Marjorie H. Montgomery collection, 1901-1980s.

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Marjorie H. Montgomery collection, 1901-1980s.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/433049686

The collection consists of 111 theater related books, 9 issues of the Illustrated London News, various issues of other popular magazines, and 23 original painted costume designs by Marjorie H. Montgomery.

5.0 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7521130

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Montgomery, Marjorie H.

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Marjorie Montgomery (Gray) was one of the well-known California designers of the 1920s-1960s. She started in 1926, designing pretty and stylish dresses from cotton. In the beginning she knew so little about the manufacturing business that she bought her fabrics and notions at retail. But soon she discovered that she could be buying her materials wholesale. She went into business full-time, opening a shop under her own name. In 1940, due to a poor business decision, Montgomery lost her shop and t...