Department of Theater records
Scope and Contents
The Department of Theater records contain programs, scripts, photographs, and papers related to theater productions and classes. Boxes in compact contain lighting and set designs mostly from the 1980s and 1980s, while boxes in vault contain set design, scripts, and, particularly, documentation surrounding the New London Promenade Plays in 1996. Boxes in hallway contain performance records created prior to the Department's establishment, and materials from students and faculty within the Department.
Dates
- Creation: 1916-2006
Creator
- Connecticut College. Department of Theater (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
From the College's beginning, various student organizations performed theater on campus through the outdoor theater and, eventually, Palmer Auditorium and Tansill Theater. In 1971, a Theatre Studies Major was finally established through a partnership with the National Institute of Theatre at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, and the department and Theater Services grew from there.
Extent
7.52 Linear Feet (10 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Guide to the Department of Theater records.
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Theo Andres, Lear Center student assistant
- Date
- May 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Ave
New London CT 06320 United States
860-439-2654 (Director)
860-439-2686 (College Archivist)
learcenter@conncoll.edu