Guide to the Allan Ulrich Collection of Performance Posters ARS.0240

Finding aid prepared by Benjamin E. Bates
Archive of Recorded Sound
2024
soundarchive@stanford.edu


Contributing Institution: Archive of Recorded Sound
Title: Allan Ulrich Collection of Performance Posters
Identifier/Call Number: ARS.0240
Physical Description: 13 Linear Feet : (4) folder(s)
Date (bulk): 1974-2008
Language of Material: English .

Access

Open for research; material must be requested at least three business days in advance of intended use. Contact the Archive of Recorded Sound for assistance.

Source of acquisition

The Allan Ulrich Collection of Performance Posters was bequeathed to the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound by the Estate of Allan Ulrich in 2019.

Arrangement

This collection is divided among four flat-file folders based on individual poster dimensions.

Cite as

Allan Ulrich Collection of Performance Posters, ARS-0240. Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA.

Abstract

This collection contains opera, ballet, and other arts-related posters from the estate of Allan Ulrich (1940-2019), a major classical music and ballet critic who worked for the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, and early in his career, the Sacramento Bee.

Separated Materials

A separate collection of opera and Broadway compact disc recordings from the Estate of Allan Ulrich can be found at the Stanford Music Library. Consult the library's catalog for individual items.

Restrictions

All requests to reproduce, publish, broadcast, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head Librarian, Archive of Recorded Sound, Braun Music Center, Stanford, California 94305. Consent is given on behalf of the Archive of Recorded Sound as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Opera
Ballet

folder 3

Posters 1974-2008

Physical Description: 7 poster(s)

Scope and Contents

War Memorial Opera House - Season poster: San Francisco Ballet, 1990. [24" x 14"]
Deutsche Oper Berlin - Opera: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny by Kurt Weill, 1999. [22" x 15.5"]
University of Southern California - Arnold Schoenberg Centennial Celebration, 1974. [22.25" x 16.5"]
War Memorial Opera House - Ballet: Narcisse by Val Caniparoli, San Francisco Ballet, 1987. [24" x 18.25"]
Royal Opera House Covent Garden - Ballet: Tales of Beatrix Potter, Ballet Imperial: Royal Ballet, 1992. [30" x 20"]
Paris - Exhibit: Le Musée Maillol s'expose, 2008. [23.5" x 15.75"]
M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco - Exhibit: Bronislava Nijinska, a dancer's legacy, 1986. [27" x 15"]
folder 1

Posters 1981-1992

Physical Description: 6 poster(s)

Scope and Contents

Oakland Ballet, 1981. [36" x 21.5"]
Deutsche Oper Berlin - Opera: Orpheus in Der Unterwelt by Jacques Offenbach: Prof. Götz Friedrich, Generalintendant, 1984. [33" x 23.5"]
Hollywood Records - Album: Barcelona: Freddie Mercury, Monserrat Caballé, 1988. [36" x 24"]
Ballett der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Ballet: Cruel Garden: Prof. Götz Friedrich, Generalintendant, 1992. [33" x 23.25"]
Den Kongelige Ballet = Royal Danish Ballet - II Bournonville Festival, 1992. [33.25" x 23.5"]
Tharp! - Ballet: Three Works by Twyla Tharp: Jedediah Wheeler, Producer, undated. [36" x 24"]
folder 2

Posters 1986-1996

Physical Description: 5 poster(s)

Scope and Contents

Tivolis Koncertsal - Ballet: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, 1986. [33" x 25.5"]
Lionheart Television - BBC television serial drama: The Singing Dectective, American premiere, 1988. [30" x 20"]
Danmarks Største Danseskole - Smuk og Praktisk Dans: Carl G.V. Carlsen, 1996. [33.5" x 24"]
Merce Cunningham Dance Company, undated. [32" x 17.5"]
Den Kongelige Ballet - Tornerose, undated. [33" x 25.5"]
folder 4

Posters 1987-1995

Physical Description: 3 poster(s)

Scope and Contents

Zellerbach Hall, University of California Berkeley - Ballet: Twyla Tharp Dance, 1987. [40" x 22.25"]
Lyric Opera of Chicago - Opera: McTeague by William Bolcom, 1992. [39.25" x 26"]
Luzern - Internationale Musikfest Wochen, 1995. [40" x 25.25"]