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Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)

 Organization

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 2694 Collections and/or Records:

Box 162: Financial Files

 File — Box M123.0162: Series M123.01 [Barcode: U186019154337]
Identifier: M123.01.0162
Abstract

Papers, receipts, check carbons, bank statements, and other financial records in labelled folders, most marked as 'Miscellaneous' with a letter designation

Dates: 1887-2010

Box 163: Financial Files

 File — Box M123.0163: Series M123.01 [Barcode: U186019154345]
Identifier: M123.01.0163
Abstract

Bank statements, checks, receipts, invoices, and other financial papers, some in bundles

Dates: 1887-2010

Box 164: Insurance Papers

 File — Box M123.0164: Series M123.01 [Barcode: U186019154353]
Identifier: M123.01.0164
Abstract

Folder with insurance papers inside; papers, receipts, and copies of checks in poorly labelled folders

Dates: 1887-2010

Box 165: Financial Files

 File — Box M123.0165: Series M123.01 [Barcode: U186019154361]
Identifier: M123.01.0165
Abstract

Papers, receipts, bank statements, checks, invoices, and balance sheets in somewhat poorly labelled folders, many with the topic 'Miscellaneous' and a letter designation

Dates: 1887-2010

Box 166: Assorted Files

 File — Box M123.0166: Series M123.01 [Barcode: U186019154379]
Identifier: M123.01.0166
Abstract

Newspaper clippings in manila envelopes; bank statements, receipts, checks, papers, and forms, some bundled, some in labelled folders, some in a little box; about 14 bound reports

Dates: 1887-2010

Box 167: Clippings, Music, Brochures, and Photos, 1970-1979

 File — Box M123.0167: Series M123.04 [Barcode: U186020761040]
Identifier: M123.04.0167
Abstract

(18) file folders include: Newspaper clippings primarily from 1970-1972, brochures, one file of history of CC, one file of music, one file of photos

Dates: 1970-1979

Box 168: Face on the Barroom Floor Poster, 1932-1978

 File — Box M123.0168: Series M123.04 [Barcode: U186020761066]
Identifier: M123.04.0168
Abstract

This box contains copies of newspaper pages from early Central City history - 1932, poster from world premiere of The Face on the Ballroom Floor - 1978.

Dates: 1932-1978

Box 169: Norman Lockwood Sheet Music and Ledger, 1850-1957

 File — Box M123.0169: Series M123.01; Series M123.05 [Barcode: U186018626404]
Identifier: M123.01.0169
Abstract

(13) folios of sheet music, 1850s, may be associated with Norman Lockwood, some have the name Sarah Firth written on them; (1) bound ledger, Central City Opera House Association, Inc., General Records Oct. 1, 1956 - Sept. 30, 1957.

Dates: 1850-1957

Box 169: Sheet Music, 1850-1957

 File — Box M123.0169: Series M123.01; Series M123.05 [Barcode: U186018626404]
Identifier: M123.05.0169
Abstract

This box contains (13) folios of sheet music, 1850s, may be associated with Norman Lockwood, some have the name Sarah Firth written on them; (1) bound ledger, Central City Opera House Association, Inc., General Recods Oct. 1, 1956 - Sept. 30, 1957.

Dates: 1850-1957

Box 171: Playbills, 1938-1972

 File — Box M123.0171: Series M123.02 [Barcode: U186022650198]
Identifier: M123.02.0171
Abstract

This box contains Playbills from 1938-1972.

Dates: 1938-1972

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Type
Archival Object 2690
Collection 4
 
Subject
Central City (Colo.) 2629
Colorado 2548
Opera 2539
Photographs 2400
Singers 1068
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Actors 881
Theater 760
Performing arts 92
Music 85
Denver (Colo.) 65
Built environment 64
College buildings 64
College campuses 64
Theatrical producers and directors 58
Musical theater producers and directors 42
Publicity photographs 39
Promotional materials 36
Opera festivals 30
Publications 29
Photographic prints 28
Fashion 26
Snapshots 24
Reports 22
Programs 21
Theaters 19
Blank forms 17
Musicians 17
Photographic postcards 13
Ballet 12
Ballet dancers 12
Clothing and dress 10
Composers 10
Art 7
Dramatists 7
Painting 7
Radio programs 7
Fund raising 6
Dancers 5
Flower Girls 5
Corporate minutes 4
Dance teachers 4
Notes (Documents) 4
Administrative reports 3
Authors 3
Manuals series 3
Operas 3
Politicians 3
Sculpture, American 3
Special events 3
Theater critics 3
Choreographers 2
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2
Costume 2
Drawings 2
Film reels 2
Gold panning 2
Lawyers 2
Librettists 2
Newspapers 2
Nonprofit organizations 2
Notebooks 2
Periodicals 2
Scores 2
Square dancing 2
Stage managers 2
Annual reports 1
Artists 1
Audio-visual materials 1
Black-and-white photography 1
Boards of directors 1
Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.) 1
Committees 1
Compilation films 1
Cooking 1
Dance 1
Denver (Colo.) -- Buildings 1
Denver Metropolitan Area (Colo.) 1
Evergreen (Colo.) 1
Fencers 1
Fencing 1
Financial records 1
Gambling 1
Gold mines and mining 1
Hotel and Restaurant Management 1
Houses 1
Memorabilia 1
Parties 1
Politicians -- Colorado 1
Posters 1
Public relations 1
Publicity 1
Registers (Lists) 1
Scenography 1
Slides (Photography) 1
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