Margaret Booker papers, 1970-1994

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Booker, Margaret
Title
Margaret Booker papers
Dates
1970-1994 (inclusive)
Quantity
20.00 cubic feet (21 boxes, 13 sound cassettes, 6 videocassettes (VHS), and 4 reel to reel sound tapes)
Collection Number
5196 (Accession No. 5196-001)
Summary
Papers of founder and artistic director of Intiman Theatre, Seattle.
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Founder and artistic director, Intiman Theatre, Seattle, 1972-1985.

Margaret E. Booker subsequently served as artistic director of the Hartman Theatre, Stamford, Connecticut, 1985-1987, and at the Asolo Theatre in Sarasota, Florida, 1991-1994. She guest directed at various theatres on the East and West Coasts, in Sweden and in Dubrovnik.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Scripts, programs, notes, reviews (clippings), correspondence, photographs, videotapes and background materials primarily for plays she directed at Intiman Theatre, Seattle, at Hartman Theatre, Stamford, Connecticut, at Asolo Theatre Company, Sarasota, Florida, and at guest directing engagements elsewhere in the United States.

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Restrictions on Use

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Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by Margaret Booker, 10/18/2000.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1-5 Intiman Theatre
Seattle, Washington
1972-1985
6-10 Asolo Theatre Company
Sarasota, Florida
1991-1994
11-12 Hartman Theatre
Stamford, Connecticut
1985-1987
13 Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center
Waterford, Connecticut
1988-1992
14-15 Royal Dramatic Theatre
Sweden
1967-1986
15 Miscellaneous
15 Freelance Papers
Margaret Booker guest-directed at various theaters on the East and West Coasts, in Sweden, and in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
16 Photographs
16 Miscellaneous media
13 sound cassettes, 6 videocassettes (VHS), 4 reel to reel sound tapes
No user access copies. Contact Special Collections for options.
17-21 Production Books from plays guest-directed
17-21 Miscellaneous

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Theater--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Theatrical producers and directors--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Women theatrical producers and directors--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives

Personal Names

  • Booker, Margaret--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Asolo Theater Festival (Organization : Sarasota, Fla.)
  • Dramatiska teatern (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
  • Hartman Theatre Company
  • Intiman Theatre Company