Ballet is available to researchers at the following libraries. Access is generally on-site only with an advance reservation. Interlibrary loan policies vary by institution. Please contact the institution directly for an appointment or additional information.
This is an expanding list. Please check back in the future for additional options.
EUROPE
Austria
Albertina
Bibliothek
Albertinaplatz 1, 1010 Wien
accessibility: on site with an advance reservation
information
online catalogue
Belgium
LUCA School of Arts
Bibliotheek Sint-Lukas
Paleizenstraat 70, 1030 Brussel
website
England
Royal Academy of Dance
The Wolfson Library
188 York Road, London SW11 3JZ
website
University of the Arts London / London College of Communication
Library / Printing Historical Collection (catalogued and available soon)
1st floor, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 6SB
Accessibility: on-site use only
website
Scotland
University of St Andrews
Library / Rare Books: Photographic Books Collection
North Street, St Andrews KY16 9TR
On-site access only, contact for details
website/access information
NORTH AMERICA
California
Getty Research Institute
1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049
Public accessibility: on site with reader registration
reader registration information
Stanford University
Bowes Art & Architecture Library / Special Collections
355 Roth Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Public accessibility: on site with an appointment
website
Note to researchers: Stanford also houses a copy of the 1945 edition in special collections
California Institute of the Arts
Library / Special Collections
24700 McBean Pkwy, Valencia, CA 91355
Public accessibility: on site with an appointment
website
request form
Massachusetts
Harvard University
Fine Arts Library
Littauer Center, 1805 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
website
Missouri
Washington University / Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library / Special Collections
Kemper Art Museum, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130
Public accessibility: on site with an appointment
website
New York
The New School
Performing Arts Library (not yet catalogued and available)
Arnhold Hall, 55 W 13th Street, 2nd & 9th Floors, New York, NY 10011
website
New York University
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012
website
School of Visual Art
Library / Rare Books
SVA Main Library
380 Second Avenue, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10010
website
North Carolina
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Joseph Curtis Sloane Art Library
102 Hanes Art Center, First Floor CB# 3405, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
website
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Library and Archives
Perelman Building, 2525 Pennsylvania Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19130
public accessibility: on site with an appointment and Researcher’s Pass (available from the entrance to the Perelman Building); this is a closed-stack collection and advance paging is required.
website
Slippery Rock University
Bailey Library – Special Collections: Artist’s Book Collection
104 Central Loop, Slippery Rock, PA 16057
accessibility: on site with an appointment
website
Texas
Rice University
Fondren Library (not yet available, processing)
6100 Main, Houston, TX 77005
website/public access
Washington, D.C.
George Washington University
Gelman Library (not yet available, processing)
2130 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20052
website
SOUTH AMERICA
Brazil
Instituto Moreira Salles
Biblioteca de Fotografia / Serviço de Referência
Av. Paulista, 2424 – Bela Vista, São Paulo – SP
contact: Monaliza Moura
catalogue