2023-04-04 Guide to the Deborah Humphreys Papers, 1963-2011 SPEC.TRI.0097 Finding aid prepared by Lindsay Resnick Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2023 February This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2023-04-04T09:52-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Deborah Humphreys Papers SPEC.TRI.0097 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 9.377 Cubic feet 1963-2011 As of 2011, Deborah Ann Humphreys was a theatergoer and member of the Theatre Historical Society of America (THSA), with which she traveled around the world photographing historic theaters. The Deborah Humphreys Papers, dated 1963 to 2011, contains photographs, negatives, correspondence, and other materials related to Deborah Humphreys' interests in theater, theatrical performers, and the history and architecture of theater buildings. (18) flat boxes; (3) cartons; (2) 5" letter document boxes; (2) oversize flat boxes; (1) legal file folder; (1) 2.5" letter document box English Humphreys, Deborah Arrangement of Materials

The Deborah Humphreys Papers is arranged in chronological order. Within the "Performer photographs and negatives" file, the items are arranged in alphabetical order by the performer's surname.

 Acquisitions Information

Accession No. TRI.2022.0010: Purchased, 2020 December

 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Contains compact discs and 35mm color slides.

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Deborah Humphreys Papers, SPEC.TRI.0097, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University

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Computer media may need a use copy produced before access is allowed. The remainder of this collection is available for patron research, but may be used only in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room.

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Processed by: ATS student employees, 2023 February; Lindsay Resnick, 2023 February; Finding aid written by: Lindsay Resnick, 2023 February

 Biographical Note

As of 2011, Deborah Ann Humphreys was a theatergoer and member of the Theatre Historical Society of America. Humphreys wrote a theater review column called "Curtain Calls" as a student at Wilson College in Pennsylvania. Humphreys later attended theatrical performances and corresponded with stage and screen actors. As a member of the Theatre Historical Society of America, Humphreys attended Conclaves (tours of various regions to visit historic theaters) hosted by the organization.

 Scope and Contents

The Deborah Humphreys Papers, dated 1963 to 2011, contains materials related to Deborah Humphreys' interests in theater, theatrical performers, and the history and architecture of theater buildings. The collection contains a scrapbook of Humphreys' college theatrical review newspaper columns, calendars documenting Humphreys' outings to see different shows, images of and correspondence with a variety of stage performers, and photographs taken by Humphreys of historic theater buildings.

 Humphreys, Deborah Theatre Historical Society (U.S.) Actors--20th century Actresses--20th century Color negatives Correspondence Historic theaters--Architectural photography--20th century Historic theaters--Architectural photography--21st century Photographs Theater historians--20th century Theater historians--21st century Theater--20th century Theater--21st century Performer photographs and negatives 1964-1973 Able (Will B.) Coco 1 1 1971 March 13 Adams (Edie) Mame 1 2 1969 July 29 Agress (Ted) Coco 1 3 1971 March 13 Alberghetti (Anna Maria) The Boy Friend 1 4 1970 October 17 Alexander (Jane) The Time of Your Life and 6 Rms Riv Vu 1 5 1972 February 5, 1973 February 24 Andes (Keith) Man of La Mancha 1 6 1968 July 13 Andrews (George Lee) 1 7 undated Bacall (Lauren) Applause 1 8 1970 February 12-1970 February 14 Bacharach (Burt) Burt Bacharach in Concert 1 9 1971 June 26 Backman (George) 1776 1 10 1971 May 13, 1971 July 10 Baddeley (Hermione) Canterbury Tales 1 11 1969 January 3 Barrie (Barbara) Company 1 12 1971 January 23 Barry (Rod) Coco 1 13 1971 March 13 Baxley (Barbara) Zorba 1 14 1970 March 20 Belafonte (Harry) Harry Belafonte in Concert 1 15 1971 July 17 Baxter (Anne) Applause 1 16 1971 August 27 Bedford (Brian) Private Lives and The School for Wives 1 17 1970 March 23-1971 December Bedford (Patrick) 1776 1 18 1971 May 11 Benny (Jack) Jack Benny + Henry Mancini 1 19 1971 August 14 Berry (Eric) Pippin 1 20 1972 September 30 Bikel (Theodore) Fiddler on the Roof and The Rothschilds 1 21 1971 June 8, 1972 October 23 Blaine (Vivian) Company 1 22 1972 July 26 Boyle (Peter) Story Theatre 1 23 1971 January 24 Bryggman (Larry) The Lincoln Mask 1 24 1972 September 30 Burr (Robert) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 1 25 1969 September 20 Buttons (Red) Play It Again, Sam 1 26 1971 January 9 Calder-Marshall (Anna) The Lady's Not for Burning 1 27 1972 August 31 Caldwell (Zoe) The Creation of the World and Other Business 1 28 1972 November 4 Callahan (Kristina) Butterflies Are Free 1 29 1970 November 14, 1970 November 21 Callaway (Bill) A Mother's Kisses 1 30 1968 October 12 Camp (Hamid Hamilton) Story Theatre 1 31 1971 January 24 Cariou (Len) 1 32 undated Carne (Judy) The Boy Friend 1 33 1970 June 9 Carney (Art) Lovers 1 34 1969 April 19 Carroll (Diahann) Sergio Mendes Show 1 35 1971 August 7 Cass (Peggy) Plaza Suite 1 36 1970 March 25 Cavett (Dick) The Dick Cavett Show 1 37 1970 June 10 Chamberlain (Richard) The Lady's Not for Burning 1 38 1972 August 31 Chaplin (Geraldine) The Little Foxes 1 39 1968 February 16 Chastain (Don) Coco 1 40 1971 March 5 Clayburgh (Jill) Pippin 1 41 1972 September 30 Coco (James) Last of the Red Hot Lovers 1 42 1970 March 28 Collins (Dorothy) Follies 1 43 1972 January Colson (C. David) The Rothschilds 1 44 1972 October 23 Connell (Jane) Mame 1 45 1972 July 5 Convy (Bert) The Front Page 1 46 1969 June 7 Cooper (Pat) The Sergio Franchi Show 1 47 1971 July 20 Curry (Virgil) 1776 1 48 1971 May 11 Curtis (Keene) The Rothschilds 1 49 1971 April 4 Daniels (William) Daphne in Cottage D and 1776 1 50 1967 September 18, 1969 March 31 Davis (Michael) 1776 1 51 1971 May 11, 1971 July 10 Dennis (Sandy) Daphne in Cottage D 1 52 1967 September 18 Dominico (Michael) Coco 1 53 1971 March 13 Donnelly (Donal) Sleuth 1 54 1971 August 28 Dontlowe (Gwynda) The Flip Side 1 55 1968 September 14 D'Orsay (Fifi) Follies 1 56 1972 January Drefyus (Richard) The Time of Your Life 1 57 1972 February 5 Drivas (Robert) 1 58 undated Duff-MacCormac (Cara) Outcry 1 59 1973 February 24 Dullea (Keir) The Star Spangled Girl and Butterflies Are Free 1 60 1968 August 31, 1970 March 26 Duncan (Sandy) The Boy Friend 1 61 1970 June 9 Dunnock (Mildred) 1 62 1969 May 25 Elg (Taina) Look to the Lilies 1 63 1970 March 22 Elliot (Patricia) 1 64 undated Elliot (Stephen) The Creation of the World and Other Business 1 65 1972 November 4 Ellis (Larry) The Totem Pole Gala 1 66 1969 December 7 Evans (Harvey) Follies 1 67 1972 January Evans (Monica) The Flip Side 1 68 1968 September 14 Evaulo (Ed) 1 69 undated Everhart (Rex) 1776 1 70 1971 May 18 Forsythe (Henderson) Harvey 1 71 1970 March 24 Fosse (Bob) Pippin 1 72 1972 September 30 Franchi (Sergio) The Sergio Franchi Show 1 73 1971 July 20 Franklin (Bonnie) Applause 1 74 1970 February 13 Freeman Jr. (Al) Look to the Lilies 1 75 1970 March 22 Fuchs (Leo) Cabaret 1 76 1969 June 21, 1969 June 28 Fuller (Penny) Applause 1 77 1971 August 27 Gallagher (Helen) No, No, Nanette 1 78 1970 December 26, 1971 January 2 Gielgud (Sir John) Home 1 79 1970 September 10 Gilford (Jack) No, No, Nanette 1 80 1971 January 2 Gillette (Anita) Cabaret 1 81 1969 June 21, 1969 June 28 Goulet (Robert) An Evening with Robert Goulet and The Happy Time and In Concert 1 82 1967 August 16-1971 August 21 Graeber (Ted) Totem Pole Gala 1 83 1969 December 7 Grahame (Gloria) The Time of Your Life 1 84 1972 February 5 Green (Martyn) Canterbury Tales 1 85 1969 January 3 Grey (Joel) George M! 1 86 1968 June 6, 1968 June 7 Grimes (Tammy) Private Lives 1 87 1970 March 23 Grizzard (George) The Creation of the World and Other Business 1 88 1972 November 4 Guittard (Lawrence) 1 89 undated Gwynne (Fred) The Lincoln Mask 1 90 1972 September 30 Hackett (Buddy) An Evening with Hackett + Newley 1 91 1971 June 10 Hamilton (Margaret) 1 92 undated Harris (Julie) And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little 1 93 1971 January 30-1971 September 11 Hatfield (Hurd) Marat-Sade 1 94 1970 December 10 Hayes (Bill) Camelot 1 95 1966 July 14 Hayes (Helen) Harvey 1 96 1970 March 24 Hearn (George) 1776 1 97 1971 May 11-1971 July 10 Hecht (Paul) The Rothschilds 1 98 1971 April 4 Hepburn (Katharine) Coco 1 99 1971 March 13 Hickman (Darryl) How to Succeed 1 100 1966 July 7 Hingle (Pat) Child's Play 1 101 1970 March 25 Hoffman (Dustin) Jimmy Shine 1 102 1968 November 9 Holbrook (Hal) Mark Twain Tonight 1 103 1968 December 14 Holm (Celeste) Mame and Affairs of State 1 104 Hopkins (Anthony) The Taming of the Shrew 1 105 1972 August 31 Howard (Ken) Child's Play 1 106 1970 March 25 Howes (Sally Ann) Blossom Time 1 107 1970 September 3 Huffman (David) Butterflies Are Free 1 108 1970 November 14-1970 November 21 Hunt (Lois) Camelot and An Evening with Earl Wrightson + Lois Huntand Milk and Honey 1 109 1966 July 14-1968 October 16 Hunter (Kim) The Penny Wars and And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little 1 110 1969 October 4-1971 September 13 Hutchins (Will) Never Too Late 1 111 1964 October 16 Jamin-Bartlett (D.) 1 112 undated Jens (Salome) Moon for the Misbegotten and John and Abigail 1 113 1969 August 9, 1971 January 30 Johns (Glynis) Come As You Are 2 1 1970 September 10 Jones (James Earl) The Great White Hope 2 2 1969 July 12 Jones (Shirley) The Sound of Music 2 3 1966 July 21 Joyce (Elaine) No, No, Nanette 2 4 1970 December 26 Joyce (Stephen) Joe Egg 2 5 1969 July 27 Keel (Howard) South Pacific and Carousel 2 6 1965 July 3, 1966 June 11 Keller (Ruby) No, No, Nanette 2 7 1970 December 27-1971 January 2 Kelly (Nancy) The Gingerbread Lady 2 8 1972 February 11 Kelly (Patsy) No, No, Nanette 2 9 1970 December 27, 1971 January 2 Kelly (Paula) Your Own Thing 2 10 1969 July 19 Kert (Larry) Company 2 11 1971 January 23 Kiley (Richard) The Others 2 12 1972 March 18 Kiser (Terry) The Star Spangled Girl and Paris is Out! 2 13 1968 August 31, 1970 March 26 Krawford (Gary) Zorba 2 14 1970 March 21 Lang (Barbara) 1776 2 15 1971 May 20 Lankston (John) Paglacci 2 16 1970 July 19 Lansbury (Angela) Mame 2 17 1972 July 5 Lawrence (Carol) I Do! I Do! 2 18 1968 June 4 Leighton (Margaret) The Little Foxes 2 19 1968 February 16 Lester (Joanna) South Pacific, Carousel, and Gypsy 2 20 1965 July 3-1967 August 26 Libertini (Richard) Story Theatre 2 21 1971 January 24 Linden (Hal) The Rothschilds 2 22 1971 April 4 Lipson (Paul) Fiddler on the Roof 2 23 1968 July 27 Lopez (Priscilla) The Boy Friend 2 24 1970 October 8 Loudon (Dorothy) Gamma Rays 2 25 1972 December Maharis (George) Company 2 26 1972 July 26 Mancini (Henry) Jack Benny + Henry Mancini 2 27 1971 August 14 Marshall (E.G.) The Little Foxes 2 28 1968 February 16 Martin (Mary) I Do! I Do! 2 29 1969 February 7 Martin (Strother) The Time of Your Life 2 30 1972 February 5 Massey (Daniel) Popkiss 2 31 1972 August 26 McCallum (David) The Flip Side 2 32 1968 September 14 McCowen (Alec) The Philanthropist and Butley 2 33 1970 September 16, 1972 September 2 McGiver (John) Never Too Late 2 34 1969 June 15 Mckechnie (Donna) A Joyful Noise and Company 2 35 1966 August 4, 1971 January 23 Mckenna (Tom) Totem Pole Gala 2 36 1969 December 7 McKuen (Rod) Rod McKuen in Concert 2 37 1969 October 19 McMartin (John) 2 38 undated McWilliams (Caroline) The Rothschilds 2 39 1971 April 4 Meehan (Danny) Irma La Douce 2 40 1965 August 19 Mercer (Marian) Irma La Douce 2 41 1969 April 2 Milli (Robert) The Rehearsal and Christabel and the Rubicon 2 42 1969 July 6, 1969 August 31 Montalban (Ricardo) Don Juan in Hell 2 43 Moore (Robert) The Gingerbread Lady 2 44 1971 May 29 Morehead (Agnes) Don Juan in Hell 2 45 1972 November 11 Moreno (Rita) 2 46 undated Mulhare (Edward) Don Juan in Hell 2 47 1972 November 11 Nelson (Gene) Follies 2 48 Newley (Anthony) An Evening with Hackett + Newley 2 49 1971 June 10 Newmar (Julie) Irma La Douce 2 50 1965 August 19 Nickerson (Shane) Pippin 2 51 1972 September 30 Oakes (Gary) W.C. 2 52 1971 June 16 O'Brian (Hugh) Cactus Flower 2 53 1969 July 8 O'Brien (Louise) The Music Man 2 54 1965 June 26 O'Keefe (Dennis) Never Too Late 2 55 1964 October 16 Orbach (Jerry) 6 Lms Riv Vu 2 56 1973 January 1 Parks (Larry) and Betty Garrett Plaza Suite 2 57 1970 January 15 Paulos (Virginia) 2 58 undated Parsons (Estelle) Mahagonny 2 59 1970 March 22 Peters (Bernadette) W.C. 2 60 1971 June 16 Philips (Margaret) Hay Fever 2 61 1971 June 13 Plowright (Joan) The Taming of the Shrew 2 62 1972 August 31 Preston (Robert) I Do! I Do! 2 63 1967 April 14, 1969 February 8 Prinz (Rosemary) Last of the Red Hot Lovers 2 64 1970 October 31 Quayle (Anthony) Sleuth 2 65 1971 August 28 Raitt (John) Zorba 2 66 1970 March 19-1970 March 21 Randolph (Mimi) Fiddler on the Roof 2 67 1968 July 27 Rathburn (Roger) No, No, Nanette 2 68 1970 December 27 Redmond (Marge) Last of the Red Hot Lovers 2 69 1970 November 7 Remick (Lee) Annie Get Your Gun 2 70 1965 July 22 Richards (Beah) The Little Foxes 2 71 1968 February 16 Richardson (Sir Ralph) Home 2 72 1970 September 10 Rivera (Chita) Zorba 2 73 1970 March 20, 1970 March 21 Roberts (Doris) Last of the Red Hot Lovers 2 74 1970 March 28 Rogers (Ginger) Hello, Dolly 2 75 1968 January 12 Rose (George) Coco 2 76 1971 March 13 Rounds (David) Cabaret and Child's Play 2 77 1969 June 21, 1970 March 25 Rubenstein (Barbara) The Boy Friend 2 78 1970 October 17 Rupert (Gene) Cabaret 2 79 1969 June 28 Rush (Barbara) Forty Carats 2 80 1970 September 25 Saint (Eve Marie) The Lincoln Mask 2 81 1972 September 30 St. John (Marco) Forty Carats 2 82 1969 April 1 Sandifur (Virginia) 2 83 undated Scott (Martha) Never Too Late and The Time of Your Life 2 84 1964 October 16, 1972 February 5 Shutta (Ethel) Follies 2 85 1972 January Skelton (Red) The Red Skelton Show 2 86 1971 June 12 Smith (Alexis) Follies 2 87 1972 January Smith (Maggie) Hedda Gabler and The Beaux' Stratagem 2 88 1970 September 7, 1970 September 12 Snell (Davia) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 2 89 1969 August 17 Stapleton (Jean) Totem Pole Gala 2 90 1969 December 7 Stapleton (Maureen) The Gingerbread Lady 2 91 1971 May 29 Stephens (Robert) Hedda Gabler and The Beaux' Stratagem 2 92 1970 September 7, 1970 September 12 Stewart (James) Harvey 2 93 1970 March 24 Stritch (Elaine) Company 2 94 1971 January 23 Swanson (Gloria) Butterflies Are Free 2 95 1970 November 14, 1970 November 21 Swenson (Swen) The Joyful Noise 2 96 1966 August 4 Ure (Mary) 2 97 undated Valor (Henrietta and Alphonse) Totem Pole Gala 2 98 1969 December 7 Van (Bobby) No, No, Nanette 2 99 1971 January 2 Verdon (Gwen) Pippin 2 100 1972 September 30 Voskovec (George) The Penny Wars 2 101 1969 October 4 Watson (Susan) No, No, Nanette 2 102 1970 December 27 Weaver (Fritz) Child's Play 2 103 1970 March 25 Welsh (Ronnie) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 2 104 1963 November 30, 1965 April 2 Weston (Jack) Last of the Red Hot Lovers 2 105 1970 November 7 White (Jesse) Harvey 2 106 1970 March 24 Whitmore (James) Will Rogers U.S.A 2 107 1970 December 12 Wrightson (Earl) Camelot and Milk and Honey 2 108 1966 July 14, 1968 July 11 York (Michael) Outcry 2 109 1973 February 24 Young (Grig) The Music Man 2 110 1965 June 26 Young (Ronald) The Boy Friend 2 111 1970 October 8 Performers A-K scrapbook 4 1 1965-1977 Performers L-Z scrapbook 5 1 1965-1977 Personal photograph album 7 1 1966-1970 College writings 6 1 1967-1971 Martin (Mary) correspondence 2 112 1967 April 10, 1969 March 15 Holm (Celeste) correspondence 2 113 1967 September 13 Rivera (Chita) correspondence 2 114 1967 October 16, December 7 Parsons (Estelle) correspondence 2 115 1968-1969 Lawrence (Carol) correspondence 2 116 1968 March 25, July 22 Hunt (Lois) correspondence 2 117 1968 December 9 Grey (Joel) correspondence 3 1 1968 December 23 Neal (Patricia) correspondence 3 2 1969 March 19, 27 Putch (William) correspondence 3 3 1969 December 1, 1970 January 24 "The Astoria Chronicles" scrapbook 6 2 circa 1970 Personal photograph album 7 2 1970 England theater negatives 11 1 1970, 1972 Valor (Henrietta) correspondence 3 4 1970 April 14 O'Toole (Peter) correspondence 3 5 1970 April 21-July 31 Smith (Maggie) correspondence 3 6 1970 May 25 16-Month Engagement Calendar TRI Shared 7 1970 September-1971 December Pace (Margaret) correspondence 3 7 1970 September 14 16-Month Engagement Calendar 3 8 1971 September-1972 December Kiley (Richard) correspondence 3 9 1972 Rounds (David) correspondence 3 10 1972 November 24 Rossi (Gloria) correspondence 3 11 1973-1974 "Forget-Me-Not" Three-Year Secretary 3 12 1973 January-1975 December Murray (Peg) correspondence 3 13 1973 March 5 Gottfried (Martin) correspondence 3 14 1973 June 5 Meyers (Annette) correspondence 3 15 1973 Sondheim (Stephen) correspondence 3 16 1973 June 8, 1977 March 28 Kimball (Steven) correspondence 3 17 1974 July 1 Lansbury (Angela) correspondence 3 18 1974 October 4 Stewart (Michael) correspondence 3 19 1974 October 21 Shaw (Peter) correspondence 3 20 1975 June 8 Harnick (Sheldon) correspondence 3 21 1976 March 1 Bernstein (Leonard) correspondence 3 22 1976 March 10 Verdon (Gwen) correspondence 3 23 1976 August 17 Prince (Harold) correspondence 3 24 1976 December 7, 1977 February 16 New York City theater photographs 8 1 1977-1994 New York City theater photographs 9 1 1978-1997 New York City theater photographs 8 2 1981-1982 New York City theater slides 11 2 1981, 2002 Toronto theater photographs 10 1 1983-1984 New York City Cow Parade 10 2 2000 Cleveland Conclave theater tour photographs 5 2 2000 Scope and Contents

Locations include Cleveland, Columbus, Marion, Lorain, Akron, and Youngstown, Ohio.

 Pacific Northwest Conclave theater tour photographs 9 2 2001 Scope and Contents

Locations include Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.

 Baltimore theater photographs 5 3 2001 March Auckland (New Zealand) theater photographs 8 3 2002 Boston Conclave theater tour photographs and negatives 11 3 12 1 2006 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Contains compact disc. Scope and Contents

Locations include Northampton, Springfield, and Worcester, Massachussets; and Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

 Bay Area Conclave theater tour photographs 13 1 14 1 12 2 2008 Scope and Contents

Locations include Alameda, Oakland, Fremont, Salinas, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Jose, and San Francisco, California.

 New York City Conclave theater tour photographs 16 1 14 2 15 1 2008 Southern California theater photographs 16 2 17 1 18 1 2008-2010 Scope and Contents

Locations include Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Oxnard, Moorpark, Pomona, Fontana, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ontario, San Gabriel, and Santa Ana, California.

 New York City theater photographs 18 2 19 1 2008-2010 Philadelphia Conclave theater tour photographs 19 2 20 1 21 1 2009 Scope and Contents

Locations include Philadelphia, Reading, Lancaster, York, Phoenixville, and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Pitman, New Jersey; and Baltimore, Maryland.

 Indianapolis Conclave theater tour photographs 25 1 24 1 21 2 23 1 22 1 2010 Scope and Contents

Locations include South Bend, Lewisville, Goshen, Anderson, Richmond, and Muncie, Indiana; and Lexington, Kentucky.

 Kalamazoo Conclave theater tour photographs 26 1 25 2 2011 Scope and Contents

Locations include Kalamazoo, Allegan, Ionia, Lowell, and Mount Pleasant, Michigan.