urn:taro:utexas.cah.00434 A Guide to the Richard Palmer Papers, 1940-1986 Encoded in XMetal 2 by Amy Ziegler according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. Descriptive Summary Palmer, Richard Richard Palmer Papers, 1940-1986Materials are written in English and Russian 98-087; 97-167 1 ft., 3 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin Richard Palmer's business papers document the three companies of the Ice Capades. Biographical Note

Richard Palmer joined the Ice Capades office in Los Angeles in 1942. He held many supervisory titles throughout his career with the famous ice show. In 1956 he was the electronic engineer; in 1961 he was the studio manager; and by 1967 he was vice-president of the company. He became president and CEO of the Ice Capades in 1980 and remained until 1986 when Metromedia sold the company. Throughout his career he witnessed the development of three companies of the Ice Capades known as East, West, and Continental. Ice Capades East, the original company, formed in 1940. The second company, known as Ice Cycles, stared in 1946 as a joint effort between the producers of the Ice Capades and the Ice Follies, using Follies production numbers and stars from both parent companies. After three seasons, Ice Follies sold their interest to Ice Capades. Subsequently, Ice Cycles became Ice Capades West, and the third company, Ice Capades Continental, was formed in 1974.

 Scope and Contents

Printed material, books, choreography notes, schedules, and photographs document the three companies of the Ice Capades from 1940-1986. Printed material comprises the bulk of the records and includes a complete series of Ice Capades programs from 1940-1986. Pocket information included in the printed material refers to arena staff, staff telephone numbers, publicist's schedules, and shipping schedules for use by employees. Choreography notes include staging samples of: the acts of mission improbable, sing-a-long, carnival, and the opening act. Four inscribed books document world champion figure skaters.

 Use Restrictions

Unrestricted access

 Preferred Citation

Richard Palmer Papers, 1940-1986, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

 Index Terms Palmer, Richard Hamill, Dorothy Jackson, Donald Magnussen, Karen Ice Capades--Archives Metromedia Skating--Exhibitions

Forms part of the Professional Touring Entertainment Industry Archives.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Ice Capades 3E312 Printed material 3E312 Programs 3E312 East company programs, 1940-1986 3E312 West company programs, 1955-1976 3E313 1977-1986 3E313 Continental company programs, 1974-1986 3E313 Foreign programs, 1976, undated 3E313 Mexico, undated 3E313 Japan, 1976 3E313 Program cover negative, undated 3E313 Arena directory, 1970-1975 3E313 Pocket information, 1962-1965 3E313 Technical information, 1964 3E313 Choreography notes, undated 3E314 Tour schedules, 1941-1981 3E314 Photographs 3E314 Black and white 8 X 10 prints of skaters, undated 3E314 Color transparencies of skaters, undated 3S385 Two group photos of skaters and staff, undated OD1402 Oversize material OD1402 Three Ice Capades group photos mounted on foam core, undated Ice Cycles 3E314 Printed material 3E314 Programs, 1946-1955 World Champion Skating Books 3E314 Zolotye kon'ki brilliantami, by Ludmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov, inscribed, 1971 3E314 Karen: The Karen Magnussen Story, by Karen Magnussen and Jeff Cross, inscribed, 1973 3E314 Donald Jackson: King of Blades, by George Cross, inscribed, 1977 3E314 Dorothy Hamill: On and Off the Ice, by Dorothy Hamill with Elva Clairmont, inscribed, 1983 Oversize Material OD1402 Poster to commemorate the re-opening of New York's Ice Skating rink-Central Park-November 22,1986, with compliments of Donald J. Trump, 1986