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Straw Hat Theatre and Festival Theatre records, 1935-2002.
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Title:

Straw Hat Theatre and Festival Theatre records, 1935-2002
Straw Hat Theatre records
Festival Theatre records

Creator/Contributor:

Straw Hat Theatre, Inc, creator, creator.

Creator/Contributor:

Berryhill, Elizabeth, creator.

Creator/Contributor:

Connell, Gordon, creator.

Creator/Contributor:

Festival Theatre (San Anselmo, Calif.), creator.

Abstract:

Contains correspondence, financial records, minutes, teaching materials, scripts, posters, musical scores, photographs and slides, documenting the creation and productions of the Straw Hat Theatre and the Festival Theatre.

Date:

1935 (issued)

Subject:

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Straw Hat Theatre, Inc. -- Archives
Festival Theatre (San Anselmo, Calif.) -- Archives
Theatrical companies -- California -- Lafayette
Theatrical companies -- California -- San Anselmo
Theatrical companies
California -- Lafayette
California -- San Anselmo

Note:

UNPROCESSED. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
PARTIALLY RESTRICTED COLLECTION: Journals in cartons 40-42 sealed until Nov. 8, 2029.
Straw Hat Theatre and Festival Theatre records, BANC MSS 2004/253 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Elizabeth Guest Berryhill and Gordon Connell met at the University of California, Berkeley before World War II and founded Straw Hat Theatre, Inc. in Lafayette, California in 1946. The first show was performed in 1947 and they toured extensively until 1956. Elizabeth Guest Berryhill founded the Festival Theatre in San Anselmo, California, and the company performed between 1957 and 1970.
Preliminary container list available in the library.

Type:

Reviews.
Scripts (documents)
Photographs.
Slides.
Scores.
Archives.

Physical Description:

53.65 (48 6 6

Language:

English

Identifier:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library/unprocessed-collections-form

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

UNPROCESSED. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
PARTIALLY RESTRICTED COLLECTION: Journals in cartons 40-42 sealed until Nov. 8, 2029.

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