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Quipfire! Records
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Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: University Archives. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
Overview and metadata sections
Quipfire! is Princeton University's first student improvisational comedy group. The group performs five sets of shows each year on campus, and tours each intersession break.
The records contain promotional material, performances and founding documents for Quipfire! Included are posters, programs, photograph albums, slides, a team hat and VHS recordings of three of the group's first four performances, as well as a promotional tape.
The materials in Series 1: May 2009 Accession, 1992-1995 were compiled by Matthew David Brozik '95.
Series 1 was a gift of Christopher E. Yakaitis '00 in May 2009 [AR.2009.042]. Series 2 was a gift of Erika Peterson '96 and Massie Ritsch '98 in July 1996 [AR.1996.065].
Series 2 was added by Christie Peterson in February 2011.
No appraisal information is available.
Organization
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- University Archives
- Finding Aid Date
- 2009
- Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
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Collection Inventory
Series 1: May 2009 Accession, 1992-1995 remains in the original order in which it was received.
Series 1: May 2009 Accession, 1992-1995 contains posters, programs, photograph albums, slides, a team hat and VHS recordings of three of the group's first four performances, as well as a promotional tape.
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Series 2: July 1996 Accession, 1993-1995 remains in the original order in which it was received.
Series 2: July 1996 Accession, 1993-1995 consists of posters, programs and promotional materials for Quipfire! and its performances.
Physical Description1 box
The Quipfire! public website provides information on the activities of the university's improvisational comedy group.
Full text searching of this archived web site is available through the Archive-It interface.
The original arrangement of the files was maintained.
Physical Description1 website