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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Note

Scope and Contents

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Description of Series

Inventory

University of Texas, Center for American History

A Guide to the Ice Capades Collection, 1940-1993



Descriptive Summary

Creator:Ice Capades
Title:Ice Capades Collection,
Dates:1940-1993
Abstract:Programs, photographs and a book document the Ice Capades from 1940 to 1993.
Accession No.:96-350; 97-180; 2007-002
Extent:4 in.
Laguage:Materials are written in English.
Repository: Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin

Biographical Note

Ice Capades is a traveling theatrical ice skating show that held its first show in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1940, organized by the Arena Managers Association at the prompting of John Harris, a hockey team owner. Harris initially gained interest in ice shows when he booked Sonja Henie for a half-time show during a hockey game and raised attendance. He hired skating stars, developed acts, formed a production team, and started Ice Capades. John Harris served as president and producer untin retiring in 1964. George W. Eby became president in 1963 when the company was sold to Metromedia, followed by the leadership of Richard Palmer in 1980. Ice Capades presented shows internationally in London, Mexico, Russia, Australia, and Japan. The Ice Capades expanded their scope with the opening of the Ice Capades Chalet division in 1966, which developed a copyrighted curriculum of ice skating instructions for training future world and Olympic competitors.

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Scope and Contents

Programs, photographs, and a book document the Ice Capades from 1962 to 1993. The text Ice Capades: Years of Entertainment includes history of the company along with pictures of memorabilia. Photograph transparencies include color images of couple figure skaters. A four-foot autographed photo of Dorothy Hamill is included. In 2007 the Center also acquired photocopies of Peter A. Tyrrell, Sr.'s publicity scrapbooks dating to 1940-41.

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Restrictions

Use Restrictions

Unrestricted access

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Index Terms

Ice Capades--Archives.
Skating--Exhibitions

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Related Material

Forms part of the Professional Touring Entertainment Industry Archives.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Ice Capades Collection, 1940-1993, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

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Detailed Description of the Papers

 

Inventory

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2J57Ice Capades, "Years of Entertainment," F.F. Hamilton Jr., Washington D.C.: Penchant Publishing Company, Ltd., 1974
Ice Capades programs
1962
1968
1970
1987
1989
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2.325/D32cMade in America, 1992
Cinderlla, Frozen in Time, 1993
Photocopies of the publicity scrapbooks of Peter A. Tyrrell, Sr., first president and manager of the Ice Capades:
New Orleans, LA, 1940-41
Atlantic City, NJ, 1940-41
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2J57Photograph transparencies
Couple skaters, undated
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2.325 NW cornerLarge autographed photo of Dorothy Hamill,

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