Guide to the Ram's Head Records SC0059

Stanford University Archives staff

Department of Special Collections and University Archives

2000

Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford 94305-6064

specialcollections@stanford.edu

URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

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Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Title: Ram's Head records

creator: Ram's Head (Stanford, Calif.)

Identifier/Call Number: SC0059

Physical Description: 13.5 Linear Feet (20 boxes)

Date (inclusive): 1924-2011

Custodial History note

Materials in the collection were given to the Stanford University Archives by Ram's Head in 1969, 2011, and 2012. Gift of Frances Stack, 2016; Blossom Parke McBrier, 2016.

Information about Access

Access: The collection is open for research. Materials are stored off-site and must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of use.

Ownership & Copyright

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.

Cite As

Ram's Head Records (SC0059). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Historical Note

Ram's Head Theatrical Society was organized in 1911 by Payson Jackson Treat, history professor, two other faculty members and seven students. It started as an elite, all-male honorary drama group. Later, a female counterpart known as the Ewe's Head was formed. In the 1930's, the two groups merged. Ram's Head folded in 1971 due to financial problems. It was reorganized in 1975 by Jon Mills and George McMillan with financial support from various university departments and offices. The Ram's Head produces three shows a year: Big Game Gaities, Winter-One-Acts, and the Spring Musical.

Scope and Content

Records of the student drama group Ram's Head include financial reports (1924-1957), Dramatic Council minutes (1925-1948), board minutes, (1935-1957), general correspondence (1934-1952), production books (1937-1959), and several LP records and audio tapes for such Ram's Head productions as the Big Game Gaieties, Winter-One-Acts, and Spring Shows. Also included are files from the Ram's Head web site captured by University Archives staff. Accession ARCH-2012-016 includes programs and posters from productions between 1998 and 2011.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Ram's Head (Stanford, Calif.)

Financial Records

box 1, folder 1

Financial Report 1924

box 1, folder 2

Financial Report 1925

box 1, folder 3

Financial Report 1926-27

box 1, folder 4

Financial Report 1927-28

box 1, folder 5

Financial Report 1928-29

box 1, folder 6

Financial Report 1929-30

box 1, folder 7

Financial Report 1930-31

box 1, folder 8

Financial Report 1931-32

box 1, folder 9

Financial Report 1932-33

box 1, folder 10

Financial Report 1933-34

box 1, folder 11

Financial Report 1934-35

box 1, folder 12

Financial Report 1935-36

box 1, folder 13

Financial Report 1936-37

box 1, folder 14

Financial Report 1937-38

box 1, folder 15

Financial Report 1938-39

box 1, folder 16

Financial Report 1939-40

box 1, folder 17

Financial Report 1940-41

box 1, folder 18

Financial Report 1942-43

box 1, folder 19

Financial Report 1943-44

box 1, folder 20

Financial Report 1945-46

box 1, folder 21

Financial Report 1946-47

box 1, folder 22

Financial Report 1947-48

box 1, folder 23

Financial Report 1948-49

box 1, folder 24

Financial Committee Minutes 1948-49

box 1, folder 25

Business Manager's Report 1949-50

box 1, folder 26

Business Manager's Report 1950-51

box 1, folder 27

Business Manager's Report 1951-52

box 2, folder 1

Business Manager's Report 1952-53

box 2, folder 2

Business Manager's Report 1953-54

box 2, folder 3

Business Manager's Report 1954-55

box 2, folder 4

Business Manager's Report 1955-56

box 2, folder 5

Business Manager's Report 1956-57

box 9, folder 11

Treasurers Book 1953-57

Administrative Records

box 2, folder 6

Dramatic Council Minutes 1925

box 2, folder 7

Dramatic Council Minutes 1926-27

box 2, folder 8

Dramatic Council Minutes 1933-34

box 2, folder 9

Dramatic Council Minutes 1934-35

box 2, folder 10

Dramatic Council Minutes 1935-36

box 2, folder 11

Dramatic Council Minutes 1936-37

box 2, folder 12

Dramatic Council Minutes 1937-38

box 2, folder 13

Dramatic Council Minutes 1938-39

box 2, folder 14

Dramatic Council Minutes 1939-40

box 2, folder 15

Dramatic Council Minutes 1940-41

box 1, folder 16

Dramatic Council Minutes 1941-42

box 2, folder 17

Report of Dramatic Manager 1941-42

box 2, folder 18

Dramatic Council Minutes 1942-43

box 2, folder 19

Dramatic Council Report 1942-43

box 2, folder 20

Dramatic Council Minutes 1943-44

box 2, folder 21

Dramatic Council Minutes 1944-45

box 2, folder 22

Dramatic Council Report 1944-45

box 2, folder 23

Dramatic Council Minutes 1945-46

box 2, folder 24

Dramatic Council Minutes 1946-47

box 2, folder 25

Dramatic Council Minutes 1947-48

box 2, folder 26

Board Minutes 1935

box 2, folder 27

Board Minutes 1936-1936

box 2, folder 28

Board Minutes 1940

box 2, folder 28

Board Minutes 1936-37

box 2, folder 29

Board Minutes 1941

box 2, folder 39

Board Minutes 1942

box 2, folder 31

Board Minutes 1943

box 2, folder 32

Board Minutes 1944

box 2, folder 33

Board Minutes 1945

box 2, folder 34

Board Minutes 1946

box 2, folder 35

Board Minutes 1947

box 2, folder 36

Board Minutes 1948

box 2, folder 37

Board Minutes 1950

box 2, folder 38

Board Minutes 1951

box 2, folder 39

Board Minutes 1952

box 2, folder 40

Board Minutes 1953

box 2, folder 41

Board Minutes 1954

box 3, folder 1

Board Minutes 1956

box 3, folder 2

Board Minutes 1957

box 3, folder 3

General Correspondence 1934

box 3, folder 4

General Correspondence 1935

box 3, folder 5

General Correspondence 1936

box 3, folder 6

General Correspondence 1937

box 3, folder 7

General Correspondence 1938

box 3, folder 8

General Correspondence 1939

box 3, folder 9

General Correspondence 1940

box 3, folder 10

General Correspondence 1941

box 3, folder 11

General Correspondence 1942

box 3, folder 12

General Correspondence 1943

box 3, folder 13

General Correspondence 1944

box 3, folder 14

General Correspondence 1945

box 3, folder 15

General Correspondence 1946

box 3, folder 16

General Correspondence 1947

box 3, folder 17

General Correspondence 1948

box 3, folder 18

General Correspondence 1949

box 3, folder 19

General Correspondence 1950

box 3, folder 20

General Correspondence 1951

box 3, folder 21

General Correspondence 1952

box 9, folder 8

Ram's Head Room 1958

box 9, folder 10

Board By-Laws 1957

box 12, folder 3

Gaieties, assorted records 1955

Production Records

box 3, folder 22

Production Book: Spring Show, 1937

box 3, folder 23

Production Book: Winter One-Acts, 1941

box 3, folder 24

Production Book: Spring Show, 1942

box 3, folder 25

Production Book: Winter One-Acts, 1943

box 3, folder 26

Production Book; Gaieties. 1943

box 3, folder 27

Production Book: Gaieties, 1944

box 3, folder 28

Production Book: Spring Show, 1945

box 4, folder 1

Production Book: Gaieties, 1945

box 4, folder 2

Production Book: Winter One-Acts, 1946

box 4, folder 3

Production Book: Gaieties, 1946

box 4, folder 4

Production Book: Winter One-Acts, 1947

box 4, folder 5

Production Book: Spring Show, 1947

box 4, folder 6

Production Book: Gaieties, 1947

box 4, folder 7

Production Book: Spring Show, 1948

box 4, folder 8

Production Book: Gaieties, 1948

box 4, folder 9

Production Book: Winter One-Acts, 1949

box 4, folder 10

Production Book: Spring Show, 1949

box 4, folder 11

Production Book: Winter One-Acts, 1950

box 5, folder 1

Production Book: Spring Show, 1950

box 5, folder 2

Production Book (a): Gaieties, 1950

box 5, folder 3

Production Book (b): Gaieties, 1950

box 5, folder 4

Production Book (a): Spring Show, 1950

box 5, folder 5

Production Book (b): Spring Show, 1950

box 5, folder 6

Production Book (c): Spring Show, 1950

box 5, folder 7

Production Book (a): Gaieties, 1951

box 5, folder 8

Production Book (b): Gaieties, 1951

box 6, folder 1

Production Book (a): Spring Show, 1952

box 6, folder 2

Production Book (b): Spring Show, 1952

box 6, folder 3

Production Book (a): Gaieites, 1952

box 6, folder 4

Production Book (b): Gaieties, 1952

box 6, folder 5

Production Book (a): Winter One-Acts, 1953

box 6, folder 6

Production Book (b): Winter One-Acts, 1953

box 6, folder 7

Production Book (a): Spring Show, 1953

box 6, folder 8

Production Book (b): Spring Show, 1953

box 6, folder 9

Production Book (a): Gaieties, 1953

box 6, folder 10

Production Book (b): Gaieties, 1953

box 7, folder 1

Production Book (a): Winter One-Acts, 1954

box 7, folder 2

Production Book (b): Winter One-Acts, 1954

box 7, folder 3

Production Book (a): Spring Show, 1954

box 7, folder 4

Production Book (b): Spring Show, 1954

box 7, folder 5

Production Book (c): Spring Show, 1954

box 7, folder 6

Production Book (d): Spring Show, 1954

box 7, folder 7

Production Book: Gaieties, 1954

box 16, folder 1

Gaieties 1954

box 7, folder 8

Production Book (a): Winter One-Acts, 1955

box 7, folder 9

Production Book (b): Winter One-Acts, 1955

box 8, folder 1

Production Book (a): Spring Show, 1955

box 8, folder 2

Production Book (b): Spring Show, 1955

box 8, folder 3

Production Book (a): Gaieties, 1955

box 8, folder 4

Production Book (b): Gaieties, 1955

box 8, folder 5

Reports, Spring Show, 1956

box 8, folder 6

Directors Report, Gaieties, 1956

box 8, folder 7

Production Book (a): Spring Show, 1957

box 8, folder 8

Production Book: Gaieties, 1957

box 8, folder 9

Production Book (a): Spring Show, 1958

box 8, folder 10

Production Book (b): Spring Show, 1958

box 8, folder 11

Production Book (c): Spring Show, 1958

box 16, folder 2

Call Me Madam 1958 Spring

box 8, folder 12

Production Book (a): Gaieties, 1958

box 8, folder 13

Production Book (b): Gaieties, 1958

box 8, folder 1

Production Book (a): Los Angeles Road-show, 1958

box 9, folder 2

Production Book (b): Los Angeles Road-show, 1958

box 9, folder 3

Production Book: Winter One-Acts, 1959

box 9, folder 4

Production Book: Spring Shows, 1959

box 16, folder 3

Pal Joey 1959 Spring

box 9, folder 5

Production Book (a): Gaieties, 1959

box 9, folder 6

Production Book (b): Gaieties, 1959

box 9, folder 7

Production Book (c): Gaieties, 1959

box 11, folder 1

Scrapbook from Spring Show "No Mother to Guide Her" (script, stage directions, program, and some related correspondence) 1943

box 12, folder 1

Assorted programs 1955-1956

box 9, folder 9

Miscellaneous Programs

box 12, folder 2

Gaieties, lighting plan 1954

box 12, folder 4

Gaieties, lighting rehearsal notes 1955

box 12, folder 5

Gaieties, lighting notes circa 1955

box 12, folder 6

Gaieties, lighting plan 1956

box 12, folder 7

Gaieties programs 1954-1957

box 12, folder 8

Miscellaneous records

box 12, folder 9

Spring Show 1955

box 12, folder 10

Waiting for Lefty, lighting plan 1955

box 16, folder 4

Of Thee I Sing undated

Music

box 10, folder 1

Spring Show music 1951

box 10, folder 2

Spring Show music 1951

box 10, folder 3

Spring Show music 1951

box 10, folder 4

Spring Show music 1951

box 10, folder 5

Gaieties music 1959

box 10, folder 6-10

Ram's Head music, miscellaneous

box 11, folder 2-4

Spring Show music 1943

Additional Material Accession ARCH-2004-326

Box 1

Gaieties material 1948

Audiovisual Material

box 12, folder 11

Big Game Gaieties sound track 1954

Big Game Gaieties sound track: 1954

view online item

Physical Description: 1 audio disc(s)

box 12, folder 13

Big Game Gaieties sound track 1954

Physical Description: 1 audio disc(s)

box 12, folder 12

Big Game Gaieties sound track 1955

Physical Description: 1 audio disc(s)

box 12, folder 14

Big Game Gaieties sound track 1955

Big Game Gaieties sound track: 1955

view online item

Big Game Gaieties sound track: 1955

view online item

Physical Description: 1 audio disc(s)

box 12, folder 15

Big Game Gaieties sound track 1956

Big Game Gaieties sound track: 1956

view online item

Physical Description: 1 audio disc(s)

box 15, folder 1

Big Game Gaieties sound track 1957

Big Game Gaieties sound track: 1957

view online item

Physical Description: 1 audio disc(s)

box 15, folder 2

Big Game Gaieties sound track 1963

Big Game Gaieties sound track: 1963

view online item

Physical Description: 1 audio disc(s)

box 15, folder 3

Big Game Gaieties sound track 1964

Big Game Gaieties sound track: 1964

view online item

Physical Description: 1 audio disc(s)

box 15, folder 4

Big Game Gaieties sound track 1965

Big Game Gaieties sound track: 1965

view online item

Physical Description: 1 audio disc(s)

box 15, folder 5

Big Game Gaieties sound track 1966

Big Game Gaieties soundtrack

view online item

Physical Description: 1 audio disc(s)

box 15, folder 6

Big Game Gaieties sound track 1967

Big Game Gaieties sound track: 1966

view online item

Physical Description: 1 audio disc(s)

box 12, folder 16

Knight in Arms (Spring Show) sound track 1961

Knight in Arms (Spring Show) sound track: 1961

view online item

Physical Description: 1 audio disc(s)

box 12, folder 17

Pal Joey 1959

Pal Joey: 1959

view online item

Physical Description: 3 audiotape(s) (reel-to-reel)

Programs Accession ARCH-2012-016

box 13

Programs from various productions circa 1998-2011

Physical Description: 31 item(s)

Posters Accession ARCH-2012-016

box 14

Posters from various productions circa 1998-2011

Physical Description: 32 item(s)

Website Files 2011

Physical Description: 165 megabyte(s)(2655 files in 4671 folders)

2011 December 6

Additional Records Accession ARCH-2016-123

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials in this series donated by Blossom Parke McBrier, 2016.

Scope and Contents

This series consists primarily of materials relating to the 1943 Gaities production.

Box 1, Folder 1

"Just a Plaything," sheet music 1942 Oct 8

Box 1, Folder 2

"Pin up Girl," lyrics

Box 1, Folder 3

"Finale," sheet music and lyrics

Box 1, Folder 4

"Pin up Girl," sheet music

Box 1, Folder 5

"L.S.M.F.T.," skit on Frank Sinatra

Box 1, Folder 6

Clippings re Gaities 1943

Box 1, Folder 7

Gaities poster

Additional Records Accession ARCH-2016-130

Box 1, Folder 1

Spring Show poster 1944

Box 1, Folder 2

Gaieties poster 1944

Box 1, Folder 3

Gaieties poster 1943

Additional Records Accession ARCH-2018-035

Box 1

Gaieties 1977

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s)