Carlisle Chang Collection
SC84

Summary Information

Repository
The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies
Creator
Chang, Carlisle.
Title
Carlisle Chang collection
ID
SC84
Date
1948-2000
Extent
10.0 Linear feet
Language
English

Preferred Citation note

Carlisle Chang Collection. The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Biographical/Historical note

Carlisle Chang was born in San Juan, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, in 1921. His father was a migrant from China and his mother, who was also of Chinese descent, was from British Guiana. Throughout a 60-year career in art, Chang was a mural and easel painter as well as a designer for carnival, theatre and ballet. As a designer of carnival costumes, chang won the designers Prize several times. Some of his designs have been depicted on national postage stamps. The 1997 CLICO calendar which became a collector's item, was one of his last major works. He died on May 6, 2001.

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Scope and Contents note

The collection includes sketches of carnival costumes, numerous other sketch pads, photographs, slides, correspondence, newspaper clippings, documents relating to Carifesta V, transparencies, catalogues of art exhibitions and the medal of the bienal de Sao Paulo, Brazil which Chang received.

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Arrangement note

The collection was rearranged in 2011 into the following series: Biography, Correspondence, Subject files A-Z, Theatre and Dance, Costume Designs, Carnival Activities, Newspaper clippings, Photographs, Slides and negatives, Memorabilia, Oversized materials.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies

St. Augustine
868-662-2002 Ext 82132

Revision Description

  16th December 2011

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open to all researchers.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Bequeathed to the Main Library, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine by Mr. Carlisle Chang. The Collection was recieved in 2004.

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Related Materials

Related Archival Materials note

The Irma Goldstraw papers held at the Main Library, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine also contains a folder of material relating to Carlisle Chang.

Books from the personal library of Carlisle Chang are held at the Festival Library and Cultural Resource Centre, Centre for the Creative and Festival Arts, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine.

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Controlled Access Headings

Genre(s)

  • Sketches

Subject(s)

  • Art
  • Artists
  • Artists' preparatory studies
  • Carnival costume
  • Mural painting and decoration
  • Painting
  • Sketchpads

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Award

The Carlisle Chang collection was named to the Trinidad and Tobago Memory of the World Register in 2010.

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Collection Inventory

Biography 

Biography 

 Box
1		 Folder
1

Biography 

 Box
1		 Folder
2

Biography 

 Box
1		 Folder
3

Biography 

 Box
1		 Folder
4

Biography 

 Box
1		 Folder
5

Chang's Register of Artwork 

 Box
1		 Folder
6

Chang's Certificates 

 Box
1		 Folder
7

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Correspondence 

Correspondence, Personal 

 Box
1		 Folder
8

Correspondence, 1947 

 Box
1		 Folder
9

Correspondence, 1948 

 Box
1		 Folder
10

Correspondence, 1949 

 Box
1		 Folder
11

Correspondence, 1950 

 Box
1		 Folder
12

Correspondence, 1951 

 Box
1		 Folder
13

Correspondence, 1953 

 Box
1		 Folder
14

Correspondence, 1954 

 Box
1		 Folder
15

Correspondence, 1955 

 Box
1		 Folder
16

Correspondence, 1956 

 Box
1		 Folder
17

Correspondence, 1957 

 Box
1		 Folder
18

Correspondence, 1958 

 Box
1		 Folder
19

Correspondence, 1959 

 Box
1		 Folder
20

Correspondence, 1960 

 Box
1		 Folder
21

Correspondence, 1961 

 Box
1		 Folder
22

Correspondence, 1962 

 Box
1		 Folder
23

Correspondence, 1963 

 Box
1		 Folder
24

Correspondence, 1964 

 Box
1		 Folder
25

Correspondence, 1965 

 Box
1		 Folder
26

Correspondence, 1966 

 Box
1		 Folder
27

Correspondence, 1967 

 Box
1		 Folder
28

Correspondence, 1968 

 Box
1		 Folder
29

Correspondence, 1969 

 Box
1		 Folder
30

Correspondence, 1970 

 Box
1		 Folder
31

Correspondence, 1971 

 Box
1		 Folder
32

Correspondence, 1972 

 Box
1		 Folder
33

Correspondence, 1973 

 Box
1		 Folder
34

Correspondence, 1974 

 Box
1		 Folder
35

Correspondence, 1975 

 Box
1		 Folder
36

Correspondence, 1976 

 Box
1		 Folder
37

Correspondence, 1977 

 Box
1		 Folder
38

Correspondence, 1978 

 Box
1		 Folder
39

Correspondence, 1979 

 Box
1		 Folder
40

Correspondence, 1980 

 Box
1		 Folder
41

Correspondence, 1983 

 Box
1		 Folder
42

Correspondence, 1984 

 Box
1		 Folder
43

Correspondence, 1985 

 Box
1		 Folder
44

Correspondence, 1986 

 Box
1		 Folder
45

Correspondence, 1987 

 Box
1		 Folder
46

Correspondence, 1988 

 Box
1		 Folder
47

Correspondence, 1989 

 Box
1		 Folder
48

Correspondence, 1991 

 Box
1		 Folder
49

Correspondence, 1992 

 Box
1		 Folder
50

Correspondence, 1993 

 Box
1		 Folder
51

Correspondence, 1994 

 Box
1		 Folder
52

Correspondence, 1995 

 Box
1		 Folder
53

Correspondence, 1996 

 Box
1		 Folder
54

Correspondence, 1997 

 Box
2		 Folder
1

Correspondence, 1998 

 Box
2		 Folder
2

Correspondence, 1999 

 Box
2		 Folder
3

Correspondence, 2000 

 Box
2		 Folder
4

Correspondence, 2001 

 Box
2		 Folder
5

Correspondence, Undated 

 Box
2		 Folder
6

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Subject Files A-Z 

Art and Carnival Research 

 Box
2		 Folder
7

Beryl Mc Burnie Foundation for the Arts, 1981-1983 1981-1983 

 Box
2		 Folder
8

Best Village 

 Box
2		 Folder
9

Brochures and Pamphlets 

 Box
2		 Folder
10

Business - Art Gallery 

 Box
2		 Folder
11

Cable View 

 Box
2		 Folder
12

Caribbean Contemporary Arts 

 Box
2		 Folder
13

Caribbean Emancipators 

 Box
2		 Folder
14

CARIFESTA V, 1992 

 Box
2		 Folder
15

CARIFESTA V, 1992, 1991-1993 

 Box
2		 Folder
16

CARIFESTA V, July 1992 - August 1992 

 Box
2		 Folder
17

CARIFESTA V, 1986 - 1992 

 Box
2		 Folder
18

CARIFESTA V, 1989 - 1990. Correspondence and legal agreements amongst parties involved in the management of CARIFESTA V, for the period 1989 - 1990. 

 Box
2		 Folder
19

CARIFESTA V. 1992. Listing of the art pieces by Trinidad and Tobago artists which were on display for Carifesta V, 1992 

 Box
2		 Folder
20

CARIFESTA V, 1992, 1989 - 1991. Planning documents, reports and correspondence of various committees on the staging and management of CARIFESTA V for the period 1989-1991. 

 Box
2		 Folder
21

CARIFESTA V, 1992. Art from different countries. 

 Box
2		 Folder
22

CARIFESTA V, 1992. Trinidad and Tobago Catalogues Listings. 

 Box
2		 Folder
23

CARIFESTA V, 1992. Floor Plans 

 Box
2		 Folder
24

CARIFESTA V, 1992. Working Documents 

 Box
2		 Folder
25

CARIFTA (Possibly) 

 Box
2		 Folder
26

CARIFTA, 1972 

 Box
2		 Folder
27

CARLART 1 

 Box
2		 Folder
28

CARLART, 1987 - 1991 

 Box
2		 Folder
29

CARLART 2 

 Box
2		 Folder
30

Central Bank, 1967 - 1987 

 Box
2		 Folder
31

Central Bank, 1994 

 Box
2		 Folder
32

Central Bank Art Collection 

 Box
2		 Folder
33

Chase Manhattan Folk Award 

 Box
2		 Folder
34

CLICO, 1996-1999 

 Box
2		 Folder
35

Designs 

 Box
3		 Folder
1

Diaries (Ancient Mysteries) 

 Box
3		 Folder
2

Diaries (1940-1999) 

 Box
3		 Folder
3

Diairies (1997-1999) 

 Box
3		 Folder
4

Diaries (Oct. 1981 - 1983) 

 Box
3		 Folder
5

Diaries (1939 - 1956) 

 Box
3		 Folder
6

Diaries 

 Box
3		 Folder
7

Exhibitions 

 Box
3		 Folder
8

Exhibitions 

 Box
3		 Folder
9

EXPO (1967) 

 Box
3		 Folder
10

Financial Matters 

 Box
3		 Folder
11

Flyers and Handbills 

 Box
3		 Folder
12

Gayapa 

 Box
3		 Folder
13

Greeting Cards (Chang's design) 

 Box
3		 Folder
14

Greeting Cards (received) 

 Box
3		 Folder
15

Holiday Inn 

 Box
3		 Folder
16

Independence, Trinidad and Tobago 

 Box
3		 Folder
17

Independence, Trinidad and Tobago (1962 - 1993) 

 Box
3		 Folder
18

Independence, Trinidad and Tobago (1962) 

 Box
3		 Folder
19

Independence and National Emblems - Coat of Arms 

 Box
3		 Folder
20

Independence and National Emblems - Know your Country Magazine, 1995 

 Box
3		 Folder
21

Independence and National Emblems 

 Box
3		 Folder
22

Independence and National Emblems - Flag (1) 

 Box
3		 Folder
23

Independence and National Emblems - Flag (2) 

 Box
3		 Folder
24

Independence and National Emblems - National Flower 1997 

 Box
3		 Folder
25

Interior Designs - Alaska 

 Box
3		 Folder
26

Interior Designs - Dine a Mite Restuarant 

 Box
3		 Folder
27

Interior Designs - Government House 

 Box
3		 Folder
28

Interior Designs - San Siu - Max Awon 

 Box
3		 Folder
29

Interior Designs - H.S. Wooding 

 Box
3		 Folder
30

Interior Designs 

 Box
4		 Folder
1

Invitations and Business cards 

 Box
4		 Folder
2

Lusanne Fair, 1972 

 Box
4		 Folder
3

Lusanne Fair, 1972 

 Box
4		 Folder
4

Murals 

 Box
4		 Folder
5

Murals, Central Bank 

 Box
4		 Folder
6

Murals, George Street School 

 Box
4		 Folder
7

Murals, Mt. Irvine 

 Box
4		 Folder
8

Murals, Piarco 

 Box
4		 Folder
9

Murals, Shell 

 Box
4		 Folder
10

Murals, Textel 

 Box
4		 Folder
11

National Cultural Centre 

 Box
4		 Folder
12

Notes 

 Box
4		 Folder
13

Notebook and sketch pads 

 Box
4		 Folder
14

Notes 

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4		 Folder
15

Notes handwritten 

 Box
4		 Folder
16

Programmes general 

 Box
4		 Folder
17

Programmes, Theatre and Dance 

 Box
4		 Folder
18

Resume of other persons 

 Box
4		 Folder
19

Royal (British) Visit to Trinidad, 1966 

 Box
4		 Folder
20

Sketches (undetermined) 

 Box
4		 Folder
21

Society of Artists 

 Box
4		 Folder
22

Southern Art Society 

 Box
4		 Folder
23

Sport Aid, 1988 

 Box
4		 Folder
24

Sport Aid, Designs and sketches 

 Box
4		 Folder
25

Trinidad and Tobago Handicraft Cooperative Society 

 Box
4		 Folder
26

Trinidad and Tobago Opera Company - Magic Flute (some designs) 

 Box
4		 Folder
27

Workers Bank 

 Box
4		 Folder
29

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Theatre and Dance 

Caribbean School of Dancing 1981-1998 

 Box
4		 Folder
30

Caribbean School of Dancing including Pencil sketches 

 Box
4		 Folder
31

Fantasies in Dance 

 Box
4		 Folder
32

Helen Dunn School of Ballet 

 Box
4		 Folder
33

La Petite Musicale, 1978 

 Box
4		 Folder
34

Little Carib Theatre - Baionga 

 Box
4		 Folder
35

Little Carib Theatre 

 Box
4		 Folder
36

Masquers 

 Box
4		 Folder
37

Scenes from Arabian nights 

 Box
4		 Folder
38

Together we dance 

 Box
4		 Folder
39

Orpheus and Euridice 

 Box
4		 Folder
40

Programmes 

 Box
4		 Folder
41

Trinidad Dramatic Club, Othello, 1967 

 Box
4		 Folder
42

TATIL 

 Box
4		 Folder
28

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Costume Designs (see also Oversized materials) 

Caribbean School of Dancing: Asian designs 

 Box
5		 Folder
1

Caribbean School of Dancing: Circus in Town, Here comes the clowns, Carnival of the Birds 

 Box
5		 Folder
2

Caribbean School of Dancing: Dido and Aeneas 

 Box
5		 Folder
3

Caribbean School of Dancing 

 Box
5		 Folder
4

Caribbean School of Dancing, 1981 

 Box
5		 Folder
5

Caribbean School of Dancing, 1993 

 Box
5		 Folder
6

Caribbean School of Dancing, 1995 

 Box
5		 Folder
7

Caribbean School of Dancing, 1996-05 

 Box
5		 Folder
8

Caribbean School of Dancing, 1996-06 

 Box
5		 Folder
9

Caribbean School of Dancing, 1996-07(Machu Picchu) 

 Box
5		 Folder
10

Costume Designs, 1988 

 Box
5		 Folder
11

Lydian singers, Turandot 

 Box
5		 Folder
12

Lydian singers, Turandot 

 Box
5		 Folder
13

Lydian singers, Turandot, Early sketches 

 Box
5		 Folder
14

Lydian singers, Turandot 

 Box
5		 Folder
15

Sampan 

 Box
5		 Folder
16

Costume swatches, 1983 

 Box
5		 Folder
17

Costume designs, Unknown 1 

 Box
5		 Folder
18

Costume designs, Unknown 2 

 Box
5		 Folder
19

Costume designs, Unknown 3 

 Box
5		 Folder
20

Costume designs, Unknown 4 

 Box
5		 Folder
21

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Carnival Activities 

Carnival costume plates, notes 

 Box
5		 Folder
22

Dimanche Gras programmes 1961-1963 

 Box
5		 Folder
23

Dimanche Gras, 1963 production notes 

 Box
5		 Folder
24

Dimanche Gras, 1965, Batai script and production notes. 

General note

Batai was written by Derek Walcott.

 Box
5		 Folder
25

Dimanche Gras, 1979, stage design 

 Box
5		 Folder
26

Carnival Band production file, 1964 

 Box
5		 Folder
27

Carnival Band production file, 1965 

 Box
5		 Folder
28

Carnival Band production file, 1966 

 Box
5		 Folder
29

Carnival Band production file, 1967 

 Box
5		 Folder
30

Carnival Band production file, 1968 

 Box
5		 Folder
31

Carnival Band production file, 1969 

 Box
5		 Folder
32

Carnival Band production file, 1970 

 Box
5		 Folder
33

Carnival Band production file, 1971 

 Box
5		 Folder
34

Carnival Band production file, 1972 

 Box
5		 Folder
35

Carnival Band production file, 1973 

 Box
5		 Folder
36

Carnival Band production file, 1974 

 Box
5		 Folder
37

Carnival Band production file, 1975 

 Box
5		 Folder
38

Carnival Band Production file 1978 

 Box
6		 Folder
1

Carnival Band Production file 1979 (1) 

 Box
6		 Folder
2

Carnival Band Production file 1979 (2) 

 Box
6		 Folder
3

Carnival Band Production File 1981 

 Box
6		 Folder
4

Carnival Band Production File 1981 - Marco Polo 

 Box
6		 Folder
5

Carnival Band Production File 1983 - Max Awon (1) 

 Box
6		 Folder
6

Carnival Band Production File 1983 - Max Awon (2) 

 Box
6		 Folder
7

Carnival Band Production File 1984 - Machu Picchu 

 Box
6		 Folder
8

Carnival Band Production, 1986 

 Box
6		 Folder
9

Carnival Traditional Characters 

 Box
6		 Folder
10

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Publications 

Caribbean Writers Conference 

 Box
6		 Folder
11

Articles by Chang 

 Box
6		 Folder
12

Chang and his art 

 Box
6		 Folder
13

Articles about Chang and his art 

 Box
6		 Folder
14

Articles, presentations and CDC seminar 

 Box
6		 Folder
15

Shell Magazines 

 Box
6		 Folder
16

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Amy Leong Pang 

General note

Carlisle Chang was tutored by Amy Lee Young pang. The sketchpads in this series were identified as "Amy lee Young pang" by Chang. it is unclear whether the sketchpads were used during the period he was tutored by her or whether these were the property of Amy lee Young Pang.

Amy Leong Pang Sketch (A) 

 Box
6		 Folder
17

Amy Leong Pang Sketch (B) 

 Box
6		 Folder
18

Amy Leong Pang Sketch (C) 

 Box
6		 Folder
19

Amy Leong Pang Sketch (D) 

 Box
6		 Folder
20

Amy Leong Pang Sketch (E) 

 Box
6		 Folder
21

Amy Leong Pang Sketch (F) 

 Box
6		 Folder
22

Amy Leong Pang Sketch (G) 

 Box
6		 Folder
23

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Newspaper Clippings (see also Oversized materials) 

Newspapers Clippings 

 Box
6		 Folder
24

Newspaper Clippings 

 Box
6		 Folder
25

Newspaper Clippings 1972; 1974 

 Box
6		 Folder
26

Newspaper clippings: Carnival activities 

 Box
6		 Folder
27

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Photographs (see also Oversized materials) 

Carnival 

 Box
7		 Folder
1

Carnival 

 Box
7		 Folder
2

Carnival costume designs 

 Box
7		 Folder
3

Chang's Art Gallery 

 Box
7		 Drawer
4

Caribbean cultural festivals 

 Box
7		 Folder
5

Crafts 

 Box
7		 Folder
6

Dolls 

 Box
7		 Folder
7

Exhibitions 

 Box
7		 Folder
8

Exhibition, November 1991 

 Box
7		 Folder
9

Expo 

 Box
7		 Folder
10

Expo 1967 

 Box
7		 Folder
11

Gayapa Industry 

 Box
7		 Folder
12

Ken Morris' work (the template for these designs are in Box 8) 

 Box
7		 Folder
13

Independence - Emblems and Insignia 

 Box
7		 Folder
14

Lady Precious Stream 

 Box
7		 Folder
15

Lusanne Fair, 1972 

 Box
7		 Folder
16

Logos and other designs 

 Box
7		 Folder
17

Murals 

 Box
7		 Folder
18

Mural, Piarco 

 Box
7		 Folder
19

Paintings 

 Box
7		 Folder
20

Paintings 

 Box
7		 Folder
21

Painting - Bocco Grande 

 Box
7		 Folder
22

Paintings, Other Artistes 

 Box
7		 Folder
23

Personal 

 Box
7		 Folder
24

Personalities 

 Box
7		 Folder
25

Personalities, unknown 

 Box
7		 Folder
26

Personalities, groups 

 Box
7		 Folder
27

Publicity 

 Box
7		 Folder
28

Theatre and Dance 

 Box
7		 Folder
29

Theatre and Dance - Masquers 

 Box
7		 Folder
30

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Large Designs and templates for designs 

 Box
8

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Sketchpads 

 Box
9

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Audio Visual materials 

Photographs negatives 

 Box
10

Videos 

 Box
11

The life and times of Jean Michel Cazabon 

American Artist: Jacob Laurence 

Audio cassettes 

 Box
12

Slides and transparencies 

 Box
12a

Slides unknown (1) 

 Box
13		 Folder
1

Slides unknown (2) 

 Box
13		 Folder
2

Slides unknown (3) 

 Box
13		 Folder
3

Slides unknown (4) 

 Box
13		 Folder
4

Slides unknown (5) 

 Box
13		 Folder
5

Slides - Sybil Atteck 

 Box
13		 Folder
6

Slide - Inherent Nobility of Man 

 Box
13		 Folder
7

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Oversized materials 

Large photographs 

Carlisle Chang painting 

 Box
14		 Box
1

Mural, The Element 

 Box
14		 Folder
2

Conquerabia 

 Box
14		 Folder
3

Hilton Mural done with Ken Morris 

 Box
14		 Folder
4

Set Designs 

Costume Set Designs (1) 

 Box
15		 Folder
1

Costume Set Designs (2) 

 Box
15		 Folder
2

Set Design 

 Box
15		 Folder
3

Costume designs 

Henri Christophe 

 Box
16		 Folder
1

The Matchmakers 

 Box
16		 Folder
2

Taming of the Shrew 

 Box
16		 Folder
3

Unidentified (1) 

 Box
16		 Folder
4

Unidentified (2) 

 Box
16		 Folder
5

Unidentified (3) 

 Box
16		 Folder
6

Caribbean School of Dancing, 1989 

 Box
17		 Folder
1

Costume Designs, unidentified (1) 

 Box
17		 Folder
2

Fashion plates 

 Box
17		 Folder
3

Miss World costume design, Jennifer Hosten 1970 

 Box
17		 Folder
4

Orpheus and Euridice, Bishop's Anstey High School, 1990 

 Box
17		 Folder
5

Turandot 

 Box
17		 Folder
6

Carnival Costume designs 

General note

Carlisle Chang worked with several bandleaders in Trinidad and Tobago including Stephen Lee Heung, Charlie Thomas and Max Awon.

Carnival costume designs, 1956 

 Box
18		 Folder
1

Carnival costume designs, 1965: Les Fetes Galantes de Versailles 

 Box
18		 Folder
2

Carnival costume designs, 1966: Crete 

 Box
18		 Folder
3

Carnival costume designs, 1967: China the forbidden city 

 Box
19		 Folder
1

Carnival costume designs, 1968: Primeval 

 Box
19		 Folder
2

Carnival costume designs, 1969: 1001 nights 

 Box
20		 Folder
1

Carnival costume designs, 1970: Conquest of space 

 Box
20		 Folder
2

Carnival costume designs, 1971: Yucatan 

 Box
21

Carnival costume designs, 1972: Russian fairy tales 

 Box
22		 Folder
1

Carnival costume designs, 1973: East of Java 

 Box
22		 Folder
2

Carnival costume designs, 1974: Terra Firma 

 Box
23		 Folder
1

Carnival costume designs, 1975: We Kinda people 

 Box
24		 Folder
1

Carnival costume designs, 1978 

 Box
24		 Folder
2

Carnival costume designs, 1978/9 

 Box
25		 Folder
1

Carnival costume designs, 1983, 1988, 1989 

 Box
26

Carnival costume designs, unidentified 

 Box
27

Paintings 

 Box
28

Logos and other designs 

 Box
29

Awards 

 Box
30

Miscellaneous 

 Box
31

Newspapers 

 Box
32

Sketchpads 

 Box
33

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Artefacts 

Doll (1) 

 Object
Rare books room

Doll (2) 

 Object
Rare books room

Doll (3) 

 Object
Rare books room

Doll (4) 

 Object
Rare books room

St. Augustine Estate - Painting 

 Object
West Indiana Reading Room

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