Movies make great resources for finding historial costume from stage and screen.
Broadway costumes on a budget : big-time ideas for amateur producers by 
Costumes and Scripts in the Elizabethan Theatres by
This book examines the ways in which costumes were acquired and used in conjunction with the repertory of the principal London acting companies, mainly during the years 1594-1621.
Costumes for the stage : a complete handbook for every kind of play by 
More costumes for the stage by 
Period costume for the stage by 
The handbook of stage costume by 