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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Norfolk Theatre Center Scrapbooks, 1968-1977
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-094
Primary Creator: Bergeron, Hugh (1926-2010)
Extent: 5.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order. Loose materials have been separated into folders and are arranged in alphabetical order by record type.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Subjects: Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century, Repertory theater, Theater, Virginia--Social life and customs
Forms of Material: Admission tickets, Application forms, Booklets, Brochures, Budgets, Bulletins, Bylaws (administrative records), Calendars, Clippings (information artifacts), Contracts, Correspondence, Fliers (printed matter), Lists (document genres), Membership lists, Minutes (administrative records), Newsletters, Photographs, Playbills, Posters, Printed ephemera, Publications (document genre), Reports, Scrapbooks, Theater programs
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Nine June 1968 to April 1977 scrapbooks covering each season of plays and other productions at the Norfolk Theatre Center in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbooks include clippings, theater programs and playbills, advertisements, calendars, booklets, budgets, meeting minutes, photographs, correspondence, and other materials collected by Hugh Bergeron during his time as an actor and active Board member. The 1976-1977 season materials reflect the name change from Norfolk Theatre Center to Stage Downunder at Scope.
Biographical Note
Hubert Bunn Bergeron, Jr. was born on June 30, 1926 in Spring Hope, North Carolina. Bergeron served in the United States Army during World War II. He married Betty Palmer. Bergeron taught for 42 years at Norfolk Public Schools, including Norview High School, Lake Taylor High School, and Booker T. Washington High School. He also taught at Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, Greece. Bergeron was co-founder of the Norfolk Theatre Center and past president of the Little Theatre of Norfolk. He died on September 10, 2010 in Waldorf, Maryland and was buried at Oak Dale Cemetery in Spring Hope, North Carolina.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
Norfolk Theatre Center Scrapbooks, MSS 0000-094, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed November 13, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Scrapbooks 1-3, 1968-1971],
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Box 2: Scrapbooks 4-6, 1971-1974],
[
Box 3: Scrapbooks 7-9, 1974-1977],
[Box 4: Loose Materials (Box 1 of 2), 1968-1977],
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Box 5: Loose Materials (Box 2 of 2), 1968-1977],
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All]
- Box 4: Loose Materials (Box 1 of 2), 1968-1977
- Folder 1: Application for Grant, 1972
- Application to The Virginia Commission of the Arts and Humanities to fund 70 professional performances of the Educatre Library series in school systems of Southeast Virginia.
- Folder 2: Audition Calls, 1974-1975
- Two audition call announcements for the Chrysler Museum Actors' Theatre and Norfolk Theatre Center.
- Folder 3: Budgets, 1971-1977
- Includes treasurer's reports, trial balance, operating budgets, receipts and disbursements, proposed budgets, financial reports, and projected expenditures.
- Folder 4: Bylaws, Norfolk Theatre Center, Inc., 1971 February 21
- Two copies.
- Folder 5: Calendars of Norfolk Theatre Center Plays, 1969-1976
- Folder 6: Correspondence (Folder 1 of 8), 1969
- Folder 7: Correspondence (Folder 2 of 8), 1970
- Folder 8: Correspondence (Folder 3 of 8), 1972
- Folder 9: Correspondence (Folder 4 of 8), 1972-1973
- Includes letters to board members, lists of theater staff, meeting minutes, and financial information.
- Folder 10: Correspondence (Folder 5 of 8), 1973
- Folder 11: Correspondence (Folder 6 of 8), 1974-1975
- Includes letters to board members and meeting minutes.
- Folder 12: Correspondence (Folder 7 of 8), 1975-1976
- Includes letters to board members and a list of Norfolk Theatre Center members.
- Folder 13: Correspondence (Folder 8 of 8), 1976-1977
- Includes letters to board members.
- Folder 14: Lists, Board of Directors, Company Members, Staff, and Members of Norfolk Theatre Center, 1971-1975
- Includes contact information for various individuals associated with the Norfolk Theatre Center.
- Folder 15: Meeting Minutes and Reports, 1970-1976
- Folder 16: Membership Applications to Norfolk Theatre Center, circa 1970-1977
- Includes blank forms for membership with advertising for theatrical performances.
- Folder 17: Photographs (Folder 1 of 4), 1968-1969
- Twelve photographs featuring Hugh Bergeron and Thea Blair in the play The World of Carl Sandburg. The reverse side of all photographs include the stamp of Howard L. Clark. Includes envelope.
- Folder 18: Photographs (Folder 2 of 4), 1969-1970
- Two photographs. Photographs of Hugh Bergeron and Ray Jackson.
- Folder 19: Photographs (Folder 3 of 4), 1972 October
- One photograph of character Dr. Chasuble in the play The Importance of Being Earnest.
- Folder 20: Photographs (Folder 4 of 4), 1974-1975
- Four photographs of individual actors and actresses. One photograph identifies Lee Lively.
- Folder 21: Playbills and Theater Programs (Folder 1 of 8), 1969-1970
- Folder 22: Playbills and Theater Programs (Folder 2 of 8), 1970-1971
- Folder 23: Playbills and Theater Programs (Folder 3 of 8), 1971-1972
Browse by Box:
[
Box 1: Scrapbooks 1-3, 1968-1971],
[
Box 2: Scrapbooks 4-6, 1971-1974],
[
Box 3: Scrapbooks 7-9, 1974-1977],
[Box 4: Loose Materials (Box 1 of 2), 1968-1977],
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Box 5: Loose Materials (Box 2 of 2), 1968-1977],
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All]
