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Box 74

 Container

Contains 6 Results:

Shimmering Verge, rehearsal and early production costumes, undated, approximately 2003-2006

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: C
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series contains records related to Peacock's stage works, particularly her one-woman-show, Shimmering Verge. Files include scripts, drawings and notes on the staging, posters, theatre contracts, financial materials, correspondence, fan mail, and publicity materials.

Recordings of performances can be found in the Audiovisual media series.

Dates: undated, approximately 2003-2006

Shimmering Verge, costume, 2003

 File — Box: 74
Identifier: C
Scope and Contents

Note by Molly Peacock, written in 2022: "Shimmering Verage costume designed by kelly Wolf, assistant Leila Stairs. Jacket dyed at Stratford Shakespeare Festival to match silk veils in Verge. Designed with microphone pack and snap on blouse worn alternately throughout runs in London, Ontario and at the Cathedral of St John the Divine 2003."

Dates: 2003

Shimmering Verge, Washington DC costume, 2005

 File — Box: 74
Identifier: C
Scope and Contents

Note by Molly Peacock, written in 2022: "Blouse worn with straight black pants at Washington DC production of the Shimmering Verge at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 2005. Bought in Lit[?] at the suggestion of photographer Janet Sternburg and altered in London Ontario by Ann Santoloupo. Another stab in the endless try at costumes!"

Dates: 2005

Harpur College, "Schmatah" baseball shirt, undated, approximately 1966-1967

 File — Box: 74
Scope and Contents Note by Molly Peacock, written in 2022: "Schmatah shirt, Harpur College, baseball team shirt (more casual group of young women who all began on a freshman hall in Deleware Hall: Leonore Krieger, Kathy Colton, Linda Roberts, Laura Box, and myself)."According to Molly Peacock in a conversation with archivists in 2026, this was an informal group of friends who called the group "Schmatah." The group also included Eileen Carlson (in addition to those listed above), and they started...
Dates: undated, approximately 1966-1967

Wedding dress and shoes, marriage to Michael Groden, 1992

 File — Box: 74
Scope and Contents

Note by Molly Peacock, written in 2022: "dress hand-made by MP to wear in Pat Angeles, WA at her cvil ceremony wedding to Michael Groden August 19, 1992." Includes a pair of magenta shoes.

Dates: 1992

Delaware, teaching outfit, 1977 - 1980

 File — Box: 74
Identifier: G
Scope and Contents

Note by Molly Peacock, written in 2022: "Alpaca vest and skirt and cape bought at Cross Keys Plaza in Baltimore and worn 1977-1980 in Baltimore and Delaware where I was Poet-in-Residence for the State of Delaware schools as well as Tower Hill School. Raymond Kopcho photographer took many photos of me in these clothes in school situations and the Binghamton collection has these photos."

Dates: 1977 - 1980