How much more certain would knowledge be if it came from and out of the excitement of learning itself? How many human values will be lost and how much will our art forms be deprived if we seek only success.
— Viola Spolin

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THE VIOLA SPOLIN COLLECTION AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

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Viola Spolin’s archive is housed at Northwestern University’s Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections in Evanston, Illinois. Papers date from 1925 to 2003. To view the comprehensive online guide to the Viola Spolin papers, please visit HERE.

To make an appointment to visit the Spolin Collection, contact:

Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL
Email: special.collections@northwestern.edu
Phone: 847-491-3635

The archive also houses 32 videos including workshops, rehearsals, and performances.  A guide to the videos in the Viola Spolin Collection may be purchased HERE.