2026-05-09T14:00:18Z

John Barnes Performing Arts Collection

Creator

Barnes, John H. (John Hancock), 1905-1979

Abstract Or Scope

The collection includes performing arts programs from around the world as well as scrapbooks and clippings about the theatre and movie industries. The programs cover a variety of genres including theatre, classical and popular music, opera, ballet, motion picture, and other genres such as horse ballet, ice skating, and circus. The programs come from numerous countries including the United Kingdom, Israel, Russia, Japan, and Poland with the majority being from the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. The programs cover the late 1800s through the late 1900s with the majority of items from the 1940s through the 1960s.
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Collection Context

1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University