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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & University Archives
Title: San Diego Union Performing Arts Department Records
Identifier/Call Number: MS-0226
Physical Description:
40.45 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1940-2002
Language of Material:
English
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The materials in this collection document the rich history of the performing arts in San Diego from the late 1940s to 2001,
as collected by the Entertainment Department at the
San Diego Union. The editor of the Entertainment Department, Welton Jones, maintained these working files during his many years as a columnist
for the
San Diego Union and as an enthusiastic patron of the performing arts in San Diego. His Entertainment staff added many items to the collection,
including photographs from the Photography Department of local venues, performers, and performances.
Series I: Office Records includes the correspondence of the Entertainment Department with local organizations and individuals involved in the performing
arts scene in San Diego. Welton Jones' daily appointment diaries chronicle his activities as editor and show the range of
performances he covered on his beat. Subject files for the Entertainment Department include clippings, press releases, and
internal notes on a number of topics, organizations, and arts-related initiatives in the San Diego area.
Series II: Publicity, Programs, and Photographs is comprised of five subseries, each arranged further into regional sub-sub series. Folders in these series include theatre
programs, press releases and publicity ephemera, and photographs of performances or sites (usually taken by the Photography
Department of the
San Diego Union). Subseries I:
Theatre and Performing Organizations contains materials documenting numerous theatre venues or performing organizations in San Diego, and is the largest and strongest
of the multiple subseries. The files in Subseries I document theatre history over a fifty year period in San Diego, and include
materials on many obscure or defunct performing organizations in the area. Theatres throughout the nation and internationally
are also represented in Subseries I. The strength of
Subseries II: Music and Opera, lies in its coverage of the San Diego Civic Light Opera, San Diego Opera, and the San Diego Symphony. The last three subseries,
Subseries 3: Ballet and Dance,
Subseries 4: Performers and Actors, and
Subseries 5: Art contain less robust documentation of the San Diego scenes.
Series III: California Arts Commission and Arts Council documents Jones' work on these organizations over a thirty-year period.
Series I: Office Records, 1966-1999
1. Correspondence, 1966-1977
2. Appointment Diaries, 1966-1981
3. Subject Files, 1951-1999
Series II: Publicity, Programs, and Photographs, 1919-1996
1. Theatres and Performing Organizations, 1919-1996
a. San Diego
b. National
c. International
2. Music and Opera, 1960-1994
a. San Diego
b. National
c. International
3. Ballet and Dance
a. San Diego
b. National
c. International
4. Performers and Actors
a. San Diego
b. National
5. Art
a. San Diego
b. National
Series III: California Arts Commission and Arts Council
This collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Al Jacoby and Welton Jones
1985-006, 1991-005, 2002-046
Records of JuleTone Productions, Incorporated
San Diego Opera Association Records
San Diego Opera Guild Records
San Digeo Opera Office Records
Old Globe Theatre Photograph Collection
Vishner Performing Arts Collection
Ellis Family Theater Memorabilia Collection
Identification of item, folder title, box number, San Diego Union Performing Arts Department Records, Special Collections
and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.