Guide to the University of California, Irvine, Department of Drama records AS.227

Finding aid prepared by Cyndi Shein, 2008; updated by Sarah Glover, 2021.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
(cc) 2021
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu


Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: University of California, Irvine, Department of Drama records
Creator: University of California, Irvine. Department of Drama
Identifier/Call Number: AS.227
Physical Description: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 document boxes) and 2 unprocessed linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1966-2001
Abstract: This collection contains records created by the Department of Drama at the University of California, Irvine. Materials include invitations, programs, announcements, brochures, costume designs by Richard Triplett, and administrative and departmental documents kept by Triplett during his tenure at UCI.
Language of Material: English .

Access

The collection is only minimally processed, but is open for research. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.

Publication Rights

Property rights and copyright reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the University Archivist.

Preferred Citation

University of California, Irvine, Department of Drama records. AS-227. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Acquisition Information

Acquired periodically from the Department of Drama. Purchased from and partially donated by Cecilia Stephens, 2019.

Accruals

Additional material is expected.

Processing History

Processed by Ernesto Bassi and Cyndi Shein in 2008. Additional processing by Sarah Glover, 2020-2021. The collection was changed from a Publications Series collection to an University Archives collection (PS-038 to AS-227) and the title was changed from "University of California, Irvine, Department of Drama publications" to "University of California, Irvine, Department of Drama records" as part of the Publications Series sunsetting project started in 2019.

Historical Background

The Department of Drama at the University of California, Irvine is one of the four departments in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. It was created in 1965 when UCI was founded. Over the years, drama at UCI has been associated with three significant names: Clayton Garrison, Robert Cohen, and Richard Triplett. As the founding members of the Department of Drama, Garrison, Cohen, and Triplett took responsibility for teaching and acting, directing and dramatic literature, and design, respectively.
During the 1970s the Department of Drama launched a two-year master of fine arts (M.F.A.) program. At this time, it experienced a surge in faculty and enrollment due in part to the construction and operation of the Fine Arts Village, a complex on campus that included three theaters. Growth continued during the 1980s and, in the 1990s, the department grew to mature status with a faculty of more than 25 full-time members and a student population of more than 400. The Irvine Barclay Theatre was added to the department's staging venues during this time and the department implemented a Ph.D. program.
By the turn of the 21st century, Drama was no longer limited to a national profile, and had become a global enterprise, with faculty teaching, directing, designing and touring all over the world. In 2012 the New Swan Shakespeare Festival opened in a campus-constructed outdoor theatre mounted each summer in the midst of the UCI campus.
As of 2021, the Department of Drama offers undergraduate programs (Music Theatre B.F.A., a New York Satellite program, and Honors in Acting; Design; Directing; Drama; Dramatic Literature, History, and Theory; and Stage Management), graduate programs (M.F.As in Acting; Directing; Stage Management; Design; and Music Direction), and a Ph.D program.
Source: https://drama.arts.uci.edu/department-history (accessed September 29, 2021).

Collection Scope and Content Summary

This collection contains records created by the Department of Drama at the University of California, Irvine. Materials include invitations, programs, announcements, brochures, costume designs by Richard Triplett, and administrative and departmental documents kept by Triplett during his tenure at UCI.

Collection Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material. Accession 2020-001, an unprocessed addition to the collection, is listed at the end.

Separation Note

Posters from the Department of Drama have been removed and added to the University of California, Irvine, poster collection. Drama at UCI Alumni Newsletter from 1995-1996 and 1999-2000 were removed for cataloging.

Related Collections

Related materials can be found in the following collections:

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Brochures -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century.
Theater programs -- 20th century.
College theater -- California -- Irvine -- History -- Sources
Invitations
Programs -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century.
University of California, Irvine -- Archives
University of California, Irvine. Claire Trevor School of the Arts -- Archives
University of California, Irvine. Department of Drama -- Archives

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Announcements 1968-2001

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Brochures 1973-1988

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Event programs 1966-1999

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Fliers 1968-1997

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Invitations 1967-2000

 

Unprocessed addition 2020 Accession 2020-001 1966-1991

Physical Description: 2 Linear Feet(4 document boxes)

Access

This addition to the collection has not been processed but is open for research. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.

Scope and Contents Note

This accretion comprises costume designs by Richard Triplett, a founding professor of drama at UCI, as well as administrative and departmental documents kept by Triplett during his tenure at UCI.
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Box 1 1966-1973

Scope and Contents Note

This box contains information about plays attributed to Richard Triplett as costume designer; receipts and cost notes, originals and copies of costume designs by Richard Triplett, and cast list for A Midsummer Night's Dream (1966); original costume designs with fabric samples and notes for Cosi Fan Tutti (1968); scene layout drawing for Dark Side of the Moon (1968); stage sets for The Golden Apple (1968); original costume designs with fabric samples for Misanthrope (1970); costume designs with fabric samples for Ondine (1972); originals and copies of costume designs with fabric samples for Twelfth Night (1973).
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Box 2 1969-1979

Scope and Contents Note

This box contains originals and copies of costume designs with fabric samples for Twelfth Night (1973); originals and copies of costume designs with fabric samples for The Devils (1975); originals costume designs for Much Ado About Nothing (1976); original costume designs for Winter Will Ask (1969); original costume designs with fabric samples for Cabaret (1971); scene sketches and original costume sketches for The Importance of Being Earnest (1971); publicity and original costume designs for No No Nanette (1979); original and copies of costume designs with fabric samples for Kiss Me Kate (undated).
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Box 3 1972-1990

Scope and Contents Note

This box contains original and copies of costume designs with fabric samples for Kiss Me Kate and War (undated); a list of plays performed between 1965 and 1986; a folder of design class revisions (1982); lists of men and women (undated); sketches and correspondence for The Great Ann (circa 1985); costume sketches for Vinita (undated); various costume design sketches and fabric samples (undated); production costs and invoices (1972-1974); booklets and production meeting notes (1989-1990); and a numbered list of videos (undated).
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Box 4 1969-1991

Scope and Contents Note

This box contains a list of shows worked on (undated); drama budget (1981-1982); original and copies of costume designs for Venus and Adonis (undated); dance concert costumes; program and costume designs for La Ronde (1984-1991); costume designs for A Streetcar Named Desire (undated); correspondence, photocopies of photographs, and costume designs with fabric samples for Follies (1988); swatches; costume inventory data input sheets; correspondence, cast list, and copies of costume designs for Carmen Catulli (1969); clippings from design publications (1980s); various sketches; notes on school work (1990-1991).