Performing Arts Special Collections encompasses materials formerly held in the separate Arts Library Special Collections and Music Library Special Collections.
The holdings include more than four hundred collections of historical records and personal papers in the area of performing arts with a concentration in film, television, theater, and music.
Electronic versions of finding aids for a number of these collections can be found via the Online Archive of California.
Readers’ services are temporarily located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF) and are available by appointment Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information and for assistance, contact the public service desk by phone at 310.825.7253 or by email.
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Ernst Toch Archive, Performing Arts Special Collections
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Dorothy Jeakins Costume Design Archive, Performing Arts Special Collections |