Overview
Records of the Brattle Theatre Company, the earliest compiled by a former box office manager, Blair Boyd.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1948-1998
Creator
- Brattle Theatre Company (Cambridge, Mass.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
In English.
Condition Description
Collection is in good condition.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
This collection is shelved offsite. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
2 linear feet (2 boxes)Collection consists of financial records, photographs, slides, programs, scripts, correspondence, and other material.
Biographical / Historical
Box 1 material compiled by Blair Morton Boyd Jr. (1926-2010). After graduating from Harvard in 1949 (Class of 1948), Boyd joined the Brattle Theatre as box office manager.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged as received.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Custodial History
Formerly owned by Blair Boyd followed by Kirsten Falke-Boyd.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2021MT-11. Gift of Kirsten Falke-Boyd, 2020 September 17.
2023MT-59. Gift of Kirsten Falke-Boyd, 2023 April 3.
Creator
- Brattle Theatre Company (Cambridge, Mass.) (Organization)
- Boyd, Blair (Compiler, Person)
- Falke-Boyd, Kirsten (Former owner, Person)
- Title
- Brattle Theatre Company (Cambridge, Mass.). Brattle Theatre Company records, circa 1948-1998 (MS Thr 2080): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Date
- 2021 January 8
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hou03360
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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