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Arts. Arts

 Topic Guide
Identifier: Arts
This classification groups manuscript and small collections on the arts.

Found in 112 Collections and/or Records:

Roz Young Manuscript (SC-292)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-292
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of one typed manuscript by Roz Young, titled Two Perfectly Marvelous Cats. It would be published in 1995. This early copy, along with a letter, also in the collection, dates from 1994 and was sent to a friend of Young's named Francis Ryder.

Dates: 1994-1995

Visual Arts Network Inc. Records (MS-693)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-693
Content Description The collection consists of general (paper) files and audiovisual materials. The general files include articles of incorporation, by-laws, minutes, reports, membership lists, financial information, correspondence, newsletters, grant application files, workshops and programming files, group travel files, and files about a reunion of Living Arts Center participants. A listing of the electronic files present in the collection is also included in this section, both electronically and...
Dates: 1983 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1988 - 1995

Katherine Gunckel Loy Dayton Art Exhibitions Scrapbook (SC-378)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-378
Content Description The scrapbook contains primarily newspaper clippings (which include photographs published in the newspaper) concerning exhibitions sponsored by the newly formed Montgomery County Art Association, and held at Memorial Hall, including: the first annual exhibition (March 11-26, 1913); second annual exhibition (January 22-February 4, 1914); an exhibit of local artists (September/October 1914); and the third annual exhibition (November 14-29, 1914). In addition to newspaper clippings from local...
Dates: 1912 - 1914

Eleanor McCann Dayton Music Scrapbook (SC-379)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-379
Abstract

The collection consists of a single scrapbook containing clippings, original materials (such as programs and correspondence), and occasional handwritten commentary, mostly focused on Dayton's classical music scene in the 1930s and 1940s. Eleanor McCann was the music director at the Dayton Art Institute at the time.

Dates: 1925 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1939 - 1943

Dayton Civic Theatre Scrapbook (SC-380)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-380
Abstract

The Dayton Civic Theatre was founded and directed by Edmund C. Wilkes. Most productions were performed at the Dayton Art Institute Auditorium by the Phoenix Players professional theatre company. The scrapbook primarily contains original photographs, programs, and news clippings, as well as some other original documents.

Dates: 1938 - 1942; 1978; Majority of material found within 1938 - 1941

Louis Lott Architecture Negatives (SC-381)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-381
Abstract

The collection consists of approximately 632 film negatives depicting houses, buildings, churches, historic sites, and architectural details in the United States and Europe.

Dates: circa 1909-1921

Jim Foreman Dayton Music Scene Collection (MS-704)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-704
Abstract

The collection consists of video interviews that Jim Foreman conducted with Dayton music personas in the 1980s.

Dates: circa 1980 - circa 1989

Stuart McDowell Kenley Players and Theatre Collection (MS-710)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-710
Content Description The collection consists of programs from various theatrical productions, including plays and musicals. Series I: Kenley Players Programs, contains programs for Kenley Players productions, mostly ones performed at Dayton's Memorial Hall. Many of these issues contain newspaper clippings and ticket stubs affixed to the inside, and some also have handwritten commentary or autographs. This appears to be a fairly complete run of Kenley Players programs from their years performing in...
Dates: 1951 - 1983; 2020

Historical Theater Programs Collection (MS-87)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-87
Scope and Contents

A miscellaneous collection of theater programs from several American cities, including Dayton and Cincinnati.

Dates: 1907-1988

Ohio Theatre Alliance Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-95
Abstract

The Ohio Theatre Alliance was founded in 1972 to bring together all levels of theatre - professional, community, college, and school - to promote communications and take action on matters of concern. The records in this collection include organizational papers, meeting minutes, membership records, committee reports, conference records, financial records, and correspondence.

Dates: 1972-1989; Majority of material found within 1972-1985