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Dennis Hearn papers
Special Collections and Archives
Dennis Hearn papers
Special Collections and Archives
Dennis Hearn papers
- Repository: Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
- Title: Dennis Hearn papers
- Inclusive Date(s): 1871-1998
- Bulk Date(s): 1940-1998
- Author: Finding aid prepared by Edith Serkownek
- Creation: Finding aid encoded by Edith Serkownek using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2011
- Origination: Hearn, Dennis
- Extent: 12.66 cubic feet (17 boxes=11 record boxes, 1 half size record, 2 document, 2 small boxes & 1 flat box)
- Physical Location: 10th floor
- Finding Aid Identifier: OhKeUSC0131
- Abstract: The personal and professional papers of actor Dennis Hearn.
- Language(s): The records are in English
Biography of Dennis Hearn
Dennis Hearn was born in Chesterland, Ohio in 1949. Hearn was graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kent State University in 1971 and pursued some graduate work at KSU in addition to performing in a number of Porthouse Theatre productions. Moving to New York, Hearn studied with drama instructor Uta Hagen. Hearn collaborated for a number of years with pastor Al Carmines, founder of the Rauschenbusch Memorial Church of Christ, and worked with Carmines on many musical productions including several of Carmines' annual Christmas Rappings productions. Hearn currently works as an actor and has also had several other positions and businesses including working as a producer, operating a restaurant, and working as an antique dealer, specializing in oil lamps and postcards.
Scope and Content
The Dennis Hearn papers consist of material relating to Hearn's family, his youth in Chesterland, Ohio, and his life as a working actor and businessman. Materials include family photograph albums, scrapbooks and loose photographs (late 1930s-1990s); family and church-related newspaper clippings documenting life in Chesterland, Ohio (1950s-1970s); programs, photographs and other material related to Hearn's theatrical career (1960s-1990s) and subject files regarding Hearn's business ventures, friends, and colleagues.
Statement of Arrangement
The Dennis Hearn papers are divided into series as follows:
- Series 1: Biographical information
- Series 2: Subject files
- Series 3: Family documents and ephemera
- Series 4: Photographs and scrapbooks
- Subseries 4A: Photograph albums and scrapbooks
- Subseries 4B: Loose photographs and negatives
- Series 5: Newspaper clippings
- Series 6: Theatrical productions
- Series 7: Artifacts
- Series 8: Posters and oversized materials
Separated Material
Please note that books from the Dennis Hearn papers have been catalogued in KentLINK. A small collection of early twentieth century sheet music has been processed separately.
Technical Requirements
A few audio cassettes and VHS tapes are present in the papers.
Preferred Citation
Dennis Hearn papers. Department of Special Collections and Archives. Kent State University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Kent State University alum Dennis Hearn donated papers to Special Collections and Archives in 1989 and made an additional donation of papers in 1998.
Subject Headings
The following subjects are found in this collection:
- Persons:
- Hearn, Dennis--Archives
- Organizations/Corporations:
- Kent State University--Alumni and alumnae--History
- Functions:
- Acting
- Places:
- Chesterland (Ohio)
- Occupations:
- Actors
- Motion picture actors and actresses
- Material Types:
- Personal papers
- Photographs
- Scrapbooks
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Posters
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 2: Subject files, 1970s-1998
- Scope and Content
- Subject files including records regarding Hearn's business as an antiques dealer as well as his professional theatrical involvement with Al Carmines and the Rauschenbusch Memorial Church.
- Arrangement
- Material organized alphabetically by subject or individual's last name.
- Box 2 / Folder 1
- Antique/Oil lamp dealer related, 1995-1997
- Box 2 / Folder 2
- Antique/Oil lamp dealer related, 1994-1998 and undated
- Box 2 / Folder 3
- Antique/Oil lamp dealer related, 1990s
- Box 2 / Folder 4
- Antique/Oil lamp dealer related, 1990s
- Box 2 / Folder 5
- Antique/Oil lamp dealer related: Pari Passu, 1990s
- Box 2 / Folder 6
- Balestrino, Richard: Dance workshop at KSU information, November 1979
- Box 2 / Folder 7
- Barilla, John, 1979 and undated
- Box 2 / Folder 8
- Cafe Nexus, 1987
- Box 2 / Folder 9
- Carmines, Al: Programs, newspaper clippings and research, 1960s-1990s
- Box 2 / Folder 10
- Carmines, Al: Programs, newspaper clippings and research, 1960s-1990s
- Box 2 / Folder 11
- Carmines, Al: Programs, newspaper clippings and research, 1960s-1990s
- Box 2 / Folder 12
- Chadwick, Anne: Dennis Hearn theatrical and promotional material, 1980s-1990s
- Box 2 / Folder 13
- Chesterland Community Church, 1980s
- Box 2 / Folder 14
- Chesterland Community Church, 1980s
- Box 2 / Folder 15
- Cowles, Lenny, Undated
- Box 2 / Folder 16
- Deal, Dennis, Miscellaneous dates 1972-1989
- Box 2 / Folder 17
- Dorr, Richard, 1994 and undated
- Box 2 / Folder 18
- Kross, Anna M.: Biographical information and notes, 1979-1980
- Box 2 / Folder 19
- Moravian Fellowship, 1979-1981
- Box 2 / Folder 20
- Noneman, Patricia, 1993-1995
- Box 2 / Folder 21
- Porthouse Theatre: 15th Anniversary, 1983
- Box 2 / Folder 22
- Rauschenbusch Memorial Church, 1985-1995
- Box 2 / Folder 23
- Szubski, Marina, Undated
- Box 2 / Folder 24
- Uncle Nick's restaurant, Undated
- Box 2 / Folder 25
- Walsh, Albert, Undated
- Box 2 / Folder 26
- Wilczak, Christine, 1979-1980
- Box 2 / Folder 27
- Williams, Ted, 1977 and undated
Series 1: Biographical information, 1946-1992
- Scope and Content
- Biographical information and materials relating to Dennis Hearn's education and early career.
- Arrangement
- Material organized chronologically.
- Box 1 / Folder 1
- Biographical information and resumes, Miscellaneous dates
- Box 1 / Folder 2
- High School: West Geauga High School ephemera including Honor Society material, commencement programs, letter patch and reunion program, 1964-1967 and 1992
- Box 1 / Folder 3
- High School: West Geauga High School Drama department productions, 1964-1967
- Box 1 / Folder 4
- High School: West Geauga High School Music department programs, 1964-1967
- Box 1 / Folder 5
- High School: Geauga Lyric Theater Guild production materials, 1964-1967
- Box 1 / Folder 6
- High School: Miscellaneous productions, 1964-1967
- Box 1 / Folder 7
- High School: Photographs including many theatrical productions, 1964-1967
- Box 1 / Folder 8
- High School: Baldwin-Wallace College High School Music Clinic, 1965-1967
- Box 1 / Folder 9
- College and graduate work: Kent State University ephemera including applications, commencement programs and newspaper clippings, 1968-1973
- Box 1 / Folder 10
- College and graduate work: Kent State University coursework and syllabi, Late 1960s-early 1970s
- Box 1 / Folder 11
- College and graduate work: Kent State University theater productions including programs, Porthouse Theatre dedication and the Night Thoreau Spent in Jail commemorating May 4th, 1968-1973
- Box 1 / Folder 12
- College and graduate work: Kent State University theater production script for [Romeo and Juliet], Undated
- Box 1 / Folder 13
- College and graduate work: Kent State University University theater production script for A Patriot for Me by John Osborne, Circa 1971
- Box 1 / Folder 14
- College and graduate work: Kent State University theater production photographs, 1968-1973
- Box 1 / Folder 15
- College and graduate work: Notes regarding a graduate thesis examining the lives of theater students who attended Kent State University from 1968-1972, 1980
- Box 1 / Folder 16
- Positions and internships: Tanglewood (Hearn served as Resident Designer for summer theater), 1973
- Box 1 / Folder 17
- Positions and internships: The Cottonworks promotional materials, 1978
- Box 1 / Folder 18
- Positions and internships: Apple/Blossom Workshop, 1979
- Box 1 / Folder 19
- Positions and internships: Application for Guest Artist position at KSU, Summer 1985
Series 3: Family documents and correspondence, 1871-1990s
- Scope and Content
- Early family documents and ephemera as well as family and personal correspondence.
- Arrangement
- Material separated into documents and correspondence and then organized chronologically.
- Box 3 / Folder 1
- Documents: Account book, "Mr. Harper's book", 1871
- Box 3 / Folder 2
- Documents: Diary/work log, "Team Book", 1871-1876
- Box 3 / Folder 3
- Documents: Diary/work log, 1881-1882
- Box 3 / Folder 4
- Documents: Souvenirs postcards and ephemera, Early 1900s
- Box 3 / Folder 5
- Documents: Program for the Chester Players "A Night in June" including numbers by Bert Hearn and Alice Jacobs, Late 1930s or early 1940s
- Box 3 / Folder 6
- Documents: Ration book for Arlene Lyman, 1940s
- Box 3 / Folder 7
- Documents: Sermon, "Thus God Comes to Us: A Sermon at a service in memory or Mrs. Marie Jacobs", Undated
- Box 3 / Folder 8
- Documents: Souvenirs postcards and family and personal ephemera, 1940s-1990s
- Box 3 / Folder 9
- Documents: Souvenirs postcards and family and personal ephemera, 1940s-1990s
- Box 3 / Folder 10
- Documents: Dennis Hearn datebooks, 1991 and 1995
- Box 3 / Folder 11
- Correspondence and paper ephemera, Nineteenth century
- Box 3 / Folder 12
- Correspondence for Hutson, Hearn and other families, Early 1900s
- Box 3 / Folder 13
- Correspondence for Nichols family, 1912-1918
- Box 3 / Folder 14
- Correspondence, 1930s-1940s
- Box 3 / Folder 15
- Correspondence, 1950s
- Box 3 / Folder 16
- Correspondence, 1960s
- Box 3 / Folder 17
- Correspondence, 1970-1975
- Box 3 / Folder 18
- Correspondence, 1976-1979
- Box 3 / Folder 19
- Correspondence, 1980s
- Box 3 / Folder 20
- Correspondence, 1990s
- Box 3 / Folder 21
- Correspondence, Undated
Series 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1938-1990s
Subseries 4A: Photograph albums and scrapbooks, 1938-1985
- Scope and Content
- Photograph albums, scrapbooks and memory books of the Hearn family including many albums belonging to Dennis Hearn's parents, Alice Jeanette Jacobs Hearn and Bert Hearn.
- Arrangement
- Material organized chronologically.
- Box 4 / Piece 1
- Photograph album: Alice Jeanette Jacobs: "Photographs," black cover with green lettering, 1938-1946 and earlier Jacobs family photographs
- Box 4 / Piece 2
- Photograph album: Alice Jeanette Jacobs high school: Wood cover with "Scraps" on front and figure in sombrero, 1939-1942 and early grade school photographs
- Box 4 / Piece 3
- Photograph album: Alice Jeanette Jacobs: Wood cover with sailboat on it, many photographs removed from the front of the album, 1942-1946
- Box 4 / Piece 4
- Scrapbook: Alice Jeanette Hearn including high school graduation program, cards and newspaper clippings: White paper cover imprinted with a gold and pink pirate, 1942-1948
- Box 4 / Piece 5
- Photograph album: Bert Hearn: High school photographs: "Photo Album," red cover with gold detail, magnetic, 1942-1943
- Box 4 / Piece 6
- Photograph album: "Pictures taken at Daytona Beach, Fla, Alice Jeanette Jacobs" Leather cover with beach scene decal, February 9-March 25, 1946
- Box 4 / Piece 7
- Memory book: Alice Jeanette Jacobs and Bert Hearn wedding: "Bridal Memories," boxed book, 1946
- Box 4 / Piece 8
- Photograph album: Alice Jeanette Jacobs and Bert Hearn: "Our Wedding," white paper cover with gold lettering, 1946
- Box 5 / Piece 1
- Photograph album: Alice Jeanette Hearn: "Photographs," red paper cover with gold lions and crest, 1947-1952
- Box 5 / Piece 2
- Baby book: Dennis Hearn: "Baby's Milestones," boxed book, 1949
- Box 5 / Piece 3
- Photograph album: "Pictures of Dennis Alan Hearn, Born February 3, 1949. . ." with additional genealogical information: Orange floral cover with gold trim, magnetic, 1949-1950
- Box 5 / Piece 4
- Scrapbook: Newspaper clippings regarding Geauga County marriages, accidents and news: "Scrapbook," purple paper cover with silver lettering, 1949-1951
- Box 5 / Piece 5
- Photograph album: Dennis Hearn childhood photographs: "Photo Album," red paper cover with gold lettering, magnetic, 1950-1954
- Box 5 / Piece 6
- Photograph album: "Alice Jeanette Hearn," brown with gold trim, 1951-1953
- Box 5 / Piece 7
- Photograph album: Dennis Hearn childhood photographs: "Photo Album," red cover, magnetic, 1954-1959
- Box 5 / Piece 8
- Photograph album: Family events: Dark green, 1954-1957
- Box 6 / Piece 1
- Photograph album: Family events: "Photographs," purple, 1957-1963
- Box 6 / Piece 2
- Photograph album: Family events: "Photos," green with gold initials, "A J", 1960-1967
- Box 6 / Piece 3
- Photograph album: "Started excavating Fri. July 13, 1962 'Our House', Bert, AJ + Dennis Hearn": "Snap Shots, Point Lookout Catskill Mts. N.Y.," faux leather with Native American on cover, 1962-1963
- Box 6 / Piece 4
- Photograph album: Family events: "Photos," on spine, blue-green paper cover, 1967-1972
- Box 6 / Piece 5
- Photograph album: Family events: Red with gold crest and detailing on cover, 1969-1972
- Box 7 / Piece 1
- Photograph album: Family events: "Photographs," brown paisley with gold detail, 1973-1977
- Box 7 / Piece 2
- Photograph album: Family events: Brown with gold detail, magnetic, 1976-1978
- Box 7 / Piece 3
- Photograph album: Family events: Brown with gold detail, magnetic, 1977-1979
- Box 7 / Piece 4
- Photograph album: Family events: Brown with gold detail, magnetic, 1979-1981
- Box 8 / Piece 1
- Photograph album: Portraits and headshopts, Nineteenth century leather portrait album with brass fittings with 1960s-1970s photographs inserted
- Box 8 / Piece 2
- Photograph album: Family events: "Photos," on spine, red with gold detail, Circa 1970s
- Box 8 / Piece 3
- Photograph album: Family events: "Photo Album, " small, red and black with gold lettering, Late 1970s-early 1980s
- Box 8 / Piece 4
- Photograph album: Family events: "Photos," brown with gold detail, magnetic, 1983
- Box 8 / Piece 5
- Photograph album: Dennis Hearn with multiple events and dates including childhood photos, early headshots and early apartment: "Photo Album," blue and black with gold lettering, Miscellaneous dates
- Box 8 / Piece 6
- Memory book: Bert Hearn memorial book including funeral service, cards and newspaper clippings: Boxed book, March 1985
- Box 8 / Piece 7
- Memory book: Alice Jeanette Hearn memorial book including funeral service and cards: Boxed book, April 1985
Subseries 4B: Loose photographs and negatives, 1940s-1990s
- Scope and Content
- Subjects include Dennis Hearn's family and friends, theatrical productions, pets, vacations, and antique business.
- Arrangement
- Material organized roughly chronologically.
- Box 9 / Folder 1
- Photographs: Portraits and headshots of Dennis Hearn, 1940s-1990s
- Box 9 / Folder 2
- Photographs: Family, Late nineteenth-early twentieth centuries
- Box 9 / Folder 3
- Photographs: Family, 1940s-1960s
- Box 9 / Folder 4
- Photographs, 1974
- Box 9 / Folder 5
- Photographs, 1975
- Box 9 / Folder 6
- Photographs, 1976
- Box 9 / Folder 7
- Photographs, 1977
- Box 9 / Folder 8
- Photographs, 1978
- Box 9 / Folder 9
- Photographs, 1979
- Box 9 / Folder 10
- Photographs, Circa 1970s
- Box 9 / Folder 11
- Photographs, Late 1970s-early 1980s
- Box 9 / Folder 12
- Photographs, 1980
- Box 9 / Folder 13
- Photographs, 1981
- Box 9 / Folder 14
- Photographs, 1982
- Box 9 / Folder 15
- Photographs, 1983
- Box 9 / Folder 16
- Photographs, 1984
- Box 9 / Folder 17
- Photographs, 1985
- Box 9 / Folder 18
- Photographs, 1988
- Box 9 / Folder 19
- Photographs, 1989
- Box 9 / Folder 20
- Photographs, Circa 1980s
- Box 9 / Folder 21
- Photographs, 1990
- Box 9 / Folder 22
- Photographs, 1991
- Box 9 / Folder 23
- Photographs, 1992
- Box 9 / Folder 24
- Photographs, 1993
- Box 9 / Folder 25
- Photographs, 1994
- Box 9 / Folder 26
- Photographs, 1995
- Box 9 / Folder 27
- Photographs, 1996
- Box 9 / Folder 28
- Photographs, 1997
- Box 9 / Folder 29
- Photographs: Printed "Clicks" on the back, Early 1990s
- Box 9 / Folder 30
- Photographs: Printed "Huey" on the back, Early 1990s
- Box 9 / Folder 31
- Photographs: Printed "Mary" on the back, Early 1990s
- Box 10 / Folder 1
- Photographs: Al Carmine event or production related, Undated
- Box 10 / Folder 2
- Photographs: Unidentified productions, Undated
- Box 10 / Folder 3
- Photographs: Black and white, Undated
- Box 10 / Folder 4
- Photographs and negatives, Undated
- Box 10 / Folder 5
- Photographs: Miscellaneous, Undated
- Box 10 / Folder 6
- Photographs: Miscellaneous, Undated
- Box 10 / Folder 7
- Photographs: Miscellaneous, Undated
- Box 10 / Folder 8
- Photographs: Miscellaneous, Undated
- Box 10 / Folder 9
- Negatives: Miscellaneous, Undated
Series 5: Newspaper clippings, 1950s-1986
- Arrangement
- Material organized by subject and then chronologically.
- Box 11 / Folder 1
- Newspaper clippings: Chesterland Community Church, Miscellaneous dates
- Box 11 / Folder 2
- Newspaper clippings: Hearn and Jacobs family and friends, 1960s and miscellaneous dates
- Box 11 / Folder 3
- Newspaper clippings: Dennis Hearn, 1959-1967
- Box 11 / Folder 4
- Newspaper clippings: Dennis Hearn, 1968-1970
- Box 11 / Folder 5
- Newspaper clippings: Dennis Hearn, 1971-1986
- Box 11 / Folder 6
- Newspaper clippings: Dennis Hearn, Undated
- Box 11 / Folder 7
- Newspaper clippings: Kent State University May 4th Anniversary, 1978-1980
Series 6: Theatrical productions, 1968-1997
- Scope and Content
- Production material may include scripts, photographs, programs, rehearsal information and additional ephemera.
- Arrangement
- Material organized alphabetically by name of the production.
- Box 12 / Folder 1
- Anchors, Talk Shows, Love and Poetry Without Motion: P&J Productions, Circa 1991
- Box 12 / Folder 2
- Andorra: The Jewish Repertory Company, Undated
- Box 12 / Folder 3
- Annie: Mountain Playhouse, 1995
- Box 12 / Folder 4
- As Is: University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, 1993
- Box 12 / Folder 5
- The Bitterness of Ash: First Stages Playwrights Festival, The Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies, 1989
- Box 12 / Folder 6
- Campmeeting: Rauschenbusch Memorial and Trinity Presbyterian Church, Circa 1983
- Box 12 / Folder 7
- Carmines Sings Whitman Sings Carmines: Rauschenbusch Memorial and Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1989
- Box 12 / Folder 8
- Cats: Partial script, Undated
- Box 12 / Folder 9
- Charley's Aunt: Mountain Playhouse, 1996
- Box 12 / Folder 10
- Christmas Rappings: Rauschenbusch Memorial and Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1983 and 1984
- Box 12 / Folder 11
- Christmas Rappings: Rauschenbusch Memorial and Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1983 and 1984
- Box 12 / Folder 12
- Christmas Rappings: Rauschenbusch Memorial and Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1984
- Box 12 / Folder 13
- Christmas Rappings: Rauschenbusch Memorial and Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1985
- Box 12 / Folder 14
- Christmas Rappings: Rauschenbusch Memorial and Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1987
- Box 12 / Folder 15
- Christmas Rappings: Rauschenbusch Memorial and Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1988
- Box 12 / Folder 16
- Christmas Rappings: Rauschenbusch Memorial and Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1993
- Box 12 / Folder 17
- Christmas Rappings: Rauschenbusch Memorial and Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1997
- Box 12 / Folder 18
- Christmas Rappings: Rauschenbusch Memorial and Trinity Presbyterian Church: Musical score, Undated
- Box 12 / Folder 19
- The Company: Playwrights Gazebo at Kaufman Cultural Center, Undated
- Box 12 / Folder 20
- Comrades & Lovers: 3 Dollar Bill Theater, 1990
- Box 12 / Folder 21
- Dames at Sea: Dinner Theatre tour, 1972-1973
- Box 12 / Folder 22
- Dorothy Parker: The Actor's Studio, Undated
- Box 12 / Folder 23
- Dracula: Magic Theatre, Undated
- Box 12 / Folder 24
- Dramatis Personae: Script (mimeographed), Undated
- Box 12 / Folder 25
- Eating Habits: Script, 1995
- Box 12 / Folder 26
- Elizabeth Takes Her Leave: Audiotape, 1988
- Box 13 / Folder 1
- Faith Makes a Difference: Eastern District Conference, Moravian College: Script, 1984
- Box 13 / Folder 2
- Fiddle on the Roof: Tour, 1975
- Box 13 / Folder 3
- Fiddler on the Roof: Tour, 1975
- Box 13 / Folder 4
- Frayed Edges: Spectrum Stage, 1994
- Box 13 / Folder 5
- Girl Crazy: West Geauga High School: Hearn directing, 1980
- Box 13 / Folder 6
- The Happy Journey, 1991-1992
- Box 13 / Folder 7
- Harlequinade: City Center, Young People's Theatre, 1974-1975
- Box 13 / Folder 8
- The Hitchhiker: Script pasted into notebook, Undated
- Box 13 / Folder 9
- In Circles: Wonderhorse Theatre, 1984
- Box 13 / Folder 10
- In Circles: Wonderhorse Theatre: Photographs and negatives, 1984
- Box 13 / Folder 11
- In the Zone: Spectrum Theatre, 1979
- Box 14 / Folder 1
- Lewlulu: The H. B. Playwrights Foundation, 1978
- Box 14 / Folder 2
- The Livingroom, Circa 1978
- Box 14 / Folder 3
- The Long Trip to Atlantic City: The Short Plays Festival, The National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped, Circa 1989
- Box 14 / Folder 4
- Maslova: The Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies, 1989
- Box 14 / Folder 5
- . . .My Last Pair of Jeans. . . : Script, Copyright 1985
- Box 14 / Folder 6
- A Night in May: The Jewish Repertory Company, Undated
- Box 14 / Folder 7
- North Atlantic: Gene Frankel Theatre and Media Center, 1977
- Box 14 / Folder 8
- Oh, Lady! Lady!!: Equity Library Theatre, 1974
- Box 14 / Folder 9
- Passed Tense: Script, Undated
- Box 14 / Folder 10
- The Race: Script, January 4, 1994
- Box 14 / Folder 11
- La Ronde: Spectrum Theatre, 1978
- Box 14 / Folder 12
- The Smile of the Cardboard Man: H B Playwrights Foundation, 1978
- Box 14 / Folder 13
- Song of Songs: Rauschenbusch Memorial and Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1985
- Box 14 / Folder 14
- The Sound of Music: Script and rehearsal notes, Undated
- Box 14 / Folder 15
- Take It From the Top: Manhattan Moravian Fellowship including VHS video, April 25, 1989
- Box 14 / Folder 16
- A Taste of Broadway: An Evening of Song and Dance: The National Arts Club, 1997
- Box 14 / Folder 17
- Tatyana Repina: The Judson Poets' Theater: Programs, script and notes, 1978
- Box 14 / Folder 18
- Teddy: Script and libretto, 1984
- Box 14 / Folder 19
- Ulysses: His Voyage and Adventures: City Center Young People's Theater: Script, Undated
- Box 14 / Folder 20
- West Side Story: Signet Players, 1968
- Box 14 / Folder 21
- Miscellaneous scripts, makeup notes, and sheet music, Undated
- Box 14 / Folder 22
- Miscellaneous theatrical programs and souvenirs, Miscellaneous dates
- Box 14 / Folder 23
- Miscellaneous theatrical programs and souvenirs, Miscellaneous dates
Series 7: Artifacts, 1953-1994
- Box 15 / Piece 1
- Award: "Freedom Foundation Valley Forge, PA, Honoring News Magazine of the Screen 'American Heritage,' 1953" and "For outstanding achievement in bringing about a better understanding of the American Way of Life" on back; Oversized gold coin encased in acrylic square, 1953
- Box 15 / Piece 2
- Award: "Kent State University Century Club": Black glass plate with gold lettering, Undated
- Box 15 / Piece 3
- High School graduation tassel with '67, 1967
- Box 15 / Piece 4
- Miniature Oscar pin, Undated
- Box 15 / Piece 5
- Gold-colored ring with frog holding a cross, Undated
- Box 15 / Piece 6
- Rubic's cube, Undated
- Box 15 / Piece 7
- Samsonite key on Aztec style key ring, Undated
- Box 15 / Piece 8
- Souvenir felt footballs from Cleveland Browns football games, 1961-1963
- Box 15 / Piece 9
- Audio-tape labeled "Carmines, Berkeley, Patton & Hearn, Spectrum 94?", 1994
- Box 16 / Piece 1
- Plaster cast of Dennis Hearn's face, Undated
Series 8: Posters and oversized material, 1946-1996
- Arrangement
- Material organized chronologically.
- Box 17 / Piece 1
- Poster: Alter Boys: Theatre Four, Undated
- Box 17 / Piece 2
- Poster: Dracula (movie), Undated
- Box 17 / Piece 3
- Poster: Fiddler on the Roof: Kent State University Theater, 1972
- Box 17 / Piece 4
- Poster: Guys and Dolls: West Geauga Music Department, 1960s
- Box 17 / Piece 5
- Poster: Kiss Me, Kate: Geauga Lyric Theater Guild, 1960s
- Box 17 / Piece 6
- Poster: Lewlulu, 1978
- Box 17 / Piece 7
- Poster: Oh Lady, Lady signed by various people to Dennis, Undated
- Box 17 / Piece 8
- Poster: The New Moon: The Geauga Lyric Theater Guild (2 copies), Undated
- Box 17 / Piece 9
- Poster: A Patriot for Me: Kent State University Theater, Circa 1971
- Box 17 / Piece 10
- Poster: A Patriot for Me: Kent State University Theater, Circa 1971
- Box 17 / Piece 11
- Poster: Slap Shot (movie), Undated
- Box 17 / Piece 12
- Poster: Smokey and the Bandit (movie) (2 copies), Undated
- Box 17 / Piece 13
- Poster: The Sound of Music: Manakiki Playhouse, 1960s
- Box 17 / Piece 14
- Poster: South Pacific: West Geauga High School, 1960s
- Box 17 / Piece 15
- Oversized: Family photograph in paper frame: Alice Jeanette Jacobs and Bert Hearn wedding, [1946]
- Box 17 / Piece 16
- Oversized: Scrapbook: Chesterland newspaper clippings of local people and events: "Scrap Book" red paper cover with gold highlights, 1952-1958
- Box 17 / Piece 17
- Oversized: Kindergarten Diploma for Dennis Hearn, June 3, 1955
- Box 17 / Piece 18
- Oversized: High School graduation class headshot composite photograph: West Geauga High School Class of 1967, 1967
- Box 17 / Piece 19
- Oversized: Piece of wood with a laminated sketch of a farmhouse, "Zeb Whitman Farm Caves Road, Chesterland, Ohio, The wood used in this decoupage was taken from a barn, built about 1850 Ralph Kneale 1976", 1976
- Box 17 / Piece 20
- Oversized: Photograph of a sketch of a woman (Alice Hearn?) signed "To Dennis from Jan 1977, To Dad from Dennis Happy Birthday '77", 1977
- Box 17 / Piece 21
- Oversized: Abstract pen and ink drawing with torn label on the back to "Dennis Hearn, From Jacque + Tom, an original Jda(?)", 1978
- Box 17 / Piece 22
- Oversized: Photograph: Dennis Hearn portrait mounted on cardboard, 1970s
- Box 17 / Piece 23
- Oversized: Laminated photograph of Big Bird with sticker on back, "Big Bird from the Henson Assoc. traveling exhibit, The Art of The Muppets. Voluma connector and Plexi-X by B&F Design. Plexi-X produced for B&F Design by Dennis Hearn.", June 15, 1981
- Box 17 / Piece 24
- Oversized: Painting of Dennis Hearn with oil lamp signed "SK96", [1996?]
- Box 17 / Piece 25
- Oversized: Photograph of comedian (Red Skelton?) mounted on board, Undated
- Box 17 / Piece 26
- Sketch of Dennis Hearn (?) as a child, signed "Peggy Welch", Undated
- Box 17 / Piece 27
- Sketches (3) of walls and floorplan, possibly for production, Undated
- Box 17 / Piece 28
- Sketch of James Dean with a pig made from a postcard, Undated
