This post was written by Chance Jimenez, Performing Arts GRA. W.S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan were a duo whose collaborations transformed Victorian-era theatre, producing fourteen comic operas from 1871-1896. After 1881, their operas were showcased at the Savoy Theatre, constructed by Richard D’Oyly Carte, a passionate supporter of their art. These two items […]
This blog post was written by Maris Tiller, SCRC Research Services GRA. Maris is a Graduate student pursuing her Master’s in Creative Writing with a concentration in fiction. The classic children’s book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum has been treasured by children and adults for over a century, immortalized by the famous MGM film and reimagined for decades after […]
The semester is in full swing and the weather can’t decide what season it wants to be, so it looks like your SCRC processing team is once again overdue for an update, but don’t worry, because we have some fantastic new and updated finding aids to share! As usual, all of the following collections […]
This blog post was written by Maris Tiller, SCRC Research Services GRA. Maris a Graduate student pursuing her Master’s in Creative Writing with a concentration in fiction. Among the books and manuscripts found within SCRC’s archives, there are also artworks and artifacts. One such artifact is this prop, which belongs to our extensive theater collection, dubbed […]
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is excited to present another entry in our Archives Neighbors blog series. SCRC has recently had the opportunity to visit with some of our neighbor archives in the Northern Virginia-D.C. Metro area. In this series, we’re recapping these new connections with members of our local archival community, providing […]
