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Personal archives of David Renton
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Personal archives of David Renton

  • MS-3-23
  • Collection
  • 1926-2006
Fonds consists of records relating to Renton's personal life as well as his acting and teaching careers. The personal papers include files on specific actors, athletics, clippings and publications, festivals and workshops, financial records, Portus Theatre Productions (the production company he founded), school-related theatrical education materials, committee work, unions, associations, and a variety of other subjects. Correspondence includes letters to, from, and about Renton and are primarily theatre-related. The scripts were accumulated by Renton throughout his career as an actor, director, and producer. The fonds also includes photographs and slides of numerous theatrical productions.

Renton, David, 1934-2006

Personal papers of David Renton

Series contains information about individual actors, Renton's administrative contributions to organizing the 1987 Canada Games and the 1990 World Figure Skating Championships, conferences and workshops, festivals and showcases, Neptune Theatre, Nova Scotia Drama League, Portus Theatre Productions, theatre companies and university theatre departments, and committees, associations, and unions to which Renton belonged. Also included are clippings and publications (primarily theatre- and film-related), financial records and grant applications, memorabilia, production-related materials, programs and invitations, school-related materials, and contracts, resumes, and awards.

Correspondence

File includes letters from T.B. Hendry, Executive Secretary for the Canadian Theatre Centre; List of National Centres of the International Theatre Institute; Eva Marie Duday, Secretary of the German ITI Centre; Larry McCance, Canadian Representative for the Actors' Equity Association; Will Thompson, Assistant to the Executive Director for the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust; H.J. Russell, Secretary for the Australian National Advisory Committee for UNESCO; John Summer, Administrator of the Union Theatre Repertory Company; Mrs. Dorothy White, from Jill Warwick, Producer for the General Television Corporation.

Correspondence

File includes correspondence with the publishers of the Player's Guide for 1966; Mrs. Elizabeth Manuge; Mrs. William Outhit; two newspaper clippings.

Correspondence

File includes correspondence with Heinar [Piller]; Mr. O'Dell at the Actors' Equity Association; Ken Kramer, Director of the Globe Theatre in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Neptune Theatre

Sub-series contains records from David Renton's work with Neptune Theatre, including press releases, promotional materials, programs, and other materials.

School-related materials

Sub-series contains materials related to drama and theatre programs in primary and secondary schools, including curriculum guidelines, journals, guidebooks, and other material. The materials were created between the late 1960s and late 1980s and reflect David Renton's broad involvement with school-based theatre.
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