Link/Research: Costume storage archive!
Aug. 31st, 2007 09:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
labricoleuseHere's something i'm inordinately excited about: Dickinson College hosts an online database of costume collection storage images--basically, pictures of how different facilities store costumes, all over the world. The archive includes all sizes and types of costume facilities, from universities to community theatres to rental businesses to professional companies, all kinds of stuff! This is a wonderful resource for those looking to overhaul their existing storage, expand their storage, or build a new facility. You can see how others deal with different storage issues, and adopt ideas that you like!
The site allows guests to view it, but if you want to upload images of your own you need to contact Sherry Harper-McCombs about getting a password.
To search the site though, go to ICON, Dickenson's virtual media center (choose Guest Account) and click on "Browse Collections" in the sidebar. You will be given a list of categories with radio buttons. Choose "Costumes." This will take you to the primary search page.
You can search based on article of clothing (for example, if you want to see how other facilities store difficult items like hats, boots, or armor), on construction material (if, say, you have a bunch of unused pegboard wall and want to look at ways others have utilized pegboard for storage), or on the type of facility--university, rental house, etc.
I know from experience, planning overhauls to a costume storage facility can be difficult and daunting, and seeing how others have arranged storage (both efficiently and with less than optimum success) can be an invaluable help. If you've been wanting to brainstorm how to gussy-up your storage areas, surf around the Dickenson archive! You might discover some inspiration.
The site allows guests to view it, but if you want to upload images of your own you need to contact Sherry Harper-McCombs about getting a password.
To search the site though, go to ICON, Dickenson's virtual media center (choose Guest Account) and click on "Browse Collections" in the sidebar. You will be given a list of categories with radio buttons. Choose "Costumes." This will take you to the primary search page.
You can search based on article of clothing (for example, if you want to see how other facilities store difficult items like hats, boots, or armor), on construction material (if, say, you have a bunch of unused pegboard wall and want to look at ways others have utilized pegboard for storage), or on the type of facility--university, rental house, etc.
I know from experience, planning overhauls to a costume storage facility can be difficult and daunting, and seeing how others have arranged storage (both efficiently and with less than optimum success) can be an invaluable help. If you've been wanting to brainstorm how to gussy-up your storage areas, surf around the Dickenson archive! You might discover some inspiration.
