Barratt (Elizabeth) Collection, 1982-1986

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Title:: Elizabeth Barratt Collection
Dates:: 1982-1986
Creators:: Barratt, Elizabeth, 1943- Barratt, Richard, 1936- Studio Theatre Restaurant (Carmel, Calif.)
Abstract:: Photographs, news clippings and ephemera related to plays put on at the Studio Theatre Restaurant, a popular performance venue and restaurant in Carmel, Calif.
Extent:: 4 archival boxes (2 collected papers, 2 photographs), 1 folder (Ephemera)
Language:
Preferred citation:: Elizabeth Barratt Collection. Harrison Memorial Library

Scope and content:: Photographs, news clippings and ephemera related to plays put on at the Studio Theatre Restaurant, 1984-1986.
Biographical / historical:: With her husband, Richard “Dick” Hughes Barratt (Aug. 1936-), Elizabeth Barratt (Mar. 28, 1943-) owned the Studio Theatre Restaurant ca. 1982 – 1986. The Studio Theatre Restaurant was a popular performance venue and restaurant in Carmel, on Dolores between Ocean Avenue and 7th. It opened in 1957 strictly as a theater space, and added kitchen facilities in 1962 to convert it into a dinner theater. The Studio Theatre operated successfully until the late 1980s, when rising costs led to its closure on January 1, 1987.
Acquisition information:: Donated by Elizabeth Barratt, 2009.
Processing information:: Collection is partially processed.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Harrison Memorial Library staff.
Date Prepared:: 1982-1986
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on Aug. 11, 2025, 5:05 p.m.

Preferred citation:: Elizabeth Barratt Collection. Harrison Memorial Library

Location of this collection:: Harrison Memorial Library

P.O. Box 800

Mission St & 6th Ave

Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921, US