Report about the relationship between Springfield College and Jacob's Pillow by Olga Ellis
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A report about the relationship between Springfield College with Jacob’s Pillow and Ted Shawn, written by Olga Ellis, the registrar of Springfield College from 1946-1966. The report gives background on when Ted Shawn taught at the school and how that relationship grew with the establishment of the University of the Dance, a joint educational venture between Springfield College and Jacob's Pillow established in the 1950s.
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A graduate of Smith College, Olga Ellis joined the Springfield College staff in 1946 as Assistant to the Deans. She was quickly promoted to Acting Registrar of Springfield College on August 1, 1947. A position that was soon made permanent and held until she retired. In 1958 she was promoted to the rank of professor at the position of Registrar. She also was the President of the New England Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers. She retired from Springfield College on March 18th, 1966. This document is part of what she termed as her “Spring Term Project,” completed before her retirement in 1966. Included within are reports, pamphlets, correspondence, grade cards, syllabuses, newspaper articles, schedules and commencement brochures. 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), origi
