I'm a Chicago-based information professional with a background in library science and the performing arts. Creating dynamic, technology-driven research projects on everything from Shakespeare to striptease is my specialty, and I'm always looking for exciting new challenges. Take a look at some of my past projects below, or contact me at LayneFargo@gmail.com to learn more.


Travelogues and Technologies:
From Small Sketches to the Biggest Book

Museum Exhibit - More Info Coming Soon!

Harold T. Clark Library Rare Books Collection

Digital Exhibit

Getting Started with HTML

Technology Training Curriculum

"The Fantasy of Real Women":
New Burlesque & The Female Spectator

Master's Thesis

"Loose Women in Tights": Images of Femininity in Early Burlesque Performance

Digital Exhibit

The Charles H. McCaghy Collection of Exotic Dance from Burlesque to Clubs

Electronic Finding Aid

HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical

Dramaturgical Website

Minor Demons

Dramaturgical Website

William Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1

Dramaturgical Website

A Streetcar Named Desire

Dramaturgical Website

Wild Olive: The Life & Work of Olive Custance

Research Project