Archives West Finding Aid

Series 1 consist of Milagro’s administrative records such as the theatre’s articles of incorporation and bylaws, press releases, reports, and strategic plans.

Series 2 includes the theatre’s board meeting minutes and member profiles as well as materials documenting committee activities regarding the theatre’s development, finances, and building.

Series 3 documents the history of Milagro’s theatre space and includes assessment reports, floor and building plans, contracts, financial records, and blueprints.

Series 4 includes handouts such as pamphlets, budgets, correspondence, and general planning outlines.

Series 5 contains materials in regard to the events hosted by Milagro. Materials include planning for events, budgets, attendee lists, as well as handouts.

Series 6 contains materials regarding various organizations and includes handouts, correspondence, and articles about the organizations.

Series 7 contains outreach and education materials including syllabi for classes, handouts and outlines, and correspondence.

Series 8 contains project records including art planning, correspondence, contracts, and various written lectures and readings.

Series 9 contains records pertaining to the people associated with Milagro including the audience, creative staff, and employees. Documents include audience membership meetings and surveys; performer contracts, organized by production; and personnel files.

Series 10 contains thirty years of production files organized by season. Records include promotional materials, parts of scripts, notes, photos, and research materials.

Series 11 consists of aproximately 2,000 photographs, 100 slides, and 150 negatives documenting Milagro’s Bailadores dance company, its community outreach endeavors, creative personnel and employees, and productions, which are organized in alphabetical order.

Series 12 contains recordings of productions, 1989-2005; outreach events, projects, promotional clips, and work samples. Audiovisual formats include 114 VHS tapes, 4 VHSC tapes, 26 audiocassettes, 28 DVDs, 6 U-Matic tapes, 50 Hi8 tapes, 4 Betacam tapes, 19 MiniDV tapes, and 40 CDs. The materials are predominately organized in chronological order or grouped by title.

Please see the SCARC "Accessing Audio-Visual Content" policy for information on accessing the materials in this series.

Series 13 includes administration files such as board meetings and minutes, financial records, and grant materials. In addition, Series 13 contains materials for the various productions and events at the theatre such as music, flyers, and other creative projects. The series contains electronic records in the form of 63 CDs, 1 USB, 103 3.5 Floppy disks, 48 5.25 Floppy disks, and 4 Zip 100 disks. Some materials are undated and most of the materials can be found in paper form.

Series 14 contains materials such as promotional posters and transparencies for various plays and events, production study guides, and original artwork.

Series 15 contains materials pertaining to Milagro’s grant applications such as correspondence, grant proposals, and reports. Grantors include federal, state, corporate, and private funds. Organized chronologically, the grant materials include proposals, correspondence, reports, and letters of agreement. Various foundations, commissions, and companies that served as the source of the grants, as well as the applications that were rejected, are included.