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Pioneer Theater Guild records, 1961-2012
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Pioneer Theater Guild
- Title
- Pioneer Theater Guild records
- Dates
- 1961-2012 (inclusive)19612012
- Quantity
- 8 boxes, (10.75 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- Accn0916
- Summary
- The Pioneer Theater Guild records consists of materials documenting the history and ongoing productions of the University of Utah's Pioneer Theater.
- Repository
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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
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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 Pioneer Theater Guild was established in 1961 as the University of Utah Theater Guild. The name was later changed to Pioneer Memorial Theater Guild and then shortened to Pioneer Theater Guild in 1986.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Pioneer Theater Guild records consists of materials documenting the history and ongoing productions of the University of Utah's Pioneer Theater. Included are correspondence, background information, meeting notices and minutes, financial and committee reports, notes, invitations, news clippings, announcements, programs, newsletters, and rosters.
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
Initial Citation: Pioneer Theater Guild records, ACCN 0916, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations: ACCN 0916.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Transferred from University of Utah Archives in 1986.
Donated by Shirely Kilgore, Joyce N. Short, and Beth Cannon Harris in 1991-2000.
Donated by Carleen Wallace in 2004.
Donated by Joyce Short in 2013.
Processing Note
Processed by Lisa DeMille in 1998-2005.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2018.
Separated Materials
Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0286).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1-3 | Correspondence | 1967-1989 |
| 1 | 4 | Background information A constitution, by-laws, and statements of practice are included.
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| 1 | 5 | Meeting notices and agendas | 1983-1989 |
| 1 | 6-8 | Meeting minutes | 1967-1989 |
| 1 | 9 | Financial record book | 1961-1975 |
| 1 | 10-12 | Annual reports | 1970s |
| 1 | 13 | Backstage Committee, reports and notes | 1968-1979 |
| 2 | 1 | Community Relations Committee | 1971 |
| 2 | 2 | Education Committee | 1967-1978 |
| 2 | 3 | Liaison Board | 1978-1979 |
| 2 | 4 | Luncheon Committee | 1968-1979 |
| 2 | 5 | Membership Committee Included are reports, correspondence, notes and invitations.
|
1968-1979 |
| 2 | 6 | Preview Performance Committee | 1970-1975 |
| 2 | 7 | "Proscenium" editor's report | 1969-1979 |
| 2 | 8 | Program Committee | 1970-1979 |
| 2 | 9 | Publicity Committee Reports, announcements, news clippings, and correpondence are included.
|
1970-1990 |
| 2 | 10 | Reservations and Invitations Committee This folder contains reports, announcements, a gala program, and a list of Pioneer Theater Guild past presidents.
|
1968-1979 |
| 2 | 11 | Scholarship Committee | 1971-1973 |
| 2 | 12 | "Way and Means" Committee | 1970-1975 |
| 2 | 13 | Young People's Theater | 1971-1975 |
| 2 | 14 | Opening night receptions Included are reports and correspondence regarding the receptions.
|
1968-1979 |
| 2 | 15 | Grand Masked Ball, program and invitation | 1990 |
| 2 | 16-17 | Galas These folders contain correspondence, programs, expense information, reports, and news clippings on various galas, specifically the "Galaxy of Stars."
|
1976-1978, 1981 |
| 2 | 18 | Anything Goes | 1988 |
| 2 | 19 | Comedy of Errors | 1990 |
| 2 | 20 | Cyrano de Burgerac | 1988 |
| 2 | 21 | Big River | 1990 |
| 2 | 22 | Blithe Spirit | 1989 |
| 3 | 1 | Broadway Bound | 1990 |
| 3 | 2 | I'm Not Rappaport | 1989 |
| 3 | 3 | Inherit the Wind | 1989 |
| 3 | 4 | A Little Night Music | 1989 |
| 3 | 5 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | 1989 |
| 3 | 6 | Room Service | 1988 |
| 3 | 7 | Saint Joan | 1990 |
| 3 | 8 | The Three Muskateers | 1989 |
| 3 | 9 | West Side Story | 1989 |
| 3 | 10 | Playbills and programs | 1964-1979 |
| 3 | 11 | Event calendars and announcements | 1969-1975 |
| 3 | 12 | Membership Rosters | 1967-1990 |
| 3 | 13 | "Executive" notes Typed notes, presumably by a member of the executive council.
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| 3 | 14 | Scholarship application forms | |
| 3 | 15 | Newsletters | 1988-1989 |
| 3 | 16 | News clippings | 1977-1978 |
| 3 | 17-18 | Scrapbook Previously disassembled, these scrapbook pages include rosters, news clippings, announcements, programs and photograph photocopies.
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| 4 | Scrapbooks | 1961-1970 | |
| 5 | Scrapbooks | 1971-1978 | |
| 6 | Scrapbooks | 1980s-1999 | |
| 7 | Scrapbooks | 2002-2003 | |
| 8 | Scrapbooks | 2010-2012 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Theater--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Pioneer Theater Guild--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Annual reports
- Correspondence
- Minutes
- Press releases
- Scrapbooks
Finding aid created by Manuscripts Division staff
2018 (last modified: 2019)
