Marylyn Munsterman Collection
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection consists of programs for various theatrical productions in southeast Texas and beyond. Organizations represented include Beaumont Community Players, Beaumont Opera, Actors Guild Tag, Forest Park High School Marquee Players, Lake Charles Little Theatre, and Lamar University. Also included in the collection are scrapbooks, production photographs, newspaper clippings, and Marylyn Munsterman’s personal correspondence and memorial.
Dates
- Creation: 1940 - 2016
Creator
- Munsterman, Marylyn Duhon, 1923-2016 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
The Tyrrell Historical Library holds copyright. The researcher must secure permission to publish. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Tyrrell Historical Library. The researcher assumes full responsibility for complying with copyright, literary property rights, and libel laws.
Biographical Note
Marylyn Duhon Munsterman (1923-2016) was born in Beaumont, Texas in 1923 and remained a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of South Park High School, Lamar College of Technology, and Lamar University. She also studied for a time at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Marylyn was passionate about music, theatre, and the arts, teaching drama at Forest Park High School and active as both a performer and a director in numerous local theatrical productions. She directed the Junior League Children’s Theatre in Beaumont for eight years and wrote original songs and scripts for other local organizations including Beaumont Club, Symphony League, United Appeals, and Beaumont Civic Opera.
Marylyn and her husband, Alfred Munsterman (1914-1972), were business partners in various companies located in southeast Texas: Munsterman Tile Company, Jefferson Tile Company, Sabine Tile Company, and Beaumont Specialty Wholesale Company. Marylyn also was an entrepreneur in her own right, opening vintage jewelry boutiques in the Beaumont area which she named after her parents: Ada’s in Beaumont and Dewi’s in Nederland.
Extent
2.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Marylyn Duhon Munsterman (1923-2016) was born in Beaumont, Texas in 1923 and remained a lifelong resident. Marylyn was passionate about music, theatre, and the arts, teaching drama at Forest Park High School and active as both a performer and a director in numerous local theatrical productions. The bulk of this collection consists of programs for various theatrical productions in southeast Texas and beyond. Organizations represented include Beaumont Community Players, Beaumont Opera, Actors Guild Tag, Forest Park High School Marquee Players, Lake Charles Little Theatre, and Lamar University. Also included in the collection are scrapbooks, production photographs, newspaper clippings, and Marylyn Munsterman’s personal correspondence and memorial.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 5 series.
Series 1: Personal Papers, 1954-2016
Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1940-1992
Series 3: Beaumont Community Players Materials, 1953-2014
Series 4: Plays and Programs, 1940-2012
Series 5: Oversize Materials, 1954-1998
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Marylyn Munsterman Collection, 1940-2016
- Author
- Jennifer Perritt
- Date
- November 12, 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Tyrrell Historical Library Archives Repository
