Series Descriptions: Series I: Norfolk Theater Center / Stage Down Under (1968-78) Sub-series A: Business and Organization. This sub-series contains business and organizational materials for the Norfolk Theater Center and the Stage Downunder.  Included are reports, meeting minutes and agendas, personnel and committee information, handbooks, and similar items.  Materials are separated by Norfolk Theater Center or Stage Downunder.  Otherwise they are in alphabetical order.  Materials date from 1968 to 1980. Sub-series B: Correspondence.  This sub-series contains correspondence to and from the Norfolk Theater Center and the Stage Downunder.  Materials are separated by Norfolk Theater Center or Stage Downunder.  Otherwise they are in chronological order.  Materials date from 1974 to 1979. Sub-series C: Finance / Fundraising. This sub-series contains materials related to the finances and fundraising efforts of the Norfolk Theater Center and the Stage Downunder.  Included materials are related to fundraising campaigns, budgets, bank statements, grants, receipts and invoices, and financial reports.  Also included are production cost analyses for a handful of productions.  Materials are separated by Norfolk Theater Center or Stage Downunder.  Otherwise they are in chronological order.  Materials date from 1968 to 1979. Sub-series D: Events/ programming. This sub-series contains materials related to events and programming hosted by the Norfolk Theater Center and the Stage Downunder.  Included are invitations, programs, and planning materials. Materials are separated by Norfolk Theater Center or Stage Downunder.  Otherwise they are in chronological order.  Materials date from 1968 to 1978. Sub-series E: Marketing / Publicity. This sub-series contains brochures, pamphlets, press releases, newsletters, marketing plans, and other materials related to marketing and publicity for the Norfolk Theater Center and the Stage Downunder.  Materials are separated by Norfolk Theater Center or Stage Downunder.  Otherwise they are in chronological order.  Materials date from 1975 to 1978. Sub-series F: Membership.  This sub-series contains materials related to membership in the Norfolk Theater Center and the Stage Downunder.  Included are membership brochures, membership campaign materials, and other member related items. Materials are separated by Norfolk Theater Center or Stage Downunder.  Otherwise they are in chronological order.  Materials date from 1975 to 1978. Sub-series G: Miscellaneous. This sub-series contains materials related to the Norfolk Theater Center and the Stage Downunder that do not fit under other sub-series.  This includes notes, discount cards, tickets, notices, memorabilia, and other materials. Materials are separated by Norfolk Theater Center or Stage Downunder.  Otherwise they are in alphabetical order.  Materials date from 1974 to 1978. Series II: Virginia Stage Company (1978 to Present) Sub-series A: Business and Organization. This sub-series contains business and organizational materials for the Virginia Stage Company.  Materials include bylaws, mission and purpose statements, meeting agendas and minutes, committee information, personnel information, reports, handbooks, agreements, resolutions, and similar items.  Materials are arranged alphabetically by topic and chronologically within topics.  Materials date from 1978 to 2010. Sub-series B: Correspondence.  This sub-series contains correspondence to and from the Virginia Stage Company.  Material is arranged chronologically and dates from 1979 to 2012. Sub-series C: Finance / Fundraising. This sub-series contains materials related to the finances and fundraising efforts of the Virginia Stage Company.  Included are materials related to fundraising campaigns, budgets, grants, receipts and invoices, and financial reports.  Materials are arranged alphabetically by topic and are arranged chronologically within topics. Materials date from 1980 to 2009. Sub-series D: Events/ programming. This sub-series contains materials related to events and programming hosted by the Virginia Stage Company.  Included are invitations, programs, and planning materials.  Material is arranged alphabetically and then by date or season.  Dates of materials range from 1980 through 2009 Sub-series E: Marketing / Publicity. This sub-series contains brochures, pamphlets, press releases, newsletters, marketing plans, and other materials related to marketing and publicity for the Virginia Stage Company.  Material dates from 1980 to 2006. Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within each subject. Sub-series F: Personnel. This sub-series contains materials related to Virginia Stage Company Personnel.  Included are resumes, search committees, evaluations, and other such information.  Also included is information on interns and volunteers.  Most of the materials are from the 1990s and early 2000s, though some material from the 1980s is included in the folders.  Many items are not dated.  Material is arranged alphabetically. Sub-series G: Miscellaneous.  This sub-series contains materials related to the Virginia Stage Company that do not fit under other sub-series.  This includes notes, photos, lists, speeches, and other items.  Most materials are not dated.  They are arranged alphabetically. Sub-series H: Wells Theater, Monroe Building, and Other Venues. This sub-series contains materials related to buildings and spaces associated with the Virginia Stage Company.  The majority of the materials related to the purchase and renovation of the Wells Theater.  Other venues include the Monroe Building and the Stage Downunder.  Materials are arranged chronologically and date from 1979 through 2011. Series III: News Clippings. This series contains newspaper and magazine clippings related to the Virginia Stage Company, Norfolk Theater Center, and related topics.  Material is arranged chronologically and dates from 1975 through 2014. Series IV: Other Organizations.  This series contains information related to a handful of other organizations related to the Virginia Stage Company and its members.  This includes the Metropolitan Arts Congress of Tidewater, the Norfolk Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the Virginia Opera Association, and the Virginia Orchestra group among others. Most materials date from the late 1970s through the 1990s.  Material is arranged alphabetically by the name of the organization and then chronologically if there is more than one folder for an organization. Series V: Posters. This series contains oversize posters related to the Virginia Stage Company and the Wells Theater.  Materials are undated and are arranged alphabetically.