Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture), Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (509) 363-5342
Email: archives@northwestmuseum.org
MsSC 198
Miller-Dervant Company
(Spokane, Wash.)
Miller-Dervant Company Records
1896-1955
2 in.
Costume and theatrical make-up firm founded 1893; owned by
Bernard M. Miller. Fragmentary business records, business cards, letterheads, trade catalog
of the firm, photos of costumes for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, clippings relating to the
development of the firm, and ephemera.
English
Historical Note
The Miller-Dervant Company was a costume and theatrical makeup store in Spokane.
The collection includes examples of business cards and letterheads, some graphically
interesting ephemeral items, and an illustrated trade catalogue of the firm. Also included
are fragmentary business records, photographs of costumes for Shakespeare’s
Twelfth
Night, and a group of newspaper clippings that traces the development of the
firm.
Collection is not restricted.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All
requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to
the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern
Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher
Miller-Dervant Company Records (MsSC 198), Eastern Washington State Historical
Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Donated by Charles Williams.
Nolan, Edward W.
A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the
Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State
Historical Society, 1987).
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online Computer Library
Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons, or places should search WorldCat using these headings.
Miller, Bernard M.
Shakespeare, William,
1564-1616. Twelfth night
Shakespeare, William,
1564-1616--Dramatic production
Miller-Dervant Company
(Spokane, Wash.)--Archives
Costume--Washington (State)
Theatrical makeup
Theater--Washington (State)
Theatrical paraphernalia--Washington
(State)
Washington (State)--Cultural
affairs--Theater
Spokane (Wash.)--Cultural
affairs--Theater
Washington (State)--Business,
industries, and trades--Costume
Spokane (Wash.)--Business,
industries, and trades--Costume
Catalogs
Twelfth night
Washington
(State)
Spokane
Performing
Arts
Retail
Trade