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Beck Archives Rare Book Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B391
Abstract

This collection was created to contain rare books in the Beck Archives not associated with a collection. It currently includes one autographed copy of the play "Zalmen or The Madness of God" by Elie Wiesel.

Dates: 1974

Bercu Gross Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B356
Abstract

The material in the collection includes items, photographs, and papers related to Dorothy Bercu Gross and her husband Norman Gross, her extended family, and her Vaudeville career in the 1920s and 1930s. Her father owned the Chicago Hide, Fur and Wool Company in Douglas, Wyoming and Denver, Colorado. The collection spans from the late 1800s to 2015 and illustrates an extended Jewish family and vaudeville performers.

Dates: 1904-2015

Bobbie Louise Hawkins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M474
Abstract Bobbie Louise Hawkins (July 11, 1930 – May 4, 2018) was raised in West Texas and studied art in London. After traveling extensively, she settled in Colorado. Bobbie wrote more than twenty books of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and performance monologues. She was married to Robert Creeley for eighteen years and they had two (2) children. The collection consists of art and written works, notebooks, correspondence, photographs, audio/visual items, and other materials created and collected by...
Dates: 1960 - 2018

Centennial Towers Miracle Theatre Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: U342
Abstract

The Centennial Towers Miracle Theatre Company appears to have been a small, student-run theatre group that existed for approximately fifteen (15) years. It consisted of and/or was run by theatre students, and they produced small plays that were performed in the Main Lounge of Centennial Towers.

Dates: Other: 1981

Colorado Contemporary Dance Records

 Collection
Identifier: D013
Abstract Colorado Contemporary Dance was a nonprofit organization and performing arts presenter which operated from 1973 to 2002. The organization's primary mission was to promote contemporary dance performance, education, and community outreach throughout Colorado. This collection contains administrative files from Colorado Contemporary Dance including Articles of Incorporation, By-laws, meeting minutes, annual reports, treasurer reports, and correspondences (dating to 1971 as prior to the...
Dates: 1971 - 2002

Department of Theatre Records

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Identifier: U100
Abstract The department to theater was established in 1929, as the Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts. Students could obtain three degrees from the department when it first opened; Dramatic Arts, Speech A (public speaking) and Speech B (Oral interpretation). The University Civic Theater left the university in 1953 having officially separated themselves from the school financially in 1951. The department continued on as academic unit at the university until it was cut in 1984 due to university...
Dates: Other: 1934-1984

Fine Arts Foundation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: D072
Abstract

This collection contains programs and clippings related to the Fine Arts Foundation summer debutante ball under their previous name, Debutante Charities, Inc.

Dates: Other: 1987-1994

Lamont Society Records

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Identifier: U332
Abstract

Records of the Lamont Society, a support organization for the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver. The collection includes scrapbooks and photo albums created by the Lamont Society as well as programs and pamphlets from events hosted by or associated with the Lamont Society.

Dates: 1976-2014

Lillian ''Billie'' Stein Articles and Papers

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Identifier: B192
Abstract Lillian Stein was born on July 7, 1907 in Denver to David and Rose Stein. Her father was a tailor and a cantor. Billie (Lillian) Stein began playing the trumpet in The Denver Post Boys Band. She started her all girls band at 14 and took Billie's Harmony Girls jazz band on the road when she graduated from high school at the age of 15. With her jazz band, she traveled throughout the United States performing on her trumpet. She married William Stein in 1939. Billie Stein became involved in...
Dates: Other: 1920-1996

Lynne Taylor-Corbett Papers

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Identifier: D023
Abstract

Lynne Taylor-Corbett is a renowned choreographer and director. She has worked in theater and dance, choreographing pieces including the well-known "Great Galloping Gottschalk." This collection contains audiovisual materials, photographs, programs, clippings, contracts, correspondence, and choreographic and production notes.

Dates: 1969-2018

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