Descriptive Summary
UA 1033
LDS Motion Picture Studio Patches of Oz Collection,
1982-1983
LDS Motion Picture Studio
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
3 boxes (2 linear feet)
The Whittlin' Whistlin'
Brigade, a performing group from Brigham Young University, borrowed its name
from a part of Nauvoo history. Life in Nauvoo in the 1840's was a time of great
persecution. Whenever a suspicious stranger came to town, a group of boys armed
with knives and sticks would surround the stranger, not saying anything, and
would whittle and whistle until the stranger became uncomfortable and left.
Harold R. Oaks founded BYU's brigade in 1974. Ever since, this group has become
a vital member of BYU's touring groups. Every year they tour elementary and
junior high schools, sharing plays such as Androcles and the Lion, Yankee
Doodle, and more recently The Yellow Boat and Taste of Sunrise. The group
changed its name to The Young Company in 1983, when the company took their play
Patches of Oz on tour to Yugoslavia. The change made it easier to associate the
group with Brigham Young University.
This collection includes programs, sound
recordings, script drafts, musical scores, rehearsal schedules, tour schedules,
tour memorabilia, and correspondence. This collection deals only with the
Patches of Oz tours in Austria, Yugoslavia, and
Las Vegas from 1982-1983.
Provenance
Donated by LDS Motion Picture Studio.
Access
Open for public use.
Conditions of Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary
copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from LDS Motion Picture Studio
Patches of Oz Collection must be obtained from the
Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Board of Curators.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: UA 1033; LDS Motion
Picture Studio Patches of Oz Collection;
University Archives; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library,
Brigham Young University.
Following Citations: UA 1033, LTPSC.
Biographical History
The Whittlin' Whistlin' Brigade, a performing group from Brigham Young
University, borrowed its name from a part of Nauvoo history. Life in Nauvoo in
the 1840's was a time of great persecution. Whenever a suspicious stranger came
to town, a group of boys armed with knives and sticks would surround the
stranger, not saying anything, and would whittle and whistle until the stranger
became uncomfortable and left. Harold R. Oaks founded BYU's brigade in 1974.
Ever since, this group has become a vital member of BYU's touring groups. Every
year they tour elementary and junior high schools, sharing plays such as
Androcles and the Lion, Yankee Doodle, and more recently The Yellow Boat and
Taste of Sunrise. The group changed its name to The Young Company in 1983, when
the company took their play Patches of Oz on tour to Yugoslavia. The change
made it easier to associate the group with Brigham Young University.
Scope and Content Note
This collection includes programs, sound recordings, photographs,
script drafts, musical scores, rehearsal schedules, tour schedules, tour
memorabilia, and correspondence. This collection deals only with the
Patches of Oz tours in Austria, Yugoslavia, and
Las Vegas from 1982-1983.
Notes on Arrangement
This collection was kept in its original order.
Subject Tracings
Institutions
Young Company
People
Oaks, Harold R.
Places
Austria
Yugoslavia
Las Vegas (Nev.).
Genre/Form
Programs
Audiotapes
Letters
Photographs
Drafts (Documents)
Scores
Schedules
Notes
Container List
LDS Motion Picture Studio Patches of
Oz Collection
LDS Motion Picture Studio Patches of
Oz Collection,
1982-1983
Box
Folder
Contents
1
1
Thank-you Letters,
1982
1
2
Harold Oaks File,
1982-1983
1
3
Young Company,
1982-1983
1
4-6
General Files,
1982-1983
1
7
Young Company Tour, Austria-Yugoslavia,
1982-1983
2
1
Young Company Tour, Austria-Yugoslavia,
1982-1983
2
2
Box Office--Nevada,
1983
2
3
Las Vegas Tour,
1983
2
4
To Do File,
1983
2
5
Judges,
1982
2
6
Walt Disney Letters,
1983
2
7
Musical Score
2
8
Script Drafts
2
9
Scripts--Harold Oaks Copies
2
10
Script--Sound Copy
2
11
Script--Final Copy
3
Master Sound Reels, #1-3, 1/2 inch
Patches of Oz Performance
and Rehearsal Recordings, 8 Cassette Tapes