Floyd and Edith Morgan papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the prompt books for plays produced at the Old Main Auditorium, Lyric Theatre, Chase Fine Arts Center, Morgan Theatre and USU amphitheater in Logan, Utah. The collection is arranged chronologically and consists of plays produced between 1935 and 1979.
Box 11 holds some realia and box 12 carries a letter to Edith Morgan from Daryl Chase, president of USU. It also holds a news clipping and materials for the play Look on the Land produced for Cache Valley's Centennial. These materials include programs, posters, scripts, and the prompt book for the production.
Dates
- Creation: 1935-1979
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Floyd and Edith Morgan papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Biographical Note
Floyd Morgan was born in 1910 and earned an MA in theater from the University of Iowa in the 1930s. For over 40 years, Morgan was a professor and at one time department head of the Theater Arts Department at Utah State University. His wife, Edith, was employed as a journalist at Logan's Herald Journal, and she was also an active supporter of the theater.
Extent
16 boxes (2.5 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection consists of the prompt books for plays produced at the Old Main Auditorium, Lyric Theatre, Chase Fine Arts Center, Morgan Theatre, and U.S.U. Amphitheater in Logan, Utah.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information is unknown.
Processing Information
Processed in April of 1999.
Genre / Form
Topical
Uniform Title
- Title
- Guide to the Floyd and Edith Morgan papers 1935-1979
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Julia Kenyon and Cynthia Lleyson
- Date
- ©2011
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu