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Theater

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:

A. Dale Riley papers

 Collection
Identifier: ua00680
Overview

Collection contains copies of plays collected by A. Dale Riley, Assistant Professor and director of the University Theatre at the University of Minnesota.

Dates: 1894-1926

Amelia Howe Kritzer Collection of 19th and Early 20th Century Scripts

 Collection
Identifier: PA152
Abstract

Collection contains antique play scripts, theater prints and postcards, and a toy theater collected by Dr. Amelia Howe Kritzer.

Dates: 1791-1949

Archibald Leyasmeyer papers

 Collection
Identifier: PA127
Abstract

Collection contains records/materials relating to Archibald Leyasmeyer.

Dates: 1973 - 2003

At the Foot of the Mountain records

 Collection
Identifier: PA045
Abstract

Files containing meeting minutes, funding, productions, financial records, and audio/video tapes from past productions

Dates: 1974-1991

Ballet of the Dolls records

 Collection
Identifier: PA156
Abstract

Collection includes records from the Minneapolis-based dance company, The Ballet of the Dolls.

Dates: 1986-2013

Blackthorn Theater records

 Collection
Identifier: S2456
Abstract

The collection consists of scripts, programs, posters, photographs, reviews, attendance statistics, publicity materials and news releases.

Dates: 1979-1981

Blanche Yurka Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CLRC-1447
Abstract

Collection contains a corrected typescript for one nonfiction title written by Blanche Yurka.

Dates: circa 1959

Nathan Cohen scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: S3034
Abstract

The collection consists of a single scrapbook containing news clippings on Duluth, Minnesota theater events.

Dates: 1903-1904; Majority of material found in 1903 February-1904 February

Colder by the Lake Comedy Theatre records

 Collection — Box Oversize
Identifier: S6151
Abstract

The collection contains 11 items including posters and promotional materials, a program for the production of Alice in Tundraland, and a piece of letterhead stationery.

Dates: 1984-1990; Majority of material found in 1984

Corah L. Colbrath notebooks

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S3179
Abstract

The collection contains three notebooks entitled “Record of Plays Seen.” Most of the plays listed were performed at the Lyceum and Orpheum theaters in Duluth, Minnesota.

Dates: 1910-1955

Duluth Playhouse records

 Collection
Identifier: S3058
Abstract

Contains a variety of records related to the Duluth Playhouse, a local theater group.

Dates: 1912-1981

Duluth Theaters clippings scrapbook

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S2443
Abstract

This scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings relative to the Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin area theaters' productions and players.

Dates: 1902-1904

Edgars Schultz papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: IHRC3388
Abstract

Collection consists of materials pertaining to the Minnesota Latvian Youth Theater (photo albums, reports, skecthes and directions for stage scenery, plays by various authors, design skecthes for the Latvian House removable stage). Included are also personal letters (1965-1972).

Dates: 1923-2001

Eesti teatrite kollektsioon (Estonian theaters collection)

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: IHRC3037
Abstract

Collection consists of playscripts, programs, newspaper clippings, brochures.

Dates: undated

George Alchimovics papers

 Collection
Identifier: IHRC126
Abstract

Collection consists of typescripts of ca. 50 theatrical plays by George Alchimovics.

Dates: 1960-1987

Harry Siitonen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: IHRC2403
Abstract Collection contains Siitonen's memoirs along with miscellaneous photocopied photographs and a letter from Carl Forslund to Reino Hannula regarding Forslund's involvement in the Spanish Civil War.Papers consist of an English translation of the play Atti Smith (Mother Smith) by Hilja Koski, believed to have been written in the 1930s, depicting a Finnish American family's experiences in connection with the Spanish Civil War; Siitonen's reflections on Koski, with whom he was acquainted; and a...
Dates: 1930-2006

Ivan Cankar Dramatic Society (Cleveland, Ohio) records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: IHRC1110
Abstract

Records consist of minutes of the Society's meetings, playbills, souvenir booklets, and a souvenir album.

Dates: 1926-1946

James Langness papers

 Collection
Identifier: PA014
Abstract

Collection contains the papers of James Langness, documenting his career with The Duluth Little Theatre.

Dates: 1925-1933

Judith Brin Ingber papers

 Collection
Identifier: PA119
Abstract

Collection contains correspondence, research, writing, performance records, and teaching materials.

Dates: 1945 -

Katherine Goodale Dance Books

 Collection
Identifier: PA135
Abstract

Collection contains three books by Katherine Goodale.

Dates: 1982-2008

Latvian Welfare Association Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Daugavas Vanagu Apvienibas Teatris Minneapole) records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: IHRC3368
Abstract

Collection consists of theater playscripts, scrapbooks containing photographs of performances, newspaper clippings, reviews, event brochures and performance programs. Included are financial records of the organization.

Dates: 1960-1999

Frances Hoffman Lavine scrapbooks

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: S6153
Abstract

The collection contains four scrapbooks relating to Frances Hoffman Lavine’s involvement in theater in French River and Duluth. They contain newsclippings, programs, and occasional photographs covering the Children’s Theater of Duluth, Little Theater of Duluth, French River Dramatic Arts Club, the Senior Hadassah at Temple Emanuel Congregation in Duluth, and her own dramatic performances.

Dates: 1926-1938

Lea Serra papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IHRC2381
Abstract

Newspaper clippings, photographs and other items documenting the career of Lea Serra, and Italian American actress and radio host in the New York City area in the latter half of the 20th century.

Dates: 1952-2002

Los Angeles Estonian Theater Group (Los Angelese Eesti Teater) records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: IHRC3181
Abstract

Rules of procedure, minutes, lists, correspondence, programs, material about plays

Dates: 1951-1994

Lyceum Theatre records

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S2324
Abstract

The collection contains circulars and programs, 1900-1940; photographs, 1966; a tour speech from 1966; and an agreement between A.M. Miller and the Lyceum for a theatre box in exchange for land.

Dates: 1900-1966

Marija Skutans Netz papers

 Collection
Identifier: IHRC3362
Abstract Manuscript materials pertaining to the Latvian American community in Minneapolis, Minnesota, particularly the artistic community and events related to the Republic of Latvia’s independence in 1991.The papers include numerous photographs and playbills of Minnesota Latvian theater productions through the 1950s to the 1970s. In addition, the collection also documents Latvia’s independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and Netz’s involvement with the 1993 Republic of Latvia national...
Dates: 1952-2002

Martha Boesing papers

 Collection
Identifier: PA069
Abstract

Collection contains scripts written by Martha Boesing, research and development materials, as well as works written by others.

Dates: 1963-2012; Majority of material found within ( 1988-2004)

Masque Theatre records

 Collection
Identifier: PA092
Abstract

The collection contains prompt books, costume sketches, photos, videos and DVDs, operational and other materials related to a youth-focused theater and school based in Rochester, MN.

Dates: 1982-2008

Matti Simi papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IHRC2404
Abstract

Matti Simi (+Nov. 19, 1955) was a Finnish American actor. Collection consists of his autobiography covering his life up to 1944, and two photographs. Included is a letter from the donor, his daughter, to the IHRC.

Dates: 1900-1944

Minnesota Citizens for the Arts video collection

 Collection
Identifier: PA108
Abstract

Collection contains cover footage and interviews from Minnesota arts organizations and leaders.

Dates: undated