Scope and Content Note
This collection contains reviews, articles, press releases, and brochures documenting United States theatre activity (excluding Arizona) from the 1970s to 2007.
Series I: National Theatre Companies houses articles, reviews, and press releases pertaining to United States theatre companies performing for adult audiences all over the nation. These companies include professional and university theatres as well as producing organizations. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.
Series II: Plays houses articles, press releases, and reviews concerning nationally touring productions. It is arranged alphabetically by the title of the production.
Series III: National Theatre-Related Awards and Organizations houses articles, brochures, and newsletters documenting theatre-related awards and organizations. It is arranged alphabetically by name of organization.
Series IV: Oversize houses articles and ephemera too large to fit into the other boxes in this collection. These items can be located via notes in related files in series listed above. This series is arranged by size.
Dates
- Creation: 1970s-2007
Language of Materials
Material in English
Access Restrictions
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
Copyright
Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
Historical Note
No historical information is available.
Full extent
22 Box(es)
Full extent
9 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection contains reviews, articles, press releases, and brochures documenting United States theatre activity (excluding Arizona) from the 1970s to 2007.
Arrangement
This collection consists of twenty-two boxes divided into four series:
- Series I: National Theatre Companies
- Series II: Plays
- Series III: National Theatre-Related Awards and Organizations
- Series IV: Oversize
Provenance
Collected from national and local newspapers, websites, and other periodicals from the 1970s to 2007.
- Title
- National Theatre Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Library Aides and M.F.A. graduate students in Theatre for Youth, under the direction of Katherine Krzys, Curator, Child Drama Collection.
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide encoded in English.
Repository details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact
Arizona State UniversityP.O. Box 871006
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-4932
archives@asu.edu