The Wolanski Foundation

What happened to the collection?

                                                                       

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 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. For further details contact the Information Officer, Karen.Stitt@sydneyoperahouse.com.au, Phone 02 9250 7424. .

Sydney Opera House records
The Sydney Opera House also handles requests for access to its administrative and architectural records. The official Sydney Opera House program collection (arranged chronologically 1973-1997), poster collection (1973-1997) and photograph collection (1978-1994) were transferred to State Archives and Records NSW, together with a comprehensive index of performances and events 1973-1978. Access to these items is available through https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/

See also
Sydney Opera House programs, research files and an index relating to performers and performances at the Sydney Opera House 1973-1996 are now held by the University of NSW LIbrary.  

 

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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

Victorian Arts Centre Performing Arts Museum

Archival and manuscript material, photographs and artefacts.
 

University of NSW Library

Research files, programs, indexes. More information

 

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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.

• Seaborn Broughton & Walford Foundation
  A selection of books and a small collection of archival material. .

• 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.

• Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  Books on music and opera.

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

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

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