R.C. Knickerbocker collection of performing arts materials. 1887-1981 1960-1980

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R.C. Knickerbocker collection of performing arts materials. 1887-1981 1960-1980

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Ronald C. Knickerbocker was the founder of the Southern Methodist University Community Course. Co-sponsored by Temple Emanu-El, the largest Reformed Jewish temple in Dallas, the Community Course presented cultural events on the SMU campus, usually in McFarlin Auditorium from 1939 to 1981. The majority of the material collected during his time as director of the Community Course includes clippings, correspondence, ephemera, documents, programs, publicity and published works relating to theater, dance and classical music. Most of the material originates from Dallas, Texas, but there is also material from New York, New York and other states and cities.

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Jerry Bywaters Special Collections, Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University

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Knickerbocker, R. C. (Ronald C.)

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Ronald C. Knickerbocker’s affiliation with Southern Methodist University began in the early 1930s with his hiring as the university’s first information director, due in some measure to the friendship of his father, Rev. H.D. Knickerbocker, a prominent Methodist clergyman in Texas and Arkansas, with SMU president Charles Selecman. Ronald Knickerbocker filled many roles during his over forty years of employment with SMU, including those of photographer, publications producer, and fund...

Community Course (Dallas, Tex.)

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Founded in 1939 by co-sponsors Southern Methodist University and Temple Emanu-El, Community Course was a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the cultural life of SMU and the Dallas community. With seven or eight performances per season (October-April) held at SMU’s McFarlin Auditorium, Community Course provided a variety of lectures, musical performances, and theatrical productions, which catered to general public tastes. Only season tickets were sold – and quickly sold o...