Historical Note

Scope and Content

Restrictions on Access

Restrictions on Use

 Inventory

Subject Terms


Preliminary Guide to the Alice B. Theatre Records
circa 1980-1995


Manuscript Collection No.: 4199
Creator: Alice B. Theatre (Seattle, Wash.), creator
Title: Alice B. Theatre records
Date Span: circa 1980-1995
Quantity: 35.80 cubic feet (42 boxes including 89 sound cassettes, 4 sound tape reels, 51 videocassettes, 16 photographs, and circa 1300 slides)
Languages: Collection materials are in English.



Historical Note

Alice B. Theater was founded in 1984 with the first Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival; disbanded in spring of 1996 and reorganized as Alice B. Arts in September 1996. It ceased operations in 1997(?).

The Hidden History project was a nine month collaboration between director Patricia Van Kirk and playwright Drew Emery. Volunteers interviewed over forty Seattle gays and lesbians older than fifty and other volunteers transcribed the tapes. Five of the interviews were used for the hour-long play "Hidden History: True Stories from Seattle's Gay and Lesbian Elders," presented in Seattle, June 10-21, 1992.

Scope and Content

Consult the scope and content information for each of the accessions listed below.

Restrictions on Access

Consult the access restrictions information for each of the accessions listed below.

Access to archival recordings: Due to the fragility of archival tape recordings, potential users may be required to arrange for transfer to digital format before the material can be accessed. Please contact Special Collections for further information.

Restrictions on Use

Consult the restrictions governing reproduction and use for each of the accessions listed below.

Inventory

 
Accession No. 4199-001
Alice B. Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)
Alice B. Theatre records, 1991-1992
1.04 cubic feet (3 boxes including 39 sound cassettes)
Scope and Content
Oral history tapes, transcripts, and logs recorded in the Hidden History project, in which over 40 Seattle gays and lesbians older than 50 were interviewed. Play script, "Hidden History: True Stories from Seattle's Gay and Lesbian Elders," which used five of the interviews.
Some interviews lack transcripts entirely, or have only summaries or partial transcripts.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users. Access to archival recordings: Due to the fragility of archival tape recordings, potential users may be required to arrange for transfer to digital format before the material can be accessed. Please contact Special Collections for further information.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info
Gift of Alice B. Theatre, 12/1/1992.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.
 
Accession No. 4199-002
Alice B. Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)
Alice B. Theatre playscripts, circa 1980-1992
4.00 cubic feet (4 boxes)
Scope and Content
Playscripts from the Alice B. Theatre's literary library. A few scripts are accompanied by sound cassettes.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Any user wishing to produce one of these plays is expected to contact the playwright or the Dramatists' Guild in New York City.
Acquisition Info
Donated by University of Washington Drama Library, 8/25/1994.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.
 
Accession No. 4199-003
Alice B. Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)
Alice B. Theatre records, 1989-1993
2.46 cubic feet (4 boxes)
Scope and Content
Play scripts from the Alice B. Theatre's literary library, script evaluations, card file listing authors' names and plays.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Any user wishing to produce one of these plays is expected to contact the playwright or the Dramatists' Guild in New York City.
Acquisition Info
Donated by University of Washington Drama Library, 7/12/1995.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.
 
Accession No. 4199-004
Alice B. Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)
Alice B Theatre scripts, 1986-1994
.63 cubic foot (2 boxes)
Scope and Content
Scripts from the theater's library.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Any user wishing to produce one of these plays is expected to contact the playwright or the Dramatists' Guild in New York City.
Acquisition Info
Donated by University of Washington Drama School, 11/6/1995.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.
 
Accession No. 4199-005
Alice B. Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)
Alice B. Theatre records, 1985-1995 (Bulk: 1990-1995)
24.25 cubic feet (24 boxes including 36 sound cassettes and 4 sound tape reels)
Scope and Content
Board of Directors minutes, historical/biographical features, policy statements, prompt books, financial records, production records, development and fundraising files, donor records, publicity, sound recordings, programs and other related files.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users, but access to portions of the papers restricted. Contact repository for details. Access to archival recordings: Due to the fragility of archival tape recordings, potential users may be required to arrange for transfer to digital format before the material can be accessed. Please contact Special Collections for further information.
Restrictions on Use
Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Alice B. Theatre, 7/11/1997.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.
 
Accession No. 4199-006
Alice B. Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)
Alice B. Theatre records, 1987-1991
3.00 cubic feet (3 boxes including 14 sound cassettes, 46 VHS videocassettes, 5 U-matic 3/4" videocassettes, 16 photographs, circa 1300 slides)
Scope and Content
Videocassettes, sound cassettes, slides, proofs, photographs. Sound recordings, moving and still images document the productions of the Alice B. Theatre.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users. Access to archival recordings: Due to the fragility of archival tape recordings, potential users may be required to arrange for transfer to digital format before the material can be accessed. Please contact Special Collections for further information.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info
Donated by David Schultz, 8/11/1998.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.
 
Accession No. 4199-007
Alice B. Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)
Alice B. Theatre records, 1994
.21 cubic foot (1 box)
Scope and Content
Correspondence, mainly from playwrights, about scripts submitted to the theater's literary manager.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by University of Washington Drama Library, 9/25/1998.
 
Accession No. 4199-008
Alice B. Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)
Alice B. Theatre records, 1994-1995
.21 cubic foot (1 box)
Scope and Content
Minutes and related records from Tamara Turner's association with Alice B. Theatre, mainly as a Board member and secretary. Includes minutes, budgets, notes, and proposals.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Tamara Turner, 6/21/2000.

Subject Terms
Personal Names:
Abrams, Doreen.
Bisson, Carl-Louis.
Blair, Stephen R. (Stephen Richard), 1917-1997.
Blanes, Nola.
Carter, Robert L.
Emery, Drew.
Enders, John W.
Engel, Kay.
Faucher, Vertie.
Glover, Ellsworth William.
Holifield, Karl Lewis.
Hunt, Glen.
Joiner, Allie.
King, Margaret.
Kosbab, Richard F.
Lyons, Jean.
McKay, Malcolm.
McPherron, Robert.
Morgan, Bobby.
Paulson, Don.
Rencken, Joan.
Riopelle, Robert A.
Rule, William F.
Styles, Hurdie C.
Van Kirk, Patricia.
Organizations:
Alice B. Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives.
Alice B. Theatre Oral History Project--Archives, creator.
Subjects:
Gay theater.
Lesbian theater.
Theatrical companies--Washington (State)--Seattle.
Last modified: November 08, 2007
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