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The Ballet West records (1942-2007) contain correspondence, pamphlets and brochures, playbills, items for display, business materials, financial records, set designs, and scrapbooks. The majority of the collection concentrates on Glenn Walker Wallace (1898-1988), a prominent musician and dancer who co-founded Ballet West with Willem Christensen in 1962. Ballet West was founded in 1962 by Glenn Walker Wallace and Willem Christensen.

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The Josephine Bowman theater programs and clippings collection consists of programs from the University of Utah Summer Festival productions and for various productions in New York City. Also included are news clippings related to theater productions in Utah, tickets, mailers, and stationery primarily from Summer Festival productions.

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The Hiram B. Clawson papers consists of family correspondence from the Clawsons and Spencers, including letters from Hiram Clawson to his wife, Ellen Spencer Clawson, and letters from Orson Spencer to his children. Included are party invitations to Hiram Clawson and a few playbills from the Salt Lake Theatre. Some materials have been digitized and are available online.

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The Sumner Chase Cobb papers (1917-1930) contain playbills, touring schedules, a scrapbook, news clippings and other materials relating to The Moroni Olsen Players, Colonial Theatre, and Salt Lake Theatre.

Abstract The bulk of the Keene Curtis papers (1929-1996) consists of theater, film, and television scripts. The collection also includes programs, playbills, and theater posters as well as correspondence, notebooks, essays, reports, a diary, and artwork. Curtis was a stage, film, and television actor. He was a graduate of the University of Utah, founding member of the Association of Producing Artists (1960), winner of a Tony Award for best supporting actor in a musical (1971), and played a recurring...

Abstract The Margaret R. Draper papers (1890-2010) contain the personal and professional materials including yearbooks, correspondence, travel documents, family genealogy materials, playbills, play scripts, magazines articles and reviews, contracts, news clippings, appointment books, and address books pertaining to her personal and professional life. Margaret R. Draper (1916-2011) is known for her work as an actress for television and radio from the late 1930s through the 1960s and her work as a disk...

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The Eight O'Clock Club program (1878) lists an acting performance entitled "Trouble in a Mormon Family." The event was held January 18, 1878 at the residence of J.V. DeFoe. The program provides a representation of public perceptions of territorial polygamy.

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The Beverly Holley theater program collection (1949-1954) contain programs for stage productions of the University Theatre of the University of Utah, the University of Utah Summer Festival, and the University of Utah Young People's Theatre. Beverly Holley, who donated this collection in February 1996, collected these programs as a patron of the arts.

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The Virgil Pershing Howe papers (1930-1960s) are comprised of theater materials concerning Howe (1918-1961), an amateur actor, and theatrical activities around Salt Lake City. Virgil Pershing Howe was raised in Heber, Utah, and spent most of his life doing theater work at the Salt Lake Theater and the University of Utah. He also served with the U.S. Marines during World War II.

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The Julie Jensen papers (1963-2013) consist of teaching and professional materials along with play scripts, production materials, and other play writing publications. Jensen has a Ph.D. in Theatre, is a playwright and became the resident playwright for the Salt Lake Acting Company towards the end of her career.