The Mayfair Academy of Fine Arts is a dance school located on the South Side of Chicago. It was opened in 1957 by dancer, Tommy Sutton, to allow African-American children to have the same learning experiences as white children. The school is now run by Sutton’s daughter, Peggy.

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This collection includes photographs, programs, and posters relating to the Mayfair Academy of Fine Arts. Materials present in the collection represent performances and rehearsals from 1959 through the present day. 

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