Heidi Jones collection
Collection
Identifier: L119
Scope and Contents
This collection includes programs, pamphlets, photographs, poetry, and epherma from Heidi Eads Jones in Indianapolis, Indiana and the United States ranging from 1963 to 2000, regarding ballet performances, largely from the Jordan College of Music at Butler University and other places in Indianapolis, and dancers like Jeanette Vondersaar, as well as her acquaintances and family. There is also an abstract of title regarding a property in Lincoln Park in Indianapolis (1887-1939).
Dates
- 1887-2000
Creator
- Jones, Heidi Christine Eads, 1955- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Heidi Christine Eads was born on December 16, 1955 to Donald W. and Luitgard S. (Atz) Eads in Indiana. She attended St. Richard's Episcopal School in Indianapolis and started ballet lessons in elementary school. THe Eads family moved to Martinsville when Heidi was in 7th grade and she attended ballet lessons at the Jordan College Academy of Dance at Butler University in Indianapolis and Indiana University in Bloomington several days a week. She attended Martinsville High School until she was 16 years old. When Eads was 15 years old, she auditioned for the Stuttgart Ballet and was accepted into their school in Germany. There she spent two years earning a high school equivalence certificate while training in her art. During the summers, she danced in Butler Summer Ballet programs at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. By age 19, Eads was a member of the Hamburg State Opera ballet company, touring Europe. She joined a ballet company in Frankfort, Germany in 1978, while sometimes returning as a guest performer with the Indianapolis Ballet Theatre during the off-seasons. By 1989, Eads had returned to Indianapolis and joined the faculty at the Jordan College Academy of Dance. She married Bruce G. Jones on July 7, 1990 in Bloomington, Indiana and they had a son, Donald M.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Heidi C. Eads." Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012. Accessed September 24, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Heidi Eads." U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016. Accessed September 24, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
DuBois, Robbie. "Hoosier Dances with German Ballet." Indianapolis Star, July 20, 1975. Accessed Septmeber 24, 2024. ProQuest.
Findagrave.com. "Luitgard S. Eads." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed September 24, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218818163/luitgard-s-eads.
"Heidi Eads will be a guest artist..." Indianapolis Star, August 11, 1978. Accessed Septmeber 24, 2024. ProQuest.
"Local Dancers to Pay Tribute to Instructor Peggy Dorsey." Indianapolis Star, May 24, 1996. Accessed Septmeber 24, 2024. ProQuest.
"Luitgard S. Eads." Obituary. Indianapolis Star, May 13, 2005. Accessed Septmeber 24, 2024. ProQuest.
Patrick, Corbin. "Butler to Feature 'Once-in-a-Century' Events." Indianapolis Star, July 26, 1974. Accessed Septmeber 24, 2024. ProQuest.
Patrick, Corbin. "Musicals Highlight This Week's Program." Indianapolis Star, August 13, 1978. Accessed Septmeber 24, 2024. ProQuest.
"Young Dancers Get into the Swing." Indianapolis Star, October 10, 1989. Accessed Septmeber 24, 2024. ProQuest.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Heidi C. Eads." Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012. Accessed September 24, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Heidi Eads." U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016. Accessed September 24, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
DuBois, Robbie. "Hoosier Dances with German Ballet." Indianapolis Star, July 20, 1975. Accessed Septmeber 24, 2024. ProQuest.
Findagrave.com. "Luitgard S. Eads." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed September 24, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218818163/luitgard-s-eads.
"Heidi Eads will be a guest artist..." Indianapolis Star, August 11, 1978. Accessed Septmeber 24, 2024. ProQuest.
"Local Dancers to Pay Tribute to Instructor Peggy Dorsey." Indianapolis Star, May 24, 1996. Accessed Septmeber 24, 2024. ProQuest.
"Luitgard S. Eads." Obituary. Indianapolis Star, May 13, 2005. Accessed Septmeber 24, 2024. ProQuest.
Patrick, Corbin. "Butler to Feature 'Once-in-a-Century' Events." Indianapolis Star, July 26, 1974. Accessed Septmeber 24, 2024. ProQuest.
Patrick, Corbin. "Musicals Highlight This Week's Program." Indianapolis Star, August 13, 1978. Accessed Septmeber 24, 2024. ProQuest.
"Young Dancers Get into the Swing." Indianapolis Star, October 10, 1989. Accessed Septmeber 24, 2024. ProQuest.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as donations from Heidi Jones in 2020/09; 2021/07/22.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2024/09/24 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2024/09/24 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Jones, Heidi Christine Eads, 1955- (Person)
- Title
- Heidi Jones collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
