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archival photograph of the Metropolitan Opera (New York City) in 1966

SCRAPBOOKS

Theater

New York Public Library, Library for the Performing Arts

Harriet L. Lagowitz scrapbooks, 1879-1893 (9 volumes)
Mrs. Harry A. Lee scrapbooks, 1849-1918 [bulk 1887-1915] (6 volumes)
Scrapbooks of Tallulah Bankhead and other actors, 1921-1968 (17 boxes)

Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin

Scrapbook Collection, ca. 1738-1969 (262 bound volumes and 33 document boxes) [No published finding aid, but available for research]

Houghton Library, Harvard University

Theatrical scrapbook collection, 1791-1967 (114 boxes and 39 volumes)

Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University

Scrapbook File, Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum Ephemera, late 19th and 20th centuries (109 volumes)
Theater Scrapbooks Collection, 1891-1949 (12 cartons)

Ohio State University Special Collections

Scrapbook Collection, 1866-1979 (112 boxes)

Victoria & Albert Museum

Nancy Adam Bequest of Theatrical Notebooks and Scrapbooks, 1867-1950s (9 volumes)
Miss P. Hall Theatrical Scrapbook Collection, 1944-1977 (5 volumes)

University of Bristol Theatre Collection

Mander & Mitchenson Collection (70 boxes and 101 volumes)

Dance

Victoria & Albert Museum

Wyn and Ivy Reeves Dance Collection, 1931-1948 (13 volumes)

Opera

New York Public Library, Library for the Performing Arts

Mrs. William Patten papers, 1801-1950 (22 boxes)
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Header image of the Metropolitan Opera House (1966) sourced from the Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey. No known restrictions on images created by the U.S. government.