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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 The Powerhouse 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 176 Prince of Wales Road London NW5 3PT Telephone: +44 (20) 7267 1177 Telefax: +44 (20) 7485 7129 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) E.T. Archive 19 Albany Street London NW1 4DX Telephone: +44 (20) 7584 3137 Telefax: +44 (20) 7892 389 96 Subjects: Opera. Ballet/dance. Music/Music performance. Media: Photos. Paintings. Graphics. Special Collections: Garrick Club Collection 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, 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 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 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) 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 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 Peter Williams (1940-1980) [collection] Shirley Wynne Lambet 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 Collection 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: Music/Music performance. Media: Photos. Special Collections: Gregorian chant 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 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 1 Bedford Square London WC1B 3RA Telephone: +44 (20) 7637 8866 Telefax: +44 (20) 7436 2683 E-mail: rosy@camack.co.uk 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/ Raymond Mander and Joe Mitchenson Theatre Collection Date founded: 1939 Jerwood Library King Charles Court Old Royal Naval College 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. Middlesex University School of Drama Performance Arts Library Trent Park Bramley Road Oakwood London N14 4YZ Telephone: +44 (20) 8411 5680 Telefax: +44 (20) 8411 6378 E-mail: Sarah1@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) 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 [collection] Waldo Lanchester [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, 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 94 Chiswick High Road London W4 1SH Telephone: +44 (20) 8995 4246 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 The London Palladium Argyll Street London W1F 7TF Telephone: +44 (20) 7437 6166 Telefax: +44 (20) 7437 6166 E-mail: mark.fox@rutheatres.com 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 (London) 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. Roehampton Institute Learning Resources Centre Southlands College 80 Roehampton Lane London SW15 5SZ Telephone: +44 (20) 8392 3254 Telefax: +44 (20) 8392 3259 Homepage: http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/ Online-Catalog: http://www.m25lib.ac.uk/M25/ 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) 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 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 G.B.L. Wilson [photographic archive collection] Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Library 18 Chenies Street London WC1E 7PA Telephone: +44 (20) 7908 4878 Telefax: +44 (20) 7323 3865 E-mail: library@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 Archive Darrens Court 115 Talgarth Road London W14 9DE Telephone: +44 (20) 8748 6335 Telefax: +44 (20) 8563 0649 Written application required. Special Collections: Academy of Choreographic Art Birmingham Royal Ballet Camargo Society Diaghilev Ballet Bronislava Nijinska Company [photographs] Pavlova Company Royal Ballet (London) Royal Opera House (London) Sadler's Wells Ballet Vic-Wells Ballet Sergei Pavlovic Diaghilev (1872-1929), choreographer Tamara Karsavina, ballerina Anna Pavlova (Pawlova) (1881-1931), ballerina Harold Turner, ballet photographer Vera Volkova, ballet photographer 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 music instruments Wind music 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 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 Covent Garden London WC2E 9DD Telephone: +44 (20) 7212 9353 Telefax: +44 (20) 7212 9489 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 c/o The Theatre Museum 1e Tavistock Street London WC2E 7PA E-mail: e.cottis@btinternet.com 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] 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 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.vam.ac.uk/thm 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.vam.ac.uk/thm/ 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 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/ 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 Learning Resources Centre Date founded: 1976 Digby Stuart College 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/ Databases with information on collections: Backstage Sunday: 12:00-17:00 Monday: 8:30-21:00; 9:00-17:00 (vacations) Tuesday: 8:30-21:00; 9:00-17:00 (vacations) Wednesday: 8:30-21:00; 9:00-17:00 (vacations) Thursday: 8:30-21:00; 9:00-17:00 (vacations) Friday: 8:30-19.00; 9:00-17:00 (vacations) Saturday: 12.00-17.00 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 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 [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 Date founded: 1900 35 St. Martin's Street London WC2H 7HP Telephone: +44 (20) 7641 4636 Telefax: +44 (20) 7641 4606 E-mail: westreflib@dial.pipex.com 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 2180 Telefax: +44 (20) 7641 2179 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. 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 Learning Resource Centre Date founded: 1963 Merton Hall Road London SW19 3QA Telephone: +44 (20) 8408 5027 Telefax: +44 (20) 8408 5050 E-mail: p.harrison@wimbledon.ac.uk Homepage: http://www.wimbledon.ac.uk/school/default.html 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 are members of SIBMAS Academy of Live and Recorded Arts AKG London Arts & History Picture Library Andes Press Agency (APA) Anerley Branch Library Arena Performing Arts Library Arts Council of England Library Association of British Orchestras Association of British Theatre Technicians Barbican Library Barbican Library Music Performance Research Centre Barbican Music Library Barda, Clive Barnet Public Libraries Local History Collection Barry Kay Archive Battersea Local History Collection BBC Information Resarch Library BBC Picture Archives Bear Gardens Museum of the Shakespearean Stage, The Belsize Music Rooms Benesh Institute of Choreology Library Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood Bharatiya Vidya Bahvan Institute of Indian Art and Culture British Academy of Composers & Songwriters (BACS) British Actors Equity Association British Architectural Library British Architectural Library British Arts Festivals Association (BAFA) British Association of Choreographers British Ballet Association British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) BBC Information Resarch Library British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Photograph Library British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) BBC Picture Archives British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Reference Library British Broadcasting Corporation Central Music Library British Centre of the International Theatre Institute British Council Performing Arts Department British Film Institute (BFI) Film Archive British Film Institute (BFI) Library and Information Services British Film Institute (BFI) Stills, Posters and Designs British Library of Political & Economic Science Archives Division British Library Collections and Services British Library Department of Manuscripts British Library Music Collections British Library National Sound Archive Aural Jazz Documentation British Library National Sound Archive Drama and Literature Collection British Library National Sound Archive International Music Collection British Library National Sound Archive Oral History Section British Library National Sound Archive Pop Music Section British Library National Sound Archive Western Art Music British Library Newspaper Library British Library Oriental and Indian Office Collections British Museum Department of Prints and Drawings British Music Information Centre British Pathe British Phonographic Industry (BPI) British Theatre Association Library Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) Bromley Public Libraries Anerley Branch Library Cabaret Mechanical Theatre Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre Cameron Mackintosh Archive Central Music Library Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design Library Central School of Ballet Central School of Speech and Drama Library CILIP Special Libraries Cinema Bookshop, The Cinema Museum, The Circus Space, The City of London Festival City University Department of Arts Policy and Management Library City University Department of Music College of the Royal Academy of Dancing Commonwealth Institute Commonwealth Resource Centre Commonwealth Resource Centre Contemporary Medical Archives Centre Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine Coram Foundation for Children, Thomas Foundling Hospital Art Treasures Council for Dance Education and Training Courtauld Institute of Art Witt Library Critic's Circle Cruickshank Private Collection, Graeme Cuming Museum Dance UK Davis FBIPP, FMPA, FRPS, Reginald Desmond Jones School of Mime and Physical Theatre, The Dickens House Museum Photographic Collection Director's Guild of Great Britain Dominic Photography D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive Drama Centre London Library Drama Studio London Dulwich College Library Ealing Public Libraries Local History Collection Enfield Libraries Local History Unit English Folk Dance and Song Society English Heritage Photographic Library English National Ballet Archive English National Opera Archives E.T. Archive European Association for Jewish Culture Experimental Arts Productions Fenton House Festival of Experimental Music Finsbury Library Finsbury Library Local History Department Forest Archives, Waltham Vestry House Museum Garrick Club Library Globe Research Goldsmiths College Library Goldsmiths College Music Department Grant Archive, Ronald Greater London Photograph Library Greater London Record Office and History Library Greater London Photograph Library Greenwich and Docklands Festival Greenwich Local History Library Greenwich Theatre Art Gallery Guildhall Library Print Room Guildhall School of Music and Drama Library Gunnersbury Park Museum Hackney Archives Department Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre Hogarth's House Holborn Library Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre Horniman Museum and Gardens Imperial War Museum Department of Documents and Printed Books Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) Independent Broadcasting Authority Library Independent Television Commission Independent Theatre Council Institute of Education Library Institute of Germanic Studies Library Institute of Historical Research Institute of Jewish Studies Institute of Latin American Studies Library International Federation of Actors (FIA) Islington Libraries Central Reference Library Islington Local History Collection Islington Libraries Finsbury Library Italia Conti Academy, The Jewish Music Insitute Black Jewish Music Library, Doris and Bertie John Vickers Theatre Collection Jones School of Mime and Physical Theatre, The Desmond Kay Archive, Barry Kensington and Chelsea Public Libraries Chelsea Local History Collection Kensington and Chelsea Public Libraries Kensington Local History Collection King's College, London Department of Music Kobal Collection, The Laban Centre for Movement and Dance Library and Archives Lambet Public Libraries Lambeth Archives Department Lambeth Archives Department Language of Dance Centre Lebrecht Music Collection Lewisham Public Libraries Local History Department London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) London Academy of Performing Arts London and International School of Acting (LISA) London College of Fashion Library London College of Music and Media London Contemporary Dance Trust Archive London Features International London International School of Performing Arts London Metropolitan Archives London Palladium Theatre Archive Mackintosh Archive, Cameron Making Music, The National Federation of Music Societies Mander and Joe Mitchenson Theatre Collection, Raymond Middlesex University School of Drama Performance Arts Library Mountview Theatre School Moving Image Research and Library Services Ltd. Museum of Instruments Museum of London Music Performance Research Centre Music Publishers' Association Musicians Union (British Writers Council) National Art Library National Council for Drama Training National Council of Theatre for Young People National Federation of Music Societies National Film and Television Archive National Monuments Record National Museum of the Performing Arts National Opera Studio National Portrait Gallery National Sound Archive Aural Jazz Documentation National Sound Archive Drama and Literature Collection National Sound Archive International Music Collection National Sound Archive Oral History Section National Sound Archive Pop Music Section National Sound Archive Western Art Music National Trust Photographic Library Newham Public Libraries Local Studies Library Newspaper Library Palace Theatre Archive Performance Arts Library Performing Arts Library Place, The London Contemporary Dance Trust Archive Playhouse Archive Polka Children's Theatre Poor School, The Prokofiev Archive Puppet Centre Trust Queen Mary and Westfield College Main Library Radius Religious Drama Society of Great Britain, The Rambert Dance Company Archives Ranger's House Raymond Mander and Joe Mitchenson Theatre Collection Really Useful Theatres Archive Redferns Music Picture Library Retrograph Archive Ltd. Reuters Television Stills Library Roehampton Institute Learning Resources Centre Ronald Grant Archive Rose Theatre Royal Academy of Dance Library and Archives Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Library Royal Academy of Music Library Royal Albert Hall Archives Royal Ballet School Archive Royal College of Music Department of Portraits and Performance History Royal College of Music Library Royal College of Music Museum of Instruments Royal College of Organists Library Royal Festival Hall Archive Royal Institute of British Architects British Architectural Library Royal Institute of British Architects Drawings Collection Royal Institute of British Architects Manuscripts and Archive Collection Royal National Theatre Archive Royal Opera House Archive Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce School of Literary and Media Studies The Learning Centre School of Oriental and African Studies School of Slavonic and East European Studies Shakespeare's Globe Centre Globe Research Sir John Soane's Museum Skeel Library, Caroline Soane's Museum, Sir John Research Library Society for Theatre Research Society of British Theatre Designers Society of London Theatre (SOLT) Society of West End Theatre Southwark Local Studies Library Southwark Public Libraries Southwark Local Studies Library Spotlight, The St. Paul's Girls' School History Department Stage Management Association Swiss Cottage Library Thames Television Theatre Information Group (TIG) [UK affiliat of SIBMAS] Theatre Museum National Museum of the Performing Arts Theatre Museum Research Facilities Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Archive Theatres Trust Research and Information Office Theatrical Management Association (TMA) Tiller's Marionettes Tower Hamlets Libraries Local History Library Trinity College of Music Ullmann Foundation, Viktor Universal Pictorial Press & Agency Ltd. University College London Institute of Jewish Studies University College London Library University of London Institute of Education Library University of London Institute of Germanic Studies Library University of London Library University of London School of Advanced Study Institute of Historical Research University of London School of Oriental and African Studies University of London School of Oriental and African Studies Jewish Music Insitute (JMI) Black Jewish Music Library, Doris and Bertie University of London School of Slavonic and East European Studies University of London Westfield College Skeel Library, Caroline University of North London School of Literary and Media Studies The Learning Centre University of Surrey Roehampton Learning Resources Centre Vaughan Williams Memorial Library Vestry House Museum Vickers Theatre Collection, John Victoria and Albert Museum Archive of Art and Design Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Victoria and Albert Museum Indian and South-East Asian Collection Victoria and Albert Museum National Art Library Viktor Ullmann Foundation Wandsworth Museum Wandsworth Public Libraries Battersea Local History Collection Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine Westminster Archives Centre Westminster Central Reference Library Westminster City Archives Westminster Library Wigmore Hall Archive Williams Memorial Library, Vaughan Wilson, Reg Wimbledon School of Art Learning Resource Centre Witt Library Writers Guild of Great Britain SIBMAS Home Page Directory Home Page (entry point) Institutions Alphabetical access by name of institution (both original and English versions of the name when available) Collections Alphabetical access by name of special collections within the institutions Location: Geographical access (country and then city) Africa Asia Australasia Caribbean Central America Europe Middle East North America South America