Slide and Photographic Holdings
The collection of approximately 13,200 slides represents 352 visual artists. Approximately 4,000 b/w photographs document African American writers, performers and visual artists.

Oral History Library
The collection contains over 1,500 taped interviews with minority artists. Approximately 338 have been transcribed and published, and another 400 have been abstracted.

The Reference Library
The collection contains easily 20, 000 pieces consisting of exhibition catalogs, doctoral dissertations, theatre programs, manuscripts, typescripts, books, letters and periodicals relating to the African American experience in the arts

The Bio-Data Archives
These files contain programs, résumés, clippings and announcements on individual artists and themes.

Special Collections

• Owen and Edith Dodson Collection of play scripts, poems, books, interviews and letters.
• Theodore Ward Collection of play scripts, interviews and letters.
• Charles and Elease Griffin Collection of lobby cards, interviews and still photos.
• Arthur Smith Collection of drawings of his jewelry, patterns, photos, interviews and letters.
• Harlem Renaisssance Theatre Bibliography consists of photocopies of all theatre articles published in major black periodicals between 1917 - 1930.
• Dorothy and Reuben Silver Collection of plays and programs from early days at Karamu House, Cleveland, OH.