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Texas Theater: A Preliminary Inventory of the Collection at the Harry Ransom Center Descriptive Summary Title: Texas Theater Collection Dates: circa 1900-2008 (bulk 1962-1980) Extent: Original inventory: 93 document boxes, 1 oversize box, 2 bound volumes, 4 masks, 1 unhoused model, 1 arc light (circa 40 linear feet); Addition: 10 document boxes (4.2 linear feet) Abstract: This brief collection description is a preliminary inventory. The collection is not fully processed or cataloged; no descriptions of series or indexes are available in this inventory. Call Number: PA-00088 Language: English Access: Open for research Administrative Information Acquisition: Assembled by Theater Arts staff from various collections. Processed by: Dixie Owen, 2002; Helen Adair, 2005; Helen Adair and Katie Causier, 2006-2007; Helen Adair, 2008, 2011; Helen Baer, 2012 Repository: The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Center PA-00088 Scope and Contents The Texas Theater Collection documents theater associations and regional theater companies throughout Texas, circa 1900-2008 (bulk 1962-1980). Included are playbills, souvenir programs, clippings, newsletters, photographs, business records, sound and film recordings, and posters. The collection is separated into four series: I. Texas Theater Associations (4 document boxes, arranged alphabetically by association name), II. Texas Theaters by City (81 document boxes, 2 bound volumes, arranged alphabetically by city, and then by theater or organization), III. Texas Theaters at Colleges and Universities (8 document boxes, arranged alphabetically by college name; materials related to Austin colleges and universities are filed in Series II under Austin), and IV. Objects (1 oversize box, 4 masks, 1 model, 1 arc light). The majority of material documents theaters in Austin (circa 1903-1985), Houston (circa 1950-1980), and Dallas (circa 1936-1980). Other materials of note in the collection include Palo Duro Canyon State Park souvenir programs, clippings, scripts, business records, and sound and film recordings for Texas, the Musical, circa 1960-1986; Midland Community Theater playbills and newsletters, circa 1960-1980; Summer and Smoke production scripts used by the Orange Community Players; masks from the Garland Opera House in Waco, circa 1920; and models for Casa Mañana Amphitheater and Recreation Center in Fort Worth, and the Grand Opera House in Galveston. Costumes owned by actor Zachary Scott (1914-1965), who was born and educated in Austin, Texas, were transferred to Ransom Center costumes and personal effects in 2012. A separate collection of records of the Paramount Theatre in Austin was transferred to the Austin History Center in 2011. Note to Researchers The finding aid for the Texas Theater Collection is a conflation of the original inventory created in 2002 and 2005, and of a small addition that was catalogued between 2006 and 2008. Currently the addition is described only by a Box List which has been appended to the original inventory, using the series arrangement established with the original inventory and continuing the box numbering sequence. The Scope and Contents note does not make reference to the addition. 2 PA-00088 Series I. Texas Theater Associations Arts Advocacy Box 1 Bicentennial Events in Texas Calendar of Texas Cultural Events, 1969 Community Productions Concerned Citizens for the Arts Development of Educational Dramatics and Its Status in Texas Secondary Schools, The Five Great Events- National and International Exhibitions in the South Central States Southeast Texas Arts Council Southern Enterprises of Texas Theatre Department Southwest Theatre Conference Texas Agenda for the Arts Texas Arts Alliance Texas Assembly of Arts Council Texas Association of Magicians Texas Association of Museums Texas Commission on the Arts and Humanities Box 2 Texas Community Theatres and Managers or Directors Box 3 Texas Composers Texas Education Agency Texas Educational Theatre Association Texas Fine Arts Commission Box 4 Texas Foundation for Women’s Resources Texas Governor’s Conference 3 PA-00088 Texas Non-Profit Theatres, Inc. Texas Painting and Sculpture- Exhibition Calendar Theatre Historical Society, The 4 PA-00088 Series II. Texas Theaters by City Alpine- Theatre of the Big Bend, The Box 5 Amarillo Little Theatre Amarillo Symphony Guild Amarillo- Kwahadi Dancers Anson Opera House Austin- Actors, Etc. Box 6 Austin- Actors Clearinghouse Austin- Actors Theatre Austin- Afro-American Players Austin- Art Galleries Austin- Artists Credit Union Austin- Associated Artists Trust Austin Alliance for Smooth Transition Austin Arts Commission Austin Arts Council Austin Ballet Theatre Box 7 Austin Cabaret Theatre Austin Circle of Theatres Austin Circle of Theatres presents B. Iden Payne Theatre Awards Austin Civic Ballet Austin Civic Theatre Austin Civic Theatre (continued) Box 8 Austin Fifth St. Theatre/ Different Stages Box 9 5 PA-00088 Austin Friends of Traditional Music Austin Networker, The Austin Parks and Recreation Department Austin Readers Theatre, 1985 Austin Repertory Theatre Box 10 Austin Repertory Theatre (continued) Box 11 Austin Ritz Theatre/ Austin Theatre Ensemble Box 12 Austin Symphony Orchestra Austin Theatre Workshop, The Box 13 Austin Womans Suffrage Association Austin Women’s Club Austin Women’s Theatre Austin- Ballet Austin Austin- Bijuberti Players, The Austin- Broadway Theatre League of Austin, Inc. Austin- Capitol City Playhouse Austin- Center for Cultural Resources, The Box 14 Austin- Center Stage Austin- Center Stage, 1972-80 Box 15 Box Austin- Children’s Theatre in Austin (see also individual theatres), 1969-77 16 Austin- Country Dinner Playhouse, 1972-80 Austin- Creek Theatre, The, 1974-79 Austin- Dance Associates Austin- Designer’s Space 6 PA-00088 Austin- Different Stages Austin- Esther’s Pool/ Esther’s Follies Box 17 Austin- Fantasy Film Festivals Austin- Foundation for the Performing Arts Austin- Friends of the Austin Public Library Austin- Gallimaufry Players Austin- Gaslight Theatre, 1975-80 Austin- Genesius Players Austin- Gilbert and Sullivan Society Austin- Hancock Opera House, 1903-64 Austin- High School Theatre Productions, 1969-78 Austin- Hyde Park Theatre Austin- Interart Works, Inc. Austin- Junior League of Austin Austin- Rod Kennedy Presents Box 18 Austin- Laguna Gloria, 1957-80 Austin- Little Theatre of Austin, Inc. Austin- Live Oak Productions Austin- Majestic Theatre Box 19 Austin- Melodrama Theatre, 1977-80 Austin- Methodist Student Center Austin- Milletts Opera House Austin- Municipal Auditorium Austin- Music Umbrella of Austin, Inc. Austin- Musical Stage! 7 PA-00088 Austin- New Movement Theatre Austin- Open Theatre, The Austin- Paramount Theatre Austin- Peregrine Theatre Austin- Plays for Living Austin- Red Dragon Players, The Box 20 Austin- Ritz Theatre Austin- Roadshows Austin- Secondary School Theatre Association Austin- Small Potatoes Theatrical Company Austin- Spectrum Austin- Stage Etc. Austin- Storefront Studio, The Austin- Studio D, 1978 Austin- Symphony Square Box Austin- Texas Festival of Metaphysics and Music, 1980 21 Austin- Texas Ranger, The/ Tommy Jones, 1949 Austin- Theatre East Austin- Theatre in the Rye Austin- Theatre in the Woods Austin- Theatre Unlimited, 1970-74 Austin- Theatres, 1974-80 Austin- Theta Sigma Phi: Writers Roundup, 1961-67 Austin- Third Coast Studios 8 PA-00088 Austin- Thundula Productions Austin- Trans/Act Theatre Austin- University of Texas, B. Iden Payne Theatre Box 22 Austin- University of Texas, Bates Recital Hall Austin- University of Texas, Department of Drama newsletters Austin- University of Texas, Hogg Auditorium Austin- University of Texas, Laboratory Theatre Austin- University of Texas, Performing Arts Center Box 23 Austin- University of Texas, Theatre Room Austin- University of Texas, Texas Union Quadrangle Austin- University of Texas, Texas Union Sponsored Austin- University of Texas, University Cabaret Theatre Austin- University of Texas, University Interscholastic League- The Leaguer Austin- University of Texas, Utopia Theatre Austin- University of Texas, miscellaneous Austin- Zachary Scott Theatre, 1967-80 Box 24 Austin- Zachary Scott Theatre (continued) Box 25 Austin- Zachary Scott Theatre (continued) Box 26 Austin- Zilker Hillside Theatre Austin- General miscellaneous Austin- Miscellaneous programs Austin- Miscellaneous theatres Bastrop- Old Bastrop Opera House Box 27 Beaumont Art Museum 9 PA-00088 Beaumont Civic Ballet Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont Civic Opera Beaumont Community Players Beaumont Music Commission Inc. Beaumont Symphony Orchestra Beaumont- Jefferson Theatre Beaumont- Julie Rogers Theatre Box 28 Beaumont- Little Theatre at Fair Park, The Beaumont- Spindletop Dinner Theatre Beaumont- Miscellaneous concerts Beaumont- Miscellaneous subscription fliers and mailers Beaumont- General miscellaneous Brownwood Coliseum Brownwood- Miscellaneous Cedar Hill- Miscellaneous Columbus- Miscellaneous Corpus Christi- Miscellaneous Dallas- Barn Dinner Theatre Box 29 Dallas- Cavalcade of Texas Dallas- Cinemascore Dallas- City Arts Program/ CETA Dallas- Civic Federation of Dallas, The Dallas- Country Dinner Playhouse, The Dallas Ballet 10 PA-00088 Dallas Civic Music Association Dallas Civic Theatre (later known as the Margo Jones Theatre)/ Margo Jones Theatre Dallas Memorial Auditorium, The Box 30 Dallas Museum of Fine Arts Dallas New Arts Festival Dallas Opera House Dallas Public Library, The Box 31 Dallas Summer Musicals Dallas Symphony Orchestra Box 32 Dallas Theatre Center Box 33 Dallas