To find books in theater and dance on the library shelves, it is best to search for your subject (e.g. "acting Shakespeare") in QuickSearch. However, the following call number ranges are relevant to many aspects of the performing arts.
GT 500 - 2370 Costume. Dress. Fashion (history of fashion)
GV 1580 - 1799 Dance
M 1500 - 1527 Dramatic music (musical theater scores)
PN 2061 - 2071 Art of acting
PN 2085 - 2091 The stage and accessories
PN 2131 - 2193 Theatre by period
PN 2131 - 2145 Ancient
PN 2152 - 2160 Medieval
PN 2171 - 2179 Renaissance
PN 2181 - 2193 Modern
PN 2219.3 - 3030 Special regions or countries
PN 3035 The Jewish theater
PN 3151 - 3171 Amateur theater
PN 3175 - 3191 College and school theatricals
PN 3203 - 3299 Tableaux, pageants, "Happenings," etc.
TT 180 - 200 Woodworking. Furniture making. Upholstering.
TT 205 - 267 Metalworking
TT 300 - 383 Painting. Wood finishing
TT 490 - 695 Clothing manufacture. Dressmaking. Tailoring.
TT 697 - 927 Home arts. Including sewing and embroidery.
Play scripts can also be found in the library's main collection. It is best to search for a specific work or playwright, but if you would like to browse the collection, they are shelved alongside other literary works from specific world regions.
PJ Asian (specifically East and Southeast)
PK Indian and Middle Eastern
PL Africa and Oceania
PQ French
PR British, Canadian, and some former British territories
PS American
PT German
The discovery tool that lets you search the Thompson Library's books, journals, articles, course reserves, streaming media, and more.
Formerly Search All or Primo VE.
We have two options for getting a book you need that we don't have in our collection:
First: you can check to see if it is available on the Ann Arbor campus by changing the "Search in" box in the Library Catalog to "UM-Ann Arbor Libraries." If it is available there, you can request that it be sent here for you to check out using Get This.
If it's not available in Ann Arbor you can place an Interlibrary Loan request. This means that the book will come from a participating library elsewhere in the United States.
Links to further information and instructions on how to use these services are provided below.
University of Michigan-Flint