Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Gordon W. "Bo' Bohannan Theater Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2015.030 was hand-delivered to Special Collections by the donor in December 2014 and Acc. 2015.191 in February 2015.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains playbills and posters from various theater productions that were collected by Gordon W. "Bo" Bohannan from all over the East Coast including New York, Williamsburg, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to name a few.

Arrangement of Materials:

This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.

Related Material

Gordon W. "Bo" Bohannan 20th Scrapbooks (Mss. Acc. 2014.157).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Musicals--New York (State)--New York--20th century
• Playbills
• Posters
• Theater--United States--History