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Indexes to journals

Full-text journals, newspapers, and other resources

Sources for Plays

Full-text resourses

Indexes to plays

  • Play Index. New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1949-.  Z5781.P53 / Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference
  • Index to Plays in Periodicals. Rev. and expanded ed. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1979. [Supplements, 1977-87.]  Z5781.K43 1979 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections: An Author and Title Index to Plays Appearing in Collections Published Between 1900 and 1985. Eds. Billie M. Connor and Helene G. Mochedlover. 7th ed. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1988.  Z5781.O8 1988 / Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference
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Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Handbooks

Reference compilations

  • The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama. New York: Columbia UP, 2007. PN1861.C651 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • International Dictionary of Theatre. Chicago: St. James Press, 1992. PN2035.I49 1992 / Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference
  • The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. New York: Oxford UP, 1992. PN2035.C63 1992 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford UP, 2004.
    PN2220.B6 2004 / Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2003.  PN2035.O92 2003 / Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference
  • The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre. London and New York: Routledge, 1994-2000.  PN2035.W67 1994 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • Theatre Backstage from A to Z. 4th ed. Seattle: U of Washington P, 1999.  PN2091.M3L68 1999 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • Encyclopedia of Stage Lighting. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2003.  PN2091.E4B66 2003 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference

Musical Theatre

  • American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion. 2nd ed. New York: Schirmer Books; London: Prentice Hall International, 1996-2001. ML128.M78B6 1996 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • Hollywood Song: The Complete Film & Musical Companion. New York: Facts on File, 1995.  ML128.M7B6 1995 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre. 2nd ed. New York: Schirmer Books, 2001.
    ML102.M88G3 2001 / Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference
  • Show Tunes: The Songs, Shows, and Careers of Broadway's Major Composers. 3rd ed. New York and Oxford: Oxford UP, 2000.  ML128.M78S86 2000 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference

Biographical Resources

  • American National Biography
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  • Dictionary of Literary Biography
  • Contemporary Authors
  • Contemporary Dramatists. 6th ed. New York: St. James, 1999. PR737.V5 1999 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television. Detroit: Gale Research, 1984-.  PN1583.C65 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Abstracts & Indexes
  • Notable Women in the American Theatre: A Biographical Dictionary. New York: Greenwood Press, 1989. PN2285.N65 1989 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • Variety Obituaries, 1905-. New York: Garland, 1988-. PN1583.V35 1988 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • Who Was Who in the Theatre, 1912-1976: A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Directors, Playwrights, and Producers of the English-Speaking Theatre. Detroit: Gale Research, 1978. PN2597.W52 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • Who's Who in the Theatre. 17th ed. London: Pitman; Detroit: Gale Research, 1981. PN2012.W5 17th 1981 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference

Web and Image Sites

Historical Repertory

  • Theatre World. New York: Applause, 1944-.  PN2277.N5A17 / Pattee - Stacks 2A
  • The Best Plays. New York: Limelight Editions, 1894-.  PN6112.B4501; earlier eds. PN2266.A2 / Pattee - Stacks 2A
  • American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford UP, 2001.  ML1711.B67 2001 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1969-2000. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2001.  PN2277.N5H57 2001 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1930-1969. New York: Oxford UP, 1996. [preceded by vols. for 1914-1930 and for 1869-1914]  PN2266.B64 1996 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • American Theatre Companies, 1749-1887. New York: Greenwood Press, 1986.  PN2237.A43 1986 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • American Theatre Companies, 1888-1930. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987.  PN2256.A44 1987 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • American Theatre Companies, 1931-1986. New York: Greenwood Press, 1989.  PN2266.A54 1989 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • Annals of the New York Stage. New York: Columbia University Press, 1970.  PN2277.N5O4 / Pattee, Stacks 2A
  • The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1920-1930. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1985. [With successive volumes by decade.]  PN2277.N5L36 1985 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • The London Stage, 1660-1800: A Calendar of Plays, Entertainments & Afterpieces. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 1960. [Biographical Dictionary, PN2597.H5; Index, PN2592.L63S3; A New Version of Part 2, 1700-1729]  PN2592.L6 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference
  • The London Stage, 1890-1899: A Calendar of Plays and Players. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1976. [With successive vols. by decade.]  PN2596.L6W37 / Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference

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