James Woodman Thompson papers, 1909-1955

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Series VII: Miscellaneous Commissioned Projects

[See also Map Cases] -- Contains: correspondence; contracts; expenses; notes; property lists; costume lists; cast lists; schedules; scripts; music "run throughs"; programs; publicity; blueprints; drawings, usually schematics or prop details, done in pencil and/or ink; sketches, generally costume, but some schematics; rough sketches in pencil; studies in color (watercolor, poster paint, melted crayon, light oil, ink and pencil) usually for sets; cardboard minature mock-ups; photographs of sets, scenes, and mock-ups; source illustrations.



Box 107 The Chapin School


Box 107 Costume design for Miss Houston


Box 107 Costume Design for Miss Mae Murray


Box 107 The Gotham Hotel Project


Box 107 The Storm King School


Box 107 The Surf Club


Box 107 Weber and Heilbroner



Mapcase 14-G-9 Miscellaneous Commissioned Projects