Children's Theatre of Evanston Records 1925-1976

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Children's Theatre of Evanston Records 1925-1976

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The Children's Theatre of Evanston Records, 50 linear feet, contain materials documenting the Children's Theatre of Evanston's youth theatre productions and its involvement with Evanston's intermediate and elementary school creative dramatics programs, from 1925-1976. The majority of the records consist of production materials, an extensive playscripts library and numerous scrapbooks noting the major accomplishments of the youth theatre company.

53 Boxes; (50 Linear Feet)

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Arizona State University Libraries Child Drama Collection

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Children's Theatre of Evanston

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The Children's Theatre of Evanston, a youth theatre and theatre school, was created in the fall of 1925 when Winifred Ward, theatre professor at Northwestern University, saw a need for a children's theatre connected to both the University and the Evanston school districts. Winifred Ward, Dean Ralph Dennis of the Speech School at Northwestern and Alexander Dean, head of the University Theatre, were the principal founders of the theatre. Winifred Ward, the director of the theatre from 1925-1950, d...