457 research outputs found
Wilbur McCormack Application to Springfield College (1930)
No full textAn application for admission by Wilbur McCormack to the International YMCA College, now Springfield College. This four page document, written on June 25, 1930, provides basic information about his past and answers questions about sport, religion and YMCA association.Mr. McCormack was a member of the class of 1934 of the college. His major during his stay in Springfield College was Physical Education. Mr. McCormack, a former athlete, gymnast and wrestler was a noted dancer in the 1930s with Ted Shawn's "Denishawn Dancers", the first all-male dance troupe in the U.S. Mr. McCormack also taught in the Jacob’s Pillow School of Dance in the 1930’s. In May 1940, Ted Shawn dissolved his men dancers’ company. Afterwards, Wilbur McCormack joined the army where he made Captain. He was wounded in World War two and turned to choreography, creating the famed "Boxing Dance". Jacob’s Pillow School of Dance was the first dance school in the United States and it hosts the renowned Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts. The school was founded by Ted Shawn. Ted Shawn taught at Springfield College during the 1932-33 school year, and a number of Springfield College students went on tour with Shawn in the first all male modern dance troupe. Ted Shawn (October 21, 1891 - January 9, 1972), originally Edwin Myers Shawn, was one of the first notable male pioneers of American modern dance. Along with creating Denishawn with former wife Ruth St. Denis, he also created the well-known, all-male company Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers
Wilbur McCormack's Letter to the Registrar (1949)
No full textA letter written by Wilbur McCormack to the International YMCA College, now Springfield College. Mr. McCormack was a member of the class of 1934 of the college. His major during his stay in Springfield College was Physical Education. Captain (U.S. Army) McCormack, addressed his letter to the Registrar of the college, in order to request his eligibility for a Bachelor of Science Degree from Springfield College.Mr. McCormack, a former athlete, gymnast and wrestler was a noted dancer in the 1930s with Ted Shawn's "Denishawn Dancers", the first all-male dance troupe in the U.S. Mr. McCormack also taught in the Jacob’s Pillow School of Dance in the 1930’s. In May 1940, Ted Shawn dissolved his men dancers’ company. Afterwards, Wilbur McCormack joined the army where he made Captain. He was wounded in World War two and turned to choreography, creating the famed "Boxing Dance". Jacob’s Pillow School of Dance was the first dance school in the United States and it hosts the renowned Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts. The school was founded by Ted Shawn. Ted Shawn taught at Springfield College during the 1932-33 school year, and a number of Springfield College students went on tour with Shawn in the first all male modern dance troupe. Ted Shawn (October 21, 1891 - January 9, 1972), originally Edwin Myers Shawn, was one of the first notable male pioneers of American modern dance. Along with creating Denishawn with former wife Ruth St. Denis, he also created the well-known, all-male company Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers
Wilbur McCormack physical education transcript and photograph
No full textA transcript for Wilbur McCormack, a member of the class of 1934 of the International YMCA College, now Springfield College, ca. 1930. This includes the The document contains a photograph of Mr. McCormack as well as his grads from his Freshman and Sophomore physical education classes. On the back of the transcripts are notes about his permission to play basketball and, dated April, 14, 1933 about his request for an "honorable" dismissal from the college. His major during his stay in Springfield College was Physical Education.Mr. McCormack, a former athlete, gymnast and wrestler was a noted dancer in the 1930s with Ted Shawn's "Denishawn Dancers", the first all-male dance troupe in the U.S. Mr. McCormack also taught in the Jacob’s Pillow School of Dance in the 1930’s. In May 1940, Ted Shawn dissolved his men dancers’ company. Afterwards, Wilbur McCormack joined the army where he made Captain. He was wounded in World War two and turned to choreography, creating the famed "Boxing Dance". Jacob’s Pillow School of Dance was the first dance school in the United States and it hosts the renowned Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts. The school was founded by Ted Shawn. Ted Shawn taught at Springfield College during the 1932-33 school year, and a number of Springfield College students went on tour with Shawn in the first all male modern dance troupe. Ted Shawn (October 21, 1891 - January 9, 1972), originally Edwin Myers Shawn, was one of the first notable male pioneers of American modern dance. Along with creating Denishawn with former wife Ruth St. Denis, he also created the well-known, all-male company Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers
Interview with Wilbur D. Jones
No full textInterview with Wilbur Jones, local military historian and author of several books, including Giants in the Cornfield and A Sentimental Journey: Memoirs of a Wartime Boomtown
Interview with Wilbur D. Jones Jr.
No full textIn this interview, author and Wilmington notable Wilbur Jones discusses his childhood and adolescence in Wilmington, his experiences in the U.S. Navy, and his long political career, which includes doing advance work for the White House under the Nixon and Ford Administrations
Letter From Wilbur John Carr to Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, May 28, 1931
Get PDFA typed letter from Wilbur John Carr to Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, dated May 28, 1931. Within, Carr discusses author Tracy Lay\u27s book about the Foreign Service and the passing of the Rogers Act.https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/fmhw_commerce_documents/1028/thumbnail.jp
Wilbur Joseph Cash Papers
No full textWilbur Joseph Cash is best known as the author of The Mind of the South, an influential book about the American South in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.The W.J. Cash papers include typewritten drafts of The Mind of the South, business and personal correspondence, and personal and family memorablilia
Correspondence from Wilbur Hobby to Vernon Jordan, May 24, 1966
No full textCorrespondence from Wilbur Hobby to Vernon Jordan endorsing the Virginia Students' Civil Rights Committee's voter registration drive. Enclosed is a proposal letter from the VSCRC requesting financial aid and posters
Responses prose pieces, 1953 - 1976
No full text"A new and expanded edition of the first book of essays and reviews by one of America's great poets. This edition contains an updated introduction by the author and a major essay, "The House of Poe."" "In the minds of many, Richard Wilbur is the "godfather" of the New Formalist and New Narrative poetries. In addition to his award-winning poetry and his superb translations of Moliere and others, Wilbur has for decades written some of the most generous, insightful, and truthful literary criticism of our time."--BOOK JACKET
[Portrait of Wilbur McCormack]
No full textTitle derived from information on verso of photographic print.Van Vechten number: XLII I.Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966.Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a LOT which in turn forms part of the Carl Van Vechten photograph collection (Library of Congress)
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