Susan Stelljes collection of Portland, Oregon, theater memorabilia
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of theater memorabilia compiled by Susan Stelljes, a member of the Portland Civic Theatre Guild in Oregon. The bulk of the collection relates to the Portland Civic Theatre Guild. This consists of programs for the guild's First Tuesday Readers' Theatre from the 1990s and 2000s, paste-ups of programs, an informational sheet about the guild's history, and a partial copy of its bylaws. Other materials in the collection consist of programs, posters, and ephemera for Portland-area theaters from the 1950s through the 1980s; a poster for an art exhibition; and ephemera relating to Portland-area businesses.
Dates
- 1956-2007
Creator
- Stelljes, Susan (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.
Administrative History
The Portland Civic Theatre Guild was a volunteer organization founded in 1958 by Mary Brand in Portland, Oregon. The guild's purpose was to act as an independent support group for the Portland Civic Theatre. It sponsored daytime play readings on the Portland Civic Theatre's main stage to raise funds for educational scholarships and special projects for the theater. When the Portland Civic Theatre closed in 1990, the guild's purpose shifted to supporting annual fellowships for theater artists' professional development. After the Portland Civic Theatre's building was demolished in 1993, readings were held in the Old Church in Portland. The guild dissolved at the end of 2023.
Sources: "The Portland Civic Theater Guild is Dissolving at the End of the Year," Willamette Week, November 3, 2023; "Portland Civic Theatre," by Susan Stelljes, Oregon Encyclopedia, https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/portland_civic_theatre/; collection materials.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (4 folders in shared box; 1 oversize folder (20x24) in shared flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Materials relating to theaters in Portland, Oregon, collected by Susan Stelljes, including programs and posters. The bulk of the collection's materials concern the Portland Civic Theatre Guild, a volunteer fundraising group to which Stelljes belonged. The Portland Civic Theatre Guild was founded in 1958 to support the Portland Civic Theatre; it later awarded fellowships for theater artists' professional development. The guild dissolved in 2023.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Susan Stelljes, February 2023 (RL2023-013).
Creator
- Stelljes, Susan (Compiler, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Susan Stelljes collection of Portland, Oregon, theater memorabilia
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jeffrey A. Hayes
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
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