Posters, programs, and wallpaper designed by Edward Gorey
General Note
Collection includes materials from productions of "Dracula", Gorey's musical "Tinned Lettuce", "The Mikado", and Gorey's entertainment, "Inverted Commas".
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1977-1995 and undated
Creator
- Gorey, Edward, 1925-2000 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
.2 linear feet (7 folders, 1 box)Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Bromer Booksellers. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--2001 November. Accession number--HTC 2001-2002.88.
2022MT-68. Purchased from Bromer Booksellers, Inc., 2022 February 23.
2022MT-110. Purchased from Bromer Booksellers, Inc., 2022 May 23.
Processing Information
Finding aid derived from existing description, Adrien Hilton, 2020.
Creator
- Gorey, Edward, 1925-2000 (Person)
- Title
- Gorey, Edward, 1925-2000. Posters, programs, and wallpaper designed by Edward Gorey, 1977-1995 (MS Thr 843): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- November 16, 2018
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hou04049
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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