Art

Texas Artists: Paintings, Sculpture, and Works on Paper is a joint digital collections project between Southern Methodist University Libraries, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Dallas Public Library's Dallas History & Archives Division and Fine Books Division. The goal of the project is to provide access to a wide range of digitized copies of works by Texas artists, and to promote the growth and study of Texas art movements. 

Music Resouces at the Central Library 

Art, Movies & Music on the 4th floor houses approximately 30,000 records, 7,000 compact discs and 14,000 music scores.  

• Scores & Sheet Music 

The score collection is particularly strong on vocal scores of operas and musicals. The sheet music collection is separated in two sections: popular (reference only) and classical music (circulating). The collection at present is indexed by composer and title in a card catalog on the floor. 

• Texas Music History 

Archival collections of material relating to Dallas music history: 

• Dallas Civic Music Association (later Allegro Dallas) - archives from its history run from 1930 to 1992 

• Dallas Opera - programs and scrapbooks since its inception in 1957 

• Dallas Symphony Orchestra - programs, scrapbooks and items from conductor Dr. Paul Van Katwijk 

• Marion Flagg collection - items from Marion Flagg, DISD Supervisor of Music from 1940-1964 

• Texas Composers Forum 

• Texas Federation of Music Clubs Manuscripts (TC – link) 

• Music clipping file includes articles from The Dallas Morning News, the Dallas Observer and previously the Dallas Times Herald and the New York Times. There are biographical files on music personalities and groups and files from music organizations in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area. The files may also include brochures, press releases, and other information donated to the library.

Film/Theater/TV Resources at the Central Library: 

Art, Movies & Music on the 4th floor includes reference and circulating holdings on the history of live performance in America and throughout the world, plus biographies of seminal directors, designers, and performers, instructional and vocational materials on acting, directing, set and costume designing, lighting, stage managing, technical producing, and creating a theatre troupe from scratch, among many other topics. 

• Reference files of original playbills, photographs, reviews, and other historical records.  

• The Dallas Theater Center Archives, documenting the organization's business and creative history from 1954 to 1984 

• Portions of the Margo Jones Collection (also on the 7th Floor Dallas History & Archives) 

Databases 

Fine Arts (Gale OneFile) https://catalog.dallaslibrary.org/polaris/Search/misc/esourceview.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&Target=673 

Literature 

Artemis Literary Resources (Login Required - click here to access your account) 

Artemis Literary Sources integrates full-text literary content with metadata and subject indexing and provides workflow tools to analyze information. You can research authors and their works, literary movements and genres. Search across your library's Literature databases to find full text of literary works, journal articles, literature criticism, reviews, biographical information and overviews. 

20th Century American Poetry (Login Required - click here to access your account) 

Includes two, distinct collections of British and American poetry. The American poetry database includes 50,000 poems drawn from 750 volumes by over 300 poets. The British collection includes more than 600 volumes of poetry by 283 poets from 1900 to the present day. 

Literature Resource Center (Gale) (Login Required - click here to access your account) 

Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras. 

Literature: Scribner Writer Series (Gale) (Login Required - click here to access your account) 

Browse original scholarly essays on authors from around the world. Places authors and their works in personal and historical context. 

Literature: Twayne's Author Series (Gale) (Login Required - click here to access your account) 

Find in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers. Includes influences of literary movements. 

Novelist K-8 (Login Required - click here to access your account) 

Novelist K-8 is a fiction database especially designed with children in grades K-8 in mind 

Novelist Plus (Login Required - click here to access your account) 

NoveList provides reviews, recommended reads and book discussion guides for fiction and nonfiction titles. 

History & Social Science 

Biography (Gale In Context) (Login Required - click here to access your account) 

Discover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazine, and multimedia content. 

Contemporary Women's Issues (Gale OneFile) (Login Required - click here to access your account) 

Find timely and historically relevant content on issues that influence women's lives across the globe. 

Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile) (Login Required - click here to access your account) 

Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. 

Educator's Reference Complete (Gale OneFile) (Login Required - click here to access your account) 

Gain insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy. Best for educators, administrators, and education students. 

Gender Studies (Gale OneFile) (Login Required - click here to access your account) 

Discover balanced coverage of topics related to gender studies, family and marital issues, and more. 

HistoryMakers 

HistoryMakers is a unique and growing, video oral history resource available to DPL customers. Currently, over 10,000 hours of primary source video content are accessible on The HistoryMakers Digital Archive, with more content being added each week 

Pop Culture Studies (Gale OneFile) (Login Required - click here to access your account) 

Access scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture 

Psychology (Gale OneFile) (Login Required - click here to access your account) 

Find authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology. 

Religion and Philosophy (Gale OneFile) (Login Required - click here to access your account) 

Research the impact of religion on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Updated daily. 

Military and Intelligence (Gale OneFile) 

Search scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of past and present military affairs. Updated daily. 

U.S. History (Gale OneFile) 

Search balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily.