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Nancy Melich papers, 1920-2009
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Melich, Nancy
- Title
- Nancy Melich papers
- Dates
- 1920-2009 (inclusive)19202009
- Quantity
- 17.75 linear feet, (33 boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2470
- Summary
- The Nancy Melich papers (1920-2009) consist of correspondence, theatre reviews, interviews, article drafts, playbills, and theatre perephernalia from her career as a theatre critic for the Salt Lake Tribune. Melich's career spanned nearly 30 years, and she was influential in Utah's local theatre scene.
- 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
-
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
Nany Melich grew up on Moab, Utah, and at the age of six, appeared in John Ford's Rio Grande with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, which was filmed in her home town. She attended the University of Utah, where she recieved her Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. Nany Melich worked as a reporter and theater critic for the Salt Lake Tribune for nearly thirty years, during which time she also worked as the editor of the Sunday Arts and Entertainment Section. She not only provided helpful criticism to local theater companies and troupes, but she was also a founding member of the Sundace Playwrights Laboratory and the Utah Arts Festival. Melich served as a guest critic for many theatre festivals, as well as the vice-chair on the executive committee of the American Theatre Critics Association.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Nancy Melich papers (1920-2009) consist of documents relating to Melich's professional life as a theatre critic for the Salt Lake Tribune. Included are correspondence, theatre reviews, interviews, article drafts, playbills, and theatre perephernalia from her nearly thirty-year career. Melich was influential in Utah's local theatre scene, and worked to help Utahns better appreciate the arts.
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
Donated by Nancy Melich in 2009.
Processing Note
Processed by Grant Herron in 2010.
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Separated Materials
Photographs (P1587) and audio cassette tapes (A0917) were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Related Materials
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal and Professional MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Resume |
|
| 1 | 2-8 | Planners |
1980-1997 |
| 2 | 1-2 | Correspondence and Fan Mail |
1972-1999 |
| 2 | 3 | Cards and Postcards |
1977-2000 |
| 2 | 4 | Christmas Cards |
1996-2003 |
| 3 | Reporter Notebooks |
1983-1998 |
Utah Theatre FilesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 1 | Actors Repertory Theatre |
1995 |
| 4 | 2 | Actors Theatre of Louisville Festival |
1994 |
| 4 | 3 | American Arts Alliance |
|
| 4 | 4 | Arena Stage |
1994 |
| 4 | 5 | Babcock Theatre |
1972-1998 |
| 4 | 6 | Broadway Theatre |
1989-1993 |
| 4 | 7 | BYU Theatre |
1985-1998 |
| 4 | 8 | Cathedral Players |
1980-1987 |
| 4 | 9 | City Rep Theatre |
1986-1993 |
| 4 | 10 | Cooper's Backroom |
1991-1994 |
| 4 | 11 | Dance Theatre Coalition |
1982-1995 |
| 4 | 12 | Desert Star Playhouse |
1990-1996 |
| 4 | 13 | Egyptian Theatre Company |
1998-1999 |
| 4 | 14 | Esperance Theatre |
1997 |
| 4 | 15 | Falling Skys Theatre Cmpany |
1993-1994 |
| 5 | 1 | Grand Hall Gallery Theatre |
1991 |
| 5 | 2 | Greek Theatre |
1994-1997 |
| 5 | 3 | Guthrie Theatre |
1985-1992 |
| 5 | 4 | Hale Centre Theater |
1987-1997 |
| 5 | 5 | Hale Centre Theater at Harman Hall |
1997-1998 |
| 5 | 6 | Helper Intermountain Theatre |
1996-1998 |
| 5 | 7 | Human Ensemble Theatre |
1978 |
| 5 | 8 | Incidental Theatre Companies |
1973-1998 |
| 5 | 9 | John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts |
1997 |
| 5 | 10 | Kokopelli National Theatre |
1972-1990 |
| 5 | 11 | Lagoon |
1973-1987 |
| 5 | 12 | Lallapalooza |
1980-1982 |
| 5 | 13 | Mime Theatre |
|
| 5 | 14 | National Theatre of the Deaf |
1977 |
| 5 | 15 | National Theatre of Great Britain |
1986-1987 |
| 6 | 1 | No-Name Players |
1984-1985 |
| 6 | 2 | Off Broadway Theatre |
1994-1998 |
| 6 | 3 | Old Lyric Repertory Company |
1991-1998 |
| 6 | 4 | Pages Lane Theatre |
1990-1998 |
| 6 | 5 | Park City Performances |
1986-1997 |
| 6 | 6 | Plan-B Theatre Company |
1995-1998 |
| 6 | 7 | Promised Valley Playhouse |
1973-1997 |
| 6 | 8 | Rocky Mountain Regional Theatre |
1920-1973 |
| 6 | 9 | Salt Lake Community College |
1989-1999 |
| 6 | 10 | Salt Lake Community Theatre |
1990-1992 |
| 6 | 11 | Salt Lake Shakespeare |
1995-1996 |
| 6 | 12 | Theatre 138 |
1971-1998 |
| 7 | 1-2 | Theatre League of Utah |
1982-1999 |
| 7 | 3 | Theatre Works West |
1981-1998 |
| 7 | 4 | Tiffany's Attic |
1976-1994 |
| 8 | 1 | Triad Theatre |
1984-1987 |
| 8 | 2 | Tuacahn |
1995-1997 |
| 8 | 3 | USU Playfest |
1995-1996 |
| 8 | 4 | Utah Musical Theatre |
1983-1998 |
| 8 | 5 | Walk-Ons |
1981/1988 |
| 8 | 6 | Western Folklore Center |
1991 |
| 8 | 7 | Westminster College The Best of Diversity Lecture Series |
1979 |
| 8 | 8 | Westminster Players |
1998 |
PlaysReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 9 | 1 |
Amazing Grace
|
1984 |
| 9 | 2 |
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
|
1983 |
| 9 | 3 |
Cats
|
1987-1997 |
| 9 | 4 |
Evita
|
1996-1997 |
| 9 | 5 |
Forever Plaid
|
1990 |
| 9 | 6 |
Idioglossia
|
1985 |
| 9 | 7 |
Into the Woods
|
1988-1990 |
| 9 | 8 |
Joseph and the Amazing Techinicolor Dreamcoat
|
1996-1998 |
| 9 | 9 |
The King and I
|
1984 |
| 9 | 10 |
Jesus Christ Superstar
|
1971-1993 |
| 10 | 1 |
Les Miserables
|
1986-1998 |
| 10 | 2 |
Life...More Sweet Than Bitter
|
1976-1977 |
| 10 | 3 |
Lucky 13
|
1995 |
| 10 | 4 |
Miss Saigon
|
1990-1991 |
| 10 | 5 |
Nicholas Nickelby
|
1981 |
| 10 | 6 |
Regal Theatre's Phantom
|
1989-1991 |
| 10 | 7 | Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera
|
1987-1996 |
| 11 | 1 |
Pirated Penzance
|
1993-1994 |
| 11 | 2 |
Porgy and Bess
|
1991 |
| 11 | 3 |
Quilters
|
1983-1985 |
| 11 | 4 |
Rent
|
1996-1998 |
| 11 | 5 |
Rent Script |
1995 |
| 11 | 6 |
Semmelweiss
|
1983 |
| 11 | 7 |
A Sister, a Cousin, an Aunt, and their Son
|
1997 |
| 11 | 8 |
The Story of Pride
|
1991 |
| 11 | 9 |
Tantalus, An Epic Story of the Trojan War
|
2000 |
| 11 | 10 |
The Young Man from Atlanta
|
1997 |
| 11 | 11 | Play Booklets |
1985-1997 |
Salt Lake Acting CompanyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 12 | 1 | Correspondence |
1993 |
| 12 | 2 | Notes |
1989-1994 |
| 12 | 3 | Business Documents |
1982-1994 |
| 12 | 4 | Press Releases |
1985-1998 |
| 12 | 5 | By-laws of the Salt Lake City Acting Company |
1994 |
| 12 | 6 | Article Drafts |
1991 |
| 13 | 1 |
M. Butterfly
|
1986-1988 |
| 13 | 2 |
Saturday's Voyeur
|
1981-1996 |
| 13 | 3-6 | Playbills |
1980-1999 |
| 13 | 7 | Promotional Materials |
1985-1992 |
| 13 | 8 | News Clippings |
1976-1998 |
Pioneer Memorial TheatreReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 14 | 1 | Press Materials |
1962-1998 |
| 14 | 2-4 | Playbills
These folders consist of playbills along with reviews.
|
1962-1987 |
| 15 | 1-4 | Playbills
These folders consist of playbills along with reviews.
|
1988-2009 |
SundanceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 16 | 1 | Faxes |
1996 |
| 16 | 2 | Center for Performing Arts at Sundance |
1983 |
| 16 | 3 | Dedication of Rehearsal Hall Pavilion |
1985 |
| 16 | 4 | Sundance Children's Theatre |
1988-1998 |
| 16 | 5 | Sundance Institute for Film and Television |
1985 |
| 16 | 6 | Sundance Summer Theatre |
1982-1999 |
| 16 | 7 | Theatre Program at the Sundance Film Festival |
1997-2000 |
Utah Playwrights' LaboratoryReturn to Top
Also known as the Utah Playwrights' Conference and the Utah Playwriting Conference.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 17 | 1-6 | Playwrights' Laboratory |
1978-1995 |
Sundance LabReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 18 | 1-7 | Sundance Theatre Laboratory |
1989-1999 |
Theatre FestivalsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 19 | 1 | American College Theatre Festival |
1994-1999 |
| 19 | 2 | Festivention |
1980-1997 |
| 19 | 3 | High School Theatre |
1982-1994 |
| 19 | 4 | Quotes about Theatre |
|
| 19 | 5 | Theatre Articles from Regional Writers |
1986-1997 |
| 19 | 6 | Theatre Workshop Materials |
|
| 19 | 7 | Women and Theatre Program Directory |
1990 |
National Theatre OrganizationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 20 | 1 | The Arts Center |
1997-1998 |
| 20 | 2 | Boneau Bryan-Brown |
1994-1995 |
| 20 | 3 | Broadway |
1994-1995 |
| 20 | 4 | Business Cards |
|
| 20 | 5 | Denver Center Theatre |
1983-2004 |
| 20 | 6 | Lincoln Center Theater |
1995 |
| 20 | 7 | Lyceum Theatre |
|
| 20 | 8 | Manhattan Theatre Club |
1991-1995 |
| 20 | 9 |
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber Playbill |
1995 |
| 20 | 10 | Philadelphia Theatre Company |
1995-1999 |
| 20 | 11 | Pilgrim Theatre Company |
|
| 20 | 12 | Salt Lake County Fine Arts Facilities |
1993-2002 |
Arts OrganizationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 21 | 1 | Arts Organizations' Tax Forms |
1986-1991 |
| 21 | 2 | "Black Elk Speaks |
1994 |
| 21 | 3 | BYU 11th Annual Mormong Festival of Arts |
1979 |
| 21 | 4 | Day Without Art - World AIDS Day |
1985-1995 |
| 21 | 5 | Deseret News Unintentional Erotic Arts Cover |
1987 |
| 21 | 6 | Eagle Performing Arts Contest |
1994 |
| 21 | 7 | The Humana Festival Interviews |
1994 |
| 21 | 8 | Nationals Endowment for the Arts |
1976-1993 |
| 21 | 9 | Performing Arts Coalition - Brooks Arcade Proposal |
1992-1993 |
| 21 | 10 | Utah Arts Festival |
1982 |
| 21 | 11 | Utah Citizens for the Arts |
1981-1986 |
| 21 | 12 | Utah Symphony |
1993 |
| 21 | 13 | Utah Symphony Financial Problems/Kingsbury Hall Controversy |
1990-1998 |
| 21 | 14 | Utah - State of the Arts |
1992-1993 |
| 21 | 15 | Utah Summer Arts Guide |
1994 |
| 21 | 16 | Voices W.E.S.T. |
1991-1993 |
Newspaper MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 22 | 1 | Instructions on New Computer System |
1994-1996 |
| 22 | 2 | Interviews |
1994-1998 |
| 22 | 3 | Play Reviews |
1980-2000 |
| 22 | 4 | Reference Materials |
1933-2001 |
| 22 | 5 | Reviews Entered in Competitions |
1992-1999 |
| 22 | 6 | Salt Lake Tribune Contact List |
|
| 22 | 7 | Salt Lake Tribune Staff Memos |
1985-1992 |
| 22 | 8 | Utah Jazz Article Draft |
|
| 22 | 9 | Various Newspapers |
1996-1999 |
| 22 | 10 |
The Wall Street Journal
|
|
| 22 | 11 | Wire Stories and Magazine Articles |
1979-2006 |
PeopleReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 23 | 1 | Edward Albee |
1989-1990 |
| 23 | 2 | James Arrington |
1990-1999 |
| 23 | 3 | Alan Ayckbourn |
1992 |
| 23 | 4 | Gary Armagnac |
1998 |
| 23 | 5 | Samuel Beckett |
1992 |
| 23 | 6 | Charlene Bletson |
1980-1990 |
| 23 | 7 | Brian Boitano |
1990-1993 |
| 23 | 8 | Jerry Crawford |
1993-1997 |
| 23 | 9 | Mark Damen |
1998-1999 |
| 23 | 10 | Mikhail Dvorstov
Audio cassette of interview available in Multimedia: A0917
|
1988 |
| 23 | 11 | Keith Engar |
1968-1987 |
| 23 | 12 | Logan Field |
1986 |
| 23 | 13 | David Fleisher |
1997 |
| 23 | 14 | Athol Fugard |
1982-1996 |
| 23 | 15 | Joe Garbarino |
1987 |
| 23 | 16 | Michael Goldstein |
|
| 23 | 17 | A.R. Gurney, Jr. |
1991-1993 |
| 23 | 18 | Wendy Hammon |
1993-1994 |
| 23 | 19 | Vaclav Havel |
1990 |
| 23 | 20 | Bernard Jacobs |
1984 |
| 23 | 21 | David Kranes |
1981-1996 |
| 23 | 22 | Paul Larsen |
1996 |
| 23 | 23 | Mike Leavitt
Audio cassette of interview available in Multimedia: A0917
|
1993 |
| 23 | 24 | Karl and Kay Malone
Audio cassette of interview available in Multimedia: A0917
|
1993 |
| 24 | 1 | Russ Lees |
1995-1996 |
| 24 | 2 | David Mamet |
1992-1993 |
| 24 | 3 | Susie McCarty |
1995 |
| 24 | 4 | Patricia McConnel |
1992 |
| 24 | 5 | Bobby McFerrin |
1978-1988 |
| 24 | 6 | Stephen Metcalfe |
1990 |
| 24 | 7 | Patrick Page |
1988-1993 |
| 24 | 8 | Joseph Papp |
1993 |
| 24 | 9 | Joe Pitti |
1985-1991 |
| 24 | 10 | Lynn Redgrave |
1993-1995 |
| 24 | 11 | Adam Ross |
1988-1996 |
| 24 | 12 | Neil Simon |
1998-1999 |
| 24 | 13 | Gary Smith |
1975-1976 |
| 24 | 14 | Doug Stewart |
1976-1997 |
| 24 | 15 | Obert C. Tanner |
1989-1993 |
| 24 | 16 | Wendy Wasserstein |
1989 |
| 24 | 17 | Oscar Wilde |
|
| 24 | 18 | Terry Tempest Williams |
1991 |
| 24 | 19 | August Wilson |
1995 |
News StoriesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 25 | 1 | Arizona English Bulletin |
1994 |
| 25 | 2 |
China Diary
|
|
| 25 | 3 | Deseret Gym Closing |
1997 |
| 25 | 4 | Hotel Utah Closing |
1985-1987 |
| 25 | 5 | Epidermolysis Bullosa |
1996 |
| 25 | 6 | Looking Back With Pleasure Exhibit |
1983-1989 |
| 25 | 7 | Journalism and Women Symposium |
1999 |
| 25 | 8 | National Writers' Workshop |
1995 |
| 25 | 9 |
The New York Times Magazine
|
1984 |
| 25 | 10 | Utah Holiday |
1991-1992 |
| 25 | 11 |
The Utah Newspaper Hall of Fame
|
|
| 25 | 12 | Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Program |
2002 |
ProgramsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 26 |
Playbill
|
1980-1997 | |
| 27 |
Playbill
|
1998-2007 | |
| Folder | |||
| 28 | 1 |
Playbill
|
|
| 28 | 2 |
Playbill Mousepad |
|
| 28 | 3-5 | Playbills |
1978-2007 |
General MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 29 | Newspaper Clippings |
1972-1985 |
| 30 | Newspaper Clippings |
1986-1996 |
| 31 | Newspaper Clippings |
1997-2008 |
| 32 | Memorabilia
Name tags from various conventions, pins from plays and theatres, and a shirt from the Deseret Gymnasiun.
|
|
| 33 | Oversize
A poster from the Sundance Chidren's Theatre, and Utah State of the Arts
|
1992-1996 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Arts--Utah--Societies, etc.--Archives
- Theater--Utah--Reviews
- Women in the theater--Utah--Salt Lake City
- Women theater critics--Utah--Salt Lake City
Personal Names
- Melich, Nancy--Archives
Corporate Names
- Salt Lake Acting Company--Archives
- Salt Lake Tribune (Firm)--Employees--Archives
- Sundance Institute--Archives
- University of Utah. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Business correspondence
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Conference materials
- Interviews
- Memorabilia
- Personal correspondence
- Playbills (Posters)
- Promotional materials
- Reviews (documents)
- Scripts (documents)
- Theater programs
Finding aid prepared by Grant Herron.
2010 (last modified: 2018)
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