Irey, Charlotte

Ballet dancers pose on pointe at Lindenwood College. Charlotte is in the middle. Inventory description provided: While a dedicated modern dancer Charlotte always loved pointe work in her youth.

This box contains (1) scrapbook created by Charlotte York Irey for her 3rd anniversary to Harold Short. Charlotte created the scrapbook to show her husband her career accomplishments. This box also contains an inventory to the photos in the scrapbook, photos from Charlotte's 80th birthday, photos of Charlotte with Merce Cunningham, materials from her wedding to Harold Short from Nancy McElroy, and Nada Diachenko's planning materials for Charlotte's memorial service in 2017.

Charlotte and Eugene (3rd and 4th from left) pose with friends. Charlotte met her first husband Eugene while teaching at Stephens College in Missouri.

Charlotte (on left) and another dancer pose mid jump.

Charlotte dancing at Stephens College where she taught for 3 years.

Charlotte posed in ballet costume outside. Inventory description provided: According to Charlotte, her mother had initially enrolled her in ballet as a child "to learn poise and whatnot."

Charlotte in a circus performer costume outside. Inventory description provided: Charlotte took classes from a woman who taught at the local YMCA who had been a golf champion but became involved in dance. She exposed her students to every visiting artist she could.

Charlotte in dance costume outside. Inventory description provided: While in high school Charlotte studied with Harald Kreutzberg, student of Mary Wigman and Rudolf Laban, who, as she noted, "drifted into Oklahoma by mistake."

Charlotte mid-jump performing a modern dance piece.

Charlotte at a rehearsal in the Chapel of the Academy.