The Butler Libraries use the Library of Congress (LC) Classification System. Unlike the Dewey Decimal System, the LC System is an alpha-numeric system, employing both letters and numbers. Every LC call number begins with a letter or letters which designate the general subject of the material. In the LC classcification system, theatre materials can be found in a variety of letter/number combinations. Below are some of the most frequently used designations for theatre resources.
| GT 500-GT 2289 | Costumes -- History/Description | PN 2131-PN 2145 | Ancient Theatre History | |
| GT 2290-GT 2341 | Hair, cosmetics | PN 2152-PN 2160 | Medieval theatre history | |
| GT 1747 | Masks | PN 2171-PN 2179 | Renaissance theatre history | |
| NA | Architecture | PN 2181-PN 2193 | Modern theatre history | |
| ND 2885 | Scene painting | PN 3035 | The Jewish Theatre | |
| NK 8802-NK8998 | Textile arts | PN 6110.5-PN6120 | Play collections | |
| PN 1600-PN 3307 | Drama | PR 621-PR 739 | English literature-drama | |
| PN 2068 | Make-up | PR 641-PR739 | History of drama literature | |
| PN 2091 .E4 | Electric devices; stage lighting | PS 330-PS 352 | American literature-drama | |
| PN 2091 .S8 | Stage settings; scenery | TS 545-TT850 | Costumes -- Construction | |
| PN 2061-PN 2071 | Art of acting | DVDs: | ||
| PN 2085-PN 2091 | The stage and accessories | PN 471-PR 5397 | Various plays and DVDs relating to theatre | |
| PN 2091 .S6 | Sound effects |
Literature. Drama. PN 1600 - PN 3307
Literature. Drama. History. PN 1720 - PN 1861
Dramatic Representation. The theater. History. PN 2100 - PN 2193
Ancient PN 2131 - PN 2145
Medieval PN 2152 - PN 2160
Renaissance PN 2171 - PN 2179
Modern PN 2181 - PN 2193
Biography PN 2205
The Jewish theater PN 3035
Amateur theatricals PN 3151 - PN 3171
Tableaux, pageants, "Happenings," etc. PN 3203 - PN 3299
History of English Literature. Drama. PR 621 - PR 739
Medieval PR 641 - PR 644.Y6
16th Century PR 646 - PR 649.R46
Elizabethan era (1550-1640) PR 651 - PR 658.Y6
17th century PR 671 - PR 678.Y6
Puritan era (1620/1640-1660) PR 680
Restoration (1660-1700) PR 691 - PR 698.Y6
18th century PR 701 - PR 708.Y6
Augustan era. Classicism (1700-1750/1780) PR 711 - PR 714
Romanticism. Return to nature (1750/1780-1830) PR 715 - PR 719.V4
19th century PR 721 - PR 728
20th century PR 735 - PR 739.W67
English literature PR 1 - PR 9680
English literature -- 17th and 18th centuries (1640-1770) PR 3291 - PR 3785
French literature -- History and criticism -- PQ 1 - PQ 771
French literature -- Modern literature. Individual authors 17th century PQ 1710 - PQ 1935
Corneille PQ 1741 - PQ 1789
Corneille -- Criticism and interpretation PQ 1779 - PQ 1789.Z9
Moliere, Jean Baptiste Poquelin PQ 1821 - PQ 1871
Racine, Jean Baptiste PQ 1885 - PQ 1909
Greek literature PA 3050 - PA 4505
Greek literature -- Criticism and interpretation PA 3520 - PA 3564
Greek literature -- Aeschylus PA 3825 - PA 3849
Greek literature -- Aristophanes PA 3875 - PA 3879
Greek literature -- Euripides PA 3973 - PA 3992
Acting
Actors
Black theater
Chamber theater
Children's plays
Community theater
Copyright-Drama
Costume
Drama--History and criticism
Dramatic criticsm
Englihs drama--Restoration, 1660-1700--History and criticism
Experimental theater
Feminism and theater
Feminist theater
Fletcher, John, 1579-1625--Criticism and interpretation
Gay theater
Melodrama
Moralities
Mumming
Musical theater
Mysteries and musical plays
Repertory theater
Scene painting
Set designers
Shakespeare, William, 1554-1616--Comedies
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Women
Stage lighting
Stage machinery
Stage props
Stanislavsky, Konstantin, 1863-1938
Theater--Asia
Theater--Biography
Theater--Casting
Theater--Finance
Theater--Great Britain--History
Theater--History
Theater--Law and legislation
Theater--Moral and ethical aspects
Theater--Politicial aspects
Theater--Production and direction
Theater--Reviews
Theater and society
Theater and the aged
Theater audiences
Theater critics
Theater curtains
Theater management
Theater of the absurd
Theater programs
theater rehearsals
Theaters--Models
Theaters--Sound effects
Teaters--Stage setting and scenery
Theatrical agents
Theatrical companies
Theatrical producers and directors
Theatrical publishing
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