with the New York YWCA's Italian Mother's Club program in the 1930s, Philadelphia Nationalities Service Center, 1945-1982, and Philadelphia Committee for Italian Relief, 1940s. They include drafts and research materials for her book, Folk Dances, Costumes and Customs of Italy, 1964, rev. ed. 1981. 
520 |a Correspondents: Thomas Cotton, Leonard Covello, Michael Herman, Mary Wood Hinman, Reed Lewis, Patricia Parmelee, Eddy Nadel, Viltis Beliajus, Frank Farabegoli. 
540 |a Unrestricted. 
541 |a Elba F. Gurzau,  |e gift,  |d 1984-1985. 
555 |a Unpublished register available in repository. 
590 |a The Balch Institute Library and Archives 
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610 2 0 |a I Vivaci Choral and Dance Group. 
610 2 0 |a Folk Dance Leaders Council. 
610 2 0 |a Folk Dance Demonstration Group. 
610 2 0 |a I Ballerini Dance Group. 
610 2 0 |a Italian American Folk Arts Federation of America. 
610 2 0 |a Italian Mother's Club. 
610 2 0 |a Nationalities Service Center (Philadelphia, Pa.) 
610 2 0 |a Philadelphia Committee for Italian Relief. 
610 2 0 |a Folk Festival Council of New York. 
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651 0 |a Philadelphia (Pa.)  |x Ethnic groups. 
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700 1 0 |a Hinman, Mary Wood. 
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700 1 0 |a Nadel, Eddy. 
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700 1 0 |a Farabegoli, Frank. 
700 1 0 |a Cotton, Thomas. 
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710 2 0 |a Italian American Folk Arts Federation of America 
710 2 0 |a Folk Festival Council of New York 
852 |a Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Closed Stacks  |h ++  |t 1 
995 |a (CPomAG)15322621 

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