Sister Kathleen Engers theatre playbills collection
Scope and Contents
The Sister Kathleen Engers theatre playbills collection, 1907-2014, consists of theater programs, souvenir books, and magazines from theaters in Maryland, Washington, D.C., New York City, London, Germany, and Canada. The playbills contain the name of the play, its cast members, and local advertisements from the era. Souvenir books contain background information on the play as well as cast member biographies and show highlights.
Dates
- Creation: 1907 - 2014
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1947 - 2014
Creator
- Engers, Sister Kathleen, S.S.N.D. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is located at the Loyola Notre Dame Library. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Sister Kathleen Engers theatre playbills collection are the physical property of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Notre Dame Library. Copyright, except in cases where material has passed into the public domain, belongs to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.
Biographical / Historical
Sister Kathleen Marie Engers was a communications and former drama professor at Notre Dame of Maryland University until her retirement in 2012. She founded Pumpkin Theatre of Baltimore at the college in 1967 with the mission to "entertain, empower, and educate" (Pumpkin Theatre, 2019) young children. In 1982, the theater moved off-campus and became a non-profit company following the dissolution of Notre Dame's drama department. Sister Kathleen retains Emeritus Board member status until today.
Historical information adapted from:
Mashard, M. (1991, October 10). Pumpkin Theatre founder begins 25th year of cultivating generations of theater lovers.
The Baltimore Evening Sun. https://www.nydailynews.com/bs-xpm-1991-10-10-1991283211-story.html (accessed July 2019)
Pearl, L. (2012, December 18). Pumpkin Theatre's 45th birthday party is a tribute to its founder. The Baltimore Sun. https://www.baltimoresun.com/ph-ms-pumpkin-theatre-1220-2-20121217-story.html (accessed July 2019)
Pumpkin Theatre. (2019). About Us. Pumpkin Theatre of Baltimore. http://pumpkintheatre.org/about/ (accessed July 2019)
Extent
1.96 Cubic Feet (1 records center box, 1 full-sized legal document box, and one half-sized legal document box)
Language of Materials
English
German
Greek, Modern (1453-)
Abstract
The Sister Kathleen Engers theatre playbills collection, 1907-2014, consists of theater programs, souvenir books, and magazines from theaters in Maryland, Washington, D.C., New York City, London, Germany, and Canada. The playbills contain the name of the play, its cast members, and local advertisements from the era. Sister Kathleen Marie Engers was a communications and former drama professor at Notre Dame of Maryland University until her retirement in 2012. She founded Pumpkin Theatre of Baltimore at the college in 1967 with the mission to "entertain, empower, and educate" young children. Sister Kathleen remains a member of Pumpkin Theatre's Emeritus Board.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Sister Kathleen to Notre Dame of Maryland University on August 21, 2012, then forwarded to Archives and Special Collections on June 19, 2013. Additional items were donated by Sister Kathleen on March 18, 2014.
Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2019 by Shavonne Munnlyn.
- Title
- Guide to the Sister Kathleen Engers theatre playbills collection
- Author
- Shavonne Munnlyn
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Loyola Notre Dame Library Archives and Special Collections Repository