Department of Theatre Arts papers 1914-1983

Whiting, Frank M.

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Frank M. Whiting was professor and director of the University of Minnesota Theatre from 1944-1970. He served as director and captain of the Centennial Showboat, University of Minnesota (1958-1974) and was one of the members of the steering committee for establishing the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. After leaving Minnesota, Dr. Whiting was an adjunct professor at the University of Utah. Dr. Whiting was president of the American Educational Theatre Association and served on the Arts Committee f...

University of Minnesota. Dept. of Speech, Communication and Theatre Arts

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Established as the department of speech in 1926, the name was changed to the department of speech and theatre arts in 1951 and the department of speech, communication and theatre arts in 1966. The department oversaw a wide variety of disciplines, including public speaking, speech pathology, theatre production, rhetoric, group communications and theatre history. In 1969, the division of speech science, pathology and audiology was established, allowing the department of speech, communications and ...

University of Minnesota. University Theatre

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Rarig, Frank Miller, 1880-1963.

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Frank M. Rarig was born in Kansas, started college at Kansas Wesleyan but finished his B.A. and M.A. at Northwestern University. His teaching career began at the University of Minnesota in 1908, in the fields of oral interpretation of literature, debate, and public speaking. He remained at Minnesota until he retired in 1948, but later taught as a visiting professor at the universities of Missouri, Utah, and California. From the description of Frank M. Rarig papers, 1901-1966. <bul...

Loppnow, Merle

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University of Minnesota. Dept. of Speech and Theatre Arts.

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Graham, Kenneth L.

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Director, actor, professor of theatre for young audiences at the University of Minnesota. From the description of Kenneth L. Graham collection, 1935-1996. (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 51249564 Dr. Kenneth L. Graham, director, actor, university professor and administrator, and theatre for youth specialist, was born in Coffeyville, Kansas on April 15, 1915. He began studying theatre at a junior college in Kansas and went on to receive a B.A. in...

University of Minnesota. Centennial Showboat.

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University of Minnesota. Dept. of Theatre Arts

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The first theatrical presentation at the University of Minnesota, The Last Loaf, was performed in 1881 by the freshman class. Plays were performed sporadically by various groups until 1896 when the Dramatics Club was organized. In 1909, the first class in theater was offered for credit through the Dramatics Club. The Masquers were formed in 1909, and three years later two more drama groups were started, the University Players and David Garrick. Three other groups were fo...