ma9 Walter Boughton Papers, 1950-1986 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Debby Applegate. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
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 Collection Overview Boughton, Walter, d. 1988 Boughton Papers 1950-1986 1 archives box (0.5 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections The Walter Boughton Papers contain mainly teaching notes and classroom materials from Walter Boughton's approximately thirty years teaching and directing theatre at Amherst College. Also contains notes schoolwork done by Boughton while attending Brown University. English. Biographical Note

Walter Leroy Boughton (1918-1987) taught and directed theater at Amherst College for over thirty years. A native of Toledo, Ohio, he received a B.A. (1941) and M.A. (1949) from Brown University and an M.F.A. degree (1951) from Yale University. Before coming to Amherst, Boughton taught at Brown, Ripon College, and the University of California at Berkeley. At Amherst College he was Director of Kirby Theater and Assistant Professor of Dramatic Arts (1957-1960) and was promoted to Associate Professor (1960-1964) and Stanley King Professor (1964-1987). He received an honorary M.A. from Amherst College in 1964. Boughton was also producer of the Weston (Vt.) Playhouse from 1972 to 1986. He died in January 1987.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

Walter Boughton's papers consist chiefly of teaching notes and class material for a variety of drama classes at Amherst College, from ancient Greek through contemporary American drama.

 Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

There is no restriction on access to the Walter Boughton Papers for research use. Particularly fragile items are restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish material from the Papers should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

 Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in Walter Boughton Papers [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

 History of the Collection February 1988 Debby Applegate Search Terms Boughton, Walter, d. 1988. Amherst College. Dept. of Theater and Dance. Amherst College--Faculty. Theater--Massachusetts--Amherst--History--Sources. Drama--Study and teaching--Massachusetts--Amherst. Lecture notes--Amherst College. 1 1 Boughton schoolwork at Brown 1 2 Teaching notes on Drama: United States 1 3 Teaching notes on Drama: Greek 1 4 Teaching notes on Drama: Italian Renaissance 1 5 Teaching notes on Drama: Medieval 1 6 Teaching notes on Drama: Restoration and 18th Century 1 7 Teaching notes on Drama: Spanish Renaissance 1 8 Drama 6: Notes 1 9 Drama 12: Notes 1 10 Drama 23: Schedules, book lists, exams, etc. WB1 11 Drama 23: Notes WB1 12 Drama 23s, 25: Notes WB1 13 Reading list for drama majors WB1 14 Miscellaneous class material WB1 15 Miscellaneous printed material WB1 16 Miscellaneous printed material