Bill Rollnick papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Bill Rollnick papers
Creator: Rollnick, William D.
Inclusive Dates: 1994-2007
Language(s): English
Extent: 2.5 Linear Feet 1 box, 1 oversized box
Collection Number: ms4628
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

William D. Rollnick is the former chairman of Mattel, Inc., former chairman of Genstar Rental Electronics, and has worked as an executive in the aerospace industry and founded and served on the board of directors of a number of computer and computer-peripheral firms. He was a board member of the Metropolitan Opera Association, New York and the National Trust for the Humanities, Washington, D.C.; the former Vice Chairman of the White House Endowment Fund; former board and executive committee member of the American Ballet Theatre in New York and of the San Francisco Opera. Mr. Rollnick is co-director of the William D. Rollnick and Nancy Ellison Rollnick Foundation, which was established for the support of the arts.

Scope and Content

This collection includes posters, signed items, and decorative objects mostly related to theater productions that Mr. Rollnick was a part of.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], Bill Rollnick papers, ms4628, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Statuette - Opening Night, Lyseum Theatre - Inherit the Wind, 2007

 

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American Theatre Wing's Tony Award - Journey's End, 2007

 

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Decorated gourd - Signed Jim Little

 

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Lucite desktop theater posters - Various productions

includes Woman in White, Journeys End, Thurgood, The Sea Farer, Adult Entertainment,The Country Girl, Inherit the Wind, Coram Boy.

 

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Theater posters (8)

includes Fiddler on the Roof, Monty Python's Spamalot, Thurgood, Chu Chem, The Color Purple, The Country Girl, Journey's End, and Coram Boy

 

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Opening night theater posters (4), 2005-2008

includes The Woman in White, The Sea Farer, Inherit the Wind, The Country Girl

 

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Signed theater poster - A Little Night Music - The Kennedy Center, 2002

 

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Signed sheet music - Moon River, Henry Mancini, 1994

 

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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee - Reproduction of Thomas Jefferson's congratulations for completion of the Louisiana Purchase signed by Bill Clinton and John Kerry

 

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Awards, 2006-2007

includes Antoinette Perry Awards for Inherit the Wind and Journey's End, and Outer Critic's Circle Award for Journey's End

 

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Signed reproduction of the White House - Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton

 

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Signed books

includes The Toughest Show on Earth by Joseph Volpe, and James Hoban Designer and Builder of the White House by Stewart D. McLaurin