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Experimental theater

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 105 Collections and/or Records:

3-ring binder with materials on early development of the Baylor Children’s Theate, 1966-1985, undated

 File — Box 22
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains materials compiled by Kitty Baker about the early development of The Baylor Children’s Theater. In 1941, Mrs. Baker began a children’s art and drama class for the Baker’s first daughter and her friends, which would eventually grow into the Baylor Children’s Theater. In this series, clippings, photographs, booklets, workshop materials and ephemera record the activities of the Children’s Theater and Mrs. Baker’s role as its co-founder.

Dates: 1966-1985, undated

ABCs of Natural Abilities, November 1, 1991

 File — Box 8, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series, made up of the subseries Tributes and Interviews, Play Productions, Educational, and Miscellaneous, documents the Bakers’ lifelong involvement in theater and education. Within each series the cassettes have been arranged alphabetically by title. Many of the cassettes in the Tributes and Interviews, and Educational Subseries offer insight into Paul Baker’s philosophy of education, while the cassettes in the Play Productions Subseries provide examples of Baker’s work as a...
Dates: November 1, 1991

ABCs of Natural Abilities Workshop, June 5, 1991

 File — Box 8, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series, made up of the subseries Tributes and Interviews, Play Productions, Educational, and Miscellaneous, documents the Bakers’ lifelong involvement in theater and education. Within each series the cassettes have been arranged alphabetically by title. Many of the cassettes in the Tributes and Interviews, and Educational Subseries offer insight into Paul Baker’s philosophy of education, while the cassettes in the Play Productions Subseries provide examples of Baker’s work as a...
Dates: June 5, 1991

ABCs of Natural Learning, undated

 File — Box 9, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series, made up of the subseries Tributes and Interviews, Play Productions, Educational, and Miscellaneous, documents the Bakers’ lifelong involvement in theater and education. Within each series the cassettes have been arranged alphabetically by title. Many of the cassettes in the Tributes and Interviews, and Educational Subseries offer insight into Paul Baker’s philosophy of education, while the cassettes in the Play Productions Subseries provide examples of Baker’s work as a...
Dates: undated

Artworks, 1943-1945, undated

 File — Box 16, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Paul Baker collected the material in this series during his time as Special Service Entertainment Officer at Iceland Base Command in World War II. The Iceland Base Command newspaper, “The White Falcon,” contains several articles about productions directed by Paul Baker at the base. Also included in this series are programs from some of these plays, as well as art works from Iceland. This series is arranged by material type.

Dates: 1943-1945, undated

Assorted correspondence , 1927-1963

 File — Box 2, Folder: 5-6
Scope and Contents From the Series: The bulk of this series is comprised of personal correspondence (1942- 1945) between Paul and Kitty Baker while she remained in the U.S., and he was stationed in Iceland and Paris as a Special Services Entertainment Officer during World War II. This group of correspondence is of particular interest in that it offers great insight into the Bakers’ early relationship as husband and wife. The original chronological order in which the Bakers kept this correspondence has been maintained. The...
Dates: 1927-1963

Audio Cassettes and LPs , undated

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The majority of the recordings (13 reel to reel tapes, 3 cassettes, and 1 phonograph) in this series are of theater productions directed by Paul Baker during his time at Baylor. They are arranged alphabetically.

Dates: undated

Austin Faith Dialogue: TV Program Broadcast, undated

 File — Box 4, Folder: 2-4
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series, made up of the subseries Tributes and Interviews, Play Productions, Educational, and Miscellaneous, documents the Bakers’ lifelong involvement in theater and education. Within each series the cassettes have been arranged alphabetically by title. Many of the cassettes in the Tributes and Interviews, and Educational Subseries offer insight into Paul Baker’s philosophy of education, while the cassettes in the Play Productions Subseries provide examples of Baker’s work as a...
Dates: undated

Austin: Richard Thompson interviews Dr. and Mrs. Paul Baker, Making Sense With Five Senses sponsor – Austin Metropolitan Ministries Central Presbyterian Church, Austin, Texas. 30 minutes (4 copies), April 24, 1994

 File — Box 5, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series, made up of the subseries Tributes and Interviews, Play Productions, Educational, and Miscellaneous, documents the Bakers’ lifelong involvement in theater and education. Within each series the cassettes have been arranged alphabetically by title. Many of the cassettes in the Tributes and Interviews, and Educational Subseries offer insight into Paul Baker’s philosophy of education, while the cassettes in the Play Productions Subseries provide examples of Baker’s work as a...
Dates: April 24, 1994

Baker, Paul ABCs of Natural Sensory Abilities Program Handbook (Preliminary Copy), Waelder Independent School District, 1992

 File — Box 16, Folder: 10-11
Scope and Contents From the Series: The material in this series pertains to theater and education, and much of it is by or about Paul Baker. Annotated or unpublished titles have been filed with in this series, other titles as listed have been cataloged below.The following titles have been cataloged separately:Baker, Paul The Drama Review: Architecture/Environment, with article “Flexible Theatrical Space,” 1968. PN 1601 .T8:Baker, Paul Making Sense with Five Senses: The Motivation Force to...
Dates: 1992

Baker, Paul American Stars (unpublished script), undated

 File — Box 17, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: The material in this series pertains to theater and education, and much of it is by or about Paul Baker. Annotated or unpublished titles have been filed with in this series, other titles as listed have been cataloged below.The following titles have been cataloged separately:Baker, Paul The Drama Review: Architecture/Environment, with article “Flexible Theatrical Space,” 1968. PN 1601 .T8:Baker, Paul Making Sense with Five Senses: The Motivation Force to...
Dates: undated

Baker, Paul and Gene McKinney, Mary Anna Branson, and Ramsey Yelvington Dramatic Images: Plays For the Church, 1959

 File — Box 13, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series: The bulk of the scripts in this series are from plays directed or written by Paul Baker. Other scripts were written by students, friends or relatives of Baker. Many of the scripts have been annotated and some are in an early or rough stage. The scripts have been arranged alphabetically by author.Highlights in this series include three plays by the Bakers’ daughter, Sallie Baker Laurie, and two versions of Hamlet, one as arranged by Paul Baker and a...
Dates: 1959

Paul and Kitty Baker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-035
Abstract

The Paul and Kitty Baker collection spans 1911-1999 with the bulk of the material relating to Paul Baker’s career as a director and educator. The collection also contains correspondence between the Baker family.

Dates: 1911-1999; Majority of material found within 1942-1976

Baker, Sallie Sky-Giant, undated

 File — Box 13, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Series: The bulk of the scripts in this series are from plays directed or written by Paul Baker. Other scripts were written by students, friends or relatives of Baker. Many of the scripts have been annotated and some are in an early or rough stage. The scripts have been arranged alphabetically by author.Highlights in this series include three plays by the Bakers’ daughter, Sallie Baker Laurie, and two versions of Hamlet, one as arranged by Paul Baker and a...
Dates: undated

Baylor Theater, Dallas Theater Center, 1958-1961

 File — Box 19
Scope and Contents From the Series: The scrapbooks in this series contain mostly newspaper clippings, and some photographs and ephemera. The bulk of the scrapbooks are about Paul Baker, his productions, and the different theaters at which he worked. The Family (1952-1976) scrapbook contains clippings and photographs relating to the Baker children’s activities and achievements, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Bakers’ educational interests and accomplishments. There are also a few clippings about the Baker family in other scrapbooks in...
Dates: 1958-1961

Books and Periodicals, 1953-1994, undated

 Series
Scope and Contents The material in this series pertains to theater and education, and much of it is by or about Paul Baker. Annotated or unpublished titles have been filed with in this series, other titles as listed have been cataloged below.The following titles have been cataloged separately:Baker, Paul The Drama Review: Architecture/Environment, with article “Flexible Theatrical Space,” 1968. PN 1601 .T8:Baker, Paul Making Sense with Five Senses: The Motivation Force to...
Dates: 1953-1994, undated

Byers, Ruth and Malcolm Stewart Fellows Teatru Piese Tigrul Purpuriu Caruia Il Placeau Clatitele Si La Volan, 1969

 File — Box 13, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series: The bulk of the scripts in this series are from plays directed or written by Paul Baker. Other scripts were written by students, friends or relatives of Baker. Many of the scripts have been annotated and some are in an early or rough stage. The scripts have been arranged alphabetically by author.Highlights in this series include three plays by the Bakers’ daughter, Sallie Baker Laurie, and two versions of Hamlet, one as arranged by Paul Baker and a...
Dates: 1969

Children’s Theater Alice in Wonderland (two reels), undated

 File — Box 11, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The majority of the recordings (13 reel to reel tapes, 3 cassettes, and 1 phonograph) in this series are of theater productions directed by Paul Baker during his time at Baylor. They are arranged alphabetically.

Dates: undated

Clipping from magazine of Icelandic art

 File — Box 21, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series: The bulk of this series is comprised of personal correspondence (1942- 1945) between Paul and Kitty Baker while she remained in the U.S., and he was stationed in Iceland and Paris as a Special Services Entertainment Officer during World War II. This group of correspondence is of particular interest in that it offers great insight into the Bakers’ early relationship as husband and wife. The original chronological order in which the Bakers kept this correspondence has been maintained. The...
Dates: 1927-1999, undated

Clippings, 1942-1990, undated

 Series
Scope and Contents

The small group of clippings in this series highlights periods in Paul Baker’s life from his undergraduate years at Trinity University in Waxahachie, TX, to his work at Baylor University, and his retirement in Waelder, TX.

Dates: 1942-1990, undated