The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts > Collections > Dance Division > Hines Collection

A guide to searching the Collection

The Gregory Hines Collection of American Tap Dance is part of the Dance Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the largest and most comprehensive archive in the world devoted to the documentation of dance.

In planning for your research visit, identify the items you want to see ahead of time. Use the Dance Collection catalog in CATNYP to search for materials. Four sample searches are provided below:

Sample searches in CATNYP:

• Tap dancing as "Subject"
• Hines, Gregory as "Author"
• Hines, Gregory as "Subject"
• Tap City as "Word"

It is also possible to search by performer, company, film title, and other keywords by using the WORD search. In a WORD search, one can limit results to Film/Video, Photographs and other categories by choosing the Format option. In other searches, limit by choosing the Limit/Sort Search option.

When you visit the Dance Division, you can also use a different catalog, Dance on Disc, not available on the Internet, but featuring a very effective keyword search. Librarians at the Dance Division will show you how it works.