Committee on Music and Drama Records, ca. 1910-1945

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Summary

Title:
Records of the Committee on Music and Drama, University of California, Berkeley,
Dates:
ca. 1910-1945
Creators:
University of California, Berkeley. Committee on Music and Drama
Extent:
17 boxes (13 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Records of the Committee on Music and Drama, University of California, Berkeley, CU-17, University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes administrative and financial materials pertaining to the work of the committee as well as files on individual events presented on campus. The Sam Hume correspondence contains both administrative and personal correspondence.

Biographical / historical:

The basic function of the committee was to present on campus a wide variety of cultural programs and lectures to benefit students as well as the university community at large.

The committee had its origins in a committee appointed by President Benjamin Ide Wheeler to oversee the management of the Greek Theatre after its construction in 1903. The chair of the committee was William Dallam Armes, professor of English. After his death in 1918, Samuel Hume as appointed as director of the Greek Theatre. Hume resigned in 1923, and there was a return to a management committee, which was in effect until the creation of a more professional theater management organization, Cal Performances, in about 1980.

During this period the name of the committee: the Committee on Music and Drama, the Committee on Drama, Lectures and Music, and finally the Committee for Arts and Lectures.

Acquisition information:
These records were transferred from the Committee in December 1965.
Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by The Bancroft Library staff
Date Prepared:
© 2001
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word; finding aid encoded by James Lake. Date of source: Unknown.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Records of the Committee on Music and Drama, University of California, Berkeley, CU-17, University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, University Archives, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
(510) 642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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