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University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Theater and Dance collection
UArch 116
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Title: University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Theater and Dance collection
Identifier/Call Number: UArch 116
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Creator:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Department of Theater & Dance
Physical Description:
34.54 linear feet
(32 cartons, 2 half-sized document boxes, 1 shoe box, and 4 flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1945-2018
Abstract: The University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Theater and Dance collection includes an extensive amount of materials
related to performance publicity and advertising. These materials include performance programs, flyers, posters, and newspapers
clippings. In addition, the collection contains a variety of performance photographs and audiovisual material. This collection
documents the performances during the various transitions the department underwent before being established as the Department
of Theater and Dance.
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library.
This collection is open for research.
[Identification of Item], University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Theater and Dance collection, UArch 116.
Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
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The Department of Theater and Dance was established in 1964 under the leadership of Dr. Theodore W. Hatlen with the assistance
of Dr. Stanley L. Glenn when it separated from the Department of Speech. Dance was incorporated into the department when it
separated from the Department of Physical Education in 1966. Dr. William Reardon expanded the graduate program to include
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, and in 1983, the Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting was added. UC Santa Barbara is one of
the few schools in the country to offer this B.F.A. program. The department enrolls approximately 240 undergraduate theater
majors and 25 theater graduate students who reap the benefits of a department committed to excellence situated in a large
university. "Department Overview." Department of Theater and Dance - UC Santa Barbara. https://www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu/about.
Accessed December 17, 2019.
The collection documents dance and drama productions from 1945-2018. The materials found in this collection include newspaper
articles and clippings, flyers and posters, performance and publicity photographs, and programs. This collection includes
audiovisual material related to the performances such as music sound tracks and rehearsals and performance footage. This collection
also contains departmental files.
The collection is arranged into the following series: 1. Department of Speech and Drama, 2. Department of Dramatic Art, 3.
Dance Division, 4. Department of Theater and Dance, 5. 2018 Accession.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiovisual materials
Clippings (information artifacts)
Fliers (printed matter)
Photographs
Posters
Programs (documents)
Theater programs
University of California, Santa Barbara. Department of Theater & Dance -- Archives