Evelyn Norton Anderson (1926 - 1991) was a Houston-based clothing and costume designer. While she created children's clothes both at the beginning and end of her career, she is best known for theatrical costumery and career and sports facility uniforms.
Anderson worked for the Casa Manana Theatre in Fort Worth for nine years, and also provided both original and rented stock costumes for theaters in Houston and around the country. Her stage designs were seen on performers across the United States, including Howard Keel and Jane Powell. This collection contains costume designs for "The Vagabond King" and "Song of Norway," performed by the Houston Grand Opera.
Anderson was talented at creating unified-theme uniforms for businesses, including restaurants, hotels, and sports facilities. This collection contains uniform designs for the cowboy-themed Colt 45 stadium in Houston as well as its successor, the space-themed Astrodome.
The collection consists of costume designs and fabric swatches for opera productions and uniform designs for two Houston area baseball stadiums.
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Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Evelyn Norton Anderson Papers must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.
Evelyn Norton Anderson Papers. MSS 1465. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.
Donated by: June Terry in February, 2009.
Processed by: Marguerite Radhakrishnan in February, 2009.
Costume designs have been removed from their original binders, and material samples that were stapled to the designs have been detached and given individual housing in the same folder as the relevant design.
Uniform designs have been removed from their original binders, and material samples that were stapled to the designs have been detached and given individual housing in the same folder as the relevant design.
Uniform designs have been removed from their original binders, and material samples that were stapled to the designs have been detached and given individual housing in the same folder as the relevant design.