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San Francisco Players Guild records
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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: San Francisco Players Guild records
Identifier/Call Number: M1150
Identifier/Call Number: 1875
Physical Description:
13 Linear Feet
(25 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1949-1976
Language of Material:
English
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The San Francisco Players Guild records consists of programs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, scripts, promotions, photographs,
contact sheets, slides, research materials, prop sketches, audio recordings, and other materials. A significant portion of
the collection consists of binders for each of the Players Guild's productions.
The San Francisco Players Guild was an organization created to provide live theater performances to a wide audience: schools,
communities, senior centers, and other locations. It was one of the first theater organizations to provide study materials
to accompany the performances.
The San Francisco Players Guild was started by Martha Bigelow Eliot in 1949 at the Municipal Theatre of San Francisco (operating
under the Adult Division of the San Francisco Unified School District) to teach adult class in a children's theatre. In 1950-1951
it continued to do the same work under the name San Francisco Children Theatre with volunteer actors. In the 1952-1953 season
the name was changed to the San Francisco Players Guild. The Players Guild would typically put on 1-2 plays per season, with
around 150-225 total performances per season. The Players Guild was active from 1949 to around 1974.
The collection is open for research. Note that material is stored off-site and must be requested at least 36 hours in advance
of intended use.
[Identification of item] San Francisco Players Guild records (M1150), Department of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Theater -- California -- San Francisco.
Theater -- California -- San Francisco -- History
San Francisco Players Guild