Theaters -- Indiana
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Austin H. Brown papers
Collection
Identifier: L019
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Austin H. Brown’s personal and business correspondence, as well as documents of political appointments, indentures, checks, receipts, clippings, and compositions, programs and other ephemera from social and political activities such as membership to the Democratic Party and Masons organizations. The correspondence includes letters from his father, William J. Brown, his brother, George, and cousin, John Ferguson.There are also a Independent Relief Fire Co.,...
Dates:
1830-1901
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Austin H. Brown papers
Bass Photo Company photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P034
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs from the Bass Photo Company in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from circa 1850 to 1975 and undated regarding people, buildings, street scenes, illustrations, and events such as Foch Day (November 4, 1921) in Indianapolis, as well as a few shots taken around Indiana.
Dates:
circa 1850-1975, undated
Carl H. Lieber collection
Collection — Folder S2738
Identifier: S2738
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of correspondence sent to Lieber regarding his involvement with various civic associations: The Civil Improvement Committee of the Indianapolis Commercial Club (1910), the Indiana Little Theatre Society, the John Herron Art Institute (1915-1916), the Paul Dresser Memorial Commission. There are also clippings related to the proposal to erect a memorial to the teachers of Indianapolis, to be located in the Memorial Court of the new Shortridge High School...
Dates:
1910-1926
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Carl H. Lieber collection
Clowes Memorial Hall architectural documents
Collection
Identifier: L504
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 11 folders of architectural documents regarding the creation of Clowes Memorial Hall at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1960s. There is also a site map circa 1960 (OBE013).
Dates:
circa 1960s
English Opera House clippings
Collection — Folder S2449
Identifier: S2449
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photostat copies of newspaper articles written in 1897 about the renovations and reopening of the English Opera House in Indianapolis, Indiana. The short editorial that praised improvements to the theater that would make it a safe and fire-proof building for its patrons was published July 26, 1897 in the Indianapolis News, not in 1896 as identified on the photostat.
Dates:
1897
English Theatre playbill
Collection — Folder S3349
Identifier: S3349
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a playbill for the musical Oklahoma!, performed in Indianapolis, Indiana at the English Theatre from January 8, 1946 to January 12, 1946.
Dates:
1946
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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English Theatre playbill
Fox Theater collection
Collection
Identifier: L478
Scope and Contents
The collection contains financial paperwork, receipts, check stubs, and box office reports from Fox Theater ranging from 1954 to 1975. Also included are receipts, business cards, fliers for an upcoming show, and one photograph.
Dates:
1954-1975
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Fox Theater collection
Indiana Arts Commission collection
Collection — Folder S2045
Identifier: S2045
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 31 completed "Booking Theatre/Auditoria" questionnaires created by the Indiana Art Commission (IAC) in 1975 to collect information regarding various venues around the state, which were later used in the IAC's Arts and Crafts Directory (1976). The information gathered through the questionnaire included the venue's name, address, seating capacity, year built, rental fee, and contact information. Only 26 theatres and auditoriums...
Dates:
1975
Indianapolis theaters collection
Collection
Identifier: L520
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the business record books and inventories for the Circle Theatre, Indiana Ball Room, and the English Theatre as well as some small cards from the Lyric Theatre, ranging from 1915 to 1949.
Dates:
1915-1949
Indianapolis women voter registration photographs
Collection — Folder SP169
Identifier: SP169
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 3 black-and-white snapshot photographs of women gathered outside a building in Indianapolis, Indiana, possibly the Talbot Avenue theater, circa June 25, 1917, bearing a sign inviting women from 3rd Ward to register to vote.
Dates:
circa 1917/06/25
