University of Alaska Anchorage Records
Guide to the Anchorage Community College Guild Godspell recording
1974 August 23
Collection number: UAA-0234.
Creating office: Anchorage Community College.
Series title: Anchorage Community College Guild Godspell recording.
Date: 1974 August 23.
Volume of series: .1 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Series materials are entirely in English.
Series summary: Recording of a 1974 performance of the musical Godspell put on by the ACC Guild.
Administrative history:
The Anchorage Community College Guild began its unnamed existence as an Anchorage Community Theatre workshop series at ACC in 1959. In 1968, the Anchorage Community Theatre Guild officially broke away from ACT to put on performances under its own name. The group became the Anchorage Community College Guild in 1972. F. Kenneth Freedman was an instructor at ACC who was heavily involved in show production at that time. When the University of Alaska Anchorage began forming its own theatre department in 1976, the ACC Guild became the Theatre Guild. The Theatre Guild ceased to produce shows in 1990.
Agency functions:
The Anchorage Community College Guild existed to use local actors to put on public theatrical performances. While auditions were open to the public, the ACC Guild frequently used ACC students in its performances.
Series description:
This series contains a 7-inch audio reel recording of the August 23, 1974 performance of the musical Godspell put on by the ACC Guild at the Alaska Methodist University Grant Hall. The audio reel box label reads, “A.C.C. Guild Godspell Aug. 23 1974 F.K. Freedman Tape Speed 3.75 I.P.S.”
Arrangement: The recording is in the original order in which it arrived at the Archives.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Preferred citation: Anchorage Community College Guild Godspell recording, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Works used in preparation of inventory:
“’Godspell’ Adds Four Performances.” Anchorage Daily Times. August 24, 1974. 8.
“Auditions Open Today for 2 Plays.” Anchorage Daily Times. December 7, 1972. 1.
Lowther, Jerrianne. “Theater Has Come a Long, Long Way.” Anchorage Daily Times. February 19, 1978. C-5.
Stadem, Catherine. The History of Theatre in Anchorage, Alaska 1915-2005: From a Wilderness Tent to a Multi-Million Dollar Stage. Lewiston, N.Y: Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.
Related materials:
ACC performing arts program; 1967-1975, UAA-0180. Program from the Godspell production.
John and Linda papers; 1969-1987, HMC-0387. Photographs of the Godspell production.
Processing information: This collection was described Becky Butler Gallegos in 2024.