Title: Playbill Collection
Inclusive Dates: circa 1861-circa 1989

Call Number: U.S. Mss 120AN

Quantity: 35.0 cubic feet (35 record center cartons)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

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Abstract:

Miscellaneous theater playbills from both professional and amateur productions, primarily in New York City, Chicago, and Wisconsin (except Milwaukee); filed alphabetically by location and then by title.

Language: English

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Programs for amateur and professional theatrical productions, primarily documenting New York City, Chicago, and Wisconsin. Programs formerly collected as part of this collection for opera, ballet, and musical concerts have been transferred to the Mills Music Library, while playbills documenting theatrical productions in Milwaukee have been donated to a more complete file on this topic maintained by the Milwaukee Public Library.

Domestic playbills are arranged in two categories: New York City and the remainder of the United States which is subdivided alphabetically by state. When the quantity warranted, separate files were created for cities. Foreign playbills are arranged alphabetically by country. Within each of the domestic and foreign categories, the playbills are arranged alphabetically by production title.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Don Anderson, Fredrick A. Buerki, Ingrid Charly, Mary Comstock Estate via Thurston Davini, Dawson County Historical Society via Genice Rupe, Debelak Estate via von Briesen and Purtell, Leslie H. Fishel, Emily Hand, Mrs. Albert R. Johnson, Helen D. Jones, Charles Higbie, Sally Kampman, Margaret McDowell, Golda Meir Library, Dora Mitchell, Edward Pfau, Vera Sauer, Alan Schneider, and Mrs. Albert R. Johnson. Accession Number: MCHC72-6, MCHC72-11, MCHC72-44, MCHC74-68, MCHC77-96, MCHC76-52, MCHC78-7, MCHC80-21, MCHC81-53, MCHC81-56, MCHC82-18, MCHC83-41, M84-58, MCHC84-36, MCHC84-49, MCHC84-223, MCHC84-335, M85-16, M85-33, M85-40, M85-262, M85-353, M86-273, M86-302, M86-503, M86-504, M87-131, M87-189, M87-259, M87-371, M88-251, M89-21, M89-102, M89-176, M89-202.

U.S. Mss 120AN	New York
Box   1	Abbey-Ass
Box   2	Ass-Blo
Box   3	Blue-Carry
Box   4	Casa-Cog
Box   5	Cor-Des
Box   6	Dev-Ex
Box   7	Fab-Far
Box   8	Gab-Gypsy
Box   9	H-Hal
Box   10	Hollow-Ivy
Box   11	J-Lark
Box   12	Last-Maggie
Box   13	Maggie P - Miracle
Box   14	Miss-Nir
Box   15	No-Owl
Box   16	Pac-Pottery
Box   17	Pound-Romeo
Box   18	Romatic-Shot
Box   19	Showboat-Stolen
Box   20	Stop-Three for
Box   21	Three is-Vaudeville
Box   22	Velvet-Wisteria
Box   23	Witch-Zorba
Box   24	Alabama-California, Los Angeles, A-R
Box   25	California, Los Angeles, S-Z - Connecticut, New Haven, A-J
Box   26	Connecticut, New Haven, K-Z - Illinois, Chicago, A-B
Box   27	Illinois, Chicago, C-G
Box   28	Illinois, Chicago, H-N
Box   29	Illinois, Chicago, 0-S
Box   30	Illinois, Chicago, T-Z - Michigan, Detroit, A-I
Box   31	Michigan, J-Z - Ohio
Box   32	Oregon - Wisconsin, Madison, A-L
Box   33	Wisconsin, Madison, M-Z - Wisconsin Dells
Box   31	Canada-England, S
Box   35	England, T - Spain