Additional notes and resources for more information
Feedback
If you have questions about this exhibit or additional information to provide, please contact Butler University Libraries' Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives at specialcollections@butler.edu.
JCA Digital Collection
Additional information, photos, posters, and programs related to the Department of Theatre and their productions are being added to the JCA Digital Collection. Funding for the digitization to support this project was provided by the Jordan College of the Arts. Please continue to check this resource!
Acknowledgments
This digital exhibit was a collaborative effort between Butler University Libraries and Jordan College of the Arts, originating with Archivist Sally Childs-Helton and JCA Dean Lisa Brooks. Megan McKee and Evan Miller, in the Libraries, organized materials used for this exhibit. Research was done by Lisa Bennett and Megan McKee in the Libraries and Maren Urness in JCA. Julian Cabiya and Megan McKee, in the Libraries, digitized historic production photos and posters. Diane Timmerman, Chair of the Department of Theatre, and Wendy Meaden, Associate Dean of JCA, provided additonal content and photos. Many thanks also go to Glen Thoreson, Brent Smith, and Zach Rosing for photos of more recent productions.
Resources
The following resources were used when creating this digital exhibit and can be used for your own research (and interesting browsing!):
Online resources:
- The Butler Collegian Archives: digital collection of the Butler Collegian covering January 1886-February 1893 and September 1935-April 2005
- Butler University: A Sesquicentennial History: online version of the book by George M. Waller
- Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection: database of images and information about the University's buildings and grounds
- Butler University Jordan College of Fine Arts: A Chronological History of the Development of the College 1895-1995: online version of the book by Jack L. Eaton
- Butler University Yearbooks: online versions of the yearbooks (named The Drift, Carillon, or The Gallery depending on the year)
- Glen Thoreson's Flickr Albums: Photos (by Glen Thoreson, Zach Rosing, and Brent Smith) of productions dating back to 1996
- Historic Academic Bulletins: online version of older course catalogs and bulletins
- Hoosier State Chronicles: database of historic Indiana newspapers, provided by the Indiana State Library
- JCA Department of Theatre Records Collection Guide : online guide to the physical collection of materials housed in the Libraries' University Archives
- Opus (Jordan Conservatory of Music Yearbooks): volumes 1941-1951 are available online in Butler University Libraries' Digital Commons
Physical resources:
Butler Libraries' University Archives collection includes physical items from the Department of Theatre such as newspaper clippings, correspondence, posters, photographs, and theatre programs as well as a copy of the Chronology of Butler Theatre Department by Grace K. Ingraham and James Lewallen's thesis Who'll Pay the Rent: a Music-Melodrama in Three Acts.
Also, in addition to print copies of much of the digitized material linked in the section above, there are newer Academic Bulletins and other materials that have not yet been digitized or included in online collections. To make an apppointment to use this material, please send an email to specialcollections@butler.edu