Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)
Biography
__ __ __Work cat.: The glory that was gold, 1992: t.p. (Central City Opera House) p. vii (built in 1878 in Central City, Colo.)
Biography
Central City Opera House is given to the University of Denver by the McFarlane family in 1932 (Ida Kruse McFarlane, Professor of English at DU, good friends with Anne Evans). The CCOHA was administered as a non-profit corporation during this time.
Sources
Breck, From the Rockies to the World, 1997, 126.
Found in 2416 Collections and/or Records:
Box 92: Financial Statements, 1960-1969
This box contains (16) bound reports: Financial Statements and supplementary information (yearly) 1960-1969.
Box 93: Tourism Brochures and Pamphlets, 1950-1970
Brochures and pamphlets mostly relating to tourism in Central City and Leadville.
Box 94: Manuscripts, 1958
This box contains (2) bound copies of script for: ''And Perhaps Happiness'' and ''A Salute to Central City.''
Box 95: Anne Evans Portfolio, 1930-1940
This box contains (1) Black cloth bound 3-ring binder of news clippings and (1) Anne Evans Folding files including correspondence and production notes. These materials are from the 1930s.
Box 96: Joseph Thatcher Letterbook, 1870-1873
This box contains (2) volumes of the Letterbook of Joseph Thatcher.
Box 99: Files, 1969
(15) file folders include: Publicity, Sante Fe Opera, Teller House, Tickets, Tours, and Window Display
Box 100: Tourist Information, 1940-1970
(10) file folders include: Central City Opera Association, Central City churches and gambling (tourist information).
Box 101: Files, Thank You Letters - Tickets, 1932-1950
(12) file folders include: Thank You letters - Tickets
Box 102: Administration Files, 1966
(25) file folders include: Central City 1966 Administrative Files
Box 103: Clippings, Programs, and Notes, 1960-1970
(20) file folders, include: administrative files; clippings; programs; notes.
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- Opera 2415
- Photographs 2231
- Singers 1065
- Actors 873
- Theater 748
- Performing arts 92
- Music 85
- Theatrical producers and directors 56
- Musical theater producers and directors 42
- Promotional materials 36
- Publicity photographs 36
- Publications 29
- Photographic prints 26
- Opera festivals 23
- Reports 22
- Snapshots 22
- Programs 20
- Theaters 18
- Blank forms 17
- Musicians 17
- Photographic postcards 13
- Ballet dancers 11
- Ballet 10
- Composers 10
- Dramatists 7
- Dancers 5
- Dance teachers 4
- Notes (Documents) 4
- Authors 3
- Manuals series 3
- Politicians 3
- Sculpture, American 3
- Theater critics 3
- Choreographers 2
- Costume 2
- Drawings 2
- Lawyers 2
- Librettists 2
- Notebooks 2
- Periodicals 2
- Scores 2
- Square dancing 2
- Stage managers 2
- Artists 1
- Boards of directors 1
- Dance 1
- Evergreen (Colo.) 1
- Fencers 1
- Fencing 1
- Gambling 1
- Hotel and Restaurant Management 1
- Operas 1
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- Public relations 1
- Registers (Lists) 1
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- Slides (Photography) 1 + ∧ less