SIBMAS
International Directory of
Performing Arts Collections and Institutions
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   United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom


Index:

Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS

Academy of Live and Recorded Arts  
 
Royal Victoria Building
Trinity Road
London SW18 3SX 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8870 6475
Telefax: +44 (20) 8875 0789

AKG London Arts & History Picture Library  
 
10 Plato Place
72-74 Dionis Road
London SW6 4TU 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7610 6103
Telefax: +44 (20) 7610 6125

Media:
Photos.

Andes Press Agency (APA)
      Date founded: 1982 		 
 
26 Padbury Court
London E2 7EH 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7613 5417
Telefax: +44 (20) 7739 3159
E-mail: photos@andespress.demon.co.uk
Monday: 9:00-18:00
Tuesday: 9:00-18:00
Wednesday: 9:00-18:00
Thursday: 9:00-18:00
Friday: 9:00-18:00

Written application required. Fees for using facility.
Catalogs: Card
Materials loan.
Reproductions: In house.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Ballet/dance. Puppet theatre. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Photos.

Arena Performing Arts Library
      Date founded: 1992 		 
 
1st Floor, 55 Southwark Street
London SE1 1RU 		 

Telephone: +44 (207) 403 8542
Telefax: +44 (207) 402 8561
E-mail: enquiries@arenaimages.com
Homepage: http://www.arenaimages.com/
Monday: 9:00-18:00
Tuesday: 9:00-18:00
Wednesday: 9:00-18:00
Thursday: 9:00-18:00
Friday: 9:00-18:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Other
Materials loan.
Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Theatre architecture. Circus. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Other.
Media:
Photos.

Arts Council of England
Library 		 
 
14 Great Peter Street
London SW1P 3NQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7973 6590
E-mail: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 14:00-17:00
Tuesday: 14:00-17:00
Wednesday: 14:00-17:00
Thursday: 14:00-17:00
Friday: 14:00-16:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Theatre architecture. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals.

Author Pictures at Lebrecht  
 
3 Bolton Road
London NW8 ORJ 		 

Telephone: +44 2076 2553 41
E-mail: pictures@lebrecht.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.authorpictures.co.uk/

Media:
Photos.
Special Collections:
Authors, pictures
Playwrights, pictures
Poets, pictures

Association of British Orchestras  
 
Enterprise House
59-65 Upper Ground
London SE1 9PQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7261 1555
Telefax: +44 (20) 7261 1155
E-mail: info@abo.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.abo.org.uk/

Association of British Theatre Technicians SIBMAS Member
 
55 Farringdon Road
London EC1M 3JB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7403 3778
Telefax: +44 (20) 7378 6170
E-mail: exec@abtt.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.abtt.org.uk/

Leo Baeck Institute, London  
 
4 Devonshire Street
London W1W 5LB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7580 3493
Telefax: +44 (20) 7436 8634
E-mail: info@leobaeck.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.leobaeck.co.uk/

Barbican Library
      Date founded: 1982 		 
 
Barbican Centre
London EC2Y 8DS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7638 0569
Telefax: +44 (20) 7638 2249

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:30-17:30
Tuesday: 9:30-19:30
Wednesday: 9:30-17:30
Thursday: 9:30-17:30
Friday: 9:30-17:30
Saturday: 9:30-12:30

Interlibrary loan.
Exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Cinema. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Music Preserved Archive

Barbican Library
Music Performance Research Centre
      Date founded: 1982 		 
 
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
London EC2Y 8DS 		 

Telephone: +44 (1932) 860 472
Telefax: +44 (1932) 860 472

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:30-17:30
Tuesday: 9:30-19:30
Wednesday: 9:30-17:30
Thursday: 9:30-17:30
Friday: 9:30-17:30
Saturday: 9:30-12:30
Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Videos/films/DVDs. Sound recordings/CDs.

Barbican Music Library  
 
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
London EC2Y 8DS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7638 0672
Telefax: +44 (20) 7638 2249
E-mail: barbicanlib@corpoflondon.gov.uk
Homepage: http://www.barbican.org.uk/

Clive Barda  
 
50 Agate Road
London W6 0AH 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8741 0805
Telefax: +44 (20) 8563 0538
E-mail: 100546.5607@compuserve.com
Monday: 9:30-18:00
Tuesday: 9:30-18:00
Wednesday: 9:30-18:00
Thursday: 9:30-18:00
Friday: 9:30-18:00

Holdings added.

Subjects:
Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Theatre architecture. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books.

Barnet Public Libraries
Local History Collection 		 
 
Hendon Library
The Burroughs
Hendon
London NW4 4BE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8359 2876
Telefax: +44 (20) 8359 2885
Tuesday: 9:30-12:30, 13:30-17:00
Wednesday: 9:30-12:30, 13:30-17:00
Thursday: 12:30-19:30
Friday: 9:30-12:30, 13:30-17:00
Saturday: 9:30-12:30, 13:30-17:00

Special Collections:
Golders Green Theatre
Orpheaum Theatre

Gabriella Casartelli
Lord George Sanger

The Bear Gardens Museum of the Shakespearean Stage  
 
Bear Gardens
Bankside
London SE1 9EB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7928 6342

Belsize Music Rooms  
 
London NW3 5AX 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7916 0111
Telefax: +44 (20) 7916 0222
E-mail: info@belsize-music-rooms.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.belsize-music-rooms.co.uk/

Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood
      Date founded: 1872 		 
 
Cambridge Heath Road
London E2 9PA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8983 5200
Telefax: +44 (20) 8983 5225
E-mail: bgmc@vam.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.museumofchildhood.org.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Sunday: 14:30-17:30
Monday: 10:00-17:50
Tuesday: 10:00-17:50
Wednesday: 10:00-17:50
Thursday: 10:00-17:50
Saturday: 10:00-17:50
Subjects:
Puppet theatre.
Special Collections:
Puppets
Toy theatres

Bharatiya Vidya Bahvan Institute of Indian Art and Culture  
 
4A Castletown Road
West Kensington
London W14 9HQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7381 3086
Telefax: +44 (20) 7381 8758
Homepage: http://www.ipi.co.uk/docs/bhavan, http://www.wakti
Sunday: 10:00-17:00
Monday: 10:00-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Music (Indian)

British Actors Equity Association  
 
Guild House
Upper St Martin's Lane
London WC2H 4EG 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7379 6000
Telefax: +44 (20) 7379 7001
Homepage: http://www.equity.org.uk/

British Architectural Library  
 
Royal Institute of British Architects
66 Portland Place
London W1N 4AD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7580 5533

British Arts Festivals Association (BAFA)  
 
Whitechapel Library, 3rd Floor
77 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 7QX 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7247 4667
Telefax: +44 (20) 7247 5010
E-mail: bafa@netcomuk.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.artsfestivals.co.uk/

British Association of Choreographers  
 
London N2 9DN 		 

Telephone: +44 (181) 444 9437

British Ballet Association  
 
Woolbrough House
39 Lonsdale Road
London S13 9JP 		 

Telephone: +44 (181) 748 1241
Telefax: +44 (181) 748 1301

British Broadcasting Corporation
Central Music Library
      Date founded: 1922 		 
 
156 Great Portland Street
London W1A 6AJ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7580 4468
Telefax: +44 (20) 7637 3094
Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
BBC Information Resarch Library 		 
 
B256, Television Centre
London W12 7RJ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7765 3560
Telefax: +44 (20) 7765 0898
E-mail: guy.strickland@bbc.co.uk
Monday: 9:30-17:30
Tuesday: 9:30-17:30
Wednesday: 9:30-17:30
Thursday: 9:30-17:30
Friday: 9:30-17:30

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Photograph Library 		 
 
Unit One, 29 North Acton Road
Harlesden
London NW10 6PE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8743 8000 ext 2972
Telefax: +44 (20) 8847 4267
Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Monday: 9:30-17:30
Tuesday: 9:30-17:30
Wednesday: 9:30-17:30
Thursday: 9:30-17:30
Friday: 9:30-17:30

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
BBC Picture Archives 		 
 
B116, Television Centre
London W12 7RJ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8225 7193
Telefax: +44 (20) 8746 0353
Monday: 9:30-17:30
Tuesday: 9:30-17:30
Wednesday: 9:30-17:30
Thursday: 9:30-17:30
Friday: 9:30-17:30

Media:
Photos.
Special Collections:
Radio
Television

British Academy of Composers and Songwriters (BACS)  
 
British Music House, 2nd Floor
26 Berners Street
London W1T 3LR 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7636 2929
Telefax: +44 (20) 7636 2212
E-mail: info@britishacademy.com
Homepage: http://www.britishacademy.com/

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Reference Library
      Date founded: 1928 		 
 
Room C135
Woodlands
80 Wood Lane
London W12 O55 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8743 8000 ext 3645
Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-20:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:30

British Centre of the International Theatre Institute  
 
ITI at Goldsmiths College
University of London
New Cross
London SE14 6NW 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7919 7276
Telefax: +44 (20) 7919 7277
E-mail: iti@gold.ac.uk

Special Collections:
Theatre (England)

British Council
Performing Arts Department 		 
 
11 Portland Place
London W1N 4EJ 		 

British Film Institute (BFI)
Film Archive
      Date founded: 1935 		SIBMAS Member
 
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7255 1444
Telefax: +44 (20) 7436 7950
Homepage: http://www.bfi.org.uk/
Monday: 10:30-17:30
Tuesday: 10:30-17:30
Wednesday: 10:30-17:30
Thursday: 10:30-17:30
Friday: 10:30-17:30

Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Exchange of material.

British Film Institute (BFI)
Library and Information Services
      Date founded: 1933 		 
 
21 Stephen Street
London WIP 2NN 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7255 1444
Telefax: +44 (20) 7436 7950
E-mail: www.speccoll@bfi.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.bfi.org.uk/
Monday: 10:30-17:30
Tuesday: 10:30-20:00
Wednesday: 13:00-20:00
Thursday: 10:30-20:00
Friday: 10:30-17:30

Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
On-site use only. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Scores/libretti/music. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material.
Special Collections:
Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians
British Board of Fil Classification

Michael Balcon (1896-1977), film producer
Trevor Griffiths (1935-), screenwriter
Derek Jarman
Joseph Losey
Troy Kennedy Martin
Ivor Montagu
David Puttnam
Carol Reed (1906-1976), film director
Irene Shubi

British Film Institute (BFI)
Stills, Posters and Designs 		 
 
21 Stephen Street
London W1P 1PL 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7255 1444
Telefax: +44 (20) 7436 7950
Homepage: http://www.bfi.org.uk/
Monday: 10:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-18:00
Friday: 10:00-18:00

Subjects:
Cinema.
Media:
Posters.
Special Collections:
Posters, film

British Library
Collections and Services
      Date founded: 1753 		SIBMAS Member
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7605
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7577
E-mail: moira.goff@bl.uk
Homepage: http://www.portico.bl.uk/
Monday: 10:00-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 10:00-20:00
Friday: 9:30-17:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Media:
Books.
Special Collections:
William Archer (1856-1924), author, critic
Sophia Sarah Banks
John Malcolm Bullock (1879-1938), journalist, critic
Charles Burney (1726-1814), musician, composer, organist
John Rutter Chorley (1807-1867)
Francis Cox
George Daniel
Henry Evans Evanion (1832-1905), conjurer, ventriloquist
David Garrick (1717-1779), actor, manager, playwright
John Gielgud (1904-2000), actor
William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911), librettist
Sidney Carr Glynn
Diana Gordon
Sir Augustus Harris (1851-1896), playwright
Joseph Haslewood, critic reviewer
Thomas Hailes Lacy (1809-1872), theatre manager, bookseller, publisher
John Larpent
Richard Northcott
Sir Laurence Olivier
Richard Percival
J. Petherbridge
Sir Ralph Richardson, actor
Richard John Smith
William Barclay Squire
Bram Stoker
W.E. Streatfield
Tieck, Johann Ludwig, writer
Dawson Turner
James Winston

British Library
Department of Manuscripts
      Date founded: 1753 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7513
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7511
E-mail: mss@bl.uk
Monday: 10:00-16:45
Tuesday: 10:00-16:45
Wednesday: 10:00-16:45
Thursday: 10:00-16:45
Friday: 10:00-16:45
Saturday: 10:00-16:45

Media:
Manuscripts.
Special Collections:
Lord Chamberlain's Plays
Manuscripts

William Archer (1856-1924), author, critic
William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911), librettist
Harold Pinter, playwright
Peggy (Margarete) Ramsay (1908-1991), play agent
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), playwright
Kenneth Tynan, critic

British Library
Music Collections 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7772
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7751
E-mail: music-collections@bl.uk
Homepage: http://www.bl.uk/collections/musiccatalogues.html

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Hirsch Music Library
Royal Music Library
Stefan Zweig

British Library
National Sound Archive
Aural Jazz Documentation 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7434
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7441
E-mail: andrew.simons@bl.uk
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-20:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

British Library
National Sound Archive
Drama and Literature Collection 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7436
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7441
E-mail: toby.oakes@bl.uk
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-20:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Videos/films/DVDs. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
British Live Art (1980-)
ICA theatre productions (1992-1996)
London International Festival of Theatre (1983-1995)
Royal Court Theatre (London) (1972-)
Royal National Theatre (London) (1963-)
RSC London productions (1964-)

British Library
National Sound Archive
International Music Collection 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7427
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7441
E-mail: janet.topp-fargion@bl.uk
Homepage: http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-20:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Sound recordings/CDs.

British Library
National Sound Archive
Oral History Section 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7405
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7441
E-mail: rob.perks@bl.uk
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-20:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Media:
Sound recordings.
Special Collections:
BBC Radio Ballads
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
National Life Story Collection
Television History Workshop
Testimony Films

Zoe Dominic, stage photographer
Margaret 'Percy' Harris (1904-), theatre designer
Jocelyn Herbert (1914-), theatre designer
Tanya Moiseiwitsch (1914-), theatre designer

British Library
National Sound Archive
Pop Music Section 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7433
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7441
E-mail: andy.linehan@bl.uk
Homepage: http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/pop
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-20:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Music, popular

Kenny Everett (1944-1995), disc jockey, comedian

British Library
National Sound Archive
Western Art Music 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7440
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7418
E-mail: tim.day@bl.uk
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-20:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Sound recordings.

British Library
Newspaper Library
      Date founded: 1932 		 
 
Colindale Avenue
London NW9 5HE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7353
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7379
E-mail: newspaper@bl.uk
Homepage: http://www.portico.bl.uk/newspaper
Monday: 10:00-16:45
Tuesday: 10:00-16:45
Wednesday: 10:00-16:45
Thursday: 10:00-16:45
Friday: 10:00-16:45
Saturday: 10:00-16:45

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Printed
On-site use only.
Reproductions: In house.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Ballet/dance. Variety/music hall. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations. Other.
Media:
Periodicals. Other.

British Library
Oriental and Indian Office Collections
      Date founded: 1991 		 
 
197 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8NG 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7873
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7870
Monday: 9:30-17:45
Tuesday: 9:30-17:45
Wednesday: 9:30-17:45
Thursday: 9:30-17:45
Friday: 9:30-17:45
Saturday: 9:30-12:45

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Printed. Other
On-site use only. Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.

Subjects:
Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Graphics. Statuary. Memorabilia.

British Library of Political and Economic Science
Archives Division 		 
 
London School of Economics and Political Science
University of London
10 Portugal Street
London WC2A 2HD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7955 7223
Telefax: +44 (20) 7955 7454
E-mail: document@lse.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.library.liblse.ac.uk/archives/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-19:30
Tuesday: 10:00-19:30
Wednesday: 10:00-19:30
Thursday: 10:00-19:30
Friday: 10:00-17:30
Saturday: 11:00-17:30 (semester)

Written application required.
Catalogs: Computerized
Reproductions: By user.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Books. Photos. Programmes. Posters. Official documents.
Special Collections:
National Theatre (Great Britain)

Marguerite Radcliffe Carpenter (1880-1943), writer [gay theatre]
Edward Hall (1844-1929), writer [gay theatre]
Halford John Mackinder (1861-1947), geographer
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), playwright [business papers]

British Museum
Department of Prints and Drawings 		 
 
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7323 8405
Telefax: +44 (20) 7323 8999
E-mail: prints@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/pd/pdhome.html

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-13:00, 14:15-16:00
Tuesday: 10:00-13:00, 14:15-16:00
Wednesday: 10:00-13:00, 14:15-16:00
Thursday: 10:00-13:00, 14:15-16:00
Friday: 10:00-13:00, 14:15-16:00
Saturday: 10:00-13:00

Catalogs: Printed
Reproductions: By user.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Children's theatre.
Media:
Graphics.
Special Collections:
Stefano della Bella (1661-1664), costume designer, engraver
Baccio del Bianco (1604-16), costume designer
Charles Burney (1726-1814), musician, composer, organist [theatrical material; engravings of scenes from plays]
Samuel De Wilde (1751?-1832), artist
Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena (1696-1756), scenographer
David Garrick (1717-1779), actor, manager, playwright
Mary Hamilton
Oskar Kokoschka, painter, scenographer
Charles de Sousy Ricketts (1866-1931), scenographer, painter
Carl Friedrich Schinkel, designer
Ralph Thomas [juvenile drama collection]

British Music Information Centre  
 
10 Stratford Place
London W1N 9AE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7499 8567
Telefax: +44 (20) 7499 4795
E-mail: bmic@bmic.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.bmic.co.uk/
Monday: 12:00-17:00
Tuesday: 12:00-17:00
Wednesday: 12:00-17:00
Thursday: 12:00-17:00
Friday: 12:00-17:00

Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Reproductions: By user.

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Music, contemporary classic (British)

British Pathe  
 
New Pathe House
57 Jamestown Road
London NW1 7XX 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7424 3636
Telefax: +44 (20) 7485 3606
E-mail: info@britishpathe.com
Homepage: http://www.britishpathe.com/

Subjects:
Radio/TV.
Media:
Videos/films/DVDs.
Special Collections:
Newsreels

British Phonographic Industry (BPI)  
 
Riverside Building
County Hall
Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7JA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7803 1300
Telefax: +44 (20) 7803 1310
E-mail: general@bpi.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.bpi.co.uk/

British Theatre Association
Library
      Date founded: 1919 		 
 
at: Theatre Museum
Russell Street
Covent Garden
London WC2E 7PA 		 

Special Collections:
British Theatre Play Library

William Archer (1856-1924), author, critic

Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI)  
 
84 Harley House
Marylebone Road
London NW1 5HN 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7486 2036
Telefax: +44 (20) 7224 1046
E-mail: london@bmi.com
Homepage: http://www.bmi.com/

Bromley Public Libraries
Anerley Branch Library 		 
 
206d Anerley Road
London SE20 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8778 7457

Special Collections:
Crystal Palace (Bromley)

Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
      Date founded: 1984 		 
 
33-34 The Market
Covent Garden
London WC2E 8RE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7379 7961
Telefax: +44 (20) 7497 5445
E-mail: barecat@cabaret.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.cabaret.co.uk/

Special Collections:
Automata

Ron Fuller (1937-), toymaker
Tim Hunkin
Peter Markey
Keith Newstead
Paul Spooner

Central Music Library
      Date founded: 1948 		 
 
160 Buckingham Palace Road
London SWIW 9UD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7798 2192
Monday: 9:30-19:00
Tuesday: 9:30-19:00
Wednesday: 9:30-19:00
Thursday: 9:30-19:00
Friday: 9:30-19:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. By company.

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Library 		 
 
Southampton Row
London WC1B 4AP 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7514 7000
Telefax: +44 (20) 7514 7024
Written application required.
Catalogs: Computerized

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Ballet/dance. Cinema. Radio/TV.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Videos/films/DVDs.

Central School of Ballet  
 
10 Herbal Hill, Clerkenwell Road
London EC1R 5EJ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7837 6332
Telefax: +44 (20) 7833 5571

Central School of Speech and Drama
Library 		SIBMAS Member
 
Embassy Theatre
64 Eton Avenue
London NW3 3HY 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7559 3942
Telefax: +44 (20) 7722 4132
E-mail: p.collett@cssd.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.cssd.ac.uk/
Monday: 9:15-19:45; 11:00-16:45 (vacations)
Tuesday: 9:15-19:45; 11:00-16:45 (vacations)
Wednesday: 9:15-19:45; 11:00-16:45 (vacations)
Thursday: 9:15-19:45; 11:00-16:45 (vacations)
Friday: 9:15-16:45; 11:00-16:45 (vacations)
Saturday: 13:15-16:45

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: By user.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Videos/films/DVDs.
Special Collections:
Postcards, theatre (Edwardian)

Jocelyn Herbert [archive]

CILIP
Special Libraries 		SIBMAS Member
 
7 Ridgmount Street
London WC1E 7AE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7255 0500
E-mail: lyndsay.rees-jones@cilip.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.cilip.org.uk/

The Cinema Bookshop
      Date founded: 1967 		 
 
13-14 Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3NH 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7637 0206
Monday: 10:30-17:30
Tuesday: 10:30-17:30
Wednesday: 10:30-17:30
Thursday: 10:30-17:30
Friday: 10:30-17:30
Saturday: 10:30-17:30

Holdings added.

Subjects:
Cinema.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Programmes. Posters. Memorabilia. Other.

The Cinema Museum
      Date founded: 1984 		 
 
The Master's House
2 Dugard Way
London SE11 4TH 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7840 2202
Telefax: +44 (20) 7840 2299
E-mail: martin@cinemamuseum.org.uk

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00

Written application required. Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Materials loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Videos/films/DVDs. Statuary. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material. Other.
Special Collections:
Film posters
Film stills
Programmes, theatre (19th-20th centuries)

Una Plays Ltd. (1943-1949)

Renée Adoree [i.e. Renée la Fonte] (1898-1933)
Florence Desmond (1905-), actress
Fernando Lamas [i.e. Fernando Alvaro Lamas y de Santos] (1916-1982), actor, film producer
Matheson Lang (1879-1948), actor [contracts]
John Paddy Carstairs

The Circus Space  
 
Coronet Street
London N1 6HD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7613 4141
Telefax: +44 (20) 7729 9422

City of London Festival  
 
Bishopsgate Hall
230 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 4HW 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7377 0540
Telefax: +44 (20) 7377 1972
E-mail: admin@colf.org
Homepage: http://www.colf.org/

City University
Department of Arts Policy and Management
Library 		 
 
Level 7, Frobisher Crescent
Barbican
Silk Street
London EC2Y 8HB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7477 8752
Telefax: +44 (20) 7477 8887
Homepage: http://www.city.ac.uk/artspol/index.html
Written application required.

Media:
Books.

City University
Department of Music 		 
 
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7477 8284
Telefax: +44 (20) 7477 8576
E-mail: music@city.ac.uk

College of the Royal Academy of Dancing  
 
36 Battersea Square
London SW11 3RA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7223 0091
Telefax: +44 (20) 7326 8040

Commonwealth Institute
Commonwealth Resource Centre 		 
 
Kensington High Street
London W8 6NQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7603 4535
Telefax: +44 (20) 7603 2807
E-mail: crc@commonwealth.gov.uk
Homepage: http://www.commonwealth.org.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Tuesday: 11:00-16:30
Wednesday: 11:00-16:30
Thursday: 11:00-16:30
Friday: 11:00-16:30
Saturday: 13:00-17:00

Reproductions: By user.
Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Videos/films/DVDs. Sound recordings/CDs.

Contemporary Medical Archives Centre
Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine 		 
 
183 Euston Road
London NW1 2BE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7611 8483
Telefax: +44 (20) 7611 8545
E-mail: l.hall@wellcome.ac.uk
Monday: 9:45-17:15
Tuesday: 9:45-19:15
Wednesday: 9:45-17:15
Thursday: 9:45-19:14
Friday: 9:45-17:15

Special Collections:
Harcourt Health Centre (Hong Kong) [puppet shows]
National Birthday Trust Fund (1930s-1950s) [theatrical performances]

Sir Henry Head (1861-1940), neurologist, writer

Thomas Coram Foundation for Children
Foundling Hospital Art Treasures
      Date founded: 1739 		 
 
40 Brunswick Square
London WC1N 1AZ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7278 2424
Telefax: +44 (20) 7837 8084

Special Collections:
Music instruments

Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), painter
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759), composer
William Hogarth (1697-1763), painter
Reynolds, painter

Council for Dance Education and Training  
 
c/o Riverside Studios
Crisp Road
Hammersmith
London W6 9RL 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8741 5084

Courtauld Institute of Art
Witt Library 		 
 
Somerset House
Strand
London WC2R 0RN 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7873 2742
Telefax: +44 (20) 7873 2772
E-mail: cath.gordon@courtauld.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/pages/photographic.html

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-18:00
Friday: 10:00-18:00

Catalogs: Card
Reproductions: In house.
Subjects:
Fine arts.
Special Collections:
Illustrations

Critic's Circle  
 
c/o The Stage & Television Today
47 Bermondsey Street
London SE1 3XT 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7403 1818

Graeme Cruickshank Private Collection  
 
The Palace Theatre
171 Torridon Road
Catford
London SE6 1RG 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8695 5480
E-mail: graeme@stagemanagementassociation.co.uk

Special Collections:
Adelphi Theatre (London) (1887-1901)
Barnes Theatre (London) (1925-26)
Duke of York's Theatre (London) (1892)
Middlesex Music Hall (1851-1909)
Royal Command Music Hall Performance (Palace Theatre) (1912)
Vaudeville Theatre (1887-1901)

Walter P. Dando, stage manager, engineer, photographer

Cuming Museum  
 
155/157 Walworth Road
London SE17 1RS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7701 1342
Telefax: +44 (20) 7703 7415
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Special Collections:
Music Hall bills
Playbills
Theatre model (Tudor)

Dance UK  
 
9 Rossdale Road
London SE15 1AD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8741 1932

Reginald Davis FBIPP, FMPA, FRPS
      Date founded: 1955 		 
 
Orchard View
64 Totteridge Village
London N20 8PS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8445 3131
Telefax: +44 (20) 8446 8886
Monday: 9:30-19:00
Tuesday: 9:30-19:00
Wednesday: 9:30-19:00
Thursday: 9:30-19:00
Friday: 9:30-19:00

Fees for using facility.
On-site use only. Materials loan.

Media:
Photos. Clippings.

Dickens House Museum
Photographic Collection 		 
 
48 Doughty Street
London WC1N 2LF 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7405 2127
Telefax: +44 (20) 7831 5175
E-mail: cdickens@rmplc.co.uk
Monday: 10:00-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Operetta/Musical. Amateur theatre. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Scores/libretti/music. Paintings. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), writer

Director's Guild of Great Britain  
 
15-19 Great Titchfield Street
London W1P 5FB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7436 8626
Telefax: +44 (20) 7436 8646

D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Archive 		SIBMAS Member
 
The Powerhouse
6 Sancroft Street
London SE11 5UD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7793 7100
Telefax: +44 (20) 793 7300
E-mail: mary@doylycarte.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.doylycarte.org.uk/
Written application required.

Subjects:
Operetta/Musical.
Media:
Photos. Promptbooks. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Production material.
Special Collections:
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (1880-)

William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911), librettist
Richard D'Oyly Carte (1844-1901), theatre manager
Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900), composer

Dominic Photography
      Date founded: 1957 		 
 
4B Moor Park Road
London SW6 2JT 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7381 0007
Telefax: +44 (20) 7381 0008
Monday: 9:30-17:30
Tuesday: 9:30-17:30
Wednesday: 9:30-17:30
Thursday: 9:30-17:30
Friday: 9:30-17:30

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
Materials loan.
Reproductions: By company.
Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Cinema. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Photos.

Drama Centre London
Library 		SIBMAS Member
 
Saffron House
10 Black Hill
London EC1R 5LQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7514 8778
Telefax: +44 (20) 7485 7129
E-mail: c.barontini@csm.linst.ac.uk

Drama Studio London  
 
Grange Court
1 Grange Road
London W5 5QN 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8579 3897
Telefax: +44 (20) 8566 2035
E-mail: Admin@dramastl.demon.co.uk

Dulwich College
Library
      Date founded: 1619 		 
 
College Road
London SE21 7LD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8693 3601
Telefax: +44 (20) 8693 6319
Monday: 8:45-17:00
Tuesday: 8:45-17:00
Wednesday: 8:45-17:00
Thursday: 8:45-17:00
Friday: 8:45-17:00
Saturday: 8:45-17:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions.

Special Collections:
Manor of Dulwich Archives

Edward Alleyn (1556-1626), actor
Philip Henslowe (-1616)

Ealing Public Libraries
Local History Collection 		 
 
Central Library
103 Ealing Broadway Centre
The Broadway
London W5 5JY 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8567 3656
Tuesday: 9:30-19:45
Wednesday: 9:30-17:00
Thursday: 9:30-19:45
Friday: 9:30-17:00

Special Collections:
Bankside Little Theatre
Questors Theatre (Ealing)

Enfield Libraries
Local History Unit 		 
 
Southgate Town Hall
Green Lanes
London N13 4XD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8982 7453
Telefax: +44 (20) 8982 7378
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
Saturday: 9:00-17:00

Media:
Programmes. Clippings.
Special Collections:
Edmonton Empire (end 19th century-)
Intimate Theatre
Palmers Green (1965-)

English Folk Dance and Song Society  
 
Cecil Sharp House
2 Regents Park Road
London NW1 7AY 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7485 2206
Telefax: +44 (20) 7284 0534
E-mail: efdss@efdss.org
Homepage: http://www.efdss.org/

English Heritage
Photographic Library
      Date founded: 1984 		 
 
23 Savile Row
London W1X 1AB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7973 3339
Telefax: +44 (20) 7973 3027
E-mail: celia.sterne@english-heritage.org.uk
   martin.copeland@english-heritage
Homepage: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00

Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Materials loan.
Reproductions: In house.
Subjects:
Opera. Theatre architecture. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Photos.

English National Ballet Archive
      Date founded: 1975 (archive); 1950 		 
 
Markova House
39 Jay Mews
London SW7 2ES 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7581 1245
Telefax: +44 (20) 7225 0827
Homepage: http://www.ballet.org.uk/
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Ballet/dance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Properties. Models. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Masks. Paintings. Graphics. Statuary. Objects d'art. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material. Other.
Special Collections:
English National Ballet (formerly London Festival Ballet)

English National Opera
Archives 		 
 
ENO Works
40 Pitfield Street
London N1 6EX 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7729 9610
Telefax: +44 (20) 7729 9610
E-mail: ccolvin@eno.org
Homepage: http://www.eno.org/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage

Written application required.
Subjects:
Opera.
Media:
Official documents.
Special Collections:
Coliseum (London)
English National Opera (London) (1968-)
Sadler's Wells Opera (London) (1931-1968)

European Association for Jewish Culture  
 
79 Wimpole Street
London W1G 9RY 		 

Telephone: +44 (207) 935 8266
Telefax: +44 (207) 935 3252
E-mail: winston@jpr.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.jewishcultureineurope.org/

Special Collections:
Culture (Jewish)

Experimental Arts Productions  
 
63 Severn Way
Willesden
London NW10 2UU 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8830 3144
E-mail: stanleyhaynes@hotmail.com

Fenton House
      Date founded: 1953 		 
 
Windmill Hill
Hampstead
London NW3 6RT 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7435 3471
Telefax: +44 (20) 7435 3471
E-mail: fentonhouse@ntrust.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Sunday: 14:00-17:00 (March-October)
Monday: 11:00-17:00 (April-October)
Wednesday: 14:00-17:00 (April-October)
Thursday: 14:00-17:00 (April-October)
Friday: 14:00-17:00 (April-October)
Saturday: 11:00-17:00 (March-October)
Special Collections:
Benton-Fletcher Collection [early keyboard instruments]

Festival of Experimental Music  
 
London SE1 3HN 		Mail:
      c/o LMC
     3.6 Lafone House
     11-13 Leathermarket Street

Telephone: +44 (20) 7403 1922
Telefax: +44 (20) 7403 1880

Finsbury Library
Local History Department 		 
 
245 St. John Street
London EC1V 4NB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7527 7988, 7527 6931
Telefax: +44 (20) 7278 8821

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-20:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-20:00
Friday: 10:00-13:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Written application required.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Programmes. Clippings. Official documents.
Special Collections:
Sadler's Wells (London) (1740-)

Waltham Forest Archives
Vestry House Museum 		 
 
Vestry Road
Walthamstow
London E17 9NH 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8509 1917
Telefax: +44 (20) 8509 9539
Tuesday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:15
Wednesday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:15
Friday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:15
Saturday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-16:45

Written application required.

Special Collections:
Regents Park Open Air Company (1942-1946)
Walthamstow Civic Defence Players (1941-1956)
Walthamstow Palace Theatre (1903-1960)

Garrick Club
Library
      Date founded: 1831 		 
 
Garrick Street
London WC2E 9AY 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7836 1737
Telefax: +44 (20) 7379 5966
E-mail: fiona_m@garrickclub.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.ken.co.uk/garrickclub/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Wednesday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00

Written application required. Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
Reproductions: By company.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Circus.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Paintings. Memorabilia.
Special Collections:
Annals, theatre (1741-1845)
Manuscripts
Paintings, theatre
Playbills
Press clippings
Programmes

Covent Garden Theatre (London) (1798-)
Drury Lane Theatre (London) (1798-)

Richard Bebb [collection]
Charles Mathews (1776-1835), actor

Goldsmiths College
Library 		 
 
Lewisham Way
New Cross
London SE14 6NW 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7919 7414, 7919 7168
Telefax: +44 (20) 7919 7413, 7919 7165
Homepage: http://www.gold.ac.uk/

Goldsmiths College
Music Department 		 
 
University of London
New Cross
London SE14 6NW 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7919 7640
Telefax: +44 (20) 7919 7644
E-mail: music@gold.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.gold.ac.uk/

Ronald Grant Archive
      Date founded: 1971 		 
 
The Old Fire Station
46 Renfrew Road
London SE11 4NA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7820 9991
Telefax: +44 (20) 7793 0849
Monday: 10:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-18:00
Friday: 10:00-18:00

Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Materials loan. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Variety/music hall. Cinema. Radio/TV. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Memorabilia. Other.

Greater London Record Office and History Library
Greater London Photograph Library 		 
 
40 Northampton Road
London EC1R 0HB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7633 6759
Tuesday: 9:30-16:45
Wednesday: 9:30-16:45
Thursday: 9:30-16:45
Friday: 9:30-16:45

Greenwich and Docklands Festival  
 
6 College Approach
London SE10 9HY 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8305 1818
Telefax: +44 (20) 8305 1188
E-mail: info@festival.org
Homepage: http://www.festival.org/

Greenwich Local History Library  
 
Woodlands
90 Mycenae Road
Blackheath
London SE3 7SE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8858 4631
Telefax: +44 (20) 8293 4721
E-mail: local.history@greenwich.gov.uk

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:00-17:30
Tuesday: 9:00-17:30
Thursday: 9:00-20:00
Saturday: 9:00-17:00

Catalogs: Card
Reproductions: By user.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Photos. Programmes. Clippings. Posters.
Special Collections:
Theatre (Greenwich) (18th century-)

Blackheath Theatre (Greenwich)
Charlton Theatre (Greenwich)
Deptford Theatre (Greenwich)
Eltham Theatre (Greenwich)
Greenwich Theatre
Hill Theatre (Greenwich)
Plumstead Theatre (Greenwich)
Shooters Theatre (Greenwich)
Woolwich Theatre (Greenwich)

Greenwich Theatre Art Gallery  
 
Croom's Hill
London SE10 8ES 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8858 4447

Guildhall Library
Print Room
      Date founded: 1824 		 
 
Aldermanbury
London EC2P 2EJ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7332 1868
Telefax: +44 (20) 7600 3384
E-mail: printedbooks.guildhall@corpoflondon.gov.uk
Homepage: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:30-17:00
Tuesday: 9:30-17:00
Wednesday: 9:30-17:00
Thursday: 9:30-17:00
Friday: 9:30-17:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Books. Programmes. Posters. Graphics.
Special Collections:
Playbills (18th and 19th century)
Theatre (London) (1750-)

Chapman bequest [dramatic texts (19th century)]
Hamilton bequest [dramatic texts (19th century)]
B. Pollock [juvenile dramas]

Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Library 		SIBMAS Member
 
Barbican
London EC2Y 8DT 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7382 7178
Telefax: +44 (20) 7986 9378
E-mail: keaton@gsmd.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/
Monday: 9:00-19:15
Tuesday: 9:00-19:15
Wednesday: 9:00-19:15
Thursday: 9:00-19:15
Friday: 9:00-17:30

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized
On-site use only. Interlibrary loan.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Manuscripts. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs. Other.
Special Collections:
Appleby Guitar Music Collection
Goossens Oboe Music Collection
Merrett Double Bass Music Collection

Gunnersbury Park Museum  
 
Gunnersbury Park
London W3 8LQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8992 1612
Telefax: +44 (20) 8752 0686
E-mail: gp-museum@cip.org.uk

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Sunday: 13:00-16:00 (November-March); 13:00-18:00 (April-October)
Monday: 13:00-16:00 (November-March); 13:00-17:00 (April-October)
Tuesday: 13:00-16:00 (November-March); 13:00-17:00 (April-October)
Wednesday: 13:00-16:00 (November-March); 13:00-17:00 (April-October)
Thursday: 13:00-16:00 (November-March); 13:00-17:00 (April-October)
Friday: 13:00-16:00 (November-March); 13:00-17:00 (April-October)
Saturday: 13:00-16:00 (November-March); 13:00-18:00 (April-October)
Media:
Programmes. Clippings.
Special Collections:
Costumes

Chiswick Empire (1920s-1950s)

Hackney Archives Department
      Date founded: 1965 		 
 
43 De Beauvoir Road
London N1 5SQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7241 2886
Telefax: +44 (20) 7241 6688
E-mail: archives@hackney.gov.uk
Homepage: http://www.hackney.gov.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:30-13:00, 14:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:30-13:00, 14:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:30-13:00, 14:00-17:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card. Other
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. By company.
Exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Puppet theatre. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Cinema. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Videos/films/DVDs. Paintings.
Special Collections:
Alexandra Theatre (Stoke Newington) (1897-1935) [posters, programmes]
Britannia Theatre (Hoxton) (1840-1874) [posters, programmes, cuttings]
City of London Theatre (1837-1860) [posters]
Dalston Theatre (1898-1912) [programmes]
Grecian Theatre (Shoreditch) (1834-1884) [posters, programmes, cuttings]
Hackney Empire (1909-1956) [posters, programmes]
London Music Hall (Shoreditch) (1904-1932) [posters]
National Standard Theatre (Shoreditch) (1830-1913) [posters, programmes, cuttings]
Olympia Theatre (Shoreditch) [posters, programmes, cuttings]
Varieties Theatre (Shoreditch) (1870-1903) [posters]

Daniel Defoe (originally Foe) (1660-1731), writer
Stoke Newington, writer [collections]
Edgar Allan Poe, writer
Isaac Watts, writer

Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre  
 
The Lilla Huset
191 Talgarth Road
London W6 8BJ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8741 5159
Telefax: +44 (20) 8741 4882
Homepage: http://www.ftech.net/~haflibs
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-13:00
Thursday: 9:30-13:00
Saturday: 9:30-13:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Scores/libretti/music.
Special Collections:
Bertram Mills Circus (1952-1975)
Brandenburg House (1792-1821) [theatrical and social activities]
King's Theatre (Hammersmith) (1901-1940)
Marlborough Theatre (Holloway) (1901-1918)
Wimbledon Theatre (Wimbledon) (1910-1920)

Arthur Lovegrove (1913-1981), actor, playwright

Hogarth's House  
 
Hogarth Lane
Great West Road
Chiswick
London W4 2QN 		 

Telephone: +44 (208) 994 6757

Special Collections:
William Hogarth (1697-1763), painter

Holborn Library
Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre 		 
 
32-38 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7974 6342
Telefax: +44 (20) 7974 6284
E-mail: localstudies@camden.gov.uk
Homepage: http://www.camden.gov.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-19:00
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-19:00
Friday: 10:00-13:00
Saturday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. By company.
Exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Variety/music hall. Cinema. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Manuscripts. Programmes. Clippings. Posters.
Special Collections:
Bedford Theatre
Cambridge Theatre
Camden Theatre
Everyman Theatre (London)
Hampstead Theatre Club
Holborn Amphitheatre (London)
Holborn Empire
Holborn Theatre (London)
Kingsway Theatre (London)
Panharmonium (King's Cross Theatre)
Prince's Theatre (London)
Saville Theatre (London)
Scala Theatre (London)
Shaftesbury Theatre
Shaw Theatre (London)

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), playwright

Horniman Museum and Gardens
      Date founded: 1890 		 
 
100 London Road
Forest Hill
London SE23 3PQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8699 2339
Telefax: +44 (20) 8291 5506
E-mail: enquiry@horniman.ac.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.horniman.ac.uk/
Sunday: 14:00-17:30 (museum)
Monday: 10:30-17:30 (museum); 14:00-17:30 (library)
Tuesday: 10:30-17:30 (museum); 14:00-17:30 (library)
Wednesday: 10:30-17:30 (museum); 14:00-17:30 (library)
Thursday: 10:30-17:30 (museum); 14:00-17:30 (library)
Friday: 10:30-17:30 (museum); 14:00-17:30 (library)
Saturday: 10:30-17:30 (museum); 14:00-17:30 (library)

Special Collections:
Arnold Dolmetsch, instrument builder [collection]
Frederick John Horniman, tea trader, collector Music instruments

Imperial War Museum
Department of Documents and Printed Books 		 
 
Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7416 5344
Telefax: +44 (20) 7415 5374
Monday: 10:00-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00

Written application required.
Catalogs: Computerized

Media:
Correspondence.
Special Collections:
Virginia Vernon

Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM)  
 
10 Stratford Place
London W1C 1AA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7629 4413
Telefax: +44 (20) 7408 1538
E-mail: membership@ism.org
Homepage: http://www.ism.org/

Special Collections:
Musicians

Independent Broadcasting Authority
Library
      Date founded: 1955 		 
 
70 Brompton Road
London SW3 1EY 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7584 7011

Special Collections:
Radio

Independent Television Commission  
 
33 Foley Street
London W1P 7LB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 730 6773
Telefax: +44 (20) 7306 7750
E-mail: library@itc.org.uk
Monday: 10:00-17:30
Tuesday: 10:00-17:30
Wednesday: 10:00-17:30
Thursday: 10:00-17:30
Friday: 10:00-17:30

Subjects:
Radio/TV.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Programmes. Clippings.
Special Collections:
Associated Rediffusion Television Programme (1955-1968)
IBA (1954-1990)

Independent Theatre Council  
 
12 The Leathermarket
Weston Street
London SE1 3ER 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7403 1727
Telefax: +44 (20) 7403 1745
Homepage: http://www.itc-arts.org/

Institute of Latin American Studies
Library 		 
 
31 Tavistock Street
London WC1H 9HK 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7387 4055
Telefax: +44 (20) 7388 2233
E-mail: ilas.lib@sas.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.sas.ac.uk/ilas
Monday: 9:30-17:30
Tuesday: 9:30-17:30
Wednesday: 9:30-19:30
Thursday: 9:30-19:30
Friday: 9:30-17:30

International Federation of Actors (FIA)  
 
Guild House
Upper St. Martin's Lane
London WC2H 9EG 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7379 0900
Telefax: +44 (20) 7379 8260

Islington Libraries
Central Reference Library
Islington Local History Collection
      Date founded: 1890 		 
 
2 Fiedway Crescent
Islington N5 1PF 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7619 6931
Telefax: +44 (20) 7619 6939
Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
Reproductions: By user. By company.
Exhibitions.

Special Collections:
Collins Music Hall
Finsbury Park Empire
Holloway Empire

Joe Orton, playwright
Walter Sickert

Islington Libraries
Finsbury Library
      Date founded: 1890 		 
 
245 St. John Street
London EC1V 4NB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7609 3051 ext 266
Monday: 9:00-20:00
Tuesday: 9:00-20:00
Wednesday: 9:00-13:00
Thursday: 9:00-20:00
Friday: 9:00-13:00
Saturday: 9:00-17:00

The Italia Conti Academy  
 
Italia Conti House
23 Goswell Road
London EC1M 7AJ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7608 0044
Telefax: +44 (20) 7253 1430

The Desmond Jones School of Mime and Physical Theatre  
 
20 Thornton Avenue
London W4 1QG 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8747 3537
Homepage: http://www.desmondjones.co.uk/

Barry Kay Archive SIBMAS Member
 
17 Moorhouse Road
London W2 5DH 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7229 8339
Telefax: +44 (20) 7792 8783
E-mail: info@barry-kay-archive.org
Homepage: http://www.barry-kay-archive.org/

Special Collections:
Barry Kay (1932-1985), stage and costume designer

Kensington and Chelsea Public Libraries
Chelsea Local History Collection 		 
 
Chelsea Library
Old Town Hall
King's Road
London SW3 5EZ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7352 6056
Telefax: +44 (20) 7351 1294
Monday: 10:00-20:00
Tuesday: 10:00-20:00
Wednesday: 10:00-13:00
Thursday: 10:00-20:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Written application required.

Special Collections:
Chelsea Palace (London)
Royal Court Theatre (London)

Kensington and Chelsea Public Libraries
Kensington Local History Collection 		 
 
Central Library
Phillimore Walk
London W8 7RX 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7937 2542
Telefax: +44 (20) 7361 2976
Tuesday: 10:00-20:00
Wednesday: 10:00-13:00
Thursday: 10:00-20:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00

Written application required.

Special Collections:
Bolton's Theatre Club (London)
Century/Bijou Theatre (London)
Coronet Theatre (London)
Mercury Theatre (London)

Kensington Palace
Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection 		 
 
State Apartments
Kensington Palace
London W8 4PX 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7937 9561

King's College, London
Department of Music 		 
 
Strand
London WC2R 2LS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7873 2029

The Kobal Collection  
 
28-32 Shelton Street
London WC2H 9HP 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7240 9565
Telefax: +44 (20) 7836 3381
Monday: 10:00-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00

Media:
Paintings.

Laban Centre for Movement and Dance
Library and Archives
      Date founded: 1975 		SIBMAS Member
 
Creekside
London SE8 3DZ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8691 8600
Telefax: +44 (20) 8691 8400
E-mail: library@laban.org
Homepage: http://www.laban.org/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:00-20:00 (semester); 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Tuesday: 9:00-19:30 (semester); 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Wednesday: 9:00-20:00 (semester); 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Thursday: 9:00-20:00 (semester); 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Friday: 9:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:30-14:30 (semester)

Written application required. Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
On-site use only. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Subjects:
Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs. Other.
Special Collections:
Peter Brinson (1923-), writer
Rudolf von Laban (1879-1958), dancer, choreographer, dance theoretist
Peter Williams (1940-1980) [collection]
Shirley Wynne

Lambeth Public Libraries
Lambeth Archives Department 		 
 
Minet Library
52 Knatchbull Road
London SE5 9QY 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7926 6076
Telefax: +44 (20) 7926 6080
Monday: 10:30-19:30
Tuesday: 9:30-17:30
Thursday: 9:30-17:30
Friday: 9:30-13:00

Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Operetta/Musical. Pantomime/mime. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Scores/libretti/music. Paintings. Graphics. Memorabilia.
Special Collections:
Astley's Amphitheatre (1820-1871)
Vauxhall Gardens (1781-1859)

Language of Dance Centre  
 
17 Holland Park
London W11 3TD 		 

Telephone: +44 (171) 229 3780

Lebrecht Music and Arts Photo Library SIBMAS Member
 
58b Carlton Hill
London NW8 0ES 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7372 8233
Telefax: +44 (20) 7625 5341
E-mail: pictures@lebrecht.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.lebrecht.co.uk/

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Theatre architecture. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Photos. Manuscripts. Paintings. Graphics. Memorabilia.
Special Collections:
Actors, photos
Blues
Caricatures
Choirs
Concert halls
Conductors
Gregorian chant
Jazz, photos
Opera houses
Playwrights, portraits
Poets, portraits
Score covers
Writers, portraits

New York Public Library, Performing Arts
Rodgers and Hammerstein Organisation
Royal Academy of Music
Strawinsky Foundation

Lewisham Public Libraries
Local History Department 		 
 
199-201 Lewisham High Street
London SE13 6LG 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8297 0682
Telefax: +44 (20) 8297 1169
E-mail: local.studies@lewisham.gov.uk
Monday: 10:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:00-20:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00
Saturday: 9:00-17:00

Catalogs: Card
Reproductions: By user.

Special Collections:
Theatre (Lewisham Borough)

Crown Players (1939-1974)
Festival Players (1946-1952)
Hippodrome (Lewisham) (1928)
Lewisham Civic Players (1935-1957)
Sydenham Strollers (1935-1957)

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA)  
 
Tower House
226 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SR 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7373 9883
Telefax: +44 (20) 7370 4739

London Academy of Performing Arts  
 
St. Matthews Church
St Petersburg Place
London W2 4LA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7727 0220
Telefax: +44 (20) 7727 0330

London and International School of Acting (LISA)  
 
Paddington Arts Centre
32 Woodfield Road
London W9 2BE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7727 2342
Telefax: +44 (20) 7221 7210

London College of Fashion
Library 		 
 
20 John Prince's Street
London W1M 0BJ 		 

Special Collections:
Costumes

London College of Music and Media  
 
St. Mary's Road
Ealing
London W5 tRF 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8231 2569
Telefax: +44 (20) 7231 2546
E-mail: christopher.batchelor@tvu.ac.uk
Homepage: http://elgar.tvu.ac.uk/

London Features International
      Date founded: 1971 		 
 
3 Boscobel Street
London NW8 8PS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7723 4204
Telefax: +44 (20) 7723 9201
Monday: 9:00-18:00
Tuesday: 9:00-18:00
Wednesday: 9:00-18:00
Thursday: 9:00-18:00
Friday: 9:00-18:00

Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Printed
Materials loan. Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: By user. By company.
Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Cabaret/Kabaret. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Photos. Posters.

London International School of Performing Arts  
  Mail:
      P.O. Box 35158
      London SE5 7YE

Telephone: +44 (207) 701 7042
E-mail: welcome@lispa.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.lispa.co.uk/

London Metropolitan Archives  
 
40 Northampton Road
London, EC1R OHB 		 

Telephone: +44 (207) 332 3820
Telefax: +44 (207) 833 9136
Monday: 9:30-16:45
Tuesday: 9:30-19:30
Wednesday: 9:30-16:45
Thursday: 9:30-19:30
Friday: 9:30-16:45

Catalogs: Card

Subjects:
Theatre architecture.
Media:
Photos. Official documents.
Special Collections:
Theatre (London)

London Metropolitan University
The Learning Centre, North Campus 		SIBMAS Member
 
236-250 Holloway Road
London N7 6PP 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7133 2720
E-mail: c.fuller@londonmet.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/

London Palladium Theatre
Archive 		 
 
8 Argyll Street
London W1A 3AB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7494 5020
Monday: 10:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-18:00
Friday: 10:00-18:00

Media:
Programmes. Posters.
Special Collections:
London Palladium Theatre
Stoll Moss Theatre

Cameron Mackintosh Archive
      Date founded: 1995 		SIBMAS Member
 
1 Bedford Square
London WC1B 3RB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7637 8866
Telefax: +44 (20) 7436 2683
E-mail: rosy@camack.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.cameronmackintosh.com/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-18:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized
Reproductions: In house.
Subjects:
Opera. Operetta/Musical. Theatre architecture.
Media:
Promptbooks. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Official documents. Paintings. Graphics. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material.
Special Collections:
Cameron Mackintosh Productions (1967-)

Making Music, The National Federation of Music Societies  
 
7-15 Rosebery Avenue
London EC1R 4SP 		 

Telephone: +44 (870) 872 3300
Telefax: +44 (870) 872 3400
E-mail: info@makingmusic.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.makingmusic.org.uk/

Middlesex University
School of Drama
Performance Arts Library 		SIBMAS Member
 
Trent Park Library
Bramley Road
Oakwood
London N14 4XS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8411 5680
Telefax: +44 (20) 8411 6378
E-mail: s.jardine-willoughby@mdx.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.ilrs.mdx.ac.uk/

Mountview Theatre School  
 
104 Crouch Hill
London N8 9EA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8340 5885
Telefax: +44 (20) 8348 1727

Moving Image Research and Library Services Ltd.  
 
21-25 Goldhawk Road
London W12 8QQ 		 

Special Collections:
Film

Museum of London
      Date founded: 1976 		 
 
150 London Wall
London EC2Y 5HN 		 

Telephone: +44 (207) 600 3699 ext 221
Telefax: +44 (207) 600 1058
E-mail: mus@museum-london.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.museum-london.org.uk/
Sunday: 12:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-18:00
Friday: 10:00-18:00
Saturday: 10:00-18:00

Catalogs: Card
Materials loan.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Ballet/dance. Children's theatre. Variety/music hall. Cinema. Radio/TV.
Media:
Books. Playtexts. Photos. Programmes. Clippings. Costumes. Models. Paintings. Memorabilia.
Special Collections:
Drama, juvenile
Music halls (London)
Pleasure gardens (London)
Theatre (London)

Martin Harvey
Henry Irving (1838-1905), actor, theatre director
Jonathan King [collection of juvenile Drama]

Music Publishers' Association  
 
3rd Floor Strandgate
18-20 York Buildings
London WC2N 8JU 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7839 7779
Telefax: +44 (20) 7839 7776
E-mail: info@mpaonline.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.mpaonline.org.uk/

Musicians Union (British Writers Council)  
 
60-62 Clapham Road
London SW9 OJJ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7582 5566
Telefax: +44 (20) 7582 9805
E-mail: info@musiciansunsion.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.musiciansunsion.org.uk/

National Council for Drama Training  
 
5 Tavistock Place
London WC1H 9SN 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7387 3650

National Council of Theatre for Young People  
 
c/o Unicorn Theatre
Great Newport Street
London WC2H 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7836 3623

National Film and Television Archive
      Date founded: 1935 		 
 
21 Stephen Street
London W1P 2LN 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7255 1444
Telefax: +44 (20) 7580 7503
E-mail: olwen.terris@bfi.org.uk
Monday: 10:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-18:00
Friday: 10:00-18:00

Written application required.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Printed

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. Public celebrations. Other.

National Monuments Record
      Date founded: 1941 		 
 
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
Fortress House
23 Savile Row
London SE10 9NF 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7973 3091
Telefax: +44 (20) 7494 3998

National Opera Studio  
 
The Clore Building
2 Chapel Yard
Wandsworth High Street
London SW18 4HZ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8874 8811
Telefax: +44 (20) 8875 0404
E-mail: info@nationaloperastudio.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.nationaloperastudio.org.uk/

National Portrait Gallery
      Date founded: 1856 		 
 
2 St. Martin's Place
London WC2H 0HE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7306 0055
Telefax: +44 (20) 7306 0056

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Sunday: 12:00-18:00
Monday: 10:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-18:00
Friday: 10:00-18:00
Saturday: 10:00-18:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Printed. Other
On-site use only. Materials loan.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Variety/music hall. Cinema. Radio/TV. Public celebrations.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos.
Special Collections:
Heinz Archive and Library

National Trust
Photographic Library 		 
 
36 Queen Anne's Gate
London SW1H 9AS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7222 9251
Telefax: +44 (20) 7222 5097

Newham Public Libraries
Local Studies Library 		 
 
Water Lane
Stratford
London E15 4NJ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8557 8856
Telefax: +44 (20) 8503 1525
Written application required.
Catalogs: Card
Reproductions: By user.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Books. Photos. Programmes. Clippings. Posters.
Special Collections:
Cinemas (Newham)
Music halls (Newham)
Theatre (Newham)

Theatre Royal (Stratford)

Old Operating Theatre, Museum and Herb Garret  
 
9A St. Thomas' Street
London SE1 9RY 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7955 4791
Telefax: +44 (20) 7387 8383
Monday: 10:30-17:00
Tuesday: 10:30-17:00
Wednesday: 10:30-17:00
Thursday: 10:30-17:00
Friday: 10:30-17:00

Palace Theatre Archive
      Date founded: 1990 		 
 
Shaftesbury Avenue
London W1V 8AY 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7434 0088
Telefax: +44 (20) 7734 6157
Monday: 12:00-18:00
Tuesday: 12:00-18:00
Wednesday: 12:00-18:00
Thursday: 12:00-18:00
Friday: 12:00-18:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Other
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Cinema. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Official documents. Graphics. Objects d'art. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material. Other.
Special Collections:
Adelphi Theatre (London)
Middlesex Music Hall (1851-1909)
New London Theatre (London)
Palace Theatre (London)
Palace Theatre of Varieties (London) (1892-1914)
Really Useful Group
Royal English Opera (London) (1891-1892)
Winter Garden Theatre (London)

The Place
London Contemporary Dance Trust Archive 		 
 
The Place
17 Duke's Road
London WC1H 9AB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7383 3524
Telefax: +44 (20) 7383 0516

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 12:00-18:00
Tuesday: 12:00-18:00
Wednesday: 12:00-18:00
Thursday: 12:00-18:00
Friday: 12:00-18:00

Written application required.
Subjects:
Ballet/dance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Videos/films/DVDs.
Special Collections:
London Contemporary Dance Theatre (1967-1994)
The Place Theatre

Robin Howard

Playhouse Archive  
 
Northumberland Avenue
London WC2N 5DE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7839 4292
Written application required.

Media:
Programmes. Clippings.
Special Collections:
Avenue Theatre (London) (1882-1905)
Playhouse (London) (1907-1950, 1987-)

Claude Soman

Polka Children's Theatre  
 
240 The Broadway
Wimbledon
London SW19 1SB01 		 

Telephone: +44 (181) 543 4888

Subjects:
Puppet theatre.
Special Collections:
Puppets

Muriel Lanchester (1901-1992), puppeteer [collection]
Waldo Sullivan Lanchester (1897-1978), puppeteer [collection]

The Poor School  
 
242 Pentonville Road
London N1 9JY 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7837 6030

Prokofiev Archive  
 
Goldsmiths College
University of London
London SE14 6NW 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7919 7558
Telefax: +44 (20) 7919 7255
E-mail: n.mann@gold.ac.uk
Homepage: http://musicinfo.gold.ac.uk/music/prokofiev.html
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

Written application required.

Special Collections:
Serge Sergewitsch Prokofiev (Prokofieff) (1891-1953), composer
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971), composer

Puppet Centre Trust  
 
Battersea Arts Centre
Lavender Hill
London SW11 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7228 5335
Telefax: +44 (20) 7228 8863
E-mail: pct@puppetcentre.demon.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.puppetcentre.com/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 14:00-17:30
Wednesday: 14:00-17:30
Saturday: 14:00-17:30

On-site use only.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.
Subjects:
Pantomime/mime. Puppet theatre. Circus.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Programmes. Posters. Videos/films/DVDs. Memorabilia.
Special Collections:
Puppets on the Move

Queen Mary and Westfield College
Main Library 		 
 
327 Mile End Road
London E1 4NS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7975 5555
Telefax: +44 (20) 7975 5500
E-mail: m.e.mailer@qmw.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.library.qmw.ac.uk/
Monday: 9:00-21:00 (semester), 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Tuesday: 9:00-21:00 (semester), 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Wednesday: 9:00-21:00 (semester), 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Thursday: 9:00-21:00 (semester), 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Friday: 9:00-21:00 (semester), 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Saturday: 9:00-16:00 (semester)

Special Collections:
People's Place (East London) (1887-)

Radius
The Religious Drama Society of Great Britain
      Date founded: 1929 		 
 
Christ Church and Upton Chapel
Kennington Road
London SE1 7QP 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7401 2422
Monday: 10:30-16:30
Tuesday: 10:30-16:30
Wednesday: 10:30-16:30
Thursday: 10:30-16:30
Friday: 10:30-16:30

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Amateur theatre.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Costumes. Properties. Sets. Videos/films/DVDs.

Rambert Dance Company
Archives
      Date founded: 1926 (company); 1982 		SIBMAS Member
 
94 Chiswick High Road
London W4 1SH 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8630 0600
Telefax: +44 (20) 8747 8323
E-mail: jp@rambert.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.rambert.org.uk/
Monday: 10:00-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Ballet/dance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Properties. Models. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Masks. Paintings. Graphics. Statuary. Objects d'art. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material. Other.
Special Collections:
Ballet Club (London)
Ballet Rambert
Ballet Workshop
Camargo Ballet Society
London Ballet
Rambert Dance Company (1926-)

Walter Gore (1910-1979), choreographer
Andrée Howard (1910-1968), choreographer
Dame Marie Rambert (1888-1982)

Ranger's House  
 
Chesterfield Walk
Blackheath
London SE10 8QX 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8853 0035
Telefax: +44 (20) 8853 0090

Special Collections:
Dolmetsch, Arnold, music instrument builder [collection of musical instruments]

Really Useful Theatres
Archive 		SIBMAS Member
 
Manor House
21 Soho Square
London W1D 3QP 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7437 6166
Telefax: +44 (20) 7437 6166
E-mail: mark.fox@rutheatres.com
Homepage: http://www.reallyuseful.com/rug/really/theatres.ht

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Production material.
Special Collections:
Adelphi Theatre (London)
Apollo Theatre (London)
Cambridge Theatre (London)
Duchess Theatre (London)
Garrick Theatre (London)
Gielgud Theatre (London)
Her Majesty's Theatre (London)
London Palladium Theatre
Lyric Theatre (London)
New London Theatre (London)
Palace Theatre (London)
Queen's Theatre (London)
Royal Drury Lane Theatre (London)

George Hoare [collection]

Redferns Music Picture Library  
 
7 Bramley Road
London W10 6SZ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7792 9914
Telefax: +44 (20) 7792 0921
Monday: 9:30-18:00
Tuesday: 9:30-18:00
Wednesday: 9:30-18:00
Thursday: 9:30-18:00
Friday: 9:30-18:00

Subjects:
Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations. Other.
Media:
Photos.

Retrograph Archive Ltd.
      Date founded: 1985 		 
 
164 Kensington Park Road
London W11 2ER 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7727 9426
Telefax: +44 (20) 7229 3395
Monday: 10:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-18:00
Friday: 10:00-18:00

Written application required. Fees for using facility.
Materials loan.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Programmes. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Graphics. Memorabilia. Other.

Reuters Television Stills Library
      Date founded: 1957 		 
 
40 Cumberland Avenue
London NW10 7EH 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7542 5647
Telefax: +44 (20) 7542 8568
Monday: 9:00-17:30
Tuesday: 9:00-17:30
Wednesday: 9:00-17:30
Thursday: 9:00-17:30
Friday: 9:00-17:30

Fees for using facility.
Catalogs: Computerized. Printed
Materials loan.

Subjects:
Radio/TV. Festivals. Public celebrations.

Rose Theatre  
 
56 Park Street
Southwark
London SE1 9AR 		 

Homepage: http://www.rosetheatre.org.uk/

Royal Academy of Dance
Library and Archives
      Date founded: 1920 		SIBMAS Member
 
36 Battersea Square
London SW11 3RA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7326 8010
Telefax: +44 (20) 7924 2311
E-mail: library@rad.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.rad.org.uk/
Monday: 10:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-18:00
Friday: 10:00-17:30

Written application required. Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. By company.

Subjects:
Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Festivals.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Memorabilia.
Special Collections:
Dance (16th century-)

Benesh Institute

Phyllis Bedells (1893-), dancer
Adeline Genée (1878-1970), dancer
Arnold Lionel Haskell, dancer
Prip Richardon, dancer
G.B.L. Wilson [photographic archive collection]

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Library 		SIBMAS Member
 
18 Chenies Street
London WC1E 7PA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7908 4878
Telefax: +44 (20) 7323 3865
E-mail: library@rada.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.rada.ac.uk/
Monday: 11:00-14:00, 15:00-19:00
Tuesday: 11:00-14:00, 15:00-19:00
Wednesday: 11:00-14:00, 15:00-19:00
Thursday: 11:00-14:00, 15:00-19:00
Friday: 11:00-14:00, 15:00-19:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
On-site use only.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Pantomime/mime. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Cinema. Radio/TV.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts.
Special Collections:
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1904-) [archives]

Ivo Currall [George Bernard Shaw collection]
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), playwright

Royal Academy of Music
Library
      Date founded: 1822 		 
 
Marylebone Road
London NW1 5HT 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7873 7323
Telefax: +44 (20) 7873 7374
E-mail: library@ram.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.ram.ac.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:00-18:00
Tuesday: 9:00-18:00
Wednesday: 9:00-18:00
Thursday: 9:00-18:00
Friday: 9:00-18:00
Saturday: 9:00-12:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized
On-site use only.
Reproductions: In house.
Subjects:
Opera. Operetta/Musical. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Videos/films/DVDs. Sound recordings/CDs.

Royal Albert Hall Archives  
 
Kensington Gore
London SW7 0AP 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7589 3203
Telefax: +44 (20) 7823 7725
Tuesday: 10:30-18:30
Thursday: 10:30-18:30

Written application required.

Media:
Photos. Clippings. Official documents.
Special Collections:
Royal Albert Hall

Royal Ballet School  
 
46 Floral Street
Covent Garden
London WC2E 9DA 		 

Telephone: +44 (207) 845 7073
Telefax: +44 (207) 845 7072
Homepage: http://www.royalballetschool.co.uk/

Royal College of Music
Department of Portraits and Performance History 		 
 
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7591 4340
Telefax: +44 (20) 7589 7740
Monday: 10:00-17:30
Tuesday: 10:00-17:30
Wednesday: 10:00-17:30
Thursday: 10:00-17:30
Friday: 10:00-17:30

Subjects:
Opera. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Photos. Programmes. Scores/libretti/music.

Royal College of Music
Library
      Date founded: 1883 		 
 
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7589 3643
Telefax: +44 (20) 7589 7740
E-mail: phorton@rcm.ac.uk
   cbornet@rcm.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.rcm.ac.uk/
Monday: 9:30-18:15
Tuesday: 9:30-18:15
Wednesday: 9:30-18:15
Thursday: 9:30-18:15
Friday: 9:30-17:30

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card. Printed. Other
On-site use only. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Variety/music hall. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Paintings. Graphics. Statuary. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Libretti
Opera scores (17th-20th century)

Academy of Ancient Music
Ancient Music and Sacred Harmonic Society
British Music Information Centre
Concert of Ancient Music [library]
Carl Rosa Opera Company
Sacred Harmonic Society [library]
Society of Women Musicians [archive]
Thames TV

Malcolm Arnold
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), composer
Stanley Bate
Havergal Brian
Frank Bridge
Eric Coates
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Adrian Cruft
Harold Darke
Walford Davies
Norman Del Mar [collection]
George Dyson
Maurice Frost [hymnology]
Geraldo Collection
Sir George Grove
Harrison sisters
Heron-Allen [collection of works on string instruments]
Gustav Holst
Herbert Howells
Frank Stewart Howes (1891-1974), composer
John Lambert
Betty Matthews [collection]
Norman O'Neill
Hubert Parry
Malcolm Sargent [collection]
Marion Scott [collection]
Charles Villiers Stanford
C.S. Terry [works on J.S. Bach]
Wesley Family
Nicanor Zabaleta (1907-1933), harpist [collection]

Royal College of Music
Museum of Instruments
      Date founded: 1883 		 
 
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7591 4346
Telefax: +44 (20) 7589 7740
E-mail: museum@rcm.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.rcm.ac.uk/
Wednesday: 14:00-16:30 (semester)

Special Collections:
Keyboard music instruments
Music instruments
String instruments
Wind instruments

Royal College of Organists
Library 		 
 
7 St. Andrew Street
London EC4A 3LQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7936 3606
Telefax: +44 (20) 7353 8244

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books.

Royal Festival Hall
Archive 		 
 
Belvedere Road
London SE1 8XX 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7921 0713
Telefax: +44 (20) 7928 0063
Tuesday: 11:00-17:00
Wednesday: 11:00-17:00

Written application required.

Subjects:
Opera. Ballet/dance. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Programmes. Posters.
Special Collections:
Royal Festival Hall (1951-)

Royal Institute of British Architects
British Architectural Library 		 
 
66 Portland Place
London W1N 4AD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7580 5533
Telefax: +44 (20) 7631 1802
Monday: 13:30-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-20:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-13:00

Subjects:
Theatre architecture.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Designs/Plans. Models.

Royal Institute of British Architects
Drawings Collection 		 
 
21 Portman Square
London W1H 9HF 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7580 5533
Telefax: +44 (20) 7486 3797
Tuesday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00

Subjects:
Theatre architecture.
Media:
Books. Designs/Plans.

Royal Institute of British Architects
Manuscripts and Archive Collection 		 
 
66 Portland Place
London W1N 4AD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7580 5533
Telefax: +44 (20) 7631 1802
Monday: 13:30-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-20:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-13:00

Special Collections:
Albert Hall (London)
Covent Garden Theatre (London)
Crown Theatre (Peckham)
Gaiety Theatre (London)
Her Majesty's Theatre (London)
London Theatre Centre
Angela Mace Theater (London)
Palau de la Musica Catalana (Barcelona)
Providence Hall (Islington)
Radio City Music Hall (New York)
St. George's Hall (Liverpool)
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London)
Theatre Royal (York)

Royal National Theatre
Archive
      Date founded: 1993 		SIBMAS Member
 
Kennington Park
1-3 Brixton Road
London SW9 6DE 		Mail:
      South Bank
      London SE1 9PX

Telephone: +44 (20) 7820 3512
Telefax: +44 (20) 7820 3512
E-mail: archive@nationaltheatre.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/archive/
Monday: 10:30-16:30
Wednesday: 10:30-16:30
Friday: 10:30-16:30

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized
On-site use only.
Reproductions: In house.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Photos. Promptbooks. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Royal National Theatre (London) (1963-)
Shakespeare Memorial National Theatre Trust

Sidney Bernstein [collection (1932-1976)]
Sir Israel Gollancz (1864-1930), literary historian

Royal Opera House
Archive
      Date founded: 1732 		SIBMAS Member
 
Covent Garden
London WC2E 9DD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7212 9353
Telefax: +44 (20) 7212 9489
E-mail: francesca.franchi@roh.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.roh.org.uk/
Monday: 10:30-13:00, 14:30-17:30
Tuesday: 10:30-13:00, 14:30-17:30
Wednesday: 10:30-13:00, 14:30-17:30
Thursday: 10:30-13:00, 14:30-17:30
Friday: 10:30-13:00, 14:30-17:30

Written application required. Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
On-site use only. Materials loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. By company.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Theatre architecture. Circus.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Properties. Sets. Models. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Graphics. Statuary. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material.
Special Collections:
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Royal Ballet Benevolent Fund
Royal Ballet (London)
Royal Opera (London)
Royal Opera House (London) (1732-)

Frederick Gye (1841-1878), theatre manager
Spellman Collection of Songsheet Covers
Eva Turner

Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce  
 
8 John Adam Street
London WC2N 6EZ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7930 5115
Telefax: +44 (20) 7839 5805
E-mail: rsa@rsa.ftech.co.uk
Monday: 9:30-13:00
Tuesday: 9:30-13:00
Wednesday: 9:30-13:00, 14:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:30-13:00
Friday: 9:30-13:00

Written application required.

Shakespeare's Globe Centre
Globe Research 		 
 
21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London SE1 9DT 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7902 1580
Telefax: +44 (20) 7902 1401
E-mail: ros@shakespearesglobe.com
   dave@shakespearesglobe.com

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-16:30
Tuesday: 10:00-16:30
Wednesday: 10:00-16:30
Thursday: 10:00-16:30
Friday: 10:00-16:30

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Other
On-site use only.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Theatre architecture.
Media:
Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Official documents. Production material.
Special Collections:
Theatre (Elizabethan)

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), dramatist

Sir John Soane's Museum
Research Library
      Date founded: 1833 		 
 
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3BP 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7405 2107
Telefax: +44 (20) 7831 3957
Tuesday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00 (library); 10:00-17:00 (museum)
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00 (museum)
Thursday: 10:00-17:00 (museum)
Friday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00 (library); 10:00-17:00 (museum)
Saturday: 10:00-13:00 (library); 10:00-17:00 (museum)

Written application required.

Subjects:
Theatre architecture.
Media:
Books. Playtexts. Masks. Paintings.

Society for Theatre Research SIBMAS Member
 
c/o The Theatre Museum
1e Tavistock Street
London WC2E 7PA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7943 4700
E-mail: e.cottis@btinternet.com
Homepage: http://www.str.org.uk/

Society of British Theatre Designers  
 
47 Bermondsey Street
London SE1 3XT 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7403 3778

Society of London Theatre (SOLT)  
 
32 Rose Street
London WC2E 9ET 		 

Homepage: http://www.londontheatre.co.uk/

Society of West End Theatre  
 
Bedford Chambers
Piazza
Covent Garden
London WC2E 8HQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (1) 836 3193

Southwark Public Libraries
Southwark Local Studies Library 		 
 
John Harvard Library
211 Borough High Street
London SE1 1JA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7403 3507
Telefax: +44 (20) 7403 8633
E-mail: len.reilly@southwark.gov.uk
Homepage: http://www.southwark.gov.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-17:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-17:00
Saturday: 9:30-13:00

On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user.
Media:
Books. Clippings. Posters.
Special Collections:
Theatre (Southwark)

Castle Theatre (London)
Elephant Theatre (London)
Globe Theatre (London)
South London Palace
Surrey Gardens (London)
Surrey Theatre (London)

The Spotlight  
 
7 Leicester Place
London WC2H 7BP 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7437 7631
Telefax: +44 (20) 7437 5881
E-mail: info@spotlightcd.com
Homepage: http://www.spotlightcd.com/
Monday: 10:00-17:30
Tuesday: 10:00-17:30
Wednesday: 10:00-17:30
Thursday: 10:00-17:30
Friday: 10:00-17:30

Catalogs: Computerized. Printed

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Cinema. Radio/TV.
Media:
Books. Periodicals.

St. Paul's Girls' School
History Department 		 
 
Brook Green
Hammersmith
London W6 7BS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7602 2288
Telefax: +44 (20) 7602 9932
E-mail: howard.bailes@spgs.org

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:00-16:30 (semester)
Tuesday: 9:00-16:30 (semester)
Wednesday: 9:00-16:30 (semester)
Thursday: 9:00-16:30 (semester)
Friday: 9:00-16:30 (semester)

Written application required.
Reproductions: By user.
Special Collections:
Gustav Holst (1874-1934), composer
Imogen Clare Holst (1902-1984), musician
Ralph Vaughan Williams

Stage Management Association  
 
Southbank House
Black Prince Road
Albert Embankment
London SE1 7SJ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7587 1514

Swiss Cottage Library
      Date founded: 1964 		 
 
88 Avenue Road
London NW3 3HA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7586 6989
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-18:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-17:00

Catalogs: Computerized
Reproductions: By user. By company.

Thames Television  
 
1 Stephen Street
London W1P 1PJ 		 

Telephone: +44 (181) 614 2800

Subjects:
Cinema. Radio/TV.
Media:
Videos/films/DVDs.
Special Collections:
ABC/Rediffusion (1955-1968)
Thames Television (1968-)

Theatre Information Group (TIG) [UK affiliat of SIBMAS] SIBMAS Member
  Mail:
      c/oTheatre Museum
     1E Tavistock Street
      London WC2E 7PR

Telephone: +44 (20) 7794 347 20
Telefax: +44 (20) 7794 247 77
E-mail: c.hudson@vam.ac.uk

Theatre Museum
National Museum of the Performing Arts
      Date founded: 1974 		SIBMAS Member
 
Russell Street
Covent Garden
London WC2E 7PA 		Mail:
      1E Tavistock Street
      London WC2E 7PR

Telephone: +44 (20) 7836 7891
Telefax: +44 (20) 7836 5148
E-mail: tmenquiries@vam.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.theatremuseum.org/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Sunday: 11:00-19:00
Tuesday: 11:00-19:00
Wednesday: 11:00-19:00
Thursday: 11:00-19:00
Friday: 11:00-19:00
Saturday: 11:00-19:00

Fees for using facility.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Circus. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations. Other.
Media:
Books. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Programmes. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Properties. Sets. Models. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Masks. Paintings. Graphics. Statuary. Objects d'art. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material. Other.

Theatre Museum
Research Facilities
      Date founded: 1974 		 
 
Russell Street
Covent Garden
London WC2E 7PA 		Mail:
      1E Tavistock Street
      London WC2E 7PR

Telephone: +44 (20) 7836 7891
Telefax: +44 (20) 7836 5148
E-mail: tmenquiries@vam.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.theatremuseum.org/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Tuesday: 10:30-13:00, 14:00-16:30
Wednesday: 10:30-13:00, 14:00-16:30
Thursday: 10:30-13:00, 14:00-16:30
Friday: 10:30-13:00, 14:00-16:30

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
On-site use only.
Reproductions: In house.
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. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Properties. Sets. Models. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Masks. Paintings. Graphics. Statuary. Objects d'art. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material. Other.
Special Collections:
Scene and costume design
Theatre (American) [cuttings archive]
Theatre (British) [cuttings archive]

Alhambra Theatre (London) [cuttings archive]
Arts Council [concert collection]
Arts Council [design collection]
Association of Theatrical Designers and Craftsmen
Ballet Rambert [photographs]
Ballets Russes [scores]
British Council [design collection]
British Drama League [Library]
British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild Collection
British Theatre Association [Library]
British Theatre Institute [collection]
Cambridge Arts Theatre
Canterbury Cathedral Collection
Contemporary Dance Trust
Critics' Circle and the Coxe [circus]
Daly's Theatre (London)
Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
Drury Lane Theatre (London)
Charles Edwards Players (London)
English Shakespeare Company [archive]
English Stage Company (London)
Equity
Everyman Theatre (London)
Group Theatre (London)
Gulbenkian Foundation Collection
His Majesty's Theatre Collection
Incorporated Stage Society
Ingoldsby Club (London)
Jacobi Collection
League of Audiences
London Archives of the Dance
London Pavilion and Variety Theatres
National Video Archive of Stage Performance
Royal Court Theatre (London)
Royal Olympic Theatre (London)
Society for Theatre Research [library]
Unity Theatre (London)

Michael Annals
Gordon Anthony (1857-1890) [dance photograph collection]
Joy Attfield [pantomime collection]
Felix Aylmer
Allan Aynesworth
James Bailey
Frith Banbury
Kenneth Barrow
Harry R. Beard [theatre collection (18th and 19th century)]
Cyril William Beaumont (1891-), dance historian [dance material]
Hugh (Binkie) Beaumont [i.e. Ward Cleaver] (1909-1982), actor [photograph albums]
Bolitho [scores]
John Braham
Carl Brisson
Brunskill and Loveday Collection
Jack Buchanan [Michael Marshall Gift]
Douglas Byng
Gladys Calthrop [design collection]
Florence Carruthers
Harold Cheshire
Jack Cole [scrapbooks]
Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966), scenographer
C.B. Cochran [newscuttings]
Anthony Crickmay, photographer [dance photograph collection]
Alfred Davis [collection]
L.H. Davis
Edward Dean [collection]
Alice Delysia
Sergei Pavlovic Diaghilev (1872-1929), choreographer
Anton Dolin [scrapbooks]
Aline Doxford [scrapbooks]
Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte (1908-1982), theatre manager [Gilbert and Sullivan collection]
Robert Eddison, actor
Charles Edwards
Maudie Edwards
Ekstrom Collection [Diaghilev and Stravinsky Foundation, 1902-1984]
Edwin Ellis
Gabrielle Enthoven (1868-1950), dramatist, theatre historian [theatre collection]
Alfred Fagon, playwright
Felicia Firmin
Fischel Collection
William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911), librettist
E.W. Godwin
Charles Goulding (1887-1939), actor, singer
Harley Granville-Barker (1877-1946), actor, producer, director, playwright
Grieve family [design collection]
Lisel Haas, photographer
Anthony Hippisley Coxe (1912-) [circus collection]
E. Hoggan-Armadale
Anthony Holland [designs]
Martita Hunt (1900-1969), artist
Helen Jerome
Barry Jones [albums]
Henry Arthur Jones
Jack Keates
Guy Little (1857-1890) [theatrical photograph collection]
Emile Littler
Deryck Lynham
Michael Marshall [Jack Buchanan collection]
Frank Matcham [architectural plan collection]
Cyril Maude
Lillah McCarthy
Ivor Novello
John Gower Parks
Margaret Powers
Claire Hessleiu du Robilant (1915-), dance historian, librarian [dance in South America collection]
Houston Rogers [photographic collection]
Arnold Rood [Edward Gordon Craig material]
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), playwright
Chauve Souris
Stone and Hinkins Toy Theatre Collection
Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900), composer
H.M. Tennent [archive]

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Archive 		 
 
Catherine Street
London WC2B 5JF 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7437 6166
Telefax: +44 (20) 7437 4010

Special Collections:
Drury Lane Theatre (London)
Stoll Moss Theatres
Theatre Royal Drury Lane (London)

Theatres Trust
Research and Information Office 		SIBMAS Member
 
22 Charing Cross Road
London WC2H OHR 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7836 8591
Telefax: +44 (20) 7836 3302
E-mail: info@theatrestrust.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.theatrestrust.org.uk/

Subjects:
Theatre architecture.

Theatrical Management Association (TMA)  
 
32 Rose Street
London WC2E 9ET 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7557 6700

Tiller's Marionettes  
 
140 Barnsbury Road
London N1 0ER 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7833 4408
Written application required.

Subjects:
Puppet theatre.
Special Collections:
Marionettes (Victorian)

Tower Hamlets Libraries
Local History Library
      Date founded: 1965 		 
 
Bancroft Library
277 Bancroft Road
London E1 4DQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8980 4366
Telefax: +44 (20) 8983 4510
Monday: 9:00-20:00
Tuesday: 9:00-18:00
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-20:00
Friday: 9:00-18:00
Saturday: 9:00-17:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. By company.

Subjects:
Variety/music hall. Cinema.
Media:
Books. Photos. Clippings. Posters.
Special Collections:
Theatre (Stepney)

Pavillion Theatre (Whitechapel)
People's Palace
Queen's Theatre (Poplar)

Trinity College of Music  
 
King Charles Court
Old Royal Naval College
Greenwich
London SE10 9JF 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8305 3888
Telefax: +44 (20) 8305 3999
E-mail: info@tcm.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.tcm.ac.uk/

Trinity College of Music
Jerwood Library
Raymond Mander and Joe Mitchenson Theatre Collection
      Date founded: 1939 		SIBMAS Member
 
King Charles Court
Old Royal Naval College
Greenwich
London SE10 9JF 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8305 3893
Telefax: +44 (20) 8305 3993
E-mail: rmangan@tcm.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.mander-and-mitchenson.co.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-16:00
Tuesday: 10:00-16:00
Wednesday: 10:00-16:00
Thursday: 10:00-16:00
Friday: 10:00-16:00

Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
Materials loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Circus. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Paintings. Graphics. Statuary. Objects d'art. Memorabilia.

Universal Pictorial Press & Agency Ltd.
      Date founded: 1929 		 
 
29-31 Saffron Hill
London EC1N 8FH 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7421 6000
Telefax: +44 (20) 7421 6006
E-mail: 100520.1466@compuserve.com
Monday: 9:00-17:30
Tuesday: 9:00-17:30
Wednesday: 9:00-17:30
Thursday: 9:00-17:30
Friday: 9:00-17:30

Written application required. Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
On-site use only. Materials loan. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.
Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Cabaret/Kabaret. Theatre architecture. Cinema. Radio/TV. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Photos.

University College London
Institute of Jewish Studies 		 
 
Gower Street
London WC1 E6BT 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7679 3520
Telefax: +44 (20) 7209 1026
E-mail: uclhvtm@ucl.ac.uk

University College London
Library 		 
 
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7380 7796
Telefax: +44 (20) 7380 7727
E-mail: mssrb@ucl.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/special-col
Monday: 10:00-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-19:00
Wednesday: 10:00-19:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00

Written application required.

Special Collections:
Student Drama Society (Bloomsbury)

Alex Helm (1920-1970), folklorist [collection]
George Orwell

University of London
Institute of Education
Library 		 
 
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7612 6080
Telefax: +44 (20) 7612 6093
E-mail: lib.enquiries@ioe.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.ioe.ac.uk/
Online-Catalog: http://libserv.ioe.ac.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:30-21:00
Tuesday: 9:30-21:00
Wednesday: 9:30-21:00
Thursday: 9:30-21:00
Friday: 9:30-19:00
Saturday: 9:00-17:00

Reproductions: By user.

University of London
Institute of Germanic Studies
Library
      Date founded: 1950 		 
 
29 Russell Square
London WC1B 5DP 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7862 8967
Telefax: +44 (20) 7862 8970
E-mail: igslib@sas.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.sas.ac.uk/igs/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:45-18:00
Tuesday: 9:45-18:00
Wednesday: 9:45-18:00
Thursday: 9:45-18:00
Friday: 9:45-18:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Other
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Cinema.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts.
Special Collections:
Theatre (Austria)
Theatre (Germany)

English Goethe Society Library

Berthold Auerbach [i.e. Moyses Baruch] (1812-1882), writer, theatre agent
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), writer
Priebsch-Closs Collection

University of London
Library
      Date founded: 1836 		 
 
Senate House
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7636 4514
Telefax: +44 (20) 7436 1414
E-mail: ull@ull.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.ull.ac.uk/
Monday: 9:30-21:00
Tuesday: 9:30-21:00
Wednesday: 9:30-21:00
Thursday: 9:30-21:00
Friday: 9:30-18:30
Saturday: 9:30-17:30

Written application required. Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Materials loan. Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: In house.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Bacon
Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence (1837-1914) [Bacon, Shakespeare]
Grieve family [stage design collection (19th century)]
Malcolm Morley [play collection]
Shakespeare, William

University of London
School of Advanced Study
Institute of Historical Research 		 
 
Senate House
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7862 8740
Telefax: +44 (20) 7436 2183
E-mail: ihr@sas.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.ihrinfo.ac.uk/
Monday: 9:00-21:00
Tuesday: 9:00-21:00
Wednesday: 9:00-21:00
Thursday: 9:00-21:00
Friday: 9:00-21:00
Saturday: 9:00-17:00

University of London
School of Oriental and African Studies 		 
 
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7323 6112
Telefax: +44 (20) 7636 2834
E-mail: rs8@soas.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/
Monday: 9:00-19:00
Tuesday: 9:00-19:00
Wednesday: 9:00-19:00
Thursday: 9:00-19:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00

Written application required.

Special Collections:
Arnold Bake (1899-1963), ethnomusicologist [Indian music and dance]
Andrew Augustus Cordon Hake (1925-), clergymann, sociologist [Theatre in Kenya]

University of London
School of Oriental and African Studies
Jewish Music Insitute (JMI)
Black Jewish Music Library, Doris and Bertie 		 
 
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8909 2445
Telefax: +44 (20) 8909 1030
E-mail: jewishmusic@jmi.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.jmi.org.uk/

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Manuscripts. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Music, synagoge (Vienna)

Balsize Square Synagoge (London)

Ernest Bloch, composer, conductor [recordings]
Gregori Schechter
Salomon Sulzer (1804-1890), cantor

University of London
School of Slavonic and East European Studies 		 
 
Senate House
Malet Street
London WC1 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7637 4934
Telefax: +44 (20) 7436 8916
E-mail: k.hallett@ssees.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.ssees.ac.uk/archives/
Monday: 9:00-21:00 (semester), 10:00-19:00 (vacations)
Tuesday: 9:00-21:00 (semester), 10:00-19:00 (vacations)
Wednesday: 9:00-21:00 (semester), 10:00-19:00 (vacations)
Thursday: 9:00-21:00 (semester), 10:00-19:00 (vacations)
Friday: 9:00-21:00 (semester), 10:00-19:00 (vacations)
Saturday: 9:00-17:00 (semester)

Special Collections:
Bulgarian theatre
Russia theatre programmes (1912-1919)

Michael Glenny (1927-1991), translator
Vaclav Havel (1936-), playwright, politician
Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837), writer

University of London
Westfield College
Caroline Skeel Library 		 
 
Kidderpore Avenue
Hampstead
London NW3 7ST 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7435 7141

University of North London
School of Literary and Media Studies
The Learning Centre 		 
 
236-250 Holloway Road
London N7 6PP 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7607 2789 ext 2720
Telefax: +44 (20) 7753 5079
E-mail: C.Fuller@unl.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.unl.ac.uk/
Sunday: 12:00-16:00 (semester)
Monday: 9:00-21:00 (semester); 9:00-19:00 (vacations)
Tuesday: 9:00-21:00 (semester); 9:00-19:00 (vacations)
Wednesday: 9:00-21:00 (semester); 9:00-19:00 (vacations)
Thursday: 9:00-21:00 (semester); 9:00-19:00 (vacations)
Friday: 9:00-21:00 (semester); 9:00-19:00 (vacations)
Saturday: 9:00-17:00 (semester)

Written application required.
Catalogs: Computerized

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Videos/films/DVDs.
Special Collections:
Open Space [archives]
Roundhouse [archives]

University of Surrey
Roehampton Institute
Digby Stuart College
Learning Resources Centre
      Date founded: 1976 		SIBMAS Member
 
80 Roehampton Lane
London SW15 5SZ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8392 3765, 8392 3251
Telefax: +44 (20) 8392 3259
E-mail: edesk@roehampton.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/
Online-Catalog: http://www.m25lib.ac.uk/M25/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Sunday: 12:00-17:00 (semester)
Monday: 8:30-21:00 (semester); 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Tuesday: 8:30-21:00 (semester); 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Wednesday: y
Thursday: 8:30-21:00 (semester); 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Friday: 8:30-21:00 (semester); 9:00-17:00 (vacations)
Saturday: 12:00-17:00 (semester)

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized
On-site use only.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Ballet/dance. Cinema. Radio/TV.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music. Other.

John Vickers Theatre Collection  
 
27 Shorrolds Road
London SW6 7TR 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7385 5774, 948 2515
Monday: 9:00-18:00
Tuesday: 9:00-18:00
Wednesday: 9:00-18:00
Thursday: 9:00-18:00
Friday: 9:00-18:00
Saturday: 9:00-12:00

Victoria and Albert Museum
Archive of Art and Design 		 
 
Blythe House
Blythe Road
London W14 0QF 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7602 5349
Telefax: +44 (20) 7602 0980
Tuesday: 10:00-16:30
Wednesday: 10:00-16:30
Thursday: 10:00-16:30

Written application required.

Special Collections:
Arts Council
Cadogan Press (1979-1991)
Festival of Britain (1949-1951)
Krazy Kat Arkive of 20th Century Popular Culture

Cecil Beaton (1904-1908), photographer [scrapbook collection, 1922-1980]
Dorothea Braby (1928-1987), graphic artist
Antony Croghan
John French (1948-1985), fashion photographer
E.W. Godwin (1854-1888), scenographer
E. McKnight Kauffer (1913-1950), commercial designer
Sean Kenny, scenographer
Francis Marshall (1868-1986), fashion and social illustrator
Sir Eduardo Paolozzi (1900-1994)
Paul Peter Piech (1940-1996), graphic artist

Victoria and Albert Museum
Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings
      Date founded: 1857 		 
 
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7942 2562
Telefax: +44 (20) 7942 2561

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Tuesday: 10:00-16:30
Wednesday: 10:00-16:30
Thursday: 10:00-16:30
Friday: 10:00-16:30
Saturday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-16:30

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.
Exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance.
Media:
Posters. Costumes. Sets. Paintings.

Victoria and Albert Museum
Department of Textiles and Dress 		 
 
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL 		 

Telephone: +41 (20) 7942 2000
E-mail: postmaster@vam.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.vam.ac.uk/

Media:
Costumes.
Special Collections:
Costumes

Victoria and Albert Museum
Indian and South-East Asian Collection
      Date founded: 1851 		 
 
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7938 8290
Telefax: +44 (20) 7938 8651
Monday: 12:00-17:45
Tuesday: 10:00-17:45
Wednesday: 10:00-17:45
Thursday: 10:00-17:45
Friday: 10:00-17:45

Written application required.
Catalogs: Computerized. Other
On-site use only. Materials loan.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Ballet/dance. Puppet theatre. Cinema. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Manuscripts. Programmes. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Masks. Paintings. Statuary. Objects d'art. Production material. Other.
Special Collections:
Music instruments (India)
Puppets, shadow (Java)

Victoria and Albert Museum
National Art Library
      Date founded: 1835 		 
 
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7942 2400
Telefax: +44 (20) 7942 2401
E-mail: nal.enquiries@vam.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.nal.vam.ac.uk/
Online-Catalog: http://catalogue.nal.vam.ac.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Printed. Other
On-site use only. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: In house.
Exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Puppet theatre. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Circus. Radio/TV. Festivals. Public celebrations.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Clippings. Posters. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Objects d'art. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Alexander Dyce (1798-1869), dramatic editor, literary historian [collection (16th-19th century)]
John Forster [English dramatists (16th-17th century)]
David Garrick (1717-1779), actor, manager, playwright
Natalia Sergeeva Goncharova (1881-1962), painter
Hutton Bequest
Osbert Lancaster (1908-1986), painter, writer, theatre designer [collection of comic art and humour]
Mikhail Larionovic [collection]
Piot Collection [books on spectacle (17th-19th century)]

Viktor Ullmann Foundation  
 
7 Roma Read Close
Bessborough Road
London SW15 4AZ 		 

Telephone: +44 (208) 785 4772
E-mail: viktorfoundation@aol.com
Homepage: http://www.viktorullmannfoundation.org.uk/

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Special Collections:
Music (Jewish)

Wandsworth Museum  
 
The Courthouse
11 Garratt Lane
London-Wandsworth SW18 4AQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8871 7074
Telefax: +44 (20) 8871 4602
E-mail: museumcollections@wandsworth.gov.uk
Homepage: http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/museum/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Sunday: 14:00-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Written application required.
Special Collections:
Toy theatre

Balham Hippodrome
Grand Theatre (Clapham Junction)
Battersea Palace Theatre (Wandsworth)
Putney Hippodrome
Shakespeare Theatre (Clapham Junction)

Wandsworth Public Libraries
Battersea Local History Collection 		 
 
265 Lavender Hill
London SW11 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7871 7467

Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art  
 
30 Clareville Street
London SW7 5AP 		 

Telephone: +44 (207) 370 4154
Telefax: +44 (207) 373 5639

Westminster Archives Centre  
 
10 St Ann's Street
London SW1P 2XR 		 

Telephone: +44 (207) 798 2180

Special Collections:
Theatre (London)

Westminster Central Reference Library
Performing Arts Collection
      Date founded: 1900 		SIBMAS Member
 
35 St. Martin's Street
London WC2H 7HP 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7641 4636
Telefax: +44 (20) 7641 4606
E-mail: referencelibrarywc2@westminster.gov.uk
Homepage: http://www.westminster.gov.uk/libraries
Monday: 10:00-20:00
Tuesday: 10:00-20:00
Wednesday: 10:00-20:00
Thursday: 10:00-20:00
Friday: 10:00-20:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. By company.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV.
Media:
Books. Periodicals.

Westminster City Archives  
 
10 St. Anne's Street
London SW1P 2XR 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7641 5180
Telefax: +44 (20) 7641 5179
E-mail: archives @westminster.gov.uk
Homepage: http://www.westminster.gov.uk/libraries/archives
Tuesday: 10:00-19:00
Wednesday: 10:00-19:00
Thursday: 10:00-19:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Holdings added.
On-site use only.
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. Public celebrations. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Graphics.
Special Collections:
Her Majesty's Theatre (London) (1844-1857) [newscuttings]
Theatre Royal (Glasgow) [playbills]
West End Theatre [programme collection]

Westminster Library  
 
160 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 9UD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7641 4292
Telefax: +44 (20) 7641 2181
E-mail: westmuslib@dial.pipex.com

Wigmore Hall
Archive 		 
 
36 Wigmore Street
London W1H 0BP 		 

Telefax: +44 (20) 7486 1907

Media:
Programmes.

Vaughan Williams Memorial Library  
 
Cecil Sharp House
2 Regent's Park Road
London NW1 7AY 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7248 0523
Telefax: +44 (20) 7284 0523
Monday: 9:30-17:30
Tuesday: 9:30-17:30
Wednesday: 9:30-17:30
Thursday: 9:30-17:30
Friday: 9:30-17:30

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Photos. Videos/films/DVDs. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Folk songs
Sound recordings

English Folk Dance and Song Society (1932-)
English Folk Dance Society (1911-1932)
Folk Society (1898-1932)

Janet Blunt
Lucy Etheldred Broadwood (1858-1929), folksong collector
George Butterworth (1885-1916), composer
James Madison Carpenter (1888-1984), ethnomusicologist
George Gardiner
Anne Gilchrist (née Burrows) (1828-1885), writer
Percy (George Percy Aldridge) Grainger (1896-1961), pianist, composer
Hammond brothers
Maudction Karpeles
Cecil Sharp
Mike Yakes

Reg Wilson
      Date founded: 1961 		 
 
55 Beechwood Avenue
London N3 3BB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8346 7776
Telefax: +44 (20) 8346 1115
Monday: 9:00-18:00
Tuesday: 9:00-18:00
Wednesday: 9:00-18:00
Thursday: 9:00-18:00
Friday: 9:00-18:00

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Theatre architecture. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Photos.

Wimbledon School of Art
Library
      Date founded: 1963 		SIBMAS Member
 
Merton Hall Road
London SW19 3QA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8408 5027
Telefax: +44 (20) 8408 5050
E-mail: hdavies@wimbledon.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.wimbledon.ac.uk/low/resource/library.ht

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-20:30
Tuesday: 10:00-20:30
Wednesday: 10:00-20:30
Thursday: 10:00-20:30
Friday: 10:00-17:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized
On-site use only. Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: By user.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music.

Writers Guild of Great Britain  
 
430 Edgware Road
London W2 1EH 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7723 8074

Index:

Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS

 

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