Memorial Auditorium collection, 1999-2004

Authors

Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

Files

Description

This collection consists of Personal correspondence, newspaper photocopies, newsletters, brochures and other miscellaneous materials relating to the Memorial Auditorium & Convention Center of Pittsburg, Kansas.

Pittsburg’s Memorial Auditorium was built as the Mirza Temple (Masonic) for the Pittsburg Chapter. Construction of the building began in 1923 and finished in 1925. In 1945, the temple was purchased by the city of Pittsburg after voters approved the use of bonds in the purchase. The Memorial Auditorium was dedicated to the servicemen of WW1 and WW2, as well as the devoted women and Red Cross nurses who accompanied them. Various influential entertainers have performed at the Auditorium throughout its years, such as Ziegfeld’s Follies, Will Rogers, V.P. Charles Curtis, and many others.

Publication Date

11-1-2021

Keywords

Architecture, Business and Industry, Social Life and Customs

Disciplines

Architecture | Business

Size of Collection

.4 linear feet

Dates of Collection

1999-2004

Manuscript Number

SpC MS 0342

Recommended Citation

Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library, "Memorial Auditorium collection, 1999-2004" (2021). Finding Aids. 343.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/343