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Includes financial records, business plan, and family documents.

The Papers, Correspondence, and Events series holds biographical information; email, letters, and cards; newspaper clippings; and publicity materials. A cassette recording and partial transcript of "Living on Earth," a National Public Radio broadcast with Ruth Ellis, is included, as well as materials related to the film "Living with Pride: Ruth Ellis @100."

The Performance, Audition, and Rehearsal Videos series, (1 linear foot, 1 outsized box, and 96 GB 1972-2012), documents a variety of Sparling's performances, screendances, auditions, and rehearsals from 1972 to 2013. The series is arranged alphabetically by the title of the work and includes six reels of film (ca. 1947-1972), 45 VHS videocassettes (1977-1994), 33 digital videocassettes (1981-2001; transferred from Hi-8, U-matic, S-VHS, and VHS formats), two DVDs (2004-2005), and 23 digital video files (featuring works from 1994 to 2013).

The Personal series includes material documenting Lane's education and early employment. A small number of photographs of Lane are also included.

The Photographs series contains snapshots and photo albums of Ms Ellis's family, friends, and events in the Gay community. There are several photographs of Ruth and her family members in their youth, her home in Springfield, Illinois, and her printing press.

The PHOTOGRAPHS series (one linear foot and one oversize box) includes prints, negatives, and slides. Photographs are divided into five categories: Sparling Choreography, Other Choreographers, Studio Shots, Non-Dance Photographs, and Oversize Photographs. The photographs are described by choreographer, title, type of photograph (performance, rehearsal, studio shot, head shot, or non-dance photograph), names of the performers (if applicable), location, date and photographer (if known). The numbers of prints, negatives and slides are also listed.