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C. Lowell Lees photograph collection, circa 1910-1973
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lees, C. Lowell, 1904-1973
- Title
- C. Lowell Lees photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1910-1973 (inclusive)19101973
- Quantity
- 9 boxes
- Collection Number
- P0005
- Summary
- The C. Lowell Lees photograph collection contains portraits of performers and scenes from plays performed by the Moroni Olsen Players in the 1920s. Lees was chairman of the Speech and Theater Department at the University of Utah from 1943 to 1964 and was responsible for much of the development in theater at the University.
- 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
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
C. Lowell Lees was chairman of the Speech and Theater Department at the University of Utah from 1943 to 1964 and was responsible for much of the development of theater at the University. His collection contains portraits of performers and scenes from plays performed by the Moroni Olsen Players in the 1920s. Also included are plays directed by Lees in the 40s, 50s and 60s. All photographs have been labelled on the back with names of actors/actresses, name of director, name of play, year performed, and location performed.
collections made to the finding aid in November of 2022 after Cathay Ericson scanned it and entered it into the Digtial Library
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
Arrangement
Collection arranged alphabetically and topically.
Processing Note
Processed by Dale Larsen in 1994.
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Separated Materials
Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Lowell Lees audiovisual collection (A0413).
Manuscript materials were transferred to the Lowell Lees papers (ACCN 0538).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Portraits and Moroni Olsen Players PhotographsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
1 | 1 | Portraits
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1 | 2 | Portraits, Bryon Foulger
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1 | 3 | Portraits, Gean Greenwell
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1 | 4 | Portraits, Moroni Olsen
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1 | 5 | Portraits, Janet Young
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1 | 6 | Moroni Olsen Players
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1 | 7 | Moroni Olsen Players
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General PhotographsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
2 | 1 | USO Show to the Orient "Damn Yankees"
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1960 |
2 | 2 | USO Show to the Orient "Damn Yankees"
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2 | 3a | Utah Opera Portraits
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2 | 3b | Scenes from University Dramatics Club productions, 1902-1919
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2 | 3c | Utah Opera Posters, University Dramatic Club Posters
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2 | 3d | Casts for University Dramatics Club and Musical Society productions, 1907-1921
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2 | 4 | Performances, Kingsbury Hall
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2 | 5 | Days of '47
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1947 |
2 | 6 | "Promised Valley" 1947 and "Romeo and Juliet" 1943
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1947; 1943 |
2 | 7 | "Green Pastures"
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2 | 8 | Performances at Kingsbury Hall
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1943-1951 |
2 | 9 | "A Merry Widow" Summer Festival
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1951 |
2 | 10 | Summer Festival
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1947-1951 |
2 | 11 | "Joan of Lorraine"
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1947 |
2 | 12 | Snapshots of scenes
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2 | 13 | Children's Theater
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2 | 14 | Performances
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2 | 15 | "Blossom Time"
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2 | 16 | Orson Welles "MacBeth"
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1947 |
2 | 17 | "Hamlet"
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1962 |
2 | 18 | Performances
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2 | 19 | Unidentified
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2 | 20 | Photographs
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1952 |
2 | 21 | Sets by Vern Adix
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2 | 22 | "History of Theatre" lecture slides – 19th and early 20th century actors, actresses, playwrights, and theatres
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3 | 1 | Beehive Salt Lake |
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3 | 2 | Aida, 1954 |
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3 | 3 | Arthur and the Magic Sword, 1950 |
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3 | 4 | University Theatre Ballet, 1953-1954
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3 | 5 | The Band Bird, 1957 |
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3 | 6 | Calliope, 1953 |
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3 | 7 | Circus Day, 1950 |
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3 | 8 | The Cocktail Party, 1952 |
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3 | 9 | The Corn is Green, 1951 |
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3 | 10 | The Crucible, 1955 |
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3 | 11 | Dirty Hands, 1952 |
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3 | 12 | The Wizard of Oz, 1956 |
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3 | 13 | Unidentified performance (folder labeled Duplicate) |
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3 | 14 | Flibbertygibbett, 1958 |
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3 | 15 | He Who Gets Slapped, 1950 |
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3 | 16 | A Bell For Adano, 1952 |
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3 | 17 | January Thaw, 1949 |
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3 | 18 | Janus, 1957 |
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3 | 19 | Joan of Lorraine/Saint Joan
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3 | 20 | Julis Caesar, 1953 |
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3 | 21 | A Kiss for Cinderella, 1952 |
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3 | 22 | La Traviata, 1953 |
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3 | 23 | Chamber operas at Playbox Theatre-in-the-Round (Little Theatre), Jan. 1953
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3 | 24 | The Marriage of Figaro theatrical set, 1956 |
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3 | 25 | The Merry Widow (operetta), 1951 |
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3 | 26 | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker, 1961 |
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3 | 27 | My Three Angels, 1954 |
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3 | 28 | Naughty Marietta (operetta), 1953 |
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3 | 29 | No Strings on Me, 1954 |
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3 | 30 | The Old Maid and the Thief (operetta), 1954 |
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3 | 31 | Onagain-Offagain, 1957 |
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3 | 32 | Flibbertygibbett, 1951 |
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3 | 33 | Pelleas et Melisande, 1954 |
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3 | 34 | Penrod, 1950 |
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3 | 35 | The Petrified Forest, 1949 |
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3 | 36 | Ring Around the Moon, 1953 |
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3 | 37 | The Potting Shed, 1957 |
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3 | 38 | The Prince and the Pauper, 1949 |
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3 | 39 | The Princess and the Swineherd, 1955 (no photos) |
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3 | 40 | The Rivals, 1960 |
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3 | 41 | The Magic Rose and the Ring, 1954 |
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3 | 42 | William Shakespeare
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3 | 43 | The Snow Queen, 1952 |
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3 | 44 | Tales of Hoffmann (opéra fantastique), 1951 |
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3 | 45 | The Teahouse of the August Moon, 1957 |
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3 | 46 | Tiger at the Gates (La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu), 1957 |
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3 | 47 | Titian, 1954 |
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3 | 48 | Under Milkwood, 1955 |
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3 | 49 | Witness for the Prosecution, 1957 |
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3 | 50 | Unidentified Productions |
Plays A-YReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
4A | 1 | Plays, A
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4A | 2 | Plays A-C
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4A | 3 | Plays C-D
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4A | 4 | Plays D-F
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4A | 5 | Plays F-G
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4B | 1 | Plays, H-I
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4B | 2 | Plays I-K
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4B | 3 | Plays L-M
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4B | 4 | Plays M
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4B | 5 | Plays M-O
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4B | 6 | Plays O-P
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4C | 1 | Plays, P-R
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4C | 2 | Plays R-S
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4C | 3 | Plays S
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4C | 4 | Plays S-U
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4C | 5 | Plays W-Y
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General PhotographsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
5 | 1 | San Francisco and Chicago, 1962 |
5 | 2 | Jamaica, 1962 |
5 | 3 | Ibague, Colombia, 1962 |
5 | 4 | Bahia Blanca and Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, 1962 |
5 | 5 | Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1962 |
5 | 6 | Mendoza, Argentina, 1962 |
5 | 7 | Cordoba, Argentina, 1962 |
5 | 8 | Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1962 |
5 | 9 | Santiago, Chile, 1962 |
5 | 10 | La Paz, Bolivia and Lima, Peru, 1962 |
5 | 11 | Cali, Colombia, 1962 |
5 | 12 | Tucuman Province, Argentina, 1962 |
5 | 13 | San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, 1962 |
5 | 14 | Rosario and Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina, 1962 |
5 | 15 | Bogota, Colombia, 1962 |
5 | 16 | University of Utah Theatre USO tour of East Asia and Hawaii, 1960 |
5 | 17 | Nara tourist slides |
5 | 18 | History of Theater-Greek Statues and Vases |
5 | 19 | History of Theater-Actors A-D |
5 | 20 | History of Theater-Actors E-H |
5 | 21 | History of Theater-Actors I-R |
5 | 22 | History of Theater-Actors S-W |
5 | 23 | History of Theater-Actors unlabeled |
5 | 24 | History of Theater-Globe Playhouse |
5 | 25 | History of Theater-Playbills and tickets |
5 | 26 | History of Theater-interiors and seats |
5 | 27 | History of Theater-Outdoor theaters |
5 | 28 | History of Theater-theater exteriors |
5 | 29 | History of Theater-theater plans |
5 | 30 | History of Theater-Terracotta statues |
5 | 31 | History of Theater-Kabuki drama |
5 | 32 | History of Theater-Scenes |
6 | 1 | Peacocks, wedding gown portrait, and friends |
6 | 2 | Kabuki Theater, 1960 |
6 | 3 | C. Lowell Lees and family |
6 | 4 | Fantasy costumes |
6 | 5 | Northwestern University graduation, Chicago campus, 1931 |
6 | 6 | Theater and production photos |
6 | 7 | Portrait of Maud May Babcock, December 1939 |
6 | 8 | "The House of Atreus" performed at Guthrie Theater, Minnesota, 1967 |
6 | 9 | University of Utah Theatre USO tour, Matsumoto, Japan, 1960 |
6 | 10 | Publicity photograph for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" |
6 | 11 | Actor and Production photos |
6 | 12 | Nauvoo postcards |
6 | 13 | Demolition of a building |
6 | 14 | Pioneer Memorial Theater. Deseret News, October 1962 |
6 | 15 | Party photos (stereo transparencies), Oct. 1957 |
6 | 16 | John Druary (inscribed photograph) |
6 | 17 | Group photos |
6 | 18 | Scrapbook for "Fashion or Life in New York" presented now as "The Roaring Forties With Many Musical Divertissements" (musical) performed at Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah, October 1943 |
6 | 19 | Pioneer Memorial Theater building construction, 1960-1961 |
6 | 20 | Cast photos |
6 | 21 | Elderly women dressed in suits on the sidewalk |
6 | 22 | Univesity of Minnesota productions |
6 | 23 | Utah productions |
6 | 24 | Portraits of C. Lowell Lees |
6 | 25 | Lees Family |
6 | 26 | Promised Valley, 1947 |
6 | 27 | Production photos |
6 | 28 | Portrait of C. Lowell Lees |
6 | 29 | Battalion of Cadets of Salt Lake High |
OversizeReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
7 | 1 | Scenes
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7 | 2 | Scenes
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7 | 3 | Scenes
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7 | 4 | Babcock Hall
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7 | 5 | Plays
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7 | 6 | Plays
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7 | 7 | Plays
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Actors--Utah--Salt Lake City--Photographs
- Theater--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Moroni Olsen Players--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints--1920-1929
- Portrait photographs