The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts > Collections > The Billy Rose Theatre Collection

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The Billy Rose Theatre Collection of The New York Public Library is one of the largest and most comprehensive archives devoted to the theatrical arts. The Collections holdings illuminate virtually every type of performance, from street corner to stage to studio, and include drama and musical theatre, film, television, radio, and popular entertainment: circus, magic, vaudeville, puppetry. A number of the division’s collections, considered significant because of content or size, are represented here with links to their catalog records and online finding aids when available.

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