Scope and Content

Historic costumes, including a mourning suit belonging to Mrs. Robert Huey Blankenship (Margaret Ann Lee). A nightgown, baby clothes, and baby shoes belonging to Margaret Emma Johnson Hodnet. Sixteen books, including one decorative photo album.

Content Description Papers of costume designer Colley-Lee of Charleston, Mississippi, include scripts, playbills, photographs, design materials, sketches, rehearsal materials, research materials for plays; costumes created for Steppenwolf Theater production of "The Wedding Band", 2003; vintage costume collected by Colley-Lee as a part of her Glad Rags Collection; other costumes created and/or worn to special events by Colley-Lee; digital reproductions of costume sketches drawn by Colley-Lee; personal...