Performing Arts

About

This collection includes historical and contemporary documentation of music, dance, and theater including the archives of performers, costume and set designers, and performing arts organizations.

The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Collection - A collection of materials of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL), from its beginnings in 1977 to the present, featuring business records, photographs, and audio and video recordings.

The Hibberd Collection of 18th Century Music and Theater

Turtle Creek Chorale Collection - The Turtle Creek Chorale Collection contains t-shirts, photographs, publications, files, recordings and posters which document the organization from the 1980s to 2023.

Theater and Playbill Collection - Collection of playbills and theatre programs (1794-1960) for various theatres throughout England and the United States.

L.D. Sparkman Collection - Photographs and scrapbooks documenting the dance career of L.D. Sparkman while a student at Jacob's Pillow School.

Mary Alice Rice Collection - This collection contains papers, photographs, and a scrapbook of Mary Alice Rice, a Broadway chorus girl and model, who later worked as a fashion show producer and publicist. Collection materials date from approximately 1928 to 1970.

Musical and Theatrical Programs Collection - A collection of musical and theatrical programs from places around the United States, 1931-1960.

Winn Morton Collection - This collection contains theatrical illustrations, sketches, and personal papers spanning the seven-decade career of Dallas-based set and costume designer, John “Winn” Winniford Morton.

World Dance Alliance Americas Records - The World Dance Alliance Americas is an organization focused on the conservation of the world’s dance heritage and the encouragement of the art of dance.

Digital Collections and Exhibits

Digital Collection: Charles Longcope Jr. Turtle Creek Chorale Poster Archive

Digital Collection: Charles Longcope Jr. Turtle Creek Chorale Video Archive

Digital Object: Mary Alice Rice Scrapbook, 1930 – 1946

Digital Object: Ann Sheridan Scrapbook

Digital Object: Theatre Royal Playbill, 1798

Digital Collection: Selections from the Winn Morton Collection