The Harry Ransom Center is an internationally renowned humanities research center. The performing arts collections document a wide variety of performance genres, particularly from the United Kingdom and America, featuring holdings in dance, theatre, music, opera, and popular entertainments, such as the circus, vaudeville, pantomime, minstrel shows, puppetry, and magic.
The Briscoe Center for American History is one of the nation’s leading research centers for historical study. Collections include the E. William Doty papers and the Professional Touring Entertainment Industry Archive, a series of collections created in 1995 to document the history of touring entertainment companies and those venues and arenas were acts performed. The holdings embrace virtually the entire twentieth century, with subjects that range from vaudeville shows and concerts to ice shows and Harlem Globetrotters basketball.
The UT Libraries special collections include the Austin Theatre Alliance Archive and Oscar G. Brockett Archive, accessible by appointment. For further information and access contact Molly Roy.
In partnership with the Teresa Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies (LLILAS), the Benson is a global destination for research and study, with over a million volumes as well as a wealth of original manuscripts, photographs and various media related to Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean and Latina/Latino presence in the United States.
The Black Diaspora Archive collects archival, audiovisual, digital, and artistic works related to the Black Diaspora of the Americas and Caribbean. This encompasses historical publications, contemporary records, personal papers, and rare material produced by and/or about people of African descent—including scholars, professionals, community groups, activists, and artists.
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