By Elizabeth Scott
Title: Departments. Fine Arts, 1904-2008
Predominant Dates:1960-2008
ID: SMC 15/SMC 15.2
Extent: 14.0 Linear Feet
Arrangement: Material is arranged in five series: General, Pep Band, Plays, Music Scripts, Sheet music
Repository: Saint Michael's College Archives & Special Collections
Related Materials: Saint Michael's College Summer Playhouse
Other Note: Due to the overlap between staff and space, some SMC Summer Playhouse material is found within this collection. The bulk of the Playhouse collection is found in the SMC Summer Playhouse record group, particularly materials related to plays.
Materials related to the department, primarily miscellaneous programs and information and correspondence related to the running of the department.
n.d. AETA Reports Bye Bye Birdie/Under the Yum Yum Tree
n.d. Auditions for senior seminar
n.d. Beastie Pictures presents Boom!
n.d. Correspondence, D. Rathgeb
n.d. Jack Kendrick file
n.d. McCarthy family emblem
n.d. Michael’s Special Rainbow by Sue Kijanka
n.d. newspaper clippings
n.d. A Night at the Opera
n.d. Notes by Fr Waite
n.d. Observation for fine arts
n.d. Our Town theatre program
n.d. Press releases
n.d. Programs
n.d. some biographical notes for D. Rathgeb
n.d. supporting material
n.d. summer course--The Process of Drama
n.d. Theatre arts licensure
n.d. ticket sales for play productions
1900’s-1930s Programs
1940s Programs
1950s Programs
1959 June 18 Rathgeb, Donald Newspaper clippings
1959 June 18 Rathgeb, Joanne Newspaper clippings
1960s Correspondence D. Rathgeb
1960s Correspondence Tortolano
1960s Programs
1960s Summer chorale Press releases
1961-1975 Michael and Margret McCarthy
1962-1996 SMC College Productions
1963-1973 Newspaper Clippings
1963 3rd- Annual Music in VT
1964 Nelli Gill Play Festival State of Vt. Board of Recreation
1965-1968 Drama and music workshops
1965-1988 Short History of the Vermont Academy of Arts + Sciences
1966 Ticket Distribution Schedule
1967 Budget Request
1967 “Twelfth Night” Fall Production
1968 Oct. 19 Custer Ingham First showing of the Paintings
1970’s The Chair a play in one act… by Earl A Kelly Jr.
1970’s Philosophy of the art and music education program
1970’s Correspondence Don Rathgeb
1970’s Correspondence D & J Rathgeb
1970’s Correspondence Tortolano
1970’s Programs
1970-75 Building construction (2)
1972-1973 Art Exhibits
1972-1973 Concert schedule on and off campus
1972-1973 Drama Schedules for Herrouet Theater
1972 Development Fund/ Outline features
1973 “A Different Drummer” Sean Moran
1973-1976 Budget
March, 1974- June, 1976 Budget- expense Analysis report
1973 Champlain Shakespeare Festival Donald Rathgeb
1973 Chairman Departments responsibilities
1973-1974 Schedule of events
1973 Putnam, Robert Carter Theater
1973-1974 Theatre Education Certificate
1974 Dedication Committee
1974 “Happy Birthday Bill”: A new musical comedy
1974-1975 Intern Program William Fisher
1974 Intern Tap- Conrad Fisher
1974 State of Union message
1974 Oct. 24- 25 Vt. Council Arts
1975 Art and Music Certification
1975-1976 Art and Music Curriculum
1975-1983 budget
1975 Christopo/ John Walklay
1975 Committee on policy: McCarthy Art Center- Special Event
1975 Cooperating Artist Program
1975-1983 Correspondence re budget
1975 May 30 Dedication Michael and Margaret McCarthy Art Center
1975 Drama/Theater Seminar in London
1975 Ferdinand Roten Gallery Exhibition
1975 Dedication Committee Chair letter
1975 “The Magnificat”a Christmas play one act by Steven Leblanc
1975 Piano Lab- McCarthy Arts Center
Box 2
1976 Coffee and… John O’Hern Play production Creature Project
1976 Guidelines for use of McCarthy Art Center
1977, Mar 3 Cambridge University Chamber Choir--Dr. Richard Marlow Director
1977 English/ Drama Special concentration
1977 English and Fine Arts combination
1977 Income account- St. Michael’s playhouse
1977c. Just keep listening/ when the wine is cold Jack Kendrick photos enclosed
1977 Kresge Foundation
1977 Music
1977 New England Drama Festival
1977-1979 Newspaper clippings
1977 Puss N’ Boots
1977-1978 Studies w/cooperating artists
1977 Warner, Judith Reagan Summer Session Acting Course
1977 Rudiments of Music Course
1978-1980 Budget Request
1978 “Cinnamon Toast” Written by Allison J. Hutton
<p style="margin-left:.5in;"> 1978 “The Intrigues of Scapin” Translated by Rev. Leon Paulin, Adapted for stage by Don Rathgeb
1978 NASM Study (National Association Schools Music)
1978 Proposal: Est. of a summer drama workshop for high school students
1978 Residence for Writers/ Grant Application
1978 Ticket Subscriptions Summer Playhouse
1979 American College Theatre festival
1979-1980 Budget
1979 Cards for master of Ceremony Senior Banquet
1979 Sept., 21 Einstein Centennial Exhibit
1979 “The Miser” Nicholas Durso
1979-1980 on Campus Use- Herrouet Theatre
1979 Pizzulo, Ted
1979 Project Grant Application
1979-1982 Proposed Budgets and the year budget forecast
1979 Society of Stage Director and Choreographers Summer theatre
1980’s Correspondence Don and Joanne Rathgeb
1980’s Correspondence Joanne Rathgeb
1980 Mouse Land a Fable
1980’s Programs
1980 Review of Plays “The Montreal Gazette
1980 Stage Plans for Woyczek
1980-1982 ACTF
1980 Mar. -February, 1983 Actor’s Equity Association Agreement
1980 American College Theatre Festival
1980 Budget
1980 Catherine Hall Recent Work
1980 Clothing list Donated to SMC Drama Department
1980 Correspondence Don Rathgeb
1980-1984 Correspondence Tortolano
1980 Herrouet Theatre Cost Estimate
1980 Philosophy of the Art and Music Education Program
1980 Richbourg, Lance
1980 Royalty payment
1981-1982 American College Theatre Festival XIII
1981+1983 Approval for Private Study with a cooperating artist
1981 Nov 14 Cast List for Mouse Trap
1981 Correspondence Don Rathgeb
1981 “Enough for Two” Senior Seminar
1981 Apr Gingras, Kenneth Receives Amoco Bronze Medallion
1981 Nov Margret McCarthy Scholarship Recipients
1981 National American College Theatre at Kennedy Center
1981 New England Regional ACTF XII Participants
1981 New England theatre conference news
1981-1983 Newspaper Articles
1981 Planning and construction Herrouet Theatre
1981 Private Study Cooperating Artist
1981 Proposed budget
1981 Richbourg, Lance
1981 Rules for Irene Ryan Award
1981 Rules and recommendations for reading and/ seeing plays
1981-1982 Samuel French, inc.
1981-1986 Vermont ETV Auction Donor form also letter
1981 Herrouet Stage lights
1982 Kennedy Center Amer. College theatre fest.
1982-1984 Actors Equity association
1982-1988 Budget
1982 Correspondence
1982-3 instrumental music budget
1982 Mccarthy Arts Center budget
1982-84 McCarthy Arts Enhancement Program
1982 Seminar Journalistic Drama Criticism Seminar William Steel
1982 Technical Director
1983 Jan American College Theatre Festival
1983 Correspondence
1983 Donations to Fine Arts Department
1983 Expense Analysis Report
1983 “Josephine the Mouse Singer”
1983 McCarthy Arts Scholarships
1983-1985 Newspaper Clippings
1983 Parents Weekend Wind and Jazz Ensemble Program
1983 Pep Band News
1983-1984 Performing Arts Roundtable
1983-1984 Storage Needs McCarthy Arts Center
1983-1984 Summer Music Workshop
1983 Visual arts
1984 Approval Form for private study with cooperating artist
1984 Cavanaugh, Joan
1984 Correspondence D. Rathgeb
1984 Expense Analysis Report
1984 Explorations in Drama Evaluation Form
1984-1985 Hamming it Up
1984 Immigrant Music, Inc. Performance Assignment
1984 Internship Study Agreement Student Gregory P. Thweatt
1984 King Lear and his three daughters
1984 Master of Arts in Liberal studies
1984 Parents Weekend Fine-Arts Festival
1984-1985 Proposal Budget
1984 The Russians Émigré Orchestra
1984 Samuel French, Inc. Play Publishers and Author Representations
1984 Sterne, Richard
1984 St. Michael’s College Summer Playhouse
1985 American College Theatre Festival XVIII
1985-1987 Budget Records
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Box 3
1985 Budget Reports Analysis Reports
1985 Sept 2 Concentration Presentations
1985 Correspondence D. Rathgeb
1985 events schedules
1985-1986 Fine Arts Concentrations: Art-Drama-Music M. McCarthy Scholarships
March 31, 1985 SMC Grant Reporting
1985 Graduate Studies and Continuing Education
1985 Handwritten notes about plays
1985 High School Festival
March 1985 Irene Ryan Scholarship awards revised
1985 Newspaper Articles
1985 Pre-Festival Material Vt.St One Act
1985 Story Ideas for St. Michael’s Playhouse
1985 Vermont One-Act Play Festival
1985 July 15 Vermont Theatre Conference
1985-6 what is the NETC
1986 Feb. 24 5 Year Spread
1986 Actors Equity Association
1986 Agency Evaluation of Internship
1986 American College Theater Festival XIX
1986 Oct. 19Andre Sebastian Senior Pianist
1986-1989 Budget
1986-1987 Budget Roy Kennedy
1986 Jan. 31Catalogue Revisions
1986 Church Music Workshop Schedule
1986 Sept Concentration Presentations
1986 Correspondence D Rathgeb
1986-1989 Correspondence Tortolano
1986 Jan. 10 Creative Expression through Dance and Pantomime
1986 Curriculum Committee/ Curriculum Review
1986 Dramatists Play Science Inc.
1986 Expanse Analysis Report
1986 Exploration series for seniors/ Retirees
1986-1987 Irene Ryan Information
1986 May 23 Letter nominating Joanne Rathgeb for outstanding teacher award
1986 Margaret McCarthy Arts Scholarship
1986 National Association of Schools and Theatre
1986 NETC- Annual Convention-
1986 Newspaper Clippings
1986 The Performing Arts in Greater Burlington
1986 Mar. 4 Rehearsal Schedule Dance
1986 Feb. Theatre News
1986 Twelfth Night Letter
1987 American College Theatre Festival XIX
1987-1988 Budget Information
1987 Correspondence D Rathgeb
1987 Course proposal Japanese Society
1987 FalL Dance Proposal for 2nd semester
1987 Family masks Theresa Francomacaro
1987 Dec. Senior Seminar Presentations
1987 Guidelines for Irene Ryan acting award scholarship ACTF XX
1987 Internship Survey
1987 J.F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
1987 Letters about Playhouse
1987 Margaret McCarty Fine Arts Scholarship Awards
1987 Meritorious Achievement Award Don and Joanne Rathgeb
1987 The New England Theatre Conference
1987 Newspaper Clippings of Plays
1987 Parents Weekend
1987 Plays-Outside of the college (Flyers and Articles)
1987 Mar. Dance Ensemble Program( St. Michael’s and Trinity students)
1987 Sept. 10 Proposed Addition to McCarthy
1987 April 30 Rathgeb’s Nominations letters Faculty Award for Artistic Excellence
1987 St. Michael’s Playhouse
1987 Feb. 20 VT Couple earn JFK Medallions Joanne and Donald Rathgeb
1988 American College Theatre Festival
1988 Joan Savoy
1988 “A song for the Sergeant” Donald Rathgeb
1988 Black History Month
1988 June Budget Report
1988 Certificate of Recognition Summer Youth Program
1988 Correspondence Don Rathgeb
1988 March-May Expense Report Sheet
1988 Fine Arts Brochure
1988 “Four Plays” based on O’ Henry with interlude Don Rathgeb
1988 Grant Reporting Budget Sheets
1988 I’ll Tale you Home Again Kathleen and Bess and Rosy and Clarice
1988 J.F. Kennedy Center for Performing arts
1988 John F. Kennedy School Winooski VT
1988 Judges: One Act Play Competition
1988 Music Major
1988 Newspaper Clipping Rathgebs
1988 Nominees for the VATTA Board of Directors
1988 Opening Art Show Joanne Richbourg+ Frank Hewitt
1988 Parents Weekend
1989 Regional American College Theatre Festival
1988 Senior Recitals
1988 April 9, 12 S.M.C Dance Ensemble
1988 July VATTA Min. of Board of Directors
1988 VP. Institutional Advancement
1989 7th annual theatre works VATTA Nat Frothingham
1989 ACTF (American College Theatre Festival)
1989 Appreciation award MOVE to joanne Rathgeb
1989`the “Arts” (Fine Arts/Useful Arts) and Catholic Liberal Education
1989 ‘A Seat at the Table’ Comedy in Once Act Donald Rathgeb
1989 Feb Black History Month
1989 ‘Ceramic Donkeys’ One Act Drama by Scott Hamlin
1990’s Correspondence Tortolano
1990’s Programs
Box 4
1989 Aug. Colchester High School/ Agreement
1989 Correspondence D Rathgeb
1989 DES (Delta Epsilon Sigma)
1989 Equity E.P.A/ Chorus Call
1989 Fine Arts Component and Proposed Core Curriculum
1989 Former VATTA Literature
1989 Jan. 23 Gretchen Stover McCarthy Gallery
1989 ‘Holy Smoke’ Comedy in one act Donald Rathgeb
1989 Honors courses in art history
1989 Internship Study Agreement Peter Houde
1989 Irene Ryan Acting Award Scholarship
1989 John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
1989 The League of Vermont Writers
1989/1993-1994 Margret McCarthy Scholarship
1989-1990 Moss Hart Award
1989 New England Theatre Conference Award Special Award
1989 Rainbow Art Foundation
1989 programs
December 31, 1988-1989 St. Michael’s Featured At theatre festival
1989 Theatre Works VT Association of Theatre+ Theatre Artists
1989-1990 UBU ROI Birds
1990s Correspondence D and J Rathgeb
1990s Correspondence J Rathgeb
1990s Proposed tenure evaluation for art history
1990 Winter American College Theatre Festival/ Play writing Awards comm.
1990 Auditions held @ SMC
1990 April 10 Broadway at the Bushnell
1990-91 Budget
1990 Conference of the Birds
1990 Correspondence D Rathgeb
1990 Directing II class
1990 Establishing SMC as center for prepared future broadcast exec.
1990 Don Rathgeb resume
1990 Fall duties how to lighten load
1990 Liturgical arts in contemporary church
1990 McCarthy dimming system
1990 Music Theatre Instrumental/ Amateur Auditions Permission
1990 New England Theatre Conference Special Recognition Award
1990 Nominations for Irene Ryan scholarship award for acting excellence
1990 One Act Plays
1990 Parents Weekend 1990 Schedule
1990 Proposed new fine arts drama faculty positions
1990 Recommendation for outstanding teaching award Joanne Rathgeb
1990 “Paintings in a Blue Room” Senior Seminar
1990 Parents weekend
1990 Fine Arts Department Projected Enrollment
1990 Proposed new fine arts drama faculty position
1990 Recommendation for outstanding teaching award J Rathgeb
1990 Wind and jazz ensembles and the chorale
1990-1998 VATTA Board of Directors
1991 American College Theatre Festival XXIII Region one
1991 Budget
1991 Correspondence D Rathgeb
1991 Diversity/ Multiculturalism Dorothy A Williams
1991 Flexible credit plan fine arts dept
1991 Margret McCarthy Scholarship
1991 Multi arts performance for joanne rathgeb
1991-1993 Music History Prof Tortolano
1991 New England Theatre Conference
1991 Vatta
1992 Brunelle Robert
1992 Budget
1992 Cooperating artists program
1992 Correspondence D Rathgeb
1992 Curriculum fine arts
1992 Joaanne Rathgeb day
1992 Margaret McCarthy scholarship
1992 Proposal for flexible credit
1992 Senior seminar
1992 Vatta
1993 Alumni involved with fine arts
1993 American College Theatre Festival
1993 Art development survey
1993 Art program plan
1993 Blasdel Greg tenure
1993 Budget
1993 Cooperating artists program
1993 Correspondence D Rathgeb
1993 Curriculum Comm/ Interns
1993 Fine arts status report/ Dean Susan Summerfield
1993 Graduate Education license in theatre arts
1993 Oct 16,+ Dec. 7, Initial scenes Directing I Finial Scenes directing I
1993 KC/ACTF Region 1 Festival XXV/ Fact Sheet
1992-1993 Margaret McCarthy Scholarship
1993 McKenzie, Kevin Honorary Doctorate Degree
1993 New England Theatre Conference Inc.
1993 Proposal Art History
1993 Report: Proposal for theatre education endorsement
1993 Secondary Education Teacher licensure program SMC Course Description
1993 Sources of Students for Art History Classes
1993 Spring Replacement Positions
1993 Student correspondence Rathgeb
1993 Survey of Art Department
1993, July Theatre Reunion
1994 New art history position Rough 1st draft
1994-96 Budget
1994 Correspondence D Rathgeb
1994-96 Cooperating artist program
1994 Description and bios of faculty
1994 Drama brochure
1994-1995 Drama Club Award Prof Rathgeb
1994 Lifetime achievement award-- Rathgebs
1994 New England Theatre Conference special award
1994 Principles of play directing
1994 Production crew for compleat works
1994 Programs
1994 Rrationale for restructuring of fine arts component of liberal studies
1994 Report on new england professional theatre industry
1994 VATTA auditions
1995 Advance study of dance education
1995 Brochure
1995 Correspondence D Rathgeb
1995 Internship study agreement (spring semester 1996) Kristin A. Spurr, Nicole Hill
1995 Final scenes directing
1995 Margret McCarthy Scholarship
1995 Naming of theatre
1995 Students enrolled in Private Study with cooperating artist
1995 web presence
1996 Award Amy Werbel
1996 Brochure
Box 5
1996-7 Budget
1996 Correspondence Rathgeb
1996 Costume inventory
1996 Drama Club Funding proposal
1996 Joanne Rathgeb day celebration
1996 Technology in classroom
1996 Correspondence D Rathgeb
1997 Dance Proposal Fall
1997 Music 215 music making in the Baroque
2000s programs
2000-2002 Emails promoting events
2001-02 Memos and corr
