Playbills
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Ingram Bloch Collection
The Ingram Bloch Collection, 1929-1953, consists of theatre playbills and programs collected by physicist Ingram Bloch, 1920-1995.
Louisa F. France Collection
The Louisa F. France Collection documents over six decades of musical performances staged in the United States and Europe. Measuring 4.2 linear feet, the collection is organized chronologically and represents a wide spectrum of classical performers and musical styles.
Mexico City Play Bills
This collection features playbills from multiple plays put on in Mexico City between 1858 and 1859, such as "Un Soldado de Napoleon" and "La Glorida en el Tepeyac."
George Mitchell Collection
This .21 linear feet collection contains a stock certificate, three pamphlets, and 18 playbills/program. The collection is arranged by subject, then by date.
Edwin A. Price, Jr. Collection
The Edwin A. Price, Jr. Collection contains 85 assorted theatre and concert programs from 1941-1958.
Louise C. Sheetz Papers
This collection contains 4 scrapbooks of theatre clippings and announcements of productions at Nashville theatres, including the Vendome Theatre and Masonic Theatre. The scrapbooks are dated 1879-1916.
John Lark Taylor Papers
The John Lark Taylor Papers contain correspondence, plays and original music by Taylor, photographs, promptbooks, playbills, radio scripts, and other stage and radio memorabilia spanning 1879 to 1944.
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