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Richard J.H. Perkyns fonds
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38 cm of textual records and graphic material
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Custodial history
The fonds remained in the custody of Richard J.H. Perkyns until 1998, when he donated it to the Dalhousie University Archives.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of records related to Richard Perkyns' research undertaken in writing The Neptune Story: Twenty-Five Years in the Life of a Leading Canadian Theatre and editing Major Plays of the Canadian Theatre 1934-1984 . The fonds also includes a copy of his doctoral thesis, The Impact of the Expressionists Movements on British and American Drama and Theatre Practice (1968) and records which pertain to his involvement with the Halifax Independent Theatre. Records include correspondence, minutes from meetings, research notes, drafts, newspaper clippings, reviews, manuscripts, photographs, and interviews recorded on audio cassettes. The fonds has been arranged in four series: The Neptune Story, Major Plays of the Canadian Theatre, Doctoral Thesis, and Halifax Independent Theatre.
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The arrangement is based on the original order which was organized into four broad subject areas: research from The Neptune Story , research from Major Plays , doctoral thesis, and records involving the Halifax Independent Theatre. Materials withing these subject areas, however, have been rearranged according to record format and chronology.
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- English
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English
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Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions on these materials. All 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.
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Associated materials
See also Pier One (MS-3-7), Neptune Theatre (MS-3-1), and Theatre Arts Guild (MS-3-4) fonds, Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections.
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Further accruals are not expected.
General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Richard J.H. Perkyns fonds, MS-3-27, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.). (Subject)
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2003
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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.