Guide to the Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera records PA Mss 56
Finding aid prepared by Special Research Collections staff, 2019.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
2019 June 13
Title: Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera records
Identifier/Call Number: PA Mss 56
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Physical Description:
17 linear feet
(17 cartons)
Creator:
Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera
Date (inclusive): circa 1984-2001
Abstract: Records of the Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera (Santa Barbara, California) from 1984 to 2001.
Physical Location: The collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research. The collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.
Use Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera records, PA Mss 56. Department of Special Research Collections,
UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Santa Barbara Performing Arts League, March 2004.
Historical Note
The Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera (SBCLO) was a theatre company in Santa Barbara, California. It put on hundreds of performances
in the Lobero Theater, and later the Granada Theater in Santa Barbara before going bankrupt. The company was founded by Paul
Iannoccone and Elise Unruh in 1984 and continued to produce shows until filing for bankruptcy in 2001. The organization transformed
into the short-lived Musical Theater of Santa Barbara (MTSB) before finally discontinuing productions altogether. "Santa Barbara
Civic Light Opera." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Barbara_Civic_Light_Opera. Accessed on 13 June 2019.
Scope and Content
Records of the Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera (Santa Barbara, California) from 1984 to 2001. Materials include administrative
and financial records, production files, photographs, stage manager files, press clippings, and videocassette recordings of
productions and special events, including a tribute to American actress Ruby Keeler (1909–1993) in 1991.
Note on Videocassettes
Videocassettes were separated from cartons numbered "14" and "15" and have been inventoried below as single items.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Musical theater -- California -- Santa Barbara
Musicals -- California -- Santa Barbara
Theatrical companies -- California -- Santa Barbara
Theatrical companies -- Archives
Administrative records
Clippings (information artifacts)
Organization files
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Videocassettes
Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera -- Archives
Musical Theater of Santa Barbara
Keeler, Ruby
box 1-3
Administrative and financial records
box 4-6
Production files (alphabetical by show title)
box 7
Production files (special events)
box 13
Photographs (marketing department, unsorted)
box 17
Press clippings (by show)
box 18-19
Photograph albums (by show)
box 20-21
Clippings scrapbooks (by show)
item V2570/UM
Film clip from "Dames" (1934) and Ruby event
1991 April 26
item V2571/UM
Film clip from "Dames" (1934) and Ruby event
1991 April 26
item V2572/R1
Ruby Keeler tribute, reel 1
1991 April 26
item V2573/R1
Ruby Keeler tribute, reel 2
1991 April 26
item V2574UM
Ruby tribute
1991 April 26
item V2575/UM
Tribute to Ruby Keeler by Kevin Petrehn, KSBY Bureau Chief
1991 April 30
item V2576/VHS
Side by Side by Sondheim, Music Theatre of Ventura County
1991 August
item V2577/VHS
Fiddler on the Roof, Tracey Keating
1992
item V2578/R1
Anything Goes, Annie, Fiddler on the Roof
1992 September 30
item V2580/VHS
Key New this Morning: "Cinderella" interviews
1997
item V2581/VHS
"Meet me in St. Louis," plus Ch. 3 News, John Fricke pre-show
1997
item V2582/VHS
An Evening on Broadway
1997 October 25
item V2584/BC
Man of La Mancha (commercial)
2000 February 22
item V2585/VHS
Reel musical gala
2000 October 21
item V2586/BC
Reel musical gala, tape 1
2000 October 21
item V2587/BC
Reel musical gala, tape 2
2000 October 21
item V2588/UM
42nd Street (commercial)
undated
item V2589/VHS
93-94 KEYT-TV spots
undated
