Theatre Department Records

Collection

Identifier: 0037

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the records of the Theater Department of Auburn University. The collection consists of programs, playbills, photographs, slides, posters, costume design drawings, scrapbooks, director's scripts and newspaper clippings relating to plays presented by the Auburn Players. Includes publicity material on departmental activities. It also includes educational filmstrips, cassettes, and a booklet.

Dates

1914 - 2021

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

The Auburn University Theatre is Alabama's oldest university stage company. The “Footlights,” Auburn University’s first stage company,began in 1913 but failed to endure the First World War. In 1919, the “Auburn Players” revived the university stage company and developed the original social club into the Auburn University Theatre Department. Since that time the department has grown into an integral part of the university community, with an accent on professionalism in instruction and performance. In 2021, the department was renamed the Department of Theatre and Dance.

Extent

76.55 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.

General

There are accessions in this record group that have not yet been entered in ArchivesSapce.

Processing Information

Accession 19-049 processed by Lisa Glasscock, November 1, 2019.

Accession 21-044 processed by Lisa Glasscock, August 17, 2021.

Accession 22-002 processed by Tori Buchanan, January 7, 2022.

Accession 22-011 processed by Tori Buchanan, May 11, 2022.

Accession 25-025 processed by Joanna Ashley, January 2026.