Fonds N48 - The Barbara Clarke Papers

Bereich "Identifikation"

Signatur

IE 2135 NDAI N48

Titel

The Barbara Clarke Papers

Datum/Laufzeit

  • 1943-2012 (predominantly 1943-1979) (Anlage)

Erschließungsstufe

Fonds

Umfang und Medium

39 items

Bereich "Kontext"

Name des Bestandsbildners

(1939-2007)

Biographische Angaben

Barbara Clarke was born in Dublin in 1938. She started dancing at the age of four at the Burchill School of Dancing on St Stephen’s Green, Dublin, where she studied both ballet and tap. Her first stage appearance was in the Burchill School of Dancing Recital at the Gaiety Theatre in 1943 at the age of five. From the very beginning, she showed exceptional talent and enthusiasm, and steadily built up her skills by undertaking dance and teaching qualifications. As she progressed, she began to help Miss Burchill with the younger classes and continued to participate in the school’s regular recitals at the Gaiety Theatre. As there was no full-time work for dancers in Ireland in the 1960s and 1970s, Barbara trained as secretary at Alexandra College, Dublin, and worked in that capacity for a firm of stockbrokers in the city. She dedicated her spare time to dance, both as a performer and a choreographer, and gained countrywide publicity through her appearances in RTÉ’s popular programme, Shall We Dance?. She continued her involvement in the art form until 1992, when a stroke called a halt to her active dancing career.

Bestandsgeschichte

Abgebende Stelle

The collection was donated by Barbara Clarke's brother, Gordon Clarke, to the National Dance Archive of Ireland on 8 February 2012.

Bereich "Inhalt und innere Ordnung"

Eingrenzung und Inhalt

Photographs, certificates, contracts and correspondence illustrating Barbara Clarke's development from a child dance enthusiast to an accomplished amateur dancer and her contribution to the development of dance as a popular art form in Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.

Bewertung, Vernichtung und Terminierung

All records have been retained.

Zuwächse

Accruals are unlikely.

Ordnung und Klassifikation

Documents have been divided into three series according to their form and thereunder arranged chronologically by date.

Bedingungen des Zugriffs- und Benutzungsbereichs

Benutzungsbedingungen

Unrestricted access to all items.

Reproduktionsbedingungen

Standard copyright regulations apply to all items. For photocopying or reproducing material, please consult with the staff.

In der Verzeichnungseinheit enthaltene Sprache

  • Englisch
  • Irisch

Schrift in den Unterlagen

    Anmerkungen zu Sprache und Schrift

    Physische Beschaffenheit und technische Anforderungen

    Paper documents and DVDs in good condition. Items N48/1/4-5 require a PC or laptop and software capable of opening JPEG, PDF and Word files.

    Findmittel

    Bereich Sachverwandte Unterlagen

    Existenz und Aufbewahrungsort von Originalen

    The originals of N48/6-39 have been retained by the donor.

    Existenz und Aufbewahrungsort von Kopien

    Verwandte Verzeichnungseinheiten

    Verwandte Beschreibungen

    Bereich "Anmerkungen"

    Alternative Identifikatoren/Signaturen

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    Bereich "Beschreibungskontrolle"

    Identifikator "Beschreibung"

    Benutzte Regeln und/oder Konventionen

    This description follows guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd edition (2000), Irish Guidelines for Archival Description (2009), National Council on Archives: Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names (1997) and EAP Guidance on Data Protection for Archive Services (2018).

    Status

    Erschließungstiefe

    Sprache(n)

      Schrift(en)

        Quellen

        Anmerkung des Archivars/der Archivarin

        Papers arranged and described by Anna-Maria Hajba in February 2012 and revised in October 2020.

        Bereich Zugang