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Collection of San Francisco Bay Area Theater Images and Memorabilia
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Title: Collection of San Francisco Bay Area theater images and memorabilia
Dates: 1853-1970s
Collection number: Consult library
Collector:
Museum of Performance & Design (San Francisco, Calif.)
Collection Size:
196 items
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Repository:
Museum of Performance & Design
Performing Arts Library
San Francisco, CA 94102
Abstract: The Collection of San Francisco Bay Area Theater Images and Memorabilia includes photographs, program covers, seating charts,
tickets and advertising cards related to theater buildings and performance spaces in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Oakland
from 1853 to the 1970s. The Collection contains many images and materials from theaters prior to 1923, images of theaters
destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire, and many of the great performance spaces in Bay Area history including the Alcazar
Theatre, Alexandria Theatre, California Theatre, Civic Auditorium, Columbia Theatre, Fischer's Theatre, Fox Theatre, Grand
Opera House, Macdonough Theatre, Maguire's Opera House, Majestic Theatre, Orpheum Theatre, Senator Theatre, Tivoli Opera House,
and Woodward's Gardens.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is available to the public.
Property rights reside with the Museum of Performance & Design. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Performing Arts Library, Museum of Performance & Design.
Collection of San Francisco Bay Area theater images and memorabilia. Museum of Performance & Design, Performing Arts Library.
San Francisco, CA 94102.
The majority of the images come from the Museum's Theater Building Collection which was created over the years through various
donations and purchases.
The mission of the Museum of Performance & Design is to educate people of all ages about the impact and value of the performing
arts in their lives through exhibitions, programming, and research. In addition, the Museum collects, preserves, and makes
accessible performance and design materials that reflect our diverse culture.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Collection of San Francisco Bay Area Theater Images and Memorabilia includes photographs, program covers, seating charts,
tickets and advertising cards related to theater buildings and performance spaces in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Oakland
from 1853 to the 1970s. The Collection contains many images and materials from theaters prior to 1923, images of theaters
destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire, and many of the great performance spaces in Bay Area history including the Alcazar
Theatre, Alexandria Theatre, California Theatre, Civic Auditorium, Columbia Theatre, Fischer's Theatre, Fox Theatre, Grand
Opera House, Macdonough Theatre, Maguire's Opera House, Majestic Theatre, Orpheum Theatre, Senator Theatre, Tivoli Opera House,
and Woodward's Gardens.
The materials were selected from the Museum's Theater Building Collection and other holdings by the staff of Performing Arts
Library in 2010-2011 as part of the Local History Digital Resources Project, supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and
Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), administered in California by the
State Librarian.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Alcazar Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)
Alexandria Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)
California Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)
Civic Auditorium (San Francisco, Calif.)
Columbia Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)
Fischer's Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)
Fox Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)
Grand Opera House (San Francisco, Calif.)
Macdonough Theatre (Oakland, Calif.)
Maguire's Opera House (San Francisco, Calif.)
Majestic Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)
Morosco's Grand Opera House (San Francisco, Calif.)
Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)
Senator Theatre (Oakland, Calif.)
Tivoli Opera House (San Francisco, Calif.)
Woodward's Gardens (San Francisco, Calif.)
Berkeley (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Oakland (Calif.)
Advertisements
Carts and wagons
Earthquakes
Motion picture posters
Motion picture theaters
Opera houses
Operas and operettas
Playbills
Ruins
Theater audiences
Theater programs
Theaters
Theatrical posters
Vaudeville shows
Advertising cards
Clippings
Pamphlets
Photographs
Postcards
Programs