LeRoy Graf Collection
This collection consists of newspaper and magazine articles from the 1930s-1980s on theatre, actors and actresses, and play reviews. Also included in this collection are Dr. LeRoy Graf's papers, including documents for a 1980 history class.
Dates
- circa 1930s-1990s
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
5.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection consists of newspaper and magazine articles concerning theatre from the 1930s-1980s and Dr. LeRoy Graf's papers, including documents for a 1980 history class.
Biographical/Historical Note
Dr. Leroy Graf (1915-1993) received his master's and PhD from Harvard University. He taught at Harvard, Radcliffe College, Tufts College, and the Ohio State University before coming to the University of Tennessee. Long considered one of the University's most distinguished professors, Dr. Graf was instrumental in the forming of the local Phi Beta Kappa Chapter on the University of Tennessee campus. Also, Dr. Graf was very well known for his editing of the Andrew Johnson Papers, a project he began in 1956. Dr. Graf was head of the History Department at the University of Tennessee from 1965 to 1980.
Arrangement
This collection consists of nine series:
Missing Title
- Series I: Theatre in General, circa 1930s-1990s
- Series II: Theatre Seasons, 1930s-1950s
- Series III: Actors and Actresses, undated
- Series IV: Reviews, circa 1930s-1990s
- Series V: Documents, 1937-1993, undated
- Series IV: Series VI: Merk Seminar Paper on Anti-Mormon Propaganda, 1937 May
- Series VII: R. G. Navagation, undated
- Series VIII: History 5240, 1980
- Series IX: Phi Beta Kappa Posters, 1987 April 15
Acquisition Note
Unknown
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository