Pantomime:
An Inventory of the Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
| Creator: | Harry Ransom Center | |
| Title: | Pantomime Collection | |
| Dates: | 1793-1977 (bulk 1860-1910) | |
| Extent: | 20 document boxes, 1 oversize box (osb), 1 oversize folder (osf) (8.40 linear feet) | |
| Abstract: | The Pantomime Collection consists of around 400 items, predominantly printed scripts, programs, and souvenir programs, relating to pantomime on the English stage, with a strong concentration on nineteenth century production. | |
| Call Number: | Performing Arts Collection PA-00068 | |
| Language: | English |
| Access: | Open for research. Researchers must create an online Research Account and agree to the Materials Use Policy before using archival materials. Part or all of this collection is housed off-site and may require up to three business days’ notice for access in the Ransom Center’s Reading and Viewing Room. Please contact the Center before requesting this material: reference@hrc.utexas.edu | |
| Use Policies: | Ransom Center collections may contain material with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in the collections without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the Ransom Center and The University of Texas at Austin assume no responsibility. | |
| Restrictions on Use: | Authorization for publication is given on behalf of the University of Texas as the owner of the collection and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder which must be obtained by the researcher. For more information please see the Ransom Centers' Open Access and Use Policies. |
Administrative Information
| Preferred Citation | Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. Pantomime Collection (Performing Arts Collection PA-00068). | |
| Acquisition: | Purchase, 1988 | |
| Processed by: | Jennifer Hecker, 2001; Helen Adair and Katie Causier, 2006; Daniela Lozano, 2017 |
| Repository: |
Scope and Contents
| The Pantomime Collection consists of around 400 items, 1793-1977 (bulk 1860-1910) relating to pantomime on the English stage, with a strong concentration on nineteenth century production. The collection is arranged in seven series: I. Printed Scripts, Programs, and Souvenir Programs, 1793-1960, undated; II. Pantomime Annuals, 1886-1948; III. Published Works, 1863-1977; IV. Published Music, 1834-1958; V. Manuscripts and Typescripts, 1811-circa 1910, undated; VI. Supplement, 1864-1977, undated; and VII. Manuscript Scores, 1906-1931. | ||
| Printed scripts, programs, souvenir programs, and a poster for numerous pantomimes, 1793-1952, make up the bulk of the collection. There are also eight handwritten manuscript pantomime scenes and play scripts (1811-1881), three typescripts (1910-1946), and one prompt book with handwritten notes (1874). The remaining items in the collection include seven pantomime annuals (1886-1949), seven books on the history of pantomime (1863-1977), three original water colors of characters in Little Red Riding Hood (1882), as well as four sheet music covers (circa 1890), one book of music, and one book of songs (1890s). The material is arranged by catalog numbers as assigned by the dealer, Motley Books Limited. | ||
| Note to Researchers | ||
| The finding aid for the Pantomime Collection is a conflation of the original inventory created in 2001, and of a small addition that was catalogued in 2006. Currently the addition is described only by a Container List which has been appended to the original inventory, continuing the numbering sequence. The Scope and Contents note does not make reference to the addition. | ||
| Note about the Container List | ||
| The numbers listed in the following container list are the catalog numbers of the items as given in the dealer’s catalog. This preliminary inventory should be used in conjunction with the dealer’s catalog which gives more detailed descriptions of the individual items. | ||