Performing Arts, Literature and Visual Culture

This page is designed to give a brief overview of the archive or print collections held by Special Collections which relate to the subject areas of performing arts, literature and visual culture. Many (although not all) of the collections are historical in nature.

Select one of the subject areas listed below for more detailed information on the Special Collections' holdings for these disciplines. You may need to look in more than one area in order to get a realistic idea of the scope of collections.

Performing arts

• Music, Theatre and Ballet

English literature

• Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Literature

• Early Modern and Renaissance Literature

• Eighteenth Century, Romantic and Victorian Literature

• Modern Literature

• History of the Book

Non-English literature

• German and French Literature

Visual culture

• Cinema and Popular Culture

• Photography

• Art and Illustration

• Architecture

Some collections will contain more items of relevance than others. The use of 'Printed Resources' or 'Archive Resources' indicates whether an item is printed or archival in nature.