The collection of 3,421 items was donated in 1969 by New York rare book dealer Hans P. Kraus. It consists primarily of texts of Italian opera, but also includes Italian cantatas, serenatas, oratorios, ...

The Harry Ransom Center's Materials Use Policy balances the needs of researchers, the exclusive rights of copyright holders, and the Center's own rights and responsibilities toward its collections.

The Center charges for reproduction, and for some publications and uses, on a partial cost-recovery basis. Fees offset a small portion of the Center's costs associated with processing, preserving, and ...