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Edmund Chavez Performing Arts Center Papers, 1959-1976
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Edmund Chavez
- Title
- Edmund Chavez Performing Arts Center Papers
- Dates
- 1959-1976 (inclusive)19591976
- Quantity
- 1 c.f.
- Collection Number
- MG125 (collection)
- Summary
- Correspondence, minutes of meetings, financial material, architectural plans and drawings, and photographs related to the planning for Hartung Theatre on the University of Idaho campus.
- Repository
-
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In the spring of 1959 drama professors Jean Collette and Edmund Chavez began drawing up plans for a new university theater, but it was not until 1966 that a building committee was formed. The committee, which met for two years, was chaired by Boyd Martin, Dean of Letters and Science; Edmund Chavez was secretary.
This would be the first building on the campus not funded by the state. On September 27, 1967, President Ernest Hartung and the Alumni Association launched a campaign to raise nearly $2,000,000 for the center.
A contract was signed with the architectural firm of C.J. Bellamy & Co. of Coeur d'Alene on July 17, 1972, and construction started soon after. A year and a half later, in December 1973, phase one of the proposed three part complex was completed. The finishing touches and final repairs and clean up took the first part of the new year. On April 17 the theater opened with a performance of Lawrence and Lee's play "Jabberwock". The following night "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck, was performed.
The formal dedication took place on the morning of April 20, 1974.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The papers in this record group span the years 1959 to 1976, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1966 to 1974.
The papers include correspondence, minutes of meetings, financial material, architectural plans and drawings, and photographs.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The material in this Manuscript Group was sorted by type. The correspondence is arranged chronologically and includes letters to and from the architect, consultants and suppliers, as well as interoffice memorandums to which the fund's financial statements were attached.
The second series includes minutes of several committees involved with the building of the center. This is followed by material directly related to the fund raising campaign, including the Jean Collette and chair funds, and the disbursement of that money.
Another series includes articles on theater design, specifications for the university building, and two bound volumes of architects' plans and drawings. The final series contains photographs of the kickoff rally, fund raising events, architectural drawings, and the construction of the center.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Correspondence and Memos , 1959-1976Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Correspondence and Memos 21 items
|
1959-1967 |
| 1/2 | Correspondence and Memos 70 items
|
1971-1972 |
| 1/3 | Correspondence and Memos 70 items
|
1973-1976 |
Series II. Meetings and Reports , 1966-1973Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/4 | Building Committee Meetings 40 items
|
1966-1971 |
| 1/5 | Memorandum of Monthly Construction Meetings 9 items
|
1971-1973 |
| 1/6 | Construction Inspection Reports 35 items
|
1972-1973 |
| 1/7 | Memorandum of Monthly Coordination Meeting 5 items
|
1973 |
Series III. Financial Material , 1967-1974Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
A. Rally & Fund Raising |
1967-1974 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/8 | National Kickoff Rally 5 items
|
Sept 27, 1967 |
| 1/9 | McCall FPAC Dinner, Pres. Hartung's Speech (tape recording) 1 item
|
Oct. 17, 1967 |
| 1/10 | Newspaper Clippings 15 items
|
1967 |
| 1/11 | Letters of solicitation and responses 46 items
|
1968-1974 |
| 1/12 | Work Manual for University Representatives 1 item
|
1967 |
B. Requisitions and Bids |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/13 | Requisitions 128 items
|
1972-1974 |
| 1/14 | C.J. Bellamy & Co. Bid 6 items
|
1972 |
| 1/15 | Seat Plaque Bid 2 items
|
1973 |
| 1/16 | Scrim Bids 6 items
|
1974 |
Series IV. Architectural Material , 1965-1974Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/17 | General Information 9 items
|
1965-1967 |
| 2/18 | Theater Design Articles 10 items
|
1945-1974 |
| 2/19 | Specifications and Blueprints 31 items
|
1971-1972 |
| 2/20 | Punch Lists 11 items
|
1974 |
| 2/21 | "Tentative Plans for a Drama Center for the University of Idaho", Submitted by Jeane Collette, Edmund Chavez and J. Hugh Burgess 1 item
|
1960 |
| 2/22 | General Specification, Performing Arts Center, Phase 1 1 item
|
1972 |
| 2/23 | Performing Arts Center 1 item
|
1967? |
Series V. Photographs , 1967-1974Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/24 | Kickoff Rally 15 items
|
Sept 27, 1967 |
| 2/25 | Fund Raising Events 27 items
|
1967-1968 |
| 2/26 | Gifts 12 items
|
1967-1968 |
| 2/27 | Architectural Models and Drawings 19 items
|
1972 |
| 2/28 | Construction 14 items
|
1972-1974 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Theaters -- Idaho -- Moscow
Corporate Names
- University of Idaho -- Buildings
- University of Idaho. Fund for the Performing Arts Center -- History -- Sources
- University of Idaho. Performing Arts Center
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Chavez, Edmund--Archives.
Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen
1987
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