Research Catalog

Title

International Theatre Institute / Martha W. Coigney collection, 1946-2006.

Author

International Theatre Institute of the United States.

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Theatre of Latin America.

Description

140.7 lin. ft. (326 boxes)

Summary

The International Theatre Institute Collection consists of records documenting the history of the ITI institution from 1946 to 2005, and items describing international theatre activity during the latter half of the 20th century, with the bulk of the material from the 1970s and 1980s. The archive of ITI institutional history makes up Series I-VIII, and includes correspondence, minutes, reports, notes, budgets, conference papers, directories, schedules, and other printed matter. The theatre materials, which were formerly available as part of the ITI / U.S. reference library, comprise Series IX-XI, and include play manuscripts, programs, press releases, newsletters, season brochures, festival catalogs, dramaturgical essays, transcripts of taped interviews, commemorative pamphlets, clippings, and other ephemera. The collection is particularly strong in its documentation of the ITI / U.S. Center's activities, of ITI's World Congresses, of Latin American playwriting and theatre, and of European theatre. Of particula rnote are the unpublished scripts contributed by the Theatre of Latin America (TOLA), which may be found in Series IX.

Subjects

• International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People
• International cooperation
• Theatre of Latin America
• Theater
• ANTA (Organization)
• Gilder, Rosamond
• Coigney, Martha
• International Theatre Institute

Note

• The ITI collection also contains over 750 books and over 100 periodicals, which may be found in the NYPL online catalog, searchable under the words "International Theatre Institute," or "Martha Coigney," or by title. One hundred ITI donated pamphlets are listed in a local database, searchable onsite at the Billy Rose Theatre Division. Additionally, a separate printed listing of ITI donated books, serials, photographs, and ITI sponsored publications, arranged by country, is available from a librarian at the Theatre Division reference desk. Additional published materials about the Theatre of Latin America (TOLA) may be identified through the Theatre of Latin America Collection: bibliography of plays collection (*T-Mss 2004-025).

Access (note)

• Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Biography (note)

• The International Theatre Institute (ITI) is a non-governmental organization that was created by theatre professionals in cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) to promote the international exchange of knowledge and practice in theatre arts. Such artists as Lillian Hellman and Archibald MacLeish of the U.S., Jean-Louis Barrault of France, and Tyrone Guthrie and J.B. Priestley of the U.K. took part in its formation. It was felt that the theatre needed an official voice after World War II, as artists "could and should communicate across borders even when their governments [might] not." Its Charter was adopted in 1948, its functioning is patterned after that of Unesco: the Institute is composed of National Centers, (it began with 8 and had 90 by 2005). The first Secretary General was Maurice Kurtz, a theatre lecturer and original member of the Unesco secretariat. The founding Director of the U.S. National Center was theatre writer and editor Rosamond Gilder.

Provenance (note)

• The records and reference library of the International Theatre Institute / U.S were donated to the Billy Rose Theatre Division in 2002-2004 and re-named the International Theatre Institute / Martha W. Coigney Collection in honor of her thirty-five years of service to the organization. The material had previously been held by the International Theatre Institute / U.S. Center at its New York headquarters. ITI / U.S. deposits organizational documentation into the Collection on a continuing basis.

Call Number

*T-Mss 2002-032

OCLC

213283576

Author

International Theatre Institute of the United States.

Title

International Theatre Institute / Martha W. Coigney collection, 1946-2006.

Restricted Access

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Provenance

The records and reference library of the International Theatre Institute / U.S were donated to the Billy Rose Theatre Division in 2002-2004 and re-named the International Theatre Institute / Martha W. Coigney Collection in honor of her thirty-five years of service to the organization. The material had previously been held by the International Theatre Institute / U.S. Center at its New York headquarters. ITI / U.S. deposits organizational documentation into the Collection on a continuing basis.

Biography

The International Theatre Institute (ITI) is a non-governmental organization that was created by theatre professionals in cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) to promote the international exchange of knowledge and practice in theatre arts. Such artists as Lillian Hellman and Archibald MacLeish of the U.S., Jean-Louis Barrault of France, and Tyrone Guthrie and J.B. Priestley of the U.K. took part in its formation. It was felt that the theatre needed an official voice after World War II, as artists "could and should communicate across borders even when their governments [might] not." Its Charter was adopted in 1948, its functioning is patterned after that of Unesco: the Institute is composed of National Centers, (it began with 8 and had 90 by 2005). The first Secretary General was Maurice Kurtz, a theatre lecturer and original member of the Unesco secretariat. The founding Director of the U.S. National Center was theatre writer and editor Rosamond Gilder.

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Added Author

Theatre of Latin America.

Research Call Number

*T-Mss 2002-032