The Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute
DESIGN COLLECTIONS
BORIS ANISFELD COLLECTION:Original scene and costume designs by this Russian designer who worked with Diaghilev and later designed for the Metropolitan Opera and the Chicago Civic Opera.
ARMBRUSTER SCENIC STUDIO COLLECTION:Designs, maquettes, source materials for designs and business records for scenic properties for theatre in the midwest and New York.
CLIFF ASHBY COLLECTION: Books on technical theatre.
WILLIAM BARCLAY COLLECTION:Models by
designer Barclay for theatre, industrial shows and film.
CZECH SCENE AND COSTUME DESIGN COLLECTION: original designs by such artists as Josef Jelinek, Marta Roszkopfova, Zuzana Stefunkova.
DAPHNE DARE PAPERS, 1958-2000: Original designs and
accompanying materials by Dare, longtime designer for the Stratford Ontario
Festival, the West End, the Chichester Festival, and television and film design,
including Dr. Who.
ALEXANDRA EXTER COLLECTION:Original designs by this Constructivist artist.
MORDECAI GORELIK COLLECTION:Original scene designs by Gorelik.
TONI-LESLIE JAMES PAPERS:Designs, correspondence and scripts by OSU alumna and designer of Jelly's Last Jam and Angels in America.
ROBERT EDMOND JONES COLLECTION:Original designs by Jones and family material collected by his brother.
GERALD KAHAN COLLECTION:380 costume and scene designs for theatre, television, film, opera, ballet and French music hall from 1880 through the 1980s.
SIMON
LISSIM COLLECTION:Original designs by Lissim.
JAROSLAV MALINA COLLECTION: posters and original designs by Malina.
WILLIAM PITKIN COLLECTION: Original designs by Pitkin.
HELENE PONS COLLECTION:Autobiography, drafts, papers of Broadway costumer and designer Pons.
TOM
SKELTON COLLECTION:Photocopies of lighting materials including
light plots documenting Skelton's work and audiotapes of Skelton discussing his
philosophy of lighting. Collection given by Louise Guthman.
JAN SLADEK
COLLECTION: original designs by Sladek.
PAUL STIGA COLLECTION:Original scene and costumes designs donated by this collector.
TONY STRAIGES COLLECTION:Models of set designs by this designer who has worked with Stephen Sondheim, Arena Stage and other major regional theatres.
SYLVIA WESTERMAN
COLLECTION:Original scene and costume designs donated by this
collector.
Note: Only the underscored items in the lists are linked to collection finding aids, records in the web version of the Ohio State University Library Catalog, or other relevant web pages. Other items will be linked as the appropriate web pages become available.
"Theatre is the universal means of expression. It embraces all of the arts through which human minds seek to reach one another."
Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee - November, 1986