1970s

The Collection of Augustana College Theatre materials dates from 1898 to the present. Materials have been grouped into series by organization: Augustana College Theatre, Augustana Musical Theatre, Augustana Opera Workshop, Augustana Players, Augustana Student Theatre, Elsinore Dramatic Club, Miscellaneous, Opera @ Augustana, Pitchfork Players, and Visiting Productions.

The Augustana College Theatre series (1898-present and undated) contains news clippings, programs, publicity materials (flyers, emails and mailings), and releases from Augustana College’s Office of Communication and Marketing. The Augustana Musical Theatre series (1967-1976) includes news clippings, programs, one flyer, and press releases. The Augustana Opera Workshop series (1976-1992) includes news clippings, programs, flyers, and press releases. The Augustana Players series (1961-1982 and undated) includes news clippings, programs, publicity materials (flyers and mailings), and press releases. The Augustana Student Theatre series (1977-1981) includes news clippings, programs, and press releases. The Elsinore Dramatic Club contains (1908) includes one program. The Miscellaneous series (1981-2000 and undated) contains historical information about theatre classes at Augustana College compiled by Special Collections librarians, news clippings, programs, one news release and a flyer. Most of this information pertains to theatre productions produced by various campus groups. The Opera @ Augustana series (1998-present) contains news clippings and publicity materials (emails and flyers). The Pitchfork Players series (1968-1979) includes historical information compiled by the Players themselves, news clippings, programs and publicity materials (flyers and mailings). The Visiting Productions series (1967-1988 and undated) includes news clippings, programs, publicity materials (flyers) and one news release. This information pertains to various theatrical productions produced by outside organizations and performed at Augustana College.