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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acc. 2008.34 transferred on 04/02/2008 from the Department of Theatre, Speech, and Dance via Christopher Robbins.

Biographical / Historical

Roger Sherman was Chair of the Department of Theatre and Speech. He also began writing a history of the Twentieth Century (This Century Gallery) of Williamsburg, Virginia. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

This collection contains magazine pictures used by Department of Theatre, Speech, and Dance professor Roger Sherman to inspire his stage designs for productions at William & Mary Theatre.  Topics that are present in the pictures include various geographic areas and their people, paintings, elements such as water and fire, and fashion from different time periods and locations.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged using a numerical system employed by Roger Sherman.

Related Material

Department of Theatre, Speech, and Dance Records (UA 59); Althea Hunt Papers (UA 6.028); Howard Scammon Papers (UA 6.053)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Theatre, Speech, and Dance
• College of William and Mary. William and Mary Theatre
• Publications
• Set designers