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University of Utah. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre

 Organization

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Vern Adix papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0492
Abstract The Vern Adix papers (1900-1983) consist of stage designs, elevations, programs, news clippings, scrapbook and personal notes about Adix's involvement with various plays throughout his theatrical career. Also included are five published textbooks and eighteen plays he adapted for children.
Dates: 1900-1983

Vern Adix photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0316
Abstract The Vern Adix photograph collection contains photographs and slides of plays either designed or directed by Vern Adix. Materials can be found on productions held at Kingsbury Hall, Pioneer Memorial Theater, and Rice Stadium, as well as productions of the Afternoon Players.
Dates: 1935-1982

William Scott Barber photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1520
Abstract William Scott “Bill” Barber (1944-2007) was a theater technical director who taught lighting, makeup, sound, and set design at the University of Utah in the 1970s before working for Walt Disney Enterprises and other California companies in the 1980s and early 1990s. This collection contains photographs of stage productions in Utah that Barber worked on in the 1970s.
Dates: 1970-1979

Keith Maurice Engar papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0677
Abstract The Keith Maurice Engar papers (1903-1997) consist of materials relating to Keith Engar (1923-1994) and his professional contributions to Utah radio, television, and theater.
Dates: 1903-1997

Keith Maurice Engar photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0677
Abstract The Keith Maurice Engar photographs consist of materials relating to Keith Engar (1923-1994) and his professional contributions to Utah radio, television, and theater.
Dates: 1930-1979

Claude Johnson photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1493
Abstract Claude Johnson was a photographer for Deseret News for 33 years from approximately 1947 to 1980. This collection contains 61 black-and-white negatives of photographs taken by Johnson of the University of Utah campus in the 1970s.
Dates: 1970-1980

Byron McGrath papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2529
Abstract The Byron McGrath papers (1926-1993) consist of materials regarding the personal and professional lives of both Byron McGrath and Grace Coppin McGrath as actors, teachers, and philanthropists.
Dates: 1926-1993

Nancy Melich papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2470
Abstract The Nancy Melich papers (1920-2009) consist of correspondence, theatre reviews, interviews, article drafts, playbills, and theatre perephernalia from her career as a theatre critic for the Salt Lake Tribune. Melich's career spanned nearly 30 years, and she was influential in Utah's local theatre scene.
Dates: 1920-2009

Pioneer Memorial Theater collection

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1679
Abstract The Pioneer Memorial Theater collection (1935-2011) consists mainly of theater programs and announcements for productions performed at the theater. Pioneer Memorial Theater, originally a replica of the old Salt Lake Theater, was completed in 1962 on the University of Utah campus. In addition to the programs, the collection also contains certificates, news clippings, posters, and unidentified set designs.
Dates: 1935-2011

Pioneer Memorial Theater photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0755
Abstract The Pioneer Memorial Theater photograph collection consists of various images of productions produced by the theater over the years.
Dates: 1963-1984