Elementos de identidade
Código de referência
Nome e localização da entidade custodiadora
Nível de descrição
Título
Data(s)
- 1938-1980 (Produção)
Dimensão
1 box, 0.5 linear feet.
Nome do produtor
História biográfica
Bill Case was born March 1, 1905, in Mississippi; he moved to San Antonio with his family as a child. Case was a talented musician, and played piano, accordion, and saxophone. During the 1930s he played piano at nightclubs around the country, including in Detroit, Chicago, and Los Angeles. During World War II Case served as a radio operator in the United States Merchant Marines. In 1949 he returned to San Antonio, and opened Bill Case Sound, a store for radio and stereo equipment which he ran until 1989. Case was an avid supporter of the San Antonio Symphony and the Opera Guild. Case never married, but had a long-term relationship with Ann Walker. He died of a stroke in January, 2000.
Nome do produtor
História biográfica
Ann Walker was born in Missouri on October 10, 1906, the youngest of seven children. Her parents died when she was a child, and she was raised by her elder sister. Walker lived in St. Louis, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, working primarily as an administrative assistant. She was briefly married, but divorced. Walker moved to Mexico City, where she was secretary for the American ambassador. She moved to San Antonio and opened a travel agency, Travel Advisors. Walker served as president of the San Antonio chapter of the American Society of Travel Agents. Walker was an active supporter of the San Antonio Opera Guild, and organized trips for members of the organization. In her later years, Walker had a long-term relationship with Bill Case, though they never married. She died of cancer on February 24, 1991.
Elementos de conteúdo e estrutura
Âmbito e conteúdo
Collection of playbills and theater programs collected by Bill Case and Ann Walker of San Antonio. A majority of the collection comes from productions staged in New York City; some items represent productions in San Antonio, Chicago, and London.
Sistema de arranjo
Series 1 consists of Playbills for Broadway productions; these are arranged chronologically. Series 2 consists of programs for theatrical productions; these are arranged alphabetically by title.
Condições de acesso e uso dos elementos
Condições de acesso
This collection is open and available to the public for research in the Special Collections & Archives reading room. The materials are non-circulating.
Acesso físico
Acesso técnico
Condiçoes de reprodução
The materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). The materials are available for personal, educational, and scholarly use. It is the responsibility of the researcher to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner or his or her heirs for any other use, such as reproduction and publication.
Idiomas do material
- inglês
Escrita do material
Notas ao idioma e script
Instrumentos de descrição
Elementos de aquisição e avaliação
História custodial
Fonte imediata de aquisição
Donated to Coates Library by Bill Case in 1999.
Informações de avaliação, seleção e eliminação
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Existência e localização de cópias
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Elemento de notas
Notas especializadas
- Citação: Bill Case and Ann Walker Theater Collection. Coates Library Special Collections & Archives, Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas).
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Processed by Colleen Hoelscher, October 2021.