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Box 1

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Contains 21 Results:

Play scenes and fairs, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains research notes and photographs related to Andersen’s research on Mississippi showboats. The research primarily focuses on the Chapman family, who invented the medium, but also includes information on the development of the flatboat and general theater history. A draft copy of his manuscript, “The Chapmans of the Showboat,” is included. Photographs of Andersen and his wife, Helen, at his retirement party are also part of the collection.

Dates: undated

Theater costumes, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains research notes and photographs related to Andersen’s research on Mississippi showboats. The research primarily focuses on the Chapman family, who invented the medium, but also includes information on the development of the flatboat and general theater history. A draft copy of his manuscript, “The Chapmans of the Showboat,” is included. Photographs of Andersen and his wife, Helen, at his retirement party are also part of the collection.

Dates: undated

Flatboats, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains research notes and photographs related to Andersen’s research on Mississippi showboats. The research primarily focuses on the Chapman family, who invented the medium, but also includes information on the development of the flatboat and general theater history. A draft copy of his manuscript, “The Chapmans of the Showboat,” is included. Photographs of Andersen and his wife, Helen, at his retirement party are also part of the collection.

Dates: undated

Showboats, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains research notes and photographs related to Andersen’s research on Mississippi showboats. The research primarily focuses on the Chapman family, who invented the medium, but also includes information on the development of the flatboat and general theater history. A draft copy of his manuscript, “The Chapmans of the Showboat,” is included. Photographs of Andersen and his wife, Helen, at his retirement party are also part of the collection.

Dates: undated

Hank Monk, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains research notes and photographs related to Andersen’s research on Mississippi showboats. The research primarily focuses on the Chapman family, who invented the medium, but also includes information on the development of the flatboat and general theater history. A draft copy of his manuscript, “The Chapmans of the Showboat,” is included. Photographs of Andersen and his wife, Helen, at his retirement party are also part of the collection.

Dates: undated

John Banvard, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains research notes and photographs related to Andersen’s research on Mississippi showboats. The research primarily focuses on the Chapman family, who invented the medium, but also includes information on the development of the flatboat and general theater history. A draft copy of his manuscript, “The Chapmans of the Showboat,” is included. Photographs of Andersen and his wife, Helen, at his retirement party are also part of the collection.

Dates: undated

Mike Fink, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains research notes and photographs related to Andersen’s research on Mississippi showboats. The research primarily focuses on the Chapman family, who invented the medium, but also includes information on the development of the flatboat and general theater history. A draft copy of his manuscript, “The Chapmans of the Showboat,” is included. Photographs of Andersen and his wife, Helen, at his retirement party are also part of the collection.

Dates: undated

Unidentified building, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains research notes and photographs related to Andersen’s research on Mississippi showboats. The research primarily focuses on the Chapman family, who invented the medium, but also includes information on the development of the flatboat and general theater history. A draft copy of his manuscript, “The Chapmans of the Showboat,” is included. Photographs of Andersen and his wife, Helen, at his retirement party are also part of the collection.

Dates: undated

Nelson Andersen portraits, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains research notes and photographs related to Andersen’s research on Mississippi showboats. The research primarily focuses on the Chapman family, who invented the medium, but also includes information on the development of the flatboat and general theater history. A draft copy of his manuscript, “The Chapmans of the Showboat,” is included. Photographs of Andersen and his wife, Helen, at his retirement party are also part of the collection.

Dates: undated

Nelson Andersen retirement party with Helen Andersen, circa 1966

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains research notes and photographs related to Andersen’s research on Mississippi showboats. The research primarily focuses on the Chapman family, who invented the medium, but also includes information on the development of the flatboat and general theater history. A draft copy of his manuscript, “The Chapmans of the Showboat,” is included. Photographs of Andersen and his wife, Helen, at his retirement party are also part of the collection.

Dates: circa 1966