Theatre Arts Archive
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Humboldt State University Library
2018
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Title: Theatre Arts Archive
Dates: 1925-1991
Collection Number: 1999.30
Creator/Collector:
John Pauley
Erich Schimps
Extent: 3 boxes plus 1 oversize flat file drawer
Repository:
Humboldt State University Library
Arcata, California 95521-8299
Abstract: This is a very rich history of the multiple departments relating to Speech, Drama, Theatre, Communication and more, from the
initial offering of one course in Speech/Drama in 1914, and the first production on December 3, 1914 of “Her Own Way,” by
Clyde Fitch, at Pettengill’s Minor Theatre. The narrator, and primary creator of the collection of performance photographs
and playbills, is Dr. John Pauley. The collection complements his “Story of Humboldt State University Theatre Arts Department”
covering the years 1914-1979.
Language of Material: English
Open for research by appointment.
Humboldt State University holds copyright. The publications and images in this collection were created by employees at Humboldt
State University. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce in any format please contact the Special Collections Librarian.
Theatre Arts Archive. Humboldt State University Library
Special Collections Librarian Erich Schimps worked with Theatre Arts Professor John Pauley to assemble this collection from
department and institution produced materials in the 1980s; additional material was donated by Dr. Pauley ca. 1997.
Biography/Administrative History
John Pauley was a professor in the Speech Department and the Theatre Arts Department from 1952 through 1979. He wrote a history
of the Theatre Arts Department from 1914-1982.
Scope and Content of Collection
This is a very rich history of the multiple departments relating to Speech, Drama, Theatre, Communication and more, from the
initial offering of one course in Speech/Drama in 1914, and the first production on December 3, 1914 of “Her Own Way,” by
Clyde Fitch, at Pettengill’s Minor Theatre. The narrator, and primary creator of the collection of performance photographs
and playbills, is Dr. John Pauley. The collection complements his “Story of Humboldt State University Theatre Arts Department”
covering the years 1914-1979.
Humboldt State University. Department of Theatre Arts--History
Humboldt State University, Department of Speech and Hearing--History
Humboldt State University, Department of Communication--History
Theater--California--Arcata--History