Theodore Fuchs papers
Scope and Contents
Contains holographs, typescripts, drawings, and printed materials. Includes correspondence, manuscripts of published and unpublished studies of stage lighting, records of completed stage lighting projects, engineering drawings, teaching materials, theater workshop records, and various personal materials. Dates from between 1921 and 1978.
Dates
- 1921-1978
Creator
- Fuchs, Theodore (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Theodore Fuchs papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical History
Theodore Fuchs was a theatrical lighting designer, engineer and consultant, as well as a professor of theater at Northwestern University.
Born in 1904, Theodore Fuchs graduated from high school at age 15, and graduated from college with degrees in both chemical and electrical engineering by age 19. After graduating, Fuchs joined the staff at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he worked as a professor of theater. He collaborated with other professors on on experiments with engineering and the aesthetics of lighting that developed the technology, system, and vocabulary of the stage.
In 1929, Fuchs published "Stage Lighting," one of the earliest theatrical lighting texts. In 1970, 42 years after taking the position at Northwestern University, Fuchs retired. At the Kansas City Conference in 1980, he was presented with the USITT award for his contributions to the theatre.
Fuchs passed away some time later.
Extent
72 boxes (36 linear ft.)
3 containers (12 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in eleven series: 1. Correspondence, 1929-76. 2. Writings, 1926-1968. 3. Registered theater engineer and consultant, 1934-1977. 4. Engineering drawings, sketches, and blueprints, 1934-1978. 5. Professional organizations, 1950-1974. 6. Lighting designer, 1938-1957. 7. Professor at Northwestern University, 1927-1967. 8. Director of the Northwestern Theatre Workshop, approximately 1950-1960. 9. Productions, 1931-1959. 10. Reference materials, 1929-1963. 11. Personal materials, approximately 1925-1980.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS125.xml
Custodial History
Purchased; 2015.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; 2015.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
General
Photographs have been transferred to the Photo Archives of BYU under the number MSS P 157. Gift of Theodore Fuchs, 1974.
Processing Information
Processed; Clarissa McIntire, student manuscript processor, and Cory Nimer, curator; 2015.
- Title
- Register of Theodore Fuchs papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amy Perez
- Date
- 2011 February 25
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
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- Box: 14 (Text)
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- Box: 16 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States