Use the Catalog Search Box (above on this page) to find books in our collection. You can search by fields such as keyword, author, and title. To expand your search beyond Gustavus, select the "Libraries Worldwide" option. To borrow a resource from another library, click on the title of an item, then click "Request from another library." Questions? Connect with a librarian.
Image: A shelf of books in the American drama section of our collection
Books are shelved in general subject categories using the Library of Congress classification system. You may want to supplement your use of the catalog with browsing shelf areas for your topic. Below is a brief listing of some of the subject locations in the fields of theatre and dance.
GV 1580-1799.3 Dance
MT Production of Opera. Music in Theaters
N Visual Arts
NA Architecture
NC Drawing. Design. Illustration.
ND Painting
NK Decorative Arts
P Literature (Plays by individual writers are shelved under national and period categories)
PN 1560-1590 Performing Arts.
T Technology
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