Abstract The Bill Evans papers (1956-2023) consist of correspondence, articles, reviews, programs, posters, and teaching materials from his career as a performer, writer, choreographer, lecturer, and founder of the Bill Evans Dance Company (BEDCO). Evans has taught and performed across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and New Zealand. He continues to teach and manage Bill Evans Teachers Intensives (BETI), a dance teacher certification program in Port Townsend, Washington.

Abstract The Elizabeth R. Hayes papers (1881-2007) consist of diaries, correspondence, teaching material, scrapbooks, personal and family papers, and an undated manuscript. Hayes is a former University of Utah dance director and professor emerita of the University of Utah.