Opera Omaha Records, 1954-2011
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 91.95 Cubic Feet 19 boxes, 27 filing cabinet drawers, posters, audiovisual recordings
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
The records of Opera Omaha include material from before its founding in the 1950s to the present, documenting the history of the organization, its administration, and its productions. The collection holds board meeting minutes (1958-1994), news clippings (1954-1990), audio and video recordings (1960s-2000s), as well as scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, slides, programs, and related material. A portion of the collection is material collected by Cele Washington and in addition to some of the same material also includes correspondence.
- Accruals:
New materials for the collection are sent by Opera Omaha to the Criss Library on an irregular schedule.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
-
Lyrasis Library3390 Park AvenueNew YorkNY10024USA
- Contact:
- collections@lyrasis.org