Princeton University-Related Theater Collections at the Mudd Manuscript Library: Triangle Club

The Triangle Club Records consists of records of the Club and its predecessor, the Princeton College Drama Association, for productions performed by these organizations from 1883 to the present. Materials include correspondence, playbills, scripts, scores, newspaper clippings, posters, scrapbooks, and photographs as well as audio-visual recordings.

The Triangle Club Board of Trustees, which is composed of Triangle Club alumni, was established in 1901 in order to promote the Club, enhance its reputation, make arrangements for the annual tour, and ensure a record of its activities. The collection documents the governance of the Triangle Club by its graduate Board of Trustees, particularly under the chairmanship of John Ball '52 (1973-1985), and includes bylaws, correspondence, reports and meeting agendas and minutes.

The McCarter Theatre was conceived as a permanent home for the Princeton University Triangle Club. McCarter began as a booking theater but ultimately moved into producing its own performances. The McCarter Theatre records document the history of the McCarter Theatre, including administration, performances and productions, and the building itself.

Donald A. Marsden is a member of the class of 1964, a Triangle Club alumnus, and author of the 1968 book "The Long Kickline: A History of the Princeton Triangle Club." The collection consists of Marsden’s materials related to his published history of the Triangle Club, "The Long Kickline." It includes drafts, proofs, indices, correspondence, and audio taped interviews with Triangle Club alumni Frederic Fox ’39, Howard Menand, Jr. ’36, Alfred Wade ’30, and Benjamin Franklin "Uncle Ben" Bu

Brooks Bowman '36 is best remembered as the composer of the songs "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" and "Love and a Dime." The Brooks Bowman Papers consist of correspondence and photographs that document his school years and his foray into the music industry. The bulk of the papers consist of Bowman's correspondence with his mother, sister, and numerous friends.

Kenneth Sherman Clark was a member of the Princeton Class of 1905 and an active participant in Triangle Club during his time at Princeton. Consists of the personal papers and sheet music of Kenneth Sherman Clark spanning his time at Princeton as well as his later career.

Consists primarily of original artwork created by Charles E. Fehon, Princeton Class of 1950, during the process of designing sets and costumes for Princeton theater groups including Theatre Intime, University Players, and the Triangle Club.

Charles H. Schultz is a member of the Princeton Class of 1954. The collection consists of scripts, sides, photographs, reviews, programs, clippings, and miscellaneous material relating to the University Players, Theatre Intime, and the Triangle Club of Princeton during the years Schultz was a participant in these groups.

Includes some recent Triangle Club posters.

Includes some photographs related to Triangle Club, although many Triangle photographs are in AC122, Triangle Club Records.

Contains some Triangle Club recordings, although most Triangle recordings are in AC122, Triangle Club Records.

Items related to Triangle Club are cataloged with numbers beginning P74.

• Waller, Ellis Parker (1959): The Princeton Triangle Club.
• Barnes, Nancy Whitcomb (1991): One Hundred Years and Still Kicking: A History of the Princeton Triangle Club. (Thesis No. 1477)