Performing Arts
Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:
John Stark Evans papers
Collection consists of programs, 1918-1958, regarding the Eugene Gleemen, Lewis and Clark College, First Presbyterian Church and others. John Stark Evans was an organist and choirmaster at the First Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon, director of the Lewis and Clark College School of Music, and associate dean of music at the University of Oregon.
Oral history interview with Harvey S. Giffin
Oral history interview with Harvey S. Giffin conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 22, 1977. Giffin discusses performing as an actor with the Portland Civic Theatre in Portland, Oregon.
Gilchrist Theatre sketch
Preliminary sketch of the Gilchrist Theatre in Gilchrist, Oregon, by architect Hollis Johnston.
Peter Glazer rock and roll collection
Flyers, concert posters, and radio record surveys relating to rock music performed or played in Portland, Oregon, and Eugene, Oregon, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, as well as the autographs of members of The Doors, Fever Tree, Iron Butterfly, Buffalo Springfield, and the Steve Miller Band. The materials were collected by Peter Glazer (1952-) of Portland, Oregon.
Frederick Goodrich papers
Frederick William Goodrich (1867-1942) was a composer, organist and choir director in Portland, Oregon. Collection consists of original scores and arrangements, primarily of religious music, as performed in Portland-area churches, circa 1895-1930; an unpublished history of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, 1899-1933; and reports regarding the Oregon Music Project, 1935-1942.
Woody Hite collection
Photographs, clippings, posters, and ephemera documenting Woody Hite and his big band, who were active in northwestern Oregon from the 1930s and 1940s; the band was revived in the early 1970s by Hite's brother Don Hite. Photographs include images of Duke Ellington and his band in Portland, Oregon, in 1941.
Homicide Squad radio plays
Typescript collection of scripts for "Homicide Squad," 1939, radio plays based on data from the case files of the Portland Police Department, presented by radio station KGW with the participation of the chief of police, Harry M. Niles.
Bob Hope in Oregon photographic collection
Small collection of black and white photographs of Bob Hope, mostly in Oregon, including photos of Hope with Oregon Governor Tom McCall and with Queen Rhonda Anderson at the Portland Rose Festival in 1969.
Oral history interview with Sidney W. Isaacs
Oral history interview with Sidney W. Isaacs conducted by Mary M. Rosenberg on April 18, 1967. Isaacs discusses his work as a theater usher and as manager of the Public Auditorium in early 20th-century Portland, Oregon.
Marguerite Carney Leahy letters
Marguerite Carney Leahy was a blind singer and radio performer. Collection includes fan mail, telegrams, and personal correspondence.