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The Bate Collection of Historical Instruments  
 
Faculty of Music
Saint Aldate's
Oxford OX1 1DB
 

Telephone: +44 (1865) 276 139
Telefax: +44 (1865) 276 128
E-mail: bate.collection@music.ox.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.bate.ox.ac.uk/
Monday: 14:00-17:00
Tuesday: 14:00-17:00
Wednesday: 14:00-17:00
Thursday: 14:00-17:00
Friday: 14:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-12:00

Special Collections:
Brass instruments
Percussion instruments
Woodwind instruments

Taphouse Keyboard Loans

Anthony Baines [collection]
Philip Bate [European orchestral woodwind instruments]
W.H. Blandford [archive]
R.B. Chatwin [archive]
Wally Horwood [collection]
Jean Hunt [collection]
Jeremy Montagu [collection]
Reginald Morley-Pegge (-1972) [collection of horns]
William Retford (-1970), bow-maker [bow-making equipment]
Michael Thomas [keyboard collection]
Roger Warner [keyboard collection]


Bodleian Library
Music Section
 
 
Broad Street
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3BG
 

Telephone: +44 (1865) 277 063
Telefax: +44 (1865) 277 182
E-mail: music@bodley.ox.ac.uk

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:00-19:00
Tuesday: 9:00-19:00
Wednesday: 9:00-19:00
Thursday: 9:00-19:00
Friday: 9:00-19:00
Saturday: 9:00-13:00
Subjects:
Opera. Variety/music hall. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Scores/libretti/music.
Special Collections:
Music hall songs
Opera scores


Bodleian Library
Special Collections

      Date founded: 1320
 
 
Broad Street
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3BG
 

Telephone: +44 (1865) 277 023
Telefax: +44 (1865) 277 182
Homepage: http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/
Monday: 9:00-22:00; 9:00-19:00 (vacations)
Tuesday: 9:00-22:00; 9:00-19:00 (vacations)
Wednesday: 9:00-22:00; 9:00-19:00 (vacations)
Thursday: 9:00-22:00; 9:00-19:00 (vacations)
Friday: 9:00-22:00; 9:00-19:00 (vacations)

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

Special Collections:
Circus
London play places
Miniature theatre
Music Library
Waxworks

Indian Institute Library

William Archer (1856-1924), author, critic
Douce, Francis (1757-1834) [collection]
W.N.H. Harding (1883-1973) [17th and 18th century plays]
Holkham Collection
Jessel Collection
John Johnson
Edmond Malone (1741-1812), Shakespeare scholar [16th and 17th century plays]
James St. Amand


Christ Church College
Library
 
 
University of Oxford
Oxford, Oxfordshire Ox1 1DP
 

Telephone: +44 (1865) 276 169
E-mail: library@christ-church.ox.ac.uk
Written application required.

Special Collections:
Toy theatre

Francis Bridgford Brady [play collection, 18th century-]


Oxford Picture Library  
 
1 North Hinksey Village
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 0NA
 

Telephone: +44 (1865) 723 404
Telefax: +44 (1865) 725 294


Oxfordshire Archives  
 
County Hall
New Road
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 1ND
 

Telephone: +44 (1865) 815 203
Monday: 9:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:00-17:00
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-17:00

Special Collections:
Banbury and District Musical Society (1919-1991)
Oxford Playhouse (20th century)


Oxfordshire County Council
Centre for Oxfordshire Studies

      Date founded: 1991
 
 
Central Library
Westgate
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 1DJ
 

Telephone: +44 (1865) 815 749
Telefax: +44 (1865) 810 187
E-mail: cos@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Homepage: http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:15-19:00
Tuesday: 9:15-19:00
Wednesday: 9:15-17:00
Thursday: 9:15-19:00
Friday: 9:15-19:00
Saturday: 9:15-17:00

Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
On-site use only. Materials loan.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.
Exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Amateur theatre. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Videos/films/DVDs. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Theatre (Oxford)

BBC Radio Oxford (1970-1996)
Oxford Dramatic Societies


University of Oxford
Faculty of Music
Library

      Date founded: 1940
 
 
St. Aldate's
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 1DJ
 

Telephone: +44 (1865) 276 147
Telefax: +44 (1865) 286 260
E-mail: libmus@vax.ox.ac.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
Saturday: 10:00-13:00

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.

Subjects:
Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Music (Byzantine)
Music, folk

Frank Stewart Howes (1891-1974), composer [collection of folk music]


University of Oxford
Worcester College
Library

      Date founded: 1714
 
 
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2HB
 

Telephone: +44 (1865) 278 354
Telefax: +44 (1865) 278 387
Homepage: http://www.worcester.ox.ac.uk/acadInfo/ugrad/libra

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:30-13:00, 14:00-16:30
Tuesday: 9:30-13:00, 14:00-16:30
Wednesday: 9:30-13:00, 14:00-16:30
Thursday: 9:30-13:00, 14:00-16:30
Friday: 9:30-13:00, 14:00-16:30

Written application required.
Catalogs: Card
On-site use only.
Exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Theatre architecture.
Media:
Books. Playtexts.
Special Collections:
Drama (Jacobean Restoration)

De Caus, Isaac
Inigo Jones (1573-1652), scenographer
John Webb, scenographer


Index:

Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS


 

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