Guide to the Lobero Theatre Archives, 1869- (Bulk 1922-)

processed by Preliminary arrangement and description by Beth Witherell, revised by David C. Tambo, 12/17/98. Production files processed by Bridgette Raynolds-Perry, Benjamin Zuleta, Matt Kawamura, Jeff Gordon, Carl Simpson. Revised by David Seubert. machine-readable finding aid created by Xiuzhi Zhou

Department of Special Collections

Davidson Library

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Phone: (805) 893-3062

Fax: (805) 893-5749

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Guide to the Lobero Theatre Archives, 1869- (Bulk 1922-)

Collection number: PA Mss 4

Department of Special Collections

Davidson Library

University of California, Santa Barbara

Contact Information:

Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone: (805) 893-3062
Fax: (805) 893-5749
Email: special@library.ucsb.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/speccoll.html

Processors:: Preliminary arrangement and description by Beth Witherell, revised by David C. Tambo, 12/17/98. Production files processed by Bridgette Raynolds-Perry, Benjamin Zuleta, Matt Kawamura, Jeff Gordon, Carl Simpson. Revised by David Seubert.
Date Completed:: 12/31/1999
Encoded by:: Xiuzhi Zhou

Descriptive Summary

Title: Lobero Theatre Archives,

Date (inclusive): 1869-

Date (bulk): (Bulk 1922-)

Collection number: PA Mss 4

Creator: Lobero Theatre

Extent: 110 linear feet (206 boxes)

Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Shelf location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.

Abstract: Organizational records of Santa Barbara California's Lobero Theatre, originally constructed in 1873 and reorganized and rebuilt in 1924 by a group of community members. The county owned theater is run by the Lobero Theatre Foundation and has hosted over 4,000 productions since 1924, including dance, theater, music, film and community events. Records include administrative and financial records, building files for the landmark building designed by Goerge Washington Smith, production files, photographs, clippings and scrapbooks. The production files are comprehensive and include most of the major cultural icons of the 20th century.

Language: English.

Administrative Information

Provenance

Donated by the Lobero Theatre Foundation, 1994. Subsequent unprocessed addition (except for show files), PA Mss 1999-003 donated in 1999.

Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights

Use Restrictions: Ownership of intellectual property rights retained by Lobero Theatre.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Lobero Theatre Archives, PA Mss 4, Department of Special Collections, University Libraries, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Organizational History

1873	Theatre Founded by Jose Lobero
1922	Lobero Theatre Incorporated
1924	New Buiding Built by George Washington Smith
1924	(August) First Production at the Lobero Theatre

For a detailed history see Otis Wickenhaeuser's Captured dream: a Brief History of the Lobero Theatre (Special Collections PN2277.S432 W52 1990).

Scope and Content

The Lobero Theatre Archives are divided into ten series: I: Administration; II: Board; III: Building Files; IV: Clippings; V: Committees; VI: Production Records; VII: Photographs and Posters; VIII: Video/Audio Tapes, IX: Scrapbooks and X: Artifacts. Each series is descibed below under series descriptions. Highlights of the collection include a complete run of production files from 1924-1997, with details on each event at the Lobero. Early production records are in scrapbooks, while later events have a folder of information. The collection also contains architectural records and building files for the landmark building designed by George Washington Smith, administrative records of the Lobero Theatre's administration and board.

Related Collections

Community Art Association (Drama and Music Branches) files in the Community Conservation and Development Collection (SBHC Mss 1) contain further information on the early history of the Lobero.
The files of George Washington Smith and Lutah Marie Riggs (architects for the 1924 building) are in the UCSB Architectural Drawing Collection.

Series I: Administration

Scope and Content Note

Administrative information includes general administrative information regarding the operation of the theatre, including an alphabetical subject file, correspondence, recent executive files and financial information including finalcial statements and ledgers.

Series II: Board

Scope and Content Note

The board files contains the files of the Lobero Theatre's board of directors including agendas, minutes, and attachments like committee and financial reports. Some materials for some years may be lacking. The year begins each June with the annual meeting.

Series III: Buiding Files

Scope and Content Note

The Buiding files includes the files for the initial construction, including George Washington Smith's files, specifications, bids, contracts and reports for subsequent maintenance and renovation, including some blueprints. Arranged chronologically.

Series IV: Clippings

Scope and Content Note

Clippings are arranged by year from 1945-1979. From 1980 on, newpaper clippings are arranged by subject.

Series V: Committees

Scope and Content Note

Contains files of various board committees like strategic planning, development and attractions committees. Most committee information is from the late 1970s to the present.

Series VI: Production Records

Scope and Content Note

The Lobero kept files on nearly 4000 productions held at the Lobero from 1924-1997, including productions produced by other organizations. Information found in the production records typically includes programs, financial information (ticket sales, budgets) flyers, newspaper clippings and photographs. Contents vary from year to year, some years clippings and programs were not saved. Photos have been separated, see Series VII. From 1924-1938, the records are in scrapbooks, except for one box of programs from 1925-1938. From 1938 on each production has its own file. The productions are not included in this guide but have been indexed in a database, available at http://nico.library.ucsb.edu/fmi/xsl/lobero/lobero.xsl. This database is searchable by date and year, production name, producer and production number. After 1998 the files were called Show Files by the Lobero.

Series VII: Photographs and Posters

Scope and Content Note

Photographs include photographs separated from the production files as well as general Lobero theatre photos, including the building. Black and White photos are arranged alphabetically by surname of individuals, names of groups, or titles of productions. Unsorted photos are arranged into groups of people, places and productions. Posters include advertising posters and other large format publicity material.

Series VIII: Video/Audio Tapes

Scope and Content Note

Includes several videos about Dame Judith Anderson, two itmes on the historicy of the Lobero as well as advertising material.

Series IX: Scrapbooks

Scope and Content Note

Scrapbooks were first kept by the Community Art Association, Drama Branch before the New Lobero opened. Scrapboks were then kept by CAA of all productions at the Lobero and contain similar information to the production records, including newspaper clippings, program and photos. Later scrapbooks also contain articles about the Lobero in general.

Series X: Artifacts

Scope and Content Note

Includes three dimensional objects, such as plaques and pins.

Series I: Administration

Alpha

Additional Note

(general, alphabetical by folder title; includes all years except for some very recent files)

Box 1

Access Theatre - General, 1984-1986

Accounting Reports, 1980-1982

ACTER (Association for Creative Theatre, Education, Research), 1980-1982

Acupay, 1981

Ad Hoc Cultural Committee, 1982

Ad Hoc Productions Committee, 1984

Agendas, 1983-1984

AIR (Actors In Residence) - UCSB, 1980

Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) - General, 1980

Alhecama

General, 1986-1988

Committee, 1986

Correspondence, 1971-1976

Players, 1969

Anderson, Dame Judith, n.d.

Annual Appeal Letters for Association Memberships in Lobero Theatre Foundation, 1940-1976

Annual Plan, 1986-1987

Annual Reports, 1980-1981, 1984-1985

ANTA (The American National Theatre & Academy) Chapter, 1957

Appraisals, 1980

ARCO Foundation Proposal, 1981

ArtCom, 1985

Articles of Incorporation/Bylaws, 1938, 1940, 1956, 1964

ARTS, 1983-1984

Arts & Business, 1991

Arts & Tourism, 1983-1984

Arts Commission Task Force, 1984

Arts Edge, 1984

Arts Edge II, 1991

Arts in Business, 1981-1982

Arts Master Plan, 1987

Box 2

Association Art Council - General, n.d.

Association of College Universities - Community Arts Administration, 1980-1981, 1985

Attendance - Annual, 1935-1965

Attractions

1974-1975

1985-1986

1991

1992

Auction

"Curtain Call," 1977

Donation Forms, 1980

Audits, 1977-1986

"Beauties and the Beasties," 1984

Beckhard Lease - Tax Receipts, 1938

Bed Tax

Application, 1980

Information, 1982

Bicentennial Parade, 1981

"Blanket Finish"- Lynn Root, 1970

Board Member Correspondence, 1985

Board Member Responsibilities - Responses, n.d.

Board of Directors - General, n.d.

Bookkeeping Procedures, 1973

Brochure

1979-1980 Season

1991-1992 Season

Budget

1978-1979

1983-1984

Budget Review/Finance Committee, 1984

Box 3

Business & Arts, 1985-1986

Business License, 1933-1936

Business Memberships, 1991

Business Solicitations, 1982-1985

Bylaws

1956, 1958, 1969, 1975

1975-1977

1979

Cable TV - General

Cable/Video Productions, 1981-1982

C.A.C. (California Arts Council) Grant, 1975

Calendar of Events

1970

1979

1980

1983

1984

1986

The California Presenter, 1991

California Preservation Fund, 1991

Capital Improvements, 1979, 1981

Carlson, Nancy - Secretary, 1969

Celebrity Doodle Auction, 10 Feb. 1990

Centennial Ceremony, 22 Feb. 1973

Centennial Planning, 1971-1973

CETA, 1980

Chamber Conference and Visitor Committee, 1982-1983

Chamber of Commerce, 1981-1982, 1986

Channel City Club, 1992

Children's Theater Series, 1982-1984

Box 4

"Child's Play," 1983

Christmas Trip Information, 1986

Chronological File, 1971-1974

Church, Tony, 1984

Civilization Series, Oct. 1970

Columbus Quincentennial, 1991

Community Arts Association

Behymer, L. E., 1925, 1929

Bills

C, 1930-1931

D, 1930-1932

F, 1929-1931

H, 1929-1931

Bylaws, 1922-1924

"Caesar and Cleopatra," 1926

Calendar - Drama & Lobero, 1927-1929

Carrington, 1929

Committees, 1921, 1926, 1928

The Community Arts Players

1920-1927

Box 5

1927-1931

Contracts, 1923-1931, 1977[?]

Correspondence

B, 1930-1931

C, 1927-1931

D, 1929-1930

G, 1927-1931

H, 1928-1931

K, 1925-1929

Drama Branch - Minutes, 1920-1922, 1927-1935 [?]

Drama Extension, 1924

Form Letters,1927-1929

French, Samuel, 1930-1932

Inter-Branch, 1924, 1927-1929

Inventories, 1922-1923, 1926

Ledger - General, 1920-1929

Memos, 1935-1936

Box 6

Minutes, 1920-1928

Stock (financial), 1966

Complaints, 1985

Complimentary Tickets, 1983

Consultant, 1984

Contracts, 1928-1935

Correspondence

General, 1928-1935, 1971 [?]

Answered, 1980

Burgess, B., 1980-1981

Drew, W., 1979-1980

Ritchie, M., 1979-1980

Miscellaneous, 1984-1986

"Country Matters," 1983

County Arts Commission, 1985

Crawford & Davidson- Law Offices, 1982

Dance Advisory Council, 1991

Date Books, 1937-1939

Development

General, n.d.

Analysis, 1984

Committee, 1983-1985

Educational Materials, 1984

Forms, n.d.

Prospects, n.d.

Developments, 1984

DJA (Dame Judith Anderson) Tribute Master List, 1987

Documents, 1938

Donations from Lobero, 1985

Donations - in kind, 1980

Donor Cocktail Party, 1985

Donors, 1980

Donors to Lobero, 1978

Economy, Santa Barbara, 1985

Education Night at the Lobero, 1983

"The Fantasticks"

General, 1984

Clippings, 1984

Fiesta

1922

1924

1987

Inauguration, 1924

Old Spanish Days Scrapbook, 1951

Film Development Project, 1972-1974

"Finger Talk," 1983

Box 7

Foundation

General, 1950-1957

Correspondence, 1981-1983

Treasurer, 1977

Treasurer - Financial statements, 1977

Frank Fowler Memorial Fund Contributions, 1972

Friends of the Lobero

1983-1986

1989-1991

Accounting, n.d.

Fund drive, 1971-1972

Fund-raisers

Crystal Cabaret, 8 May 1981

Garret's Fashion Show, 3 May 1982

Pickles, 1983

Pickles - Publicity from the Pickles, 1980-1983

John Raitt, 18, Oct. 1981

Santa Barbara Theatre Festival Raffle, 1984

Ten Grand Caper, 15 Sept. 1984

Fundraising

General, 1981, 1989-1991

Appeals, 1939-1948

Campaign - Lobero Theatre Foundation, 1970

City of Santa Barbara, Revenue Sharing Grant, 1973-1976

Drive, 1971-1975

Ideas - General, n.d.

Goals, 1980-1981

Goss, Helen R. - Estate, 1982

Grant Information, 1981-1983

Grant Log, 1981-1984

Grant Requests, 1973-1974

Grant Research, n.d.

Box 8

Grant Support Letters, 1981-1982

Grants

General, 1972-1975, 1979-1985

Committee, 1979

Press Clippings - Lobero, 1983-1984

Prospective Donors, 1983-1984

Grantsmanship, 1978

Group Sales Seminar, 1983

Group Ticket Sales, 1983

Guntermann, Ball, Thompson, & Platte - Accountants Inc., 1982-1983

History, 1973-1974

Hungarian Spring, 1991

Insurance, 1920s

Internships, 1984

Jazz Festival Trip, 1990

Job Descriptions, 1980

Junior League of Santa Barbara, 1985

Junior Programs of California, 1970-1971

"Key Exchange"

General, 1984

Production, 1984

Kites, 1984-1985

Kottke, Leo 1987

Lease - Copies, 1967, 1983

Leases, 1923-1980

Leo Productions, 1979

Lobero Performing Company, 1974-1976

Lobero Talk, 1973

Lobero Theatre Associates

General, 1976-1989

Press Clippings, 1969-1970, 1973-1974, 1983-1984

Lobero Theatre Centennial, 1973

Box 9

Lobero Theatre Foundation

Benefit, 1981

Members, 1978-1979

Lobero Theatre Group, 1936-1938

London Theatre Tour, 1987

Long Range Planning, 1980-1981, 1990-1993

Looney Tunes, 1984-1985

Mailing Information, 1981, 1984-1985

Mailing Pieces, 1985-1986, 1986-1987

Maintenance, 1985

Management Planning, 1977

Master Copies - General

Media, 1982

Membership

General, 1939-1945, 1977-1993

Brochures from other Santa Barbara Organizations

Box 10

Campaign, 1981-1985

Development, 1990-1992

Donations

General, 1985

Comparative, 1980

Thank You, 1982-1983

Follow-up Mailings, 1983

Ideas, 1985

Senior Citizens, n.d.

Solicitations, 1984

Statistics, 1979-1980, 1984-1985

Thank You, June 1984-May 1985

Meetings, Annual, 1967-1970

Members - Lobero Theatre Foundation ($100 and over), 1968-1970

Montecito Festival, 1953

Monthly Renewals, 1985-1986

"The Moor's Legacy," 1983

Mulhauser Fund, 1948, 1954

Music Academy of the West

General, 1990

Correspondence, 1960-1970

New York Tour, 1991

Official Policies and Regulations, 1985-1986

Original Forms

General, 1977-1980

Old, 1975-1976

Prints, 1977 P.I.P.

Painting, 1973

Palmer, Doris - Trust, 1973-1974

Pasadena Playhouse - General, 1989

Pasadena Playhouse Story, 1989

Past Projections, 1965, 1970-1971

Personnel, 1982-1984

Personnel Job Descriptions, 1976, 1980-1981, 1985, 1989

The Pickle Family Circus, 1983

"Pinocchio," 1984

Planned Giving

General, 1985

Brochure, 1986

Round Table, 1982-1984

Seminar, 1986

Playwriting Contest

1922-1924

Box 11

1928-1930

Policy, 1991

Press Clippings - Miscellaneous, 1981

Press Conference, 1983-1985

Press Releases

General, n.d.

1981-1987

Procedure Manual, n.d.

Program, 1991-1992

Program Materials, 1988-1991

Program Policy, 1981

Proxies, 1932-1936

Publicity, 1984

"Puzzle of the Punjabi Pearls," 1991

Questionnaires, n.d.

Rate Schedule, 1973

Regional Arts Master Plan for the City & County of Santa Barbara, 1987

Renovations, 1938, 1970 [?]

Rental Questionnaires, 1983

Rental Rates, 1975, 1978

Ridley - Tree, 1991

Ritchie, M.- Memos, 1979

Santa Barbara Actor's Theatre Proposal, 1978-1979

Santa Barbara Art Museum, 1970

Santa Barbara Arts Council, 1955, 1957, 1984, 1986

Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts, 1983

Santa Barbara Civic Theatre

General, n.d.

1940-1941

Box 12

1941-1954

"I Killed the Count." 1941

"Margin for Error," 1941

Production Files, 1951-1952

"Stage Door," 1924

Santa Barbara Cultural Inventory & Assessment, 1985

Santa Barbara Foundation, 1952, 1972-1976, 1980

Santa Barbara Theatre Festival - Pledges, 1983-1984

Santa Barbara Theatre Foundation, 1985

Season Tickets

1920s

1930s

Second Century Fund, 1973

Sound - Lighting Renovation, 1983

Box 13

Spotlight, 1980-1989, n.d.

Staff Meetings, 1991-1992

Stock Records, n.d.

Strategic Planning, 1991-1992

Summer Film Series, 1985

"The Talespinners," 1978

Telemarketers, 1983

Terry, Phillip, 1972-1975

Theatre Tour, 1983

Theatre Use, 1978-1980

Tri-County Music Festival

General, 1938-1939

Financial, 1940-1941

Official & Contracts, 1939-1941

Programs, 1940-1941

Publicity, 1941

UCSB at the Lobero, 1971-1975

Welfare Exemption, 1983-1990

Workshop

Information Contracts, 1977-1978

Lobero Theatre, 1973, 1975

Summer, 1973-1976, 1978

Tuition, 1975-1976

Workstudy Program - UCSB, 1977-1978

Correspondence

Box 14

1920-1929

A-C

Community Arts Association

Community Arts Association Joint Meetings

D-M

P-S

School of Arts Building Committee

T-Z

1930-1939

A-P

Outside Bookings

Publicity

S-Z

1936-1937

A-K

Box 15

M-Z

1937-1943, Beckhard

1938-1940, 1954, Foreign Films

1940-1944, A-Z

1941-1953, Ware & Hazleton

Box 16

1945-1949, A-Z

1950-1954

A-Q

Box 17

R-Z

1952, USC

1955-1959, A-Z

1960-1969

A-P

Box 18

R-Z

1971

1975-1978

1980-1984

1986-1989

Box 19

1989

1990-1991, A-Z

1991-1992, A-Z

Executive Files (recent dead files, from ca. 1989 on; unprocessed)

Box 20

1986-1987

Annual Plan

Fiesta Float Friends

1987-1988

Long Range Planning

Patio Plans

Santa Barbara Theatre Festival, 1987

1988-1989

Nominating

Santa Barbara Theatre Festival, 1988

1989-1990

Ad Hoc

Attractions

Benton, Judith

Boroski, Willie

Charles, Robin

County Bowl

Dame Judith Memorial

Farmer, Emily

Farmer, Rachel

Feasibility Study Responses

Finance, Executive

Fund-raisers: Pickles Sponsor Books

House and Capital Improvements Committee

Kleiss, Jill

The Lobero Remembers

Lyon-Korten, Juli

McCune, Janis

McElroy, Debra

Mystery Night Correspondence

Nicholas, Dennis

Oswald, John

Patio Phasing

PC Carpets

Phone Sequencer

Pomeroy, Gina

"Puzzle of the Punjabi Pearls"

Quincentenary Committee

Renovation Fund

Roofing

Ryder, Carol McWhorter

Santa Barbara Arts Council

Santa Barbara Theatre Group

Second Century Fund

Seismic Safety

Strategic Planning

Telephone Systems

Theatre Seats

Thomas, Lynn Noel

Tributor Biographies

Voice Mailbox

Walkway (bricks)

Box 21

1990-1992

Back Alley Theatre

Backstage at the Lobero

Ballet Folklorico

Barbara Rush Benefit

Caldwell, Zoe

Development

Doodle Auction

1990

1992

Fund-raising

List

Names & Addresses

Raffle

Solicitations

Drapery

Fisk, Stephen Longfellow

French Festival

"Give 'Em Hell, Henry"

Ingmar Bergman Film Festival

Ives, Burl

Ladies Restroom

Landscaping Renovations

Linoleum/Carpet

Mystery Night

General

Reservations

New Seats

Nights on Broadway

"Noises Off"

Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts (PCPA)

Painting

Program

Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera

Young Child's Introduction to Theatre

Financial Records [unprocessed]

Box 22

General

Attractions List

1982-1983

1984-1985

Bills & Receipts

1922-1924 (Building)

1923-1924

1929 (Unpaid)

1929-1932

1930, Western Costume

Box Office Statements, 1937

Budget

1975-1976

1981-1982

1984-1988

Insurance, 1969-1970

Social Security, 1937

Stock

1922-1924

1922, 1930-1932

Stockholders, 1938

Financial Statements

Bank Records, 1922, 1924, 1929

Cash Disbursements, 1922-1925, 1928-1933

Comparative Statements, 1968-1970, 1975-1987

Box 23

Drama Branch, 1933-1937

Financial Reports, 1938-1944, 1986-1989 (includes balance sheets, income &

expense, receipts and disbursements, and production reports)

Production (arranged numerically by production number; includes box office statements and financial statements)

1953-1959

Box 24

1961-1980

Box 25

1980-1988

Quarterly

1922-1928

1936-1961

Box 26

1961-1976

Showcards, 1984-1985

Statement of Stage Crew, ca.1920s-1930s

Treasurer's Reports, 1922-1934 (includes statements of assets and liabilities, list of

stockholders, etc.)

Yearly

1929-1931

1976-1988

Box 27

Ledgers

Bookings, 1924-1929

Cash Receipts, 1922-1929

General Ledger

1920s

1928-1931

Library, 1927-1936

Salaries, 1927-1933

Trial Balance

1922-1924

1922-1935

Community Arts Association Ledgers, 1920s-1930s.

Box OS1-2

Financial Records Jan 1927-1930.

Cash Disbursements, Oct 1930-

Box Office, Oct 1930-

Oct 1930-

1936-1939.

Taxes

Box 27

Audit, 1983-1984

Exemption, 1938-1964

Internal Revenue Service, 1938-1980

Permanent File, 1938-1965

Tax Returns

1965

1971-1972

Box 28

1972-1974

1976-1980

1982

1988-1989

Series II: Board Files

Box 1

1922 (first stockholders' meeting)-1925

1927-1936

Box 2

1936-1942

Box 3

1943-1947

Box 4

1947-1958

Box 5

1960-1967

Box 6

1968-1976

Box 7

1976-1979

Box 8

1979/80-1980/81

Box 9

1980/81

Box 10

1981/82-1982/83

Box 11

1982/83-1983/84

Box 12

1983/84-1984/85

Box 13

1984/85-1986-87

Box 14

1986/87-1990

Series III: Building Files

Chronological Files

Initial Construction

Box 1, Folder 1

Construction and Architects Reports, 1922-1923

Folder 2

Cornerstone, [1924?]

Folder 3

Correspondence, 1920-1929

Folder 4

Early History, 1922

Folder 5

Electrical Data, 1924-25

Folder 6

Estimates, 1924-26

Folder 7

Smith, George Washington, files, 1922-1925

Folder 8

Specifications, 1923

Folder 9

Additions, 1929

Folder 10

Bids, 1929-1934

Inventories

Box 2, Folder 1

1926-1933

Folder 2

1938, 41, 48

Remodeling Files

Folder 3

1930-1939

Folder 4

1940-1949

Folder 5

1950-1959

Folder 6

1960-1966

Folder 7

1967

Folder 8-9

1968-1969

Folder 10

Description of Property, 1941

Folder 11

Electrical Switchboard, 1946-1958

Folder 12

Heating Plant, 1950

Folder 13

Stage Floor, 1954

Folder 14

Calandria Ave, Easement, 1960

Folder 15

Parking Garage, 1965

Folder 16

Consultant Reports, 1968-1991

Box 3, Folder 1

County Correspondence, 1968-1977

Folder 2

Noise Control, 1968-87

Folder 3

Ticket Rack, 1970

Folder 4

State Historic Landmark Ceremony, 1974

Folder 5

Public Works Program, 1976

Folder 6

Renovation, OSHA, 1976-79

Folder 7

Capital Improvements Committee, 1978-79

Folder 8

Rehabilitation Study, 1980

Renovation (1980-82s)

Folder 9

Electrical Service

Fund Reports

Folder 10

1981-1982

Folder 11

1982-1983

Folder 12

1983-1984

Folder 13

1985-1985

Box 4, Folder 1-6

General Files (inc study)

Folder 7

Interior

Folder 8-11

Landscaping

Folder 12-13

Lighting

Box 5, Folder 1

Roofing

Folder 2

Rigging and Counterweights

Folder 3

Sound

Folder 4

Remodeling, Box Office, 1983

Acoustics Renovation, 1985

Folder 5

Rejected Proposals

Folder 6

Marshall Long Proposals

Folder 7

Acoustical Study, 1983

Retrofit, 1990s

Box 6, Folder 1

Air Conditioning Study, 1990s

Folder 2

Business Digest Articles, 1992

Folder 3

Exterior Lighting, 1990-1

Folder 4

Fabric Samples

Folder 5

General Files, 1991

Folder 6

Orchestra Pit, 1991

Folder 7

Rehearsal Hall Expansion, 1991

Folder 8

Seismic Report (Wheeler and Gray), 1991

Folder 9

Balcony Addition, n.d.

Folder 10

Floorplan, n.d.

Oversize Buiding Files

Additional Note

(Architectural Drawings and Blueprints) (Map Case 20-20)

Folder 1

Misc Early Drawings 1923-29

Folder 2

Electrical Blueprints, 1940s-50s

Folder 3

1980s Renovation, 1980s

Sound System, 1982

Stage Lighting, 1982

Patch Panel, 1983

Folder 4

Retrofit, 1990s

Fixture Schedule, 1990

Series IV: Clippings

Box 1

1945

1947-1964

1967-1979

1986

A-K

L-Z

Reviews

1987

A-L

M-Z

Box 4

1987-1994 ( with some earlier exceptions)

Access Theatre, 1987-1990

Associates, 1987, 1989-1993

Beach Camerata, 1991-1992

Celebrity Doodle Auction, 1990, 1992

Children's Creative Project, 1988

Children's Dance-Misc., 1991-1992

Children's Events, 1988-1992

Comedy Series, 1986-1992

Dame Judith Anderson Fund, 1988-1992

Dance Alliance, 1987-1990

Ensemble Theatre Project, 1987-1988

Esperia Foundation, 1988, 1990

Family Programming, 1987-1988, 1990, 1992

Fantasia Productions, 1988

Fiesta, 1986-1988, 1990-1991

Friends of the Lobero, 1988-1989, 1991-1992

Fundraiser/Benefits, 1987-1989, 1992

Gilbert & Sullivan, 1987-1993

Glenn Miller Tribute, 1990

Lectures, 1989-1991

Lively Arts Series, 1988-1992

Lobero Presentations-Misc., 1988-1991

Lobero Profile of Events, 1971, 1986-1992

Master Series, 1988-1991

Music & Poetry-Misc., 1987-1989, 1991-1992

Music Academy, 1987-1992

Mystery Night, 1991

Non-Lobero Events, 1987, 1989-1990

Obituaries, 1992

Pasadena Playhouse, 1992-1994

People from Lobero, 1988, 1990-1992

Press Clippings, 1990

Renovation File, 1987, 1990-1991

Repertory - West, 1987-1990

Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera, 1987-1994

Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, 1987-1993

Santa Barbara Theatre Festival, 1987-1988

Santa Barbara Treble Clef, 1992

Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, 1991-1992

Society for Jazz & World Music, 1988, 1990

Summer Stock, 1988

Touring, 1988-1990

Travel Series, 1988-1989, 1990, 1993

No date, non-clippings, misc.

Series V: Committees

Box 1

Ad Hoc

Cultural Committee, 1985

Personnel, 1985

Architectural, 1976-1977

Attractions, 1985, 1989-1990

Building, 1922

Development, 1985-1986, 1989-1993

Executive, 1984-1990

Executive and Finance, 1991-1993

Finance, 1984-1986, 1989-1990

House and Capital Improvements, 1985-1986, 1989-1993

Nominating, 1984-1986, 1989-1993

Personnel, 1984-1986

Planned Giving, 1985-1986

Planning, 1984-1985

Policy, 1984-1986

Reports [a committee?], 1980

Strategic Planning, 1992-1993

Structure, 1986-1987

Miscellaneous (important), 1975-1976

Series VI: Production Records

Box A-B

Production Records, 1925-1937 (by year)

Box 1-119

Production Records 1938-1997 (by show, indexed in a separate database)

Box C-G

Production Records, Card Indices

Box H-L

Miscellaneous and unsorted programs and program files.

Series VII: Photographs and Posters

Black and White Photos

Box 1

Adler, Loreli; Briggs, Helen; Campbell, Bill; Deardorf, Lucia; Fortier, Frank; Hamilton, Lillian; Yarey, Tohu

Alden, Carole

Anderson, Judith

Anderson, Judith; Sistrom, Rosalyn; Wilson, Gay

Anderson, Marian

"And So To Bed"

"Angel Street"

Arnold, Edward

Aylwin, Jean

"The Bad Urban"

Bainter, Fay ( In Black Chifton)

"Bally Hoo"

"Barefoot In The Park" (LTF Nights on Broadway 1983)

"Beggar On Horseback"

Belgian Piono-String Quartet

Bjoerling, Jussi

Blair, Janet

"Blithe Spirit" (LTF Nights on Broadway, 1983)

Boyne, Leonard (Postcards)

Broadhurst, George

Budapest String Quartet

Buell, Temple

Bumbry, Grace

"Buried Child"

Bushnell, Winslow

"The Chalk Garden"

"Charlie"

"Children of a Lesser God" (Nov. 3, 1982)

"Child's Play"

"Chocolate Soldier"

Church, Tony

Claire, Ina

Clark, Roger A.

"Claudia"

"Clear All Wires"

Close, Ivy (Postcards)

Coffin, Hayden (Postcards)

The Colosseum

"Come Away Death"

"The Conventional Year"

Convy, Bert

"Country Matters"

Crane, Lloyd

Curtis, Margaret Valdi

Box 2

Danilova, Alexandra (July, 3, 1953)

Dare, Zena

Davis, Jeskir Bartlett

DeMille, Agnes (Heritage Dance Theatre Oct. 28, 1973

Dennis, Morgan (Drawing)

Denny, George V, Jr.

DeWitt, Katherine

"Dido and Aeneas" (Jan.& Feb. 1974)

Dix, Dorothy (Postcard)

"Don Giovanni"

Donahue, Elinor ("Tribute"-LTF Nights on Broadway-Series April 27-May 2, 1982)

Doyle, David

Draper, Ruth

Dyer, Richard

Eckl, Shirley (Russian Ballet)

Elsie, Lily

Esler, Lemont (?)

Esler, Lemont (?); Pulson, Cynthia

Evans, Maurice

Evelyn, Judith

"Fashious for Men"

Fiesta Float (1974)

Firth, Elizabeth

Flagstad, Kirsten

Fletcher, Bramwell (Bernard Shaw Story)

Fonda, Henry

Gardiner, Reginald

Geer, Will

Gingold, Hermeinie (The Sleeping Prince)

Girardat, Julian

Girardat, Vallerian

Grace Church (New York)

Graves, George

Gray, Gilda

Greenwood, Charlotte

Harrow, Lisa

"Hasty Heart"

"Hay Fever"

Herbert, Clara E.

Hess, Myra

Hicks, Seymour (Postcards)

Holmes, Burton

Horton, Edward Everett ("Nina" June 25, 1960)

Huston, Patricia

"I Ought To Be in the Pictures" (LTF Nights on Broadway)

"I'm Getting My Act Together" (LTF Nights on Broadway)

"Inspector Calls"

Iturbi, Jose

Ives, Burl

Jackson, Marie

Jay, Isabel

Jepson, Helen

"John Brown's Body" (Massey, Raymond; Power, Tyrone March 1951)

Box 3

Kaufman, Louis

Kaye, Nora

Keating, Charles

Kedrima, Madame

Kitchell, Iva

Knickerbocker, H..R.

Koritz, Marian

Lahr, Burt ( "Burlesque" Nov. 13, 1948)

Lancastor, Elsa

Laughton, Charles ( "John Brown's Body", Director)

Lee, Dorothy

Lee, Gypsy Rose

Limon, Jose

"The Little Foxes"

"Little Mary Sunshine"

Lloyd, Bernard

Lobero Facade and Interior

Lobero Opera

Lobero Outside

Lobero Sketch

Lobero Theatre

Lockhart, Kathleen

Long, Robert

LTF Film Series

Lucas, Paul; Christians, Mady

Luisa Triana Fiesta

Maclaine, Shirley ( "Sleeping Prince" December 17-19, 1956)

Magaioff, Nikita

Maldo

Marco Millions

Massey, Raymond

Maynor, Dorothy

Mc Connel, George

Melchoir, Lauritz

Metheny, Pat

Mikado

Miles, Mary Jo

Montoya, Carlos

Nelson, Ruth

"Never Too Late" (LTF Nights on Broadway, 1984)

"Nights on Broadway"

Nolan, Lloyd

O'Brien, Hugh ("Two For The Seesaw", July 1972)

Ordresjka and Clarke

Osgood, Perkins

Paganino Quartet

Parker, Ken

"Past Road"

"Philadelphia's Story" (Geoffrey Lynn and Sarah Churchill, Febuary 23, 1950)

Picture Plates, misc. [?]

"Pinafore"

Pinza, Ezio

Piodella, Harry

Polish Mime Ballet (January 1976)

Powell, Jane

Primus, Pearl

Rathbone, Basil

Redfield, Dorothy

Russell, Vivian; and William Morgan

Box 4

Sadowsky, Rhea

"Same Time Next Year" (LTF Nights on Broadway, June 1982)

Santa Barbara Ballet

Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra

Sayao, Bidu

Schauer

Sclurrid-Frei, Luise

Sealby, Mabel

Segilelke, Tore

Selleca, Connie

"Shadow And Substance"

Shachelf, Ted

Shan Kar

Singher, Martial

Skinner, Cornelia Otis

"Sleuth" (LTF Nights on Broadway, 1982)

Souzay, Gerard

Spaulding, Albert

Stern, Isaac

Stewart, Patrick

"Still Life"

"Tales of Hoffman"

Tayback, Vic

"Ten Grand Caper"

Terry, Fred

Thomas, Charles

Thomas, John Chas

"Town Meeting of the Air"

"Tribute" (LTF Nights on Broadway April 27-May 2, 1982)

The Trio Di Bolzano

UCSB At the Lobero 1971

UCSB At the Lobero 1973

UCSB Dance At the Lobero -Outside 1972

UCSB Puppets

UCSB Summer Dance Show

Usher, Tamara

Vea, Dorothy

"Wally's Cafe" (LTF Nights on Broadway, 1984)

Walters, Marian

Weldo, Hugh

Werner, Jansen

"White Marriage"

Williams, Jr. Al

"Wind And The Rain"

Windwood, Estelle

"Working"

Wright, Huntley (postcard)

"You Never Can Tell"

Box 5-6

Unknown

People

Performances

Places

Box 7

Color Photographs

Box 8-11

Peanut Gallery Productions photos

Box 12; OS3

Lobero Theatre Renovation preparation photos, 1990

Box 13

Pickle Family Circus Photos

Oversize Photos (unprocessed)

Box OS4-7

Black and White Photos

Box OS8

Anderson, Dame Judith and Ellen Terry

Community Plays - Sets, Scenes, Casts

Box OS9

1920-1930

Box OS10

1930-1935

Box OS11

Lobero Theatre

Box OS12

Miscellany

Posters (unprocessed)

Box OS13

First Fiesta Poster

Box OS14

Old Spanish Days Playbill

Box OS14

Jose Lobero's 1869 deed.

Box OS15-16

Drawings, Sketches, Resolutions

Rolled and Kiosk Posters (not individually listed)

Series VIII: Video/Audio Tapes (unprocessed)

Lobero Theatre History Videos

Box 1-2

Zoe Caldwell and Dame Judith Anderson, 4/1/89

Today Show-Dame Judith Anderson, n.d.

Friends of the Lobero Theatre Tour, n.d.

Dame Judith Anderson Tribute, 11/17/1988

Advertisements

TV Spots, 1990s.

Radio Spots, 1990s

Box 3-4

Radio Spots, 1970s-80s

Series IX: Scrapbooks (Oversize)

Box OS17

ca. 1919-1921

Box OS9

Sets, Scenes and Casts, 1920-1930

Box OS8-20

1920s

Box OS21

1926-1928

Box OS2

1927-1930

Box OS23

1928-1933

Box OS10

Sets, Scenes and Casts, 1930-1935

Box OS24

1930-1936

Box OS25

1933

Box OS26

1933-1936

Box OS27

1936-1938

Box OS28-29

1940

Box OS30

1940-1942

Box OS31

1950s

Box OS32

1969-1970

Box OS33

1971-1972

Box OS34

1973-1974

Box OS35

1981-1983

Series X Artifacts:

Box 1

Chamber of Commerce Plaque

Fiesta Pin