Hemsley, Gilbert, 1936- – Papers, 1948-1984.

Papers of a lighting designer, production manager, and University of Wisconsin theater and drama professor. The collection consists primarily of production files and includes technical materials for a variety of ballet, dance, opera, theater, and special productions. Some were the result of cultural exchanges with countries such as China, the Soviet Union, and Cuba. Personal, academic, and professional files comprise the remainder of the papers.


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All Collection Details:

  • Author: Hemsley, Gilbert, 1936-
  • Title: Papers, 1948-1984.
  • Size: 36.6 c.f. (89 archives boxes, 12 oversize files); plus additions of 48.5 c.f., 2 tape recordings, 11 photographs, 53 negatives, 5 transparencies, 18 videorecordings, and 1 painting.
  • Category: designer, mixed collection, theater, and Wisconsin

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