Finding Aid for Preston H. Tuttle Papers, 1954-88 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Preston H. Tuttle Papers, 1954-88

ID: 15/7/42

Primary Creator: Tuttle, Preston Heath (1914-1990)

Extent: 2.3 cubic feet

Arrangement: by subject

Subjects: Adolescence, Comedy, Faculty Papers, Farce, Film Society, History of Science, Printing, Theatre, University High School

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Papers of Preston Heath Tuttle (1914-90) '34; M.A. '56; Ph.D. '63; professor of English and Speech (1964-68), including subject files (1954-80) for his 1963 dissertation, Comedy as a Preprojection of Childhood Experience, consisting of notes, press clippings, playbills, and manuscripts relating to comedic theory, particularly Farce and New Comedy; playbills (1932-35) from the Illinois Theater Guild; class rosters and playbills (128-31) from University High School in Urbana; correspondence with and clippings on stage director Wilford Leach (1957-88); correspondence and examples of printing related to the Waygoose Society, an Urbana club devoted to fine printing (1954-72); programs and posters of the UI Film Society (1955-67); correspondence, posters, and memos related to the UI History of Science Society (1955-68); and Tuttle's critique (1973) of an original screenplay, Law and Order (1972).

Adolescence
Comedy
Faculty Papers
Farce
Film Society
History of Science
Printing
Theatre
University High School

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 7/30/1990

Other Note: 5 Pages

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1507042.pdf

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