THTR 233: Costume Design: Reference Materials

Listed on this page are key reference resources that provide a general overview of a topic or help identify synonyms, related terms, or basic data. These sources often include references and lists of further readings.

• Try a search using the term Dress. 
• Click on a subcategory that interests you.
• See if there is a book or article in the Bibliography that would be useful to you.
• Look in the library catalog for those books from the Bibliography.
• (Ask a librarian to help you find an article from the Bibliography)
• Click on the Links section for that article.
• Follow the links to different museums, and check out their online exhibits.
• Write down the terms you find to describe different periods, styles, articles of clothing, etc., throughout your whole searching process.

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Saturday    10 a.m. -- 6 p.m.
Sunday      10 a.m. -- Midnight

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Mon-Wed   10 a.m. -- 5 p.m.
                    6 p.m. -- 9 p.m.
Thursday    10 a.m. -- 5 p.m.     

Friday          1 p.m. -- 4 p.m
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Sunday           (Closed)

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