Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research

Established1960
PurposeArchive for performing arts research
Headquarters816 State Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Coordinates43°04′31″N 89°24′00″W / 43.0752°N 89.4°W / 43.0752; -89.4
Websitewcftr.commarts.wisc.edu

The Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (WCFTR) is a major archive of motion picture, television, radio, and theater research materials. Located in the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison, Wisconsin, the WCFTR holds over three hundred collections from motion picture, television, and theater writers, producers, actors, designers, directors, and production companies. These collections include business records, personal papers, scripts, photographs, promotional graphics, and some twenty thousand films and videotapes of motion picture and television productions.

The WCFTR is regularly visited by researchers from around the world.[1]

  1. ^ About Us page at the WCFTR website.