Strand Theatre Collection
name: label: Donor
content: Cruikshank, D. Tucker
place: label: Place
content: United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Essex County -- Ipswich
topic: label: Topic
content: Strand Theatre
label: Topic
content: advertising -- Motion pictures
label: Topic
content: Motion picture theaters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by D. Tucker Cruikshank to the Division of Cultural and Community Life in January 2015.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Strand Theatre Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection consists of daily programs for the Strand Theatre in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Strand Opera House opened in 1909  in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and showcased operas, travelling shows, symphonies, and plays. After a destructive fire in 1930, the Strand reopened as a movie theatre owned by Phil Smith and Theatrical Enterprises. This theatre catered to locals as well as out-of-town upscale clientele, and it proudly screened first run films.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: bulk 1927-1943
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: The collection was transferred from the Division of Cultural and Community Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life)  to the Archives Center in September 2019.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1490
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Theater programs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into three series. The programs are arranged chronologically. 

Series 1: Programs, 1927, 1930-1943

Series 2: Tickets, undated

Series 3: Photographs, undated
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by John Benko, intern, 2019.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Theater programs -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: The collection consists of over 420 daily programs for the Strand Theatre in Ipswich, Massachusetts.  Also included are two photographs of the theater and about a dozen flyers, tickets, and advertising materials.