Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Davis, Gordon Arthur.
- Abstract:
- Programs, playbills, and photographs from plays directed by Davis, including PRINCESS IDA, HAMLET, and HAY FEVER; set designs by Leslie Kiler.
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] Stanford University Theatrical Productions Records (SC0429). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Programs, playbills, and photographs from plays directed by Davis, including PRINCESS IDA, HAMLET, and HAY FEVER; set designs by Leslie Kiler.
- Biographical / historical:
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Gordon Davis earned his a.b. in English at Stanford University in 1920; after graduation he joined the Stanford faculty, becoming assistant professor of English (Public Speaking) and Director of Dramatics. He left Stanford in 1929.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Carl Stritter, 1992.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] Stanford University Theatrical Productions Records (SC0429). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022