Indexes more than 2,600 general interest and academic periodicals in all fields, and provides full text access to nearly 1000 of them. In addition to general core title coverage, there are subject emphases in areas such as the arts.

A unique archive of almost every play submitted for licence between 1737 and 1824, and hundreds of documents that provide social context for the plays.

Provides a comprehensive record of the performance history of the Royal Shakespeare Company and its predecessor, the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. Browse and compare almost 1,400 prompt books to uncover how productions took shape, and explore the creative process behind the company's most important presentations in extensive additional documentation including production records, costume designs, music files and photographs.

Showcases rare and unique prompt books from the world-famous Folger Shakespeare Library. These prompt books tell the story of Shakespeare’s plays as they were performed in theatres throughout Great Britain, the United States and internationally, between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries.

This collection of documents offers insights into the performance practice in the particular space of the reconstructed Globe Theatre. It details the way in which the theatre was constructed as a place of radical experiment. It documents over 200 performances through prompt books, wardrobe notes, programmes, publicity material, annual reports, show reports, photographs and architectural plans

A collection of digitized catalogues, pamphlets, trade cards, and other marketing materials originally directed toward the American consumer. These primary sources document the history of advertising, consumer culture, material culture, household economics, and fashion in the United States.

Contains over 9,000 open access journals, including those covering Fine Arts.