Ginnie Streamer
English 101 Theatre Research
Library Class
Handout
There are many resources through the library and the Internet to do your
research on different costumes, hair styles, jewelry, and behavior on
different time periods. Here are just a few suggestions:
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Most of the costume books are in the GT section of the library, theatre
in the PN section and historical books for your time period in the C,D,
and E section.
Do a subject search using the
CCBC Dundalk Library Catalog to find books on your topic. Use the
index or table of contents in the books to narrow your search. (Hint-
Start with a subject search on your topic,ex:costumes. If you can't find
anything on your topic, try a keyword search.)
Books & Reference Material:
Top (Most of these books will be on Reserve in the library.)
Encyclopedia Britannica (REF. AE 5 .E363 1993)
The encyclopedia of world
costume, by Doreen Yarwood (REF. GT 507 .Y37)
Stage costume design,
by Douglas A. Russell (PN 2067 .R78)
20,000 years of fashion, by
Francois Boucher (GT 510 .B6713 1967a)
5000 years of gems and
jewelry, by Francis Rogers & Alice Beard (NK7306 .R6 1947)
Dressing the part: a history of costume for the theatre, by Fairfax
Walkup (PN 2067 .W3 1950)
Theatre props, by Motley (PN 2091 .S8 M73)
Magazine, Journals, & Newspapers:
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Web Resources: Top
Use Evaluative Web Guides , such as
Librarian's Index to the Internet ,and Subject
Directories to find web sites on your technology or invention. They
will give you links to more specific information.
Use Search Engines, such as
Google or Meta Search Engines, such as
Vivismo to focus your search for web sites. To get better results connect
your terms with the Boolean term "and"(ex: "dress" and
flapper) or put quotes around a phrase (ex:"Queen Cleopatra".)
Evaluate:Evaluate your material for its relevance and
authenticity. See evaluation criteria for web
sites.
Suggested Web Sites: Top
Costume:
The Costumer's Manifesto
(Costumes.org)
Costume Period by History Find links to the history of costume and
fashion, online theater classes, designers, Halloween costumes, military
uniforms, movie costumes, sewing patterns, vintage clothing, supplies,
and much more. Maintained by a costume designer and theater professor at
the University of Alaska Fairbanks. http://www.costumes.org/
Costume Page- Includes
Costume History A directory of thousands of costume and costuming-related
links, for the benefit of those who make and/or study costumes. It
includes sites for costumers, students, historical re-enactors, science
fiction fans, dancers, theatrical costumers, and those interested in
fashion, textile art, and costume history. Maintained by a hobbyist.
http://www.costumepage.org
The Costume Gallery Browse
the extensive collection of photos, research Viking footwear and
medieval dress, study a guide to textiles, and participate in bulletin
board discussions here. All facets of costume and its history from
textiles through hairstyles are covered at this site, with commercial
links to suppliers and designers. From 1804 - 1923.
http://www.costumegallery.com/
Elizabethan Costuming Page A
searchable site that includes information, drawings, and photos about
clothing for peasant, middle, and upper class men, women, and children
from the Tudor and Elizabethan periods (sixteenth century) in English
history. In addition there are extensive period illustrations, patterns
for making everything from shoes to hats, information on Elizabethan
fabrics and colors, and information makeup techniques and costume of the
time outside of England. Also available is a bibliography and costuming
sources and supplies. http://costume.dm.net/
Bissonnette on Costume: A
Visual Dictionary of Fashion This site invites you to "enter the
world of fashion and witness the change in silhouettes, accessories,
lingerie and hairstyles from the 18th to the 20th century." It
features annotated photographs of fashions, with an emphasis on female
dress from Europe and the United States. Also includes information about
male and children's fashions, and costumes of India, Greece, Japan,
Turkey, China, and central Asia. Browsable. From a curator at the Kent
State University Museum. http://dept.kent.edu/museum/costume/
The History of
Costume "For students who are studying the history of fashion and
for costume designers." Book of 500 full-color plates showing
"historical dress from antiquity to the end of the 19th century.
" Note: "The original book was published in German, so at times, the English
translation [of the captions] is confusing." Maintained by a theater
professor at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.html
English Actors
at the Turn of the Twentieth Century Superb color costume plates,
from Players of the Day, George Newnes, ca. 1902.
Fashion-Era From the 1800's to
2000 Includes hair and jewelry. Over one hundred "content rich,
illustrated pages of Fashion History, Costume, Clothing, Textiles and
Social History." Searchable, and browsable by major category, such as
body adornment, royal fashion, undergarments, Victorian fashion, image
and wardrobe planning, fashion design tutorials and tips, and more. From
a fashion and textiles instructor. http://www.fashion-era.com/
GladRags.com: Fashion and costume. A wealth of information on fashion and
costume resources exists on the Internet. Both the contemporary nature
of fashion as well as the historical aspect of costume are extremely
well served by the visual and hypertext medium of the Internet. Links
from ALA 1999.
Theatre:
International Theatre Design Archive
A collection of several hundred images of theater designs for scenes,
costumes, and lighting. They are indexed by title, playwright, designer,
and producer. http://www.siue.edu/ITDA/
*Theatre
History on the Web Includes
Costume Resources links. A compendium of links to sites on historical
information, including non-theater pages, this annotated collection is
divided into three categories: area studies; cultural sites; and
centers, museums and libraries. Areas of history include Classical,
Medieval and Renaissance, Elizabethan, and 18th, 19th, and 20th
centuries. There are also links and tips for effective Web use.
http://www.videoccasions-nw.com/history/jack.html
Justin's Drama and Theatre Links
A large collection of links to all aspects of theater, including history,
practitioners, genres and styles, playwrights, scripts, companies,
stagecraft, costumes, education and curriculum resources, and much more.
Searchable. Maintained by the head of the drama department at Avila
College, Melbourne, Australia. http://www.theatrelinks.com/
Turnabout Theatre: Virtual
Tour "Photographs and information on Turnabout Theatre, a Los
Angeles revue that was well-known from 1941 to 1956. Consisting of adult
marionette comic drama, live music and comedy, it was the culmination of
the careers of The Yale Puppeteers: Harry Burnett, Forman Brown, and
Richard Brandon." There are many photographs of Elsa Lanchester, Odetta,
other performers, and theater props in a searchable archive, plus
information about Brown's novel, "Better Angel." From the Los Angeles
Public Library. http://dbase1.lapl.org/turnabout/
Photographs, Prints, & Videos:
The Library of Congress Prints
and Photographs (P&P) Reading Room. The collection is searchable, a
veritable treasure trove of information depicting clothing, decoration,
artifacts, etc., much of which is in the public domain. The interface is
Byzantine, but the rewards are worth the
effort.http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/
Moving
Image Section--Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
from American Women, Library of Congress Memory Project
Prints and
Photographs Division from American Women Library of Congress.
Search Prints & photographs.
Open Video Project - a shared
digital collection. Includes documentary and historical clips.
Emergence of
Advertising in America: 1850 - 1920 (EAA) are from eleven
categories. Representative samples dating from the mid 1800s to the
1920s were chosen from various collections.From Duke University.
Timeliness & Historical Periods:
Timeline of Art
History This timeline features art history through 1600 A.D. The
Timeline allows visitors to compare the cultures of peoples around the
world beginning in prehistoric times. Explore Roman territories, trade
routes, Celtic Gaul, Britain, Pannonia, the Nabataean Kingdom, and more.
Coverage includes "key historical and cultural events of the period in
chronological order." Information for each piece includes artist's name
(if known), title, date, culture, medium, dimensions, credit line,
accession number, and a description. From the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, New York. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
American Memory Timeline Primary sources for seven time periods of
United States history are provided at this site covering 1783-1968. Each
period is subdivided into various topics and contains an overview.
Included are images, letters, lyrics, interviews, and more.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/
AlternaTime A
collection of timeliness for History & Cultures, Science & Technology,
Arts & Literature, Popular Culture, and Science Fiction. Compiled by a
librarian at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY.
http://www2.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html
BBC History
Timeliness
British, Egypt, and other timeliness.
HyperHistory Online Charts of history from 1000 B.C. to the present
time, with abbreviated information for the years before 1000 B.C.,
including cosmology and prehistory. Provides indexes for people, events,
and general history, covering empires and invasions, inventions and
achievements, rulers and leaders, artists, writers, philosophers, and
scientists; names of people, places, and events on the timeliness link
to brief narratives. Also includes maps and an index of over 1,000
people. Based on the World History Chart.
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
WebChron:
Historical and Cross-Cultural Chronologies This ongoing project
contains a series of linked chronologies that depict world, regional,
and cross-cultural history. There is a major World History Chronology,
and Regional Chronologies that range from Africa South of the Sahara to
India and South Asia to North America. Cross-Cultural Chronologies
include Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Western Civilization, and
Technology. Within chronologies there are both links to related
chronologies as well as links to WebChron articles and related Web
sites. Useful for students and checking quick facts. Developed by the
History Department at North Park University
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/
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