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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