Also, there is the cross-referenced, exhaustive Comprehensive Index to the Merriman Scrapbook Collection of Materials on Pittsburgh and New York Theatre, available at the Hillman Reference Desk. Back to Top A general overview of both collections is below. Barth Scrapbooks Consists of chiefly programs and related clippings. Covers the period from 1905-1967. 41 total volumes.
Most programs are from Pittsburgh or various Ohio theaters.
Mr. Barth organized his scrapbooks by subject. Merriman Scrapbooks Consists of programs, photos, and clippings. Covers the period from 1865-1942. 140 volumes, currently unbound and housed in document cases. Scrapbooks are organized alphabetically and then divided into various subject headings, chiefly Performers and Plays.