Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title George M.P. Baird Papers Creator
Baird, George M. P. (George Mahaffey Patterson)
Collection Number CTC.1970.01 Extent
10.5 Linear Feet
(21 boxes, 387 folders, 282 slides)
Date ca. 1915-ca. 1960 Abstract CONTENT WARNING -- This finding aid contains records that have been identified as including offensive, harmful, racist, or misrepresentative creator supplied language. In keeping with archival best practice, this language has been retained to preserve the context of the records. In keeping but acknowledging this language, A&SC hopes to encourage critical assessment and questioning of historical materials. Researchers should bear this in mind when accessing.
This collection contains the papers, news clippings, and slides relating to lectures on the performing arts presented by George M. Baird. Baird was an English professor at the University of Pittsburgh from 1908-1961. Language
English
. Author Colleen Reilly. Publisher ULS Archives & Special Collections Address University of Pittsburgh Library Systemhttp://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Biography
George M.P. Baird, 1887-1970, B.A. University of Pittsburgh, 1909, made varied and lasting contributions to the University. He wrote the lyrics of the Alma Mater, suggested the Panthers as the name of the football team, and was actively associated with the Scottish Room Committee. He left his teaching position at Pitt for the Army in 1917. Upon his return, he began a new career in government service in the city of Pittsburgh and was senior research analyst for the Department of City Planning when he retired in 1961. Throughout his life he maintained a strong interest in the theatre. He wrote and produced several one-act plays, directed, served as a theatre consultant, and lectured on the theatre.
Scope and Content Notes The clippings file is presently maintained largely as Mr. Baird had originally maintained it, although a new classification, "Names", has been added and some subject headings have been combined. Mr. Baird's headings and spelling have been retained on new folders, but in some cases revised in the inventory list following, for reasons of consistency, clarity and conformity. Included with the clippings are Mr. Baird's notes, papers and lectures.
Arrangement
Series I. Clippings and Papers
Series II. Lantern Slides
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Estate of George M. P. Baird in 1970.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Boxes 18-21 contain lantern slides.
Previous Citation
George M.P. Baird Papers, ca. 1915-1960, CTC.1970.01, Curtis Theatre Collection, Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh
Papers of George M. P. Baird, ca. 1915-1960, CTC.02, Curtis Theatre Collection, Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh
Preferred Citation
George M.P. Baird Papers, ca. 1915-1960, CTC.1970.01, Curtis Theatre Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Curtis Theatre Collection Staff in 1970. Collection inventory re-engineered by Colleen Reilly in February 2007.
Copyright
Property rights reside with the University of Pittsburgh. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections.
Subjects Personal Names Baird, George M. P. (George Mahaffey Patterson) Other Subjects Drama, Medieval -- Pictorial works Greek drama -- Pictorial works Theater Performing arts Dance -- History Theater -- United States -- History European drama -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 Drama -- Origin -- Pictorial works Container List Series I. Clippings and Papers Scope and Contents note The clippings file is presently maintained largely as Mr. Baird had it, although a new classification, Names, has been added and some subject headings have been combined. Mr. Baird's headings and spelling have been retained on new folders, but in some cases revised in the inventory list following, for reasons of consistency, clarity and conformity. Included with the clippings are Mr. Baird's notes, papers and lectures. There are nine subseries represented in their original order: Names, Shakespeare, Dance, Drama Topics, Drama Regions, Music, Stage, Theatre, and George M. Baird Productions and Publications.
Subseries 1. Names Abbey Theatre Containers box 1 , folder 1 Actors Studio. Stanislavsky. The Method Containers box 1 , folder 2 American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) Containers box 1 , folder 3 Anderson, Maxwell Containers box 1 , folder 4 Andreyev, Leonid Containers box 1 , folder 5 Ballet Russe. Diaghilev Containers box 1 , folder 6 Barrie, Sir James Containers box 1 , folder 7 Beggar's Opera Containers box 1 , folder 8 Belasco, David Containers box 1 , folder 9 Bjorson, Bjorstjerne Containers box 1 , folder 10 Brieuz, Eugene Containers box 1 , folder 11 Cauve-Souris Containers box 1 , folder 12 Chekhov, Anton Containers box 1 , folder 13 City Center Theatre Containers box 1 , folder 14 Civic Repertory Theatre Containers box 1 , folder 15 Claudel, Paul Containers box 1 , folder 16 Comedie Francais Containers box 1 , folder 17 Craig, Gordon Containers box 1 , folder 18 D'Annunzio, Gabriele Containers box 1 , folder 19 Dunsany, Lord Containers box 1 , folder 20 Eliot, T.S Containers box 1 , folder 21 Federal Theatre Project. W.P.A. Containers box 1 , folder 22 Foster, Stephen G. Containers box 1 , folder 23 Galsworthy, John Containers box 2 , folder 1 Gilbert and Sullivan Containers box 2 , folder 2 Grand Guignol Containers box 2 , folder 3 Group Theatre Containers box 2 , folder 4 Green Pastures Containers box 2 , folder 5 Sacha Guiltry Containers box 2 , folder 6 Hauptmann, Gerhart Containers box 2 , folder 7 Ibsen and Ibsenism Containers box 2 , folder 8 Jones, Robert Edmond Containers box 2 , folder 9 Jonson, Ben Containers box 2 , folder 10 Library Theatre Containers box 2 , folder 11 Maeterlinck, Maurice Containers box 2 , folder 12 Malvery Festival Containers box 2 , folder 13 Marlowe, Christopher Containers box 2 , folder 14 Masefield, John Containers box 2 , folder 15 Mercury Theatre Containers box 2 , folder 16 Miller, Arthur Containers box 2 , folder 17 Moliere Containers box 2 , folder 18 Molnar, Ferenc Containers box 2 , folder 19 Moscow Art Theatre Containers box 2 , folder 20 Moscow Art Theatre: Musical Studio Containers box 2 , folder 21 O'Casey, Sean Containers box 2 , folder 22 O'Neill, Eugene Containers box 2 , folder 23 Phoenix Theatre (Off-Broadway) Containers box 2 , folder 24 One-Act Repertory Company (New York) Containers box 2 , folder 25 Pirandello, Luigi Containers box 3 , folder 1 Playwrights-- Company Containers box 3 , folder 2 Portmanteau Theatre. Stuart Walker Containers box 3 , folder 3 Reinhardt, Max Containers box 3 , folder 4 Rostand, Edmond Containers box 3 , folder 5 Sartre, Jean-Paul Containers box 3 , folder 6 Schnitzler, Arthur Containers box 3 , folder 7 Shaw, George Bernard Containers box 3 , folder 08-10 Shaw, George Bernard: Portraits and scenes Containers box 3 , folder 11 Sherwood, Robert E. Containers box 3 , folder 12 Strindberg, August Containers box 3 , folder 13 Synge, John M. Containers box 3 , folder 14 Theatre Arts Magazine Containers box 3 , folder 15 Theatre Guild Containers box 3 , folder 16 Tobacco Road Containers box 3 , folder 17 Uncle Tom's Cabin Containers box 3 , folder 18 Urban, Joseph Containers box 3 , folder 19 Verhaeren, Emile Containers box 3 , folder 20 Vieux-Colombier and Jacques Copeau Containers box 3 , folder 21 Wilder, Thornton Containers box 4 , folder 1 Williams, Tennessee Containers box 4 , folder 2 Yeats, William Butler Containers box 4 , folder 3 Subseries 2. Shakespeare Actors Containers box 4 , folder 4 Age and England Containers box 4 , folder 5 Artist, thinker, craftsman Containers box 4 , folder 6 Baird lectures Containers box 4 , folder 7 Bibliography Containers box 4 , folder 8 Biography Containers box 4 , folder 9 Characters Containers box 4 , folder 10 Comedies Containers box 4 , folder 11 Contemporaries Containers box 4 , folder 12 Controversies: Problems and controversies Containers box 4 , folder 13 Controversies: Lunatics, pretenders, and anti-Avonians Containers box 4 , folder 14 Critics, commentators, editors, adapters Containers box 4 , folder 15 Festivals, academic, non-commercials productions, etc. Containers box 4 , folder 16 Festivals: Stratford, Conn. Containers box 4 , folder 17 Festivals: Stratford, Ont. Containers box 4 , folder 18 Histories Containers box 4 , folder 19 Libraries and collections Containers box 4 , folder 20 Philosophy Containers box 4 , folder 21 Portraits Containers box 4 , folder 22 Productions: Cinema, TV Containers box 5 , folder 1 Productions: Opera, musical comedy, ballet Containers box 5 , folder 2 Productions: American: Modern Containers box 5 , folder 3 Productions: Foreign: Modern Containers box 5 , folder 4 Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (Stratford on Avon) Containers box 5 , folder 5 Shakespeare Newsletter Containers box 5 , folder 6 Theatre: Shakespeare's physical stage and theatre Containers box 5 , folder 7 Theatres: British: Modern Containers box 5 , folder 8 Tragedies Containers box 5 , folder 9 Tragedies: Hamlet Containers box 5 , folder 10 Unclassified Containers box 5 , folder 11 Subseries 3. Dance Aesthetic Containers box 5 , folder 12 Ballet: Traditional Containers box 5 , folder 13 Ballet: American Containers box 5 , folder 14 Ballet: British and European (other than Russian) Containers box 5 , folder 15 Ballet: Ruddian (other than Ballet Russe) Containers box 5 , folder 16 Folk dance Containers box 5 , folder 17 Folk dance: African Containers box 6 , folder 1 Folk dance: American and Amerind Containers box 6 , folder 2 Folk dance: British and European Containers box 6 , folder 3 Folk dance: Latin American Containers box 6 , folder 4 Folk dance: Oriental and South Seas Containers box 6 , folder 5 History and theory Containers box 6 , folder 6 Oriental dance drama Containers box 6 , folder 7 Miscellaneous and unclassified Containers box 6 , folder 8 Scope and Contents note The lecture materials in box 6 folder 18 correspond to the collection of slides that are in Series II.
Subseries 4. Drama Topics Aesthetics of the drama Containers box 6 , folder 9 Bibliography Containers box 6 , folder 10 Comedy and the comic spirit Containers box 6 , folder 11 Closet drama Containers box 6 , folder 12 Critics and criticism Containers box 6 , folder 13 Expressionism as dramatic philosophy Containers box 6 , folder 14 Farce Containers box 6 , folder 15 History: Baird lectures Containers box 6 , folder 16 History: Baird lectures: Working materials Containers box 6 , folder 17 History: Baird lectures: Evolution of drama Containers box 6 , folder 18 History: Baird lectures: Evolution of drama: notes Containers box 6 , folder 19 Literary aspects Containers box 7 , folder 1 Masque Containers box 7 , folder 2 Medicine and psychopathology in relation to the drama Containers box 7 , folder 3 Melodrama Containers box 7 , folder 4 Miracle, morality, and liturgical drama: Medieval Containers box 7 , folder 5 Miracle, morality plays: Modern. Oberammergau Containers box 7 , folder 6 Monodrama Containers box 7 , folder 7 Philosophy Containers box 7 , folder 8 Plagiarism Containers box 7 , folder 9 Play writing Containers box 7 , folder 10 Plays: Modern: Abstracts Containers box 7 , folder 13 Plays: One-act Containers box 7 , folder 14 Primitive drama and ritual and dance Containers box 7 , folder 15 Proletarian drama Containers box 7 , folder 16 Propaganda in the theatre Containers box 7 , folder 17 Propaganda: Peace plays Containers box 7 , folder 18 Psychology of drama Containers box 7 , folder 19 Realism Containers box 8 , folder 1 Religious aspects Containers box 8 , folder 2 Romanticism in drama Containers box 8 , folder 3 Social function of drama Containers box 8 , folder 4 Tragedy and the tragic spirit Containers box 8 , folder 5 Unclassified Containers box 8 , folder 6 Subseries 5. Drama Regions American Containers box 8 , folder 7 American , 1900-1950 Containers box 8 , folder 8-14 American , 1951-1957 Containers box 9 , folder 1-2 American: Afro-American Containers box 9 , folder 3 American: Regional Containers box 9 , folder 4 American: Verse Containers box 9 , folder 5 Australian Containers box 9 , folder 6 Austrian: to 1938 Containers box 9 , folder 7 Austrian: Post WWII Containers box 9 , folder 8 Balkan Containers box 9 , folder 9 British: Tudor Containers box 9 , folder 10 British: Restoration period and revivals Containers box 9 , folder 11 British: 18th century and revivals Containers box 9 , folder 12 British:19th century Containers box 9 , folder 13 British , 1850-1956 Containers box 9 , folder 14-20 British: Verse: 19th and 20th centuries Containers box 10 , folder 1-2 Chinese Containers box 10 , folder 3 Czechoslovakian: Pre-Communist Containers box 10 , folder 4 Canadian (includes theatre) Containers box 10 , folder 5 Dutch Containers box 10 , folder 6 European Containers box 10 , folder 7 European drama in the U.S. Containers box 10 , folder 8 French: 17th century Containers box 10 , folder 9 French: 18th century Containers box 10 , folder 10 French: 19th century Containers box 10 , folder 11 French , 1900-1957 Containers box 10 , folder 12-14 German: 18th, 19th century Containers box 10 , folder 15 German , 1900-1933 Containers box 10 , folder 16 German: Nazi Containers box 10 , folder 17 German , 1946-1954 Containers box 10 , folder 18 German dramatists in exile: 1933- (includes Austrian) Containers box 10 , folder 19 Greek: Classic Containers box 10 , folder 20 Greek: Modern: Productions and revivals Containers box 10 , folder 21 Hungarian Containers box 11 , folder 1 Icelandic Containers box 11 , folder 2 Indian (Vedic, Hindu) Containers box 11 , folder 3 Irish Containers box 11 , folder 4 Israeli Containers box 11 , folder 5 Italian: Commedia dell'Arte Containers box 11 , folder 6 Italian: 17th-20th centuries Containers box 11 , folder 7-8 Japanese (includes lecture notes) Containers box 11 , folder 9 Japanese, and dance drama of Bali Containers box 11 , folder 10 Latin Containers box 11 , folder 11 Norwegian Containers box 11 , folder 12 Polish Containers box 11 , folder 13 Russian: Pre-revolution Containers box 11 , folder 14 Russian: Post-revolution Containers box 11 , folder 15 Scottish Containers box 11 , folder 16 Siamese Containers box 11 , folder 17 Spanish: Pre-19th, 19th, and 20th, centuries Containers box 11 , folder 18-19 Spanish American Containers box 11 , folder 20 Swedish and Danish Containers box 11 , folder 21 Turkish Containers box 11 , folder 22 Yiddish Containers box 11 , folder 23 Subseries 6. Music Chanteurs and chanteuses Containers box 11 , folder 24 Christmas carols Containers box 11 , folder 25 Comic opera Containers box 11 , folder 26 Composers: Classical Containers box 11 , folder 27 Composer's Modernist Containers box 11 , folder 28 Folk song: African (includes Africans Dutch) Containers box 12 , folder 1 Folk song: American: General and historic Containers box 12 , folder 2 Folk song: American: Amerind Containers box 12 , folder 3 Folk song: American: Chanteys, cowboys, work songs Containers box 12 , folder 4 Folk song: American: Mountain ballads Containers box 12 , folder 5 Folk song: American: Negro and spirituals Containers box 12 , folder 6 Folk song: Asiatic Containers box 12 , folder 7 Folk song: British Containers box 12 , folder 8 Folk song: European Containers box 12 , folder 9 General Containers box 12 , folder 10 Grand Opera Containers box 12 , folder 11 Musical comedy and reviews, to 1945 Containers box 12 , folder 12 Musical comedy and reviews , 1945-1955 Containers box 12 , folder 13-14 Philosophy and Aesthetics Containers box 12 , folder 15 Songs and songwriters: American Containers box 12 , folder 16 Symphonic and chamber music Containers box 12 , folder 17 Subseries 7. Stage Constructivism Containers box 12 , folder 18 Craftsmen Containers box 12 , folder 19 Décor Containers box 12 , folder 20 Décor: American Containers box 12 , folder 21 Décor: Foreign Containers box 12 , folder 22 Design in communal buildings: Baird paper Containers box 12 , folder 23 Ensemble and grouping Containers box 13 , folder 1 Equipment Containers box 13 , folder 2 Expressionism as stage technique Containers box 13 , folder 3 Illusion, devices, and effects other than lighting Containers box 13 , folder 4 Light control for theatres Containers box 13 , folder 5 Make-up and character Containers box 13 , folder 7 Lighting Containers box 13 , folder 6 Properties Containers box 13 , folder 8 Sets, ideas Containers box 13 , folder 9 Stagecraft Containers box 13 , folder 10 Subseries 8. Theatre Actors and actresses Containers box 13 , folder 11-13 Actors and actresses Containers box 14 , folder 1 Actors: Training of Containers box 14 , folder 2 Architecture Containers box 14 , folder 3 Architecture: Ground plans Containers box 14 , folder 4 Architecture: Stage Containers box 14 , folder 5 Art theatre (See also Little theatres) Containers box 14 , folder 6 Art theatre: American Containers box 14 , folder 7 Art theatre: European Containers box 14 , folder 8 Audiences Containers box 14 , folder 9 Backstage, rehearsals, etc. Containers box 14 , folder 10 Buildings: Commercial Containers box 14 , folder 11 Burlesque Containers box 14 , folder 12 Censorship Containers box 14 , folder 13 Children's theatre Containers box 14 , folder 14 Circus Containers box 14 , folder 15 Clowns, fools, zanies Containers box 14 , folder 16 College and university theatre Containers box 15 , folder 1 Community theatre Containers box 15 , folder 2 Diction and voice Containers box 15 , folder 3 Direction and directors Containers box 15 , folder 4 Economics of the theatre Containers box 15 , folder 5 Entertainers Containers box 15 , folder 6 Experimental theatre Containers box 15 , folder 7 Experimental, non-commercial, art theatre: New York: Post , -1940 Containers box 15 , folder 8 Folk festivals, carnavals, rituals, parades, pageantry Containers box 15 , folder 9 Harlequinade Containers box 15 , folder 10 History: Evolution of the physical theatre Containers box 15 , folder 11 History: Decay of the theatre Containers box 15 , folder 12 History: Decay of the theatre: Woes and jeremiads (includes notes) Containers box 15 , folder 13 History: Renaissance of the theatre Containers box 15 , folder 14 Jargon, technical terms, slang Containers box 15 , folder 15 Libraries and museums Containers box 15 , folder 16 Little theatres Containers box 15 , folder 17 Little theatres: Off-Broadway Containers box 15 , folder 18 Marionettes and puppets Containers box 15 , folder 19 Masks Containers box 15 , folder 20 Minstrel shows: American Containers box 15 , folder 21 Models. Sculptures Containers box 15 , folder 22 Movies Containers box 16 , folder 1 Novelties and freaks Containers box 16 , folder 2 Open air theatre Containers box 16 , folder 3 Pageantry Containers box 16 , folder 4 Pantomime Containers box 16 , folder 5 Pantomime: British and Continental Containers box 16 , folder 6 Production and producers Containers box 16 , folder 7 Radio Containers box 16 , folder 8 Repertory theatres Containers box 16 , folder 9 Revivals Containers box 16 , folder 10 Revivals: Central City, Col. Containers box 16 , folder 11 Royalties Containers box 16 , folder 12 Showboats. Medicine shows Containers box 16 , folder 13 Spectacle Containers box 16 , folder 14 Stock companies Containers box 16 , folder 15 Strolling companies Containers box 16 , folder 16 Summer theatre Containers box 16 , folder 17 Television Containers box 17 , folder 1 Theatre in the round. Arena Theatre Containers box 17 , folder 2 Theatres: History Containers box 17 , folder 3 Theories and surveys Containers box 17 , folder 4 Touring companies Containers box 17 , folder 5 Traditions, customs, superstitions Containers box 17 , folder 6 Vaudeville Containers box 17 , folder 7 Wartime theatre Containers box 17 , folder 8 Theatre: British "National Theatre" Containers box 17 , folder 9 Theatre: Greek (includes Baird notes) Containers box 17 , folder 10 Theatre: Malay, Chinese Containers box 17 , folder 11 Unclassified Containers box 17 , folder 12 Scope and Contents note One item from folder 13 titled Easter Miracle Drawing was oversized and moved to Curtis O/Miscellaneous 8.
Subseries 9. George M. Baird Productions and Publications Productions: Correspondence, clippings, etc. Containers box 17 , folder 13 Prose publications Containers box 17 , folder 14 Unpublished manuscript Containers box 17 , folder 15 Verse publications Containers box 17 , folder 16 Series II. Lantern Slides Scope and Contents note This series contains lantern slides utilized by George M. Baird in his lectures on theatre history and production. See Box 6, folder 18 for the lecture notes that correspond to these slides.
Evolution of drama Containers box 18 , slide 1-4 Primitive drama Containers box 18 , slide 5-20 Greek drama Containers box 18 , slide 21-42 Hellenistic, Greco-Roman, Roman theatre Containers box 18 , slide 43-50 Modern Greek theatre Containers box 18 , slide 51-53 Strolling players Containers box 18 , slide 53-58 Medieval drama Containers box 18 , slide 59-75 Tudor Theatre, Shakespeare Containers box 19 , slide 1-28 Tudor Theatre, Shakespeare -- Renaissance theatre Containers box 19 , slide 29 Court masque Containers box 19 , slide 30-36 Continental theatres: 16th-18th centuries Containers box 19 , slide 37-54 British theatre: 16th-19th Containers box 19 , slide 55-72 British theatre: 16th-19th -- Commedia dell'arte Containers box 19 , slide 73 French classic theatre Containers box 20 , slide 1-3 French classic theatre -- Stage lighting and mechanics Containers box 20 , slide 4 French classic theatre -- 19th century drama and stage Containers box 20 , slide 5 French classic theatre -- Stage design: 20th century Containers box 20 , slide 6 Art theatre Containers box 20 , slide 7-14 Multiple unit and revolving stages Containers box 20 , slide 15-26 Realism and naturalism Containers box 21 , slide 1-3 Stylization Containers box 21 , slide 4-8 Theatre slides (not arranged) Containers box 21 , slide 9-27 Misc. slides (non-theatrical) Containers box 21 , slide 28-48 Slides in preparation Containers box 21 , slide 48-53 