{"id":262,"date":"2018-09-26T20:01:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T20:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/?page_id=262"},"modified":"2025-03-17T18:58:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T18:58:39","slug":"exhibit-alt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/index.php\/dedication\/exhibit-alt\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronald W. McLarty @ RIC: From the Archives of Rhode Island College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the dedication ceremony on October 1, 2017, an exhibit was created using materials from the Rhode Island College Archives. The exhibit was curated by Marlene Lopes, former Special Collections Librarian at James P. Adams Library. The exhibit items were digitized by Digital Initiatives and archived here.<\/p>\n<p>Note: <em>These items are part of the College Archives and separate from the McLarty Collection.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ron McLarty 2007 Commencement Address @ Rhode Island College<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ron McLarty, Commencement Speaker, 2007\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j5qOfmGC18M?start=122&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 2007 Ronald W. McLarty was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree by Rhode Island College. He also delivered the commencement address that year.<\/p>\n<p>His commencement address has also been archived in Rhode Island College&#8217;s institutional Repository, Digital Commons, and is part of the Commencement Addresses series.<\/p>\n<h2>Undergraduate Theatre Programs Featuring Ron McLarty (1966-1969)<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Male Animal (1966)<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_290\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-290\" class=\"wp-image-290 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/male_01-589x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/male_01-589x1024.jpg 589w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/male_01-173x300.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/male_01-768x1335.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/male_01-600x1043.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McLarty received praise in a local review for his supporting role as Joseph Ferguson in &#8220;The Male Animal.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_286\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-286\" src=\"http:\/\/ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/male_animal_ticket_stub-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/male_animal_ticket_stub-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/male_animal_ticket_stub-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/male_animal_ticket_stub-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/male_animal_ticket_stub-600x345.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A ticket to Rhode Island College&#8217;s production of &#8220;The Male Animal,&#8221; on May 14, 1966. Ron McLarty played the role of Joseph Ferguson.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_288\" style=\"width: 715px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/article_male_animal-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-288\" class=\"wp-image-288 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/article_male_animal-1-705x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Newspaper review, &quot;The Male Animal&quot;\" width=\"705\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/article_male_animal-1-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/article_male_animal-1-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/article_male_animal-1-768x1116.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/article_male_animal-1-600x872.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An article reviewing the May 1966 production of the Male Animal at RIC. The article singles out Ron McLarty, saying &#8220;his facial expressions as third member of the triangle were a delight.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1967)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[metaslider id=266]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_285\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/telegram.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-285\" class=\"wp-image-285 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/telegram-1024x660.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/telegram-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/telegram-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/telegram-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/telegram-600x387.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A telegram sent to Joseph Graham, Rhode Island College Professor and director, from Jerry and Alice DiBiase on the eve of a December 2, 1967 performance.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Born Yesterday (1968)<\/h3>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-313\" src=\"http:\/\/ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/born_01-300x273.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/born_01-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/born_01-768x698.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/born_01-1024x931.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/born_01-600x545.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Firebugs (1968)<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_309\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309\" class=\"wp-image-309 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/firebugs_yearbook_crop-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/firebugs_yearbook_crop-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/firebugs_yearbook_crop-768x681.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/firebugs_yearbook_crop-1024x909.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/firebugs_yearbook_crop-600x532.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/firebugs_yearbook_crop.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photographs from the 1968 production of Fireworks featured in the 1968 Rhode Island College yearbook.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_300\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300\" class=\"wp-image-300 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/firebugs_01-1024x939.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/firebugs_01-1024x939.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/firebugs_01-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/firebugs_01-768x704.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/firebugs_01-600x550.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McLarty played Sepp Schmitz in the 1968 production of The Firebugs at Rhode Island College.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_308\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-308\" class=\"wp-image-308 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/firebugs_ticket-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/firebugs_ticket-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/firebugs_ticket-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/firebugs_ticket-1024x552.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/mclarty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/firebugs_ticket-600x323.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ticket for May 2, 1968 performance of Firebugs at Roberts Hall, Rhode Island College.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Some images on this page were taken from the 1968 Rhode Island College yearbook.<br \/>\nYou can view the entire yearbook here: <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.ric.edu\/record\/6073\">Rhode Island College 1968 Yearbook on Digital Collections.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the dedication ceremony on October 1, 2017, an exhibit was created using materials from the Rhode Island College Archives. The exhibit was curated by Marlene Lopes, former Special Collections Librarian at James P. Adams Library. The exhibit items were digitized by Digital Initiatives and archived here. 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