Nancy Melich photograph collection, 1980-1999
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Melich, Nancy
- Title
- Nancy Melich photograph collection
- Dates
- 1980-1999 (bulk)19801999
- Quantity
- 3.5 linear feet, (5 archives boxes, 1 oversize box) : 1518 items
- Collection Number
- P1587
- Summary
- Nancy Melich was the theatre critic for the Salt Lake Tribune for nearly 30 years. This colleciton contains approximately 1,500 images related to Broadway, off Broadway, and Utah theatre collected by Melich over the course of her career, with the bulk of the images dating from 1980-1999.
- 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
Historical Note
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 Description
The Nancy Melich photograph collection consists of 6 boxes containing approximately 1,500 black-and-white and color photographs of Broadway and off Broadway productions and people and Utah theatre productions and people. Most of the Broadway photos are from APN Sunday Illustrations in Rockefeller Plaza, New York. The collection also includes photos from others, such as the Salt Lake Tribune. Most of the photos include a description or short news story relating to the image. Images were largely collected by Melich, not created by her, and may have copyright restrictions.
The colleciton is arranged into three series. Series 1: Broadway and Off Broadway publicity photographs consists of Boxes 1-2. Box 1 contains photos of actors and theaters, arranged alphabetically by last name. Box 2 contains Scenes from Broadway and off Broadway performances and playwrites, composers and directors, both arranged alphabetically. Series II: Utah Theatre consists of boxes 3-5. Box 3 conatins images of actors and productions, mostly in Utah. Box 4 contains images from various Utah theatres. Box 5 contains images from Sundance Film Festival, Salt Lake Community College, several festivals, and various theatre groups and conferences. Series III: Oversize consits of Box 6, which contains one oversized image from Theatre Works West.
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.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Nancy Melich in 2009.
Processing Note
Processed by Special Collections staff.
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Separated Materials
See also the Nancy Melich papers in the Manuscripts division of Special Collecitons.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Broadway and Off Broadway publicity photographs
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Description: Actors and Theatres: AContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Actors and Theatres: Ba-BoContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Actors and Theatres: Bp-BzContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Actors and Theatres: CContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Actors and Theatres: DContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Actors and Theatres: E-FContainer: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Actors and Theatres: GContainer: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Actors and Theatres: Ha-HeaContainer: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Actors and Theatres: Hei-HzContainer: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Actors and Theatres: I-JContainer: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Actors and Theatres: KContainer: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Actors and Theatres: LContainer: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: Actors and Theatres: Ma-MeContainer: Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: Actors and Theatres: Md-MzContainer: Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: Actors and Theatres: NContainer: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: Actors and Theatres: OContainer: Box 1, Folder 16
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Description: Actors and Theatres: P-QContainer: Box 1, Folder 17
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Description: Actors and Theatres: Ro-RzContainer: Box 1, Folder 18
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Description: Actors and Theatres: Ra-RnContainer: Box 1, Folder 19
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Description: Actors and Theatres: SContainer: Box 1, Folder 20
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Description: Actors and Theatres: T-VContainer: Box 1, Folder 21
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Description: Actors and Theatres: Wa-WhContainer: Box 1, Folder 22
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Description: Actors and Theatres: Wi-ZContainer: Box 1, Folder 23
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Description: Scenes from Broadway and off Broadway plays, musicals: A-CContainer: Box 2, Folder 1
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Description: Scenes from Broadway and off Broadway plays, musicals: D-GContainer: Box 2, Folder 2
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Description: Scenes from Broadway and off Broadway plays, musicals: H-IContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: Scenes from Broadway and off Broadway plays, musicals: J-LContainer: Box 2, Folder 4
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Description: Scenes from Broadway and off Broadway plays, musicals: M-NContainer: Box 2, Folder 5
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Description: Scenes from Broadway and off Broadway plays, musicals: O-RContainer: Box 2, Folder 6
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Description: Scenes from Broadway and off Broadway plays, musicals: S-ZContainer: Box 2, Folder 7
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Description: Playwrights, composers, directors, choreographers: A-BContainer: Box 2, Folder 8
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Description: Playwrights, composers, directors, choreographers: CContainer: Box 2, Folder 9
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Description: Playwrights, composers, directors, choreographers: D-GContainer: Box 2, Folder 10
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Description: Playwrights, composers, directors, choreographers: H-JContainer: Box 2, Folder 11
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Description: Playwrights, composers, directors, choreographers: K-LContainer: Box 2, Folder 12
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Description: Playwrights, composers, directors, choreographers: M-OContainer: Box 2, Folder 13
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Description: Playwrights, composers, directors, choreographers: P-RContainer: Box 2, Folder 14
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Description: Playwrights, composers, directors, choreographers: Sa-SiContainer: Box 2, Folder 15
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Description: Playwrights, composers, directors, choreographers: So-TContainer: Box 2, Folder 16
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Description: Playwrights, composers, directors, choreographers: W-ZContainer: Box 2, Folder 17
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Utah Theatre
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Description: James ArringtonDates: circa 1977-2007Container: Box 3, Folder 1
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Description: Gary BeerDates: 1990 DecemberContainer: Box 3, Folder 2
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Description: Charlene BletsonDates: circa 1983-1984Container: Box 3, Folder 3
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Description: Jessica Rayme_ and Jim Balla_dDates: circa 1997Container: Box 3, Folder 4
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Description: Logan FieldDates: circa 1978-1988Container: Box 3, Folder 5
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Description: A. R. Gurney JrDates: circa 1975-1990Container: Box 3, Folder 6
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Description: Wendy HamondDates: circa 1994Container: Box 3, Folder 7
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Description: Bernard Jacobs at Brigham Young University (BYU)Dates: 1984 OctoberContainer: Box 3, Folder 8
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Description: Stephen MetcalfeDates: circa 1985-1995Container: Box 3, Folder 9
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Description: Patrick PageDates: circa 1985-1995Container: Box 3, Folder 10
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Description: Joes Pitti and Kerry ShimizuDates: circa 1983-1985Container: Box 3, Folder 11
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Description: Lynn RedgraveDates: circa 1993-2003Container: Box 3, Folder 12
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Description: Neil SimonDates: circa 1994-1998Container: Box 3, Folder 13
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Description: Doug StewartDates: 1990Container: Box 3, Folder 14
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Description: "A Day Without Art"/World AIDS dayDates: 1991 NovemberContainer: Box 3, Folder 15
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Description: "The Beauty Queen of Leenane"Dates: 1999 May-JuneContainer: Box 3, Folder 16
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Description: "Black Elk Speaks"Dates: 1994 October-NovemberContainer: Box 3, Folder 17
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Description: "Cats"Dates: 1990-1994Container: Box 3, Folder 18
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Description: "Coopers Backroom"Dates: 1991 NovemberContainer: Box 3, Folder 19
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Description: "Forgotten Fires"Dates: circa 1996Container: Box 3, Folder 20
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Description: "Gadianton"Dates: circa 1996Container: Box 3, Folder 21
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Description: "Jesus Christ Superstar"Dates: 1971-1991Container: Box 3, Folder 22
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Description: "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", Donny and David OsmondDates: circa 1993-1997Container: Box 3, Folder 23
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Description: "Les Miserables"Dates: circa 1987-2003Container: Box 3, Folder 24
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Description: Looking back with pleasure
Photograph of content (book and portrait) from 1789 and 1814, although photographic print is much later.
Dates: circa 1789-1989Container: Box 3, Folder 25 -
Description: "Love Letters"Dates: 1992 MarchContainer: Box 3, Folder 26
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Description: "Macbeth" on rollerskates, Salt Lake City Art BarnDates: circa 1981-1982Container: Box 3, Folder 27
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Description: "Nicholas Nickleby"Dates: 1981 OctoberContainer: Box 3, Folder 28
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Description: "Nixon's Nixon" Russ Lee's PhotosDates: circa 1986-1996Container: Box 3, Folder 29
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Description: "Phantom of the Opera"Dates: circa 1925-1995Container: Box 3, Folder 30
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Description: "Pirated Penzance"Dates: 1993-1994Container: Box 3, Folder 31
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Description: "Porgy and Bess"Dates: circa 1981Container: Box 3, Folder 32
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Description: "Quilters"Dates: 1985Container: Box 3, Folder 33
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Description: "Rent"Dates: circa 1993-2000Container: Box 3, Folder 34
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Description: "Rent"Dates: 1998Container: Box 3, Folder 35
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Description: "Star Fever"Dates: 1994Container: Box 3, Folder 36
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Description: "Semmelweiss"Dates: 1983 NovemberContainer: Box 3, Folder 37
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Description: "Sunset Boulevard"Dates: circa 1993Container: Box 3, Folder 38
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Description: "Three Tall Women"Dates: 1994Container: Box 3, Folder 39
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Description: "Utah"Dates: circa 1995Container: Box 3, Folder 40
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Description: General Broadway showsDates: circa 1995-1998Container: Box 3, Folder 41
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Description: Actors Preparatory TheatreDates: 1990 July-AugustContainer: Box 4, Folder 1
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Description: American college theatre festivalDates: circa 1994Container: Box 4, Folder 2
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Description: Babcock Theatre: Individual portraitsDates: 1986-1996Container: Box 4, Folder 3
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Description: Babcock Theatre: ActorsDates: circa 1987-1990Container: Box 4, Folder 4
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Description: Babcock Theatre: Group portraitsDates: 1988-1990Container: Box 4, Folder 5
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Description: Babcock Theatre: "The Forced Marriage", "New Canadian Kid", "Rite of Spring", and other outdoor scenesDates: circa 1985-1987Container: Box 4, Folder 6
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Description: Babcock Theatre: "Helen" Greek theatre festivalDates: 1989 SeptemberContainer: Box 4, Folder 7
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Description: Babcock Theatre: Scenes from shows A-IDates: circa 1987-1991Container: Box 4, Folder 8
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Description: Babcock Theatre: Scenes from shows J-ZDates: circa 1986-1991Container: Box 4, Folder 9
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Description: Babcock TheatreDates: 1987-1988Container: Box 4, Folder 10
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Description: Broadway TheatreDates: circa 1989-1991Container: Box 4, Folder 11
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Description: Cathedral playersDates: 1980-1987Container: Box 4, Folder 12
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Description: City Prep TheatreDates: circa 1985Container: Box 4, Folder 13
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Description: Dance Theatre CoalitionDates: circa 1982Container: Box 4, Folder 14
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Description: Denver Center Theatre CompanyDates: circa 1983Container: Box 4, Folder 15
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Description: Egyptian Theatre CompanyDates: 1998Container: Box 4, Folder 16
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Description: Grand Hall Gallery TheatreDates: circa 1991Container: Box 4, Folder 17
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Description: Guthrie TheatreDates: 1986-1995Container: Box 4, Folder 18
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Description: Hale Center TheatreDates: 1985-1994Container: Box 4, Folder 19
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Description: Hale Center Theatre at Harman HallDates: circa 1985-1993Container: Box 4, Folder 20
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Description: Helper Intermountain TheatreDates: 1995-1998Container: Box 4, Folder 21
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Description: Lincoln Center TheatreDates: 1992-1995Container: Box 4, Folder 22
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Description: Lincoln Center TheatreDates: 1995 February-DecemberContainer: Box 4, Folder 23
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Description: Manhattan Theatre ClubDates: circa 1994-1995Container: Box 4, Folder 24
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Description: Manhattan Theatre ClubDates: 1991-1995Container: Box 4, Folder 25
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Description: Mime TheatreDates: circa 1978Container: Box 4, Folder 26
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Description: Short-lived theatre companiesDates: circa 1980-1997Container: Box 4, Folder 27
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Description: National Endowment for the Arts, Jane AlexanderDates: 1994 NovemberContainer: Box 4, Folder 28
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Description: National Theatre of Great BritainDates: circa 1986-1987Container: Box 4, Folder 29
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Description: Off Broadway theatreDates: circa 1990Container: Box 4, Folder 30
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Description: Old Lyric Repertory TheatreDates: 1987-1994Container: Box 4, Folder 31
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Description: Pages Lane TheatreDates: circa 1990-1995Container: Box 4, Folder 32
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Description: Park City performancesDates: circa 1981-1991Container: Box 4, Folder 33
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Description: Pioneer Memorial TheatreDates: circa 1978-1996Container: Box 4, Folder 34
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Description: Plan-B Theatre CompanyDates: circa 1995Container: Box 4, Folder 35
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Description: Promised Valley PlayhouseDates: 1990 NovemberContainer: Box 4, Folder 36
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Description: Royal Theatre: "Phantom of the Opera"Dates: circa 1986-1990Container: Box 4, Folder 37
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Description: Salt Lake Acting Company: "Satur Days of '47 Royalty Pageant"Dates: 1993 JulyContainer: Box 5, Folder 1
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Description: Salt Lake Acting Company: Individual shotsDates: circa 1982-2004Container: Box 5, Folder 2
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Description: Salt Lake Acting Company: Scenes and group shotsDates: circa 1980-1998Container: Box 5, Folder 3
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Description: Salt Lake Community CollegeDates: 1989-1991Container: Box 5, Folder 4
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Description: Salt Lake Community TheatreDates: circa 1990-1991Container: Box 5, Folder 5
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Description: Sundance Summer TheatreDates: circa 1984-1997Container: Box 5, Folder 6
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Description: Sundance Children's TheatreDates: circa 1991-1992Container: Box 5, Folder 7
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Description: Theatre program at the Sundance Film FestivalDates: circa 1997-1998Container: Box 5, Folder 8
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Description: Theatre 138Dates: 1978-1999Container: Box 5, Folder 9
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Description: Theatre League of Utah: "Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnDates: 1989Container: Box 5, Folder 10
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Description: Theatre League of Utah: "Cats"Dates: 1987-1993Container: Box 5, Folder 11
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Description: Theatre League of Utah: "Peter Pan"Dates: 1990Container: Box 5, Folder 12
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Description: Theatre Works WestDates: circa 1988-1993Container: Box 5, Folder 13
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Description: Triad TheatreDates: circa 1984-1988Container: Box 5, Folder 14
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Description: Tuacahn TheatreDates: 1996-1997Container: Box 5, Folder 15
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Description: Utah Arts Festival: "Diamond Studs"Dates: 1982 JuneContainer: Box 5, Folder 16
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Description: Utah Citizens for the ArtsDates: circa 1975-1980Container: Box 5, Folder 17
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Description: Utah Musical TheatreDates: 1994Container: Box 5, Folder 18
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Description: Utah Playwright's ConferenceDates: circa 1979-1981Container: Box 5, Folder 19
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Description: Utah State University (USU) playfestDates: 1996 NovemberContainer: Box 5, Folder 20
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Description: Weber State Theatre: "The Abdication"Dates: 1983Container: Box 5, Folder 21
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Description: Western Folklife Center/Voices W.E.S.T.Dates: 1993 April 30-May 1Container: Box 5, Folder 22
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Description: Family photos (digital only)
The original images were loaned to the library and were scanned and then returned to the donor. The image files can be requested, but the library no longer has the original images.
Dates: circa 1916-1976Container: Box 5, Folder 23
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Oversize
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Description: Theatre Works WestContainer: Box 6, Folder 1
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Actors--United States--Photographs
- Theater--United States--Photographs
- Women theater critics--Utah--Salt Lake City
Corporate Names
- Babcock Theatre (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Photographs
- Salt Lake Acting Company--Photographs
- University of Utah. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Color negatives
- black-and-white negatives
- black-and-white photographs
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Melich, Nancy (fmo)
