Item is a small painting mounted on wood, showing shapes of different colours. The painting is probably related to Dalhousie Theatre's 1986 production of Thieves' Carnival. Written on the painting, apparently in pencil, are a number of short phrases, includeing: Pink Girl; Juliette Act 1; Nupont Dufours; Eva Carnival; Lady Hurt Evening. There are sequins incorporated into the painting as well.
The folder contains a bound copy of the Nova Scotia Tattoo programs, known as the "Big Book," which was awarded to Robert Doyle as one of only 15 members of the Tattoo production staff to have survived the full five productions of the Nova Scotia Tattoo.
The folder contains correspondence, an application form, a brochure and the curators opening remarks for Robert Doyle's exhibition "The myth and magic in costuming for the stage".
The folder contains material relating to the Atlantic Designer Fashion Festival where Robert Doyle performed as a judge for the Atlantic Designer Fashion Awards.
File contains set designs for Neptune Theatre's production of "Take Twelve," directed by Richard O. and designed by Andrew M. The file also contains copies of costume and prop designs for the production.
File contains correspondence about the Dr. Basil Cooke Award, a lecture schedule, correspondence from students, a list of student addresses, a memorandum about the faculty academic priorities ranking process, departmental meeting agenda and minutes, student assessment of instruction forms, unit reviews and unit review responses. The file includes reference letters for Mark De Coste; Freda Larade; Gail Worobey; Beata Slesinski; and Amanda Stapells. The file also contains letters from Avery Anderson; Monique B. Moffatt; Vivien Lau; James A. W.; Alison West; Tanya Shaw; and Patsy, which are mostly letters accepting invitations to return to the program.
The folder contains material relating to the production of "Tattoo 200," celebrating the 200th anniversary of Saint John, New Brunswick. The material includes a list of needed resources, a production plan, a costume list, and a set of diagrams showing what some of the production equipment should look like.
File contains the Mail Star's review of the Dalhousie production of "Love's Labour Lost." The review was written by Elissa Barnard. The article is torn from the newspaper and features a black and white photograph of Andre Davey ad King Navarre and Ben Stone as Berowne. The article mentions Robert Doyle's costume design.
File contains papers related to Robert Doyle's costume design for Ballet Jorgen's 25th anniversary production of Swan Lake, which toured across Canada in 2012. The papers include a program; print-outs of emails; notes about costumes; rehearsal schedules; and other documents.
File contains nine colour photographs of chairs and pots against pale green background. The chairs and earthenware are from the Fortress of Louisbourg.
File contains 16 photographs of costumes from "The Myth & Magic in costuming," an exhibition which took place at the Mary Black Gallery. Robert Doyle curated this exhibit and designed several of the costumes.
File contains the Nova Scotian section from the April 12, 1996 issue of the Chronicle Herald. The front page of the section features an article about a Dalhousie University Costume Studies project. The project was a re-enactment of a wedding that took place on December 29, 1764 between Joseph Goreham and Ann Spry. The article is divided between two pages of the newspaper section and features three black and white photographs of the event.
File contains a newspaper clipping from the November 20, 1984 issue of the Chronicle Herald. The clipping contains an article called "Exciting fashions for the party-goer" which features three photographs of outfits. The clipping may have been used as research material for costume design.
The folder contains a bound copy of the 1981 "Meet the Navy" program, the 1980 "Meet the Navy" program, Robert Doyle's production notes, and a sample of the maple leaf with crown symbol mounted on a painted canvas.
File includes a list of main characters, a synopsis of each episode, correspondence between Kate Macdonald, Budge Wilson and Yasuhiko Matsuoka, and costume designs for the characters.
File contains 19 pieces of clear plastic that have been painted with swirling designs in various dark colours. Some pieces are cut into irregular shapes. Some pieces are mounted on card. The items are from a set design for a production of Love for Love, Probably Wimbledon Theatre's 1969 production.
File contains documents related to the Louisbourg costuming program, such as instructions on how to make stockings and other items, a notepad with handwritten notes, progress reports, correspondence, invoices, and telegrams. The file also includes notes for readers from the Victoria and Albert Museum Library, coorespondence from the Nova Scotia Department of Culture Recreation & Fitness about summer programs that Doyle led, information about Nova Scotia Textiles Limited, and Nova Scotia Textiles lecture notes and slide cues.
File contains some of Robert Doyle's financial documents. The documents include invoices from Robert Doyle Designs, invoices from Golder Silk-Screening, limited indenture papers between Weaver's Loft Limited and Industrial Development Bank, limited loan documents between Weaver's Loft Limited and Industrial Development Bank, mortgage documents from the Toronto-Dominion Bank, payment and expense documents from the Nova Scotia Tattoo and Targe Productions Ltd., correspondence with J. H. Longmire and Sons Real Estate and Insurance Brokers, documents from the Nova Scotia Trust Company, and receipts from the Royal Bank of Canada. The file includes contracts from Neptune Theatre, the Nova Scotia Tattoo, Theatre Plus, Upper Clements Family Theme Park, Meet the Navy, Saint John Tattoo, and Manitoba Theatre Centre. The file also includes a designing artists agreement from the Associated Designers of Canada.
File contains seven brochures from the Government of Canada about clothing labels and sizing; the Fall 1978 issue of "Theatre Design & Technology" from the United States Institute for Theatre Technology; and a catalogue and a folder of promotional material from E. R. A. Display Co. Ltd.
File contains a program of events, printed illustrations of period costumes and photograph of costumes produced in the workshop, which was given on October 27, 2001 by Judy Reade, TAG's costume and props mistress.
File contains correspondence, course descriptions, schedules, exams, supply lists, class handouts, and other documents related to costume studies courses.
File contains documents about the 4th Annual Costume Society Symposium at Bath, other documents related to the Costume Society, a project proposal for the Dalhousie Craft Fashion Project, information about a Dalhousie Theatre Department fashion show, criteria for promotion from the University of Regina Theatre Department, information about an exhibit called "Women of Invention" at the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature including two slides, photographs and sketches of the Salvation Army building on Cunard Street, a letter about a development on Hollis Street, a price list from Weaver's Loft, a list of contact information for various services, documents about the Louisbourg Calendar Project,