19th century theatrical programs, newspapers, and broadside collection, 1859-1890

Collection context

Summary

Abstract:
Newspapers, broadsides, theatrical programs and bulletins, and meeting programs, 1859-1890, published primarily in Philadelphia, Boston, New York, and San Francisco. While the majority of the materials are theatrically related, the collection does include an issue of the Daily Stage, a newspaper published in Virginia City, Nevada; the Carnival Record, a publication of Author's Carnival and Fete of Nations; and Acrobats and Mountebanks, a special supplement of the New York Commercial Advertiser.
Extent:
1.0 Linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], 19th century theatrical programs, newspapers, and broadside collection, Collection no. 6028, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

Newspapers, broadsides, theatrical programs and bulletins, and meeting programs, 1859-1890, published primarily in Philadelphia, Boston, New York, and San Francisco. While the majority of the materials are theatrically related, the collection does include an issue of the Daily Stage, a newspaper published in Virginia City, Nevada; the Carnival Record, a publication of Author's Carnival and Fete of Nations; and Acrobats and Mountebanks, a special supplement of the New York Commercial Advertiser.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], 19th century theatrical programs, newspapers, and broadside collection, Collection no. 6028, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G-24
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1822, US
Contact:
(213) 740-0183