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1. Paul F. Stiga collection of stage and costume design, 1821-2017

   approximately 4,000 items. 236 boxes. 134.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Paul Freeman Stiga (1936-2019) was a collector of set and costume designs created for stage productions, television, and film. The Paul F. Stiga Collection of Stage and Costume Design consists of approximately 2,600 design renderings that date between 1821 and 2017 and document more than 1,300 ballets, motion pictures, plays, operas, operettas, revues, and television shows. These renderings encompass the work of more than 900 designers, including Georg II, Duke of Sachsen-Meiningen, Robert Edmond Jones, Jo Mielziner, Léon Bakst, Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff, and Edith Head. Stiga maintained informational files on numerous designers that include biographical materials, clippings, and exhibition catalogs. The collection also contains 85 caricatures by Sam Norkin and approximately 50 prints and posters.

2. Natacha Rambova papers, circa 1955-1965

   210 items. 3 containers. 1 linear foot. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Actor, cinematic designer, and spiritualist. Typewritten monographs and notes, together with prints and photographs reflecting Rambova's research in Egyptology and cosmology under the auspices of the Bollingen Foundation.

3. Peggy Clark papers, 1880-1997

   64,240 items . 473 containers. 291 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Peggy Clark (1915-1996) was an American lighting, scenic, and costume designer. The collection includes light plots, scenic renderings, correspondence, published and unpublished writings, blueprints, programs, photographs, posters, scripts, scrapbooks, clippings, notes, memorabilia and other materials related to her life and career.

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4. Oliver Smith papers, 1941-1987

   approximately 2,000 items. 100 containers. 61.5 linear feet. 1,749 digital files (83.82 GB). -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Oliver Smith was an American production designer, producer, and teacher of theatrical design. Smith contributed his talents to many of the twentieth century's most beloved musicals, ballets, and plays, including Rodeo (1942), On the Town (1944), My Fair Lady (1956), West Side Story (1957), The Sound of Music (1959), and Hello, Dolly! (1964). The collection includes painted set elevations, renderings, sketches, blueprints and technical drawings, correspondence, photographs, programs, and other materials. Only design materials for select productions are available at this time.

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