A Guide to the The Records of the Speech & Drama Department in the University Archives Virginia Union University, 1934-1993 #AR-0003

A Guide to the The Records of the Speech & Drama Department in the University Archives Virginia Union University, 1934-1993

A Collection in
Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University
Collection Number AR-0003

Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University

L. Douglas Wilder Library
Virginia Union University
1500 North Lombardy Street
Richmond, Virginia 23220
USA
Phone: (804) 278-4117
Fax: (804) 257-5818
Email: archives@vuu.edu
URL: https://www.vuu.edu/library/archives-special-collections

2021 ( CC0 1.0 )

Processed by: Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University

Repository

Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University

Collection Number

AR-0003

Title

The Records of the Speech & Drama Department in the University Archives Virginia Union University, 1934-1993

Physical Characteristics

2 boxes; 1 oversize folder

Creator

Speech and Drama Department, Virginia Union University; University Players

Language of Materials

English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Administrative History

Classes in acting and directing or stagecraft were offered through the English Department until 1975 when the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Drama was first offered. The University Players began as an extracurricular club that performed in La Cave, the theatre in the basement of Martin E. Gray Hall. Now a part of the department’s curriculum, it is one of the oldest organizations on campus and one of the oldest theatre groups in Richmond. It was the first Richmond theatre group to sponsor a Black drama playwriting contest. The group has performed not only on campus, but throughout the community, and in the 1970's introduced African American drama to areas of Minnesota through a federal program of cultural exchange.

Scope and Content

These records reflect the performances and activities of the Speech and Drama Department at Virginia Union University. The bulk of the collection is performance programs and photographs of the University Players. The Administrative file contains very limited correspondence (mostly congratulatory letters) and press releases.

Corporate Names:

Speech and Drama Department
University Players
Virginia Union University (Richmond, Va.)

Box 1

Administrative, 1934-1980
Broadsides

Housed in OAR-003
University Players
- Photographs, The Triumph of Job, March 1967
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, Shadows in Passing or The Big Black Box, April 1967
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, God's Trombones, November 1967
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, The Chairs & Holocaust, March 1968
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, The Fantasticks, April 1968
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, A Midwinter's Phantasy, December 1968
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, Spoon River Anthology, April 1969
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, Slow Dance on the Killing Ground, September 1969
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, Black...Out!, October 1969
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, To Be Black, October 1970
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, The Unwicked Witch, March 1971
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, Happy Ending & Day of Absence, November 1971
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, This I Believe, March 1972
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, Dark of the Moon, November 1972
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, Androcles and the Lion, February 1973
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, Mind Dream, April 1973
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, Sty of the Blind Pig, February 1974
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, Highway 1 - USA, April 1974
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, October 1974
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, Lumpkin's Jail, April 1975
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Photographs, Undated Programs, 1924, 1932, 1938-1940
  
  Housed in PAR-003
- Programs, 1966-1969
- Programs, 1969-1971
- Programs, 1971-1973
- Programs, 1973-1975
- Programs, 1975-1977
- Programs, 1983, 1985, 1991-199
- Programs, 1998-
- Programs, Undated
- Scripts, Freedom
- Scripts, Lumpkin's Jail
- Scripts, Mind Dream