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Oregon Shakespearean Festival souvenir programs collection, 1950-2000
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle Public Library
- Title
- Oregon Shakespearean Festival souvenir programs collection
- Dates
- 1950-2000 (inclusive)19502000
- Quantity
- 1.25 linear feet, (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 1000-046
- Summary
- This collection includes souvenir programs from the Oregon Shakespearean Festival, held in Ashland, Oregon, during the years 1950-2000.
- Repository
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Seattle Public Library, Special Collections
1000 Fourth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104-1109
Telephone: 206-386-4636
specialcollections@spl.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open and available for use.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Oregon Shakespearean Festival was founded in 1935. From March through October each year, the festival offers from 750 to 850 evening and matinee performances in three theaters. The Oregon Shakespearean Festival was renamed the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 1988.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The annual souvenir program includes photographic highlights of each play and special articles along with pictures and biographies of actors, playwrights, and the many people who work behind the scenes. Missing in the collection are 1954-1957, 1968, 1970-1972, 1975-1978, 1980, 1987, 1988, and 1993.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[ITEM DESCRIPTION], Oregon Shakespearean Festival souvenir programs collection. Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Souvenir programs are arranged by year.
Acquisition Information
Programs were collected by The Seattle Public Library over time.
Processing Note
Acknowledgement of Harmful Content
The Seattle Public Library Special Collections Department is committed to creating an inclusive archive that documents the history of our diverse communities in a respectful manner. Our collections include historic materials that may contain images and outdated language which can be harmful due to issues such as racism, colonialism, sexism and homophobia. This content can provide important insight into the creator and context of the historic materials but can also reveal hurtful biases and prejudices.
We may decide to use or retain harmful language in our description when the terms have been used by the creator(s) of the materials to describe themselves or their community; when we have reused description created by the donor; when we have transcribed information directly from the materials; and when using national standards such as Library of Congress Subject Headings, which allow for standardized searching and retrieval of records. When including language from the original material in our finding aids or descriptions, we will indicate that this material comes directly from the original item by putting the language in quotes or prefacing it with a note that says the description is transcribed from the item or provided by the creator.
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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1-9 | Programs | 1950-1982 |
2 | 1-9 | Programs | 1983-1994 |
3 | 1-6 | Programs | 1995-2000 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Drama festivals--Oregon--Ashland--Periodicals
Personal Names
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production--Periodicals
Corporate Names
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival--Periodicals
- Oregon Shakespearean Festival Association
- Oregon Shakespearean Festival--Periodicals
Form or Genre Terms
- Theater programs