Durham Savoyards (Durham, N.C.) records, 1898-1989 and undated
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Summary
- Creator:
- Durham Savoyards, Ltd.
- Abstract:
- The Durham Savoyards is a Durham (Durham Co.), N.C., production company for Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, founded in 1963 and incorporated in 1964. Collection comprises the archives of this organization and consist of minutes, reports, correspondence, programs, financial records, posters, director's notes, stage design, black-and-white and color photographs, music videocassettes, color slides, and clippings. Includes "The Savoyards, Durham Savoyards Limited, 1989" and "Mindful of the Whys and Wherefores; a Savoyard Producer's Journal" by James L. Parmentier. There are a few photographs that pre-date the founding of the Savoyards in 1963; they feature images of comic operas performed at the Southern Conservatory of Music in Durham.
- Extent:
- 9.5 Linear Feet
Approximately 6050 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00346
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection comprises the archives of this organization and consist of minutes, reports, correspondence, programs, financial records, posters, director's notes, stage design, black-and-white and color photographs, music videocassettes, color slides, and clippings. Includes "The Savoyards, Durham Savoyards Limited, 1989" and "Mindful of the Whys and Wherefores; a Savoyard Producer's Journal" by James L. Parmentier. There are a few photographs that pre-date the founding of the Savoyards in 1963; they feature images of comic operas performed at the Southern Conservatory of Music in Durham.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Durham Savoyards is a Durham (Durham Co.), N.C., production company for Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, founded in 1963 and incorporated in 1964.
- Acquisition information:
- The Durham Savoyards (Durham, N.C.) Records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library between 1976 and 1998.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Rubenstein Library staff
Encoded by Ted Holt, November 2009
Updated to reflect unidentified addition by Alice Poffinberger, May 2014.
Materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Opera -- United States -- North Carolina -- 20th century
Musicals -- Production and direction
Operetta -- North Carolina -- Durham
Music -- North Carolina -- Durham -- Societies, etc. - Names:
- Durham Savoyards, Ltd.
Durham Savoyards, Ltd.
Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. Operas
Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911
Parmentier, James L.
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[Identification of item], Durham Savoyards (Durham, N.C.) Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University