- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Quipfire! Improv Comedy Group.
- Title:
- Quipfire! Records
- Repository:
- Princeton University Archives
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/zp38wc701
- Dates:
- 1992-1995
- Size:
- 6 boxes and 1 websites
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-6
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Quipfire! is Princeton University's first student improvisational comedy group. The records contain promotional material, performances and founding documents for Quipfire!
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The records contain promotional material, performances and founding documents for Quipfire! Included are posters, programs, photograph albums, slides, a team hat and VHS recordings of three of the group's first four performances, as well as a promotional tape.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Quipfire! Improv Comedy Group.
Quipfire! is Princeton University's first student improvisational comedy group. The group performs five sets of shows each year on campus, and tours each intersession break.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Series 1 was a gift of Christopher E. Yakaitis '00 in May 2009 [AR.2009.042]. Series 2 was a gift of Erika Peterson '96 and Massie Ritsch '98 in July 1996 [AR.1996.065].
- Custodial History
The materials in Series 1: May 2009 Accession, 1992-1995 were compiled by Matthew David Brozik '95.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
Series 2 was added by Christie Peterson in February 2011.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. If copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers will not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with non-commercial use of materials from the Mudd Library. For materials where the copyright is not held by the University, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. If you have a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Quipfire! Records; Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/zp38wc701
- Location:
-
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript LibrarySeeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-6
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- Subject Terms:
- Students -- United States -- Societies, etc.
- Genre Terms:
- Photographs.
Videotapes. - Names:
- Quipfire! Improv Comedy Group.
Princeton University. Students