Pioneer Memorial Theater collection, 1935-2011

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Utah. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Title
Pioneer Memorial Theater collection
Dates
1935-2011 (inclusive)
Quantity
22 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1679
Summary
The Pioneer Memorial Theater collection (1935-2011) consists mainly of theater programs and announcements for productions performed at the theater. Pioneer Memorial Theater, originally a replica of the old Salt Lake Theater, was completed in 1962 on the University of Utah campus. In addition to the programs, the collection also contains certificates, news clippings, posters, and unidentified set designs.
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

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Pioneer Memorial Theater collection (1935-2011) consists mainly of theater programs and announcements for productions performed at the theater. In addition to the programs, the collection also contains certificates, news clippings, posters, unidentified set designs, and records kept by the theater.

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 George Maxwell in 2004.

Box 3, folder 5, gift of George Maxwell in 2012.

Oversize posters donated by Pioneer Memorial Theater via George Maxwell in 2012.

Oversize boxes 26-28 where transferred from Multimedia Archives in 2023.

Processing Note

Processed by Lisa DeMille in 2005.

Addenda processed by Betsey Welland in 2012 and Esabelle Khaosanga in 2015.

Set designs in oversize boxes 26-28 where processed by Betsey Welland in 2023.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I:  Theater MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
Ballet, Dance, and Opera Programs and Announcements
1960s
1 2
Certificates
1935-1974
1 3
The Nutcracker, News Clippings
1962
1 4
"A Test of Love: Faces of AIDS in Utah"
1991
1 5-9
Theater Programs and Announcements
Arranged alphabetically.
1950s-1970
2 1-3
Theater Programs and Announcements
Folders 2-3 contain programs listing more than one production and are, therefore, not arranged alphabetically.
1950s-1970s
2 4
Miscellaneous
2 5
Season Production List
This list provides information such as the name of the director, scene designer, costume designer, light designer, special guests from 1962-1991.
1962-2011
3 1
Correspondence
1966-1971
3 2
Cast and production staff lists
3 3
Courses and enrollment statistics
1960s
3 4
Programs and playbills
1940s-1960s
3 5
Theater project description
circa 1971
3 6
General materials

II:  Oversize MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
map-case-folder
1
Oversize Posters and Certificate
1960s
2
Oversize Posters
1986; undated

III:  Theater RecordsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Publicity
This subseries is organized chronilogically starting with the oldest documents and contains various newspaper clippings and magazine articles.
1983-1989
Box Folder
4 1-6
1983
5 1-13
1984
6 1-13
1985
7 1-12
1986
8 1-12
1987
9 1-12
1988
10 1-6
1989
Season Material and Miscellaneous Publicity
Documents in this subseries are chronologically organized in their original groupings.
1962-2006
Box Folder
11 1
Rosters
1962-1984
11 2
Newsletter
1977
11 3
Peterborough Players
1981-1983
11 4
Four Arts/Seasons documents
1983-1991
11 5
Theatre World
1983-1988
11 6
Excellence through development
1984
11 7
The New Yorker
1985-1990
11 8
Other Theatres Promotion Material
1985-1996
11 9
Ballet West
1985-1992
11 10
Logo Waiver Document
1986
11 11
Mills Publishing Program
1986-1992
11 12
Freeway advertising documents
1987-1992
11 13
The New York Times Advertisement
1987
11 14
American Theater Magazines
1987-1988
11 15
Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau
1988-1989
11 16
Standard Examiner
1988-1989
11 17
U.S. West Easy Reference Guide
1988-1992
11 18
KBYU
1988
11 19
KSL
1988-1990
11 20
Daily Variety documents and correspondence
1989
11 21
Newspaper clippings
1989-1990
11 22
Theatrebill- advertising agreement
1989-1991
11 23
Reagan Outdoor Advertising
1989-1990
11 24
Bailey-Montague and Associates
1989-1990
11 25
Newspaper Agency Corporation
1989-1992
12 1
Mountain Cable Network
1989
12 2
The Chronical
1989-1990
12 3
Utah Opera Company
1989-1990
12 4
Season Press Releases
1989-1990
12 5
Telemarketing
1989-1990
12 6
General public information
1989-1990
12 7
The Guild
1989-1997
12 8
Utah Pagent of the Arts
1990-1991
12 9
Harris. Volsic creative proposal for PTC
1990
12 10
International Voyager- Discover Utah
1990-1991
12 11
Artsmarketing
1990-1992
12 12
Season Material
1991-1992
12 13
Newspaper clippings
1991-1992
12 14
U.S. West yellow pages
1991-1992
12 15
Target Mailing
1991-1992
12 16
KUED
1991
12 17
Season Releases
1991-1992
13 1
Season press releases
1991-1992
13 2
Utah Symphony
1991-1993
13 3
Continuum: The Alumni Magazine
1991
13 4
Midsummer Magazine (Utah Shakespearean Festival)
1991-1992
13 5
Salt Lake City Magazine
1991
13 6
Season information
1992-1993
13 7
Student matinee letters and mailing lists
1992-1993
13 8
The Reperatory Theatre of St. Luis
1992-1993
13 9
UK-Utah- Suzanne Best
1996
13 10
Prologue news magazine and show guide
2005
13 11
Aslo Theatre Company magazine
2005-2006
13 12
Laughing Stock by Charkes Morey
2005-2006
13 13
PMT Orchestra
13 14
Map of Salt Lake City
13 15
Logos and Stationary
13 16
Past stationary, forms, etc.
13 17
Miscellaneous media sources
Special Events and Projects
Documents in this subseries are chronologically organized in their original groupings.
1986-1992
Box Folder
14 1
The Big Scare
1986-1987
14 2
Fundraising Rodeo
1988
14 3
Braodway street name
1989-1990
14 4
The Grand Masked Ball
1990
14 5
Utah Shakespearean Festival
1991
14 6
Traveler's Aid Benefit
1991
14 7
Radio Night
1991
14 8
Running Utes at Pioneer Theatre
1991
14 9
Utah profile documents
1991-1992
14 10
Chamber of Commerce Arts Award nomination
1991-1992
14 11
Russian Night
1992
Progress and Advancement Documents
Documents in this subseries are chronologically organized in their original groupings.
1978-1998
Box Folder
15 1
Survey documents
1978
15 2
Audience survey development
1979
15 3
Pioneer State Theatre Foundation advisory board
1983-1984
15 4
Utah demographics
1973-1983
15 5
Survey documents
1984
15 6
Telemarketing documents
1986-1987
15 7
PTC Longrange plan
1986
15 8
Group Sales
1985-1994
15 9
Audience survey
1988
15 10
PTS demographics
1988-1989
15 11
Population demographics
1987-1988
15 12
PTC Board
1990-1998
15 13
Report on PTC Development
1990
15 14
Income and expense analysis
1990
15 15
Audience questionnaire Response
1991
Staff Files
Documents in this subseries are alphabetically organized in their original groupings.
Box Folder
16 1
Ariel Ballif
1983
16 2
Lee Bellavance
1975-1986
16 3
Billie Worth Burr
16 4
John Caywood
1990
16 5
D. Dale Dean
1988-1990
16 6
David Deike
16 7
Diana Van Fossen
16 8
Warren J. Gerritsen
16 9
George Maxwell
16 10
Howard Joseph McComber II
1984
16 11
Tina Packer
1979
16 12
Ilya Parenteau
16 13
Susan Paris
16 14
Roxann Parker
16 15
Liann Pattison
16 16
Jill Patton
16 17
Joann Patton
16 18
Guy Paul
16 19
David Paulin
16 20
Howards Pearson
1979
16 21
Orlando Pena
16 22
Glade Peterson
1963-1975
16 23
Ivo Ray Peterson
1985
16 24
Carol Pendergrast
16 25
Sid Perkes
16 26
Elizabeth Perry
1991
16 27
Carol Peyton
16 28
Kevin R. Phillips
16 29
Reena Phillips
16 30
Roberts Pickett
16 31
Edward Pierson
1976
16 32
Timothy M. Piggee
16 33
K. K. Preece
16 34
Margo Prey
16 35
Gilbert Price
1975
16 36
James Prigmore
1975-1988
16 37
James Pritchett
16 38
Barbara Purdy
16 39
Karyn Quackenbush
16 40
Laurence Raiken
16 41
Patrick Rameau
16 42
Richard Russel Ramos
16 43
Kevin Ramsey
16 44
H. E. D. Redford
16 45
Jeff Redford
16 46
Stephen Reed
16 47
Marcia Reider
16 48
Josef Reiter
1985
17 1
John Rice
17 2
Gerald Richards
17 3
Shirley Ririe
17 4
Wood E. Robert
17 5
Anthony W. Roberts
17 6
Jean Roberts
17 7
William Roerick
1962
17 8
Barbra Rollins
17 9
Ruth Roman
1964
17 10
Joan Rossenfels
17 11
Len Ross
17 12
Robyn Ross
17 13
Kennon Rothchild
17 14
Anne Rowe
1969-1981
17 15
Beverly Booth Rowland
17 16
Oscar Rowland
17 17
Steve Rubin
17 18
Murray Rubinstein
17 19
JOhn Runnels
1985
17 20
Michael B. Ruud
1978-1988
17 21
Allien Russon
17 22
Stan Russon
1974-1976
17 23
Angel Hayes Sabala
17 24
Britt Sady
17 25
Sherry Sailer
17 26
Mike Sakurai
17 27
Helen Sandack
17 28
Susan Sandack
17 29
Kristie Dale Sanders
1985
17 30
Michael Santo
17 31
Linda Sarver
1990
17 32
Thomas Schall
17 33
Ev Schleede
17 34
Aaron Schubach
17 35
John Seaman
17 36
John Sefton
17 37
Sonja Sepsee
17 38
Kathleen Seymour
1985
17 39
Jack Sharrar
1984-1985
17 40
Vanessa Shaw
17 41
Nicola Sheara
17 42
Joshua Shelley
17 43
Bernie Sheredy
1993
17 44
Geoffrey Sherman
17 45
Kerry Shimizu
17 46
Michael Shirts
17 47
Anne Shropshire
17 48
Paul Shyre
17 49
R, Joseph Sicari
17 50
Jeffrey Allan Simpson
17 51
Kate Skinner
17 52
Melind Ririe Slighting
1984
17 53
Jan Smith
1985
17 54
Wendell M. Smoot Jr.
17 55
Bruce Somerville
17 56
Phyllis Somerville
17 57
Avery Sommers
1983
17 58
Daniel Sothern
18 1
Cheryl Spencer
18 2
Kurt Stamm
18 3
David Stanley
18 4
Kim Steadman
1976
18 5
Doug Stender
18 6
Duane Stephens
18 7
Craig Stephenson
18 8
Jan Sterling
18 9
Jon Stewart
1984
18 10
Dorothy Stinnette
18 11
Darin W. Stiles
1985
18 12
Sam Stith
18 13
Robert Stoddard
18 14
Shirley Stringham
1975-1978
18 15
Sara Seager Stone
18 16
Arthur Storch
18 17
Mary Stout
18 18
Jonathan Stowers
18 19
Jerry Straley
18 20
Jan Moody Strickland
18 21
Daniel Sullivan
1973
18 22
Michelle Sunwall
18 23
Brian Sutherland
18 24
Michael Swain
18 25
Dana Swenson
18 26
Michael Copeland Sydnor
18 27
Tony Tanner
1977
18 28
Mark Anthony Taylor
18 29
Joanne Taylor
18 30
Todd Taylor
18 31
Maxine Taylor-Morris
18 32
Michael Telmont
18 33
Natalie Terry
1985
18 34
Leora Thatcher
1976
18 35
Mark Thaxton
1984
18 36
Brenda Thomas
18 37
Madelon Thomas
18 38
Ruby Thomas
18 39
Wanda Clayton Thomas
18 40
Danny Thompson
18 41
Marianne Thompson
19 1
Laura Tietjen
1984
19 2
Robert Tiller
19 3
Judith Tillman
1993
19 4
Alec Timerman
19 5
Maria Tirabassi
19 6
R. John Tobinski
19 7
Zeke Totland
19 8
Carmen Trevino
19 9
Sam Tsoutsouvas
1977
19 10
Don Touche
19 11
Louis Tucker
19 12
Lynette Anneslia Turner
19 13
Noel Twitchell
19 14
Paul Ukena
19 15
John Uribe
19 16
Tom Urich
19 17
Jim Usher
19 18
Sarah Van Wagenen
1984
19 19
Ron Van Woerden
19 20
Brian Vanitsky
19 21
Clyde Vinson
1982-1983
19 22
Sal Viviano
19 23
Claudia Vorwaller
19 24
John Vreeke
1972-1973
19 25
Scott Waara
19 26
Mervin Wallace
19 27
Mone Walton
19 28
The Warshaws
19 29
Kim Weiss
19 30
Susan Welby
19 31
Christopher Wells
19 32
Jaynee Welty
1983
19 33
Stephen P. Wertz
1985
19 34
Jennifer West
19 35
Larry West
1984
19 36
David White
19 37
Kip White
19 38
Morgan White
19 39
Paul White
19 40
Frank M. Whiting
1975-1978
19 41
Jeff Whiting
1984
19 42
Gregg Whitney
19 43
M. Lynne Wieneke
1985
19 44
D. Brian Wightman
19 45
Peter Willardson
1989
19 46
Devon Williams
19 47
Bernadette Wilson
19 48
Kristen Wilson
1993-1994
19 49
Mary Davis Wilson
19 50
Berut Anne Winge
19 51
Zan Winn
19 52
Pilar N. Witherspoon
19 53
John Wojda
19 54
Ruth Wolf
1982
19 55
Joan J. Woodbury
19 56
Sally Woodson
19 57
Randy Wray
19 58
Jerry Yoder
19 59
Rob Youngberg
19 60
Patricia Zipprodt
1977-1990
Dramaturgical Guides and Play Scripts
Documents in this subseries are alphabetically organized.
Box Folder
20 1-2
Amadeus
2004-2005
20 3
Beauty and the Beast
2004
20 4
Brighton Beach Memoirs
20 5
Camelot
2001
20 6
Communicating Doors
2001
20 7
Dinner With Friends
2002
20 8
Enchanted April
2006
20 9-10
Julius Ceasar
21 1
Metamorphoses
21 2-3
Phantom
2002
21 4-5
Sherlock Holmes and the West End Horror
21 6
Sophisticated Ladies
2001
21 7-8
Steek Magnolias
1988
21 9
Ten Little Indians
2004
21 10
The Tempest
2011
22 1-3
West Side Story
Budget and Sales Documents
Documents in this subseries are chronologically organized in their original groupings.
Box Folder
23 1-11
Sales Records and Mail
1974-1985
23 12
Budget Documents
1985-1986
23 13-14
Season Promotion
1985-1986
23 15
Master Print Schedule
1985-1986
23 16-22
Individual Play Records
1985-1986
23 23
BUdget Documents
1986-1987
23 24
Season Financial Statement
1986-1987
23 25-31
Individual Play Records
1986-1987
24 1
Promotion Materials
1986-1987
24 2
Broadcast Schedule
1986-1987
24 3
Budget Documents
1987-1988
24 4
Season Documents
1987-1988
24 5
Print Schedules
1987-1988
24 6-12
Individual Play Records
1987-1988
24 13
Promotion Materials
1987-1988
24 14
Budget Documents
1988-1989
24 15
Print Schedules
1988-1989
24 16
Season Sales
1988-1989
24 17-24
Individual Play Records
1988-1989
24 25
Promotion Materials
1988-1989
24 26
Budget Documents
1989-1990
24 27
Telemarketing Documents
1989-1990
24 28
Master Print Schedule
1989-1990
24 29
Season Promotional Documents
1989-1990
24 30-36
Individual Play Records
1989-1990
25 1
Promotion Materials
1989-1990
25 2
Budget Documents
1990-1991
25 3
Master Print Schedule
1990-1991
25 4
Season Promotion Documents
1990-1991
25 5-11
Individual Play Records
1990-1991
25 12
Promotion Pieces
1990-1991

Set DesignsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
oversize-box
26
Unidentified set design
Set design depicts a castle and/or cave with various stairs painted black.
27
Inherit the Wind set design
The set design is for the play Inherit the Wind, an American play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. This box also contains extra pieces.
28
Unidentified set design
Set design depicts a grand staircase leading to a balcony painted in white.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Theater--Utah--Salt Lake City--Sources

Corporate Names

  • University of Utah. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre

Form or Genre Terms

  • Announcements
  • Certificates
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Posters
  • Set design
  • Theater programs