Scope and Contents
The collection contains programs, bulletins, and season announcements from theaters, musical groups, and performing arts companies and venues from around the Hartford area. The collection does not contain programs from Hartford groups and venues which have their own collections (see Related Materials note).
Dates
- 1852 - 1996
Conditions Governing Access
The records are stored in a restricted area and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.
Conditions Governing Use
See Hartford History Center's Collection Use policy. Permission to publish from the collection must be obtained in writing from curator of the Hartford History Center, and a copy of the published work may be requested by the Hartford History Center. The Hartford History Center reserves the right to refuse permission to publish, etc. to those who have not complied with its policies. Use of the collections will normally not be permitted for the purpose of promotion of commercial products and services or political campaigns. Hartford History Center at Hartford Public Library reserves the right to limit the number of photographic prints/captures and to restrict the use or reproduction of rare, fragile, or valuable objects.
Extent
1.04 Linear Feet (3 containers (2 legal boxes, 1 half legal box))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Theater, music, and performing arts programs from Hartford and the surrounding area.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by name of theater, theater company, or performer/event.
- Allyn Hall (Hartford, Conn.)
- American Ballet Theatre
- American Guild of Organists
- American Shakespeare Festival Theatre and Academy
- American Union of Swedish Singers
- Armory Hall (Pawtucket, R.I.)
- Arts -- Connecticut -- Hartford.
- Associated Little Theaters of Greater Hartford
- Boston Pops Orchestra
- Budapest String Quartet
- Business…women's club of Hartford, Inc.
- Capitol Theater (Hartford, Conn.)
- Center City Churches
- Company One Theater
- Connecticut Sunday School Union
- Connecticut Tercentenary Celebration (1935)
- Connecticut. Governor's Foot Guard
- Girls Friendly Society
- Girls' Club of the Two Hartfords
- Goodspeed Opera House
- Hartford Philharmonic Society
- Hartford School of Music
- Hartt School of Music
- Long Wharf Theatre (New Haven, Conn.)
- Madison Square Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
- Mark Hellinger Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
- Maxine Elliott's Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
- Music Box Theater (New York, N.Y.)
- Programs
- Sam S. Shubert Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
- South Catholic High School (Hartford, Conn.)
- Tetrazzini, Luisa, 1871-1940
- The Producing Guild (Hartford, Conn.)
- Theater programs
- TheaterWorks (Hartford, Conn.)
- Theaters
- Theaters -- Connecticut -- Hartford.
- Unity Hall (Hartford, Conn.)
- Weaver High School (Hartford, Conn.)
- Author
- Katie Bushman
- Date
- August 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hartford History Center Repository
Hartford History Center
Hartford Public Library
500 Main St
Hartford CT 06103 USA
860.695.6297
hhc@hplct.org
