100 Dance Treasures: Square Dance
Archives
Berea College Hutchins Library Special Collections
Documents, photos, and video footage of traditional square dance in Tennessee, Virginia, and
Kentucky; Berea College Country Dancers; dance in conjunction with settlement schools and
the Council of the Southern Mountains.
http://www.berea.edu/hutchinslibrary/specialcollections/default.asp
Country Dance and Song Society
Connecting people who are interested in English and Anglo-American traditional dance and
music. Includes traditional square dance history, documentation, and materials.
http://www.cdss.org
Digital Library of Appalachia – Appalachian College Association Central Library
The Digital Library of Appalachia provides online access to archival and historical materials
related to the culture of the southern and central Appalachian region. The contents of the DLA
are drawn from special collections of Appalachian College Association member libraries.
Includes material on African American square dancing.
http://www.aca-dla.org/
East Tennessee State University Center for Appalachian Studies and Services Archives
Video footage of traditional square dance in Virginia and Tennessee; interviews with dancers,
callers, and musicians; and documentation of traditional dance conferences and festivals at East
Tennessee State University.
http://www.etsu.edu/cass/archives/
Lloyd Shaw Foundation
Purpose "To Recall, Restore, and Teach the Folk Rhythms of the American People.”
Resources for dance teachers and leaders. Link to Carson-Brierly Dance Library, University of
Denver.
http://www.lloydshaw.org/
Carson-Brierly Dance Library, University of Denver
Houses the Lloyd Shaw Dance Archives.
http://library.du.edu/site/
Smithsonian Institution/Library of Congress
Contains video and audio documentation of square dance in social and performance settings.
Contact researcher via email for assistance.
http://www.folklife.si.edu
Square Dance Foundation of New England
History of square, round, and folk dancing, with special focus on documents and recordings of
Ralph Page.
http://sdfne.org/ArchiveCenter/tabid/98/Default.aspx
http://www.library.unh.edu/special/index.php/square-dance-foundation-of-new-england
Square Dance History
Website under construction will present a history of square dancing, regional styles, and
historical antecedents; will feature moving images, text, photographs, and audio
recordings.
http://www.SquareDanceHistory.org
Square Dance Legislation Collection
Consists of manuscript materials (1975-present) documenting the history of legislation to
designate the square dance as the national or state folk dance.
http://findingaids.loc.gov/db/search/xq/searchMfer02.xq?_id=loc.afc.eadafc.af010005&_faSec
tion=overview&_faSubsection=did&_dmdid=
University of New Hampshire Library, New Hampshire Library of Traditional Music and Dance.
Focus is traditional English and American dance, with manuscripts from the eighteenth to
twentieth century.
http://www.library.unh.edu/special/index.php/category/folk-music-dance
University of North Carolina -Asheville Library
Particularly the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival established in 1928 and continuing to the
present.
http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/mountain_dance/default_mountain_dance.htm