Research Guides: Performing Arts Materials in Library Special Collections: Digital Collections

Online Archive of California (OAC)

Keyword search for primary source materials in UCLA's online finding aids:

UCLA Library Digital Collections This link opens in a new window
Rare and unique digital materials developed by the UCLA Library to support education, research, service, and creative expression, including the AIDS Poster Collection, the Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive and more.
Online Archive of California (OAC) This link opens in a new window
A listing of Performing Arts Special Collections finding aids that are part of the Online Archive of California.

Arhoolie Foundation's Strachwitz Frontera Collection of Mexican and Mexican American Recordings
Approximately 40,000 recordings of music from the border regions of Mexico and the United States. These performances document many types of popular lyric songs, including the first recordings of corridos (narrative ballads on topics of the day), canciones, boleros, rancheras, and sones, including the first recordings of norteno and conjunto music.
Sheet Music Consortium
Using the Open Archives Initiative protocol, this project provides integrated access to digital sheet music collections at UCLA, Indiana University, Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, the National Library of Australia, the Maine Music Box, and the Library of Congress.