Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
The New Play Centre fonds
General material designation
- Textual record
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Title statements of responsibility
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on the provenance of the fonds.
Level of description
Fonds
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Edition area
Edition statement
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
Physical description area
Physical description
6.37 m of textual records and other material
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The New Play Centre was formed in 1970 by Sheila Neville, librarian at the University of British Columbia, and Douglas Bankson, a professor in the Creative Writing Department at UBC. Based on writing workshop techniques used by Dr. Bankson, The New Play Centre was founded to develop, produce and promote original plays by B.C. playwrights.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, play scripts (microfilmed Nov. 1991), financial records, production files, and publicity material which includes audio tapes and photographs.
Notes area
Physical condition
Includes 7 audiocassettes, 3 audio reels and 29 photographs
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by the New Play Centre in 1990.
Arrangement
The records are organized into eleven series, five of which contain subseries.
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
The play scripts have been microfilmed.
Restrictions on access
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
Series and file lists available.
Associated materials
Accruals
General note
A detailed administrative history of the New Play Centre is available in hardcopy in the finding aid (Archives reading room).