Scope and arrangement
The Parsons-Meares costume bibles includes sketches and renderings (primarily reprographic), color photographs, fitting and sourcing notes, and textile swatches for costumes designed for 19 theater, opera, and ballet productions from the 1990s through 2011, primarily in New York City. Most productions are represented by one bible; some productions have multiple bibles.
Costume bibles are for the following productions and designers: 42nd Street (Rodger Kirk, 2001); All Shook Up (David Woolard, 2004); Anything Goes (Martin Pakledinaz, 2011); Carnival! (Paul Tazwell, 2007); Dracula: the musical (Catherine Zuber, 2004); Fences (Constanza Romero, 2010); Guys and Dolls (Paul Tazwell, 2008); Henry VI (Jess Goldstein, 2003); How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Catherine Zuber, 2011); Kiss me, Kate (Martin Pakledinaz, 1999); The Light in the Piazza (Catherine Zuber, 2009), The Little Mermaid (Tatiana Noginova, 2008); Metropolitan Opera's 125th Anniversary Gala (Catherine Zuber, 2009); On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Catherine Zuber, 2011); Once Upon a Mattress (Jane Greenwood, 1996); Passion (Jane Greenwood, 1994); Seascape (Catherine Zuber, 2004); The Sinatra Project (Gregg Barnes, 2003); and Spamalot (Tim Hadler, 2005).