The Gladys Bailin Papers documents the dance, choreography, and teaching career of Gladys Bailin. It includes photographs, reviews, and ephemera of performances from Henry Street Playhouse and touring productions with Alwin Nikolais, Murray Louis, and Don Redlich, to work and classes with students at Ohio University. There are also professional papers such as contracts, teaching records, and choreography notes.

The Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis Dance Collection documents the careers of two leaders in American Modern Dance. The collection includes films, videos, photographs, manuscripts, posters, administrative documents, awards, programs, reviews, and musical recordings. The artists’ dance companies include the Playhouse Dance Company, the Alwin Nikolais Dance Company, the Nikolais Dance Theatre, the Murray Louis Dance Company, and the Murray Louis and Alwin Nikolais Dance Company.