Hugh Stevenson costume designs and miscellaneous dance material
Overview
Costume designs by Hugh Stevenson and other unknown designers, with miscellaneous dance material.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1937-1995
Creator
- Stevenson, Hugh, 1910-1956 (Person)
Condition Description
In good condition; some print is fragile and should be turned carefully.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
.1 linear feet (1 box, 1 folder)Five costume designs by Hugh Stevenson, most signed and annotated with the name of the role, the majority for a Spanish lady in Robinson Crusoe, and most dated 1951. With 16 undated costume designs by unidentified designers; and miscellaneous prints, drawings, and photographs.
Four costume designs by unidentified designers and all the miscellaneous materials were originally housed in a green portfolio carrier intended to house prints from the Dance Collection of the New York Public Library with the title "Dancing in Prints". A photocopy of the cover is retained in Box 1, the original discarded.
Sketches of costume designs.
Biographical / Historical
Hugh Stevenson was an English costume designer.
Arrangement
Collection lightly arranged in series by the archivist.
Custodial History
Ownership prior to this acquisition is unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Cindy B. Derrow and Roy S. Kaufman, 2021 July 28.
Processing Information
Processed minimally by Melanie Wisner, 2021 August and 2023 January. Processed minimally by Katherine Gaburo, 2024 January, 2024 March.
Genre / Form
Creator
- Stevenson, Hugh, 1910-1956 (Person)
- Title
- Hugh Stevenson costume designs and miscellaneous dance material, circa 1937-1995 (MS Thr 2139): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Date
- 2021 August 27
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hou04546
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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