A-Z Databases

Contains more than 6,500 historical periodical titles dating from 1693 to 1877

The Met Opera on Demand Database provides access to nearly 700 full-length Metropolitan Opera performances, spanning more than 80 years of broadcast history. Note: 5 simultaneous users at one time can use this resource.

Covers every aspect of classical and popular music. In addition to newly added full-text journals, it includes reviews of performances as well as reviews of sound recordings and videos.

This collection includes a wide variety of works such as historical plays, melodramas, political satires, minstrel shows, comic operas, musical extravaganzas, parlor entertainments, adaptations of novels, and many others.

African American oral histories - preserving and sharing the life stories of thousands of African Americans, from President Barack Obama to the oldest living black cowboy to refashion a more inclusive record of American history and to educate and enlighten millions worldwide.

Contains hundreds of videos, including documentaries and definitive performances of the world’s most important plays. From celebrated productions of Shakespeare to rare, in-depth footage of the work of Samuel Beckett, the collection covers a wide range of 20th century theatre history.