Erling E. Kildahl scrapbooks and papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 480
Scope and Contents
The Erling E. Kildahl scrapbooks and papers contains thirteen scrapbooks compiled by Erling Kildahl. The scrapbooks contain information concerning the Purdue Theatre and Purdue Playshop productions, as well as the Lafayette Little Theatre and the Pasadena Playhouse. Newspaper clippings of the productions as well as set and cast photographs can be found in the scrapbooks. Journal articles that Professor Kildahl contributed to can be found within the collection as well.
Dates
- 1944 - 1990
Creator
- Kildahl, Erling E., 1917- (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is in English.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Copyright and Use Information
Copyright held by Purdue University or original creator. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.
Biographical Information
Erling (Gene) E. Kildahl was born March 20, 1917 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from Jamestown College in North Dakota in 1940 with a B.A. He received an MFA from the Pasadena Playhouse School of Theater in 1946 where he studied under Gilmor Brown. Kildahl spent two years directing at the Pasadena Playhouse before coming to Purdue University.
Prof. Kildahl headed the Theatre Section of the Creative Arts Department in the 1960s and transferred to the Speech Department where he taught Oral Interpretation until his retirement in 1983. He directed thirty-four productions while at Purdue. In 1964 he was selected as an outstanding director of Shakespearian productions and was a member of the national committee to celebrate the quadricentennial of the playwright's birth.
During his retirement he edited "Westward We Came: A Norwegian Immigrant's Story, 1866-1898" based on his father's writings. Prof. Kildahl passed away on June 23, 2011.
Prof. Kildahl headed the Theatre Section of the Creative Arts Department in the 1960s and transferred to the Speech Department where he taught Oral Interpretation until his retirement in 1983. He directed thirty-four productions while at Purdue. In 1964 he was selected as an outstanding director of Shakespearian productions and was a member of the national committee to celebrate the quadricentennial of the playwright's birth.
During his retirement he edited "Westward We Came: A Norwegian Immigrant's Story, 1866-1898" based on his father's writings. Prof. Kildahl passed away on June 23, 2011.
Extent
3.925 Cubic Feet (Two large flat boxes, five small flat boxes, and one half-width letter-size manuscript box)
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into three series.
- Scrapbooks
- Papers and Unbound Items
- Artifacts
Acquisition Information
Source and date of acquisition are unknown.
Processing Information
Materials were rehoused into acid-free boxes.
Creator
- Kildahl, Erling E., 1917- (Person)
- Title
- Erling E. Kildahl scrapbooks and papers
- Status
- Under Review
- Author
- Amanda Rumba, Elizabeth Wilkinson and Jon Hathaway
- Date
- 2020-04-21
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- Third edition. Collection description was first completed 2008-02-01 by Elizabeth Wilkinson. Second edition completed 2018-03-09 by John Hathaway.
Revision Statements
- 2018-03-09: The collection was placed in new boxes and the description updated by Jon Hathaway.
- 2020-04-21: Collection description updated by Amanda Rumba to align with data entry standards.
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu