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	William Ransom Hogan Archive of New Orleans Jazz - Internationally renowned resource for New Orleans jazz research. Rate this
	Shubert Archive - Documents the business and artistic records of the theater-owning Shubert Brothers and the Shubert Organization, held by the Shubert Foundation at the Lyceum Theatre, New York City. Rate this
	Bradford Textile Archive - Over 4,000 items, including fabric samples, pattern publications and cards, and periodicals. Part of Bradford College. Rate this
	The Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research - Contains manuscripts, films, photographs and graphics relating to the entertainment industry, held in Madison. Rate this
	Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution - World's largest primary source collection of the visual arts in America, with 14 million items. Rate this
	Archives of African American Music and Culture - Provides access to oral histories, photographs, musical and print manuscripts, audio and video recordings, and educational broadcast programs. Rate this
	Chicago Jazz Archive - Significant collection founded in 1976 at the University of Chicago including early recordings, sheet music, photos and piano rolls, much of which is accessible online. Rate this
	Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative - Full-text ethnographic materials from Central Asia in PDF and MP3 formats [English, Turkish]. Features description of the collection and links to related sites. Rate this
	Archive of Contemporary Music - America's largest collection of poular recordings with over 1.6 million discs. A research facility providing information on all aspects of popular music. Rate this
	Mukul Dey Archives - A private archive at Santiniketan, West Bengal, India, of the work, collection and papers of pioneer Indian graphic artist Mukul Dey. Biography, gallery, details of access. Rate this

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• Martial Arts - Martial arts are currently studied worldwide from a variety of cultures. Martial arts can improve your fitness levels and muscular condition immensely. Depending on the martial art you choose to do, ...
• Martial Arts and The Zone - ...
• Self-Esteem in the Performance Arts - Many athletes and performers I work with often wrongly determine their self-worth by how successful they feel about their career. When an athlete performs well or feels successful, he or she can feel...
• Women in the Martial Arts - I was born in West London in 1963, my father was very involved in the martial arts and a dan grade in Karate he was also a dealer in ancient Japanese arms and armour, although my father has an antiqu...
• Martial Arts and The Bible - As a Christian and a martial arts student, I have often wrestled with the idea of self-defense. Does God expect me to defend my family and myself when physically attacked or am I to “turn the other ...
• Culinary Arts School - I sometimes wonder why many people have the love for culinary arts. It seems everybody loves food and want to carve a career out of their love. Is it easy? Well, the answer is tough.
  
  A couple of months back I met a friend who is a software develope...
• Arts in Pu-erh making - To many Pu-erh lovers, the appreciation for Pu-erh goes beyond its wonderful taste. A piece of Pu-erh Bing Cha is a piece of arts work by itself. Things like its outside wrap, inside label, and its shape and tea leaves all suggest the level of craftsmans...
• Enhancing Self-Esteem in the Performance Arts - ...
• Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts - The Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow presents the very best in contemporary visual art, performance, film, music, spoken word, club nights and more. CCA is an environment where everyone can en...
• Examining Martial Arts Styles - Generally speaking the term "martial arts" creates the mental picture of a person in white kicking with a leg or chopping with an arm. This illustrates one of a number of misconceptions associated wi...