This collection includes programs, correspondence, audiovisual and other material related to Charles Burgess' involvement with the theater scene in Norfolk, Virginia. The bulk of the correspondence involves the Little Theatre and Norfolk Theatre. The collection also contains photographs and audiovisual material of various productions by the Masquers Group, a student theater organization at Old Dominion University. Theater programs related to productions on Broadway in the 1920s are also present in the collection. Oral history interviews with Dr. Burgess can be found on the Old Dominion University Libraries Digital Collections website.
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Gift of Charles Burgess
Gift. Accession #2011-12
Additions to the collection were received on 5/23/2011 and 10/27/2011.
[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
The finding aid was created by Steven Bookman, University Archivist, in 2015.
Dr. Charles O. Burgess came to the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary in 1955 as an Instructor in the English Department. In addition to becoming Full Professor in 1966, he also served as Director of Freshman English, Graduate Program Director, and was appointed the University's first Dean of Graduate Studies in 1970. By 1972, he became Vice President and Provost for Academic Affairs. In 1980, Dr. Burgess returned to the English Department to teach, and by 1985 he was again in an administrative role as Dean of the College of Arts and Letters. He retired from that position in 1995, but taught part-time in the English Department during his retirement. Burgess passed away May 29, 2019.
Note written by Steven Bookman, University Archivist
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Broadway Theater Programs, circa 1925-1930, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Broadway Theater Programs, circa 1925-1930, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Broadway Theater Programs, circa 1925-1930, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
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[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, L.D. Peterson Ad-Hoc Committee, 1969, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, Arts Festivals, 1960-1964, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, Articles, Programs, and Old Dominion History, circa 1970-2000, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, Tercentenary of the Theater in Virginia, 1965, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 4, Norfolk Theatre Center, circa 1968-1970, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 5, Norfolk Theatre Center, 1968, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 6, Norfolk Theatre Center, 1968-1969, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 7, Norfolk Little Theatre, 1964-1968, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 8, Speeches and Writing, circa 1957-1970, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 9, Photographs, circa 1960-2000, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One reel-to-reel audiotape of the Masquers production of
All the Kings Men, undated, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One reel-to-reel audio tape of the plays Andromache and Cyclops by Euripides performed by the Masquers at the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary.
Andromache and Cyclops, undated, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One unidentified VHS videotape.
Unidentified Videotape, undated, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One unidentified VHS videotape.
Unidentified Videotape, undated, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One unidentified VHS videotape.
Unidentified Videotape, undated, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One VHS videocassette tape of scenes from the Shakespeare Ensemble's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. The production was held at Old Dominion University and the tape is approximately 1 hour long.
Great Scenes From Shakespeare: Scenes From Twelfth Night, 1988 November 17, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One VHS videocassette tape of the Shakespeare Ensemble's production of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra.
Shakespeare Ensemble: Antony and Cleopatra, undated, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One VHS videocassette tape.
Great Scenes From Shakespeare, 1990 December 4, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One VHS videocassette tape.
Art Beat: Virginia Opera Education, 2001 November 5, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One VHS videocassette tape.
Shakespeare Ensemble: Tech Theatre, undated, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One VHS videocassette tape of the Virginia Opera's Art Beat production of
Art Beat: Oh Freedom, 2002 April 12, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One VHS videocassette tape.
Charles Michael Jones: His First Year, 1998-1999, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One VHS videocassette tape of WVPT's production of Living in Virginia: Historic Homes of Charlottesville.
Living in Virginia: Historic Homes of Charlottesville, circa 2005, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One VHS videocassette tape of scenes from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at Old Dominion University.
Great Scenes from Shakespeare:
One VHS videocassette tape.
Judy Morgan, B.B. Family (Minnie, Stella), Mom/Christmas, undated, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One VHS videocassette tape featuring performances of In Search of Shakespeare (approximately 1 hour long) and The Medici (approximately 2 hours long).
In Search of Shakespeare and The Medici, 2004 February 11, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One VHS videocassette tape.
Changing Stages and A History of the Theater, undated, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One VHS videocassette tape.
King Lear, undated, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One VHS videocassette tape.
Our Place, Our Time with Dean Burgess, Linda and HL Wilson, undated, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One VHS videocassette tape.
English Department: Shakespeare Program, 1992 November 2, Box 3, Charles Burgess Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This oversized box contains posters related to Charles Burgess' involvement with the Shakespeare poetry series at Old Dominion University, circa 1980-1985.