North Carolina Theatre Conference Records

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0270

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection consists of 7 boxes containing materials relating the operations of the North Carolina Theatre Conference. Additionally, there are materials from and relating to other theatre and arts organizations both inside and outside the state of North Carolina. These organizations include: North Carolina Speech and Drama Association, Carolina Dramatic Association, North Carolina High School Drama Association, North Carolina Association of Professional Theatres, South Eastern Theatre Conference, Theatre and Speech Combined Conference, American Theatre Association, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Division of the Arts, NC State Department of Public Instruction, North Carolina Alliance for Arts Education, Arts Advocates of North Carolina, Southern Arts Federation, Arts North Carolina, American Association of Community Theatre, North Carolina Theatre Departments and Companies, and Out-of_State Theatre Organizations.

Dates

1950 - 2003

Creator

North Carolina Theatre Conference (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information. Please see our Sensitive Materials Statement.

Extent

8.75 Linear Feet (7 record boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The North Carolina Theatre Conference Collection contains an assortment of documents, photos, playbills, programs, correspondence, sketches, and other materials relating to the organization. These materials have been collected from various members through their Archives Committee Initiative. The NCTC collection was in the possession of Harold Tedford, an active member of the organization, and was donated to UNCG SCUA. Because of its close association and collaborative nature with other theatre orgnizations, both inside and outside of the state, as well as NCTC members belonging to these other organizations, there is an abundance of material that came from those organizations. Notable members of NCTC who were also involved in these other organizations, like the NC Speech Association and the NC Arts Council, are Donald Wolfe, George A Parides, and Harold Tedford.

Arrangement

The bulk of the collection is arranged under the first series, the North Carolina Theatre Conference, with subseries breaking down the different content types of the materials in that series. Subseries under NCTC include: Founding Documents; Directories; Conference Programs; Conference Planning; Manual of Operations; Board Meeting Materials; General Session Meetiong Materials; Committees and Divisions; Newsletters and Publications; Productions and Attendance; Questionnaires and Surveys; Taxes, Grants, Budgets, and Financial Reports; Registration and Receipts; Art and Designs; Photographs; Notes; Miscellaneous; and Correspondence.

The rest of the collection is made up of much smaller series of materials relating to the different theatre and arts organizations included in the collection.

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