{"value"=>"<p>This series is in three divisions: Production Files, Personal Papers, and Raphael Sbarge Files.</p> <p>The Production Files, which comprise the bulk of the collection, primarily document the projects on which Button worked as a costume designer. The content for each production varies, but most files contain at least sketches or drawings of costumes for characters in pencil, ink, chalk, or paint. Additional content includes fabric swatches; costume bibles; letters or correspondence with directors and producers; photographs of actors in costumes, or on stage; programs and season brochures; and clippings. The clippings contain images of research or inspiration for Button as well as reviews or articles about productions.</p> <p>Notes in the container list specify the producer or the venue of the production, when known. (These are sometimes the same, for example, the Great Lakes Theater Festival and the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas). Some, particularly the Acting Company, were touring productions. In some cases, Button worked on multiple productions of plays with different producers. Productions with the most documentation are <span class=\"title\">Arsenic and Old Lace</span>, <span class=\"title\">Big River</span>, <span class=\"title\">La Bohème</span>, <span class=\"title\">Broadway</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Crucible</span>, <span class=\"title\">Equus</span>, <span class=\"title\">Henry V</span>, <span class=\"title\">Inherit The Wind</span>, <span class=\"title\">Macbird!</span>, <span class=\"title\">Mother Courage and Her Children</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Robber Bridegroom</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Twelfth Night</span>, as well as the Trey McIntyre ballets <span class=\"title\">Aliss In Wonderland</span> and <span class=\"title\">Peter Pan</span>. The best-represented producers include The Acting Company, Yale Repertory Theatre, Great Lakes Theater Festival, and the Alley Theatre.</p> <p>Three items or files contain material from multiple productions:. Button compiled a portfolio of her work in the 1990s; a slidebook holds images of productions, as well as research photographs; and there are posters for 14 productions. See the container list for details on all three.</p> <p>Personal Papers include a set of clippings about Button's career; programs for productions which may not be otherwise documented in the collection; resumes; diplomas and honors from stage unions; letters from colleagues, friends, and family; and family photographs.</p> <p>The Raphael Sbarge Files, compiled by Button, document Sbarge's acting career through clippings, programs, photographs, and letters. The letters are from Sbarge to Button.</p>"}