Identity elements
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1951–2010 (Creation)
Extent
96.00 Linear Feet, 71 Boxes
Name of creator
Administrative history
McCain Auditorium was built in 1970 and was known as the KSU Auditorium. When President James A. McCain retired in 1975, it was renamed McCain Auditorium. It serves as home of student music, drama, opera and dance. McCain Auditorium is… read more
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
These materials are records documenting the development and history of McCain Auditorium, the campus cultural center for the live performing arts since 1970. The bulk of the collection consists of programs, broadsides, contracts, newspaper articles,… read more
System of arrangement
The collection has been arranged into eight series: 1) McCain Performance Series, 1970-2010; 2) Internal Records, 1951-2007; 3) Photographs and Slides, 1970-2010, undated; 4) Other McCain Performance and Events, 1960-1995; 5) Friends of McCain, 1980-2007;… read more
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
No access restriction: All materials are open for research.
Conditions governing reproduction
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
It received accession number U2010.17. The records were at McCain Auditorium until they were transferred to the university archives. The McCain Performance Broadsides were given Accession Number U2008.14. These have been integrated into the McCain… read more
Immediate source of acquisition
Acqusition Source: McCain Auditorium
Acqusition Method: Transfer.
Acqusition Date: 20080101
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
With very few exceptions, records were retained according to the records retention policy and schedule and exceptions were approved by the university archivist.
General note
Disaster Recovery 2023 note: Box 76 (A83412073235) contains floppy disks labelled "McCain Auditorium" and "Friends of McCain." There is not an accession record listed anywhere in the box, so this box will need further review.
Specialized notes
- Citation: Preferred Citation: [Item title], [item date], 4-H Youth Programs Papers, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.
Alternative identifier(s)
Archon Collection ID
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Archivist's note
Finding Aid Author: Ashley Stark and Cynthia A. Harris
Processing Info: The majority of the collection was processed by project archivist Ashley Stark from 2010 to 2015, and processor Cynthia A. Harris processed part of the Newspaper articles about McCain… read more