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This collection of set design renderings is a subset of the larger collection and consists of designs for theater and opera productions in Boston, New York, Connecticut, London, and England, as well as on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The colorful renderings capture the lively approach Helen and Herbert took to set design.
The original designs are held at Sturgis Library in Barnstable Village, Massachusetts and at Columbia University in New York City.
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Single reproductions may be made for research purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to secure permission for publication or use from the appropriate copyright holder.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Helen Pond and Herbert Senn Set Design Collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
The Helen Pond/Herbert Senn set design collection consists of artworks, designs, plans, and other works created by Helen Pond (1924-2017) and Herbert Senn (1924-2003), related to their theatrical set designs, primarily in New York City at Columbia University, Broadway and Off-Broadway, with the Opera Company of Boston, at the Cape Playhouse on Cape Cod, and Theatre of the Sea, from 1950 to 2000. Helen and Herbert lived and worked in a renovated former church on Church Street in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod.
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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| Set design | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
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| Set designers | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |