"The way it was" photographic collection

Collection

Identifier: Org. Lot 580

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of 58 black and white photographs (some drawings), from approximately 1858-1972, used in research and production of the book "The Way it Was: A Kaleidoscopic Look at Early Theatre in the Oregon Country and a View of the Changing Pattern of Theatre in the Early Years of the Twentieth Century into the Present Day" by Cecil Matson, published in 1988. Subjects depicted in the collection include performers, producers, and directors, as well as theaters in Ashland, McMinnville, Portland, Oregon City, and Roseburg. People represented in the collection include, among others, Izetta Jewel Miller, Julia Dean Hayne, Verna Felton, Mayo Methot, Florence Grimes, Annie Pixley, Helen Kleeb, Calvin Heilig, George L. Baker, and Mabel Edgett Baker.

Dates

Creation: circa 1858-1972

Creator

Matson, Cecil (Compiler, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (6 folders in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs used in research and production of the book "The Way it Was: A Kaleidoscopic Look at Early Theatre in the Oregon Country and a View of the Changing Pattern of Theatre in the Early Years of the Twentieth Century into the Present Day" by Cecil Matson, published in 1988. Subjects depicted in the collection include performers, producers, and directors, as well as theaters in Ashland, McMinnville, Portland, Oregon City, and Roseburg.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Cecil Matson, January 1989 (Lib. Acc. 19161, Photo Acc. 989D013).

Related Materials

Cecil Matson's book "The Way it Was: A Kaleidoscopic Look at Early Theatre in the Oregon Country and a View of the Changing Pattern of Theatre in the Early Years of the Twentieth Century into the Present Day" is also held at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, call number 792 M434w.