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Lido de Paris Costume Designs (MS-01088)

Abstract

The Lido de Paris Costume Designs contain 29 full color costume designs likely created for the Lido de Paris show in Paris, France which ran during the 1950s and 1960s. The designs are unsigned, but likely created by costume designer Louis Folco. Some designs match costumes worn in the 1956 "C'est Magnifique" show.

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Date

1950 to 1969

Extent

0.37 Cubic Feet (1 oversized box)
1.35 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Lido de Paris Costume Designs contain 29 full color costume designs likely created for the Lido de Paris show in Paris, France which ran during the 1950s and 1960s. The designs are unsigned, but likely created by costume designer Louis Folco. Some designs match costumes worn in the 1956 "C'est Magnifique" show. All designs are hand drawn and colored, and a number contain the show theme or dance number associated with the design, such as "Can Can showgirls," "Mambo," "Polka," "Jungle number for Bluebells," and "Muses."

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain in the order they were received.

Related Collections

The following resources may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

Valda and Esper Esau Collection on Lido de Paris, 1954-2014. MS-00520. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Donn Arden Photographs, approximately 1920-1989. PH-00328. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Donn Arden Papers, 1910s-1990s. MS-00425. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls, 1935-1997. MS-00604. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Margo Mansergh Papers, approximately 1920-2010. MS-01048. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Lido de Paris Costume Designs, approximately 1950-1969. MS-01088. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 2021 by Patrick Leibovici; accession number 2021-144.

Processing Note

In 2022, Sarah Jones rehoused the material and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

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Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS01088

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