2017-04-05 Guide to the National Theatre Conference Records, 1960-1993 SPEC.TRI.NTC Finding aid prepared by Nicole Miller Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210
2017 June

Created from transfer of ACK inventory; needs to be verified for accuracy (did not compare against PP at time of transfer)

 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2017-07-24T12:16-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard National Theatre Conference Records SPEC.TRI.NTC Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 1.8 Cubic feet 1960- 1993 The records of the National Theatre Conference, New York, New York, contain administrative files, reports, meeting minutes, membership rosters, and correspondence, dated 1960-1993. Additionally, programs from the annual meetings, along with reports and minutes summarizing the annual meetings, are included. (4) 5" letter document boxes; (1) 2.5" letter document box English National Theatre Conference. Arrangement of Materials

This collection is arranged in four series; series three is further subdivided into two subseries. Series 1: Administration Series 2: Annual Meeting Series 3: Committees Series 4: Membership

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[identification of item], National Theatre Conference Records, SPEC.TRI.NTC, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University

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Processed by: Nicole Miller, 2017 June; Finding aid written by: Nicole Miller, 2017 June

 Historical Note

The National Theatre Conference was founded in 1925 as a not-for-profit organization comprised of members of the theatre community from across the United States including commercial, non-commercial, and educational theatres. As of 2017, The National Theatre Conference is run by a Board of Trustees and meets annually to discuss issues and challenges facing the theatre community throughout the United States. The annual conference is normally held in New York, and was changed from the Barbizon Plaza Hotel, New York City to the Players Club in New York City in 1975. As of 2017, members must be nominated and the number of members has been expanded from the original capped number of one hundred. The National Theatre Conference published two works in 1968: "Theatre in America: Appraisal and Challenge" by Balch, Gard, and Temkin and "The History of the National Theatre Conference" by Tino Balio and Lee Roy Norvelle. The National Theatre Conference began to present a Person of the Year award in the 1960s at their annual conference.

 Scope and Contents

The National Theatre Conference Records include documents related to the administration, annual meetings, committees, and membership of the organization, ranging 1960-1993. Included are minutes and reports from Board of Trustee meetings and the annual meetings held in New York City each year. Correspondence, code of regulations, and membership rosters are included in the collection. Also included are information about the National Theatre Conferences appraisal project and programs from their annual meeting.

 Related Materials Published Works Theater in America; appraisal and challenge for the National Theatre Conference The history of the National Theatre Conference National Theatre Conference. Theater--United States--20th century Administration Series 1 1964-1980s Scope and Contents

The Administration series contains the statement of purpose, history, and code of regulations. Information about the Conference’s Appraisal project and publications are included. Also included is correspondence ranging from 1960s-1980s. The correspondence covers topics ranging from membership nominations, current membership standing, and between Trustees on the logistics of running the National Theatre Conference.

 Appraisal project 1 1 1966 November Code of regulations 1 2 1964 Correspondence 1 3 before 1967 Correspondence 1 4 1967 Correspondence (1) 1 5 1968 Correspondence (2) 1 6 1968 Correspondence 1 7 1969 Correspondence 1 8 1970 Correspondence 1 9 1971 Correspondence 1 10 1972 Correspondence 1 11 1973 Correspondence 1 12 1974 Correspondence 2 1 1975 Correspondence 2 2 1976 Correspondence 2 3 1977 Correspondence 2 4 1978 Correspondence 2 5 1979 Correspondence 2 6 1980 Correspondence 2 7 1980s Correspondence 2 8 undated "Cultural Affairs No. 8" 2 9 1969 History 2 10 circa 1960s Person of the year award 2 11 undated Publications 2 12 1960s Statement of purpose 2 13 1956,1961 Annual Meeting Series 2 1960-1986 Scope and Contents

The Annual Meeting series contains minutes, reports, programs, and attendance sheets for The National Theatre Conference’s annual meetings, ranging from 1960-1986.

 2 14 1960 2 15 1962 2 16 1963 2 17 1965 2 18 1966 2 19 1967 2 20 1968 3 1 1969 3 2 1970 3 3 1971 3 4 1972 3 5 1973 3 6-7 1974 3 8 1976 January 3 9 1976 December 3 10 1977 3 11 1978 3 12 1982 3 13 1983 3 14 1984 3 15 1985 3 16 1986 3 17 undated Committees Series 3 1963-1980s Scope and Contents

The Committees series contains two sub-series: Action Committee and Board of Trustees, which contains meeting minutes for both ranging from the 1960s through the 1980s.

 Action Committee Subseries 3.1 1968 January 30 Report 4 1 1968 January 30 Board of Trustees Subseries 3.2 1963-1980s Meeting minutes 4 2 1963 November 28-30 Meeting minutes 4 3 1964 November 26-28 Meeting minutes 4 4 1965 November 25-27 Meeting minutes 4 5 1966 November 24-26 Meeting minutes 4 6 1967 November 23-25 Meeting report 4 7 1968 May 23 Meeting report 4 8 1968 August 28 Meeting report 4 9 1968 December 13-16 Meeting report 4 10 1969 August 25 Meeting report 4 11 1969 December 10-13 Meeting report 4 12 1970 August 23 Meeting minutes 4 13 1970 December 9-12 Meeting minutes 4 14 1971 December 8-11 Meeting notes 4 15 1972 December 7-9 Meeting minutes 4 16 1973 August 19 Meeting notes 4 17 1973 December 5 Meeting minutes 4 18 1976 January 31 Meeting minutes 4 19 1976 November 16 Meeting minutes 4 20 1976 December 8 Meeting minutes 4 21 1977 December 8-10 Meeting notes 4 22 1978 December 7 Member list 4 23 1980s Membership Series 4 1961-1993 Scope and Contents

The Membership series contains the National Theatre Conference rosters ranging from the 1960s – 1980s, and a roster from 1993. It also includes information about new members, nominations, and the code of regulations for members. Additionally, a roster from 1964 includes a listing of all organization members 1937-1964.

 Code of regulations 4 24 1964, 1971 New members 4 24 1963-1968 Nomination 4 25 undated Roster of members 1937-1964 4 26 1964 Scope and Contents

Written in 1964 as a list of all known members from 1937 to 1964

 Roster 4 27 1961 Roster 4 28 1962 Roster 4 29 1964 Roster 4 30 1965 Roster 4 31 1966 Roster 4 32 1967 Roster 4 33 1968 Roster 4 34 1969 Roster 4 35 1971 Roster 4 36 1972 Roster 5 1 1973 Roster 5 2 1974 Roster 5 3 1974-1975 Roster 5 4 1976 Roster 5 5 1978 Roster 5 6 1983 Roster 5 7 1985 Roster 5 8 1986 Roster 5 9 1993 Roster 5 10 undated Questionnaire 5 11 1969