his wife, luise, dedicated her life to the dance of india, and donated her extensive collection of books and materials on the history of the dance of india to the balasaraswati performing arts centre. luise scripps was major supporters of the study and performance of the dance of india, where the sam and luise had once lived. in 1991, luise scripps established the balasaraswati/joy anne dewey beinecke chair for distinguished teaching, with additional support from walter beinecke, the daughters of joy anne dewey beinecke, and the adf.