Descriptive Summary
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Dorothy Jeakins costume design drawings
Date (inclusive): 1948-1978
Collection number: 322
Creator:
Jeakins, Dorothy
Extent:
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Access
Available by appointment only.
Publication rights
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are
responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies
or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
Preferred Citation
Dorothy Jeakins costume design drawings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Dorothy Jeakins and Peter Jeakins Dane, 1988-1996
Biography
Dorothy Jeakins was an American costume designer active in film from 1948 to 1987. She was nominated
twelve times in the costume design category and received three Academy Awards, including one for JOAN OF
ARC (1948).
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Dorothy Jeakins costume design drawings span the years 1948-1978. A little more than a dozen films
are represented by around 75 drawings.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production Art, subseries A. Produced
Indexing Terms
Jeakins, Dorothy , 1914-1995--Archives.
costume designers