Descriptive Summary
The American Catholic Research Center and University Archives
1888-1993
Rev. Gilbert Vincent Ferrer Hartke
Rev. Gilbert Vincent Ferrer Hartke Collection
73.75 linear feet; 60 boxes
This is a collection of Father Hartke's personal manuscripts, including correspondences and publications he collected. There is an extensive photograph and audio visual collection as well. Also included are scrapbooks that Hartke assembled from clippings on productions he made with the Drama Department, in addition to personal articles about himself. Lastly, there is a museum component of this collection with all of Hartke's awards, some of his personal effects, and academic robes.
140
English
Biographical Note
Rev. Gilbert Vincent Ferrer Hartke was born on January 16, 1907 to Lillian and Emil Hartke in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. His father was a successful Chicago druggist and a proud German-American Lutheran. His mother was from a traditional Irish Catholic background and was a great childhood. As a youth Hartke was known by his family and friends to be a devoted lover of acting and the theater as well as athletics. In 1921, he enrolled at Loyola Academy for high school where he began to discover his vocation for the priesthood through the Jesuit priests who taught there. This, along with his mother's religious convictions, had a deep impact on Hartke's decision to enter the priesthood. During his time at Loyola he was both a football player and an actor for the Loyola Community Theater. In 1925, he spent a fifth year at Loyola as a football coach. Following high school, Hartke attended Loyola University in Chicago before transferring to Providence College. It was there in 1929 that he decided to enter the Dominican order.
During Hartke's time in the seminary at St. Joseph's in Ohio, followed by Immaculate Conception College in Washington, D.C., he began writing plays with a Dominican theater group called the 'Black Friars.' During this time, 1933-1934, he wrote three plays: 'College Daze,' 'Big Shot,' and 'Within These Walls.' During this time he became convinced that his new goal as a priest was to create a Catholic theater program through his order. As fate would have it, this was not the case. In 1935, he was sent to the Dominican House of Studies in Washington D.C. and began studies at the Catholic University of America (CUA) for his master's degree. At CUA, he became involved with the campus Drama Troupe called the Harlequin Club, and in 1936 they put on his play 'Within these Walls.'
The following year Hartke instituted the Drama Department at CUA as a summer program, and that fall it became a department that offered a Master's degree in Drama. When an undergraduate degree was added it became the Department of Speech and Drama. One of the greatest assets of the department in these early years was the faculty that included Walter Kerr, Leo Brady, and Josephine Callan. Their contributions elevated the department into one of the best programs in the nation, as well as the most popular theater houses in Washington D.C. The pinnacle of this was the 1939-1940 production of 'Yankee Doodle Boy,' which chronicled the life of George M. Cohen. The play made Hartke and the department a nationally known establishment, and elevated Hartke to celebrity status. During the war years, he maintained the department and contributed to the war effort by starring in a promotional film as a chaplain as well as producing patriotic plays on campus to entertain the troops.
After World War II, the department under Hartke changed slightly. In 1946-1947 the University Theater moved from Ward Hall, the Music department building, to a U.S. Army surplus theater. In 1949, Hartke incorporated a Shakespearean theater group known as the National Players, and they would become one of the premier theater troupes in the country through the remainder of Hartke's life. He also organized a group of CUA Drama students known as the CUA Players that traveled the country and to U.S. military bases. Beginning in 1951, he started bringing students and the National Players to entertain the troops in Europe and Asia; every president from Harry Truman through Ronald Reagan would have his theater group entertain at the White House as well.
The 1950s and the 1960s marked the high point in Hartke's career. During this time, he became an advocate for such causes as the racial integration of local Washington D.C. theaters and the creation of the National Endowment for the Arts. In 1963, he was given an alumni testimonial dinner where the idea for a new theater was given. The old Army surplus theater was quickly becoming antiquated and needed to be replaced. Hartke raised the funds and was granted permission by newly appointed CUA President Clarence Walton to construct the theater in 1969. It was dedicated in 1970 with actress and alum Helen Hayes in attendance. During his tenure as chair of the Drama Department many celebrities were found at CUA, including Ed McMahon, Jon Voight, Susan Sarandon, and director Robert Moore.
In the 1970s Hartke continued his work with the Drama Department, the USO, National Players, and serving on the board of directors for Ford's Theater. He was instrumental in the reopening of Ford's Theater and was the creator and director of The Olney Theatre in Olney, Maryland. By 1972, he had reached the traditional age of retirement for CUA's faculty, and steps were made by President Walton and Executive Vice President C. Joseph Nuesse to find a replacement for him. Hartke retired as chair of the Drama department in 1974, and for the next three years his protégé Donald Waters served as the chair until William Graham replaced him and remained as chair until 1993. Graham would also be one of the last of Hartke's protégé's to retire.
Upon his retirement Hartke was appointed CUA's Special Assistant for the President, as well as for Development, a position he would hold until his death in 1986. During his tenure Hartke became the face of CUA with the media, and university ambassador at social events throughout Washington D.C. He was so well known that during Pope John Paul II's 1979 visit to CUA, Hartke was mistaken by news reporter John Chancellor as the President of CUA. During his later years Hartke was bestowed numerous awards and honorary degrees. He also served as the guest of honor to many events such as Grand Marshall for the 1981 Washington D.C. St. Patrick's Day Parade. In 1982 and 1985, CUA and the city of Washington D.C. commemorated his seventy-fifth birthday and fiftieth anniversary at CUA with a banquet. Despite his age, he still remained involved in his USO tours with the National Players to Europe until a he suffered a mild heart attack in Poland in 1985.
Beginning in 1985, his health began to decline rapidly following his early heart attack. He would succumb to heart disease on February 21, 1986 at Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C. The tributes to Fr. Hartke were fitting for such an icon. He was clearly instrumental in the founding of Catholic University's Drama Department, but also with the advancement of the arts in Washington D.C. such as Ford's Theatre and contributions to the creation of the Kennedy Center in 1973.
Scope and Contents
The Rev. Gilbert Vincent Ferrer Hartke Collection consists of thirteen series. The first series contains his personal correspondence from various theatre organizations, with personal friends, and business correspondence. This business correspondence is related to organizations he was involved with as well as events that he attended. There is also correspondence arranged by year and alphabetical order. Most of this is with friends, colleagues, former students, and members of the theater community. Lastly, there is correspondence with members from his religious order, the Dominicans.
The second series contains correspondence that Fr. Hartke had within the CUA Drama Department during his tenure as chair, 1937-1974, as well as correspondence with the department he had during his tenure as Special Assistant to the President, 1974-1986. Most of it pertains to business related to the running of the department, as well as theater arrangements from around the city. This includes correspondence concerning the CUA Players as well as with department faculty members. Also included are a few of his earliest plays written before the creation of the Drama Department, with notes and correspondence. There is also correspondence with his students and alumni from the department as well.
The next series contains files on the various theater groups that Fr. Hartke was in charge of or participated in as a director. This includes files from the National Players, CUA Players, and USO tours for the U.S. Department of Defense. There are also extensive files on his contributions while serving on the board of directors for re-establishing Ford's Theatre and files from the St. Michaels Summer theatre that Hartke administered in Vermont. These include fundraising correspondence with different organizations, as well as ceremonies he was involved with at CUA. There is also correspondence with President's Clarence Walton and Edmund Pellegrino and some fundraising correspondence Hartke did for the university while he was still chair of the Drama Department.
The next series contains his greeting cards sent to him for Christmas and Easter. There are many get well cards received 1985-1986 during his last year of declining health and also a large Valentine's Day card given to him by his former students. Lastly, there are invitations to different events he attended, mainly during his tenure as special assistant to the president.
The next series contains correspondence that Fr. Hartke had with different organizations through the years, including charitable organizations like the American Cancer Society and the Boys and Girls Clubs. He also had extensive correspondence with the National Endowment for the Arts, which he served on the board of directors, and was an advocate for its creation. Lastly, there are transcripts of speeches he made advocating for the creation of the National Endowment for the Arts, and questions on governmental funding for the arts.
The next series contains Fr. Hartke's personal finances, including checks, receipts, and correspondence with different businesses. Also included are personal requisitions that he received from CUA and a yearly budget summary of his finances. The eighth series contain Mary Jo Santo Pietro's personal notes for her biography on Fr. Hartke. This includes correspondence and clippings related to her research, as well as notes from her personal interviews with Fr. Hartke. Some of these notes were written following his death in 1986.
The ninth series contains eight subseries of publications that Hartke collected. The first contains newspaper clippings about Hartke and his productions. The second contain magazines with articles on Hartke or his productions, as well as advertisements featuring Hartke. The third has late nineteenth and early twentieth century theater journals from London and New York. The fourth subseries contain playbills from productions he attended as well as those he directed or was involved with. The fifth contain CUA publications that are related to Hartke and his productions. The sixth subseries contain personal log journals from his tours with the National Players to Germany and Poland. The seventh has miscellaneous books that Hartke collected, a few are theater related the rest are spiritual. The eighth subseries contains copies of plays that he directed; this includes his personal stage notes as well.
The next series contains mainly reel to reel tapes of audio from different drama productions by Hartke, and productions from the National Players. The reel to reel tapes come in three formats; three, five, and seven inch tapes. There are also cassette tapes of audio recordings from different productions and also two VHS tapes of a documentary on Father Hartke, and records of music recorded from various productions. Many of these materials were not labeled properly and are missing their titles and production dates.
The eleventh series contains Fr. Hartke's photograph collection., with personal pictures that includes family members, photos from when he became a priest and photos with his friends throughout the years. There are also photos from productions he was involved in; these include production photos from CUA Productions, National Player Productions, and from Olney Theatre. There are also photos of Hartke with numerous celebrities, politicians, and presidents. He has pictures with every president spanning from Harry Truman through Ronald Reagan. There are also photos from different events he attended for CUA and other organizations he belonged to. There is also a box of photo albums from tours he made with the National Players for the USO, and two special photo albums from 1981 for a banquet he attended. Lastly, there are five boxes of photo negatives and Kodak slides from CUA Productions and Productions at Olney Theatre in Maryland.
The twelfth series contains scrapbooks of newspaper and magazine clippings from different productions that he was involved with in the CUA Drama Department as well as scrapbooks from USO tours to Germany that he made with the National Players. Most of these scrapbooks are oversized with many of the clippings in rather fragile condition. Many of these scrapbooks are personal clippings on Hartke himself, and include his visits to the White House, and sundry honors that were bestowed upon him.
The last series contains memorabilia items that includes his personal knick knacks and his pipe collection. Also among these items are all of his awards and framed certificates. Lastly, are Hartke's academic robes from CUA and other universities he received honorary degrees from.
Arrangement
The Rev. Gilbert V.F. Hartke Collection consists of thirteen series:
- Series 1: Personal Correspondence, 1933-1986, Boxes 1-4
- Series 2: Drama Department Correspondence, 1933-1985, Box 5
- Series 3: Theater Organizations, 1959-1985, Boxes 6-7
- Series 4: Special Assistant to the President Correspondence, 1960-1985, Boxes 7-8
- Series 5: Greeting Cards and Invitations, 1963-1986 , Boxes 9-10
- Series 6: Philanthropic Organizations, 1948-1983, Boxes 11-12
- Series 7: Personal Finances, 1966-1979, Box 12
- Series 8: Manuscript and Notes from Santo Pietro's Biography, 1957-1993, Box 13
- Series 9: Publications, 1888-1986, Boxes 13-20
- Series 10: Audio Visual Materials, 1950-1985 , Boxes 21-27
- Series 11: Photographs, 1937-1986, Boxes 28-43
- Series 12: Scrapbooks, 1947-1974, Boxes 44-49
- Series 13: Memorabilia, 1940's-1985, Boxes 50-60
Restrictions on Access
None
Related Material
Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Persons:
Ronald Reagan
Helen Hayes
Susan Saranden
Jon Voight
Ed McMahon
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Organizations:
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Ford's Theatre
Olney Theatre
USO
National Players
The Catholic University of America
Places:
New York
Washington DC
London
Germany
Poland
Romania
Belgium
Italy
Subjects:
Drama
Theatre
Dominicans
Acquisition Information
This collection was given to the archives in several stages; the first part of this collection was donated in 1984 from Fr. Hartke's office to the archives. There were six other donations from 1994, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2008, and 2010 respectively.
Processing Information
Processing completed in 2013 by Raymond Moore. EAD markup completed in 2013 by Raymond Moore.
Bibliography
Santo Pietro, Mary Jo. Father Hartke: His Life and Legacy to the American Theatre. Washington: The Catholic University Press, 2002.
The Tower, 28 February 1986, "Fr. Hartke Dies From Heart Disease at 79"
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Personal Correspondence,
1933-1985
4 Boxes
This series contains Fr. Hartke's personal correspondence from his different theatre organizations, with personal friends, and business correspondence. This business correspondence is related to organizations he was involved with, as well as various events that he attended. There are also correspondence arranged by year and alphabetical order. Most of this s with friends, colleagues, former students, members of the theatre community, and members from his religious order, the Dominicans.
1
1
Correspondences,
1965-1967
1
2
Correspondence,
1967-1968
1
3
Correspondence A-C,
1976
1
4
Correspondence D-G,
1976
1
5
Correspondence H-L,
1976
1
6
Correspondence M-P,
1976
1
7
Correspondence R-Z,
1976
1
8
Chronological Correspondence,
1974-1977
1
9
Chronological Correspondence,
1978-1985
Includes correspondences on personal interviews
1
10
News Correspondence,
1980-1985
Correspondence with members of the press, includes one letter from President Reagan
1
11
V. Glasgow Koste Correspondence,
1981-1985
1
12
Biographical Correspondence,
1982-1985
1
13
Alumni Correspondence,
1973
1
14
Correspondence A-K,
1978
1
15
Correspondence L-Z,
1978
1
16
Annual Meetings,
2001-2004
2
1
Correspondence A-C,
1979-1981
2
2
Correspondence D-G,
1979-1981
2
3
Correspondence H-L,
1979-1981
2
4
Correspondence M-P,
1979-1981
2
5
Correspondence R-T,
1979-1981
2
6
Correspondence U-Z,
1979-1981
2
7
Correspondence,
1945-1947
2
8
Correspondence,
1962-1968
Includes correspondence on communications
2
9
Correspondence A-C,
1976-1977
Includes recommendations for former students
2
10
Correspondence D-K,
1977
2
11
Correspondence,
1977
2
12
Correspondence Q-Z,
1977
2
13
Recommendation Correspondences,
1977-1982
Hartke's 75th birthday correspondence, and Helen Vev Standig donations
2
14
Personal Addresses,
1979
Mailing addresses
2
15
Alumni Correspondence,
1981
2
16
Legal Correspondence,
1981-1985
Includes Callen's final will and testimony
3
1
Mailing Lists,
1985
3
2
Hartke's Homilies,
n.d
Includes his personal annotations
3
3
Eulogies and Invocations,
1946-1984
Includes personal correspondence relating to each eulogy
3
4
Homilies II,
n.d
3
5
Hartke's Writings/Prayers,
n.d
3
6
Stage Equipment Correspondence,
1970-1977
3
7
Stage Equipment Correspondence,
1963-1970
3
8
Correspondence,
1975
3
9
Correspondence D-G,
1975
3
10
Correspondence A-G,
1975
3
11
Recommendations A-L,
1974-1975
3
12
Recommendations M-Z,
1973-1975
3
13
Correspondence S-Z,
1975
3
14
Correspondence M-R,
1975
3
15
Correspondence M-R,
1975
4
1
Correspondence,
1933-1953
4
2
Correspondence,
1954-1965
4
3
Correspondence,
1966-1969
4
4
Correspondence,
1971
The first set A-L
4
5
Correspondence,
1971
The second set M-Z
4
6
Correspondence,
1967-1972
4
7
Correspondence,
1972
4
8
Correspondence,
1973
4
9
Correspondence,
1973
4
10
Correspondence,
1976-1983
4
11
Correspondence,
1984
4
12
Correspondence,
1984
4
13
Correspondence,
1985
Included are correspondences on Hartke's declining health
4
14
Correspondence,
1985
second set of correspondences
4
15
Correspondence,
1986
Final correspondences with personal friends and get well letters
Series 2: Drama Department Correspondence,
1933-1986
(1 Box)
Ccorrespondence that Fr. Hartke had within the Drama Department during his tenure as chair, 1937-1974, as well as with the department he had during his tenure as Special Assistant to the President, 1974-1986.
5
1
Departmental Correspondence,
1953-1975
5
2
College Theatre Correspondence,
1960-1978
Correspondence with different college drama programs
5
3
Show Notes,
1966-1972
Notes from "Sis" "Boom" "Bah" and various Christmas shows
5
4
Top Hat Awards,
2000-2003
National Council's award for charitable service
5
5
Files on Dr. Josephine Callen's Death,
1978-1981
Correspondence concerning her estate included
5
6
Drama Department Alumni,
1974-1983
5
7
Scholarship/Recommendation Correspondence,
1963-1983
5
8
Scholarship/Recommendations,
1977-1982
5
9
Recommendations for Playwrights,
1979-1982
5
10
Handbook of Productions,
n.d-1970
Also files on Oedipus the King
5
11
Materials for "The Birds",
1964
5
12
College Daze Script,
1933
Hartke's oldest script he wrote
5
13
Big Shot Script,
1934
Another early script Hartke wrote
5
14
Within the Walls Script,
1935
5
15
Detective Story Script,
1952
5
16
Alumni Correspondence,
1948-1985
5
17
Files on Hartke Theatre Opening,
1970
5
18
Files from St. Michael's Theatre,
1964-1972
Summer theatre Hartke ran in Vermont
5
19
Theatre Dedication Materials,
1960-1970
Leo Brady correspondence regarding the theatre
5
20
Script Proposals,
1970-1981
Series 3: Theatre Groups,
1959-1985
(2 Boxes)
Files on the various theater groups that Fr. Hartke headed or participated in as a director. This includes files from the National Players, CUA Players, USO tours for the Department of Defense, board of directors for re-establishing Ford's Theatre, and St. Michaels Summer Theater in Vermont.
6
1
USO Christmas Tour,
1977-1979
6
2
National Players and Polish Tour,
1966-1981
In conjunction with the USO
6
3
Senior Adult Theatre,
1978-1980
Community theatre for the elderly
6
4
National Council on the Arts,
1978-1981
6
5
The Kennedy Center,
1982
6
6
National Theatre Correspondence,
1977-1978
6
7
Denny Pezzin's Resume,
1983
Actor for Polish USO tour
6
8
Ford's Theatre Correspondence 1,
1972
6
9
Ford's Theatre Correspondence 2,
1972
6
10
Ford's Theatre Files,
1972
6
11
Ford's Theatre Files,
1972
6
12
USO Show Tour,
1980-1982
6
13
Christmas Tours,
1979-1975
6
14
Department of Defense Tours,
1985
6
15
St. Michael's Theatre,
1982
Correspondence with Cyril Richard
7
1
St. Michaels Theatre Files,
1959-1961
7
2
St. Michaels Playhouse,
1964-1967
7
3
Ford's Theatre Files,
1968
7
4
Ford's Theatre,
1969
7
5
Various Theatre Correspondence,
1977-1985
7
6
Cheverly Community Theatre,
1975
Productions Hartke directed
7
7
National Folk Festival,
1968
Legal
7
8
Abbey Theatre/Arena Stage,
1973-1976
7
9
USO Showmobile Program,
1965
7
10
Poland Tour,
1974
7
11
Poland Tour,
1974-1976
Series 4: Special Assistant to the President Correspondence,
1960-1985
2 Boxes
Correspondence Fr. Hartke had with the CUA administration during his tenure as special assistant to the President, 1974-1986.
7
12
University Fundraising for the President's Office,
1968-1985
7
13
September Foundation,
1975
Leo D. Hochstetter correspondence
7
14
Special Assistant Business,
1976-1979
7
15
Thanksgiving Tuesday Ceremonies,
1974-1978
7
16
Award Ceremonies during Walton's Presidency,
1974-1976
7
17
Christmas Tree/Thanksgiving Ceremony,
1975
7
18
Bicentennial/Patronal Medal,
1974-1975
Awarded for service by President Walton
8
1
Envoy Magazine Correspondence,
1979-1980
CUA alumni magazine
8
2
President's Medal on Civil Service,
1974-1975
8
3
Hartke's Schedule/Mailing Lists,
1875
Scheduling log from his office
8
4
Office of the President Correspondence,
1973-1982
8
5
Events at CUA,
1979-1983
Such as Commencement and Homecoming
8
6
Correspondence related to Fundraising,
1960-1982
8
7
Correspondence related to Fundraising,
1960-1982
8
8
Memos Concerning the Assistant to the President's Office,
1981-1982
8
9
Pellegrino Correspondence,
1979-1981
8
10
Hartke Theatre Correspondence with the President's Office,
1970
8
11
Hartke Scholarships,
1975-1976
8
12
Miscellaneous Correspondence,
1972-1976
Series 5: Greeting Cards and Invitations,
1963-1986
2 Boxes
Personal greeting cards that were sent to him for Christmas as well as Easter, get well cards from 1985-1986 during his last year of declining health, and a large Valentine's Day card given to him by his former students. Lastly, there are invitations to events he attended, mainly during his tenure as special assistant to the president.
9
1
Hartke's 75th Birthday Cards,
1982
9
2
Invitations and Appointments,
1965-1969
9
3
Invitations and Appointments,
1979
9
4
Invitations and Appointments,
1979
9
5
Programs to Events,
1963-1976
9
6
Invitations,
1976
9
7
Hartke Souvenirs,
1980
9
8
Invitations,
1977
9
9
Invitations,
1976
9
10
Christmas/Get Well Cards,
1985
9
11
Christmas Cards,
1983-1985
9
12
Christmas Cards,
1983-1985
10
1
Get Well Cards,
1985
10
2
Get Well Cards,
1985
10
3
Greeting Cards,
1985
Mainly from Easter, Christmas, and from former students getting married or having a child
10
4
Greeting Cards,
1985
10
5
Get Well Cards,
1986
10
6
Christmas Cards,
1984
10
7
Golden Jubilee,
1983-1985
Includes cards from Hartke's appearance on Larry King's radio show
10
8
Cards/Notes,
1985-1986
10
9
Hartke Memorabilia,
n.d-1979
Includes a giant birthday cards, various Valentine Day cards, and an empty sour balls container
10
10
Greeting Cards,
1974
10
11
Valentine's Day Greeting Card,
1976
Large Valentine's Day card sent to Hartke by former students
Series 6: Philanthropic Organizations,
1948-1983
2 Boxes
Correspondence that Fr. Hartke had with organizations through the years, including charitable organizations like the American Cancer Society and the Boys and Girls Clubs as well as the National Endowment for the Arts.
11
1
Fordham University Club,
1978-1982
11
2
Hartke's Purse Fundraiser,
1983
Fundraiser for struggling actors and actresses
11
3
National Endowment for the Arts,
1976-1981
11
4
Salvation Army Correspondence,
1973-1980
11
5
DC Arts and Humanities Commission,
1981-1983
11
6
CUA Humanities Project,
1981
11
7
Arts Club of Washington,
1980-1981
11
8
Irish-American Culture Institute,
1978-1980
11
9
American Cancer Society,
1978-1979
11
10
American Cancer Society,
1978-1981
11
11
American Cancer Society,
1979
11
12
National Endowment for the Arts,
1977
Includes promotional material
11
13
National Endowment for the Arts,
1977
11
14
Hartke's Essay on Governmental Aid for the Arts,
1962
11
15
Speeches on the role of Theatre,
1948-1983
Given at different conferences
12
1
White House Conference on Education,
1965
12
2
National Catholic Lay Celebration of Evangelization,
1979
12
3
Ford Foundation Correspondence,
1965-1967
12
4
C.Y. Stephens Iowa Building Opening,
1969
12
5
National Council on the Arts,
1965
12
6
Rockefeller Commission on the Arts,
1966
12
7
Various Arts Foundations,
1967-1969
12
8
American Cavalcade,
1976
USO event for the US Bicentennial
12
9
National Council on the Arts,
1965
12
10
National Endowment for the Arts Approved Projects,
1966
Series 7: Personal Finances,
1966-1979
1 Box
Personal finances including checks, receipts, and correspondence with different businesses plus requisitions from CUA and yearly budget summaries.
12
11
Receipts/Budgets,
1966-1979
12
12
Budget/Requisitions,
1975-1977
12
13
Budget Records/Requisitions,
1975
12
14
Financials,
1971-1976
Includes bank statements, receipts, and checks
12
15
Financials,
1975
Includes bank statements, receipts, and checks
Series 8: Manuscript and Notes from Mary Jo San Pietro's Biography,
1957-1993
1 Box
Mary Jo San Pietro's personal notes for her biography on Fr. Hartke, including correspondence and clippings related to her research, as well as notes from her personal interviews with Fr. Hartke.
13
1
Last Chapter Materials,
1973-1988
13
2
Notes and Materials on Hartke Theatre,
1970
13
3
Hartke Interview Materials,
1985
13
4
Hartke Theatre Clippings and notes,
1970
13
5
Hartke Interview Materials,
1985
13
6
Recent Correspondence/Materials on Hartke as head of the Drama Department,
1994
Including a letter from CUA President Brother Patrick Ellis concerning the book
13
7
Hartke Biographical Newspaper Clippings,
1980-1986
Series 9: Publications,
1888-1986
8 Boxes
Eight subseries of publications that Hartke collected. The first contain personal newspaper clippings about Hartke and his productions. The second contain magazines with articles on Hartke or his productions, as well as advertisements featuring Hartke. The third contains late nineteenth and early twentieth century theatre journals from London and New York. The fourth contains playbills from productions Hartke attended and productions he directed or was involved in. The fifth contain CUA publications that are related to Hartke and his productions. The sixth contains personal log journals from Hartke's tours with the National Players to Germany and Poland. The seventh is miscellaneous books that Hartke collected, a few are theater related and the rest are spiritual. The eighth has copies of plays that Hartke directed; this includes his personal stage notes as well.
Subseries 9.1 Newspaper Clippings,
1940-1986,
2 Boxes
This subseries contains clippings of Fr. Hartke from the Drama department and the productions that he directed. There are also clippings concerning shows he was involved with the National Players and USO shows. These clippings are from newspapers and magazines. Lastly, there are clippings concerning his 75th birthday, his Jubilee at CUA, and his death.
13
8
John McCormick Centennial Celebration,
1984
13
9
Various Personal Clippings,
1955-1986
13
10
Clippings,
1946-1983
13
11
Newspaper Clippings,
1955-1980
13
12
Newspaper Clippings,
1981-1982
Including clippings concerning Hartke's 75th birthday
13
13
Newspaper and Magazine Clippings,
1977-1979
Clippings of personal photos
13
14
Clippings on Hartke's Death,
1986
13
15
Clippings and Obituaries,
1965-1985
13
16
Newspaper Clippings,
1946-1950
On CUA Productions by Hartke
13
17
Miscellaneous Clippings,
1971-1986
14
1
CUA Clippings,
1941-1983
14
2
Various Clippings,
1941-1973
Mainly on different productions, CUA and National Players tours
14
3
Newspaper Clippings,
1971-1984
14
4
Newspaper Clippings,
1976-1978
14
5
Funeral Materials,
1986
Includes CUA clippings and various Washington newspapers
14
6
Newspaper Clippings,
1955-1985
Clippings on personal friends of Hartke
Subseries 9.2 Magazines,
1940-1983,
1 Box
This subseries contains completely intact copies of magazines with articles related to Hartke or theatre magazines that Hartke had a general interest in. There are also a few magazines from the Dominicans that are included.
15
1
Naval Review,
1983
An advertisement about Hartke
15
2
Russian Magazine/Life Article,
1940-1970
The Russian magazine is a theatre journal in Russian, the Life article is on Yankee Doodle Boy
15
3
National Players Magazines,
1955-1977
15
4
Dominican Booklets,
1945-1969
Spiritual articles and a listing of Dominicans in America
15
5
Catholic Theatre Booklets,
1947-1983
15
6
National Endowment for the Humanities,
1974-1976
15
7
Theatre Magazines,
1947-1976
15
8
Redbook/The Lamp,
1944-1959
Articles on Hartke
15
9
Theatre Magazines,
1949-1962
One in German on Hartke USO tour
15
10
The National Players/Catholic Women's World,
1949-1957
15
11
Articles on "Touch and Go" Catholic Theatre,
1949-1957
Articles on CUA show
15
12
Washington Dossier,
1979-1985
Pictures of Hartke included
15
13
Life Magazine,
1940
Full magazine with article on "Yankee Doodle Boy"
Subseries 9.3: Older Theatre Journals,
1888-1946,
1 Box
This subseries contains old theatre journals from London and New York from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. These journals discuss theatre techniques as well as reviews for different shows in London and New York, as well as reviews on different theatre groups.
16
1
British Theatre Journals,
1909-1928
16
2
British Theatre Journals,
1892-1921
16
3
British Theatre Journals,
1888-1916
16
4
British Theatre Journals,
1895-1916
16
5
British Theatre Journals,
1899-1909
Also two journals from New York
16
6
British Theatre Journals,
1895-1916
Also some articles from New York
16
7
Theatre Arts Monthly,
1924-1946
16
8
Theatre Arts Monthly,
1923-1934
Subseries 9.4: Playbills,
1932-1986,
1 Box
This subseries contains playbills of shows that Fr. Hartke was involved with at CUA as well as the National Players and Olney Theatre. There are also playbills and programs from shows Hartke attended, especially from the early years of the Kennedy Center.
17
1
Various Playbills,
1958-1975
17
2
Playbills from National Theatre,
1955-1975
As well as shows in Washington DC
17
3
National Theatre Programs,
1965-1970
17
4
Programs for Washington DC Productions,
1950-1982
Includes programs for CUA programs
17
5
Kennedy Center Programs,
1971-1976
17
6
Various Programs,
1932-1985
Includes programs from Olney Theatre, including a dedication to Hartke
17
7
Various Programs,
1945-1986
Includes tribute programs to Hartke following his death, as well as programs from the National Players
17
8
Kennedy Center/National Players Programs,
1953-1982
17
9
National Players,
1954-1975
Subseries 9.5: CUA Publications,
1947-1985,
1 Box
This subseries contains CUA publications related to Fr. Hartke. This includes alumni news from 1969-1977. There are also articles from past CUA bulletins about CUA productions. Lastly, there are programs from Hartke's 50th Anniversary dinner in 1985.
17
10
CUA Publications,
1969-1985
Includes CUA Alumni article with Ed McMahon from 1969
17
11
Hartke's Fiftieth Anniversary at CUA,
1985
Programs from his anniversary gala
17
12
CUA Publications 2,
1947-1983
Copies of CUA Bulletins and Envoy magazine with articles on Fr. Hartke
Subseries 9.6: Journals,
1960-1986,
2 Boxes
This subseries contains Fr. Hartke's personal journals from his USO tours of Germany. There are also calendar books from 1985-1986, and several small boxes of addresses of personal contacts. There is also a card catalog for Hartke's personal library. Lastly, there is a box of prayer cards from Hartke's death in 1986.
18
1
Personal Calendar ,
1985
18
2
Address Cards 1,
n.d
18
3
Address Cards 2,
n.d
18
4
Address Cards 3,
n.d
18
5
Address Cards 4,
n.d
18
6
Card Catalog for Hartke's Personal Library,
n.d
18
7
Hartke Prayer Cards,
1986
A box from his death
19
1
USO Tour Journals,
1960-1980
19
2
USO Tour Journals,
1967-1969
Germany
19
3
USO Tour Journals,
1961-1972
Germany
19
4
Hartke Notes on Christmas Tours in Germany,
n.d-1967
19
5
USO Tour,
1971-1974
Germany
Subseries 9.7: Books,
1908-1961,
1 Box
This subseries contains books Fr. Hartke collected on drama methods, different plays, and one spiritual book on morality by the Dominicans.
19
6
Theatre Books/Plays,
1924-1961
Includes a play titled "Everyman", a play on morality
19
7
Books on Various Plays,
1908-1950
Includes a play titled "Brother Orchid by Leo Brady
19
8
German Music Book,
1961
Titled "Mutter Courage Und Ihre Kinder"
Subseries 9.8: Productions,
1925-1969,
1 Box
This subseries contains books of productions that Hartke either directed or whose production he was in charge of production. Also included are two books on speech and rhetoric that Hartke used for teaching purposes.
20
1
Basic Principles of Speech,
n.d
20
2
Players' Prompt Book,
1925
20
3
Production "Its What's Happening",
1969
Written by Bob Goodman
20
4
The Happy Heirs of Heaven,
n.d
A graduate play written by a Pauline
20
5
The Great Lover,
1970
Written by Alexandre Dumas
20
6
Speech Handbook,
n.d
20
7
About Face,
n.d
Stage crew manual
20
8
Hartke's Report on Productions,
1971
20
9
Miscellaneous articles on CUA Productions,
1966-1976
20
10
Airlooms,
1981
Written by V. Glasgow Koste
20
11
High and Low Relief,
1973
A play submitted to Hartke by Terry Horowitz
Series 10: Audio Visual Materials,
1950-1985
(6 Boxes)
Mainly reel to reel tapes of audio from different drama productions by Hartke, and productions from the National Players. The reel to reel tapes come in three formats; three, five, and seven inch tape. There are also cassette tapes of audio recordings and two VHS tapes of a documentary on Father Hartke, and records of music recorded from different productions.
21
1
Seven Inch Tape "Sharon McBride",
n.d
21
2
Five inch tape unlabeled Sony,
n.d
21
3
Five inch tape unlabeled Scotch,
n.d
21
4
Five inch tape "Memorabilia: Christmas Time Foolin' Around,
n.d
21
5
Five inch tape "Sis! Boom! Bah!",
n.d
21
6
Three inch tape "Readings from the Scriptures" William Graham ,
1960
21
7
Five inch tape "Oedipus Music",
n.d
21
8
Five inch tape unlabeled Ampex,
n.d
21
9
Five inch tape "John A McCone Lecture",
1960
21
10
Two inch tape "William Graham",
n.d
21
11
45 rpm record "Hildegarde Peace and Harmony/Leave it to the Girls",
n.d
21
12
Five Inch tape "Christmas Show" ,
1969
21
13
Cassette Tape "The Miser" and "Ring Scene to Blackout",
n.d
21
14
Cassette Tape "The Road to Philadelphia" Narrated by Henry Fonda ,
1976
21
15
Cassette Tape blank,
n.d
21
16
Cassette Tape "Lord's A Wonder" John McMahon Piano,
n.d
21
17
Cassette Tape "Camoti Mt. Morial",
n.d
21
18
Cassette Tape "Act I and II",
n.d
21
19
Cassette Tape "Act III",
n.d
21
20
Cassette Tape "Fortune Audio Report",
n.d
21
21
Cassette Tape "Statio Orbis" ,
1976
4th Eucharistic Congress, Philadelphia August 11, 1976, Pope Paul VI's Address, Mother Theresa, William Graham "Epistle, Gospel and Homily"
21
22
Cassette Tape "Liturgical Celebration",
n.d
21
23
Cassette Tape "Anthony Lisoli, Monologue from Murder in the Cathedral",
n.d
21
24
Cassette Tape "Youth Sing Praise" ,
1984
21
25
Cassette Tape "Anthony Withers,
n.d
21
26
Cassette Tape "Graham-Scenes from The Gloss",
n.d
21
27
Cassette Tape "Denny Pezzin-Demo Tape",
n.d
21
28
Cassette Tape "Denny Pezzin-Demo Tape",
n.d
21
29
Cassette Tape "King Lear Through the Ages",
n.d
21
30
Cassette Tape "Put on Your Sunday Clothes-Hello Dolly/Prose and Poetry Readings",
n.d
21
31
Cassette Tape unlabeled ,
n.d
21
32
Cassette Tape "Scriptural Rosary" ,
1979
21
33
VHS Tape "Father Hartke: The Legend and the Legacy" 2 tapes,
n.d
21
34
Seven inch tape "Morris Carnovsky",
n.d
21
35
Three inch tape "Act I and II,
n.d
21
36
Seven inch tape "A Midsummer Nights Dream",
n.d
21
37
Seven inch tape "William Graham narrates for USIA Program for JFK,
n.d
21
38
Seven inch tape unlabeled Scotch,
n.d
21
39
Seven inch tape "Sidney Poitier",
n.d
21
40
Seven inch tape "Bert Lahr",
n.d
21
41
Seven inch tape "Shelley Winters",
n.d
21
42
Seven inch tape "Helen Hayes" (All these tapes are talks on acting),
n.d
21
43
Seven inch tape "Maureen Stapleton",
n.d
21
44
Seven inch tape "Morris Carnovsky",
n.d
21
45
Seven inch tape "National Council on Catholic Women Lecture" ,
1964
21
46
Three inch tape unlabeled Scotch,
n.d
21
47
Seven inch tape "Man of All Seasons" William Graham ,
n.d
21
48
Seven inch tape "William Graham narrates USIA-Program on Pollution",
n.d
21
49
Seven inch tape "Anne Bancroft",
n.d
21
50
Seven inch tape "Jose Ferrer",
n.d
21
51
Seven inch tape "Katharine Cornell",
n.d
21
52
Seven inch tape "John Gielgud",
n.d
21
53
Seven inch tape "Alfred Lunt",
n.d
21
54
Five inch tape "Styles in Shakespeare Acting",
n.d
22
1
Seven inch tape "Scully-Cheering",
n.d
22
2
Seven inch tape "Richard III Music",
n.d
22
3
Seven inch tape "Holiday Syaph" 1,
n.d
22
4
Seven inch tape "Holiday Syaph" 2,
n.d
22
5
Seven inch tape "Holiday Syaph" 3,
n.d
22
6
Seven inch tape "King Lear" ,
1969-1970
22
7
Seven inch tape "Millionaires Show",
n.d
22
8
Seven inch tape "USO Show Tape",
n.d
22
9
Seven inch tape "Medea" ,
1973
22
10
Seven inch tape "Macbeth",
1976
22
11
Seven inch tape "Richard II" William Graham ,
n.d
22
12
Seven inch tape "The Legion Honor",
n.d
22
13
Seven inch tape "Cherry Orchard",
n.d
22
14
Seven inch tape "Oresteia-Agamemnon" 1,
n.d
22
15
Seven inch tape "Oresteia-Agamemnon" 1 Duplicate,
n.d
22
16
Seven inch tape "Oresteia-The Libation Beamers" 2,
n.d
22
17
Seven inch tape "Oresteia-The Libation Beamers" 2 Duplicate,
n.d
22
18
Seven inch tape "Oresteia-Eumnides" 3,
n.d
22
19
Seven inch tape "C and R" ,
n.d
22
20
Seven inch tape "Tiger back up Tape",
n.d
22
21
Seven inch tape "Tempest",
n.d
22
22
Seven inch tape "Nichols and May",
n.d
22
23
Seven inch tape "Jean Kerr Alternate",
n.d
22
24
Seven inch tape "Kopenick",
n.d
22
25
Seven inch tape "All's Well",
n.d
22
26
Seven inch tape "Little Murders",
1970
22
27
Seven inch tape "Miser" ,
1965
22
28
Seven inch tape "Jean Kerr",
n.d
22
29
Seven inch tape "Head Out",
n.d
22
30
Seven inch tape "Tartuffe",
n.d
23
1
Seven inch tape "Piano Concert",
n.d
23
2
Seven inch tape "Herod" ,
1967
23
3
Seven inch tape "Comedy of Errors" ,
1972
23
4
Seven inch tape "Vision of the Roses",
n.d
23
5
Seven inch tape "Toccata" ,
1969
23
6
Seven inch tape "Macbeth",
n.d
23
7
Seven inch tape "Medea",
n.d
23
8
Seven inch tape "Othello" ,
1962
23
9
Seven inch tape "Mousetrap" Olney Theatre ,
1973
23
10
Seven inch tape "Way of the World" ,
1963
23
11
Seven inch tape "We Were Dancing",
n.d
23
12
Seven inch tape blank tape,
n.d
23
13
Seven inch tape "Macbeth",
n.d
23
14
Seven inch tape "All's Well",
n.d
23
15
Seven inch tape "Stage Door",
n.d
23
16
Seven inch tape "Stage Door",
n.d
23
17
Seven inch tape "Macbeth-Battle Noises" ,
1976
23
18
Seven inch tape "Sound Effects",
n.d
23
19
Seven inch tape "Sound Effect Master",
n.d
23
20
Seven inch tape unlabeled,
n.d
23
21
Seven inch tape "Herod" ,
1967
23
22
Seven inch tape "Rex",
n.d
23
23
Seven inch tape "Streetcar Show",
n.d
23
24
Seven inch tape "Nichols and May",
n.d
23
25
Seven inch tape "Sea Gull" ,
1974
23
26
Seven inch tape "Rampazzi-Lecture Pieces",
n.d
23
27
Seven inch tape "Julius Caesar" ,
1962
23
28
Seven inch tape "Julius Caesar" ,
1972
23
29
Seven inch tape "The Firstborn" ,
n.d
23
30
Seven inch tape "Pygmalion" ,
1972
23
31
Seven inch tape "Pygmalion" ,
1972
23
32
Seven inch tape "Rhinoceros",
1962
23
33
Seven inch tape "Romulus" ,
1963
24
1
Seven inch tape "The Remembered",
n.d
24
2
Seven inch tape "Trovatore" ,
n.d
24
3
Seven inch tape "School for Scandal",
n.d
24
4
Three inch tape "Mike Kelly-Wakefield Cycle",
n.d
24
5
Seven inch tape "Brady",
n.d
24
6
Seven inch tape "Blecker-Street Whistles",
n.d
24
7
Seven inch tape "All Systems" ,
1960
24
8
Seven inch tape "Julius Caesar",
n.d
24
9
Seven inch tape "Arms and the Man" ,
1985
24
10
Seven inch tape "Hartke Jubilee" ,
1985
24
11
Seven inch tape "Old Streetcar",
n.d
24
12
Seven inch tape "National Players-Romeo and Juliet",
n.d
24
13
Seven inch tape "The Oresteia",
n.d
24
14
Seven inch tape "Chekhov House Music",
n.d
24
15
Seven inch tape "AFA Benefit",
n.d
24
16
Seven inch tape "A Flea in Her Ear",
n.d
24
17
Seven inch tape "A Flea in Her Ear",
n.d
24
18
Seven inch tape "The Rankin",
n.d
24
19
Seven inch tape "Dark of the Moon",
1976
24
20
Seven inch tape "Nothing of Each Other",
n.d
24
21
Seven inch tape "Hogan's Goat",
n.d
24
22
Seven inch tape "Broken Drum Master" ,
1973
24
23
Seven inch tape "School for Scandal",
n.d
24
24
Seven inch tape "Once Over Lightly" ,
1960
24
25
Seven inch tape "Major Barbara",
n.d
24
26
Seven inch tape "Mid-Summer Night",
n.d
24
27
Seven inch tape "The Romance of the three Marias",
n.d
24
28
Seven inch tape "Mary Sunshine",
n.d
24
29
Seven inch tape "Jonah Sounds",
n.d
24
30
Seven inch tape "Long Day Journey",
n.d
24
31
Seven inch tape "Rhinoceros",
1962
24
32
Seven inch tape "Our Town",
n.d
24
33
Seven inch tape "Rivals",
n.d
25
1
Seven inch tape "The Miser",
n.d
25
2
Seven inch tape "Sing Out Sweet Land",
n.d
25
3
Seven inch tape "Skin of our Teeth",
n.d
25
4
Seven inch tape "New Lady" ,
1969-1970
25
5
Seven inch tape "Devil's Disciple",
n.d
25
6
Seven inch tape "Barabbas" ,
n.d
25
7
Seven inch tape "Rex" Rehearsal,
n.d
25
8
Seven inch tape "Never too Late" ,
1969
25
9
Seven inch tape "Surviving Son",
n.d
25
10
Seven inch tape "Hay Fever",
n.d
25
11
Seven inch tape "The Air Force Band" CUA ,
1964
From February 18th
25
12
Seven inch tape "School for Wives" National Players ,
1985
25
13
Seven inch tape unlabeled,
n.d
25
14
Seven inch tape "Glass Menagerie",
n.d
25
15
Seven inch tape "Show Tape",
n.d
25
16
Seven inch tape "Amadeus" National Players,
n.d
25
17
Seven inch tape "Frabe",
n.d
25
18
Seven inch tape "Lute Song",
n.d
25
19
Seven inch tape "Thurber's Carnival" ,
n.d
25
20
Seven inch tape "Richard III",
n.d
25
21
Seven inch tape "Violin Solo",
n.d
25
22
Five inch tape "Whispers On the Wind",
n.d
25
23
Five inch tape "Taste of Honey",
n.d
25
24
Five inch tape unlabeled,
n.d
25
25
Five inch tape "Romeo and Juliet" National Players,
n.d
25
26
Five inch tape "Amadeus" National Players,
n.d
25
27
Five inch tape "Cecile",
n.d
25
28
Five inch tape "Rhinoceros",
n.d
25
29
Five inch tape "Cave Dwellers",
n.d
25
30
Five inch tape "Rhinoceros" ,
n.d
25
31
Five inch tape "Comedy of Errors" ,
n.d
25
32
Five inch tape "Jane",
n.d
25
33
Five inch tape "Sunday Drive",
n.d
25
34
Five inch tape "Bernie Harrbon Show" ,
1955
26
1
Seven inch tape blank Scotch ,
1962
26
2
Seven inch tape "T. Rankin",
n.d
26
3
Seven inch tape "Fall of the City",
n.d
26
4
Three inch tape "Importance of Being Ernest" ,
1976
26
5
Seven inch tape "Maria Rehearsals" ,
n.d
26
6
Reel of 16mm film, unlabeled found with Hartke,
n.d
26
7
Seven inch tape "Don Juan Sound",
n.d
26
8
Seven inch tape "Bridge Cavalcade",
n.d
26
9
Seven inch tape "Guild Music Box",
n.d
26
10
Seven inch tape "Shubert-Meyers Concert",
n.d
26
11
Seven inch tape "Ella Fitzgerald",
n.d
26
12
Seven inch tape unlabeled Realistic,
n.d
26
13
Seven inch tape "Oresteia",
n.d
26
14
Seven inch tape "Weill",
n.d
26
15
Seven inch tape "Tosca",
n.d
26
16
Seven inch tape "Sand Box",
n.d
26
17
Seven inch tape "Wonderful Town" ,
1977
26
18
Seven inch tape "Coldest War" Sound Cues,
n.d
26
19
Seven inch tape "University of Toronto Music Lecture",
n.d
26
20
Seven inch tape blank,
n.d
26
21
Seven inch tape "Georgetown University Production",
n.d
26
22
Seven inch tape "End Waves",
n.d
26
23
Seven inch tape unlabeled,
n.d
27
1
33 rpm CUA Production: Spiritual Rosary ,
1961
27
2
33 rpm CUA Production: Spiritual Rosary ,
1961
Second record
27
3
33 rpm La Cumparsita Ring Around the Moon,
n.d
27
4
78 rpm NBC Radio "The Prospector's March" ,
1950
27
5
78 rpm NBC Radio Broadcast (Label Faded),
1951
27
6
78 rpm blank,
n.d
27
7
33 rpm blank,
n.d
27
8
33 rpm labeled "music",
n.d
27
9
78 rpm Empire Transcription "Anna Lucasta",
n.d
27
10
78 rpm Empire Transcription "Anna Lucasta" ,
n.d
27
11
78 rpm NBC Radio "Drums and Thunder",
1950
27
12
78 rpm blank,
n.d
27
13
78 rpm NBC Radio "Street Organ" ,
1950
Series 11: Photographs,
1907-1986
(15 Boxes)
This series contains personal pictures from Hartke that include family members, photos from when he became a priest and photos with his friends. There are also photos from productions Hartke was involved in from CUA, National Players, and from Olney Theatre. There are also photos of Hartke with numerous celebrities, politicians, and presidents, including every president from Harry Truman through Ronald Reagan. There is also a box of photo albums from tours Hartke made with the National Players for the USO, two special photo albums from 1981 for a banquet he attended, and five boxes of photo negatives and Kodak slides from CUA Productions and Productions at Olney Theatre in Maryland.
28
1
Production Photos,
n.d
28
2
Drama Department Photos,
1951-1953
28
3
Photos of Parents,
n.d
28
4
Photos of Personal Bust,
1981-1985
Also photos from St. Patrick's Day Banquet
28
5
Hartke and Friends Photos,
1940's-1984
28
6
Ah Wilderness Production Photos,
1974
28
7
Photos with US Presidents,
1952-1975
28
8
Oversize Production Photos,
n.d
28
9
Oversize Student Photos,
1974-1980
Group shots
28
10
LaSalle Dedication Photos,
1978
Picture with Br. Patrick Ellis
28
11
William Kerr and other Faculty,
1940's-1985
28
12
Politician Photos,
1952-1980
28
13
President Photos,
1952-1980
28
14
Personal Snapshots,
1950-1981
28
15
Celebrity Photos,
1968-1978
28
16
CUA Award Ceremonies Photos,
1975-1978
28
17
Hartke Theatre Photos,
1969-1970
Includes construction photos
28
18
Hartke Testimonial Dinner Photos,
1963
With former alumni
28
19
Hartke Departmental Photos,
1950-1966
28
20
Hartke Departmental Photos,
1940's
28
21
Early Drama Department Photos,
1937-1940
28
22
Early Photos,
1907-1936
Includes family photos and pictures from the Dominican order
29
1
Negatives From Theatre Dedication,
1970
29
2
Drama Department Production Negatives,
n.d
29
3
Stage Shots,
n.d
29
4
Stage Shots 2,
n.d
29
5
Poland Tour,
1974
29
6
Hecht Charities,
1975
29
7
Hartke Friends,
n.d
Production shots from Olney Theatre
29
8
Production Shots,
n.d
29
9
Hartke Still Shots,
1953-1980
29
10
Production Shots,
n.d
29
11
Testimonial Dinner,
1963
29
12
Snapshots, Personal and Productions,
1970's-1980's
29
13
Georgetown and 50th Anniversary Show,
1971-1985
29
14
CUA Productions,
n.d
29
15
CUA Productions,
1970's
29
16
Personal Photos With Friends,
1940's-1970's
29
17
Theatre Construction,
1941-1969
As well as Hartke with various celebrities
29
18
Production Shots,
1940-1974
29
19
1776 Production Photos,
1970
29
20
National Players,
1951
29
21
CUA Productions,
1950's
29
22
CUA Productions,
1950's
29
23
Production Snapshots,
n.d
29
24
Production and Personal Photos,
1970's
29
25
Student Headshots,
1950-1980's
29
26
Production Shots,
n.d
unknown
29
27
Production Shots,
n.d
unknown
30
1
Photo Album 1,
1981
From tenth annual International Theatre Costume Ball
30
2
Photo Album 2,
1981
From tenth annual International Theatre Costume Ball and Hartke's week vacation with friends
30
3
Photo Album 3,
1972-1973
CUA Drama Tour of Italy and Germany
30
4
Photo Album 4,
1974
Tour of Romania and Belgium
30
5
Photo Album 5,
1970
Tour of Germany, USO
30
6
Photo Album 6,
1971-1972
Tour of Germany, USO
30
7
Photo Album 7,
1974
Ah Wilderness CUA Production, last Drama production Hartke Directed before retiring as department chair
30
8
Photo Album 8,
1957
From CUA Production The Little World of Don Camillo
31
1
CUA Production Negatives,
1937-1949
All 200 negatives from CUA Productions, includes summer sessions. All labeled and in individual sleeves
32
1
CUA Production Negatives,
1939-1943
Miscellaneous Production Negatives including the 1939 Production of Yankee Doodle Boy
33
1
CUA Production Negatives,
1949-1950
All 200+ negatives from that particular season, as well as the 1949 and 1950 summer seasons
34
1
CUA Production Negatives,
1950-1951
All 200+ negatives from that particular season, as well as the 1950 and 1951 summer seasons
35
1
CUA Production Photos,
1938-1939
35
2
CUA Production Photos,
1939
Summer Season
35
3
CUA Production Photos,
1939-1940
35
4
CUA Production Photos,
1940
Summer Season
35
5
CUA Production Photos,
1940-1941
35
6
CUA Production Photos,
1941
Summer Session
35
7
CUA Production Photos,
1941-1942
35
8
CUA Production Photos,
1942-1943
35
9
CUA Production Photos,
1943
Summer Season
35
10
CUA Production Photos,
1943-1944
35
11
CUA Production Photos,
1944
Summer Season
35
12
CUA Production Photos,
1944-1945
35
13
CUA Production Photos,
1945
Summer Season
35
14
CUA Production Photos,
1945-1946
35
15
CUA Production Photos,
1946
Summer Season
35
16
CUA Production Photos,
1946-1947
35
17
CUA Production Photos,
1947-1948
36
1
CUA Production Photos,
1948
Summer Season
36
2
CUA Production Photos,
1948-1949
36
3
CUA Production Photos,
1949
Summer Season
36
4
CUA Production Photos,
1949
The Arms and the Man, Summer Season
36
5
CUA Production Photos,
1949-1950
36
6
CUA Production Photos,
1950
Summer Season
36
7
CUA Production Photos,
1950-1951
Summer Season
37
1
CUA Production Photos,
1951
Summer Season
37
2
CUA Production Photos,
1951-1952
37
3
CUA Production Photos,
1951-1952
37
4
CUA Production Photos,
192
Summer Season
37
5
CUA Production Photos,
1952-1953
Summer Season
37
6
CUA Production Photos,
1953
Summer Season
37
7
CUA Production Photos,
1953-1954
37
8
CUA Production Photos,
1954-1955
38
1
CUA Production Photos,
1955
Summer Season
38
2
CUA Production Photos,
1955-1956
38
3
CUA Production Photos,
1956-1957
38
4
CUA Production Photos,
1957-1958
38
5
CUA Production Photos,
1958-1959
38
6
CUA Production Photos,
1959-1960
38
7
CUA Production Photos,
1960-1961
38
8
CUA Production Photos,
1961-1962
38
9
CUA Production Photos,
1962-1963
39
1
CUA Production Photos,
1963-1964
39
2
CUA Production Photos,
1964-1965
39
3
CUA Production Photos,
1965-1966
39
4
CUA Production Photos,
1966-1967
39
5
CUA Production Photos,
1967-1968
39
6
CUA Production Photos,
1968-1969
39
7
CUA Production Photos,
1969-1970
39
8
CUA Production Photos,
1960
39
9
CUA Production Photos,
1970-1971
39
10
CUA Production Photos,
1971
Summer Season
39
11
CUA Production Photos,
1971-1972
40
1
CUA Production Photos,
1972
Summer Season
40
2
CUA Production Photos,
1972-1973
40
3
CUA Production Photos,
1973-1974
40
4
CUA Production Photos,
1974-1975
40
5
CUA Production Photos,
1975-1976
40
6
CUA Production Photos,
1976-1977
40
7
CUA Production Photos,
1977-1978
40
8
CUA Production Photos,
1978-1979
40
9
CUA Production Photos,
1970's
Unidentified
40
10
CUA Production Photos,
1970's
Unidentified
40
11
CUA Production Photos,
n.d
40
11
CUA Production Photos,
n.d
41
1
Hartke Portraits,
1930's-1980's
Including photos of him teaching
41
2
Photos Used for Santo Pietro Book,
1930's-1980's
41
3
Hartke with Personal Friends,
n.d
41
4
Hartke Theatre Dedication Photos,
1970
42
1
Olney Theater Negatives,
1974
From Crime and Punishment
42
2
Olney Theater Negatives,
1973
42
3
Images of Hartke Theater,
1974
42
4
Olney Theater Negatives,
1974
42
5
Various Kodak Slides,
1940-1979
Twelve random slides
42
6
National Players,
1951
Publicity shots, negatives
42
7
Germany and Italy Tour,
1972-1973
December-January Drama tour, negatives
42
8
Hartke Production,
1973
CUA Drama, Kodak Slides
42
9
Hartke Production,
1973
CUA Production, Kodak Slides
42
10
CUA Production Slides,
1971
From Hamlet
42
11
CUA Production Slides,
1973
Directed by Hartke
42
12
Unidentified Slides,
n.d
42
13
Hartke Production Slides,
1973
Third Act
42
14
CUA Production Slides,
1972
Mistletoe Revue
42
15
Unidentified Slides,
n.d
42
16
Hartke Production Slides,
1962-1968
From Crime and Punishment
42
17
CUA Production Slides,
1972
Hartke Production, Rhinoceros
42
18
CUA Production Slides,
1974
42
19
CUA Production Slides,
1974
42
20
Hartke Production Slides,
1963-1965
43
1
Hartke Theatre Dedication Photo Album,
1970
43
2
Cyril Richard's The Devil's Disciple Photo Album ,
1970
Series 12: Scrapbooks/Framed Certificates,
1947-1974
5 Boxes
Scrapbooks of newspaper and magazine clippings from productions that Hartke was involved with in the CUA Drama Department as well as USO tours to Germany he made with the National Players. There are also some photos. Most of these scrapbooks are oversized with many of the clippings in fairly fragile condition. Lastly, there are personal framed certificates of Hartke himself commemorating events, such as his visits to the White House, or different honors that were bestowed upon him.
44
1
Scrapbooks,
1947-1974
This box contains four scrapbooks. The first one is from National Players tours from 1950-1951, the second one are from CUA Productions from 1951-1952. The third scrapbook is from 1947-1948 CUA Productions, and the last one is from Hartke's students.
45
1
Scrapbooks,
1952-1967
This box contains five scrapbooks. The first one is from CUA Productions from 1963, the second and third one are from National Players productions to Athens, Rome, and Dublin from 1965. The fourth scrapbook is from CUA Productions and National Players productions from 1952-1953. Lastly, the fifth scrapbook is from National Players Productions from 1966-1967.
46
1
Scrapbooks,
1958-1974
This box contains four scrapbooks. The first scrapbook contains clippings from CUA drama department tour of South America June 11-September 1, 1958. The second scrapbook contains clippings from CUA drama productions and about Fr. Hartke from 1974. The third scrapbook contains clippings from CUA drama productions and about Fr. Hartke from 1965-1970, as well as productions from the National Players. The last scrapbook contains clippings and programs from National Player productions and about Fr. Hartke from 1962-1963.
47
1
Scrapbooks,
1948-1964
This box contains three scrapbooks. The first scrapbook contains clippings from CUA drama productions and about Fr. Hartke from 1954-1958. The second scrapbook contains clippings from CUA drama productions and about Fr. Hartke from 1963-1964. The last scrapbook contains clippings and production programs from CUA drama productions and about Fr. Hartke from 1948-1952.
48
1
Scrapbooks,
1937-1983
This box contains three scrapbooks. All three scrapbooks are clippings from CUA Productions from 1937-1949, they are also in very fragile condition. Also included are seven honorary degrees that Hartke received and one caricature of him made in 1983.
49
1
Certificate 1,
1959
Commendation awarded to Fr. Hartke for his USO work by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
49
2
Certificate 2,
1990
Framed newspaper page on the fiftieth anniversary of CUA's production of "Yankee Doodle Boy"
49
3
Certificate 3,
n.d
This certificate was awarded to Hartke for his USO services for the United States Army in Germany.
49
4
Certificate 4,
1981
This certificate was an honorary degree awarded to Hartke for a doctorate in the Arts by the University of Maryland.
49
5
Framed Photo,
n.d
A framed photo of the Nixon family given to Hartke, autographed
49
6
Framed Photo 2,
1965
A framed photo of the Johnson family given to Hartke, autographed
49
7
Certificate 5,
1969
A certificate commissioning Hartke as a Kentucky Colonel
49
8
Certificate 6,
1985
An award from the undergraduate student body at CUA commemorating Hartke's fifty years of service at CUA. *Note: missing the CUA logo
49
9
Certificate 7,
1985
A proclamation from Mayor Marion Barry of Washington DC commemorating Hartke's fifty years of service to CUA.
49
10
Certificate 8,
n.d
"The National Theatre Salutes Fr. Hartke" is missing the photo at the bottom
49
11
Certificate 9,
1982
Life magazine cover from Hartke's 75th birthday celebration
49
12
Certificate 10,
1973
Framed photo of Hartke with dignitaries including former Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Vice President Gerald Ford, at the Senators Club
49
13
Plaques,
1970
Two plaques commemorating productions with CUA alumni who are now famous in Hollywood such as Helen Hayes and Ed McMahon *Note: one of the plaques is coming apart at the brass
49
14
Honorary Degree,
1967
Honorary doctorate in the fine arts from Providence College
Series 13: Memorabilia,
1940's-1985
11 Boxes
Personal memorabilia that ncludes his personal awards, as well as framed certificates. There are also all of Hartke's knick knacks that he had in his office in the Hartke Theatre; in particular, they are spiritual and Latin American pieces. Also included are Hartke's two pipes and his name piece from his office. Lastly, there are Hartke's academic robes from CUA and other universities that he received an honorary degree from.
50
1
CUA Alumni Medal,
1985
50
2
Various Medals,
1975-1984
Secretary Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service, Elizabeth Ann Seton canonization, and Loyola Academy 75th anniversary medal
50
3
NCTC Silver Jubilee Award,
n.d
50
4
Nameplate,
n.d
50
5
National Collegiate Playwriting Contest Award,
1962
50
6
B'Nai B'rith Community Service Award,
1983
50
7
Fordham University Service Award,
1983
50
8
Nathan Hale Plaque,
n.d
50
9
Honorary Doctorate from Trinity College,
1969
50
10
Allentown College Honorary Degree,
1980
50
11
Spalding University Honorary Degree,
1985
50
12
Nathan Hale Plaque,
n.d
50
13
CUA Proclamation for Hartke's 75th Birthday,
1982
50
14
Loyola Academy Alumni Award,
1975
50
15
Service Awards,
1982-1985
51
1
Five Photo Displays of Fr. Hartke,
1940's-1950's
51
2
WMAL Radio Award,
1973
For being the Washington Redskins Chaplain
51
3
Framed Photo With JFK,
1961-1963
51
4
Framed Photo of Hartke in Europe,
1960's
51
5
Nathan Hale Plaque,
n.d
51
6
Hartke Commencement Framed Photo,
1970's
51
7
US Army Appreciation Certificate,
1976
51
8
US Army Appreciation Certificate,
1977
51
9
Federal Schoolmen's Club Award,
1972
51
10
CUA Alumni Service Award,
1969
51
11
License Plates,
1970-1976
3 plates, one from the bicentennial
52
1
Metropolitan Washington Board of Trade Award,
1970
52
2
Salvation Army Award,
n.d
52
3
Framed Picture with Hubert Humphrey,
n.d
52
4
Educational Radio-Television Programs Award,
1961
52
5
Hadassah Israel Education Services Award,
n.d
52
6
Nathan Hale Plaque,
n.d
52
7
The St. Genesis Medal,
1965
53
1
Award for Educator in Speech and Drama,
n.d
53
2
Loyola Academy Medal,
1966
53
3
"Rask" Musical Theatre Plate,
n.d
53
4
Alfred R. Van Horn Award,
1964
53
5
Polish Wooden Plaque,
n.d
53
6
Senators Club Award,
1971
53
7
Award for American Cavalcade,
1976
53
8
Fenwick High School Award,
1975
53
9
CUA Alumni Achievement Award,
1963
53
10
George M. Cohan Award,
1970
53
11
Framed Clipping of Hartke's 50th Anniversary at CUA,
1985
53
12
Washington Assembly 4th Degree Knights of Columbus Award,
1985
For fifty years of service to CUA
54
1
Touchdown Club Award,
n.d
54
2
Individual Artifacts,
n.d
Coin ashtray, copper plate, Hartke nameplate, letter opener, letter opener Filipino, National Players badges, small pipe, large pipe, inscribed notebook
55
1
The Mayor's Art Award,
1981
Given by Mayor Marion Barry of Washington DC
56
1
Senators Club Award Framed Photo,
1971
56
2
Framed Picture of Ned McDonald,
n.d
56
3
Unidentified Frame Photo of a Woman,
n.d
56
4
Framed Picture of Josephine Callan,
n.d
56
5
Framed Letter from Richard Nixon,
1957
56
6
Framed Letter from Walter E. Washington,
1970
56
7
Framed Letter from Lady Bird Johnson,
1965
56
8
Framed Department of Defense Certificate,
1974
56
9
Framed Department of Defense Certificate,
1972
57
1
Hartke's Knick Knacks,
n.d
Latin American pieces such as a stuffed llama; the head is coming off however, wooden bowls and plates, and a figurine of a man with a pipe. This box would also be a good piece for the museum collection.
58
1
Hartke's Knick Knacks 2,
n.d
Include religious wooden plates of Christ, a water well, a small Washington Redskins helmet, and some wooden art pieces. This should also be placed in the museum collection
59
1
Paper Mache Sculpture of Hartke ,
n.d
60
1
Academic Robes ,
n.d
This box contains all of Hartke's university robes from different commencement exercises that he attended, including his university robe from CUA. There are no labels though to differentiate from the other robes. Lastly, this should also be a part of the museum collection.