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Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS

Birmingham Central Library
Archives and Heritage Service
      Date founded: 1869 		 
 
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham, West Midlands B3 3HQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (121) 303 4217
Telefax: +44 (121) 233 4458
E-mail: archives.heritage@birmingham.gov.uk
Homepage: http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/archivesandheritage
Monday: 9:00-20:00
Tuesday: 9:00-20:00
Wednesday: 9:00-20:00
Thursday: 9:00-20:00
Friday: 9:00-20:00
Saturday: 9:00-17:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Printed
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. By company.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Programmes. Clippings. Posters.
Special Collections:
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Theatre Royal (Birmingham)

Birmingham Central Library
Arts, Languages and Literature
      Date founded: 1866 		 
 
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham, West Midlands B3 3HQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (121) 303 4227
Telefax: +44 (121) 464 1005
E-mail: arts.library@birmingham.gov.uk
Homepage: http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/artslibrary

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:00-20:00
Tuesday: 9:00-20:00
Wednesday: 9:00-20:00
Thursday: 9:00-20:00
Friday: 9:00-20:00
Saturday: 9:00-17:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Printed
On-site use only. Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material. Other.
Special Collections:
Birmingham Repertory Theatre [archive]
Oberammergau Passion Play

John Ash [collection]
Harry Greatorex, dance hall manager [music hall database]
Barry Jackson (1876-1961), theatre director

Birmingham Central Library
Arts, Languages and Literature
Birmingham Shakespeare Library
      Date founded: 1864 		SIBMAS Member
 
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham, West Midlands 83 3HQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (121) 303 4227
Telefax: +44 (121) 464 1005
E-mail: arts.library@birmingham.gov.uk
Homepage: http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/artslibrary

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:00-20:00
Tuesday: 9:00-20:00
Wednesday: 9:00-20:00
Thursday: 9:00-20:00
Friday: 9:00-20:00
Saturday: 9:00-17:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Printed
On-site use only. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.
Exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material. Other.
Special Collections:
Fashion
Scrapbook collection

BBC-TV Shakespeare Series

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), writer
H.R. Forrest [illustration collection]
James Turner [collection]
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), dramatist

Birmingham Central Library
Music Library 		 
 
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham, West Midlands B3 3HQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (121) 303 2482
Telefax: +44 (121) 464 1177
E-mail: music.library@birmingham.gov.uk
Homepage: http://birmingham.gov.uk/musiclibrary
Online-Catalog: http://birmingham.gov.uk/libcat

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:00-20:00
Tuesday: 9:00-20:00
Wednesday: 9:00-20:00
Thursday: 9:00-20:00
Friday: 9:00-20:00
Saturday: 9:00-17:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Materials loan. Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions.
Subjects:
Opera. Operetta/Musical. Variety/music hall. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Libretti (English) (1720-1740)
Libretti (Italian) (1720-1740)
Opera (English) (1780-1825)

Birmingham City Archives  
 
Birmingham Central Library
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham, West Midlands B3 3HQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (121) 303 4217
Telefax: +44 (121) 212 9397
Monday: 9:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-17:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00
Saturday: 9:00-17:00

Special Collections:
Amateur Harmonic Association of Birmingham (1856-1859)
Anacreontic Society (1793-1814)
Arcadian Musica Society (1937-1970)
Banner Theatre of Actuality (1974-)
Birmingham and Midland Amateur Operatic Society (1886-1986)
Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre (mid 20th century)
Birmingham Festival Choral Society (1845-1951)
Birmingham Triennial Music Festival
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Theatre Royal (Birmingham)

Barry Jackson (1876-1961), theatre director
Harold Manning [theatres and music halls in Birmingham and the Black Country, 19th-20th century]
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), playwright

Birmingham Conservatoire
Information Services Library
      Date founded: 1854 		 
 
Paradise Place
Birmingham, West Midlands B3 3HG 		 

Telephone: +44 (121) 331 5915
Telefax: +44 (121) 331 5906
E-mail: mu.library@uce.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.uce.ac.uk/
Monday: 9:00-19:30
Tuesday: 9:00-19:30
Wednesday: 9:00-19:30
Thursday: 9:00-19:30
Friday: 9:00-17:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized
Materials loan. Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: By user. In house.

Subjects:
Opera. Operetta/Musical. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Manuscripts. Programmes. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs. Other.
Special Collections:
Flutes

Birmingham Flute Society

Birmingham Royal Ballet SIBMAS Member
 
Thorp Street
Birmingham, West Midlands B5 4AU 		 

Telephone: +44 (121) 245 3582
E-mail: info@brb.org.uk
   aileenmorrison@brb.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.brb.org.uk/

Subjects:
Ballet/dance.

Birmingham School of Speech and Drama  
 
99 John Bright Street
Birmingham, West Midlands B1 1BN 		 

Telephone: +44 (121) 643 4376
Telefax: +44 (121) 633 0476

The Sir Barry Jackson and New Birmingham Repertory
Library 		SIBMAS Member
 
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham, West Midlands B3 3HQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (121) 303 4227
E-mail: arts.library@birmingham.gov.uk

University of Birmingham
Barber Fine Arts and Music Library
Music Section 		 
 
Edgbaston
Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TT 		 

Telephone: +44 (121) 414 5852
Telefax: +44 (121) 414 5853
Monday: 9:00-19:00; 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Tuesday: 9:00-19:00; 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Wednesday: 9:00-19:00; 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Thursday: 9:00-19:00; 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Friday: 9:00-17:15; 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Saturday: 9:00-13:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Printed
Materials loan. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Variety/music hall. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material.
Special Collections:
Music, manuscript (1750-1800)
Music, printed (1750-1800)

Birmingham Triennial Festival [programmes]

Granville Bantock (1868-1946), composer [music manuscripts]
Ferruccio Benvenuto Busoni (1866-1924), composer, pianist [letters]
Elgar Family [diaries]
John Feeney [collection]
Händel, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759), composer
Josef Holbrooke (1878-1958), composer [letters]
Henry Purcell (1659-1695), composer
Shaw-Hellier Collection [music by Handel and Purcell]

University of Birmingham
Department of Theatre Arts 		 
 
Egdbaston
Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TT 		 

Telephone: +44 (121) 414 5998
Telefax: +44 (121) 414 5998

University of Birmingham
Library
Special Collections Department 		 
 
Edgbaston
Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TT 		 

Telephone: +44 (121) 414 5839
Telefax: +44 (121) 414 4691
E-mail: c.l.penney@bham.ac.uk
Monday: 9:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:00-17:00
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-17:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00

Catalogs: Card
Reproductions: By user.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Special Collections:
Theatre (Birmingham) (1795-1876) [playbills]
Theatre (Kent) (1870-1915) [programmes]
Theatre (London) (1870-1915) [programmes]

Bridgnorth [playbills, 1822-1884]
Haymarket Theatre (London) (1846-1847) [playbills]

Charles Watson Mill, playwright
John Ramsay Allardyce Nicoll (1894-1976), professor [letters]
Benjamin Nottingham Webster (1797-1882), actor, playwright, theatre manager

University of Central in England in Birmingham
School of Theatre Design 		 
 
Corporation Street
Birmingham, West Midlands B4 7DX 		 

Telephone: +44 (121) 331 5820
Telefax: +44 (121) 331 5821

Index:

Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS

 

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