Nancy Necessary Pridemore Collection, c. 1948-1993 and undated

KC Manuscript Collection 309

INTRODUCTION:

Title:Nancy Necessary Pridemore Collection, c. 1948-1993 and undated

Collection Number:Kingsport Community Manuscript Collection (KCMC) 309

Physical Description: 8 boxes and 1 oversized folder, 6 linear feet

Creator:Dobyns-BennettHigh School Speech and Drama Department

Repository: Archives of the City of Kingsport

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION:

Provenance: The Nancy Necessary Pridemore Collection was donated to the Archives of the City of Kingsport by Nancy Necessary Pridemore in 1995.  Additions to the collection were made by Judy Womack and Verna Ruth Abbott in 1996.

Access/Restrictions: There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Processed By:

Kate Lukach processed the collection and developed the finding aid in April 2008.

COLLECTION CITATION:

This collection should be cited as:

Nancy Necessary Pridemore Collection, c. 1948-1993 and undated. KC Manuscript Collection 309, Archives of the city of Kingsport, Tennessee

SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection consists of 5 series.  The series include subject files, play scripts, audio recordings, scrapbooks, and plaques from performances of the Dobyns-Bennett High School Speech and Drama Department.  The 4th series includes material preserved by Nancy Necessary Pridemore, former head of the Speech and Drama department.  This series is comprised of two scrapbooks, 1949-1968 and 1965-1978, each with photographs and news clippings on the activities of the department.  Mrs. Pridemore led the department for 39 years, from 1946 to 1985.

SUBJECTS

Pridemore, Nancy Necessary

Theater — United   States

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

Series I, Subject Files, c. 1951-1986 and undated, Folder 1 and Box 1

Series I contains subject files including pictures from various plays, books, and playbills.  Files are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Series II, Play Scripts, undated, Box 2 – Box 4

Series II contains play scripts used by the Dobyns-Bennett High School Theatre Department.  The scripts are arranged alphabetically by title.

Series III, Audio Recordings, c. 1965-1971 and undated, Box 5

Series III consists of audio tapes and records, which are arranged by size then alphabetically.

Series IV, Scrapbooks, c. 1949-1993 and undated, Box 6 and Box 7

Series IV contains scrapbooks created by Nancy Necessary Pridemore as well as loose materials that she collected over the years.  The scrapbooks contain photos and newsclippings, and playbills are also included.  Scrapbooks are arranged by date.

Series V, Plaques, c. 1948-1986, Box 8

Series V consists of plaques and trophies won by students in the Dobyns-Bennett High School Speech and Theatre program.  Also included is a framed article from 1966.  This series is arranged by size and date.

 

BOX AND FOLDER LIST

Series I. Subject Files

Folder 1

  1. Certificate of Excellence in Dramatic Arts, April 29, 1955
  2. Photographs of the play “Brigadoon,” 1970

 

Box 1

  1. “Bye, Bye Birdie,” 1986
  2. 2.     Catalog of Plays and Stage Crew Guide
  3. East Tennessee Education Association Bulleting, October 25 and 26, 1951
  4. Famous American Plays of the 1920’s – Kenneth MacGowan
  5. “Fiddler on the Roof,” 1987
  6. Freestanding Scenery – James Hull Miller
  7. “Hello Dolly!,” 1984
  8. Krapp’s Last Tape and other dramatic pieces – Samuel Beckett
  9. Miscellaneous Photographs
  10. Newsclippings
  11. “Paint Your Wagon,” 1973
  12. Playbills and Miscellaneous Certificates
  13. Prism, Fall 1962
  14. 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and other plays – Tennessee Williams
  15. Unidentified Photographs

 

Series II. Play Scripts

Box 2

  1. “Aladdin” – William Glennon
  2. “Annie Get Your Gun” – Irving Berlin (2 copies)
  3. “As You Like It” – I.E. Clark
  4. “The Best of Broadway” – David Rogers
  5. “By the Waters of Babylon” – Brainerd Duffield
  6. “The Cactus Wildcat” – James S. Wallerstein
  7. “Carousel” – Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
  8. “The Cat Princess” – Bill Hayden (3 copies)
  9. “The Chance Miracle” – Paul S. McCoy
  10. “Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator” – Richard R. George
  11. “Cheaper by the Dozen”
  12. “Christmas at Finnegan’s Flat” – Seymour S. Tibbals
  13. “The Clown Who Ran Away” – Conrad Seiler (2 copies)
  14. “Come Over to Our House” – Marrijane and Joseph Hayes
  15. “Come Rain or Shine” – Marrijane and Joseph Hayes
  16. “Concert in the Park” – Donald Elser
  17. “The Devil and Daniel Webster” – Stephen Vincent Benet
  18. “Ever Since Eve”
  19. “Family Circle” – Anne Coulter Martens
  20. “The Firebugs” – Max Frisch
  21. “Flibbertygibbet” – Charlotte Chorpenning and Nora Tully MacAlvay

 

Box 3

  1. “FogIsland” – E. Clayton McCarty
  2. “Fog on the Valley” – Verne Powers
  3. “Footfalls” – Brainerd Duffield
  4. “Gammer Gurton’s Needle” – I.E. Clark
  5. “Gringoire the Ballad Monger” – Arthur Shirley
  6. “Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates” – Charlotte B. Chorpenning
  7. “The Lamb in the Window” – Robert Finch
  8. “The Laziest Man in the World” – Carl Webster Pierce
  9. “A Little Honey” – William Davidson
  10. “Look Who’s Here!” – Charles George
  11. “Love is Eternal” – Ruth Sergel
  12. “Macbeth” – I.E. Clark
  13. “Meet Me in St. Louis” – Perry Clark
  14. “The Minuet” – Jack Stuart Knapp
  15. “The Moon Makes Three” – Aurand Harris
  16. “Mother Takes a Trip” – Margaret Goff Clark
  17. “My Little Margie” – Kristen Sergel
  18. “Niccolo and Nicollette or the Puppet Prince” – Alan Cullen
  19. “The Night Was Dark” – James Reach
  20. “The 1940’s Radio Hour” – Walton Jones
  21. “No Foolin’!” – Katharine Kavanaugh
  22. “Oklahoma!” – Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
  23. “Once and for All” – Sidney Duvall
  24. “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” – Robert Brome
  25. “Prince Rabbit” – Susan Carle
  26. “The Princess and the Swineherd” – Madge Miller (3copies)

 

Box 4

  1. “Prospero’s MagicCape” – Lois Dean
  2. “Puss in Boots” – Rowena Bennett
  3. “Puss in Boots” – Madge Miller ( 2 copies)
  4. “Raggedy Ann and Andy” – Patricia Thackray
  5. “The Red Shoes” – Robin Short
  6. “Ringing in the Groom” – A.A. O’Keeffe (4 copies)
  7. “Roughly Speaking” – Emmett Smiley
  8. “The Running Tide” – Jay Reid Gould
  9. “Second Fiddle” – Guernsey LePelley (2 copies)
  10. “Seven Short and Very Short Plays” – Jean-Claude Van Itallie
  11. “She Stoops to Conquer” – I.E. Clark
  12. “She Stoops to Conquer” – Harold G. Sliker (2 copies)
  13. “Smokescreen” – Kasper
  14. “The Sound of Music” – Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (2 copies)
  15. “Special Guest” – Donald Elser
  16. “Take Your Medicine” – Felicia Metcalfe
  17. “The True in Heart” – William D. Fisher
  18. “Turn Him Out” – Thomas J. Williams
  19. “The Wagon to the Star” – Jeanette Carlisle
  20. “What Think Ye of Christ?” – Letitia Hollinshead
  21. “Yours Truly Willie” – Kathryn Wayne

 

Series III. Audio Recordings

Box 5

  1. “Our Country ‘Tis of Thee” 5 Inch Audio Reel
  2. “David Russ Boy’s Oratory” 5 Inch Audio Reel, 1965
  3. Miscellaneous 5 Inch Audio Reel
  4. “Parliamentary Procedure” 7 Inch Audio Reel, 1971
  5. “The Pastor’s Study” 7 Inch Audio Reel, 1966
  6. “Period 3, March 1, 1968” 7 Inch Audio Reel
  7. “Speech Tournament” 7 Inch Audio Reel, November 1971
  8. “Voice of Democracy” 7 Inch Audio Reel, 1967
  9. “Voice of Democracy” 7 Inch Audio Reel
  10. Sound Effects Record “Automobile Effects”
  11. Sound Effects Record “Gasoline Pump” and “Children in Playground”

 

Series IV. Scrapbooks

Box 6

  1. Scrapbook, 1949-1968 (fragile)

 

Box 7

  1. Newsclippings, Photographs, and Playbills
  2. Scrapbook, 1965-1978

 

Series V. Plaques

Box 8

  1. T.H.S.S.P.L. District VII 1 Act Play 1st   Place 1971
  2. 1st One Act Play T.H.S.S.D.L. District VII 1972
  3. Georgia 1974 4th Place Four Man Unit Plaque
  4. High School Invitational – WakeForest – Plaque 1969
  5. 4th Affirmative Georgia 1973 Plaque
  6. Georgia Debates 1972 1st Place Negative
  7. T.I.L.L. Drama 1956 State Plaque
  8. “Voice of Democracy” Contest – speech and photo (national) – David Russ
  9. 1st  Solo Acting T.H.S.S.D.L. District VII 1973
  10. National Forensic League – 1966-1972
  11. National Thespian Society – Best Award 1948-1965
  12. National Thespian Society – Best Thespian 1966-1986