Larry and Sonja Rees Muncie Civic Theatre collection
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs, newspaper clippings and general publicity collected by Larry and Sonja Rees regarding plays performed by the the new Muncie Civic Theatre in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1960 to 2009 regarding the Young Actors Workshop.
Dates
- circa 1950-2009
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.
Historical Note
Muncie Civic Theatre opened up a new venue on November 28, 1961 from the remodeled the old Hoosier theatre. Larry and Sonja Rees donated these materials who have been actively supporting acting workshops since at least the 1990's. A variety of plays have been performed at the Muncie Civic Theatre, some of which include Annie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lil' Abner, and Cole.
Extent
3 Cubic Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Larry and Sonja Rees Muncie Civic Theatre documents, 1974-2009
Series 2: Larry and Sonja Rees Muncie Civic Theatre photographs, 1960-1992
Series 3: Larry and Sonja Rees Muncie Civic Theatre negatives, 1985, 1991-1992
Series 4: Larry and Sonja Rees Muncie Civic Theatre oversized materials, undated
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation. Additional materials were donated by Larry and Sonja Rees on 2012/05/01. Additional materials were donated by Larry and Sonja Rees on 2012/05/02. Additional materials were donated by Larry and Sonja Rees on 2013/03/15.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
EAD finding aid created 2012/06/01 by B C Fiechter. EAD finding aid revised 2013/11/04 by Rebecca Marangelli.
- Clippings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Community theatre Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Delaware County (Ind.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Muncie (Ind.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Programs Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Stoeckel Archives of Local History Subject Source: Local sources
- Theater Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Larry and Sonja Rees Muncie Civic Theatre collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stoeckel Archives of Local History Repository
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie Indiana 47306 USA
libarchives@bsu.edu
