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Thatcher Opera House photograph collection, 1885-1925

Overview of the Collection

Creator
McMurdie, William E., 1922-2007.
Title
Thatcher Opera House photograph collection
Dates
1885-1925 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box, (0.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_P0399
Summary
The Thatcher Opera House photograph collection consists of 187 photographs from the late 1880s to the early 1920s donated by William E. McMurdie. The Thatcher Opera House was located in the Thatcher Bank at the corner of Main and Center Streets. Most of the images are reprints of promotional portraits of actors or copied from newspaper advertisements. There are also a handful of original images.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

William McMurdie (1922-2007), a graduate of Utah State University, served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, and later in life worked as an announcer and sports broadcaster for several radio stations in Cache Valley. In the 1950s he began researching the historic Thatcher Opera House, which operated in Logan, Utah at the turn of the 20th Century. This research project was never completed; although he kept extensive notes on the backs of the photographs which he collected.

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Content Description

The Thatcher Opera House photograph collection consists of 187 photographs from the late 1880s to the early 1920s donated by William E. McMurdie. The Thatcher Opera House was located in the Thatcher Bank at the corner of Main and Center streets in Logan. Most of the images are reprints of promotional portraits of actors or copied from newspaper advertisements. There are also a handful of original images.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Thatcher Opera House photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: USU_P0399; Thatcher Opera House photograph collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0399, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

Processed in November of 2010

Acquisition Information

Photographs collected and donated by William E. McMurdie.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Actors--Utah--Logan--Portraits
  • Clippins (Books, newspapers, etc.)--Photographs
  • Theatrical posters, American--Utah--Logan--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • Thatcher Opera House (Logan, Utah)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Negatives

Finding aid/register created by Carl J. Aldrich
2012

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