[1] It maintains a non-lending library devoted to the study of dance, with over 15,000 shelved items[2] plus the archives of Eleanor King, Gertrude Prokosch Kurath and Joann Kealiinohomoku.

The organization also produces the CCDR Newsletter (ISSN 1069-7241), which is issued twice per year and provides information on dance research, news, and upcoming events.

CCDR also maintains a non lending library of over 15,000 shelved items, including artwork, audiovisual materials, books, clippings, monographs, periodicals, costumes, dolls, and musical instruments, as well as the archives of Gertrude Prokosch Kurath, Eleanor King, Joann Kealiinohomoku (in progress), and the Daniel J. Crowley musical instrument collection.

[8] The organization's vice president, Elsie Ivancich Dunin, made a gift to the college to provide for the collection's permanent care and curation.

[2] In 2000, CCDR was recognized by President Bill Clinton's White House Millennium Council, "Save America's Treasures".