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Pioneer Memorial Theater collection, 1935-2011

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Utah. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Title
Pioneer Memorial Theater collection
Dates
1935-2011 (inclusive)
Quantity
22 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1679
Summary
The Pioneer Memorial Theater collection (1935-2011) consists mainly of theater programs and announcements for productions performed at the theater. Pioneer Memorial Theater, originally a replica of the old Salt Lake Theater, was completed in 1962 on the University of Utah campus. In addition to the programs, the collection also contains certificates, news clippings, posters, and unidentified set designs.
Repository
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
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Content Description

The Pioneer Memorial Theater collection (1935-2011) consists mainly of theater programs and announcements for productions performed at the theater. In addition to the programs, the collection also contains certificates, news clippings, posters, unidentified set designs, and records kept by the theater.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of George Maxwell in 2004.

Box 3, folder 5, gift of George Maxwell in 2012.

Oversize posters donated by Pioneer Memorial Theater via George Maxwell in 2012.

Oversize boxes 26-28 where transferred from Multimedia Archives in 2023.

Processing Note

Processed by Lisa DeMille in 2005.

Addenda processed by Betsey Welland in 2012 and Esabelle Khaosanga in 2015.

Set designs in oversize boxes 26-28 where processed by Betsey Welland in 2023.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Theater--Utah--Salt Lake City--Sources

Corporate Names

  • University of Utah. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre

Form or Genre Terms

  • Announcements
  • Certificates
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Posters
  • Set design
  • Theater programs

Finding aid prepared by Lisa DeMille.
2005 (last modified: 2015, 2019 and 2023)

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