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            <titlestmt>
                <titleproper>Guide to the Washington Theatre Laboratory Records, 1974-1976
                    <num>SPEC.TRI.WTL</num>
                </titleproper>
                <author>Finding aid prepared by Zoe MacLeod; Ashleigh Minor</author>
            </titlestmt>
            <publicationstmt>
                <publisher>Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections</publisher>
                <address>
                    <addressline>1858 Neil Avenue</addressline>
                    <addressline>Columbus, OH, 43210</addressline>
                </address>
                <date>2017 March; 2017 September</date>
            </publicationstmt>
            <seriesstmt>
                <p>(in JIRA queue) Created from transfer of ACK inventory; needs to be verified for accuracy (did not compare against PP at time of transfer)</p>
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            <creation>This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit
                <date>2017-10-10T15:28-0400</date>
            </creation>
            <langusage>English</langusage>
            <descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules>
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            <unittitle>Washington Theatre Laboratory Records</unittitle>
            <unitid>SPEC.TRI.WTL</unitid>
            <repository>
                <corpname>Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections</corpname>
            </repository>
            <langmaterial>
                <language langcode="eng"/>
            </langmaterial>
            <physdesc>
                <extent>0.2 Cubic feet</extent>
            </physdesc>
            <unitdate>1974-1976</unitdate>
            <abstract id="ref18" label="Abstract">The Washington Theatre Laboratory was a teaching and performing arts group in Washington, D.C. in operation from 1973 - circa 1979. The collection contains photographs, posters, and reviews of productions performed by the theatre group between 1974 and 1976.</abstract>
            <physdesc id="ref2" label="Physical Description">(1) 2.5" letter document box</physdesc>
            <langmaterial id="ref3" label="Language of Materials">English</langmaterial>
            <origination label="creator">
                <corpname rules="rda" source="local">Washington Theatre Laboratory.</corpname>
            </origination>
        </did>
        <arrangement id="ref19">
            <head>Arrangement of Materials</head>
            <p>Items in the collection are arranged alphabetically by title.</p>
        </arrangement>
        <acqinfo id="ref20">
            <head>Acquisitions Information</head>
            <p>TRI.WTL.68: Washington Theatre Laboratory, 1989 December</p>
        </acqinfo>
        <prefercite id="ref21">
            <head>Preferred Citation</head>
            <p>[identification of item], SPEC.TRI.WTL, Washington Theatre Laboratory Records, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University</p>
        </prefercite>
        <accessrestrict id="ref4">
            <head>Access to Materials</head>
            <p>Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only.</p>
        </accessrestrict>
        <userestrict id="ref5">
            <head>Use of Materials</head>
            <p>Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.</p>
        </userestrict>
        <processinfo id="ref6">
            <head>Processing Information</head>
            <p>Processed by: Ashleigh Minor, 2017 September Finding aid written by: Zoe MacLeod, 2017 March; Ashleigh Minor, 2017 September</p>
        </processinfo>
        <bioghist id="ref22">
            <head>Historical Note</head>
            <p>The Washington Theatre Laboratory was founded in 1973 by acting teacher Anthony Abeson. The teaching and performing arts theatre group was located in Washington D.C. until circa 1979.</p>
        </bioghist>
        <scopecontent id="ref7">
            <head>Scope and Contents</head>
            <p>The Washington Theatre Laboratory Records contain photographs, posters, and reviews of productions performed by the theatre group between 1974 and 1976.</p>
        </scopecontent>
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            <corpname rules="rda" source="local">Washington Theatre Laboratory.</corpname>
            <subject source="lcsh">Education in the theater--Washington, D.C.--20th century</subject>
            <genreform source="aat">Photographs</genreform>
            <genreform source="aat">Reviews (documents)</genreform>
            <subject source="lcsh">Theatrical posters</subject>
        </controlaccess>
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                <did>
                    <unittitle>"The Innocent Party" and "The Player Queen" production posters</unittitle>
                    <container id="cid6101002" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container>
                    <container parent="cid6101002" type="Folder">1</container>
                    <unitdate>circa 1970s</unitdate>
                </did>
            </c01>
            <c01 id="ref11" level="file">
                <did>
                    <unittitle>"Observation on Washington Theatre Laboratory" by J. Garrett Glover, student paper for Performance Theory course at New York University</unittitle>
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                    <container parent="cid6096004" type="Folder">2</container>
                    <unitdate>1975 May</unitdate>
                </did>
            </c01>
            <c01 id="ref25" level="file">
                <did>
                    <unittitle>Production press reviews</unittitle>
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                    <container parent="cid6101003" type="Folder">3</container>
                    <unitdate>1974-1976</unitdate>
                </did>
            </c01>
            <c01 id="ref23" level="file">
                <did>
                    <unittitle>"Travel Dance" and "The Lady of Larkspur Lotion" performance photographs</unittitle>
                    <container id="cid6101001" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container>
                    <container parent="cid6101001" type="Folder">4</container>
                    <unitdate>circa 1970s</unitdate>
                </did>
            </c01>
        </dsc>
    </archdesc>
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