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Performing Arts Collection: Theater Collections

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  • Anderson (Dame Judith) Papers (PA Mss 6) Personal papers of Austrialian born actress famous for her interpretations of roles in Hamlet and Medea.
  • Asian American Theater Company Archives (CEMA Mss 9) Archives of Bay Area theater company focusing on theater by and about Asian-Americans.
  • Austin (Warren) Papers (PA Mss 80) Papers of Warren Austin, owner of Val Verde estate in Montecito, California, close friend of Dame Judith Anderson and a patron of the Lobero Theatre (Santa Barbara, CA.).
  • Brown (Betsy) Puppetry Collection (PA Mss 38) Collection of programs, newletters, clippings and other material related to puppetry, including the puppet theater of Europe and Asia.
  • Clowns and magicians of Barcelona (PA Mss 75) Photos and posters of Spanish clowns and performers, 1910-1944, including Trio Kariki.
  • Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara Records (PA Mss 47) Records of local theater company.
  • Evans (Gene) Papers (PA Mss 116) Papers of pyrotechnic designer for the Hollywood Bowl fireworks shows as well as many other events and concerts.
  • Fikkert (Rita) Collection (PA Mss 8) Books and periodicals on costumes and costume design.
  • Dramatic Arts Collection (PA Mss 7) Programs, playbills and clippings from the stage and the early days of film. 0.4 linear ft.
  • Goldshlak (Leon A.) Gilbert & Sullivan Collection (PA Mss 51) Extensive collection of books, recordings and memorabilia related to Gilbert & Sullivan.
  • Harmer (Douglas) papers (PA Mss 36) Papers of Santa Barbara theater director, author and playwrite affiliated with the Alhecama Theater.
  • Lobero Theatre Records, ca. 1920s-1997 (PA Mss 4) Archives of Santa Barbara theater, including files on all shows held at the Lobero since 1924.
  • McDonell Playbill Collection (PA Mss 9) Theater programs. 1.2 linear ft.
  • Norton (Richard C.) Musical Theater History Collection. Collection documenting American musical theater, including playbills, libretti, and recordings.
  • O’Brien (Dr. Robert J.) Shakespeare Recording Collection (PA Mss 159). Collection of commercial recordings of Shakespear's works, from 1911 to the modern era.
  • Potter (Robert) Papers (PA Mss 10) Typescript copies of plays written by Potter.
  • Rae (Dorothy) Collection (PA Mss 49) Photos of vaudeville performer Dorothy Rae.
  • Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera Records (PA Mss 56) Records of Santa Barbara musical theater company.
  • Stanford Playbill Collection (PA Mss 13)
  • El Teatro Campesino Archives (CEMA Mss) Archives of Chicano theater company.
  • Wallsten (Robert) Papers (PA Mss 43) Papers of New York actor and writer including correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks and literary manuscripts. Wallsten co-wrote the autobiography of Dame Judith Anderson.

 

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