Babcock Performing Readers records

Babcock Performing Readers records, 1930-2001

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Babcock Performing Readers
Title: Babcock Performing Readers records
Dates: 1930-2001 (inclusive)
19302001
Quantity: 1 linear feet
Collection Number: ACCN 1927
Summary: The Babcock Performing Readers records (1930-2001) are comprised of scrapbooks detailing the annual activities and business aspects of this organization, founded in 1981. Included in the scrapbooks are programs, announcements, flyers, correspondence, minutes, agendas, news clippings, and financial materials. The Babcock Performing Readers was originally named the Maud May Babcock Reading Arts Society after Maud May Babcock (1867-1954), a very prominent figure in Utah theater and speech. Their goal is to preserve the art of oral interpretation by bringing literature to life through live performance.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Babcock Performing Readers was originally named the Maud May Babcock Reading Arts Society after Maud May Babcock (1867-1954), a very prominent figure in Utah theater and speech. Their goal is to preserve the art of oral interpre-tation by bringing literature to life through live performance.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Babcock Performing Readers records (1930-2001) are comprised of scrapbooks detailing the annual activities and business aspects of this organization, founded in 1981. Included in the scrapbooks are programs, announcements, flyers, correspondence, minutes, agendas, news clippings, and financial materials.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Joyce Skidmore in 2001.

Separated Materials

Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1030).

Processing Note

Processed by Lisa DeMille in 2002.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Organizational RecordsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Maud May Babcock, Interpretative Selections for High Schools This book remains in the collection due to the notations and markings within.	1930
1	2-3	History and Seasons Scrapbook	1981-1990
1	4-5	Seasons Scrapbook	1990-2000
2	1-2	Seasons Scrapbook	1991-2001
2	3-4	Business Records, Scrapbook	1980-2000

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