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Index:

Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS


McMurry University
Jay Rollins Library

      Date founded: 1923
 
  Mail:
      POB 237
     McMurry Station
      Abilene, TX 79697-0001

Telephone: +1 (915) 793 4690
Telefax: +1 (915) 691 6599

Special Collections:
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), writer


Texas Music Museum  
 
1109 East 11th Street
Austin, TX 78761
Mail:
      P.O. Box 16467
      Austin, TX 78761

Telephone: +1 (512) 472 8891
Telefax: +1 (512) 471 9600
Monday: 8:00-17:00
Tuesday: 8:00-17:00
Wednesday: 8:00-17:00
Thursday: 8:00-17:00
Friday: 8:00-17:00

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music. Memorabilia. Production material.
Special Collections:
Music (Texas)
Music instument makers (Texas)


Texas State Library
Archives Division

      Date founded: 1909
 
 
1201 Brazos
Austin, TX 78711
Mail:
      Box 12927
      Austin, TX 78711

Telephone: +1 (512) 463 5460
Telefax: +1 (512) 463 5436
E-mail: info@tsl.state.tx.us
Homepage: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/
Monday: 8:00-17:00
Tuesday: 8:00-17:00
Wednesday: 8:00-17:00
Thursday: 8:00-17:00
Friday: 8:00-17:00


Universiy of Texas at Austin
Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art
 
 
23rd & San Jacinto
Austin, TX 78712
 

Telephone: +1 (512) 471 7324
E-mail: blantonmuseum@utexas.edu
Homepage: http://www.blantonmuseum.org/

Media:
Paintings. Graphics.
Special Collections:
Jean Cocteau (1899-1963), playwright, writer, artist, scenographer


University of Texas at Austin
Fine Arts Library

      Date founded: 1979
 
 
Doty Fine Arts Building 3.200
Austin, TX 78713
 

Telephone: +1 (512) 495 4481
Telefax: +1 (512) 495 4490
E-mail: fal@mail.utexas.edu
Homepage: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/
Sunday: 14:00-22:00
Monday: 8:00-11:00
Tuesday: 8:00-11:00
Wednesday: 8:00-11:00
Thursday: 8:00-11:00
Friday: 8:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Holdings added. Holdings closed.
Catalogs: Computerized
Materials loan. Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: In house.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Circus. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Historic music recordings


University of Texas at Austin
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
Film Archive
 
 
21st and Guadalupe
Austin, TX 78713
 

Telephone: +1 (512) 471 9124
Homepage: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/HRC/HRHRC

Databases with information on collections:
Community of Film Archive
Media:
Videos/films/DVDs.
Special Collections:
Film industry (Texas)

Interstate Theater Circuit

Norman Bel Geddes (1893-1958), scenographer
Ernest Lehman (1915-2005), screenwriter
Zachary Scot
David O. Selznick (1902-1965), film producer
Warren Skaaren
Gloria Swanson, actress


University of Texas at Austin
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
T. E. Hanley Library
 
 
21st Street and Guadalupe
Austin, Tx 78713
Mail:
      P.O. Drawer 7219
      Austin, TX 78713-7219

Telephone: +1 (512) 471 9119
Telefax: +1 (512) 471 9646
E-mail: reference@hrc.utexas.edu
Homepage: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/libs/hrc/hrhrc

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books.
Special Collections:
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), playwright
Wilde, Oscar, writer
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), writer


University of Texas at Austin
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
Performing Arts Collection
SIBMAS Member
 
21st Street and Guadalupe
Austin, Tx 78712
Mail:
      P.O. Box 7219
      Austin, TX 78713-7219

Telephone: +1 (512) 471 9122
Telefax: +1 (512) 232 6406
E-mail: theater@nora.hrc.utexas.edu
Homepage: http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/collections/performingar
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: 9:00-12:00

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

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. 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. Objects d'art. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material. Other.
Special Collections:
Card Photographs (1860-1920)
Circus (1775-1988)
Costume and Scenic Design (1800-1970)
Dance (1827-1990)
Magicians (1750-1920)
Minstrel Shows (1821-1959)
Musicians (1840s-1990)
Opera (1783-1990)
Pantomime
Playbills (17th century-)
Playscripts (1797-1978)
Posters (1880-1980)
Prints (1669-1906s)
Production Photographs (1800-1998)
Programs (17th century-)
Promptbookd (1797-1978)
Theater (London)
Theater (New York City)
Theater (United Kingdom)
Theater (United States)
Theater Biography (1750-1970)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852-1945)

Barnum and Bailey Circus
Black Crook Collection (1853-1929)
B.J. Simmons & Co. (1857-1964), costumier [Records and costume research library]

Joseph Abeles (1908-1991), photographer
Stella Adler (1901-1922), actress, teacher
Donald Albery (1914-1998), producer [collection]
Boris Aronson (1900-1980), set designer
Wilson Barrett (1846-1904), actor-manager, playwright
Norman Bel Geddes (1893-1958), scenographer
Sarah Bernhardt [i.e. Rosine Bernard] (1844-1923), actress
Harold Clurman (1901-1980), director, critic
Gordon Conway (1894-1956), costume designer
W.H. Crain (1917-1989), collector [Barnum and Bailey Circus, costume and scene design collection]
Augustin Dayl (1838-188), theatre manager
Edith Evans (1888-1976), actress
Fred Fehl (1906-1995), photographer [theater and dance collection]
Al Emmett Fostell (1856-1920), variety performer
Bob Golby (1901-), photographer
Esther Hoblitzelle {née Thomas) [theatre library]
Karl Hoblitzelle (-1967) [theatre library]
Harry Houdini (1874-1926), magician
George C. Howard (1815-1887), actor-manager
Joseph Jones (1908-), educator [Caribbean Plays collection]
Stanley Marcus (1905-2002), collection of Sicilian marionettes
Tony Pastor (1837-1908) [variety performer, theatre manager]
Carl H. Pforzheimer [library]
Eugene Pillot (1886-1966), playwright
Ada Rehan (1857-1916), actress
Sarah Rollitts, literary agent
David O. Selznick (1902-1965), film producer
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932), bandmaster, composer
Joe E. Ward (1894?-1971), clown [circus collection]
William Winter (1836-1917), critic, author
Donald Wolfit (1902-1968), actor-manager
Florenz Ziegfeld (1867-1932), producer


Index:

Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS


 

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