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Retained by the Sydney Opera House  Summary of Major transfers Summary of Other transfers Catalogue

 

A list of organisations who received material from the Dennis Wolanski Library, a summary of material they received and select catalogue of material transferred. 

 

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Retained by the Sydney Opera House

 

Dennis Wolanski Archives of the Sydney Opera House
A small collection of material about the Sydney Opera House, acquired from donors or purchased by the library, was retained as the Dennis Wolanski Archives of the Sydney Opera House in the Corporate Affairs Department. Access to this collection is available to bona fide researchers during business hours on (02) 9250 7111 or caffairs@soh.nsw.gov.au.

Official Sydney Opera House records
The Corporate Affairs Department at the Sydney Opera House also handles requests under the State Records Act and Freedom of Information Act. The official Sydney Opera House program collection (arranged chronologically 1973-1997), poster collection (1973-1997) and colour photographic collection (1978-1994) were transferred to the State Records Office, together with a comprehensive index of performances and events 1973-1978. Access to these items is available through the State Records Office.

Contacting the Sydney Opera House
For general enquiries contact the Information Desk, (02) 9250 7309 or infodesk@soh.nsw.gov.au. Website: Sydney Opera House.

See also
Information details of Sydney Opera House programs, press clipping files and an index relating to performers and performances at the Sydney Opera House 1973-1996 now held by the Seaborn Broughton and Walton Foundation below. 

 

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Summary of major transfers

State Library of New South Wales
Archival and manuscript material, photographs, posters, works of art, architectural plans and periodicals on Australian theatre and drama. Includes major archival collections of Nimrod Theatre, New Theatre, the Independent Theatre and other local companies

Seaborn Broughton & Walford Foundation
 Contact: Dr Peter Orlovich, Chief Archivist peter.orlovich@sbwfoundation.com. Phone (02) 9955 5444. Address: 925 Botany Rd, Rosebery NSW 2018. The collections consist of archival and manuscript material, photographs, books, press clippings, programs and indexes, including the following.

• Press clippings & ephemera
  An estimated 3 million items, including extensive material on performers and performances at the Sydney Opera House 1972-1997, as well as on the performing arts in Australia in the 20th century.
• Programs
  A collection of  80,000 items, including duplicate Sydney Opera House programs (arranged under company and performer names (complementing the official chronological file at the Sydney Opera House and State Records Office), as well as holdings on the performing arts in Australia, mainly in the 20th century.
• Indexes
  A general card index of 80,000 entries including cross-references to all plays, operas and dance productions performed at the Sydney Opera House and other venues in Australia, 1973-1996, select entries for productions from previous eras and overseas productions, and  comprehensive entries for the British theatre review periodical Play Bulletin and the Australian periodical Theatre Australia. An index of Australian plays comprising 5400 cards on Australian drama with information on performances, availability of published editions, and location of manuscript playscripts.

Victorian Arts Centre Performing Arts Museum

Archival and manuscript material, photographs and artefacts. 

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Summary of other transfers

• Adelaide Festival Centre Performing Arts Collection of South Australia
  Artefacts, including costumes and model sets.

• Foxtel
  Small quantity of clippings about foreign films personalities

• National Institute of Dramatic Art
  Books on theatre, drama, theatre costume, set design and related technical areas

• Powerhouse Museum
  Costumes and other artefacts and related archival and manuscript material. Books on costumes.

• Queensland Performing Arts Museum
  Archival and manuscript items. 

• Rockdale City Library
  Music scores, sound recordings and books on music, musical comedy and Gilbert and Sullivan opera.

• ScreenSound Australia
  Sound recordings, including LPs associated with Sydney Opera House history and films.

• State Library of Tasmania
  Archival material.

• Southern Highlands Institute for Performing Arts
  Costumes and other artefacts, books, posters, programs, pictures, microfilms and partially processed press clippings 1843-1970. Contact: Southern Highlands Institute for Performing Arts Inc PO Box 99 Mittagong NSW 2577. Phone (02) 4872 2799 Fax (02) 4872 2798.

• Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  Books on music and opera.

• Sydney Theatre Company
  Model sets and other artefacts, photographs.

• University of New South Wales Library
  The Library also acquired books, pamphlets and microfilm material on theatre and drama, including works on stagecraft and theatre architecture.

• University of Western Sydney Nepean
  Books and periodicals on dance.

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