Zahn, Anita, c. 1903-1994
Person
Biography
Miss Anita Zahn taught dance at Nightingale from c. 1949 to c. 1969. Miss Zahn was born in Germany and emigrated to New York in the early 1920s. She taught dance at several schools, in addition to Nightingale, over the course of her life. In 1995, the Isadora Duncan International Institute created the Anita Zahn Award for the Education of the Child to be awarded to teachers of the Duncan technique.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Clipping, "Tribute to a gifted teacher and the Duncan technique", 1995 Nov 7
Item — Box: 01021
Identifier: B01021_F18
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Faculty and Staff Records consist of records mainly pertaining to Nightingale employees (excepting administration) and their roles within the school. Included are newsletters by and/or for faculty members, biographical information and news clippings about faculty/staff, photographs and video recordings featuring faculty/staff, correspondence, lists of faculty and staff members, faculty handbooks, minutes from faculty meetings and summaries or notes from such meetings, and curriculum-related...
Dates:
1995 Nov 7
"Duncan devotees remember Zahn" / Bob Schaeffer. Newspaper clipping from East Hampton Star, 1994
Item — Box: 01047
Identifier: 001 004 000 04 0006
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Faculty and Staff Records consist of records mainly pertaining to Nightingale employees (excepting administration) and their roles within the school. Included are newsletters by and/or for faculty members, biographical information and news clippings about faculty/staff, photographs and video recordings featuring faculty/staff, correspondence, lists of faculty and staff members, faculty handbooks, minutes from faculty meetings and summaries or notes from such meetings, and curriculum-related...
Dates:
1994
Records related to Maya Bamford memorial service, 1978
File — Box: 06001
Identifier: 006 002 000 03 0002
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series includes correspondence, photographs, a commencement speech, and biographical records of Maya Stevens Bamford. A majority of the correspondence relates to commencement speakers. The earliest photograph is from 1939 and the latest from 1970, when Miss Bamford attended the school's fiftieth anniversary luncheon. Biographical information includes family history, an announcement of Miss Bamford's retirement from the school, and a program and sound recording from a memorial service...
Dates:
1978
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