R. Russell Porter papers, 1946-1986.

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R. Russell Porter papers, 1946-1986.

The collection contains administrative records from R. Russell Porter's tenure at the University of Denver School of Communication Arts and includes biographies, obituaries, newspaper clippings, travel records, brochures, faculty personnel records, insurance packages, press releases, interviews, photographs, and correspondence. The collection also includes works by Porter including scholarly articles, speeches, radio scripts, plays, and librettos along with documentation such as playbills, correspondence, publicity photographs, and newspaper clippings. The final segment of the collection includes plays by others to be considered for production at the University of Denver Theatre.

2.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)

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University of Denver

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University of Denver. University Theatre.

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Porter, R. Russell (Robert Russell), 1908-1986.

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R. Russell Porter served as Head of the University Theater and Chairman of the School of Communication Arts at the University of Denver, Denver, Colo. from 1964 to 1976. In addition to his teaching and administrative functions, Porter wrote, directed, and produced plays, operas and radio dramas. He also acted in plays and radio dramas. Many of his artistic endeavors were librettos written with Normand Lockwood who was composer-in-residence at the University of Denver from 1959-1968. These collab...

Lockwood, Normand, 1906-2002

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Composer who studied in Europe with Nadia Boulanger, also faculty-composer at several colleges and universities including Columbia, Yale, and University of Denver. From the description of Normand Lockwood collection, 1921-1996. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 49937993 ...

University of Denver. School of Communication Arts.

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