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James Crider papers, 1923-1985
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Crider, James Roberts, 1920-2013
- Title
- James Crider papers
- Dates
- 1923-1985 (inclusive)19231985
- Quantity
- 5.42 cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 6271 (Accession No. 6271-001)
- Summary
- Costume and set designs for the University of Washington's School of Drama productions, as well as other records of a UW professor of drama
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
James Crider was a University of Washington professor of drama from 1952 to 1990.
James Roberts Crider was born July 4, 1920 in Iowa City, Iowa. He was abandoned as an infant, adopted in January 1921, and lived for 93 years before dying on July 15, 2013. He received a B.A. in 1945 from Cornell College. Crider served in the US Army during WWII and the occupation of Japan (1942-1948), learning the Japanese language from his wife-to-be (1945) teacher Lilyan Inana, a Seattle native and refugee from Minidoka internment camp in Idaho. Crider then earned an MA from the University of Washington in 1950. Also in 1950 he was recalled to active Army duty for two years in Korea, where he was awarded a bronze star. Then, in 1952, he began a career at the University of Washington that would last until 1990, teaching and designing costumes for hundreds of productions in the School of Drama. In retirement, Crider continued making quilts, fabric wall hangings, women's jackets and other textile works.
Source: The Seattle Times, July 21, 2013
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, costume and set designs for UW School of Drama productions. Programs, notes, correspondence, and clippings from non-UW theater productions.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyrights retained by creator. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Outside Productions (non-University Related) Programs, Notes, Correspondence & Newspaper Clippings | 1950 - 1985 |
| 1 | Operas at Opera Theatre Festival Programs, Notes & Newspaper Clippings | 1954 - 1969 |
| 1 | John Conway Costume Plates, Costume Bibliography, Histories of Costumes References & Notes | c. 1923 |
| 1 | The National Thespian Society's Northwest Dramatic Arts Conference information pamphlets | 1966 |
| 1 | Operas at Opera Theatre Festival Programs, Notes & Newspaper Clippings | 1970 - 1982 |
| 1 | Newspaper Clippings | |
| 1 | University of Washington Memos | |
| 1 | Interdepartmental Correspondence | |
| 1 | Business Correspondence | |
| 1 | "The Nugget" Newsletter | |
| 1 | Programs | |
| 1 | National Thespian Society correspondence and notes | 1956 |
| 2 | "The Bacchae" WATR Premier Productions at Glenn Hughes Playhouse | 1967 |
| 2 | "Ondine" at Glenn Hughes Playhouse Costume Designs | 1967 |
| 2 | "Noah" - Obey at Glenn Hughes Playhouse Costume Designs | 1970 |
| 2 | "Dido and Aeneas" at Jane Adams Auditorium Costume Designs & Performance | |
| 2 | "Taming of the Shrew" at Penthouse | 1960 |
| 2 | "Henry IV" at Glenn Hughes Playhouse Costume Designs, Newspaper Clippings & Notes | 1961 |
| 2 | "Caesar and Cleopatra" at Theatre St. Paul Costume Designs | 1964 |
| 3 | "Tiger at the Gates" at Syracuse Repertory Theatre Costume & Set Designs | 1967 |
| 3 | "Manon" Costume Design Transparencies & Notes | 1979 |
| 3 | "An Eye for an Eye" by David Wagonner Photographs, Costume Designs & Notes | 1973 |
| 3 | "Pelleas et. Melisande" at Meany Theatre Dedication Festival Set & Costume Design Illustrations and Transparencies | 1975 |
| 3 | "Becket" at Showboat Theatre Production Folder & Set and Costume Designs | 1972 |
| 4 | "Jezebel's Husband" costume designs | 1953 |
| 4 | "Man of Destiny" costume designs | 1952 |
| 4 | "Lysistrata" costume designs | 1972 |
| 4 | "Keep an Eye on Amelie" costume designs | 1966 |
| 4 | Unlabled costume designs | c. 1966 |
| 4 | "The Rake's Progress" costume designs | undated |
| 4 | "The Abduction" costume designs | 1965 |
| 5 | "Atsumori" costume designs | 1954 |
| 5 | "The Orestia" costume designs | 1962 |
| 5 | "Eugene Oregin" costume designs, golden anniversary production for Dr. Chapple | 1967 |
| 5 | "Magic Flute" costume designs, Festival Opera production, Dr. Chapple's retirement production | 1971 |
| 6 | "Indians" costume designs | 1970 |
| 6 | "The Magical Marriage" costume designs | 1972 |
| 6 | "Celebration" costume designs | 1969 |
| 6 | "Sandalwood Box" costume designs | 1962 |
| 6 | "Thieve's Carnival" costume designs | 1971 |
| 6 | "Company" costume designs | 1976 |
| 6 | "The Innocents" costume designs | 1952 |
| 6 | "Cossi Fan Tutte" costume designs | 1979 |
| 7 | "Nutcracker Northwest" costume designs | 1971 |
| 7 | "The Streets of New York" costume designs | 1966 |
| 7 | "Harliquinades" costume designs | 1953 |
| 7 | "Little Mary Sunshine" costume designs | 1962 |
| 7 | "Many Moons" costume designs | 1962 |
| 7 | "10 Nites in a Barroom" costume designs | 1970 |
| 7 | "Julia" costume designs | 1971 |
| 7 | "The Frogs" costume designs | 1961 |
| 7 | "The Menaecme" costume designs | 1959 |
| 7 | "Tobias and the Angel" costume designs | 1955 |
| 7 | "Right You Are" costume designs | 1973 |
| 7 | "Il Combatimento" costume designs | 1954 |
| 8 | "Simon Bocanegra" costume designs | 1965 |
| 8 | "Don Pasquale" costume designs | 1964 |
| 8 | "Carousel" costume designs | 1979 |
| 8 | "Wiley the Hairy Man" costume designs | 1979 |
| 8 | "Cat and the Canary" costume designs | 1978 |
| 8 | "Turn of the Screw" costume designs | 1978 |
| 8 | "Cabaret" costume designs | 1978 |
| 8 | "Old Man and the Thief" costume designs | 1973 |
| 8 | "Dido and Aeneas" costume designs | 1977 |
| 8 | Miscellaneous | undated |
| 8 | Miscellaneous Operas | undated |
| 8 | "Great Catherine" costume designs | 1952 |
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Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives
