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Theatre Arts Department Records, 1910-
Collection Overview
Title: Theatre Arts Department Records, 1910-
ID: UA138
Extent: 1.25 Linear Feet
Subjects: Theater and Film, University of North Dakota - Academic Departments, University of North Dakota - Theater
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Theatre Arts Department Records have been divided into four series as follows:
Series 1: General History
Series 2: Sock and Buskin Society, 1910-1917
Series 3: Dakota Playmakers, 1918-1970
Series 4: Theatre Arts Department, 1971-
Collection Historical Note
Although theatre at the University of North Dakota has a rich history, a formal Theatre Arts Department did not exist prior to 1971. Frederick Koch founded the Sock and Buskin Society in 1910 and directed the earliest plays on campus. The society received national newspaper coverage after performing "A Pageant of the North-West" in 1914 and "Shakespeare, the Playmaker" in 1916. Koch became an in demand Chautauqua lecturer before leaving UND for the University of North Carolina in 1918.
In late 1917, the Sock and Buskin Society formally changed its name to the "Dakota Playmakers." Theatre at UND continued under the auspices of the Speech Department until the formation of the Theatre Arts Department in 1971; Dr. Ronald Engle served as the first department chair.
Subject/Index Terms
Theater and Film
University of North Dakota - Academic Departments
University of North Dakota - Theater
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Method: Transferred from University Publications in June 2018.
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Theatre Arts Department Records. UA 138, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Processing Information: Processed by Curt Hanson in June 2018.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: General History],
[Series 2: Sock and Buskin Society, 1910-1917],
[Series 3: Dakota Playmakers, 1918-1970],
[Series 4: University Theatre, 1963-1972],
[Series 5: Theatre Arts Department, 1971-],
[Series 6: Miscellaneous],
[All]
- Series 3: Dakota Playmakers, 1918-1970
"The object of the organization shall be to promote the cause of amateur dramatics at the university and in the state by the study, the composition, and the staging of good plays, and by the discussion at stated meetings of all the arts of the theatre."
Source: "The Dakota Playmakers Constitution, Revised October 1, 1925" (Box 1, Folder 6)
- Box 1
- Folder 8: Constitution, 1925, undated
- Folder 9: "The Dakota Playmakers: An Historical Sketch" by Frederick Henry Koch and "The Constitution of the Play-Stage" by Albert John Becker. Quarterly Journal of the University of North Dakota, October 1918
- Folder 10: Programs, 1918
- Folder 11: Programs, 1920-1929
- Folder 12: Programs, 1930-1939
- Folder 13: Programs, 1940-1949
- Folder 14: Programs, 1950-1959
- Folder 15: Programs, 1960-1969
- Folder 16: Programs, 1970
- Folder 17: Programs, undated
- Folder 18: Correspondence, 1952-1954, undated
- Folder 19: Tryout Posters, undated
- Folder 20: "The Callboard" (publication), 1957-1958
- Folder 21: Maxwell Anderson Playwriting Contest (poster), 1966-1970
- Folder 22: Junior Playmakers Festival, 1930-1937
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: General History],
[Series 2: Sock and Buskin Society, 1910-1917],
[Series 3: Dakota Playmakers, 1918-1970],
[Series 4: University Theatre, 1963-1972],
[Series 5: Theatre Arts Department, 1971-],
[Series 6: Miscellaneous],
[All]