- Creator
- Cotter, Cornelius P.
- Call number
- *T-Mss 2003-007
- Physical description
- .42 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
Cornelius P. Cotter papers, *T-Mss 2003-007. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
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- Billy Rose Theatre Division
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Cornelius P. Cotter was a professor of political science at Stanford University. While earning his Ph.D. in Public Administration from Harvard University, and during his first years as a professor, he worked as a general manager, business manager, and public relations director for summer stock theatre companies. From 1949 to 1956, Cotter was employed with St. John Terrell's Music Circus in Lambertville, New Jersey; Niagara Falls Summer Theatre in Niagara Falls, Ontario; and the Melody Circus Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Cornelius P. Cotter papers, dated 1949 to 1958, highlight the business end of summer stock companies through correspondence, weekly operating statements, and budget memoranda. The companies' productions are documented through programs, fliers, clippings, and photographs; also included are programs for productions of related summer stock companies working during the early 1950s. Correspondence, most of which relates to Cotter's work with St. John Terrell, discusses plans for upcoming seasons, proposals to launch new summer stock companies, and budgetary concerns for the companies.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift of Beverly Cook, 2003.
Processing information
Compiled by Weatherly Stephan, 2014
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Cornelius P. Cotter papers, 1959-1961. Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, KS.Key terms
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Billy Rose Theatre DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor
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The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatrediv@nypl.org.