Henry Goodman collection of theater playbills, circa 1762 – circa early-1900s, 1951; bulk dates, circa 1830s- circa 1865, bulk 1830-1865

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Summary

Creators:
Goodman, Henry and Goodman, Henry
Abstract:
Henry Goodman, Ph.D., faculty emeritus at UCLA, had distinguished career as professor of theater. The collection, assembled by Goodman, consists of 18th, 19th, and 20th century British theatre playbills, a small number of American and foreign language playbills, five scrapbooks and a small amount of illustrations.
Extent:
8 linear feet (1 small flat box, 4 flat boxes, and 3 oversized flat boxes) and 5 linear feet (2 unprocessed flat boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Henry Goodman Collection of Theater Playbills (Collection 2286). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of 18th, 19th, and 20th theater playbills and ephemera collected by UCLA professor of theater Henry Goodman. The bulk of the collection are British theater playbills from the 19th century and include specimens from Astley's Royal Amphitheatre; Lyceum Theatre; Nottingham Empire; Royal Princess's Theater; Surrey Theatre; Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; and others. Additionally, there are a very small number of American and foreign language playbills. Also included are five scrapbooks representing 19th and early 20th century theatre.

Biographical / historical:

Henry Goodman was born November 21, 1919 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Goodman received his BA (1941), MA (1947), and Ph.D. (1952) from the University of Minnesota. From 1953-1956, he taught at Rockford College in Illinois and at Reed College in Oregon. In 1957, Goodman joined the faculty at University of California, Los Angeles, where he taught and directed until his retirement in 1990. Among his many accomplishments, he introduced and directed the world premiere of Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle at Carleton College. Henry Goodman died April 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Professor Henry Goodman.
Processing information:

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Arrangement:

The collection is organized in the following series:

  • 1. Theatre Playbills
  • 2. Scrapbooks, Illustrations, and Photographs.

Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Henry Goodman Collection of Theater Playbills (Collection 2286). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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