Theatre Programs and Playbills Collection 1815-1975
The Theatre Programs and Playbills Collection contains 19th and 20th century theatre programs and playbills from countries all over the world. The majority of the playbills are from England and the United States. Format includes text.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Theatre Programs and Playbills Collection
- Date
- 1815-1986 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 5.96 linear feet / 7 document boxes, 2 record cartons, 1 oversized document box
- ID
- MS618
Collection Overview
The Theatre Programs and Playbills Collection contains national and international theatre programs and playbills from 1815-1975. The playbills are from countries all across the globe, including: Belgium, Canada, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Scotland, Sint Maarten, United States, and the Soviet Union, later Russia. While the collection has over 300 programs in its entirety, the majority of those playbills are from England and the United States, namely London, California, Boston, and New York.
Collection Arrangement
Series are arranged in alphabetical order. Subseries are arranged in alphabetical order by theatre name.
Controlled Access Headings
Genres
- Shakespearean actors and actresses
Occupations
- Women in the Theatre>United States> Twentieth Century
Subjects
- 19th Century Plays
- 20th Century Plays
- Actors--Belgium
- Actors--Canada
- Actors--France
- Actors--Great Britain
- Actors--Ireland
- Actors--Italy
- Actors--Japan
- Actors--Russia
- Actors--Scotland
- Actors--United States
- International Theatre Programs
- Plays--Belgium
- Plays--Canada
- Plays--England
- Plays--France
- Plays--Ireland
- Plays--Italy
- Plays--Japan
- Plays--Russia
- Plays--Scotland
- Plays--St Maarten
- Plays--United Kingdom
- Plays--United States
- Theatre Programs
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Finding aid prepared by Processed by Kathleen Hill, November 2011
- Revision Description
- Revised by Stephanie Bennett, December 2015
- Collection Access
- This collection is open for research use.
- Copyright Notice
- The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
- Preferred Citation Note
- Theatre Programs and Playbills Collection (MS 618), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.