Theatre

The Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design is a valuable source of documentation on the history of theatre. It is a rare collection of original materials on the theatre comprising over 5000 items from more than 150 productions in England and the United States. These materials include costume and set designs, sketches, notes, photographs, prop lists, storyboards, and swatches of fabric.

"This online presentation includes items selected from the Federal Theatre Project Collection at the Library of Congress. The Federal Theatre Project was the largest and most ambitious effort mounted by the Federal Government to organize and produce theater events. It was an effort of the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to provide work for unemployed professionals in the theater during the Great Depression which followed the stock market crash of October 1929."

This collection from New York Public Libraries feature photographs from the Federal Theatre Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Photographs taken between 1935-1939.

Tens of thousands of photographs of actors and actresses, in character and as themselves, from the 19th century to recent years.

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D. C. has a world renowned collection of manuscripts, documents, and images relating to Shakespeare's work. This online collection provides digital images that can be browsed and searched.

Explore collections from the Academy Archive, including costume design and production design drawings, animation art, storyboards and paintings.

Spanning four centuries, the V&A’s Fashion collection is the largest and most comprehensive collection of dress in the world. Key items in the collection include rare 17th-century gowns, 18th-century ‘mantua’ dresses, 1930s eveningwear, 1960s daywear and post-war couture. Plus a growing number of pieces from 21st-century designers.

A repository of images cultivated by the Fashion Institute of Technology at SUNY. "The Fashion History Timeline is an open-access source for fashion history knowledge, featuring objects and artworks from over a hundred museums and libraries that span the globe."