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Title: SC65 Helen Seibert Thomes Scrapbooks Finding Aid
Description: Helen Siebert Thomes was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1884. She conducted the Helen Thomes School of Dancing for many years, retiring in 1942. Her first studio was located in Morton's Hall at Westport Road and Main. Other later locations included Drexel Hall at Linwood and Main and in a building she had built at 40th and Baltimore. She died in 1958.The collection consists of two scrapbooks, one of which contains 79 photographs. Many of these images of Miss Thomes's students are autographed and contain personal messages to her, taken circa 1915-1940. The second scrapbook contains ten photographs plus newspaper clippings, correspondence, programs for recitals, ephemera from a trip to Paris in 1914, dancing schedules, etc.
Date: 1910~/1946~
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: More than 'Adorable'
Description: Tribute and obituary for Mary Minor Laird of Kansas City, former member of the "Adorables," a group of young dancers who performed at the Tower Theater. Laird graduated from East High School in 1930 and toured the country as a professional dancer. She began performing with the Adorables in 1935 and later became their dance captain.
Date: 2009-10-18
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Frances Stevens
Description: Full body portrait in dance costume identified as Frances Stevens, daughter of Mrs. Flora Seeling Stevens, 1102 East Armour Boulevard.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Helen Thomes
Description: Full body portrait in ballerina costume believed to be dance teacher Helen Thomes.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Helen Thomes
Description: Full body portrait of unidentified female dancer in costume. Believed to be dance teacher Helen Thomes.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Mary Alice Matchette
Description: Autographed full body portrait in dance costume of Mary Alice Matchette. Identified in newspaper clippings in Scrapbook #2 of this collection as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Matchette, 5 East 53rd Street Terrace.
Date: 1937
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Lorna Wolfe
Description: Professional portrait of dancer Lorna Wolfe taken by mirror. Miss Wolfe at one time lived in Kansas City, Missouri and was a pupil of local dance teacher Helen Thomes.
Date: 1930~/1939~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Lorna Wolfe
Description: Professional portrait of dancer Lorna Wolfe. Miss Wolfe at one time lived in Kansas City, Missouri and was a pupil of local dance teacher Helen Thomes. Back of photograph reads: "Lorna Wolfe, 3107 Forest Ave., K.C., Mo., all types tap, rumba and modern. VA8808."
Date: 1930~/1939~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Lorna Wolfe
Description: Full body professional portrait of dancer Lorna Wolfe. Miss Wolfe at one time lived in Kansas City, Missouri and was a pupil of local dance teacher Helen Thomes. Back of photograph reads: "Lorna Wolfe, Croydon Hotel, Chicago, Ill."
Date: 1930~/1939~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Lorna Wolfe
Description: Professional portrait of dancer Lorna Wolfe. Miss Wolfe at one time lived in Kansas City, Missouri and was a pupil of local dance teacher Helen Thomes.
Date: 1930~/1939~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Dance Scene
Description: Unidentified man and woman dancing accompanied by unidentified ballerinas on stage.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Verne Bugeon
Description: Full body autographed portrait in dance costume identified as Verne Bugeon. Autographed as "With love - Miss Thomes from Verne". According to newspaper clippings found in Scrapbook #2 of the collection, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Bugeon, 3618 Flora Avenue.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Marian Dickson and John Hancock
Description: Full body portrait in dance costume identified as Marian Dickson and John Hancock.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Roberta Skeer
Description: Full body portrait in ballerina dance costume of Roberta Skeer.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Anna Louise Bondy
Description: Autographed, full body portrait in ballerina dance costume of Anna Louise Bondy. According to the newspaper clippings in Scrapbook #2 of the collection, she was nicknamed "Miff" and appeared on Broadway in New York. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bondy, 322 East 40th Street. Autograph reads: "To Miss Thomes With love from Anna Louise".
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Lorna Wolfe
Description: Full body professional portrait of dancer Lorna Wolfe. Miss Wolfe at one time lived in Kansas City, Missouri and was a pupil of local dance teacher Helen Thomes.
Date: 1930~/1939~
Object Type: Photograph

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