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Costumes, 1920 - 2007

 Item — oversize: 10-35; 44-46 (OS), oversize: 4 (SMO)

Content Description

From the Collection:

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 correspondence; materials from the exhibit 'Glad Rags: Sketches, Swatches and Costume Designs'; clippings, articles and publications; records of community and philanthropic activities; materials relating to her personal and family life.

Dates

  • 1920 - 2007

Conditions Governing Access

Open to all researchers, subject to restrictions noted in accession record.

Extent

38 Cubic Feet (OS boxes and SMO boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English