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Neptune Theatre fonds
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- Graphic material
- Moving images
- Object
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Sound recording (electronic)
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Fonds
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Physical description
48.5 m of textual records and other material
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Archival description area
Custodial history
The materials were donated to the Dalhousie University Archives in 127 accessions between the years 1971 and 2012. Prior to that, the records were in the custody of Neptune Theatre and various affiliates, including George Flie, Robert Doyle, Olga Dimitrov, Thomas Lackey, Bill Pyke, Gary Clark, James Garland, Anthony Ibbotson, Jane Trimble, Janet Thompson, Marion Boggild, Laura Jantek, Hal Forbes, Blanche Potter, Jackie Dawson, Larry Hines, Robin Creelman, Shelagh O'Hara, Charles Culver, Lynn Dixon, and Helena Marriott. Certain records were also transferred to Dalhousie University Archives from Halifax Regional Municipality Archives and Acadia University's Esther Clark Wright Archives.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of records that document every aspect of Neptune Theatre as an organization, including various textual records and graphic and audio-visual material pertaining to productions, events, personnel, and the administration of the Theatre. Types of records include correspondence, meeting minutes, reports and newsletters, financial records, box office records, applications, licenses, contracts, scripts, posters, newspaper clippings, production notes, programs, press kits, videocassettes, audiocassettes, negatives, contact sheets, slides, photographs, and other materials.
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Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
While efforts have been made to respect Neptune's original arrangement of their files, the materials have been subjected to an imposed intellectual arrangement in the series and subseries. Our mandate has been to arrange the material in a sensible and logical fashion, primarily by purpose or function. However, occasionally an alternate arrangement, which had been imposed by previous archival management, was irreversible due to time constraints. As a result, several series suffer from inconsistency with our mandate.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script note
English.
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
Some correspondence is closed, videotapes are for theatre viewing only, and administrative records less than ten years are closed. All other materials are open for research.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
Finding aids
Associated materials
There is a separate collection in the Dalhousie Archives for Robert Doyle (MS-3-18), an artist who produced several sketches of Neptune's sets and costumes over the years.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected. Materials are added to this fonds on a yearly basis.
General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Neptune Theatre fonds, MS-3-1, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Subject access points
- Account books
- Actors and actresses
- Artists--Nova Scotia
- Business correspondence
- Business records
- Business travel
- Costume design--Canada
- Directors, Theatrical
- Dramatists, Canadian
- Nonprofit organizations--Canada
- Performing arts archives
- Photographs
- Posters
- Producers and directors
- Publicity
- Scripts
- Stage adaptations
- Theaters--Nova Scotia--Halifax
- Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery
- Theatrical paraphernalia
- Video recordings
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Name access points
- Canada Council for the Arts. (Subject)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2003-2004
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Sources
This fonds description comes from the <a href="http://findingaids.library.dal.ca/">Dalhousie University Archives Catalog</a>. The complete, original description is available there.