2021-09-01 Preliminary Inventory of the Fringe Festivals Collection, 1988-2011 SPEC.TRI.0034 Finding aid prepared by Courtney Bishop Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2021 August This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2021-09-01T09:10-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Fringe Festivals Collection SPEC.TRI.0034 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.2 Cubic feet 1988-2011 Fringe festivals focus on performing arts, do not have a single genre focus, and show uncensored original material. The Fringe Festivals Collection contains programs and promotional material for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Minnesota Fringe Festival, and San Francisco Fringe Theatre Festival. Materials are dated 1988-2011. (1) 2.5" letter document box English Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute Arrangement of Materials

This collection is unprocessed. Materials are arranged in the order received.

 Acquisitions Information

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 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Fringe Festivals Collection, SPEC.TRI.0034, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University

 Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only.

 Use of Materials

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 Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed. Finding aid written by: Courtney Bishop, 2021 August

 Historical Note

Fringe festivals focus on performing arts and bring attention to theater, dance, puppetry, music, visual arts, and spoken word. These festivals do not have a single genre focus and show uncensored original material. The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Minnesota Fringe Festival are open access performing arts festivals where anyone can perform anything. The San Francisco Fringe Theatre Festival is similar except performances are chosen by a lottery.

 Scope and Contents

The Fringe Festivals Collection contains programs and promotional material for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Minnesota Fringe Festival, and San Francisco Fringe Theatre Festival. Materials are dated 1988-2011.

 Edinburgh Fringe (Festival) Minnesota Fringe Festival San Francisco Fringe Theatre Festival Experimental theater--California--20th century Experimental theater--Minnesota--21st century Experimental theater--Scotland--Edinburgh--20th century Performing arts festivals--California--20th century Performing arts festivals--Minnesota--21st century Performing arts festivals--Scotland--Edinbourgh--20th century Programs (documents) Promotional materials Edinburgh Fringe Festival programs 1 1988, 1990 Minnesota Fringe Festival programs and promotional material 1 2011 San Francisco Fringe Theatre Festival programs 1 1999 September 9-19