Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Mary Jones Theatre Program Collection
General material designation
- Textual record
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Level of description
Collection
Repository
Reference code
MS-3-20
Edition area
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
Physical description area
Physical description
1.1 m of textual records (9 boxes)
Publisher's series area
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Mary Jones was an avid theatre goer who collected programs from the various cultural events she attended. She was the wife of Robert O. Jones, a former professor of psychiatry and founder of the Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University.
Custodial history
The collection was donated by Mary Jones in 1986.
Scope and content
The collection contains a variety of theatre and music programs from across Canada, with a special emphasis on events held in and around Halifax, Nova Scotia. There are also programs from England, United States, France and Russia. Programs date from 1937 to 1986 with a gap between 1941 and 1950.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged chronologically.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
Finding aids
Finding aid
Associated materials
Additional programs can be found in the Neptune Theatre fonds (MS-3-1), Symphony Nova Scotia fonds (MS-5-14), Atlantic Symphony Orchestra fonds (MS-5-11), and other theatre and performing arts fonds.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Mary Jones Theatre Program Collection, MS-3-20, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Alternative identifier(s)
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Access points
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Place access points
Name access points
- Atlantic Symphony Orchestra (Halifax, N.S.). (Subject)
- Neptune Theatre (Subject)
- Symphony Nova Scotia (Subject)
- Jones, Robert Orville (Subject)