clumjohnplaybills Preliminary Inventory of the John M. Clum Collection of Playbills and Programs, 1950-2009 Processed by: Meghan Lyon; machine-readable finding aid created by: Meghan Lyon David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program.Date of source: December 2008Processed by Meghan Lyon, December 2008; Finding Aid encoded by Meghan Lyon, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, December 2008 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Preliminary Inventory of the John M. Clum Collection of Playbills and Programs, 1950-2009 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Copyright 2008 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

 Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Clum, John M. (collector) John M. Clum Collection of Playbills and Programs, 1950-2009 Materials in English 4200 items (13.8 lin. ft.)For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Professor of Theater Studies and English at Duke University. Collection contains playbills and programs for theatrical productions, operas, and ballets from the United States and abroad. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

However, collection may contain materials to which the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this form before using this collection.

Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.

Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.

 Copyright Notice

The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the John M. Clum Collection of Playbills and Programs, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

 Provenance

Gift, 2008 (2008-0057), 12 lin. ft.

Gift, 2008 (2008-0298), interfiled with existing collection.

Gift, 2009 (2009-0200), added to the end of the collection.

 Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed; cataloged from accession records.

Encoded by: Meghan Lyon

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2008-0057, 2008-0298, 2009-0200

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

 Biographical / Historical Note

John M. Clum is a professor of Theater Studies and English at Duke University.

 Collection Overview

Collection contains playbills and programs for theatrical productions, operas, and ballets from the United States and abroad.

 Subject Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Playbills--United States. Clum, John M. (collector) Playbills. Programs. Contents of Collection Playbills and Programs, 1950-2008 21 Boxes

Collection (2008-0054) contains playbills and programs from theatrical productions, operas, and ballets in the United States and internationally.

The addition (2008-0298) has been interfiled with the existing collection.

Though this collection remains unprocessed, minimal arrangement has been conducted. Playbills have been foldered according to the title of the play. Folders are arranged alphabetically, but within each folder, the playbills are not in alphabetical or sequential order. (For example, there are several folders of playbills that start with "M.") Boxes 15 through 21 contain operas and ballets, and have not been arranged further at this time.

 1Playbills, A-B 2Playbills, B-C 3Playbills, C-D 4Playbills, D-E 5Playbills, E-G 6Playbills, G-H 7Playbills, H-K 8Playbills, L-M 9Playbills, M 10Playbills, M-P 11Playbills, P-R 12Playbills, R-S 13Playbills, S-T 14Playbills, T-W 15Playbills, W-Z Operas and ballets 16-21Operas and ballets Accession (2009-0200) (3 boxes)

The addition (2009-0200) includes playbills and programs, 2008-2009.

 22Playbills, A-P 23Playbills, P-Z Operas and ballets 24Operas and ballets