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Collection Overview

Title: Alyene Westall Prehn theatre program collection, 1871-1961

Predominant Dates:1900-1958

ID: 02/Theater Programs (Prehn)

Primary Creator: Prehn, Alyene Elizabeth Westall (1905)

Extent: 8.2 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Alphabetical by city, and alphabetical by venue thereunder.

Date Acquired: 00/00/1961

Subjects: Concerts--Illinois--Chicago, Concerts--New York (N.Y.), Theater, Theater -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources, Theater -- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Sources, Theater -- United States -- History -- Pictorial works, Theater -- United States -- History -- Sources, Theaters

Forms of Material: Advertising fliers, Broadsides, Concert programs, Playbills, Printed ephemera, Theater programs

Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish;Castilian, Danish, Swedish

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Theatre Program Collection consisting of individual and season programs, advertising broadsides, playbills, newsclippings, and souvenirs from dramatic, comedy, musical theater, vocal and instrumental music, and vaudeville performances in the United States, Great Britain, Europe, Australia, and Canada. The vast majority of the collection relates to venues in Chicago and New York. Many of the programs also contain extensive period advertising graphics and text, as well as editorial columns on fashion and hairstyles. Prominent individuals mentioned in the collection include Julie Andrews, Tallulah Bankhead, Sarah Bernhardt, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Helen Hayes, Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Adelina Patti, Chita Rivera, and Michael Todd.

Biographical Note

Alyene Elizabeth Westall Prehn is a 1927 graduate of the University of Illinois. Members of her extended family began collecting theatre programs in 1900. Prehn sold the collection to the University of Illinois in 1961.

Subject/Index Terms

Concerts--Illinois--Chicago
Concerts--New York (N.Y.)
Theater
Theater -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources
Theater -- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Sources
Theater -- United States -- History -- Pictorial works
Theater -- United States -- History -- Sources
Theaters

Administrative Information

Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Access Restrictions: Open to researchers.

Use Restrictions:

The RBML reproductions policies can be found here:

http://www.library.illinois.edu/rbx/ReproductionServices.htm

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials.

Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgement, fulfillment of the order would damage materials or involve violation of copyright law.

Acquisition Source: Alyene Westall Prehn

Acquisition Method: Purchase

Appraisal Information: According to acquistion records, the collection originally came with a catalogue which contained cross-listings of performers, productions, and venues.Â This was lost sometime prior to the collection's final move to the Main Library for full processing.

Related Materials:

Theatrical Print Collection (#35). Theatre Program Collection (#37).

Theater Programs (University Archives Record Series Number: 12/11/804).

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Cities outside the U.S.],
[Series 2: Chicago],
[Series 3: New York],
[Series 4: Other U.S. cities],
[Series 5: Touring productions],
[All]

Series 1: Cities outside the U.S.

Programs from cities in the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, and Australia.

Box 1

Folder 1: Adelaide, Australia
Folder 2: Berlin, Germany
Folder 3: Charlottenborg, Denmark
Folder 4: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Folder 5: Edinburgh, Scotland
Folder 6: Firenze, Italy
Folder 7: London, England
Folder 8: London, England
Folder 9: London, England
Folder 10: London, England
Folder 11: Madrid, Spain
Folder 12: Montreal, Canada
Folder 13: Nuremburg, Germany
Folder 14: Paris, France
Folder 15: Paris, France
Folder 16: Rome, Italy
Folder 17: Stratford-Upon-Avon
Folder 18: Stockholm, Sweden
Folder 19

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Cities outside the U.S.],
[Series 2: Chicago],
[Series 3: New York],
[Series 4: Other U.S. cities],
[Series 5: Touring productions],
[All]