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Virgil C. Johnson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 20/76
Abstract

The papers of costume designer Virgil Johnon, Northwestern University alumnus and faculty member in the School of Communication (1969-2007), include biographical and teaching files as well as costume and stage sketches and production material.

Dates: 1957-2013; Other: Date acquired: 12/08/2008

Clive Rickabaugh Theatre Designs, 1929-1972

 Collection
Identifier: MS76
Abstract Clive Rickabaugh (1906-1973) was a noted mural artist and sculptor, theatre designer of both sets and costumes, and an important figure in the Chicago theatrical scene, especially between 1930 and 1960. He was the scene or costume designer for some of the most successful plays of the Federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) Negro Theatre Unit (N.T.C.) in Chicago in the 1930s: L'Ag'Ya by Katherine Dunham; Little Black...
Dates: 1929 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1959