Disposing of theatre programmes

[vae]

Over the last mumblety-mumble years, I've amassed a sizeable collection of theatre programmes - which were wonderful when I saw the shows, but now just sit in box files taking up space and some haven't been looked at in over a decade. I don't want to just drop them in recycling, but I don't know if they'd sell on eBay. Any suggestions for where I could sell or donate them to, please?

ETA: In the UK!

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[boundbooks]

I don't have a specific suggestion, but maybe inquire with these people?

"The American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) is a U.S.-based professional organization that fosters scholarship on worldwide theatre and performance, both historical and contemporary."

http://www.astr.org/about-astr

These people may also be useful:

"The American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP) supports theatre makers in archiving records of their work for the benefit of artists, scholars, patrons, and the public."

http://americantheatrearchiveproject.org/about

I found them through googling for the following: theater ephemeral archive

theater ephemera archive (Same search, minus the 'l') seems to yield a lot of UK resources, if that's something you're interested in.

Best of luck! :)

[vae]

Thank you! I am UK-based (and will add that to the post) - haven't found any of the archives that will actually accept donations, but it seems such a waste to just drop these in the recycling bin!

[refu]

There are sellers on ebay who deal only with theatre memorabilia so I suppose there is a good market for such things. I've bought several old UK-programs via ebay myself.