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THTR 233: Costume Design: Reference Materials

Reference Resources

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.

Online Fashion Encyclopedias

Online Encyclopedias and More

Grove Dictionary of Art

Searching Tips for the Grove Dictionary of Art

  • 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.

Print Reference Books

Photography Reference Books

Humanities and Fine Arts Librarian

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Doreen Simonsen
Contact:
Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
503-375-5343

Hours during the Academic Year

Library Hours


Mon-Thur    8 a.m. -- Midnight
Friday         8 a.m. -- 6 p.m.
Saturday    10 a.m. -- 6 p.m.
Sunday      10 a.m. -- Midnight

Reference Hours


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
Saturday         (Closed)
Sunday           (Closed)

Archives Hours


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Note: The library is open to the general public Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Willamette University

Willamette University Libraries

Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street.
Salem Oregon 97301
Pacific Northwest College of Art Library
511 NW Broadway.
Portland Oregon 97209