Theater

  • University Archives
    Gilbert Davenport taught costume and set design courses at the University of New Hampshire from 1962 until 1996.
  • University Archives
    UNH English professor, William Hennessy directed the theater productions produced by the Mask and Dagger Honorary Drama Society from 1923 until he retired in 1943. This collection contains the files of the Mask and Dagger productions he directed.
  • University Archives
    Theater Resourcess for Youth, or Project TRY, was started by Professor Joseph Batcheller of the University of New Hampshire. The aim of Project TRY was to introduce elementary school children in New Hampshire to live theater. It also provided support…
  • Special Collections
    Alvah W. Sulloway (1915-2006) was a lawyer whose career focused on ensuring freedom of information and freedom of access to governmental proceedings for Mainers. In his personal time he collected thousands of early 20th century sheet music…
  • Special Collections
    Alvah W. Sulloway (1915-2006) was a lawyer whose career focused on ensuring freedom of information and freedom of access to governmental proceedings for Mainers. In his personal time he collected thousands of early 20th century sheet music…
  • University Archives
    Anthony Caldwell was on the faculty of the UNH English Department from 1957-1977. This is a draft of his play titled The Good Minute.
  • Special Collections
    Folklorist Linda Morley was active in New England and specifically New Hampshire from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. In addition to collecting and supporting community involvement in folklore and folklife, she spearheaded the creation of RSA-19,…
  • University Archives
    The sorority Chi Omega was first founded in 1895. The Blue Key, a senior men's honor society, sponsored an annual stunt night. The dormitories, fraternities and sororities competed for prizes by performing humorous skits. This is the script for the skit "Little Red Riding Hood" performed by the Chi…
  • University Archives
    The first student theater productions at the Univeristy of New Hampshire were performed in 1923. In 1973, the department was expanded and renamed the Department of Theater and Communications. The Communications division became a separate Department in…
  • University Archives
    This series contains videotapes covering a variety of subjects associated with the university.
  • University Archives
    This series contains videotapes of performances by the Department of Theater and Dance.
  • University Archives
    The small number of Universtiy faculty and Durham residents who were interested in the arts in the 1930s, joined forces in promoting musical and dramatic events. This scrapbook was compiled by Helen Funkhouser, who played the lead female role in many…
  • University Archives
    Professor Joseph D. Batcheller (d. 1988) taught in the English Department and served as the Director of Theater at the University of New Hampshire. This collection contains his papers while employed at the university.
  • University Archives
    This series contains the records of the Associated Student Organizations. They include financial data and information about individual student organizations on campus.
  • University Archives
    Lloyd W. Quimby, from Claremont NH, graduated from the UNH in 1939. During his freshman year, he was involved with the cross country and baseball teams. This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings concerning UNH events which took place during Lloyd Quimby's college career. The bulk of the articles…
  • Special Collections
    The Jones family resided for generations in Milton, N.H. Levi Jones, a farmer, businessman, innkeeper, and prominent mason and the senior figure in the collection, was born in 1771 and died in 1847. The Jones Farm now forms part of the New…
  • Special Collections
    Robert Edmond Jones (1887-1954), set designer, was born in Milton, N.H. He graduated from Harvard University in 1910 and, after a brief period in New York as a costume designer, went to Europe and began practicing scenic design. He studied in Berlin…