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Performing arts

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

 Collection
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

 Collection
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

Lynne Taylor-Corbett Papers

 Collection
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

Mabel E. Allen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M351
Abstract

Mabel E. (Wickham) Allen (1912-2003) was an alum of Colorado Woman's College (1931) and the University of Denver, Lamont School of Music (1933). This collection contains materials related to Mabel's training and performance as a violinist and her career as a music teacher in Colorado. The materials include textiles, scrapbooks, photographs, memorabilia, diplomas, certificates, books, and other papers.

Dates: 1925 - 2003

Stephen Seifert Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M394
Abstract

This collection consists of keepsakes owned by Stephen Seifert during his tenure as the Executive Director of the Newman Center for the Performing Arts. Many items are presumed to have been given as commemorative gifts to Stephen Seifert, others to be his personal collectibles.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

The Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts Records

 Collection
Identifier: U315
Abstract The Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts is an administrative unit of the University of Denver reporting directly to the Office of the Provost. The building, constructed in 2002 - 2003 through the generous donation of Robert and Judi Newman, consists of several performance halls, and houses the Lamont School of Music and the business and operations staff for the Newman Center. The collection consists of adminstrative records, banners, posters, programs, and other marketing...
Dates: 2003 - 2014