Eastern Michigan University. Department of Communication and Theatre Arts

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The Student Projects series containt student projects, theses and papers.The student's work is valuable for researchers interested in community arts organizations, public art, performing art and production processes. Materials in the collection date from 1990 through 2018.

Abstract The files of the Art Management Program document the program primarily through student projects, theses and papers, that make up the majority of the collection. Materials in the collection date from 1990 through 2018. There is one file for the instruction of CTAR 452, and one object for the Ken Stevens endowed scholarship. Nothing in the collection documents the daily, or annual administration of the program, courses offered, course development, and the intersection of the program and the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The John W. Porter collection documents Porter's tenure as University President from 1979 until 1989. The collection is organized as it was given to University Archives and is organized loosely by topic, containing fifteen identifiable series and one identifiable subseries. Identificable series include Budget, Searches, Tuition, Colleges, Board of Regents, Exectuive Council, Recommendation Letters, Financials, and multiple Correspondence series. Additional...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The John W. Porter collection documents Porter's tenure as University President from 1979 until 1989. The collection is organized as it was given to University Archives and is organized loosely by topic, containing fifteen identifiable series and one identifiable subseries. Identificable series include Budget, Searches, Tuition, Colleges, Board of Regents, Exectuive Council, Recommendation Letters, Financials, and multiple Correspondence series. Additional...

Abstract The Department of Communication, Media, and Theatre Arts records includes materials related to the history and governance of the department, particularly program descriptions, news releases, clippings, inter-departmental correspondence and the Arts and Entertainment newsletter from 1982 to 2010. The Department of Communication, Media and Theatre Arts was previously known as the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts and prior to that, the majority of...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The John W. Porter collection documents Porter's tenure as University President from 1979 until 1989. The collection is organized as it was given to University Archives and is organized loosely by topic, containing fifteen identifiable series and one identifiable subseries. Identificable series include Budget, Searches, Tuition, Colleges, Board of Regents, Exectuive Council, Recommendation Letters, Financials, and multiple Correspondence series. Additional...

Abstract The Historic Moving Image collection is a mix of original film footage of campus events and films produced for marketing and instructional purposes. The collection is organized into two record groups based on material type: film and VHS tape. When available on the original object the title, date, and run time have been included in the item description. Included in the collection is commencement exercises, campus events, athletics and educational series from a...

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Lucy Liggett was a professor for the Communication and Theater Arts Department at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) from 1983 to 1999. The Lucy Ligget papers document her teaching, scholarship, and service. The collection also includes AV productions that contain student projects, Ypsilanti Public Access television, and research files. The papers are arranged chronologically.

Abstract The P. George Bird papers is a selection of materials documenting the 52 year career of Paul George Bird as a member of the teaching faculty in the Communication, Media and Theatre Arts department at Eastern Michigan University. When Bird joined the faculty at the Michigan State Normal College in 1955 he joined the then Speech and Drama Department which oversaw the Theatre program performing at Roosevelt School. Bird assisted with the design of both Quirk and...

Abstract The Quirk Dramatic Arts and Sponberg Theatre Buildings records (1935-2008) contains material related to the construction and dedication of the Quirk Dramatic Arts building, the history of the theatre, as well as planning, fundraising, and publicity material for its expansion and renovation to include the Sponberg Theatre in the 1980s. The collection includes newspaper clippings, blueprints, press releases, brochures, flyers, correspondence, manuscripts, and...