MARY EDSALL CHOQUETTE, PH.D.

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MARY EDSALL CHOQUETTE, M.L.S., Ph.D.

School of Library and Information Science

247 Marist Hall

The Catholic University of America

Washington, DC 20064

202-319-6277 office
202-319-5574 fax
edsall@cua.edu

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION

Ph.D.: Dance. Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. 2003. University Presidential Fellowship.

M.L.S.: Manuscripts and Archives. University of Maryland, College Park, MD. 1995. Fellowship.

M.A.: Dance and Dance Education. Columbia University, New York, NY. 1991. Fellowship.

B.A.: Arts/Dance. Minor in Humanities. Richard Stockton College, Pomona, NJ. 1987. Highest Honors.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Present: Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. (tenure track)

2000-05: Curator, Philadelphia Dance Collection, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. (tenured)

1996-98: Assistant Curator, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

1993-96: Performing Arts Archivist, Library of Congress, Music Division, Washington, DC.

1992-93: Assistant to Libraries Development Officer;University of Maryland Libraries, College Park, MD.

1990-92: Information Desk Manager, Hornbake Library, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

1987-89: Department Assistant, Department of Arts in Education, Columbia University, New York, NY.
CONSULTING WORK
2005: Placing Dance in New Communities: The Talley Beatty/Philadanco Legacy, Project Director and Documentarian, Cooperative Project of Temple University Libraries, Bryn Mawr College and Philadance. Funded by the National Endowmentfor the Humanities and Dance Advance, Pew Charitable Trusts.

2004: Free Library of Philadelphia, Cool Books and Hot Topics Program: "An Interview with Katherine Dunham," Interviewer and Project Consultant.

2002: Oral History of Philadelphia Legends, LaVaughn Robinson and Stella Moore, Project Director and Interviewer, Philadelphia, PA. Funded by Dance Advance, Pew Charitable Trusts.

2002-03: Philadelphia Dance Gender Project, Documentation/Curatorial Consultant, Philadelphia, PA.

2002-03: "DanceBoom" Performance Series at the Wilma Theater, Documentation Consultant and Videographer, Philadelphia, PA. Funded by Dance Advance, Pew Charitable Trusts.

2002: American College Dance Festival, College Park, MD, Archives Consultant.

2002: Estate of Kayla Zalk, Newton, MA, Archives Consultant.

2001: Estate of Richard Bull, Woodstock, NY, Archives Consultant.

2000-05: International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA), Chadwyck-Healey, Advisory Board.

2000-01: National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) "Research in Dance Education," Dance Librarian Consultant.

2000-01: Private Collection of Maxine Glorsky, New York, NY, Archives Consultant.

2000-01: "Six American Dance Pioneers," Susan Hess Modern Dance at the Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA, Documentation Consultant and Program Essayist.

2000: Dance Heritage Coalition, Washington, DC, "America's 100 Irreplaceable Dance Treasures," Project Consultant.

1999: Willams College Dance Program, Williamstown, MA, Archives Consultant.

1998-99: Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, MA, Consulting Archivist. Funded by Delmas Foundation.

1997: Boston Dance Alliance, Boston, MA, Archives Consultant.

1998-03: Laban Institute for Movement Studies, New York, NY, Archives Consultant.

1996: Estate of Robert Ellis Dunn, New Carrolton, MD, Archives Consultant.

1994-99: Dance Heritage Coalition, Washington, DC, "Choreographing Your Search - An Online Bibliographic Instruction Tutorial," Consultant and Instructor.

1990-93: Dance Database Project, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, Associate Editor.

1989: Arts Connection, New York, NY, Artists-In-The-Schools program, Program Consultant.

1988: Lincoln Center Institute, New York, NY, Course Consultant.

PUBLICATIONS AND SCHOLARLY WORK

"Out of the black and into the blue: performative metaphor and the cross-referencing of dance, writing, and psychotherapy," in Dance Research Journal, 37/2 (Winter 2005), pp. 25-37.

Resources for College Libraries, (2006) American Library Association. Subject Editor and bibliographer-dance.

"Visual Images and Audio/Video Broadband Streaming in a University Library with External Partners: The Philadelphia Dance Collection at Temple - A Collaborative Model for Interdisciplinary Digital Research." Co-authored with Maureen Pastine. VIP Scientific Forum of the International SSCCIII-2004 Conference in Italy.

Research Priorities for Dance Education: A Report to the Nation. 2004. Contributing Author. Bethesda, MD: National Dance Education Organization.

"Bibliographic Research" and "Collaborative Writing," for Professional Writing for Librarians, an Online Tutorial. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, 2003.

Reading and Writing Robert Ellis Dunn as a Democratic Artist in a Postmodern World: Locating Content through Context in Dance Biography. Ph.D. Dissertation, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

A Core Collection in Dance, Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2001 (2nd edition in press). Editor. 2002 Lillian Moore Award, Dance Perspectives Foundation, NY.

"Archives in the Field: Social Justice and the All Souls Church." (Digital video recording) The Catholic University of America, 2007, http://digitalmedia.cua.edu//events/video/asx_dsp.cfm?event=3658stream=3957

"Providing Access to America's Dance Heritage" in Frames of Reference: A Resource Guide From the National Initiative to Preserve America's Dance. Washington, DC: Dance/USA, 2001.

"Pioneer Chronicles: A Conversation with David Vaughan" in Six American Dance Pioneers performance series program by Susan Hess Modern Dance, 2001.

"Pioneer Chronicles: Trisha Brown" in Six American Dance Pioneers performance series program by Susan Hess Modern Dance, 2001.

"Pioneer Chronicles: Annabelle Gamson" in Six American Dance Pioneers performance series program by Susan Hess Modern Dance, 2001.

"Pioneer Chronicles: Ernestine Stodelle Chamberlain" in Six American Dance Pioneers performance series program by Susan Hess Modern Dance, 2001.

"Pioneer Chronicles: Donald McKayle" in Six American Dance Pioneers performance series program by Susan Hess Modern Dance, 2001.

"Pioneer Chronicles: Carmen de Lavallade" in Six American Dance Pioneers performance program by Susan Hess Modern Dance, 2001.

Costumes of Ruth St. Denis. Tricia Henry Young, Editor. Tallahassee, FL: Florida State University, 1999. Curatorial Advisor.

Costumes of Hanya Holm. Tricia Henry Young, Editor. Tallahassee, FL: Florida State University, 1999. Curatorial Advisor.

"Franziska Boas" in American National Biography, 1998.

Collection Condition Survey for Performing Arts Collections. Developed with Harvard University Libraries, Preservation Department, 1998.

Strategic Plan for the Houghton Library, Harvard University. Developed with the Strategic Planning Steering Committee for the Houghton Library, 1998.

"In Memoriam: Robert Ellis Dunn." Dance Research Journal, 29/2 (Fall 1997), 129.

"The Legacy of Robert Ellis Dunn." Movement Research Performance Journal, 14 (Spring 1997).

"Robert Ellis Dunn: Biography and Bibliography" in DanceFindings: Robert Ellis Dunn Videodance Installation. Curtis Carter, Editor. Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University, 1997.

"Shakers in Cyberspace: Electronic Resources and the Bibliography of Dance." Dance Research Journal, 28/2 (Fall 1996).

Dance Database Project: Index to Dance Periodicals, 1991-93. Associate Editor and Indexer.

Selection and Collection: A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Dance Education Resource Center Development. Columbia University, New York, NY. [Unpublished masters thesis], 1991.

A Bibliographic Guide to the Richard Stockton College Library Collection of Dance Films and Videos. Richard Stockton College, Pomona, NJ. [Unpublished annotated mediography], 1987.

CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS AND PERFORMANCES*

*A listing of choreographic works created and performed, 1985-2000, is available upon request.

CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS, PROGRAMS & WORKSHOPS

2006: Archival Educators Forum, Society of American Archivists Annual Conference, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC: Event Coordinator.

2005: "Methodological Fusion of Biographical and Autobiographical Bodies," presented at the Temple University Dance Department 30th Anniversary conference, Philadelphia, PA.

2005: "The Art of Creating Primary Resources in Building Performing Arts Collections," presented at the Video Roundtable/Performing Arts Roundtable, Music Library Association (MLA) annual conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

2005: "The Philadelphia Dance Collection Tradition in Documentation and Preservation," presented at the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) annual meeting, Los Angeles, CA.

2004-05: Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference Fall 2005 Program Committee.

2002-04: "Dance, Integration and Identity: CORD/WDA/ICKL International Conference in Taipei," International Conference Co-chair, USA Planning/Program Committee Chairperson.

2004: Dance Critics Association Annual Meeting, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA: "Pennsylvania Ballet: The First Four Decades," panel organizer, moderator, and participant.

2004: Society of Dance History Scholars (SDHS) Annual Conference, Duke University, Durham, NC: invited panel participant on archives and libraries.

2003: "Dancing in the Stacks: Philadelphia Dance Heritage Symposium," Paley Library, Temple University: organized and produced a day of activities including a dance performance, panel discussion, and exhibition tour/opening event.

2002: World Dance Leadership Forum, WDA Global Dance Assembly, Dusseldorf, Germany: invited core participant representing Congress on Research in Dance.

2002: Oral History Workshop for Philadelphia Dance Communities, Workshop Co-Director, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

2002: "Dance Heritage Studies Curriculum," presented at National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)/Congress on Research in Dance (CORD) conference, Providence, RI.

2002: "Mapping the Dance Heritage of a City: Philadelphia Dance Collection at Temple University," presented at Society of Dance History Scholars (SDHS) conference, Philadelphia, PA.

2002: National Initiative to Preserve America's Dance (NIPAD) Leadership Forum, invited specialist/participant, Dance/USA Conference, Miami, FL.

2001: "Intersection of Music and Dance," Philadelphia Orchestra Audience Discussion, Philadelphia, PA.

2001: "NIPAD in Your Neighborhood," Program Director, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

2001: "Finding the Essential in the Ephemeral," presented at Music Library Association, NY.

2000: "Jacob's Pillow Archives," presented at Dancing in the Millennium conference (CORD/SDHS/NDA/DCA), Washington, DC.

2000: "Preserving Performing Arts Collections," presented at Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC), New Brunswick, NJ.

2000: "Spinewalking: Archiving the Dance," prepared for the Painted Bride Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA, sponsored by Philadelphia Dance Projects (PDP).

1998: "Dance on Film at the Library of Congress," panel presentation at American Library Association (ALA), Dance Librarians Discussion Group Meeting, Mary Pickford Theater, Library of Congress, Washington, DC: coordinator and moderator.

1998: "Dance Libraries and Archives in England: Report of a Fellowship Study," presented at "A Decade of Dance Preservation and Documentation," sponsored by Preserve, Inc., Joyce Theater Soho, New York, NY.

1998: "The Art of the Moment," Congress on Research in Dance (CORD) conference: panel moderator and program reviewer.

1997: "Documentation in the Absence of Text," panel presentation at "Performance and Text: Thinking and Doing," sponsored by Department of Theatre Arts, Columbia University, New York, NY.

1997: "Dance Collections at the Library of Congress," panel presentation at the American Library Association (ALA), Dance Librarians Discussion Group Meeting, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC: coordinator and presenter.

1996: "Dance Heritage Coalition Preservation and Access Project: A Model for Cooperative Projects Within and Among Institutions," panel presentation at Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC), College Park, MD: presenter and moderator.

1995: "Shakers in Cyberspace: Electronic Resources and the Bibliography of Dance," presented at "Doris Humphrey: A Centennial Celebration," CORD conference, Columbia University, New York, NY: presenter and moderator.

1992: "A Moving Community: Dance in Contexts of Culture and Power in Greater Washington, DC," CORD conference, University of Maryland, College Park, MD: conference organizer and program committee.

1988: "Very Special Arts Festival: All-City Festival," Columbia University, New York, NY: site coordinator.

1988: "Arts Dialogue Australia/USA," Columbia University, New York, NY: USA site coordinator.

EXHIBITIONS

2005: "Placing Dance in New Communities: The Talley Beatty/Philadanco Legacy." Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

2004: "Ellen Foreman and South Street Dance Company." Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

2004: "Pennsylvania Ballet: The First Four Decades." Temple University, in cooperation with the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA.

2003: "First Collections and Recollections: Acquisitions in the Philadelphia Dance Collection at Temple." Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

1998: "Hasty Pudding Theatricals: 150th Anniversary." Harvard Theatre Collection, Cambridge, MA.

1997: "The Plays of Shakespeare: Four Centuries of Production". Harvard Theatre Collection, Cambridge, MA.

1997: "John Lindquist at Jacob's Pillow: 42 Summers of Dance Photographs." Harvard Theatre Collection, Cambridge, MA and Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, MA.

1997: "DanceFindings: A Celebration of Robert Ellis Dunn." Videodance exhibition. Haggerty Museum, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.

1996: "New Acquisitions: Harvard Theatre Collection." Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

1995: "Maryland Dance Theater: A Film Montage." University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

1992: "McKeldin Library Past and Present." University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2006: American University, History Department, Washington, DC: Guest Lecturer.

2006: Richard Stockton College, Pomona, NJ: Guest Lecturer, "Memory and Historiography."

2006: University of Maryland, Department of Dance, College Park, MD: Guest Lecturer, "Biography, Oral History, and Dance."

2004-05: Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Rare Books and Special Collections Program, Long Island University at New York University: Adjunct Faculty, Archives, and Manuscripts.

2002-05: Limon Foundation, New York, NY: Lecturer, Oral History and Dance.

1999-05: Temple University, Department of Dance, Philadelphia, PA: Lecturer, Oral History and Dance.

1989: Columbia University, New York, NY: Lecturer, Introduction to Dance.

1989: Richard Stockton College, Pomona, NJ: Substitute Instructor, Beginning Modern Dance.

1988: New York City Public Schools, PS 163, Grades K-3: Creative Movement.

ACADEMIC SERVICE

2007: Catholic University of America Archives: Advisory Board.

2006-07: The Catholic University of America, School of Library and Information Science: SLIS Dean Search Committee.

2006: The Catholic University of America, School of Library and Information Science: Faculty Search Committee; Failing Grades Committee; Comprehensive Exam Committee.

2004-05: Temple University Libraries: Prize for Undergraduate Research Committee, Judge.

2004-05: Temple University Libraries: Assembly of Academic Librarians, Merit Review Committee.

2004-05: Temple University Libraries: Collections Working Group.

2004-05: Temple University Libraries: Newsletter Task Force.

2004-05: Temple University Libraries: Disaster Preparedness Committee.

2003-05: Temple University Libraries: Writing Workshop, Co-coordinator.

2002-05: Temple University: Provost's Arts Commission.

1997-98: Harvard University: Digital Finding Aids Project.

1997-98: Harvard University, Houghton Library: Strategic Planning Implementation Group.

1996-98: Harvard University, Houghton Library: Visiting Fellows Program Review Committee.

1996-98: Harvard University: Photo-curator of Harvard University Libraries.

1996-97: Harvard University: Steering Committee for the Strategic Plan of the Houghton Library; Task Force on Collection Development, Preservation and Conservation.

1994: University of Maryland, College of Library and Information Services: Curriculum Committee.

1991: University of Maryland Libraries: Reference Services Planning Committee.

1988: Columbia University, Program in Dance and Dance Education: Long Range Planning.

1987: Richard Stockton College, Arts and Humanities Department: Faculty Review Committee.

GRANTS, AWARDS AND HONORS

2006-07: Catholic University of America, Grant-in-Aid award. Received 2006: $2,000; 2007: $1,000 for book research.

2005: National Endowment for the Arts grant for 1-year project, "Placing Dance in New Communities," cooperative project with Bryn Mawr College and Philadanco. Wrote and received $20,000 for the Philadelphia Dance Collection, through the Temple University Libraries.

2005: Dance Advance (Pew Charitable Trusts). Project of Common Interest grant for 1-year project, "Placing Dance in New Communities, cooperative project with Bryn Mawr College and Philadanco. Wrote and received $51,000 through Bryn Mawr College.

2004: 2003-04 Distinguished Doctoral Scholar Award, Esther Boyer College of Music and Dance, Temple University.

2004: National Endowment for the Arts grant for 1-year project, "Creating Access to Cultural Traditions in Dance," cooperative project with Swarthmore College. Wrote and received $10,000 for the Philadelphia Dance Collection through the Temple University Libraries.

2003: Dance Advance (Pew Charitable Trusts). Projects of Common Interest grant, for 1-year project, "Reconstruction of Artistic Memory and Vision in Dance." Wrote and received $39,000 for the Philadelphia Dance Collection through the Temple University Libraries.

2002: Lillian Moore Award, Dance Perspectives Foundation, New York for A Core Collection in Dance.

2002: Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Technical Assistance grant, professional travel to Germany to participate in the World Dance Leadership Forum, WDA Global Dance Assembly.

2002: Dance Advance (Pew Charitable Trusts). Projects of Common Interest grant, for 1-year project, "The Art of Creating Primary Resources in Dance". Wrote and received $77,000 for the Philadelphia Dance Collection through the Temple University Libraries.

2002: Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation. Wrote and received $30,000 for the Philadelphia Dance Collection through the Temple University Libraries.

2002: Dance Advance (Pew Charitable Trusts). Professional Development grant received for panel presentation at Society of Dance History Scholars (SDHS) conference at Temple University.

2000: Dance Advance (Pew Charitable Trusts). Professional Development grant received to travel to San Francisco to attend LEGACY Oral History Workshop at the San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum.

1999: Temple University Presidential Fellowship to complete the Ph.D. Program in Dance.

1998: Harvard University, Houghton Library Professional Development Award for sabbatical travel to England to research dance libraries and archives.

1995: Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference Award.

1993: University of Maryland, College of Library and Information Services Fellowship to complete the M.L.S. degree program.

1987: Columbia University, New York, Fellowship to complete the M.A. degree program in Dance.

1987: Columbia University, New York, PDIA grant to complete the M.A. degree program in Dance.

1986: American Dance Festival, Duke University, Durham, NC, Scholarship/Apprenticeship Award.

1986: Stockton Foundation Distinguished Fellowship for Students award to study dance in New York.

1986: Richard Stockton College, Pomona, NJ, Stockton Foundation Performing Arts Scholarship.

1985: Richard Stockton College, Pomona, NJ, Stockton Foundation Scholarship.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICE

American Library Association (ALA), 1992-present:
Membership: Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), Arts Section; Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS); University Libraries Section.
Service: Arts Section--Chair, Planning Committee; Past-Chair, Dance Librarians Committee; Past-Chair, Dance Librarians Discussion Group; RBMS, RBM Editorial Board.

Association of Library and Information Science Education, 2005-present Service: CUA/SLIS Representative 2006-present

Congress on Research in Dance (CORD), 1992-present:
Service: President/Past-President, 1999-2005; Board of Directors,