Dickinson television program production material
Content Description
Collection includes costume pieces; costume drawings with fabric swatches (signed by the costume designer); set decorator's scrapbook; tone (or mood) boards for seasons one and two; reproductions of poems, letters, and newspapers; reproduction of Thoreau & Son pencils; two first prize ribbons; set building drawings; production and pre-production scripts for seasons 1-3; bound volumes of main title concepts, seasons 1-3; posters; reviews; and publicity pictures.
Dates
- Creation: 2018-2021
Creator
- Smith, Alena, 1980- (Person)
Condition Description
In good condition. Set building drawings are stored in tubes and will need conservation if requested.
Conditions Governing Access
Tubes 1-6 Restricted: fragile; consult curatorial staff (set building drawings).
A portion of this collection is shelved offsite. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
3 linear feet (8 boxes, 6 tubes)Biographical / Historical
Alena Smith is a screenwriter, author, and producer; she is the creator and producer of Dickinson streaming TV series.
Biographical / Historical
Dickinson was a television series produced for Apple TV+, a streaming service created by Apple Computer, Inc.; the series premiered in 2019 and ran for three seasons, from November 1, 2019, to December 24, 2021.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into the following series:
I. Scripts;
II. Pre-production designs;
III. Porps;
IV. Publicity material;
V. Audiovisual material
Custodial History
Material was acquired from the creators, Alena Smith and associates.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2021M-48. Gift of Alena Smith, 2021 July 5, September 10.
2022M-29. Gift of Alena Smith, 2021 October 8 (costume drawings with fabric swatches).
2022M-45. Gift of Marina Parker, 2021 December 14.
2022M-61. Gift of Michael Riley (principal at Shine), 2022 January 10.
2022M-89. Gift of Alena Smith, 2022 April 14 (season 3 scripts, reviews).
Processing Information
Processed minimally by Melanie Wisner, 2021 August.
Processing Information
Processed by Irina Klyagin, 2023 August.
Creator
- Smith, Alena, 1980- (Person)
- Apple Computer, Inc. (Organization)
- Title
- Dickinson television program material, 2019-2021 (MS Am 3372): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Date
- 2021 August 6
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hou03399
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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