State College of Washington Theatre Records

State College of Washington Theatre Records, 1925-1965

Overview of the Collection

Creator: State College of Washington. University Theatre
Title: State College of Washington Theatre Records
Dates: 1925-1965 (inclusive)
19251965
Quantity: 2 Linear feet of shelf space, (2 Boxes)
Collection Number: Archives 42 (collection)
Summary: Contains invoices and ticket-sales records for stage productions, as well as programs, posters, correspondence, and other papers of the Washington State University (previously State College of Washington) Theatre program.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open and available for research use.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Department of Speech of Washington State University (previously State College of Washington), established in 1923, has produced numerous plays since 1925 as a function of that department. Maynard Lee Daggy headed the Speech Department from its inception in 1923 until 1946 and directed many of the earlier productions. Departmental theatrical finances, publicity, and publications were the responsibility of the University Theatre office located in Bryan Hall. In the early 1970s a new site for University Theatre productions and the Department of Speech was constructed and subsequently named Daggy Hall. Circa 1988-1989, theatre was moved from Speech and joined with the Department of Music to create the School of Music and Theatre Arts. In 2008, Theatre Arts and Dance were separated from Music, and in May of 2011 the Department of Theatre and Dance closed as a result of budget cuts.

In addition to regular theatre productions, special production units including Children's Theatre, Stage II Productions, Final Stage, The Black Ensemble, Pullman's New Summer Palace, and Stage One have existed. With the exception of Summer Palace, most of these appear to have been sporadic, and were occasionally short lived.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Contains invoices and ticket-sales records for stage productions, as well as programs, posters, correspondence, and other papers of the Washington State University (previously State College of Washington) Theatre program. The records date from 1925 to 1965, but the bulk of the records date from 1935 to 1965. Each folder is labeled with the production name and production dates. A folder for undated material has been placed at the end of the collection.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

State College of Washington Theatre Records, 1925-1965 (Archives 42)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records are arranged chronologically by date of production, maintaining their original order.

Acquisition Information

The records of the University Theater were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University, by the theater office on August 8, 1978 in accordance with the approved records schedule (UA 78-30).

Processing Note

This collection was processed by Patricia M. Gourd in September 1979.

Related Materials

Washington State University Theatre Records, 1965-1978 (Archives 105)

Washington State University Theatre Records, 1966-1981 (Archives 209)

Washington State University Theatre Records, 1979-1986 (Archives 251)

Washington State University Theatre and Dance Records, 1980-2011 (Archives 308)

Washington State University Theatre and Dance Records, 1924-2011 (Archives 387)

Washington State University Publications: Theatre Posters, 1957-2011 (WSU 112)

Washington State University Theatre Slides, 1950-2001 (PC 146)

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Disraeli 2 items	1925
1	2	Rollo's Wild Oats 2 items	1926
1	3	Hell Bent for Heaven 1 item	1927
1	4	The Fool 1 item
1	5	One Of The Family 1 item
1	6	Ann 1 item
1	7	The Youngest 4 items
1	8	Alice-Sit-By-The-Fire 5 items	1928
1	9	Craig's Wife 3 items
1	10	The Enemy 2 items
1	11	The Swan 3 items
1	12	The Mollusc 1 item	1929
1	13	Behold The Bridegroom 4 items
1	14	The Queen's Husband 3 items
1	15	Ten Nights In A Barroom 3 items	1930
1	16	Holiday 1 item
1	17	Blood Money 3 items
1	18	Skidding 1 item
1	19	The Nut Farm 6 items
1	20	Loyalties 3 items
1	21	School For Scandal 7 items	1931
1	22	Iz Zat So? 3 items
1	23	Service For Two 4 items
1	24	Set A Thief 1 item
1	25	The Barker 3 items
1	26	Rebound 1 item
1	27	The Tightwad 2 items	1932
1	28	A Doll's House 1 item	1932
1	29	Meet The Prince 2 items
1	30	Her Husband's Wife 1 item
1	31	Michael And Mary 2 items
1	32	Berkley Square 1 item
1	33	Heart Trouble 1 item	1933
1	34	The Ghost Train 3 items
1	35	Tons Of Money 2 items
1	36	Uncle Tom's Cabin 1 item
1	37	Death Takes A Holiday 4 items
1	38	Mrs. Moonlight 1 item	1934
1	39	Where's Your Wife? 2 items
1	40	Daisy Mayme 8 items
1	41	Skin Game 4 items
1	42	Big Hearted Herbert 2 items	1935
1	43	Boston Blues 6 items
1	44	The Wooden Slipper 9 items
1	45	The Cradle Song 7 items
1	46	The Perfect Alibi 6 items
1	47	Hay Fever 1 item	1936
1	48	Stepping Sisters 2 items
1	49	Thar's Gold In Them Thar Hills 2 items
1	50	Double Door 1 item
1	51	Harvest 2 items	1937
1	52	Passing Brompton Road 2 items
1	53	Moor Born 1 item
1	54	The Trial Of Mary Dugan 2 items	1938
1	55	Accent On Youth 1 item
1	56	Children Of The Moon 1 item
1	57	Night Must Fall 1 item
1	58	George and Margaret 1 item
1	59	Animal Kingdom 5 items	1939
1	60	Winterset 2 items
1	61	Dover Road 1 item
1	62	Our Town 6 items
1	63	The Royal Family 2 items	1940
1	64	Bachelor Born 3 items
1	65	Spring Dance 1 item
1	66	Shadow And Substance 1 item
1	67	Susan And God 1 item
1	68	Street Scene 2 items
1	69	What A Life 1 item	1941
1	70	You Can't Take It With You 2 items
1	71	The Barretts 3 items
1	72	The Petrified Forest 1 item
1	73	Time For Romance 2 items	1942
1	74	A Murder Has Been Arranged 2 items
1	75	George Washington Slept Here 1 item
1	76	There's Always Juliet 2 items
1	77	The Night Of January 16th 1 item	1943
1	78	The Heart of a City 2 items
1	79	Petticoat Fever 2 items
1	80	Brief Music 3 items
1	81	Cry Havoc 1 item	1944
1	82	Claudia 4 items
1	83	Arsenic And Old Lace 2 items
1	84	Glee Plays The Game 1 item	1945
1	85	Nine Girls 8 items
1	86	The Great Big Doorstep 1 item
1	87	Without Women 2 items
1	88	Blithe Spirit 6 items	1946
1	89	Juno And The Paycock 8 items
1	90	Ladies Of The Jury 3 items
1	91	Love Rides The Rails 8 items
1	92	Holiday 10 items
1	93	Abe Lincoln In Illinois 6 items	1947
1	94	Best Years 5 items
1	95	Much Ado About Nothing 10 items
1	96	Accent On Youth 13 items
1	97	Laura 6 items
1	98	Papa Is All 12 items
1	99	Antigone 10 items
1	100	Candida 7 items
1	101	Penny Wise 5 items	1948
1	102	Home Of The Brave 1 item
1	103	Double Door 9 items
1	104	The Women 6 items
1	105	Joan Of Lorraine 11 items
1	106	Penny Wise 1 item
1	107	The Adding Machine 6 items
1	108	The Male Animal 12 items
1	109	Helena's Boys 10 items
1	110	Many Moons 2 items
1	111	All My Sons 21 items	1949
1	112	Verily I Do 8 items
1	113	Hamlet 7 items
1	114	Bobino 5 items
1	115	John Loves Mary 6 items
1	116	The Merchant Of Venice 6 items
1	117	The Winslow Boy 2 items
1	118	Goodbye Again 4 items
1	119	Insect Comedy 5 items
1	120	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 7 items
1	121	Thunder Rock 4 items	1950
1	122	The Hasty Heart 7 items
1	123	Abie's Irish Rose 6 items
1	124	Accidentally Yours 8 items
1	125	Androcles And The Lion 5 items	1950
1	126	Dear Ruth 6 items
1	127	Gammer Gurton's Needle 4 items
1	128	Our Town 5 items
1	129	The Emperor's New Clothes 1 item
1	130	The Glass Menagerie 11 items
1	131	Angel Street 5 items	1951
1	132	Goodbye My Fancy 7 items
1	133	Zelda 1 item
1	134	Richard III 10 items
1	135	The Warrior's Husband 3 items
1	136	Charley's Aunt 3 items
1	137	The Curious Savage 3 items
1	138	You Can't Take It With You 2 items
1	139	Two Blind Mice 4 items	1952
1	140	The Innocents 6 items
1	141	The Guardsman 4 items
1	142	The Father 2 items
1	143	Years Ago 10 items
1	144	Wizard of Oz 2 items
1	145	The Skin of Our Teeth 30 items
1	146	Bell, Book, and Candle 6 items	1953
1	147	Shadow And Substance 12 items
1	148	Girl Crazy 17 items
1	149	Seven Sisters 1 item
1	150	The Beautiful People 2 items
1	151	John Brown's Body 9 items
1	152	Green Valley 8 items
1	153	The Second Man 7 items
1	154	Command Decision 12 items	1954
1	155	The Heiress 8 items
1	156	Mr. Dooley Jr. 2 items
1	157	Madwoman of Chaillot 11 items
1	158	Taming Of The Shrew 9 items
1	159	Die Fledermaus 7 items
1	160	Head In The Clouds 1 item
1	161	Blind Alley 13 items
1	162	The Four Poster 6 items
1	163	The Inconstant Moon 6 items	1955
1	164	The Lady's Not For Burning 4 items
1	165	Dark Of The Moon 50 items
1	166	Moby Dick 10 items
1	167	The 13 Clocks 15 items
1	168	Time Out For Ginger 6 items	1956
1	169	Harvey 9 items
1	170	Sabrina Fair 8 items
1	171	The Little Foxes 4 items
1	172	Twelve Angry Women 9 items
1	173	Of Thee I Sing 15 items
1	174	She Stoops To Conquer 5 items	1957
2	175	Right You Are (If You Think You Are) 10 items
2	176	Arms And The Man 4 items
2	177	Plain And Fancy 13 items
2	178	The Rivalry 19 items
2	179	The Rainmaker 14 items
2	180	Caine Mutiny Court Martial 11 items
2	181	Playboy Of The Western World 9 items	1958
2	182	The Circle 18 items
2	183	Hedda Gabler 14 items	1958
2	184	The Happy Time 28 items
2	185	Visit To A Small Planet 22 items
2	186	Summer And Smoke 18 items
2	187	I Like It Here 20 items	1959
2	188	An Evening Of One-Acts 3 items
2	189	Detective Story 17 items
2	190	Susannah 29 items
2	191	Bus Stop 26 items
2	192	Kings And Clowns 7 items
2	193	Blithe Spirit 19 items
2	194	Anastasia 25 items	1960
2	195	The Indian Captive 16 items
2	196	The Lark 42 items
2	197	The Matchmaker 31 items
2	198	Michael Miller 4 items
2	199	The Rivals 3 items
2	200	Medea 29 items
2	201	The Cave Dwellers 24 items	1961
2	202	The Importance of Being Earnest 21 items	1961
2	203	The Miser 52 items
2	204	Seven Keys To Baldpate 27 items
2	205	The Princess and Swineherd 12 items
2	206	Carmen 30 items
2	207	Three Evenings of One-Acts 1 item
2	208	Greensleeves Magic 8 items
2	209	Royal Gambit 14 items
2	210	Romanoff and Juliet 35 items
2	211	The Emperor's New Clothes 6 items
2	212	Come Back Little Sheba 28 items	1962
2	213	J.B. 33 items
2	214	The Damask Cheek 22 items
2	215	Back To Back 42 items
2	216	Touring Theater 2 items
2	217	Raisin In The Sun 24 items
2	218	The Year 1 item	1961-1962
2	219	Through A Glass Darkly 3 items
2	220	Pygmalion 11 items
2	221	See How They Run 13 items
2	222	The Visit 35 items	1963
2	223	Penny Wise 13 items
2	224	Ghosts 20 items
2	225	Many Moons 6 items
2	226	Miracle Worker 21 items
2	227	The Boy Friend 21 items	1963
2	228	Elizabeth The Queen 14 items
2	229	Crime On Goat Island 66 items
2	230	Streetcar Named Desire 14 items	1964
2	231	Amphitryon 38 23 items
2	232	Death Takes A Holiday 4 items
2	233	Everyman; The Measures Taken 4 items	1964
2	234	Thurber Carnival 7 items
2	235	Twelfth Night 13 items
2	236	Man In The Dog Suit 30 items
2	237	Greensleeves Magic 8 items	1965
2	238	Tea And Sympathy 7 items
2	239	Oh Dad, Poor Dad 9 items
2	240	West Side Story 14 items
2	241	Hedda Gabler 8 items
2	242	no date: Spoon River Anthology 1 item

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

College and school drama, American -- Washington (State) -- Pullman -- Records and correspondence
Theater -- Washington (State) -- Pullman -- Records and correspondence

Corporate Names

State College of Washington. University Theatre -- Records and correspondence
Washington State University. University Theatre -- Records and correspondence

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- Washington State University. University Theatre (creator)

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