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Rockefeller
Collection
Location:
Yale Drama School Library
222 York Street, New Haven
The Rockefeller Collection was compiled in
1930 by Ph.D. students in theatre history, with the help of Allardyce
Nicoll and funding from the Rockefeller Foundation. Over the course of
two summer trips to Europe, photographs were taken of theatres, museum
exhibits, sets, and anything related to theatre. The photos were mounted
and filed as the Rockefeller Collection. Some articles and photos from
New York productions were added later, but the bulk of the collection
consists of European theatre before 1930. The collection is very well
organized and cross-referenced; however, due to non-acid-free mounting
paper, the collection is deteriorating and not well preserved. The Rockefeller
Collection is used regularly by the Yale drama students, and it is available
for loan for exhibits.
Design Collections
Location:
Yale Drama School Library
222 York Street, New Haven
Donald Oenslager, one of the original drama
school faculty members, started the design department at Yale in 1926. The
Oenslager Collection at the drama school library consists of:
- pencil sketches of set designs by Oenslager (graph paper not larger
than 8 ½ x 11)
- color designs of sets and costumes by Oenslager (poster sized), arranged
by show—both Yale and professional
- 100 books on design/costuming used by Oenslager in his work
- costume plates and pictures used by Oenslager in his work
- Oenslager's students - designs of sets and costumes (sketches and
colored drawings) designed by Oenslager's students for professional
or other performances (individually specified).
The Oenslager collection is catalogued
in books found at the circulation desk. The drama library is very willing
to loan the collection for exhibit purposes.
Yale Drama Library's design collections also include the
Joe Greenhoe
Collection—framed reproductions of
designs and costume plates from Stratford, Canada.
Design
Collections from the Yale Drama School Design Department
Location:
Yale Drama School Design Department
Drama School Theatre Annex
205 Park Street
The Robert Edmund Jones Collection includes:
- A Large number of painter’s elevations
for the revival of Green Pastures in the late 40s
- Some photos of his work
- A few of his own sketches (mostly black and white)
Donald Oenslager's Theatrical Print Collection
- Oenslager's personal collection of framed prints (etchings, lithographs)
from the Italian Renaissance, some from other periods, but no American
works.
The design department is hesitant
to loan these collections for exhibits, as not a lot of information is
known about their origins or subject matter. The department would be willing
to discuss, however, whether an exhibit of the collection would be worthwhile.
Contact William B. Warfel, co-chairman of design, for a consultation with
the design department (776-8784 or 436-2758).
Doolittle
Collection
Location:
Yale Drama School Library
222 York Street, New Haven
The Doolittle Collection
is a collection of Japanese drama (some Chinese) that was given to the
drama library as a gift. Not much is known about the origin of the collection
itself, but it is in excellent condition and the contents have been very
well catalogued. Some major features of the collection include:
- Prints—ranging from 10 x 14" encased in
plastic to smaller prints on cloth or rice paper. The prints depict
scenes or costumes from specific Japanese productions.
- Scrolls—painted with Japanese masks or scenes
- Japanese fans
- Japanese manuscripts
- Some Chinese prints on rice paper
The collection is available for exhibit
purposes: contact Pamela Jordan at the drama library: 436-2213.
Costume
Collection
Location:
Yale Drama School Costume Department
222 York Street, New Haven
The Drama School Costume Collection fills
four medium-sized rooms, with costumes consisting of many styles of clothing
representing different eras. Nineteenth-century ladies’ dresses are a
particular strong point of the collection. Approximately five new outfits
are made for each production, and older costumes are donated for credit
to the Costume Collection in New York.
The costume department loans costumes to
major theatres with whom they have a "reciprocal loan agreement."
They do not loan costumes for personal use; however, special arrangements
may be made for certain exhibits. The drama school does not loan dress
forms for exhibiting purposes. For information regarding costumes and
the department’s loan policy, contact Lisa Logan at the costume department:
436-1471.
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