Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Ballintine, Harriet Isabel, 1865-1951 |
| Title: | Harriet Isabel Ballintine Papers |
| Dates: | 1881-1916 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 cubic feet (1 box) |
| Abstract: | Papers pertaining to her interest in folk dances and singing games including her arrangements of music scores for dances, a notebook containing descriptions of folk dances and a glossary to dance positions, and sheet music and dance instructions she used in classes, 1881-1916, including works by Elizabeth Burchenal and Louis H. Chalif. |
Biographical Note
A pioneer in the field of physical education for women, Harriet Ballintine was born 23 December 1864 in LeRoy, NY near Rochester. She graduated Ingham University in LeRoy in 1888, attended the first class in athletics for women at Harvard's summer school in 1889, studied in Europe, and graduated from the Sargent School of Physical training in Cambridge, MA. She taught at Ingham University and Lasell Seminary prior to coming to Vassar in 1891 as Director of the Gymnasium. Upon the formation of the Physical Training department in 1913, she was made assistant professor. At the same time the department was renamed Physical Education in 1919, Ballintine was made an assistant professor, which was her rank until her retirement in 1930. She died after a brief illness on 10 February 1951 at age 86. For more information, see the Faculty Biographical Files, VC Department of Archives and Special Collections
TopScope and Content Note
Papers pertaining to her interest in folk dances and singing games including her arrangements of music scores for dances, a notebook containing descriptions of folk dances and a glossary to dance positions, and sheet music and dance instructions she used in classes, 1881-1916, including works by Elizabeth Burchenal and Louis H. Chalif.
TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Subject Headings
Names:
- Burchenal, Elizabeth, 1877-
- Chalif, Louis Harvey, 1877-
Organizations:
- Vassar College--Faculty
Subjects:
- Folkdancing
- Physical education for women
- Singing games
- Women college teachers
Document Types:
- Scores (documents for music)
- Sheet music
VCL Categories
- Music
- Vassar College
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Harriet Isabel Ballintine Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Original processing date unknown.
Guide updated by Dean Rogers, September 2006.
Container List
There is no container list currently available for this collection.
Details
Papers pertaining to her interest in folk dances and singing games including her arrangements of music scores for dances, a notebook containing descriptions of folk dances and a glossary to dance positions, and sheet music and dance instructions she used in classes, 1881-1916, including works by Elizabeth Burchenal and Louis H. Chalif.
