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Exploring American Puppetry Collections: History, Preservation, and Performance

"American puppetry collections serve as the vital repositories for the nation's theatrical heritage, documenting the evolution of storytelling through inanimate objects from pre-colonial indigenous traditions to contemporary digital-hybrid performances. These institutions, including the Center for Puppetry Arts and the Smithsonian, preserve the physical artifacts, technical schematics, and performance records essential for historical research and artistic practice. The Landscape of American Puppetry Collections The study of American puppetry is not confined to a single archive but is distributed across several key institutions that specialize..."

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