Evelyn Norton Anderson Papers MSS.1465


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Anderson, Evelyn Norton
	Title:	Evelyn Norton Anderson Papers
	Dates:	20th century
	Identification:	MSS.1465
	Quantity:	4.0 Linear feet
	Language:	Materials are in English.
	Repository:	Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library

Biographical Note

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.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of costume designs and fabric swatches for opera productions and uniform designs for two Houston area baseball stadiums.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

None.

Use Restrictions

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.


Index Terms

		Houston Astros (Baseball team)
		Houston Colt 45s. (Baseball team)
		Houston Grand Opera.
		Costume design
		Costume designers
		Uniforms

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Evelyn Norton Anderson Papers. MSS 1465. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.

Acquisition Information

Donated by: June Terry in February, 2009.

Processing Information

Processed by: Marguerite Radhakrishnan in February, 2009.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Costume Designs

Processing Information

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.

Box

Folder

1-3

Costume designs: Song of Norway

4-7

Costume designs: Vagabond King

Colt Staduim Uniforms

Processing Information

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.

Box

Folder

General information

Service Personnel - Parking

Service Personnel - Tickets, Seating

Service Personnel - Grounds, Vendors, Porters

Specialty Staff - Washroom Matrons, Press Room, Radio & TV Crew

The Fast Draw



Astrodome Uniforms
	Processing Information
	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.
Box	Folder
2	7	General information
	8	Restaurants - Trailblazer
	9	Restaurants - The Countdown
	10	Restaurants - The Domeskeller
	11	Clubs - Sky Dome
	12	Clubs - Astrodome Club
	13	Clubs - Private Box Butlers
	14	Stadium Personnel - General information
	15	Stadium Personnel - Parking
	16	Stadium Personnel - Tickets, Elevators
	17	Stadium Personnel - Usherettes, Supervisors, Groundscrew
	18	Stadium Personnel - Press Men



Biographical Information - Evelyn Norton Anderson
Box	Folder
2	19	Biography and memorial service card
	20	Newspaper clippings on costumes for "Funny Girl" and Miss Texas
	21	Images - CD-ROM of newspaper article and Polaroid photographs of children's clothes

Newspaper Articles

Box

"Designing Woman" feature article by Kate Gurwell, Houston Post, 1964 (original and copy)

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Magazine with Astrodome articles

Articles from the Houston Chronicle on Astrodome and Houston sports uniforms