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Abstract This collection, a gift from Mary Blanchard, is composed of programs and playbills from various theaters and shows that took place around New York in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1970s.

Scope and Contents Letters and correspondence to Paul Jordan Smith who collected items pertaining to Robert Burton's "Philosphaster." Smith revised "Philosphaster" in 1930 which was originally published in 1606.

Abstract This collection includes twenty-four playbills from theaters that are located mostly in the Los Angeles area, as well as one from a theater in Chicago and one from a theater in London. These playbills are dated between February 1955 through August 1988.

Scope and Contents of the Collection This collection consists of Edward Lyman's diaries, his financial documents and typed manuscripts. His personal documents include travel diary about their trips to Yosemite, Mexico, and Hawaii, genealogy, correspondence between family members, theatre playbills, and pamphlets.

Abstract The Padua Hills Theatre was built in 1930 by an investment syndicate under the direction of Herman Garner as part of the Padua Hills real estate development in the foothills above Claremont, California. Envisioned as a colony for local artists, the development included an arts and crafts shop, performing arts center, and 300-seat theatre facility that also housed a dining room, a kitchen, and an exhibition room where craft items could be displayed and sold. The theatre presented productions...

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Abstract This collection features an assortment of 1970s playbills for theatre productions in British, particularly London, venues.