Albany Civic Theater Records, 1955-2008
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Virginia Farrell Mahigian
- Abstract:
- The Albany Civic Theater formed in 1955 when the Ilium Players of Troy and the Albany Dramatic Group joined. This collection contains Programs, Committee Meeting Minutes, and Education material related to the Albany Civic Theater.
- Extent:
- 1 box
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains twelve folders related to the Albany Civic Theater. The first six folders contain information pertaining to plays performed by the Albany Civic Theater, while the remaining folders contain documents relating to the administration and business of running the Albany Civic Theater.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Albany Civic Theater formed in 1955 when the Ilium Players of Troy and the Albany Dramatic Group joined, filling a void left when The Playhouse theater closed. Initially including approximately sixty members, the Albany Civic Theater group performed in small venues around Albany, including the Albany Institute of History & Art. The group moved to 115 Beaver Street in 1957, where they enjoyed more space and a stage of their own.
The Albany Civic Theater is now housed at 235 Second Avenue. As with other theater venues, the Albany Civic Theater was affected by Covid-19 and closed its doors to live performances during 2020, but intends to reopen in 2021.
- Acquisition information:
- Accession: # LIB 2009.343 Accession Source/Date: Gift of Virginia Farrell Mahigian, March 2010
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
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Theater, Municipal
Theater programs
Minutes (Records)
Business correspondence - Places:
- Albany (N.Y.)
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Albany Institute of History & Art without any additional restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the Albany Institute of History & Art Library will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Archivist/Librarian.
- Location of this collection:
- Before you visit:
- https://www.albanyinstitute.org/library.html
- Contact:
- mccombsd@albanyInstitute.org