WHO IS THE CURATOR OF HOWARD PLAYERS THEATRE HISTORY ARCHIVES (HPTHA)?

• Professor Denise J. Hart, MFA, a Professor at Howard University in the Department of Theatre Arts,  is the researcher, curator and compiler of Howard PlayersTheatre History Archives 1909-2019 (HPTHA)

WHAT ARE THE COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS?

• Howard Players Theatre History Archives makes this information freely available for research, teaching and educational purposes only. HPTHA does not on the copyright associated with many of the items in this collection. Users are responsible for obtaining permissions from owning archives/repositories to publish materials. If you wish to quote or cite Howard Players Theatre History Archives collection materials, no formal permissions are needed. 

• Howard Players Theatre History makes every effort to ensure it provide access to content available on this site and provide attribution to owning archives when necessary. if you have rights related questions or concerns about items on this site please contact djhart@howard.edu. 

• All ephemera images dated 2019 - 1999 are from the researcher, Denise J. Hart's private collection. The researcher, Denise J. Hart, does not own the copyright for materials uploaded from Youtube, newspaper articles with visible periodical name and dates and photos that list photographer credit. 

HOW DO I CITE ITEMS FROM MECCA MADE THEATRE RESEARCH?

• For items that aren't otherwise copy written, please use the following citation format: 

(Description of item). Hart, Denise. Howard Players Theatre History Archives. May 2024, www.howardplayerstheatrehistory.com  (Accessed date).  

• Additional information for MLA citation of dramatic works and specifically for citing screenshots, images from a website and Theatre program citation is especially valuable as it pertains to this research site can be found HERE or HERE. 

Works Cited Example:

Program for Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Apollo Theatre, London.  Dramarama, 2020.

or... if you want to cite a particular contribution to a program:

Nguyen, Chi. "Nora's Escape." Program for Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Apollo Theatre, London.  Dramarama, 2020 pp. 2-4.

Howard Players Theatre History Works Cited Example:

Freeman, Jr. Al. "Director's Notes." Program for Charle's Fuller's A Soldier's Play at Ira Aldridge Theatre, Washington DC. Hart, Denise. Howard Players Theatre History Archives. May 2024, www.howardplayerstheatrehistory.com. (Accessed date). 

CAN I SEE HOWARD PLAYERS THEATRE HISTORY ARCHIVES REPOSITORY IN PERSON? 

• The items visual images/artifacts compiled on this site are not housed in one location. This is a fully digital research endeavor. However, you may visit the RESEARCH RESOURCES page for information regarding archives utilized to gather ephemera images and other materials. 

WHAT BEST PRACTICES DOES THIS DIGITAL REPOSITORY MODEL?  

To guide the creation of this digital research site I relied on the following archival sites, guidelines and research materials: 

• Development for the Digital Humanities

  • Providing the intellectual and strategic scaffolding to aid DH researchers successfully complete their research endeavors

• Project Management for the Digital Humanities 

  • The Emory Center for Digital Scholarship worked with the Emory University Libraries and Information Technology Services Project Management Office to develop a curriculum for managing digital projects in academic libraries and other settings in service to the global digital scholarship community.

• The American Theatre Archive Project 

  • The American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP), created in 2009, is an initiative of the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) that advocates for the preservation of American theatrical legacy. Specifically, ATAP provides resources to assist living theatre companies in managing their current and archival records.

• Society of American Archivists 

  • Founded in 1936, the Society of American Archivists is North America's oldest and largest national professional association dedicated to the needs and interests of archives and archivists. SAA represents more than 6,200 professional archivists employed by governments, universities, businesses, libraries, and historical organizations nationally.

• The Association of Moving Images Archives

  • The Association of Moving Image Archivists is an international nonprofit association dedicated to the preservation and use of moving image media.

• Digital Workshop: Community and Family Archives Through Digital Humanities. 

  • A crash course in creating Community & Family Archives through various digital humanities platforms and cloud storage platforms, such as Omeka, the Internet Archive and Google Drive. The workshop provides basic digitization guidelines, archival description best-practices, and recommendations for digital archives and exhibit platforms. 

WHERE SHOULD FEEDBACK or QUESTIONS BE DIRECTED TO?

• We welcome hearing from you. Please write directly to me at djhart@howard.edu