Austin History Center

The Austin History Center is the curator of a comprehensive Paramount Theatre Collection. In addition to the Austin citizens and organizations, collections have been donated by John Bernardoni, Charles Root, Humanities Research Center and more.

 Paramount Collection at Austin History Center

www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/aushc/00292/ahc-00292.html

Austin History Center

Mike Miller, Director

810 Guadalupe Street

Austin, Texas 78701

mike.miller@austintexas.gov

www.library.austintexas.gov

Nicole Davis

Head Archivist

nicole.davis@austintexas.gov

Susan Rittereiser

Curator of Archives and Manuscripts

Susan.Rittereiser@austintexas.gov

512-974-7482

Grace McEvoy

Archives Media Specialist

Grace.Mcevoy@austintexas.gov)

512-974-7396

Molly Hults

Molly.Hults@austintexas.gov

John Bernardoni Paramount Theatre Collection 1975-1985

DONATED IN MARCH, 2015 TO

AUSTIN HISTORY CENTER

Season ticket marketing brochures

Fund raising marketing brochures

Best Little Whorehouse in Texas world premiere – official program, tickets; ring binder of press clippings

Documentaries – HGTV’s “Restore America”; MEC’s doc; “Behind The Curtain”

Austin Monthly Magazine article

Magazine articles; miscellaneous

Audio file – inaugural Dave Brubeck concerts – 2/2/1975;  this was the first test show before we took over the lease 4/15/1975;

Dave Brubeck 3 CD’s in Jewel Cases – inaugural show 2/1975.  KUT broadcast these two concerts with Dave’s sons in the band.

Hand bills

Playbills – 1975 to 1985; about 80

Fund raising history – 1975 to 1985

Photos – interior; exterior from photo shoot 2014; miscellaneous photos

Show records – financial accounting in great detail i.e. gross, costs broken down, attendance, ticket prices and concession gross, etc.

7 very large ring binders with articles – 1975 to 1985; were not digitized; could be 100 to 200 articles.

Dracula national tour financials – 1984/1985 – 56 cities in the US and a month at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Movie festival poster

Star photos – maybe a dozen; Dolly Parton and others

Original prospectus for Paramount, Inc.- circa 1973

Restoration brochures – maybe 2-3

Event Booking Calendar – 1975-1985; covers all PT events, rentals, etc.

Note: Most items donated were originals. Additionally, a flash drive of scans of these documents was also part of the gift to AHC