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Theatre & Drama: Find Books & Reference Sources

Introduction to Library Classification for Theatre Arts

Most of the books and other materials in the library are organized by call number (exception Instructional Materials Center). Most call numbers are based on the Library of Congress classification system, which organizes materials by subject. The following demonstrates how materials about theater are organized in the library. (Note that this is only a partial list.)

Brief Overview

  • Theaters – NA 6820-6845
  • The Performing Arts – PN 1560-1590
  • Drama – PN 1600-1988
  • Dramatic Representation: The Theater – PN 2000-3307
  • Collections of General Literature: Drama – PN 6110.5-6120
  • Costume, Clothing and Dress – TT - TX 340
  • Subject Bibliography – Z 5051-7999

Detailed Overview

Costume – GT 500-2370 & TT 1-678

Clothing, Dressmaking, Tailoring - TT 1-678

Theaters – NA 6820-6845

The Performing Arts – PN 1530-1590

The Monologue

PN 1530

The Dialogue (scene studies, etc.)

PN 1551

Periodicals

PN 1560

Study and teaching

PN 1576

United States

PN 1577

Dictionaries

PN 1579

Performing arts as a profession

PN 1580

Outside the United States

PN 1582

Biography

PN 1583

General works

PN 1584

Centers for the performing arts

PN 1585-1589

   

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Use Library Search or WorldCat to find relevant materials on your topic in library catalogs. You can search by keyword, subject, or title.
The chart below provides examples to search for Theatre History

Theatre (i.e. works on drama as acted on the stage

Drama  Commedia dell'arte
Theatre History Drama History and Criticism Theater Greece
Theatre India History English Drama Restoration [look for timeperiods] Theater Rome
Drama Europe History Medieval Theater Audiences Classical Drama
Theater Japan History Theater and Society Greek Drama
Theater Italy    

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