Free Online Resources
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Billy Rose Theatre Collection at the New York Public LibraryThe Billy Rose Theatre Division of The New York Public Library is one of the largest and most comprehensive archives devoted to the theatrical arts
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CoPA: Commercial Pattern ArchiveThis is the online finding tool (sometimes also contains pattern image and schematics) for the Pattern Archive at the University of Rhode Island. Does not include the full pattern, (those are available to examine by appointment) but can be used to date patterns or base patterns on image and schematic.
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Cuban Theater Digital ArchiveThe Digital Archive includes materials digitized and filmed in Cuba and outside the island as well as resources and information related to Cuban theater, with a special focus on theater produced by Cuban communities in the United States.
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The New Deal Stage: Selections from the Federal Theatre Project 1935-1939Over 13,000 images of stage and costume designs, photographs, posters and scripts from the Federal Theatre Project, a part of FDR's Works Progress Administration.
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THE PRIMARY STAGES OFF-BROADWAY ORAL HISTORY PROJECT100 interviews with persons involved in Off- and Off-Off-Broadway Theater--more being added every week.
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Internet Shakespeare EditionsMakes available open-access, peer-reviewed Shakespeare resources with the highest standards of scholarship, design, and usability. Can give individual donations to access database functionalities.
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MIT Global ShakespearesThe MIT Global Shakespeares Video & Performance Archive is a collaborative project providing online access to performances of Shakespeare from many parts of the world as well as essays and metadata by scholars and educators in the field.
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Shakespeare's Quartos OnlineThe Shakespeare Quartos Archive is a digital collection of pre-1642 editions of William Shakespeare's plays.
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Treasures in Full: Shakespeare in Quarto107 copies of the 21 plays by Shakespeare printed in quarto before the 1642 theatre closures digitized by the British Library.
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Theatrical Lighting DatabaseOnline archive from NYPL and The Lighting Archive of four productions: A Chorus Line (1975), Fall River Legend (1991), Hair (1968), and Sunday in the Park with George (1984)
Costume Design & Fashion Web Sources
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CoPA: Commercial Pattern ArchiveThis is the online finding tool (sometimes also contains pattern image and schematics) for the Pattern Archive at the University of Rhode Island. Does not include the full pattern, (those are available to examine by appointment) but can be used to date patterns or base patterns on image and schematic.
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Costume Society of AmericaThe Costume Society of America advances the global understanding of all aspects of dress and appearance.
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Europeana Fashion PortalEuropeana Fashion - launched with a new look in May 2017 - brings together the digitised collections of more than 30 European public and private institutions.
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Fashion Institute of Technology MuseumThe Museum at FIT, accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, is one of a select group of specialized fashion museums, including the Muse de la Mode, the Mode Museum, and the Museo de la Moda.
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Historical Costume CollectionThe Historic Costume Collection is a database of books illustrating historic costume in the collections of the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries.
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Victoria & Albert Museum Fashion CollectionsKey items in the collection include rare 17th century gowns, 18th century ‘mantua’ dresses, 1930s eveningwear, 1960s daywear and post-war couture.
HowlRound Knowledge Commons
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HowlRound Knowledge Commons (main page)"A knowledge commons by and for the theatre community."
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