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 posters for the "1864" Historical Costume Showcase, a letter about the 1864 Costume Workshop, a schedule for Charlottetown Heritage and History Day, a paper called "Re-creating our Heritage: A paper, presented to the Charlottetown Confederation Players on the merits of recreating an image of the island historical heritage," other correspondence with the Charlottetown Confederation Players and the Historical Costume Initiative, correspondence with the Capital Commission, several fabric samples, and photocopies of a notebook with notes about the construction of various objects (possibly set pieces). The file also contains documents related to Doyle's participation in the Citizen Ambassador Program Theatre Education Delegation to the People's Republic of China, including an application for life and disability insurance and information about a short term travel grant from the Canada Council.
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,
File contains a folder of pamphlets from the Bermuda Department of Tourism, a bulletin of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities, a sabbatical leave and research grants information brochure, a folder of information about a course in writing for children and teenagers from the Institute of Children's Literature, and photocopies of information about historical hats.
Sub-series contains correspondence and working notes (rehearsal schedules, fitting dates, measurements) as well as costume designs from Doyle's work on Ballet Jorgen's 25th anniversary production of Swan Lake, which toured across Canada in 2012. There are thirty-one 27 x 35-cm watercolour costume sketches rendered on heavy-weight paper, four of which are signed and dated, and most of which have textile swatches attached. There are also two 27 x 35-cm pencil sketches of headdresses and one program from the original production.
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for dancers in act 1 of Ballet Jorgen's production of Swan Lake. The sketch shows a male figure and a female figure wearing the costumes. Fabric swatches are stapled to the sketch.
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Ballet Jorgen's production of Swan Lake. The costume is a vest for six male dancers.The sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume as well as view of the vest from behind. Fabric swatches are stapled to the sketch.
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Ballet Jorgen's production of Swan Lake. The costume is for attendants who appear in the ball in act 3. The sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume. Fabric swatches are stapled to the sketch.
Item is a watercolour sketch of costume designs for Ballet Jorgen's production of Swan Lake. The costumes are for servants who appear in act one. The sketch shows two female figures and one male figure wearing the costumes. There are fabric swatches stapled to the sketch.
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for ballet Jorgen's production of Swan Lake. The costume is for a gentleman retainer. The name Bengt is written on the sketch which could mean that this costume was for Bengt Jorgen, artistic director of Ballet Jorgen. The sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume. Fabric swatches are stapled to the sketch.
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Ballet Jorgen's production of Swan Lake. The costume is for six female dancers who appear in Act 1. The sketch is labeled as a working drawing and is largely unfinished. The sketch shows a female figure wearing the costume, shows from the front and the back. There are fabric swatches stapled to the sketch.
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Ballet Jorgen's production of Swan Lake. The costumes are for Spanish dancers who appear in Act 2. The sketch shows a male figure and a female figure wearing the costumes. There are fabric swatches stapled to the sketch.
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Ballet Jorgen's production of Swan Lake. The costume is for Prince Seigfried at the picnic in Act 1. The sketch shows a male figure wearing the costume. Fabric swatches are stapled to the sketch.
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Ballet Jorgen's production of Swan Lake. The costume is for flagbearers who appear at the picnic in Act 1. The sketch shows a male figure wearing the costumes and holding a flag.
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Ballet Jorgen's production of Swan Lake. The costumes are for ladies at the ball and the sketch shows three female figures wearing the costumes. Fabric swatches are stapled to the sketch.
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.
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Brock University's production of The Rover. The costume is for a character named Belville who is a soldier.
Item is a pencil and pastel sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1981 production of The Birthday Party. The costume is for a character named Goldberg. The sketch shows a male figure wearing the costume.
File contains six costume designs for Dalhousie Theatre's 1986 production of Bonjour, la, Bonjour. Five of the designs are watercolour sketches and one is a pencil sketch.
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1986 production of Bonjour, La, Bonjour. The costume is for a character named Gabriele. The sketch shows a male figure wearing the costume and using a cane.
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1982 production of the Canterbury Tales. The costume is for the priest. The sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume.
Item is a watercolour and gouache sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1982 production of the Canterbury Tales. The costume is for the nun. The sketch shows one female figure wearing the costume.
Item is a watercolour and gouache sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1982 production of the Canterbury Tales. The costume is for the miller's wife from "The Miller's Tale." The sketch shows one female figure wearing the costume.
Item is a watercolour and gouache sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1982 production of the Canterbury Tales. The costume is for May from "The Merchant's Tale." The sketch shows one female figure wearing the costume.
Item is a watercolour and gouache sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1982 production of the Canterbury Tales. The costume is for Justinus from "The Merchant's Tale." The sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume.
Item is a watercolour and gouache sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1982 production of the Canterbury Tales. The costume is for the knight from "The Wife of Bath's Tale." The sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume.
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1989 production of Cloud Nine. The costume is for a character named Joshua. The sketch shows one figure wearing the costume. The sketch was torn from a spiral bound sketch book and the torn edge has not been cut off.
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1989 production of Cloud Nine. The costume is for a character named Edward. The sketch shows one figure wearing the costume.
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1989 production of Cloud Nine. The costume is for a character named Betty. The sketch shows one figure wearing the costume and holding a parasol.
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1988 production of Dark of the Moon. The costume is for a character called the Conjure Woman and the sketch shows one female figure wearing the costume.
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of The Good Woman of Setzuan (also known as The Good Person of Setzuan). The costumes are for a carpet dealer and his wife. The sketch shows one male figure and one female figure wearing the costumes.
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of The Good Woman of Setzuan (also known as The Good Person of Setzuan). The costume is for a waiter and the sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume.
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of The Good Woman of Setzuan (also known as The Good Person of Setzuan). The costume is for a water seller named Wang and the sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume.
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of The Good Woman of Setzuan (also known as The Good Person of Setzuan). The costume is for an air pilot named Yang Sun and the sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume.
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of The Good Woman of Setzuan (also known as The Good Person of Setzuan). The costume is for an unidentified man in a two-piece suit and the sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume.
Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The design is for scene 4 and the sketch shows the street in front of the shop. The scenery consists of several small houses with several large advertising signs above them. On the left side of the design, there is also a box with a blank speech bubble in it. This portion of the sketch is folded underneath the rest of it.
Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. The sketch shows a male figure and a female figure sitting back to back in a garbage dump. There is a thought bubble coming frm the female figure which says "When love is in the air - you can't smell the stench of poverty!!!"
Item is a pen and marker sketch of a set design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of the Good Woman of Setzuan. Some sort of rub-on coloured film and dots has also been used. The sketch is of the inside of a courthouse.
Item is a watercolour of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1981 production of The Government Inspector. The costume is for a character who is a waiter, played by Andrew Boutilier. The sketch shows a male figure wearing the costume. There are fabric swatches pinned to the sketch.
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1981 production of The Government Inspector. The costume is for a character named Anna in Act II, scene II, played by Paulina Sillis. The sketch shows a female figure wearing the costume. There are fabric swatches pinned to the sketch.
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1981 production of The Government Inspector. The costume is for a character named Mary in Act I, scene 2, played by Shanna Kelly. The sketch shows a female figure wearing the costume. There are fabric swatches pinned to the sketch.
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1981 production of The Government Inspector. The costume is for a character called the Prefect, played by Mark Latter. The sketch shows two male figures, one with a coat and the other without. There are fabric swatches pinned to the sketch.
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1981 production of The Government Inspector. The costume is for a character named Joseph. The sketch shows a male figure wearing the costume. There are fabric swatches pinned to the sketch.
