UCSB Special Collections: Performing Arts

Performing Arts Collection:
Manuscript Collections

Dame Judith Anderson backstage after a performance of "Medea" in Paris (1955).

List of Collections by Subject

Alphabetical List of Collections

Adams (Carlisle) Collection. (PA Mss 23)
- Approximately 5,000 vocal 78rpm sound recordings.
Anderson (Dame Judith) Papers. (PA Mss 6)
- Personal papers of Austrialian born actress famous for her interpretations of roles in Hamlet and Medea.
Arabic wax cylinders, ca. 1900. (PA Mss 42)
- Twenty-one commercial brown wax cylinder recordings, made in Damascus, Syria.
Archive of Recorded Vocal Music. (PA Mss 19)
- Approximately 18,000 vocal recordings from the first half of the 20th century.
Baker (Darrell) Harry Lauder Collection. (PA Mss 63)
- Collection of recordings, books, photographs and emphemera related to Scottish performer Sir Harry Lauder.
Boucher (Anthony). Golden Voices (Radio program) (PA Mss 29)
- Master tapes of Boucher's Pacifica radio program on opera.
Brahms (Johannes) Sieben Lieder, Op 62, no 1-4, Autograph Ms. (PA Mss 33)
British manuals and guides to magic tricks, conjuring, illusions, and prestidigitation. (PA Mss 66)
- Early 20th century British pamphlets and ephemeral guides to magic of a practical nature.
Brown (Betsy) Puppetry Collection (PA Mss 38)
- Collection of programs, newletters, clippings and other material related to puppetry, clowns and the circus, including the puppet theater of Europe and Asia.
California circus photographs, 1950s (PA Mss 67)
- Photographs of California circuses in the early 1950s, including Clyde Beatty Circus.
Clovis (Hall) Papers. (PA Mss 30)
- Archives of singer Hall Clovis, including manuscripts of commissioned works by Milhaud, Castelnuovo-Tedesco and others.
Couper (Mildred) Papers. (PA Mss 45)
- Papers and musical manuscripts of composer Mildred Couper including her quarter tone piano compositions.
Diemer (Emma Lou) Papers. (PA Mss 41)
- Papers of composer and UCSB faculty member Emma Lou Diemer. The collection includes her manuscript scores, business correspondence and royalty statements, programs, review and clippings.
Dramatic Arts Collection. (PA Mss 7)
- Programs, playbills and clippings from the stage and the early days of film. 0.4 linear ft.
Eichheim (Henry) Papers (PA Mss 52)
- Papers of composer and organologist.
Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara Records. (PA Mss 47)
- Records of local theater company.
Faulkner (Maurice) Papers (Fac Pap 35)
- Papers of professor of trumpet at UCSB.
Fikkert (Rita) Collection. (PA Mss 8)
- Books and periodicals on costume and costume design.
Film Press kit collection. (PA Mss 39)
- Press kits for motion pictures, mostly independent releases, including promotional material, clippings and advertising materials.
Film Scripts Collection (PA Mss 60)

Collection of screenplays from major and independent films, 1959-2003 (bulk 1989-2003).

Florey (Robert) Sound Recording Collection. (PA 2001-001)
- Collection of early popular French 78 rpm recordings.
Freeman (Robert) Papers. (Fac Pap 36)
- Papers of UCSB Musicology faculty member.
Fricker (Peter Racine) Papers, 1940s-1990. (PA Mss 17)
- Manuscripts and personal papers of British born composer and UCSB faculty member.
Geiringer (Bernice) Papers. (PA Mss 40)
- Personal papers of pianist and philanthropist Bernice Geiringer, second wife of musicologist Karl Geiringer.
Geiringer (Karl) Oral History. (PA Mss 18)
- Oral history interview with the renowned musicologist.
Geiringer (Karl) Papers. (Fac Pap 46)
- Papers of Austrian musicologist and UCSB faculty member Karl Geiringer.
Gillespie (John and Anna) research files for Notable twentieth-century pianists, 1900-1995 (PA Mss 68)
- Authors' research files for biographical sourcebook on pianists.
Goldshlak (Leon A.) Gilbert & Sullivan Collection (PA Mss 51)

Extensive collection of books, recordings and memorabilia related to Gilbert & Sullivan.

Harmer (Douglas) Papers. (PA Mss 36)
- Papers of Santa Barbara theater director, author and playwrite affiliated with the Alhecama Theater.
Herrmann (Bernard) Papers, 1927-1977. (PA Mss 3)
- Manuscripts and personal papers of film composer noted for his scores to Hitchcock and Orson Welles films.
Hilly (John) Collection. (PA 2000-017)
- Recordings of several radio shows guest starring John Hilly, including one episode of Hi Jinx and seven of the show Gangbusters.
James (Harry and Grace) Collection. (PA Mss 5)
- Donated by Harry and Grace James to UC-Riverside and subsequently transferred to UCSB, the James collection contains approximately 15,000 recordings, including long runs of Victor and Columbia 78 rpm album sets.
Kingsbaker/Moeller/Bang Collection. (PA 2000-003)
- Jazz and dance orchestra 78s and LPs and a large number of trade catalogs relating to Jazz and popular music.
Lehmann (Lotte) Biography, typescript. (PA Mss 48)
Lehmann (Lotte) Collection. (PA Mss 2)
- Personal papers of Austrian born soprano noted for her interpretations of German Lieder and her roles in Strauss' operas.
Lehmann (Lotte) Photograph Collection, 1926-1960s. (PA Mss 34)
- Copies of photographs of soprano Lotte Lehmann during her performances at the Salzburg Festivals from 1926-1937, during her return to Austria in the 1960s, and other photos from the Bildarchiv und Portr�tsammlung der �sterreichischen Nationalbibliothek Wien and the Max Reinhardt-Forschsungs und Gedenkst�tte, Salzburg.
Lemack (Brad) Collection (PA Mss 58)

Collection of publicity materials from shows produced by Embassy Television and Tandem/T.A.T.

Little Performers Collection (PA Mss 61)

Collection of photographs, cartes-de-visite, and souvenir circus programs relating to little people performers in late 19th and early 20th century circus and vaudeville.

Live Oak Festival Recordings (PA Mss 62)
- Aircheck recordings of aKORN radio from the 2002 and 2003 Live Oak Festivals.
Lobero Theatre Records, ca. 1920s-1997. (PA Mss 4)
- Archives of Santa Barbara theater, including files on all shows held at the Lobero since 1924.
Lucas (Johnny) Sound Recording Collection. (PA 2001-007)
- Collection of jazz 78s of dixieland trumpeter Johnny Lucas (Firehouse Five), including unreleased acetate recordings.
McDonell Playbill Collection. (PA Mss 9)
- Theater programs. 1.2 linear ft.
Michaelis (Ruth) Collection. (PA Mss 15)
Moran (William R.) Collection (PA Mss 57)
- Papers and collection of author and discogrpher William R. Moran.
Music Academy of the West Recordings (PA Mss 65)
- Recordings of Music Academy of the West concerts, 1960-2001.
Naylor (Cal) Production Files, 1981-1982. (PA Mss 16)
- Production files for early episodes of Hill Street Blues.
O'Brien (Neil) Papers, 1900-1940. (PA Mss 70)
- Papers of blackfaced entertainer Neil O'Brien and his Great American Minstrels.
Pedroza (Alma and Alfonse) Recordings. (PA Mss 50)
- Acetate recordings of opera singers Alma and Alfonse Pedroza.
Playman (Gordon) Papers (PA Mss 59)

Papers of composer Gordon Playman, including manuscript scores and recordings.

Potter (Robert) Papers. (PA Mss 10)
- Typescript copies of plays written by Potter.
Rae (Dorothy) Collection. (PA Mss 49)
- Photos of vaudeville performer Dorothy Rae.
Rich (Blanche Browning) Collection. (PA 2002-005, PA 2002-006)
- 1,400 Edison Blue Amberol cylinder recordings and 6,400 Edison Diamond Discs, all unplayed dealer stock.
Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera Records (PA Mss 56)
- Records of Santa Barbara musical theater company.
Saxon (Arthur Hartley) Collection. (PA Mss 11)
- Typescript of The Life and Art of Andrew Ducrow and the Romantic Age of the English Circus, and accompanying essay. .4 linear ft.
Screen Guild Players Recordings, 1942-1948. (PA Mss 28)
- Recordings of 32 Screen Guild Players radio programs used as a fundraising effort for the Motion Picture Relief Fund featuring many contemporary stars.
Sinclair (Robert) Collection. (PA Mss 12)
- Annotated teleplays for 1950s and 60s television program directed by Sinclair.
Singher (Martial) Recordings, 1943-1980. (PA Mss 25)
- Recordings made by French baritone Singher who was on the faculty of the Music Academy of the West.
Sober (Kurt) Papers, 1913-1920. (PA Mss 21)
- Papers of German-American conductor, pianist, accompanist and voice coach.
Sound Recording Catalog Collection. (PA Mss 26)
- Extensive collection of manufacturers' catalogs, primarily from the 78 rpm era.
Specht (Margaret) Correspondence (PA Mss 44)
- Correspondence between Specht and Lotte Lehmann
Stanford Playbill Collection. (PA Mss 13)
Stokowski (Leopold) Recordings, 1934-1940. (PA Mss 27)
- Stokowski's personal collection of test pressings.
Toole-Stott (Raymond) Circus Collection. (PA Mss 14)
- Monographs on the circus and research material for Toole-Stott's Circus and Allied Arts: A World Bibliography.
Todd (Verne) Collection. (PA Mss 1)
- Extensive collection of popular, classical, jazz and other sound recordings and related ephemera.
Van der Voort (Antoni) Papers, 1930s-1952. (PA Mss 22)
- Manuscripts and personal papers of Santa Barbara composer and educator.
Wallsten (Robert) Papers. (PA Mss 43).
- Papers of New York actor and writer including correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks and literary manuscripts. Wallsten co-wrote the autobiography of Dame Judith Anderson.
Warren (Leonard) Collection (PA Mss 64)
- Papers and recordings of noted operatic baritone Leonard Warren.

Performing Arts Collection: Manuscript Collections

List of Collections by Subject

Alphabetical List of Collections

Performing Arts Collection:
Manuscript Collections