Guide to the Donald H. Horton Papers, 1926-1990 SPEC.TRI.DHH Finding aid prepared by SCDA student employees, Zoe MacLeod

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2016 October This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2020-10-01T15:39-0400 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Donald H. Horton Papers SPEC.TRI.DHH Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 7.25 Cubic feet 1926-1990 Donald H. Horton was the manager of several university auditoriums, including the Ohio State University’s Mershon Auditorium and the Indiana University Auditorium. He also taught theatre and concert management classes. The Donald H. Horton Papers contain materials related to Horton’s time as manager of Mershon Auditorium at Ohio State University and the Indiana University Stadium, as well as materials from professional auditorium manager organizations and Horton’s time teaching and directing. (17) letter document boxes; (1) 2.5" letter document box; (1) 2.5" legal document box English Horton, Donald H., 1908-1992 Arrangement of Materials

The Donald H. Horton Papers is made up of five series. Materials are arranged alphabetically or chronologically.

Series 1. Mershon Auditorium Subseries 1.1 Performances Subseries 1.2 Administrative Series 2. Indiana University Auditorium Subseries 2.1 Performances Subseries 2.2 Administrative Series 3. Professional Organizations Series 4. Teaching and Directing Subseries 4.1 Concert Management Class Subseries 4.2 Grosse Point High School Subseries 4.3 Repertory Players University of Michigan Summer Theatre Group Subseries 4.4 Playscripts Series 5. Personal and Biographical

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 Biographical Note

Donald H. Horton (1908-1992) was the manager of several university auditoriums, including the Ohio State University’s Mershon Auditorium and the Indiana University Auditorium. He also taught theatre and concert management classes.

Horton was born in Ripley, Ontario and received B.A. degrees from both Alma College, majoring in English and education, and the University of Michigan (1936), majoring in theatre arts. During the summer of 1940 he completed a course in stage lighting through Northwestern University's School of Speech. Between 1930 and 1943, Horton taught at Marshall High School and Grosse Pointe High School in Michigan. He was also the technical director of the Repertory Players University of Michigan summer theatre group in 1942-1943. Horton pursued graduate studies at Indiana University, which is also where he was manager of the Indiana University Auditorium from 1946 until the mid 1950s. From 1956 to 1977, Horton was the manager of the Ohio State University’s Mershon Auditorium, as well as the director of the University Concert and Lecture Series. He also taught a Concert Management class in OSU’s Theatre Department. In 1962 and 1965, Horton was elected to three year terms as a director of the International Association of Concert Managers. He was also a founding member of the Ohio Regional Association of College Concert and Lecture Enterprises, as well as being on the board of directors and served as editor of its monthly publication.

 Scope and Contents

The Donald H. Horton Papers contain materials related to Horton’s time as manager of Mershon Auditorium at Ohio State University and the Indiana University Stadium, as well as materials from professional auditorium manager organizations and Horton’s time teaching and directing.

The majority of the Mershion Auditorum and Indiana University Auditorium materials are autographed photographs of artists who performed at those two auditoriums, as well as programs, tickets, and publicity. These two series also contain administrative materials, such as contracts and riders, annual reports, and operating guidelines. This collection also includes publications and conference materials from professional organizations that Horton was a member of, such as the Association of Performing Arts Presenters and the International Association of Performing Arts Administrators. The Teaching and Directing series contains materials from classes Horton taught at Grosse Pointe High School in Michigan and the Concert Management class he taught at Ohio State University. This series also contains materials from Horton's time as technical director of the Repertory Players University of Michigan Summer Theatre Group, as well as playscripts he used in his teaching and directing positions. The collection also includes materials related to university auditoriums and auditorium management that are not related to Horton's professional activities. These materials include postcards and programs from university auditoriums and Horton's course material and work from theatre management classes he took in college.

 Horton, Donald H., 1908-1992 Indiana University Auditorium. Mershon Auditorium. Drama--Study and teaching (Secondary) Photographs Theater management--United States Theater--Ohio--Columbus Mershon Auditorium Series 1 1950s-1990 Scope and Contents

Series 1, Mershon Auditorium, contains autographed photographs of artists who performed at Mershon Auditorium, as well as publicity, programs, and tickets. This series also contains administrative materials, such as correspondence, contracts, and policies. The performances materials are arranged alphabetically by performer or performance name and the administrative materials are arranged chronologically.

 Administrative Subseries 1.2 1950s-1990 Correspondence 14 4 1950s-1978 Auditorium operation 13 56 1956 June 5 News release and memo 13 33 1957-1958 Newspaper clipings 13 39 1957 Report on Purdue visitation 12 3 1957 November Revised interim policy 13 41 1957 January 8 Revised interim policy 13 52 1957 January 8 Series program possiblities 13 37 1957-1958 Ticket pricing 13 32 1957-1959 User's Handbook Information and Instructions for the Mershon Auditorium 12 1 1957 March 25 Notes for "Pop" Program Committee meeting 13 38 1958 Appointments to Cultural Programs Committee 13 26 1958 October 23 Advisory on Cultural Programs 13 27 1958 December 2 Rental rates 13 1959-1960 Advisory Committee on Cultural Programs considerations for the Great Artist series 13 30 late 1950s Lease contracts 13 24 1960 February 27, undated Policies 13 23 1960 Contracts and policies 10 6 1960s, undated Financial reports 13 29 1961-1964 A Statement of Auditorium Patron Services and Auditorium Policies 13 21 1961 February Annual Report 13 19 1963-1964 Performance schedule notebook 13 13 1963-1964 Advisory Committee on Cultural Programs 13 25 1964-1967 News release about one millionth patron 13 28 1964 Advisory Committee on Cultrual Programs 13 16 1964 September 4 Memos 13 14 1964-1967 Correspondence 10 7 1968-1975 Performance costs 13 60 1968-1969 Pop Concert Committee 13 58 1969 Profit and loss statement 10 4 1969 Annual report, contract, and correspondence 19 3 1970-1977 Midgley, Stan rider on engagement agreement 13 61 1971 March 12-13 Monthly planner of Mershon events 10 1 1971 July - 1972 June Contract 13 64 1973 "Rating U.S. Orchestras," Time 10 18 1973 May 7 Annual report 13 65 1976-1977 Newspaper clipping 14 1 1990 November 13 Building statistics 13 47 undated Contracts and forms 18 3 undated Correspondence 10 3 undated "Popular" Programs Committee 13 49 undated Riders 10 2 undated Travel Film People fee survey 13 11 undated Indiana University Auditorium Series 2 1926-1972 Scope and Contents

Series 2, Indiana University Auditorium, contains autographed photographs of artists who performed at Indiana University Auditorium, as well as publicity, programs, and tickets. This series also contains administrative materials, such as correspondence, contracts, and policies. The performances materials are arranged alphabetically by performer or performance name and the administrative materials are arranged chronologically

 Performances Subseries 2.1 1926-1965 Aida 11 11 1948-1956 Alonso, Alicia 1 7 1947 Alvary, Lorenzo 1 9 1949-1954 Baccaloni, Salvatore 1 24 1948 Benton, Thomas Hart slides 11 20 undated Brailowsky, Alexander 1 94 1947 Brownlee, John 1 79 1951 Carelli, Gabor 2 4 1956 Cassel, Walter 2 9 1951 Cassey, Taggart and Billie Worth 2 8 1951 Claudel, Paul 2 22 1934 Coci, Claire 2 25 1953 Corena, Fernando 2 36 1956 Cugat, Xavier 2 48 1946 Ericourt, Daniel 2 97 1950 Fiedler, Arthur 3 7 1954 Francescatti, Zino 3 25 1950, 1956 Gari, Guillo 3 42 1956 Germani, Fernando 3 92 1949 Hambro, CJ 3 62 1946 Heifetz, Jascha 3 72 1946 Holland, Joseph 3 84 1948 Horowitz, Vladimir 3 86 1949 Indiana University Auditorium 4 6 undated Indiana University Auditorium 4 8 undated Indiana University Auditorium cont 4 7 undated Indiana University Dept of Speech and theatre 4 9 undated Janssen, Herbert 4 13 1950 Jessner, Irene 4 17 1948 Johnson, Edward 4 19 1947 Jordan, Irene 4 25 1947 List, Emmanuel 5 3 1948 Lippincott, Gertrude 4 67 1946 Maazel, Lorin 5 19 1926 Madeira, Jean Browning 5 21 1949 Markova, Alicia; Markova and Anton Dolin 5 33 1946 Mathis, Johnny 5 40 undated McCann, Frances 5 42 1950 McConnell, Frederic 5 46 1946 Meeker, Ralph 5 56 1956 Negatives and postcards 9 9 undated Newspaper clippings 9 12 1953-1956 Newspapers and reviews 9 1 1941 Novaes, Guiomar 5 97 1950 Novotna, Yarmila 5 99 1951 Ormandy, Eugene 5 106 1947 Pavel, Eric 6 8 1956 Piatagorsky, Gregor 6 16 1948 Programs 9 10 1960-1965 Programs 9 11 1941-1961 Programs and flyers 9 8 1956-1957, undated Reiner, Fritz, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra 6 30 1955 Rigal, Delia 6 36 1952 Serkin, Rudolf 6 81 1948 Sevitzky, Fabien 6 82 1946 Singher, Martial 6 92 1947 Spivakovsky, Tossy 7 10 1947 Stern, Issac 7 101 1947 Sullivan, Brian 7 25 1951 Swarthout, Gladys 7 30 1949 Szigeti, Joseph 7 33 1947 Tuxen, Eric 7 55 1955 Wright, Robert 8 5 1950 Youskevitch, Igor 8 11 1947 Administrative Subseries 2.2 1947-1972 Contracts and correspondence 9 2 1947 Programs, ads, and clippings 18 2 1948-1956 Contracts 9 3 1948-1949 Stagehand contracts and memos 9 4 1950-1953 Contracts and memos 9 5 1951-1955 Job descriptions 9 6 1954 Contracts 9 7 1956-1972 Professional Organizations Series 3 1941-1990 Scope and Contents

Series 3, Professional Organizations, contains publications and conference proceedings from concert manager organizations that Horton was a member of. The materials in this series are arranged chronologically.

 Conference Programs 12 9 1941-1987 Dramatics volume 18 number 2 10 11 1946 November Association of College and University Concert Managers workshops and conferences 12 12 1963-1969 "Tickets and Ticket Handling Procedures" by J.C. Pheneger written fror Association of College and University Concert Managers members 13 15 1965 Arts Management number 61 10 13 1968 Summer Theatre management publications 10 9 1968-1987 International Association of Concert Managers information about Mary Bran 12 10 1969 International Society of Peforming Arts Adminstrator 12 11 1975 September - October Travel Film Directors Association 10 21 1975-1976 Professional Travel Film Directors Association bulletins and meeting minutes 10 16 1976-1981 International Society of Performing Arts Administrators Executive Committee meeting 10 10 1977 March 18-19 International Association of Auditorium Managers 12 8 1978, 1987 International Society of Performing Arts Administrators performing arts forum and related materials 11 8 1980-1990 Trade journals 11 9 1981, 1987 Performing Arts Forum volume 8 number 5 10 14 1983 September - October 30th Annual Association of College and Univeristy Community Arts Administrators conference schedule 13 3 1986 December 18-22 International Association of Auditorium Managers news and member guide 11 7 1986-1987 Association of College, University and Community Arts Administrators publications 11 6 1987 Memebership guides: International Association of Auditorium Managers; Association of College, University and Community Arts Administrators 11 1 1988 Association of Performing Arts Presenters publications 11 5 1989-1992 Association of Performing Arts Presenters bulletin 11 3 1990 Association of Performing Arts Presenters: Presenters' Reports 11 2 1990 Association of Performing Arts Presenters supplement bulletin 11 4 1990 Association of College and University Concert Managers Pamphlet 13 42 undated "Evolution of Lighting Equipment of the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre" 10 12 undated Teaching and Directing Series 4 1930s-1987 Scope and Contents

Series 4, Teaching and Directing, contains materials from Horton's time teaching at Grosse Pointe High School, the Concert Management course he taught at Ohio State University, and Horton's time as technical director of the Repertory Players University of Michigan summer theatre group. The series also contains playscripts which Horton used in his classes or for the Repertory Players. The materials in Concert Management Class and Playscripts subseries are arranged alphabetically and the Grosse Point High School and Repertory Players of University of Michigan Summer Theatre Group subseries are arranged chronologically.

 Concert Management Class Subseries 4.1 1973 Correspondence 14 5 1973 January - February Course materials 14 6 undated Course outline 14 15 1973 Final exam questions 14 12 1973 Gradebook 14 11 1973 Access to Materials

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 Lecture transcripts 14 8 1973 Lecture transcripts 14 9 1973 Press releases 14 19 1973 Reading assignment 14 20 1973 Sample concerts 14 18 1973 Sample contracts 14 14 1973 Student papers 14 13 1973 Term paper assignment and term paper examples 14 10 1973 Term paper topics 14 16 1973 Tickets 14 17 1973 Grosse Pointe High School Subseries 4.2 1930s-1940s "Syllabus for a Proposed Course in Dramatics at the High School Level" 17 1 circa 1930s Radio plays 17 6 1930s Dramatics courses 15 2 1930s-1940s Movies Appreciation class materials 17 12 late 1930s "The Master in the House" by Betty Fitzgerald 17 8 1934 Issues of Scholastic Weekly pertaining to various plays 16 14 1934-1938 Teaching materials 17 10 1934 Play lists and programs 15 5 1935 Novel and Drama course materials 17 5 1935-1936 "Course of Study in Speech and Dramatics for Senior High School" 15 3 1936 Drama club "Dulcy" production 15 6 1936 Play lists and programs 15 1 1938-1943 Pointe Players "Our Town" script and program 15 25 1940 November 13, 15 and 16 Pointe Players production plans and history 15 4 circa 1940s Scene design for "Abe Lincoln" 17 7 undated Repertory Players University of Michigan Summer Theatre Group Subseries 4.3 1935-1943, 1987 Summser season schedules 12 7 1935-1936 Stage directions and stage plans 16 15 1942 Programs, notes, and newsclippings 17 3 1943, 1987 Personal and Biogrpahical Series 5 1926-1988 Scope and Contents

Series 5, Personal and Biographical, contains performing arts materials Horton collected from university auditoriums that he visited, Horton's course work from classes he took, and the transcript of Horton's oral history. The materials in this series is arranged chronologically.

 Stage make-up catalogs and charts 17 9 1926-1930 Newspaper clippings 16 17 1930s-1940s Development of Stage and Theatre paper by Horton 16 20 mid 1930s Theatre production lists and schedules 12 15 1935-1971 Appreciation of the Theatre course syllabus 16 18 1936 Memorabilia 16 19 1936-1937 Theatre course materials 17 4 1937 Lighting and Equipment class notes (1) 17 13 1939 Lighting and Equipment class notes (2) 17 14 1939 Nothwestern University brochures 10 22 1939-1941 Stagecraft and Lighting course outlines 16 16 1940 The Players, Detroit 17 2 1943 "Inkspiration MacMurry College" 19 5 1944 Newspaper clippings 10 19 1950s-1960s Newspapers and brochures 19 6 1955-1980 Press release, retierment announcement, and job annoucement 12 4 1956, 1977 Newspaper clippings 13 45 1957 Interview with George Pierrot, Detroit, Michigan 10 8 1960 November 11 Performance descriptions and publicity 13 17 1963-1965 Contracts, memos, and programs from other univeristies 10 20 1967-1968 Repertory Dance Theatre, resident contemporary dance company of the University of Utah 12 5 1969-1970 Oral history transcript 13 9 1971 February 8 "The Arts in America - Our New National Product" by Patrick Hayes 14 7 1973 Clippings and mailings 19 4 1975-1977 Stratford, Ontario Festival slides 11 19 1978 Nursery needs shopping list 13 7 1982 January Otterbein College Theatre Department 10 23 1985-1987 Ballet programs 10 15 1987-1988 "A Many-Sided University" from The Fawcett Years, 1956-1972 13 48 undated Postcards of university auditoriums 12 14 undated Playscripts Subseries 4.4 1936-1942, undated "The Accursed House" 16 8 undated "Afterwards" a one-act play by Geraldine McGaughan 15 19 1936 "Antic Spring" 15 24 undated "Chalk Dust" by Harold A. Clarke and Maxwell Nurnberg 15 18 undated The Childrens' Theatre: "The Lady in the Moon" 15 13 1942 April 11 "Courage" 15 11 undated "The Day the Sun Exploded" 16 7 undated "The Devil is a Good Man" by William Kozlenko 16 1 undated "The Devil's Thumb" (part missing) 15 7 undated "The Doctor in Spite of Himself" 16 11 undated "Dust of the Road" 16 12 undated "The Great Santa Claus Murder Mystery" by Nathan E. Shur 15 14 undated "Hobo Jungle Christmas" 17 3 undated "Iphigenia in Aulis" 15 20 undated "It Happened Before" 16 6 1942 August 5 "Jim Dandy" by William Baroyan 16 13 1941 "The Joiners" by Arthur M. Hinkley 17 2 undated "Let's Go to the Movies" 15 9 undated "Marie Curie" A Two-Act Play by Carolyn Langston 15 21 1939 "The Medicine Show" 16 5 undated "The Municipal Davenport" 15 22 undated "The Perfect Tribute" 15 23 undated Play catalogs 17 11 1930s "The Power Beyond" 15 15 1941 November 30 Scene from "Romeo and Juliet" 16 9 undated "Stagefloor" 15 10 undated "The Star Wagon" by Maxwell Anderson 15 16 undated "Sunday Costs Five Pesos" 16 4 undated "There Shall Be No Night" 15 8 undated "The Trial of the Were-Wolf" 15 12 undated Unknown play 15 17 undated Unknown plays 16 10 undated