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Columbia U. Art History and Archaeology and GSAPP Dissertations and Theses.
Pages through the Classics (rare books) section of Avery Library. They are found in CLIO by author or title (no subject access). If you don't know the author or title, you can keyword search using the terms "Columbia AND Thesis AND Art History" to retrieve a complete list. There is at least a 2 year gap between the time they are turned in as completed and the time they are released to the library. Dissertations less than two years old may be available in dissertation office. Call to inquire: 854-2854. Abstracts (from 1980-1996) and full text (1990 to date) of our dissertations can be found within Proquest Digital Dissertations.

Index to Theses. (Online)
(author/title listing (1716-1985), abstracts (1970 to date))
Index of theses accepted for higher degrees by Universities in Great Britain and Ireland.
Butler Offsite R016.37842 In211 (Paper, 1716-1985)

Inventaire des Théses de Doctorat. (1893-1986)
Index to French dissertations. Arranged by broad subjects.
Butler Offsite R016.37844 F85 ...

Jahresverzeichnis der Deutschen Hochschulschriften. (Online 1891-1942 incomplete)
Index to German dissertations. Arranged by institution.
Butler Offsite R016.37843 J1912  (1995-to date)

Proquest Digital Dissertations.
(indexed (1962-1979), abstracts (1980-1996), full text (1997 to date))
Index to all completed American dissertations. Access by author, subject. Titles from 1997 to date are available to download for free. Otherwise, request UMI dissertations from the Inter-Library Loan, or you can acquire them directly from UMI at full price. To order from UMI, call 1-800-521-0600.
Butler Z 5053 .X47 1973 (Paper, 1861-1972 as Comprehensive Dissertation Index)

Archaologischer Anzeiger. (1963 to date)
End of each year it lists current dissertations in archaeology from Germany and Austria. Arranged by author, gives dissertation title, institution or university and date of completion.
Avery AC D480105

Burt, Eugene. Ethnoart: Africa, Oceania, and the Americas; a Bibliography of Theses and Dissertations. (1988)
An example of a subject specific bibliography of dissertations.
Avery Reference N5313 AB95

Art Bulletin. (Online 1975 to date JSTOR: 1919 to 4 years ago)
June issues include selective lists of U.S. dissertations just completed and in progress. Includes dissertation advisors.
Avery  N1 Ar751 (Paper, 1919 to date) (copies available in multiple locations)

Archives of American Art Journal. (Online 1964-to six years ago)
Once a year masters theses and dissertations in progress and just completed in American art are listed.
Avery N1 Ar25 (Paper, 1964 to date) (copies available in multiple locations)

Histoire de l'Art. (1988 to date)
Annual list of French dissertations with advisors.
Avery N2 H62

Kunstchronik. (1948 to date)
Quarterly list of German dissertations and selected sections on dissertations from Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Great Britain and America.
Avery N3 K969