Rice University Gilbert and Sullivan Society collection
Scope and Contents
Records of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society, a group of Faculty members and their wives who staged a number of productions in the 1950s and 1960s. The records are made up laregly of tapes and publications of these productions, and dates run from 1950-1966. Materials include 15 reel tapes; programs; newspaper clippings; 1 poster; LP records; notices; scenery plans.
Dates
- Creation: 1950 - 1967
Creator
- Rice University (Organization)
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
Box 1 stored onsite in vault at Woodson Research Center. Boxes 2-4 stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish from this material must be facilitated through the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
Historical Sketch
The Gilbert and Sullivan Society was an amatuer theater company composed of Rice University faculty, staff and their spouses. The group organized an annual, free performance of a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta each spring between 1951 and 1967. Plays were funded by faculty and supporter donations, and featured two performances per year; one for students and the other for faculty. The primary goal of the group, in addition to the production of the operettas, was to foster community and relationships between faculty members.
Extent
2 Linear Feet ( (4 boxes))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society, a group of Faculty members and their wives who staged a number of productions in the 1950s and 1960s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This material was transferred to the archives in 1992.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Rice University Gilbert and Sullivan Society collection, 1950-1967
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Mary-Catherine Breed
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu