RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

For Participating Institutions

Department of Theatre Arts records (OF.1Q.T1)

Brown University Library

Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Scope & content

The collection comprises the records of the Department of Theatre Arts, the Committee on Dramatic Productions, the student performance groups Sock and Buskin, Komians, and Brownbrokers. The collection contains correspondence, scripts, audition cards, scrapbooks, programs, and publicity. The first two series contain a range of administrative materials related to academic programs and performance. The next three series consist of records created by three performance groups (Sock and Buskin, Komians, and Brownbrokers). Although records from these groups have been gathered into discrete series, additional materials from these and other groups can be found distributed throughout the collection. Series VI-XI contain audition cards, scrapbooks, scripts, photographs, programs, and publicity. Series XII Dramatics file and Series XIII Department of Theatre Arts Performances contain chronological files of dramatic productions at Brown University.