Fredric Woodbridge Wilson collection of designs for theater, ballet and opera
Overview
Costume designs for 20th century theater, ballet and opera productions
Dates
- Creation: 1926-2001
Creator
- Wilson, Fredric Woodbridge, 1947-2010 (Collector, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. This collection is not housed at the Houghton Library but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
1.2 linear foot (1 box and 19 ppf folders)Includes costume and scene designs for drama, opera and ballet for French, British and American 20th-century productions by Susan Benson, Nadine Baylis, Jacques Dupont, Carl Toms, Berkely Sutcliffe, Leo Kerz and other designers. Also includes drawings for Paul De Kruif's medical essay The Pale Horror
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by the name of designer
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Physical Location
b, ppf
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2010MT-11. Gift of Thomas Garrett ; received: 2010 October 9.
Forms part of the Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection of Theater, Dance and Music.
Processing Information
Processed by Irina Klyagin, 2017 May
Creator
- Wilson, Fredric Woodbridge, 1947-2010 (Collector, Person)
- Title
- Wilson, Fredric Woodbridge, collector. Fredric Woodbridge Wilson collection of designs for theater, ballet and opera, 1926-2001: Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Date
- 2017 May 11
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02810
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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