Portland Civic Theatre photographs collection circa 1925-1994

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Portland Civic Theatre photographs collection circa 1925-1994

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This collection documents many of the productions, actors, staff, and special events of the Portland Civic Theatre company in Portland, Or., circa 1925 to 1994. Most of the collection consists of production photographs of shows throughout the history of the company. The images were produced by many photographers, including a set of signed photographic prints of actors by Minor White, ca. 1940. The collection also includes images from Junior Civic Theatre productions and the Portland Civic Theatre (P.C.T.) Academy.

18.69 cubic feet; Approx. 1,000 photographs, 73 slides, and approximately 500 negatives in 43 document cases and 9 oversize boxes

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6367272

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Portland Civic Theatre (Portland, or.)

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The first two decades of the twentieth century were golden years for live theatre in Portland. Evening and afternoon entertainment by stock companies, road shows and vaudeville flourished. By 1925, however, empty theatres caused by the disappearance of these performing groups energized three Portland women, Susan Farrell, Florence Bristol and Delta Spencer, "the founders," to organize a new company, the Art Theatre Players. Within a year they presented their first production, Henrie...

White, Minor

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Portland Civic Theatre Academy (Portland, Or.)

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Edris Morrison Studio (Portland, Or.),

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Neuffer, Claude V.

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Portland Civic Theatre Guild (Portland, Or.)

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Phillips, Louise (Fiction writer)

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From the guide to the Louise Phillips scrapbooks, 1977-1988, 1977-1988, (State of Maryland and Historical Collections) ...

Photo Art Studios

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