Joseph Szigeti, a violinist, was the first musician to play at the new theatre at the University of Kansas in 1958. This collection consists of a letter of thanks that Szigeti wrote to Thomas Gorton, who was the Dean of the School of Fine Arts, for inviting him to play at the new theatre.

The University Theatre at the University of Kansas is an educational theatre dedicated to producing quality productions while nurturing student actors, directors, and designers. This collection of records includes artificial records, maintenance and accounting records, scrapbooks, correspondence, and personnel records.