Theater Programs and Playbills

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS-038

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists primarily of theater playbills and programs from plays (including musical plays) for Southern California and New York City productions, with other U.S. and European productions also represented. Many of the programs were published through the journals Playbill and The Playgoer (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.). The collection also includes single journal issues. The Fireside Theatre inserts are promotional material that describes plays published by the book club and accompanied volumes of unrelated titles.

Dates

1921-1987

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright and any related rights protect materials in this collection. Researchers are free to use these materials for any purpose that is permitted by the copyright and any rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses, researchers need to obtain permission from the rights holder(s). http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

For fair use/educational reproduction, please provide the following credit: From the MSS 038 Theater Programs and Playbills, courtesy of Southern Oregon University Hannon Library.

Biographical / Historical

Hannon Library received the core collection material in 1997. Subsequent additions to the collection include four programs from 1921-1922 New York productions; 11 programs of mid-1980s London productions; and inserts from volumes of the drama book club Fireside Theatre titled Curtain Time.

Extent

3 Linear Feet (8 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists primarily of theater playbills and programs from plays (including musical plays) for Southern California and New York City productions, with other U.S. and European productions also represented. Many of the programs were published through the journals Playbill and The Playgoer (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.). The collection also includes single journal issues.