Conley (ReniƩ and Leland) costume design collection, c. 1940-1966

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Summary

Title:
ReniƩ and Leland Conley costume design collection
Dates:
c. 1940-1966
Creators:
Renie
Abstract:
This collection includes production stills, costuming notes, and costume illustrations from various film projects worked on by American costume designer ReniƩ.
Containers:
Box: 1
Box: 2
Box: 3
Extent:
6.35 Linear Feet 3 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], ReniƩ and Leland Conley costume design collection, Collection no. 2241, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes production stills, costuming notes, and costume illustrations from various film projects worked on by American costume designer ReniƩ. Costume illustrations include swatches of fabric. Illustrations for films include The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951), Tonight We Sing (1953), The Big Fisherman (1959), Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961), and Cleopatra (1963). The stills cover her early career at RKO and include notes on fabrics and construction. The Costume Breakdown for Cleopatra binder contains costuming notes and swatches for Cleopatra's handmaidens and other minor characters.

Biographical / historical:

ReniƩ Conley was an American costume designer who was trained at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles and at UCLA before serving her apprenticeship as a theatrical set designer. She then became a sketch artist for MGM and Paramount. Conley was active in film costume design from 1937-1981. Nominated for five Academy Awards, she won an Oscar for her work on the costumes of Cleopatra (1963), in collaboration with star designer Irene Sharaff. Conley was one of the founders and past presidents of the Costume Designers Guild, she later taught in Los Angeles.

Acquisition information:
Gift of ReniƩ Conley and her husband Leland, October 1, 1976.
Processing information:

Collection is partially processed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-06-30 07:25:41 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], ReniƩ and Leland Conley costume design collection, Collection no. 2241, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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