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Title
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Argetsinger Hill Cumorah Pageant Book Collection
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Description
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A stack of books and manuscripts addressing the Hill Cumorah Pageant that Gail and Jerry Argetsinger accumulated over the years.During the HIST 326 "History Harvest" event on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, Jerry provided handwritten index cards with the titles and authors of the different books.Collection Contents:Dalmath, Gabe, G. R. DeFranco, and Jan LaMartina Waxman. The Image is Rochester. Urban Tapestry Series. Memphis, TN: Towery Publishing, 1997.
Jerry's caption: "An urban tapestry." Notes page 74 in reference to the Pageant.
Jones, Megan Sanborn. Contemporary Mormon Pageantry: Seeking after the Dead. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2018.
Jerry's caption: "A Book of Scholarly Criticism. Examination of 6 Mormon Pageants."
Moe, Christian Hollis, Scott J. Parker, and George McCalmon. Creating Historical Drama: A Guide for Communities, Theatre Groups, and Playwrights. 2nd ed. 1965; Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 2005.
Jerry's caption: "An Examination of many American Outdoor Dramas. Shakespear [sic], Religious, Historic."
Naythons, Matthew, with contributions by Acey Harper, Gordon B. Hinckley, and Roger Rosenblatt. The Mission: Inside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. New York: Warner Books, 1995.
Jerry's caption: "A Travelog."
Shaw, Marc E., and Holly Welker. Singing and Dancing to The Book of Mormon: Critical Essays on the Broadway Musical. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
Jerry's caption: "It's [sic] strong connection to the Cumorah Pageant."
Suskin, Steven. The Book of Mormon: The Testament of a Broadway Musical. Book and score by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone. Photography by Joan Marcus. New York: Newmarket Press, 2012.
Jerry's caption: "A Broadway Musical. Text by Steven Suskin."
Whitman, Charles W. "A History of the Hill Cumorah Pageant (1937–1964) and an Examination of the Dramatic Development of the Text of 'America's Witness for Christ.'" PhD diss., University of Minnesota, 1967. Bound edition, UMI Dissertation Services, 1968.
Jerry's caption: "PhD Dissertation."
Note: The full Whitman dissertation is available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, ProQuest document ID302222137, https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/history-hill-cumorah-pageant-1937-1964/docview/302222137/se-2.
Not pictured:Evenden, Michael. "An Analysis of America's Witness for Christ: The Hill Cumorah."
Note by Jerry Argetsinger: "Literary Analysis. Dramaturgy by Michael Evenden. Created to help theatre directors nuance the Outdoor Drama."
Evenden wrote this manuscript specifically as a guide for Pageant directors.
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Contributor
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Daniel Gorman Jr.
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Creator
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N/A
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Identifier
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Language
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English
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Rights
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Copies courtesy of Jerry and Gail Argetsinger Collection.
Copyright for individual books held by the respective publishers.
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Source
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Jerry and Gail Argetsinger Collection
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Subject
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Books; Hill Cumorah Pageant; Photography
