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

Collection Summary

Title	Paul F. Stiga collection of stage and costume design, 1821-2017
Inclusive Dates	1821-2017
Bulk Dates	1920-1990
Call No.	ML31.S737
Creator	Stiga, Paul F.
Extent	approximately 4,000 items
Extent	236 boxes
Extent	134.5 linear feet
Language	Collection material in English, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian
Location	Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu022015
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2018563024
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.