Records of the Mee-Ow Show

The records of the Mee-ow show fill four boxes, including one drop-front box. The records span the years 1974-2004. A significant portion of the material is from the first show in 1974.

The material begins with a few topical folders in alphabetical order that span the show's entire history. These are followed by a group of folders relating to the 1974 show, arranged alphabetically by topic. The remaining folders are arranged chronologically by performance year, with one folder for undated material. Dates on the folders relate to performance years, not necessarily the span dates of the records. The drop-front box contains posters from various Mee-ow shows between the years 1974-2004.

The records contain a wide variety of material, including scripts, programs, audition flyers and forms, budget information, clippings and cast information. Particularly interesting are the array of documents concerning the budget controversy and other problems in the show's first year. The material for the year 1974 is especially extensive and there is a good deal of information for the years 1975, 1979, and 1997-2000.

Note that folders for 1987, 1990, and 1995 (Box 2, Folders 15, 18, and 23) are empty, since no records have yet been received for these years. An addition consisting of a group of scripts for the 1983 Mee-Ow Show, stapled together by sketch, was added to the series in the appropriate year (Box 2, Folder 12).