Performing Arts Libraries, Archives & Museums
For a more comprehensive guide to performing arts libraries, archives, and museums, consult the SIBMAS International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions.
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays, Brown University
The Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University
Conjuring Arts Research Center
Free Library of Philadelphia Theatre Collection
The Hampden-Booth Theatre Library
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland
The Museum of the City of New York Theatre Collection
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Princeton University Library, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
The Belknap Collection for the Performing Arts, University of Florida
Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries
Semans Library, University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Chicago Theatre Collection, Chicago Public Library
Indiana University Bloomington Theater & Drama Collection
Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, The Ohio State University
The Newberry Library Dance Collection
Roosevelt University Performing Arts Library
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Music and Performing Arts Library
Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research
Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin-Performing Arts Collection
The Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts, McNay Art Museum
Louis B. Mayer Library, American Film Institute
Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego
Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science
Museum of Performance and Design
University of California, Berkeley Theater & Performance Collection
University of California, Irvine Dance Collection
University of Southern California Cinematic Arts Library
University of Southern California Performing Arts Archives
University of Washington Drama Library
Centre National de la Danse Mediathèque
Rodney Seaborn Library, National Institute of Dramatic Art
University of Bristol Theatre Collection
The Whittaker Library, Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Dance
Yorkville Library Theatre Collection, Toronto Public Library
Last updated: December 20, 2010