Association of Kansas Theatre records
Overview
The Association of Kansas Theatre (AKT), a Wichita-based support organization for theater groups in Kansas, publishes a directory and a quarterly newsletter, The Marquee, maintains a script library, and sponsors an annual convention. The collection includes administrative records of the organization, including photographs, video- and audio-cassette tape recordings and newsletters.
Dates
- Creation: 1975 - 1996
Creator
- Association of Kansas Theatre (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
History of the Association of Kansas Theatre
The Association of Kansas Theatre (AKT) was a non-profit organization that sought to link statewide theatres in Kansas and their artists, promoting mutual growth and support. AKT’s leadership took the form of a board, which was represented by the chairs of the organization’s departments: Community Theatre, University/College, Secondary, Children’s Theatre, and Professional.
In the mid-1990s the board began to seek funding for a large-scale project that involved the establishment of a state theatre, though this project ultimately never came to fruition. The Association frequently partnered with the Kansas Arts Commission (KAC) for funding and publicity support, operating as a "contractor" with the KAC beginning in 1993 after receiving support for their large-scale projects.
The Association of Kansas Theatre was dissolved in the early 2000s due to a lack of funding.
[Information retrieved from collection sources and accession files.]
Extent
20.25 Linear Feet (21 boxes + 6 audiocassettes, 14 videocassettes)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS 724
Physical Location
RH MS Video 10
Physical Location
RH MS Cassette Tape 31
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Association of Kansas Theatre, 1996.
Separated Materials
Four Class Acts: Kansas Theatre. Topeka, KS: Woodley Memorial Press, Washburn University, 1992. Located at Spencer Research Library at RH C11218.
Subject
- Association of Kansas Theatre -- Records and correspondence (Organization)
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Association of Kansas Theatre Collection
- Subtitle
- Association of Kansas Theatre records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by kac, 2006. Finding aid encoded by kac, 2006. Finding aid revised by mrm, 2009; kls, 2023; mwh, 2023.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2491467590
- Preferred citation
-
Association of Kansas Theatre records, Kansas Collection, RH MS 724, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository