William G. Powell Collection
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UC Davis. Special Collections
2015
University of California, Davis, Department of Special Collections, General Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, California 95616-5292
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Title: William G. Powell Collection
Dates: 1750-1970
Collection Number: D-149
Creator/Collector:
Powell, William G., 1907-1971.
Extent: 31.4 linear feet
Repository:
UC Davis. Special Collections
Davis, California 95616-5292
Abstract: Personal files documenting the careers of primarily American and English actors of the 19th and 20th centuries, but including
files on playwrights, theatre managers, and other performing arts personalities. Clippings, photographs, pictures, programs,
promotional materials, and other theatre-related memorabilia.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission
to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to
include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
William G. Powell Collection. UC Davis. Special Collections
Biography/Administrative History
Collector (from age ten) of theatre memorabilia, once described as a "walking repository of theatre history."
Scope and Content of Collection
Personal files documenting the careers of primarily American and English actors of the 19th and 20th centuries, but including
files on playwrights, theatre managers, and other performing arts personalities. Clippings, photographs, pictures, programs,
promotional materials, and other theatre-related memorabilia.
Performing arts