Metropolitan Theatre, Morgantown, Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3254
This collection contains ninety years’ worth of records related to the history of the Metropolitan Theatre and other respected local arts institutions, such as the Strand Theatre, Morgan Theatre, Morgantown Theatre Company, Morgantown Amusement Company and Westover Drive-In. Materials include movie posters, newspaper clippings, tickets, movie studio newsletters, film stills, operators’ reports, payroll ledgers and blueprints, among other material.
Topics include the film industry (marketing, distribution and studios), theatre history (vaudeville, road shows and burlesque), theatre management (supervisory reports, registers, financial ledgers, maintenance reports, receipts and expenses), and other similar topics.
Highlights include handwritten register books featuring the names of various vaudeville acts, 1970s era 3D glasses and film clip art and newspaper plates for upcoming features.
Series include:
Series 1. Administrative Records, 1929-1966 and undated
Series 2. Artifacts, 1959-1986 and undated
Series 3. Blueprints, 1948-1975 and undated
Series 4. Books, 1897-1970
Series 5. Daily and Hourly Reports, 1926-1987
Series 6. Doorman’s Reports, 1943-1962
Series 7. Ephemera, 1920-1986
Series 8. Financial Records, 1924-1985
Series 9. Legal Records, 1911-1986
Series 10. Maps, 1960-1971
Series 11. Meeting Minutes, 1925-1958
Series 12. Miscellaneous, 1934-1938
Series 13. Movie Advertising, 1960-1969
Series 14. Operators Reports, 1936-1987
Series 15. Weekly Reports, 1924-1939
Series 16. Addenda of 2000-2005, 1910-2000
No special access restriction applies.
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
75.38 Linear Feet (75 ft. 4.5 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (59 records cartons, 15 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 2.5 in. each); (1 ledger book, wrapped, 2 in.))
English
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Gift from Metropolitan Theatre Preservation Foundation, via Yagle, R. Karl, 1997/03/10. Addendum from Metropolitan Theatre Preservation Foundation via Judith Dinardi, 2000/02/16. Addenda from Metropolitan Theatre Preservation Foundation via Richard McEwuen, 2005/06/10 and 2005/07/14.
Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository