Oakland University School of Performing Arts records
Abstract
Records of the Oakland University School of Performing Arts, which operated the dance, theatre and music programs and the Academy of Dramatic Art between 1965 and 1977.
Dates
- 1966-late 1970s
Access and Use
The Oakland University School of Performing Arts records are open for research except for certain records restricted by statute or university policy.
Copyright
Copyright held by Oakland University. The collection includes occasional materials produced by outside parties. Copyright to these items may be held by the original creators
History
The Oakland University School of Performing Arts was created in December 1965, at the same time as the College of Arts and Sciences and other schools were created. It housed the dance, theater and music programs and ran the Academy of Dramatic Art (ADA) from 1967 to 1977. The ADA program was launched as a separate academic unit in 1967 as a curricular counterpart to the professional Meadow Brook Theatre, directed by John Fernald, the renowned former head of England’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. The distinctive program of the academy, and its close relationship to the Meadow Brook Theater and its world class director, provided students with a unique training program. The ADA closed in 1977 along with the School of Performing Arts as the departments of theater and dance were moved to the College of Arts and Sciences.
Extent
2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
See also Annual Reports collection.
Processing
Processed by Shirley Paquette, May 2016.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Oakland University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Kresge Library
100 Library Drive
Rochester MI 48309 USA