Johnson City Community Theatre Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-0228

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Johnson City Community Theatre records include financial records, charter, building blueprints and plans, photographs, playbills, newsletters, and scrapbooks. The records reflect the financial operations of the group, planning for the playhouse, and publicity activities relating to the performances. Some special activities documented in the collection are the silver anniversary of the Johnson City Community Theatre and the awards ceremonies for best actor and actress. The material dates from 1924 to 1984.

Dates

1924 - 1984

Creator

Johnson City Community Theatre (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The records are open for research.

Extent

5.70 linear feet (12 boxes, 1 oversized folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The records are divided into three series: Series 1, Administrative Records; Series 2, Production Publicity Files; and Series 3, Scrapbooks.

Method of Acquisition

The records of the Johnson City Community Theatre were donated to the Archives of Appalachia by McBerney Burleson on February 9, 1983.

Processing Information

Betty Davis and Karen House completed the processing of the collection in January 1987.

Subjects

Community theater -- Tennessee Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Corporation records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Little theater movement--Tennessee--Johnson City Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Publications (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scrapbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Theaters--Tennessee--Johnson City Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source