Series I. Administrative. Approximately 1916-2002
A. Board of Trustees files. 1917-1980
Early documents, correspondence, and meeting minutes. 1917-1952
Articles of incorporation, bylaws, and organization. 1933-1950
Board meeting minutes and correspondence. 1952-1980
1952-1954.
1957-1959.
1962.
1966.
1968-1980. Closure and reopening
B. Business records. Approximately 1916-2002
General administration. 1925-1967
Business Office general administration binder. Approximately 1949
Correspondence and related materials. 1923-2002
1923-1955.
1956-1957.
1958-1959.
1960-1978.
Audit, proposed budget, and financial reports. 1933-1953
Financial and budgetary reports. 1935-1969
Theater administration and production data. 1936-1968
Production data and calendars of events. Approximately 1934-1968
Production ledger. Approximately 1956
Promotion and publicity campaigns. Approximately 1916-1968
Informational materials and mailing campaigns. Approximately 1918-1969
Publications. 1925-2000
1925-1961.
Awards and other. 1937-1952
Topics A-M. 1919-1975
Topics S-V. 1937-1960
Negatives: Various people and events. Approximately 1920-1969
Biographical information and business records. Approximately 1906-1984
Notes on theater and writings about Brown, other. Approximately 1876-1983
Photographs and artifacts. Approximately 1889-1959
Batchelder, Crandall, Messer, Pricketts. Approximately 1935-1985
Lenore Shanewise and Fairfax Walkup. Approximately 1920-1993
Fairfax Walkup, others. Approximately 1925-1968
Charles Prickett scrapbook. Approximately 1928-1962
D. Pasadena Playhouse Alumni and Associates. 1953-2006
Board and business records. 1953-2006
Publications. Approximately 1957-1987
Stage Whispers. 1983-1984, 1986-1987
Series II. Playhouse history. Approximately 1880-1982
A. Historical treatments. 1934-1979, undated
Scrapbook, book, typescripts, other. Approximately 1934-1951
B. Photographs. 1921-1969, undated
Events and Environs. 1921-1956, undated
C. Scrapbooks. Approximately 1880-1969
The Plutocrat by Booth Tarkington. Approximately 1929
Pasadena Playhouse Association scrapbook. Approximately 1957, undated
Scrapbook set. Approximately 1919-1956
1919-February 1921.
February 1921-June 1922.
July 1922-October 1923
October 1923-May 1924.
June 1924-June 1925.
July 1925-March 1926.
May 1926-December 1926.
December 1926-August 1927.
November 1927-March 1928.
April 1928-August 1928.
August 1928-Marc, 1929.
April 1929-October 1929.
January 1930-May 1930.
May 1930-December 1930.
January 1931-May 1931.
June 1931-October 1931.
October 1931-March 1932.
April 1932-October 1932.
October 1932-April 1933.
April 1933-April 1934.
April 1934-April 1935.
May 1935-January 1936.
January 193[6]-June 1937.
September 1937-January 1938.
1938.
1939.
1939-1940.
1940-1941.
1941-1942.
1942-1943.
1943-1945.
1943-1944.
1945-1946.
1946-1947.
1946-1947.
1947-1948.
1948-1949.
1949-1950.
1950-1952.
(General Only), 1949-1952.
1950-1951.
1951-1952.
1952-1953.
1953-1954.
1954-1956.
1955-1956.
Portraits of Players, Vol. I, undated.
Commercial Photographs of Pasadena Playhouse, undated.
Special Activities; El Pablo Players, approximately 1940.
Mimeograph Scrapbook to 1936.
Mimeograph Scrapbook 1936-1938.
Multigraph Scrapbook, 1928-1936.
Multigraph Scrapbook, 1936-1938.
Multigraph Scrapbook, 1939[-1940, undated].
Multigraph Scrapbook, 1943-1945.
Printing, Scrapbook, 1936- .
Pictures for Advertising, undated.
School of the Theatre; Summer Sessions, 1945-1947.
School Advertising, 1936-1939.
Graduations, undated.
Playhouse Workshop Programs, 1926-1936.
Playhouse Workshop Programs, 1936-1941; Padua Players, 1933-1935.
Senior and Lab Plays, Programs, 1941-1947.
Senior and Lab Plays, 1947-1948.
Television Program Scrapbook, 1948-1963.
One-Act Play Tournaments, 1930-1953.
Programs. Mrs. Arthur Palmer, approximately 1927.
Alice C. D. Riley Scrapbook. 19th Century Theatrical Material, approximately 1926.
People: A-K.
People: L-Z; Topical.
1910-1949.
1950-1959.
1960-1969.
1970-approximately 1999, undated.
Photocopies of clippings. Undated
Reviews, January 1918-April 1925.
Reviews, May 1925-1959
E. Other historical materials.
Pasadena Playhouse figures. Approximately 1931, 1950, 1990
Audiovisual materials
Silent footage. Approximately 1940-1949
"Success Story". Approximately 1957
Pasadena Playhouse Historic Footage. Approximately 1925-1929
Introduction to the Play, Manya: The Story of Marie Curie. Approximately 1938
Student Films: Third-Year Cinema Projects. Approximately 1940?
Student Films: O'Henry III: Three O'Henry Plays. Approximately 1940?
Personal Messages from Dana Andrews. 1954
Gail Shoup oral history interviews. 1960s
Various oversized items. 1687-1959, undated
Photographs. Approximately 1924-1942
Architectural drawings. 1982
Various artifacts. Approximately 1930-1980, undated
Series III. School of Theatre Arts / College of Theatre Arts. Approximately 1920-1990
A. Administrative.
General. 1925-1990
Accreditation.
Applications, reports, and rulings on non-profit status. Approximately 1939-1970
B. Catalogs, student manuals, and yearbooks. 1929-1969
Course catalogs. 1929-1969
Catalogs. 1956-1969
Student manuals. Approximately 1935, 1955-1956, 1964-1965, 1968, undated
C. Commencements. 1930-1969
Programs, scripts, notes, and related. 1930-1969
1930-1953
1954-1969, undated.
Photographs. 1930-1960, undated
Negatives: Commencements 1930, 1952
D. Courses and curricular.
Cinema, radio, and television.
Photographs of cinema, radio, and television production. 1942-1954
Negatives: Various courses. Approximately 1928-1960
E. Promotion and publicity. Approximately 1928-1969
Articles, brochures, and fliers.
F. Students and student life. Approximately 1922-1985
Student rosters and directories. Approximately 1935-1966
Photographs of students and staff. Approximately 1922-1960
Fairfax Walkup photograph album and scrapbook pages. Approximately 1928-1956
Alumni files. Approximately 1941-1985
Series IV. Theater programs and related materials. Approximately 1903-1994
A. Early Gilmor Brown Troupes, Savoy Theatre. Approximately 1903-1917
B. Community Players of Pasadena/Community Playhouse. 1917-1925
Pasadena Community Playhouse. July 1922-April 1925
Productions: Lazarus Laughed. 1928, 1929, 1969
Pasadena Community Playhouse News/Pasadena Playhouse News.
May 1925-February 1928.
February 1928-July 1929.
July 1929-August 1931.
July 1934-June 1936.
July 1936-June 1939.
July 1939-December 1943.
January 1944-December 1946.
January 1947-December 1948.
January 1952-December 1956.
January 1957-June 1961.
Other Mainstage programs.
Playhouse programs: bound volumes. 1937-1949
Volumes I and II, June 28, 1937-June 24, 1945.
Volumes III and IV, June 26, 1945-June 26, 1949.
The Playgoer. 1961-1968
October 1961-March 1966.
September 1966-May 1968.
Mainstage productions: supplemental materials. Approximately 1930-1968
1924-1942, undated.
1943-1959.
1960-1964, 1967-1968.
Playbox supplemental materials, 1923-1962.
E. Other venues. 1926-1969
Workshop and Laboratory Theatres. 1927-1946
Programs and clippings.
Patio Theatre. 1946-1969
1946-1959.
The People Win Thru (1952). 1951-1957
Balcony Theatres. 1946-1969
1946-1957.
1957-1961.
F. Other student productions. 1930-1955
First- through third-year; Senior Players. 1930-1941
Seniors, Postgraduate, Summer, others. 1930-1946
Events and projects. Approximately 1954-1955
Special programs; visiting and offsite productions. 1935-1975
Midsummer Drama Festivals. 1935-1953
Sixth through Nineteenth Annual, 1940-1953.
One-Act Play Tournaments. 1930-1969
Programs, 1930-1969.
Children's Theatre and Reader Theater. 1942, 1961-1968, 1975
Other special productions. Approximately 1930-1946
Touring and offsite productions. 1919-1968
Padua Players, El Pablo Players, others. Approximately 1919-1941
State Theatre Players and others. 1947-1968
Series V. Theater performance and related photographs. Approximately 1888-1969
A. Community Playhouse and Mainstage productions. 1918-1962
Items 1-217. May 14, 1918-June 20, 1921.
Items 218-424. August 4, 1921-November 6, 1922.
Items 425-595. November 20, 1922-February 5, 1925.
North Fair Oaks and Mainstage performance photographs. 1925-1926
Items 596-840. February 23, 1925-January 7-16, 1926.
Mainstage performance photographs. 1925-1969
Items 841-1326. January 21-30, 1926-February 10-19, 1927
Items 1327-1683. February 10-19, 1927-July 26, 1927
Items 2017-2333. April 20, 1928-March 5, 1929
Items 2334-2604. March 5, 1929-October 8, 1929
Items 2605-2857. October 22, 1929-April 24, 1930
Items 2858-3144. May 8, 1930-February 5, 1931
Items 3145-3422. February 5, 1931-January 2, 1932
Items 3423-3689. January 7-16, 1932-Septamber 26, 1933
Items 3690-3900.1. October 31, 1931-July 13, 1936
Items 3901-4492. July 20, 1936-January 4, 1938
Items 4493-5030. January 18, 1938-June 26, 1939
Items 5031-5397. June 26, 1939-March 11, 1941
Items 5398-5678. March 25, 1941-February 23, 1944
Items 5679-5896. March 8, 1944-November 13, 1946
Items 5897-6200. November 27, 1946-July 13, 1948
Items 6201-6458. July 20, 1948-January 18, 1950
Items 6459-6749. February 15, 1950-December 6, 1951
Items 6750-7020. December 20, 1951-April 1, 1954
Items 7021-7358. April 29, 1954-December 19-22, 1955
Items 7359-7668. January 5, 1956-June 6, 1957
Items 7669-8006. October 7, 1957-January 29, 1959
Items 8007-8389. January 29, 1959-February 11, 1960
Items 8390-8789. February 11, 1960-December 30, 1960
Items 8790-9086. February 17, 1961-May 23, 1969
B. Playbox productions.
Items 9087-9225. October 29, 1924-December 3-5, 1935
Items 9226-9410. December 6-13, 1935-March 14-23, 1937
Items 9411-9692. March 25-April 1, 1937-November 27-December 6, 1938
Items 9693-9919. December 11-20, 1938-March 25-April 7, 1945
Items 9920-10182. October 21, 46-May 10, 1948
Items 10183-10394. May 26, 1948-March 19, 1950
Items 10395-10634. April 9, 1950-March 16, 1962
Items 10635-10889: Various.
C. Mainstage, Playbox, and Gilmor Brown. Approximately 1888-1969
Interior views; Gilmor Brown.
Oversize photographs and other materials.
Mainstage and other. Approximately 1926-1941
Mainstage. Approximately 1947-1968
Various photographs, posters, and programs. Approximately 1932-1959
Items 777-3532.
Items 2675-3498.
Items 3504-3842.
Items 3849a-4176.
Items 4177-4619.
Items 4620-5239.
Items 5240-5549.
Items 5550-6874.
Items 6878-10191.
Items 10377-10788.
Items 10782-11060.
D. Other venues. 1922-1969
Various. 1922-1936
Slides. 1947-1952
A-D.
E-M.
N-Y.
Balcony Theatres. Approximately 1946-1969
A-C.
D-G.
H-L.
M-R.
Ti-Y.
E. Other Student Productions. Approximately 1922-1961
Other performance and related photographs. Approximately 1917-1969
Libel, Miner's Gold, and other productions 1937-1938, undated
Various performance and other photographs. Undated
Portraits and performance photographs. 1937, undated
Matted portrait and performance photographs. 1937-1938, undated
Negatives: Various productions and related photographs. Approximately 1917-1969
Unidentified theater productions. Approximately 1917-1969
A. Various. Approximately 1918-1969
Costume lists, property and lighting plots, other. 1930-1952
Character and costume sketches, stage designs, other. Approximately 1918-1969
B. Set and costume designs. Approximately 1918-1962
Original designs by James Hyde, Jānis Muncis, and others. 1930-1950
Designs by James Hyde, unidentified productions. 1930-1933
Negatives: Unidentified set designs. Undated
Frederick Blanchard painting of stage set. Approximately 1945
C. Scores. 1928-1939, undated
Original scores for various productions.
D. Scripts. Approximately 1916-1991
Plays A-H.
Plays L-R.
Plays S-T.
Plays T-W.
Plays A-G.
Plays H-M.
Plays M-T.
Plays A-I.
Plays J-W.
Series VII. Library, museum, and research files. Approximately 1857-1995
A. Administrative. 1930-1969
General. 1930-1969
Classification of books in the Library. Approximately 1959
B. Theater Periodicals. 1846-1969
Scripts and scores. Approximately 1857-1956
Theatre Arts Magazine scripts. 1948-1956
Play titles A-Me.
Play titles Mi-Y.
19th- and early 20th-century scripts and scores. Approximately 1857-1939
Plays by Euripedes and Ibsen.
Various.
D. Programs and publicity materials. Approximately 1861-1969
California.
Outside of California.
Various 19th- and 20th-century programs, theater and other arts. Approximately 1870-1969
A-H.
H-M.
M-P.
P-Z.
Venues outside of California.
New York.
Chicago and other Illinois.
Unidentified United States; international.
E. Subject files. Approximately 1879-1984
Acting, actors, and actresses. Approximately 1860-1955
Publicity books, photographs, other. Approximately 1890-1938
Notes on theater, various typescripts. Approximately 1927-1945
Photographs and prints.
Scrapbook. Approximately 1870-1900
Negatives: Various. Approximately 1935-1939, undated
Drama and theater. Approximately 1910-1961
General topics. Approximately 1910-1961
Theater organizations. Approximately 1910-1961
Drama League of America.
Other topics. Approximately 1879-1984
Various.
F. Additional research materials. Approximately 1960-1995
Card catalog indexes.
Guides to Pasadena Playhouse plays.
A-C.
D-H.
H-M.
M-P.
P-S.
S-Y.
Y-Z.
Abbott-Modjeska.
Nazimova-Warfield.
Reference books
Plays and historical notes
Series VIII. Related personal collections. Approximately 1904-1989
A. Ben Ali, Bobker. 1924-1983
Performance and publicity photographs. 1924-1974
Writings and correspondence about William Holden. 1973-1982
Various, 1 of 2.
Various, 2 of 2.
Prompt book and autograph album. 1898-1913, undated
C. Bowditch, Vincent. 1938-1940, 1984
Vincent Bowditch scrapbooks.
D. Cook, Philip. Approximately 1920-1975
Biographical. Approximately 1920-1975
Scrapbooks. Approximately 1943-1957
E. Evans, June. Approximately 1920-1960
G. Howell, Helen. Approximately 1929-1936
Scrapbook.
H. Prickett, Oliver. Approximately 1905-1989
Scrapbooks. Approximately 1905-1955
I. Shoup, Gail. Approximately 1918-1966
Negatives. Buildings and painting sets.
Administrative, brochures, and fliers.
Photographs.
School and college.
Oral history interviews.
J. Spalding, Graydon. Approximately 1928-1984
Spalding scrapbook, 1918-1942.
Various, 1953-1951.
Prints and negatives.
Box II: 2 of 2
Boxes III and IV, A-H [negatives for Boxes 315-327, 329-330].
K. Sterling, Eloise. Approximately 1925
L. Van Dyke, Philip. Approximately 1904, 1923-1967
Series IX. Index cards.
A-Be
Begley-Brown, Gilmor
Brown, Gilmor-Case
Casey-Crystal
Cu-Edmunds
Edson-Freud
Frey-Haley
Hall-Hoelscher
Hoff-Jones
Jones-Lesher
Leslie-McKulsey
Mac L.-Mooshagian
Morales-Payson
Pe-Reudiger
Rev-Shank
Shannon-Stockwell
Stoddard-Vurbeff
W-Wilson
Wilson, L.-Drawings. Architectural