General Princeton Theater Collection

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.

Call Number:

AC385

Repository:

Princeton University Library: University Archives

Extent:

7 boxes
1 folder

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); General Princeton Theater Collection, Box and Folder Number; University Archives, Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1883-1998 (inclusive)

Creator:

Princeton University. Library. Special Collections, Davis, Jim, and Perry, G. Daniel

Form:

Handbills., Posters., Photographs., Theater programs., and Videotapes.

Abstract:

There are several well-known Princeton theatrical groups, but students and faculty have also organized many smaller groups over the decades, both short-term and long-lived. The collection consists of posters, programs, photographs, news clippings, and a very small amount of design and planning materials gathered about campus theatrical groups that are not already represented in dedicated archival collections.

The collection consists of materials gathered about campus theatrical groups that are not already represented in dedicated archival collections. The materials include posters, programs, photographs, news clippings, a single VHS videocassette, and a very small amount of design and planning material. The collection also contains clippings about performances of the Princeton University Program in Theater and Dance, and a small amount of information about student-founded production groups.

The collection was formed from materials collected by the former Theater Collection Curator in Firestone Library.

This collection was processed by Christie Peterson with assistance from Eleanor Wright '14 in March 2011. Finding aid written by Christie Peterson in April 2011.

No appraisal information is available.

Organization

Subject

College theater -- New Jersey -- Princeton

Publisher: University Archives
Finding Aid Author: Christie Peterson
Finding Aid Date: 2011
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
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Collection Inventory

Series 1: Medieval Liturgical Drama at Princeton Records, 1976-1980. 1 box.

Arrangement

Series 1: Medieval Liturgical Drama at Princeton Records, 1976-1980 is organized by production name.

Scope and Contents

Series 1: Medieval Liturgical Drama at Princeton Records, 1976-1980 contains music, scripts, research papers, programs and promotional materials for a series of dramas produced by the English Department in the Princeton Chapel. It includes files on the plays Filius Getronis, Officium Peregrinorum, Resuscitatio Lazari, and Visitatio Sepulchri.

Physical Description

1 box

Scope and Contents

Series 2: Collected Materials about Various Groups and Performances, 1883-1998 contains photographs, printed materials, newspaper clippings and other items about various theaters, groups, and performances on campus.

Arrangement

Series 2: Collected Materials about Various Groups and Performances, 1883-1998 is organized by material type, and thereunder by group or theater name.

Physical Description

6 boxes

Physical Description

2 boxes

Waiting for Godot at Wilson College Theatre, undated. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Four Plays by Contemporary Dramatists: Dr. Kheal, Seeing-Eye Dog with an Eye for Women, Chicago, George Washington Crossing the Delaware at Wilcox Hall, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Tales of Our Fathers Sponsored by Hillel, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Philoktetes by Princeton Inn Theater, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

The Inn Cabaret at The Nassau Inn, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Richard II by Princeton Festival Players, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

King Lear: A Dramatic Reading by Department of English, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Sisyphus and the Blue-Eyed Cyclops by Harambee House Players of Princeton University, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Poetry Reading by James Merrill of the Creative Arts Program, Department of English, 1967. 1 box.

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1 box

"Mother Loves Me": A Freudian Fable, a "Producer's Fund" Show, 1958. 1 box.

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1 box

The Physicists, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

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1 box

Judy, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Bruno, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

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1 box

Electra, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Billy Budd, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

A Lass, Two Lads, Three Ladders: A Midnight Reading of Modern American Humor, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

A Reunions Showcase of Three Off-Beat Plays: x = 0; Passion, Poison and Petrifaction; Calvary, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

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1 box

Incubus: An American Dream Play, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Hamlet, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Furies, 1990. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Ze'eva Cohen and Dancers, 1990. 1 folder.

Physical Description

1 folder

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1 box

She Stoops to Conquer, 1977. 1 box.

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1 box

The Rivals, 1977. 1 box.

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1 box

Misalliance, 1977. 1 box.

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1 box

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2 boxes

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, 1907. 1 box.

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1 box

A New Way to Pay Old Debts, 1908. 1 box.

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1 box

The Trojan Women, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Euripides' Medea, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

The Bacchae, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

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1 box

The Tenth Man, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Private Life of the Master Race, circa 1978. 1 box.

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1 box

Yentl, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

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1 box

Tonight We Improvise, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Pots of Money, 1962. 1 box.

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1 box

Uncle Vanya, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Brecht The Exception and the Rule, Courteline Article 300, Honig The Widow, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Village Wooing and Great Catherine, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

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1 box

A Woman Suspended, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Queen Jane, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

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1 box

The Maids, 1976. 1 box.

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1 box

Waiting for Godot, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

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1 box

The Silent Woman, 1913. 1 box.

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1 box

Pillars of Society, 1914. 1 box.

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1 box

The Jew of Malta, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

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1 box

Blithe Spirit, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Twelfth Night, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Under Milk Wood, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

A Thurber Carnival: A Revue with Music, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

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1 box

The Sign of Jonah, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

The Prisoner, 1965. 1 box.

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1 box

The Brothers Karamazov, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

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1 box

Murder in the Cathedral, 1973. 1 box.

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1 box

A Sleep of Prisoners.., 1961. 1 box.

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1 box

Princeton Summer Theater Posters, undated. 1 folder.

Physical Description

1 folder

Broadside Advertisement for PCDA - The Dramatic Association production of Time Will Tell, undated. 1 folder.

Physical Description

1 folder

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1 box

Miscellaneous Programs, 1941-1953. 1 box.

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1 box

Miscellaneous Playbills, Etc, 1883. 1 box.

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1 box

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1 box

Wilson-Butler Theatre, 1984-1988. 1 box.

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1 box

Wilson College Theatre, 1972-1983. 1 box.

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1 box

Forbes College Theatre, 1985-1991. 1 box.

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1 box

PIC (Princeton Inn Shakespeare) Theatre, 1972-1984. 1 box.

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1 box

Forbes (PIC) Theatre, 1984-1985. 1 box.

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1 box

Princeton Players, 1961-1962. 1 box.

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1 box

Savoyards, 1959-1964. 1 box.

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1 box

Harambee House Players, 1969-1973. 1 box.

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1 box

Dramatics, 1890-1893. 1 box.

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1 box

The Players' Guild, 1945. 1 box.

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1 box

Lampshade Productions, 1959-1960. 1 box.

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1 box

Organizations - Film Club, 1946-1947. 1 box.

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1 box

Dana Productions, 1959-1960. 1 box.

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1 box

Celebrity Series, 1960. 1 box.

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1 box

C-K Productions, 1961-1962. 1 box.

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1 box

Truckstop Theatre, 1974 December 11. 1 box.

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1 box

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1 box

1988 Summer, 1988 Summer. 1 box.

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1 box

The Foreigner, 1988 Summer. 1 box.

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1 box

Candida, 1989 Summer. 1 box.

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1 box

Goblin Market, 1989 Summer. 1 box.

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1 box

Les Liaisons Dangereuses, 1989 Summer. 1 box.

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1 box

185 Nassau / Princeton University Program in Theatre and Dance, 1977-1991. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Broadmead Theatre (See Also Triangle Club), 1991. 1 box.

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1 box

Expressions Dance Company, 1984-1990. 1 box.

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1 box

Jewish Theatre Project, 1976-1988. 1 box.

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1 box

Princeton University Chapel, 1975-1988. 1 box.

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1 box

Princeton University Gilbert and Sullivan Society, 1972-1973. 1 box.

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1 box

Rockefeller College Theatre, 1984-1987. 1 box.

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1 box

Theatre '83, 1981-1983. 1 box.

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1 box

Miscellaneous Campus Theaters, 1991-1995. 1 box.

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1 box

Miscellaneous Clippings, 1991-1995. 1 box.

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1 box

Miscellaneous Campus Performances, 1973-1990. 1 box.

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1 box

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2 boxes

The Golden Cradle, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Unidentified Production, circa 1940. 1 box.

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1 box

Unidentified - John Loves Mary, 1949. 1 box.

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1 box

Unidentified - The Magic Well and The Swan, circa 1928. 1 box.

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1 box

Davis, Jim. Princeton Festival Players in Richard II and The Secret Concubine, 1956. 1 box.

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1 box

Coriolanus July Production, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

An Inspector Calls - J.B. Priestley, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Too Many Thumbs - R. Hivnor, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Major Barbara, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

She Stoops to Conquer, 1950. 1 box.

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1 box

Unidentified, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

Anna Christie, undated. 1 box.

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1 box

The Flies, Princeton Summer School, 1947. 1 box.

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1 box

Bachelor's Club of Faculty - Rollo at Princeton, 1903 February 25. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

University Players, University Repertory Theatre, and Alumni, 1931-1938. 1 box.

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1 box

Princeton Theatre Miscellaneous, 1864-1917. 1 box.

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1 box

Reunion Showcase, 1963. 1 box.

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1 box

The Savoyards of Princeton, 1956-1964. 1 box.

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1 box

Granville Barker at Princeton, 1915. 1 box.

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1 box

The Players Guild, 1945. 1 box.

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1 box

Ben Greet Players at Princeton, 1903-1908. 1 box.

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1 box

Princeton Festival Players, 1956. 1 box.

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1 box

Chapel Deacons, 1959-1966. 1 box.

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1 box

Princeton University Players Clippings and Advertisements, 1986-1990. 1 box.

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1 box

University Players, 1931. 1 box.

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1 box

Perry, G. Daniel. Lighting Plan by for Dr. Faustus at Princeton University Chapel, 1961. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Floor Plans of Alexander Hall, 1936 March. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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Collection Inventory

Series 2: Collected Materials about Various Groups and Performances, 1883-1998. 6 boxes.

Posters, 1907-1990. 2 boxes.

Princeton University Chapel, dates not examined. 1 box.

Murray Theatre, dates not examined. 1 box.

Program in Theatre and Dance, 1990. 1 box.

The Weekly Readers, 1977. 1 box.

Alexander Hall, 1907-1908. 2 boxes.

Princeton Jewish Theatre Project, 1978. 1 box.

Princeton Players, Inc., 1962. 1 box.

PIC Theatre, dates not examined. 1 box.

The Truck Stop, 1976. 1 box.

English Dramatic Association of Princeton, 1913-1914. 1 box.

Princeton Theatre Company, dates not examined. 1 box.

The Chapel Deacons, 1965. 1 box.

Trinity Church, 1961-1973. 1 box.

Playbills and Promotional Materials, 1883-1990. 1 box.

Clippings, 1890-1998. 1 box.

Princeton Repertory Company, 1988 April-1989 June. 1 box.

Photographs, 1903 February 25-1956. 2 boxes.

Files containing Clippings, Photographs, Programs and other Promotional Material, 1864-1990. 1 box.

Print, Suggest