Metropolitan Theatre, Morgantown, Records A&M 3254

West Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Business Number: 304-293-3536
wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com
URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Identification

A&M 3254

Title

Metropolitan Theatre, Morgantown, Records 1910-2000

URL:

https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195773

Quantity

75.38 Linear Feet, 75 ft. 4.5 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (59 records cartons, 15 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 2.5 in. each); (1 ledger book, wrapped, 2 in.)

Creator

Metropolitan Theatre

Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Language

English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Metropolitan Theatre, Morgantown, Records, A&M 3254, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift from Metropolitan Theatre Preservation Foundation, via Yagle, R. Karl, 1997/03/10. Addendum from Metropolitan Theatre Preservation Foundation via Judith Dinardi, 2000/02/16. Addenda from Metropolitan Theatre Preservation Foundation via Richard McEwuen, 2005/06/10 and 2005/07/14.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains ninety years' worth of records related to the history of the Metropolitan Theatre and other respected local arts institutions, such as the Strand Theatre, Morgan Theatre, Morgantown Theatre Company, Morgantown Amusement Company and Westover Drive-In. Materials include movie posters, newspaper clippings, tickets, movie studio newsletters, film stills, operators' reports, payroll ledgers and blueprints, among other material.

Topics include the film industry (marketing, distribution and studios), theatre history (vaudeville, road shows and burlesque), theatre management (supervisory reports, registers, financial ledgers, maintenance reports, receipts and expenses), and other similar topics.

Highlights include handwritten register books featuring the names of various vaudeville acts, 1970s era 3D glasses and film clip art and newspaper plates for upcoming features.

Series include:

Series 1. Administrative Records, 1929-1966 and undated

Series 2. Artifacts, 1959-1986 and undated

Series 3. Blueprints, 1948-1975 and undated

Series 4. Books, 1897-1970

Series 5. Daily and Hourly Reports, 1926-1987

Series 6. Doorman's Reports, 1943-1962

Series 7. Ephemera, 1920-1986

Series 8. Financial Records, 1924-1985

Series 9. Legal Records, 1911-1986

Series 10. Maps, 1960-1971

Series 11. Meeting Minutes, 1925-1958

Series 12. Miscellaneous, 1934-1938

Series 13. Movie Advertising, 1960-1969

Series 14. Operators Reports, 1936-1987

Series 15. Weekly Reports, 1924-1939

Series 16. Addenda of 2000-2005, 1910-2000

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Theater.
Theaters - Morgantown.

Container List

Series 1. Administrative Records

1929-1966 and undated

Scope and Contents

This series includes general administrative records such as utilities, suppliers, maintenance, movie rental agreements and employee timecards for the Metropolitan Theatre, Morgan Theatre, Morgantown Amusement Company and Westover Drive-In.

Mixed Materials Box: 10
Administrative Records
1942, 1965-1966
Scope and Contents
Includes West Virginia University rentals at Metropolitan Theatre, war bond sales, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 27
Administrative Records
1948-1952
Scope and Contents
Includes files A-J and M-N, utilities, suppliers, maintenance, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 30
Administrative Records
1949-1951
Scope and Contents
Includes files C-U, film suppliers, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 36
Administrative Records
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes files N-W, utilities, suppliers, maintenance, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 54
Administrative Records
1969-1977
Scope and Contents
Includes general files A-V
Mixed Materials Box: 55
Administrative Records
1960-1965
Scope and Contents
Includes general files
Mixed Materials Box: 20
Administrative Records
1945-1946
Scope and Contents
Includes order blanks, invoices, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 15
Administrative Records
circa 1940-1955
Scope and Contents
Including many insurance policies, leases, deeds of trust, War Bond sales
Mixed Materials Box: 34
Administrative Records
circa 1937-1944
Scope and Contents
Employee Time Sheets stored in index card box approximately 5 in. of small index card sized time sheets; first and last cards were retained for each employee except in a few cases
Mixed Materials Box: 7
Administrative Records
1929-1948
Scope and Contents
Movie rental agreements/receipts
Mixed Materials Box: 10
Administrative Records
1951-1960
Scope and Contents
Movie rental agreements/receipts
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Administrative Records
1937-1939
Scope and Contents
Includes financial records, movie availability, equipment inventory, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 6
Administrative Records
1940-1946
Scope and Contents
Movie rental agreements/receipts (Metropolitan, Morgan Theatres)
Mixed Materials Box: 21
Administrative Records--Facilities
undated
Scope and Contents
Air conditioning manuals, information, spare parts
Mixed Materials Box: 51
Administrative Records--Morgantown Amusement Company
1942-1945
Scope and Contents
Includes film contracts, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 50
Administrative Records--Morgantown Amusement Company
1943-1946
Scope and Contents
Includes general files M-R
Mixed Materials Box: 52
Administrative Records--Morgantown Amusement Company
1950-1955
Scope and Contents
Includes general files C-F
Mixed Materials Box: 45
Administrative Records--Morgantown Amusement Company
1929-1936, 1936-1943
Scope and Contents
Includes photocopied meeting minutes; originals are in A&M 3254 box 61
Mixed Materials Box: 7
War Bond Sales
1943
Scope and Contents
Includes sales contracts, forms, etc.

Series 2. Artifacts

1959-1986 and undated

Scope and Contents

Contains various small artifacts such as stamps, seal embossing tools and popcorn containers.

Mixed Materials Box: 54
Artifacts
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes 4 rubber stamps
Mixed Materials Box: 52
Artifacts
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes seal embossing tool
Mixed Materials Box: 9
Artifacts
1959, 1986
Scope and Contents
Includes two embossing seal tools and five rubber stamps
Mixed Materials Box: 13
Artifacts
undated
Scope and Contents
Popcorn boxes, 6 items, 3 styles

Series 3. Blueprints

1948-1975 and undated

Scope and Contents

Contains blueprints of the Metropolitan Theatre and Cheat Lake Drive-In.

Mixed Materials Box: 47
Blueprints
1950
Scope and Contents
Cheat Lake Drive-In concession stand/projection booth
Mixed Materials Box: 56
Blueprints
undated
Scope and Contents
Proposed theatre building, architecture and engineering
Mixed Materials Box: 58
Blueprints
1948, 1975
Scope and Contents
Metropolitan Theatre
Mixed Materials Box: 59
Blueprints
1975
Scope and Contents
Metropolitan Theatre alterations

Series 4. Books

1897-1970

Scope and Contents

Contains various books (mainly reference texts) from the late 19th century to the mid 20th century.

Mixed Materials Box: 12
Books
1916
Scope and Contents
"Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great" by Elbert Hubbard, Volume 10
Mixed Materials Box: 12
Books
1916
Scope and Contents
"Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great" by Elbert Hubbard, Volume 9
Mixed Materials Box: 12
Books
1897
Scope and Contents
"Messages and Papers of the Presidents" by The Bureau of National Literature [Volume 1]
Mixed Materials Box: 12
Books
1897
Scope and Contents
"Messages and Papers of the Presidents" by The Bureau of National Literature [Volume 13]
Mixed Materials Box: 12
Books
1897
Scope and Contents
"Messages and Papers of the Presidents" by The Bureau of National Literature [Volume 16]
Mixed Materials Box: 12
Books
1897
Scope and Contents
"Messages and Papers of the Presidents" by The Bureau of National Literature [Volume 3]
Mixed Materials Box: 13
Books
1919
Scope and Contents
"Options" by O. Henry
Mixed Materials Box: 20
Books
1964, 1970
Scope and Contents
"Proceedings of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees"; 2 copies
Mixed Materials Box: 13
Books
1919
Scope and Contents
"The Voice of the City" by O. Henry
Mixed Materials Box: 12
Books
1929
Scope and Contents
"Types of Philosophy" by William Ernest Hocking
Mixed Materials Box: 13
Books
1919
Scope and Contents
"Whirligigs" by O. Henry
Mixed Materials Box: 15
Books
1965
Scope and Contents
The Interrupted Journey" by John G. Fuller

Series 5. Daily and Hourly Reports

1926-1987

Scope and Contents

Daily and hourly reports of the operation of the Metropolitan, Morgan and Strand Theatres and the Westover and Oaks Drive-Ins.

Mixed Materials Box: 18
Daily and Hourly Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
1964
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 21
Daily Reports and Operators Reports (Westover Drive-In)
1967
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Daily Reports--Includes Metropolitan Theatre and Westover Drive-In
1977-1984
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 33
Daily Reports--Metropolitan and Morgan Theatre, Westover Drive-In
1970-1973
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 18
Daily Reports--Metropolitan and Morgan Theatres
1966
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 38
Daily Reports--Metropolitan and Morgan Theatres
1943-1944
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 39
Daily Reports--Metropolitan and Morgan Theatres
1976-1978
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Daily Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
1949-1951
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 12
Daily Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 13
Daily Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
1944-1945, 1955-1957
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 16
Daily Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
1959
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 21
Daily Reports--Metropolitan Theatre and Morgan Theatre
1960
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 21
Daily Reports--Metropolitan Theatre and Morgan Theatre
1960
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 21
Daily Reports--Metropolitan Theatre and Morgan Theatre
1963
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 24
Daily Reports--Metropolitan Theatre and Morgan Theatre
1939-1953
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 25
Daily Reports--Metropolitan Theatre and Morgan Theatre
1976
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 26
Daily Reports--Metropolitan Theatre and Morgan Theatre
1944-1948, 1952
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 53
Daily Reports--Metropolitan Theatre and Westover Drive-In
1986-1987
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Daily Reports--Morgan Theatre
1946-1947
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Daily Reports--Morgan Theatre
1949-1951
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 13
Daily Reports--Morgan Theatre
1955-1956
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 57
Daily Reports--Morgan Theatre
1957
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 16
Daily Reports--Morgan Theatre
1959
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 41
Daily Reports--Morgan Theatre
1947-1950
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 48
Daily Reports--Morgan Theatre
1961-1962, 1969
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 50
Daily Reports--Morgan Theatre
1943
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 47
Daily Reports--Strand Theatre
1926
Scope and Contents
Includes performance, weather, attendance, gross receipts
Mixed Materials Box: 6
Daily Reports--Westover Drive-In
1965-1966
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 35
Hourly and Daily Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
1961,1968
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 26
Hourly Reports--Metropolitan and Morgan Theatres
1953
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Hourly Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
1981-1986
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 16
Hourly Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
1958
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 25
Hourly Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
1975
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 43
Hourly Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
1962-1963
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Hourly Reports--Morgan Theatre
1946-1948
Scope and Contents
Cashiers report
Mixed Materials Box: 57
Hourly Reports--Morgan Theatre
1958
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 20
Hourly Reports--Morgan Theatre
1968
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 49
Hourly Reports--Morgan Theatre
1965
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 13
Hourly Reports--Oaks Drive-In
1953-1955
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 48
Hourly Reports--Oaks Drive-In
1950-1952
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 28
Hourly Reports--Westover Drive-In
1979, 1982-1986
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 25
Daily Reports--Westover Drive-In
1959-1960, 1975-1978
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, weather, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres

Series 6. Doorman's Reports

1943-1962

Scope and Contents

Doorman's reports for the Metropolitan and Morgan Theatres.

Mixed Materials Box: 21
Doorman's Daily Reports--Morgan Theatre
1955-1956
Scope and Contents
Includes personnel and hours worked
Mixed Materials Box: 32
Doorman's Reports--Metropolitan and Morgan Theatres
1958, 1959
Scope and Contents
Includes personnel and hours worked
Mixed Materials Box: 43
Doorman's Reports--Metropolitan and Morgan Theatres
1962
Scope and Contents
Includes personnel and hours worked
Mixed Materials Box: 47
Doorman's Reports--Metropolitan and Morgan Theatres
1961
Scope and Contents
Includes personnel and hours worked
Mixed Materials Box: 49
Doorman's Reports--Metropolitan and Morgan Theatres
1961
Scope and Contents
Includes personnel and hours worked
Mixed Materials Box: 48
Doorman's Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
1955
Scope and Contents
Includes personnel and hours worked
Mixed Materials Box: 50
Doorman's Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
1943
Scope and Contents
Includes personnel and hours worked

Series 7. Ephemera

1920-1986

Scope and Contents

Contains assorted ephemera from the Metropolitan and Morgan Theatres, including tickets, newspaper clippings, programs, posters, movie ad slicks, movie studio newsletters and postcards.

Mixed Materials Box: 48
Ephemera
undated
Scope and Contents
"Preview Comment Cards"
Mixed Materials Box: 7
Newspaper Clippings
1964
Scope and Contents
Regarding Metropolitan and Morgan Theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 33
Ephemera
1973
Scope and Contents
Includes Christmas cards, 3-D glasses [12 pieces], American Film Theatre promos
Mixed Materials Box: 36
Ephemera
1930, 1950s
Scope and Contents
Includes greeting cards, 6% Gold Notes, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 45
Ephemera
circa 1957-1965,1972
Scope and Contents
Includes movie ad slicks, black and white movie stills [photos]
Mixed Materials Box: 47
Ephemera
1952
Scope and Contents
Includes newspaper clippings [Oaks Drive-In], ad slicks, correspondence
Mixed Materials Box: 43
Ephemera
1972-1975
Scope and Contents
Includes notebook "Independent Film Journal Buying and Booking Guide
Mixed Materials Box: 53
Ephemera
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes tickets for "Tamburitzans"
Mixed Materials Box: 9
Ephemera
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes tickets, "Pass out Checks", special passes, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 6
Pamphlet--"WV Employment Review"
1947
Scope and Contents
WV Employment Review
Mixed Materials Box: 15
Ephemera
1976,1986
Scope and Contents
Incuding newspaper clippings, 2 programs for Mindy's School of Dance
Mixed Materials Box: 20
Ephemera
1954-1959
Scope and Contents
Movie studio newsletters, promotions
Mixed Materials Box: 25
Ephemera
undated
Scope and Contents
Now Showing-Marx Brothers small posters [5 items]
Mixed Materials Box: 17
Ephemera
1937
Scope and Contents
Tsintzinans Business Men's Directory
Mixed Materials Box: 18
Ephemera
late 1950s and undated
Scope and Contents
Unopened ream of Voucher Checks, Morgantown Amusement Company
Mixed Materials Box: 38
Ephemera
1920,1933, circa 1940,1960
Scope and Contents
3 postcards, correspondence, 1951 calendar
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Ephemera
1953-1959
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous; includes movie poster, scrapbook of clippings for Kan-de Korner, International Association of Theater and Stage Employees [IATSE] bylaws, list of motion pictures shown, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 61
Ephemera -- Metropolitan Theatre
undated
Scope and Contents
Seating chart

Series 8. Financial Records

1924-1985

Scope and Contents

Financial records such as invoices, receipts, cancelled checks, payroll records, tax returns and financial statements for the Metropolitan, Morgan and Strand Theatres, Morgantown Theatre Company, Morgantown Amusement Company and Westover Drive-In.

Mixed Materials Box: 15
Financial Records
1946, 1952, 1971-1977
Scope and Contents
Accounts payable
Mixed Materials Box: 56
Financial Records
1965
Scope and Contents
Accounts payable
Mixed Materials Box: 12
Financial Records
1937
Scope and Contents
Audit report
Mixed Materials Box: 12
Financial Records
1933
Scope and Contents
Bank Night Ledger Includes ticket numbers, attendance
Mixed Materials Box: 20
Financial Records
1969-1974
Scope and Contents
Checkbook
Mixed Materials Box: 38
Financial Records
1934-1959
Scope and Contents
Includes 2 savings account passbooks, invoices, and cancelled checks
Mixed Materials Box: 17
Financial Records
1936-1950
Scope and Contents
Includes cancelled checks, insurance policies and payment records, employee withholdings, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 18
Financial Records
1955-1957
Scope and Contents
Includes cancelled checks, insurance policies and payment records, employee withholdings, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 6
Financial Records
1931-1934
Scope and Contents
Includes checkbook [Mellon National Bank]
Mixed Materials Box: 5
Financial Records
1951-1956
Scope and Contents
Includes invoices/receipts, checking account receipts
Mixed Materials Box: 8
Financial Records
1937-1943
Scope and Contents
Includes invoices/receipts, checking account receipts
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Financial Records
1940-1943,1953-1956
Scope and Contents
Includes invoices/receipts, checking account receipts, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 53
Financial Records
1925-19391973
Scope and Contents
Includes Metropolitan Theatre payroll, balance sheets, High View Gas and Oil, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 39
Financial Records
1959-1972
Scope and Contents
Includes Morgantown Amusement Company, Parkview Amusement, Metropolitan Theatre ledger pages
Mixed Materials Box: 16
Financial Records
1934-1936
Scope and Contents
Includes payroll records for the Strand, Metropolitan, and Morgan theatres; financial records, movie availability, employment contracts, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 17
Financial Records
1941-1945
Scope and Contents
Includes payroll records Morgantown Amusement Company
Mixed Materials Box: 31
Financial Records
1951-1953
Scope and Contents
Includes payroll records Morgantown Amusement Company
Mixed Materials Box: 33
Financial Records
1975, 1978
Scope and Contents
Includes payroll records Morgantown Amusement Company
Mixed Materials Box: 37
Financial Records
1937-1943
Scope and Contents
Includes payroll records
Mixed Materials Box: 21
Financial Records
1939
Scope and Contents
Includes tax return, census of manufacturers
Mixed Materials Box: 15
Financial Records
1969
Scope and Contents
Includes tax returns, balance sheets, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 6
Financial Records
1931-1935
Scope and Contents
Includes Tax Records
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Financial Records
1936-1943
Scope and Contents
Ledger, Morgantown Amusement Company
Mixed Materials Box: 59
Financial Records
1925-1935
Scope and Contents
Ledger books (2)
Mixed Materials Box: 60
Financial Records
1936-1943
Scope and Contents
Check and payroll ledgers, Morgantown Theatre Company and Morgantown Amusement Company (5 items)
Mixed Materials Box: 20
Financial Records
1943-1947
Scope and Contents
Ledger of promotional programs at Metropolitan and Morgan theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 22
Financial Records
1939
Scope and Contents
Ledger sheets [Cowan Baking Company]
Mixed Materials Box: 14
Financial Records
1946-1949
Scope and Contents
Social Security Record Cards
Mixed Materials Box: 6
Financial Records
1936-1944
Scope and Contents
Consumer Sales Tax Receipts
Mixed Materials Box: 16
Financial Records
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes payroll records for Strand, Metropolitan, and Morgan theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 12
Financial Records
1945
Scope and Contents
Ledger (Chart of Accounts-Marvin Motors)
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Financial Records
1934-1943
Scope and Contents
Ledgers, 2 items, Morgantown Amusement Company
Mixed Materials Box: 9
Financial Records
1972-1981
Scope and Contents
Payroll Ledger Sheets
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Financial Records
1925-1935
Scope and Contents
Savings Account Passbooks, 4 items
Mixed Materials Box: 57
Financial Records
1976-1985
Scope and Contents
Tax Returns including ledger/spreadsheets
Mixed Materials Box: 11
Financial Records
1925-1950
Scope and Contents
Includes employee tax withholdings, consumer sales tax, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 9
Financial Records
1954-1955
Scope and Contents
Includes invoices/receipts, checking account receipts
Mixed Materials Box: 32
Financial Records--Martin Motors
1946-1947
Scope and Contents
Includes checkbook stubs, sales reports
Mixed Materials Box: 34
Financial Records--Martin Motors
1945-1946
Scope and Contents
Ledger, Chart of Accounts-Marvin Motors
Mixed Materials Box: 35
Financial Records--Morgantown Amusement Company
1957-1960
Scope and Contents
Annual financial statements
Mixed Materials Box: 56
Financial Records--Morgantown Amusement Company
1964-1966, 1968-1974
Scope and Contents
Check Registers
Mixed Materials Box: 46
Financial Records--Morgantown Amusement Company
1924-1925,1942-1943
Scope and Contents
Includes 2 ledgers
Mixed Materials Box: 44
Financial Records--Morgantown Amusement Company
1934-1939
Scope and Contents
Includes contracts, receipts, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 48
Financial Records--Morgantown Amusement Company
1936, 1947-1956, 1954-1955
Scope and Contents
Includes financial statements, savings account passbook, ledger, etc..
Mixed Materials Box: 41
Financial Records--Morgantown Amusement Company
1943-1953
Scope and Contents
Includes ledger pages
Mixed Materials Box: 49
Financial Records--Morgantown Amusement Company
1960
Scope and Contents
Includes payroll and blank ledger book
Mixed Materials Box: 40
Financial Records--Morgantown Amusement Company
1946-1948
Scope and Contents
Includes payroll records
Mixed Materials Box: 45
Financial Records--Morgantown Amusement Company
1937-1938
Scope and Contents
Includes payroll stubs, receipts , invoices
Mixed Materials Box: 25
Financial Records--Morgantown Amusement Company
1978, 1982
Scope and Contents
Incuding payroll records
Mixed Materials Box: 14
Financial Records--Morgantown Amusement Company
1931,1946-1949
Scope and Contents
Payroll and withholdings
Mixed Materials Box: 34
Financial Records--Morgantown Theatre Company and Comuntzis Realty
1935-1939
Scope and Contents
Includes ledger, cancelled checks, checkbook, savings passbook, audit reports, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 47
Financial Records--Strand Theatre
1926, 1959-1964
Scope and Contents
Includes payroll records, ledger pages for Strand, Metropolitan, and Morgan theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 18
Financial Statements
undated
Scope and Contents
Including Comuntzis Restaurant, Comuntzis Realty company
Mixed Materials Box: 7
Financial Statements
1944-1958
Scope and Contents
Includes Morgantown Amusement Company, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 9
Financial Statements
1956-1957
Scope and Contents
Includes Morgantown Amusement Company, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 6
Financial Statements--Morgantown Theatre Company
1926-1933
Mixed Materials Item: 1
Financial Records
1925-1930
Scope and Contents
One individually wrapped ledger book.

Series 9. Legal Records

1911-1986

Scope and Contents

Contains miscellaneous contracts, such as leases, deeds of trust, and affidavits, as well as the deed of sale for Westover Drive-In.

Mixed Materials Box: 6
Legal Records
1923
Scope and Contents
Deed of Sale for Westover Drive-In
Mixed Materials Box: 9
Legal Records
1986
Scope and Contents
Deed of Sale for Westover Drive-In [Includes map]
Mixed Materials Box: 9
Legal Records
1911-1946
Scope and Contents
Includes miscellaneous leases, affidavits, agreements, correspondence, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 18
Legal Records
1920-1950
Scope and Contents
Including various deeds and deeds of trust

Series 10. Maps

1960-1971

Scope and Contents

Several maps of Morgantown and one of the greater West Virginia area.

Mixed Materials Box: 15
Maps
mid 1960s1971
Scope and Contents
3 Morgantown, 1 West Virginia

Series 11. Meeting Minutes

1925-1958

Scope and Contents

Meeting minutes of the Morgantown Amusement Company and Morgantown Theatre Company.

Mixed Materials Box: 15
Minutes--Morgantown Amusement Company
1944-1958
Scope and Contents
Minutes and notes Morgantown Amusement Company Board of directors meetings
Mixed Materials Box: 34
Minutes--Morgantown Theatre Company
1925-1928
Scope and Contents
Includes meeting minutes, financial statements in notebook

Series 12. Miscellaneous

1934-1938

Scope and Contents

This series contains an assortment of miscellaneous items with unknown connections to the Metropolitan Theatre's history.

Mixed Materials Box: 64
Financial Records
1934-1938
Scope and Contents
Tax returns by accountant M.F. Hirsch, financial records of the Cowan Baking Company and the Kan-di-Korner, 1934-1938; the 1938-1939 financial records of the Tri State Aviation Corporation; and the 1938 financial records of several Morgantown businesses such as the Gump Bus Line, Selmar Glass company, Chico Milk and Ice Cream company, and Morgantown Hardware Company. There is also information regarding Monongalia County School Board and the 1938 bond issue.
Mixed Materials Box: 64
Ephemera
1938
Scope and Contents
A Numbers Racket file containing six items: the 4th edition of "Number Secrets" booklet documenting "new ways to forecast the probable future performance of ALL numbers", an 1938 edition of the "National Number News", and four sheets of printed numbers;
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Military Records
1945
Scope and Contents
Includes U.S. Air Corps Aircraft ditching [crash] reports, 58, 313, 314, 315th Wings including mission, accident/damage reports, crew names, interviews, etc.

Series 13. Movie Advertising

1960-1969

Scope and Contents

Advertising materials for films shown throughout the 1960s.

Mixed Materials Box: 23
Movie Advertising- movie titles A-C, specials
mid 1960s
Scope and Contents
Includes clip art and newspaper plates for upcoming features
Mixed Materials Box: 19
Movie Advertising- movie titles G-I
mid 1960s
Scope and Contents
Includes clip art and newspaper plates for upcoming features
Mixed Materials Box: 29
Movie Advertising- movie titles D-G
mid 1960s
Scope and Contents
Includes clip art and newspaper plates for upcoming features
Mixed Materials Box: 22
Movie Advertising- movie titles S-T
mid 1960s
Scope and Contents
Includes clip art and newspaper plates for upcoming features
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Movie Advertising- movie titles T-Z
mid 1960s
Scope and Contents
Includes clip art and newspaper plates for upcoming features

Series 14. Operators Reports

1936-1987

Scope and Contents

Daily reports of the operation of the Metropolitan and Morgan Theatres and Westover Drive-In.

Mixed Materials Box: 37
Operators Daily and Daily Reports--Metropolitan, Morgan, and Westover Drive-In
1961, 1965-1966, 1969
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 42
Operators Daily and Daily Reports--Metropolitan, Morgan, and Westover Drive-In
1961-1963
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 20
Operators Daily Report
1958-1959
Scope and Contents
Includes movie, shorts titles, studio, running times, rental fees, etc.
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Operators Daily Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
1980-1987
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel
Mixed Materials Box: 20
Operators Daily Reports--Metropolitan, Morgan, and Westover Drive-In
1971, 1974-1975
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel
Mixed Materials Box: 33
Operators Daily Reports--Metropolitan, Morgan, and Westover Drive-In
1970, 1973
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel
Mixed Materials Box: 35
Operators Daily Reports--Metropolitan, Morgan, and Westover Drive-In
1953, 1960, 1966
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel
Mixed Materials Box: 49
Operators Daily Reports--Metropolitan, Morgan, and Westover Drive-In
1963
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 10
Operators Daily Reports--Morgan Theatre
1976-1977, 1985
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel
Mixed Materials Box: 32
Operators Reports--Metropolitan and Morgan Theatres
1958, 1959
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel
Mixed Materials Box: 21
Operators Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
1966
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel
Mixed Materials Box: 21
Operators Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
1969
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel
Mixed Materials Box: 28
Operators Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
1979, 1981-1985
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel
Mixed Materials Box: 47
Operators Reports--Morgan Theatre
1962
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 50
Operators Reports--Morgan Theatre
1936-1945
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel, attendance, gross receipts, shows at "opposing" theatres
Mixed Materials Box: 34
Operators Reports--Westover Drive-In
1959-1960
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel
Mixed Materials Box: 43
Operators Reports--Westover Drive-In
1962-1963
Scope and Contents
Includes movie title, running time, personnel

Series 15. Weekly Reports

1924-1939

Scope and Contents

Weekly reports of the Metropolitan and Strand Theatres from the 1920s and 1930s, including films shown and Vaudeville acts performed.

Mixed Materials Box: 45
Weekly Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
circa 1924-1930s
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, studios, Vaudeville acts, etc.; Includes about one inch of records for 3-4 years
Mixed Materials Box: 47
Weekly Reports--Metropolitan Theatre
circa 1924-1930s
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, studios, Vaudeville acts, etc.; Includes about one inch of records for 3-4 years
Mixed Materials Box: 25
Weekly Report--Strand and Metropolitan Theatres
circa 1924-1930s
Scope and Contents
Includes movie titles, studios, Vaudeville acts, etc.; Includes about one inch of records for 3-4 years

Series 16. Addenda of 2000-2005

1910-2000

Scope and Contents

Contains various blueprints, administrative records and ephemera added to the collection in 2000 and 2005.

Mixed Materials Box: 63 Folder: 1-2
Registers
1916-1920, 1920-1921
Scope and Contents
Grand Theatre register books
Mixed Materials Box: 63 Folder: 3-4
Ephemera
1910, 1919, 1924
Scope and Contents
Handbill from Mary Pickford film, photo postcard of vaudeville performer, Constitution and By-Laws of the Morgantown Local 578 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Projectionists, memo notebooks
Mixed Materials Box: 63 Folder: 5
Ephemera
1949-1962
Scope and Contents
Handbills, seating chart, advertisements
Mixed Materials Box: 63 Folder: 6-9
Programs
1913-1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925-1926, 1930
Scope and Contents
Metropolitan Theatre, Strand Theatre, Swisher Theatre and miscellaneous theatrical programs
Mixed Materials Box: 63 Folder: 10-11
Newspaper Clippings
1942
Scope and Contents
Clippings about longtime Metropolitan Theatre employee, Mose Gottlieb, Wide World War paper
Mixed Materials Box: 63 Folder: 12
Administrative Records
1943-1944
Scope and Contents
War bond application, pamphlets
Mixed Materials Box: 62
Administrative Records
1954-1955, 1963-1987
Scope and Contents
Film distribution company contracts; newspaper and radio advertisement records; food and beverage vendor invoices; and business records and correspondence, 1963-1987. Scattered issues of Filmack's "Inspiration" newsletter for theaters, 1954-1955. Outgoing invoices and check duplicates for 1969.
Mixed Materials Box: 61
Preservation
1997-2000
Scope and Contents
Metropolitan Theatre Preservation Foundation newsletters, National Register of Historic Places application, newspaper clippings about preservation work, labor contracts
Mixed Materials Box: 61
Meeting Minutes
1929-1943
Scope and Contents
Metropolitan Theatre meeting minutes
Mixed Materials Box: 61
Blueprints
undated
Scope and Contents
Metropolitan Theatre blueprints and scale drawings