SET, COSTUME & LIGHTING DESIGN
NB: Costume materials are marked [C], scenic materials marked [S], and lighting materials marked [L]
General/Interdisciplinary
Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin
Costume and Scenic Design Collection, ca. 1800-1970 [bulk 1840-1950] (65 boxes) [C][S] [no published finding aid]W.H. Crain Costume and Scenic Design Collection, ca. 1650-1993 (38 boxes and 304 oversize folders) [C][S]
Norman Bel Geddes Theater and Industrial Design Papers, 1873-1964 [bulk 1914-1958] (design materials scattered across 688 boxes, 48 models) [S]
Edith Lutyens Bel Geddes Papers, 1901-2002 (design materials scattered across 46 boxes) [C]
Kevin Adams Papers, ca. 1980-2022 (34 boxes) [No published finding aid but container list available] [L]
Houghton Library, Harvard University
Horace Armistead costume and set designs, 1940-1969 (273 designs and 2 boxes) [C][S]Lewis Brown costume designs, 1964-1997 [C]
Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Joseph Urban papers, 1893-1998 (approx. 33 boxes of design materials and 100+ set models) [S]Desmond Heeley papers, 1884-2018 [bulk 1946-2016] (12 boxes of design materials) [C][S]
Robert Wilson papers, 1969-2000 (322 boxes and 1 drawer; design materials scattered across collection) [S]
University of Bristol Theatre Collection
Julia Trevelyan Oman Archive, 1930-2003 (23 boxes) [S][C]Theater
New York Public Library, Library for the Performing Arts
Boris Aronson papers and designs, 1923-2000 (112 boxes and 24 set models) [S]Ben Edwards designs and papers, 1884-1999 [bulk 1938-1999] (approx. 30 boxes and 20 tubes) [S][C][L]
Patricia Zipprodt papers and designs, 1925-1999 (approx. 82 boxes of design materials) [C]
Willa Kim designs, 1905-2014 [bulk 1947-2014] (approx. 100 boxes and 10 tubes of design materials) [C]
Jeanne Button and MacDonald Eaton designs and papers, 1950-2015 (design materials scattered across 48 boxes) [C][S]
Martin Pakledinaz designs, 1981-2011 (101 boxes and 20.75 GB of digital files) [C]
Donald Oenslager papers and designs, 1922-1982 (24 boxes of design materials) [S][L]
Jo Mielziner designs and technical drawings, 1924-1976 (141 oversized boxes) [S][L]
Howard Bay designs and technical drawings, 1934-1985 (approx. 39 boxes) [S][L]
Tharon Musser designs and papers, 1945-2000 (design materials scattered across 90 boxes) [L]
Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin
B.J. Simmons & Co. Costume Design Records, 1830-1969 [bulk 1900-1960] (approx. 550 boxes) [C]Eldon Elder Papers and Models, 1950s-1980s (177 boxes)[No published finding aid] [S]
George Conway Design Collection, ca. 1910-1950 (28 boxes) [No published finding aid] [C]
James Newton Papers and Models, 1960s-1986 (50 boxes) [No published finding aid] [C][S]
Jed Mace Collection, 1875-1985 (56 boxes) [No published finding aid] [C][S]
Houghton Library, Harvard University
Max Reinhardt collection of costume and set designs, 1783-1934 [bulk 1902-1934] (2 boxes and 181 folders) [S][C]Joe Mielziner designs, 1924-1974 (17 drawers and 1 box) [S][C]
Robert Demond Jones papers, 1910-1958 (7 linear feet, ca. 150 drawings) [S][C]
Frederick Kiesler papers, 1920-1981 (25 boxes) [S]
Sally Jacobs papers, 1957-2016 (design materials scattered across 16 boxes) [S][C]
Robert Fletcher papers, ca. 1888-2015 [bulk 1950-2006] (design materials scattered across 174 boxes) [C][S]
Beinecke Library, Yale University
Frank Poole Bevan Papers, 1914-1971 (25 boxes of design materials) [C][S]Irene Sharaff Papers, 1934-2014 (49 boxes of design materials) [C]
Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum realia, 1700-1966 (30 set models) [S]Library of Congress
Peggy Clark papers, 1800-1997 [bulk 1936-1970] (approx. 415 boxes) [L][S]Victoria & Albert Museum
Sean Kenny, film and stage production designer, architect: theatrical work and designs, 1969-1973 (22 boxes and 24 oversize folders) [S]Oliver Messell Collection, ca. 1700-1978 (419 files) [C][S]