Theatre
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = Baillie
Found in 70 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscript of "The Last Heid", undated
Item
Identifier: Coll-2128/2/4
Scope and Contents
Unbound manuscript of Stevenson's play in one act "The Last Heid", in longhand, undated.
Dates:
undated
Material relating to Charles Thelander MB ChB (Edin) FRACS
Collection — CLX-A-1558
Identifier: Coll-1758
Scope and Contents
The material is largely photographic but may be added to in the future. There are board-mounted group photographs by A. Swan Watson, Bruntisfield, Edinburgh:
Photograph of Theatrical group, with signatures including Charles A. Thelander, dressed as 'nun'
SRC, Students' Representative Council, Executive Committee, including Charles A. Thelander, 1903-1904
E.U. Winter...
Dates:
1903-1909
North Russian Association collection of theatre and concert programmes
Fonds — Box CLX-A-368
Identifier: Coll-1865
Scope and Contents
A sizeable collection of theatre/concert programmes from the North Russian Association (1928-1940). Founded in 1926, the North Russian Association grew out of a group set up by emigrants from Arkhangelsk living in London after the Revolution. Its interests were cultural, and it organised five events a year such as lectures, concerts, and other performances. The events documented here include a family Pushkin evening at London’s Institut Français in June 1928; a performance of Aleksei Faiko’s...
Dates:
1928-1940
Paedophile play fury (The Scotsman), 3 Apr 2002
Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/6/20
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.
Dates:
3 Apr 2002
Papers and artwork of Yolanda Sonnabend relating to her collaboration with C.H. Waddington
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1461
Scope and Contents
Contains:
Coll-1461/1: original artworks created by Yolanda Sonnabend for C.H. Waddington's book 'Tools for Thought'
Coll-1461/2: collections of articles and research materials relating to Waddington's work, including manuscripts for his books 'Beyond Appearance', 'The Man-Made Future' and 'Tools for Thought'
Coll-1461/3: letters to Yolanda Sonnabend, chiefly from C.H....
Dates:
c.1960-2005
Philip de Grouchy's collection of theatre programmes and other ephemera
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-2003
Content Description
This fonds consists of theatre programmes and other ephemera relating to plays taken part in or seen by Philip de Grouchy whilst studying at the University of Edinburgh from 1959 to 1963, and after. The material is arranged in nine "volumes":
Vols I and II: Programmes of plays presented by Edinburgh University Dramatic Society (hereafter E.U.D.S.or "Dramsoc") in which Philip de Grouchy took part or...
Dates:
1959-1966
Plays, 20th century (before 1973)
Series — Box Coll-2128 Box 3 of 4: Series Coll-2128/2; Series Coll-2128/3
Identifier: Coll-2128/2
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This collection consists of the papers of Edinburgh-born writer D. E. (Dorothy Emily) Stevenson. It includes manuscripts of some of her published books; manuscripts of short stories, plays, and poetry; notebooks with rough notes; texts of lectures and talks she gave to various audiences; texts of articles; biographies; photographs (copies) of Stevenson and family throughout her life, and an album with US newspaper cuttings mentioning her books.
Dates:
20th century (before 1973)
Research archive of John Martin concerning the History of Student Theatre at the University of Edinburgh
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1942
Scope and Contents
The fonds consists of the research archive of John Martin relating to his on-going project on student theatre, which aims to compile a history of student theatre in Edinburgh from 1850 to 1970. In order to understand the wider student context in which theatre groups had arisen, John Martin started to work on two "spin-off" projects to support his research: one on student numbers at the University of Edinburgh between 1836 and 1966, and a second one on student societies in Edinburgh...
Dates:
2017-2021
Russian-English word-list relating to Theatre and Theatre Organisation
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1424
Scope and Contents
The Russian-English ink manuscript glossary takes up only 5 pages of a small ledger. It is entitled in hand A glossary of Russian theatrical terms. Its ambition was greater than the reality. According to the handwritten title-page, it was intended to list words relating to: theatre organisation; front of house; stage management; acting; production; and authorship and criticism. There was also an intention to list: foreign plays whose titles were adapted in Russian;...
Dates:
1900-1917
Scrapbooks of Margaret Jane Campbell Hunter and Daisy Helen Burnley-Campbell
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2080
Content Description
These two scrapbooks were compiled by Margaret Jane Campbell Hunter (a.k.a. Mrs Burnley-Campbell of Ormidale (1857-1938)) and her daughter Daisy Helen Burnley-Campbell (later Warrand (1891-1973)). Dealing with both public and private life, they contain a substantial quantity of material relating to Margaret’s participation in the Gaelic movement, including events devoted to Gaelic language, Highland culture, games and music. They also record her involvement in the suffragette movement,...
Dates:
1909-1919