The Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute
Microfilm, Audio, Video and Oral History Collections
JOHN H. MCDOWELL FILM ARCHIVES: Historic theatrical materials, primarily European, on more than 450,000 frames of microfilm on commedia dell'arte, festival and entry materials, toy theatre, playscripts, prompt-books, works on theatre architecture, scene and costume designs.
ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION: Tapes and transcripts of audio and video oral history interviews with 1952-1956 Porgy and Bess cast members, Players Theatre production staff and actors, Horse Cave Theatre staff and board, and others.
SOUND RECORDINGS: Extensive collection of original cast albums, spoken work recordings and other materials on record and audio and cassette tape.
VIDEOTAPE COLLECTION: Videotapes of oral history interviews, performances, rehearsals, theatre conferences and other events.
Note: Only the underscored items in the lists are linked to collection finding aids, records in the web version of the Ohio State University Library Catalog, or other relevant web pages. Other items will be linked as the appropriate web pages become available.
"Theatre is the universal means of expression. It embraces all of the arts through which human minds seek to reach one another."
Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee - November, 1986