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George Mason University

2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
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SCRC collects materials related to George Mason University, Northern Virginia, performing arts, transportation and planning, and photography. SCRC collects oral histories pertaining to Northern Virginia; the Federal Theatre Project; Reston, Virginia; and George Mason University's history. It currently conducts an active oral history program.
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Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is the unit within the University Libraries charged with acquiring, documenting, preserving, and providing access to primary research collections and documents. SCRC also manages the non-current and archival records of George Mason University, is responsible for the preservation and access to the University's theses and dissertations, and undertakes, through its Oral History program, the creation of audiovisual documentary resources. SCRC services, collections, and programs support the teaching and research activities of George Mason University and also serve the community at large.
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
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Start Over Repository George Mason University Collection Charles Rodrigues playbill collection Date range 1901

Charles Rodrigues playbill collection 18 Linear Feet 38 boxes

Rodrigues, Charles
The Charles Rodrigues playbill collection consists of playbills and programs from 1879-2009. The bulk of the collection material represents plays performed on and off Broadway, but it also includes programs from theatres in Philadelphia, Boston, Connecticut, Long Island, New Jersey, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Ohio, and Chicago. This collection represents a broad cross-section of programs with plays as the main source, as well as, programs from burlesque houses, vaudeville performances, and concerts. Playbills can be important documents for researchers in that they depict the world of theatre changing over time and often provide rich information about prevailing cultural and social attitudes of the moment through articles and advertisements.
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Series 1: Outside New York City

Includes playbills and programs from theatres outside of New York City. Subseries 1.1 to 1.14 consist of programs from Austria, Boston, California, Chicago, Connecticut, Florida, London, New York State, New Jersey, Ohio, Paris, Philadelphia, Toronto, and Washington D.C. respectively. Playbills from performances prior to 1934 are included at the beginning of each series in alphabetical order by play followed by playbills that date 1934 and onward.

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Series 2: New York City

This series contains playbills and souvenir programs from a variety of theatres and venues including those found on Broadway, off-Broadway, off-off Broadway and in Brooklyn. Playbills from performances prior to 1934 are included at the beginning of each series in alphabetical order by play followed by playbills that date 1934 and onward.

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Subseries 1.2: Boston and surrounding area

Playbills in this subseries are from the Boston Museum, Carousel Theatre, Charles Playhouse, Colonial Theatre, Copley Theatre, Music Hall, the New Globe Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Plymouth Theatre, Saxon Theatre, Shubert Theatre, South Shore Music Circus, Sumner Theatre, and the Wilbur Theatre in Boston. There is also one playbill from the Court Square Theatre in Springfield, MA, one from The Dettors Theatre in Concord, MA, two from the Provincetown Playhouse On-the-wharf in Provincetown, MA, and a review of a play from Tilton, NH.

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