Courtlandt Gilmour Collection of Theater Materials
Scope and Contents
The Courtlandt Gilmour Collection of Theater Materials contains playbills, posters, performance items, fliers, and other theatre-related items. This includes information on many kinds of performances, spanning across the UK and the US over a selection of years. This collection also contains reviews from magazines and newspapers of such performances, as well as membership information and ephemera from a club known as "The Lambs".
Dates
- Creation: circa 1750s - 1940s
Conditions Governing Access
Ohio University retains all property rights to the collection. Ohio University retains all copyrights unless retained by the donor, other correspondents, or other artists.
Extent
2 cubic feet (In 4 flat boxes.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Theatre materials, such as programs, broadsides, and fliers, collected by Courtlandt Gilmour. Materials range across a broad range of years, and features ephemera from the United States, England, and Ireland.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically and into certain categories based on material type.
Physical Location
Alden Library, Ohio University Libraries
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Courtlandt Gilmour in August 2004.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
- Title
- Courtlandt Gilmour Collection of Theater Materials Finding Aid
- Author
- Yashvita Kanuganti
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
