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Theatre 271: Theatre History I: Call Numbers for Theatre

Library of Congress Classes for Theatre

LC Class Description
GT 500-GT 2370 Costume. Dress. Fashion.
GT 2290-GT 2341 Hair. Hairdressing. Cosmetics.
GT 1747 Masks
NA Architecture
ND 2885 Scene painting
NK 8802-NK8998 Textiles
PN 1600-PN 3307 Drama
PN 2068 Theatrical makeup
PN 2091 .E4 Stage lighting
PN 2091 .S8 Theaters --Stage setting and scenery
PN 2061-PN 2071 Acting
PS 330-PS 352 American literature-drama
PN 2067 Costumes
PN 2080 Monologues
PN 2085-PN 2096 The stage and accessories
PN 2091 .S6 Sound effects
PN 2131-PN 2145 Ancient theater history
PN 2152-PN 2160 Medieval theater history
PN 2171-PN 2179 Renaissance theater history
PN 2181-PN 2193 Modern theater history
PN 3035 The Jewish theater
PN 6110.5-PN 6120 Play collections
PR 621-PR 739 English literature-drama
PR 641-PR 739 History of drama literature
PS 330-PS 352 American literature-drama
TS 545-TT850 Costumes -- Construction

 

Print Book Collections

These call number ranges, which are defined by Library of Congress Classification System (LCCS) Classes, provide you the information needed to browse the UW-Whitewater libraries' shelves in the areas most likely to have what you want.

The UW-W libraries organize our Main, Main Oversize, and Browsing, DVD Academic and some other collections using the LCCS. This system groups similar items together using the predominant subject of the item. To facilitate efficient browsing of our collections for theatre materials, we have listed the most useful LC Classes below.

You can browse collections in person in the libraries and also browse all the collections combined in Research@UWW. To browse online:

  1. On the libraries' homepage, click on the Research@UWW Search button
  2. In the top bar select Browse
  3. Change Browse by Subject to Browse by Library of Congress Call Numbers
  4. Enter a call number to start with in the "Enter Term" box
  5. Select the search button
  6. Select an item title to find out more about the item and to get the library collection and floor that goes with the item's call number.

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