The Pat and Peggy Kennedy Memorial Archives is the official repository of the International Costumers Guild. It is the largest existing collection of photographs, video and paper ephemera record of the costuming art in relation to Science Fiction conventions, but it also includes other events where costumes are worn. It was single-handedly established by Carl Mami, former Archivist and Past President of the ICG. The present Archivist is Pierre Pettinger. The mission of the ICG archives is to collect and preserve the images of the costuming art form.
Currently, the only means of access to the majority of the collection is either by traveling to where the Archives are kept or is being exhibited at a selected venue. There are plans to make a significant percentage of it more accessible to members of the ICG and the public. The first initiative is already on line: the International Costumers Gallery. It will be continually updated with new material as the Archivist and assistants have time to do so.
The links below will lead you to partial lists of what is in the Archives. We stress that these are incomplete documents, representing only what is in the process of either being converted to digital media or entered into a master database. The entire collection record will be published once all items are cataloged, indexed and cross-referenced.
It is our mission to preserve our hobby’s history. The Archives is interested in acquiring any images of costuming events: costume contests, masquerades, parades, parties, Halloween costumes, etc. Contributions can be videotapes (UMAX, VHS, Betamax, PAL, NTSC), hard copy photos, CDs, DVDs, etc. We also welcome monetary donations to maintain the collection.
If you have any questions or materials to donate, please contact the Archivist at icg-archivist@costume.org.
Photo records
Video records