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Major accessions to repositories in 2022 relating to Film, Media and Performing Arts |
Business
- John Ayling (fl1970-2022), independent media specialist: Association of Media Independents (AMI) files including correspondence, minutes, reports, related papers, notes, press releases, publicity 1981-1995 (HAT21/272 (HAT2022/6))
- Hugo Dunn-Meynell (1926-2013), adman, businessman and writer: publications, press cuttings, articles, correspondence, biographical information, business papers, photographs c1940-2013 (HAT21/589 (HAT2022/5))
- John Salmon (1931-2017), advertising agency creative director and executive: publications, tearsheets, laminated proofs, contact sheets, articles, storyboards and associated correspondence c1960-2017 (HAT21/592 (HAT2022/14))
- Allardyce Palmer advertising agency: photographs and papers c1950-2022 (HAT21/596 (HAT2022/27))
- Adrian Moore (fl1980-2020), advertising creative director: advertising, sales promotions, direct marketing, artwork, printed material/product literature c1980-2020 (HAT21/594 (HAT2022/8))
- David Thorpe (1934-1985); advertising photographer and television commercials director: job bags, transparencies, proofs (mainly laminates) and original colour prints c1969-1987 (HAT21/590 (HAT2022/1))
- Andrew Morley (1947-2021), artist, teacher, author, collector and co-founder of the The Street Jewellery Society: The Street Jewellery Society records including correspondence, artwork and mock-up designs, book manuscripts, drafts and author proofs, published material and articles c1976-2007 (HAT2022/19)
Local
- Duchy Opera: records incl minutes, accounts, constitution and history papers, production records and photographs 1977-2021 (X1481)
- Bristol Choral Society: minutes, programmes, press cutting, flyers, posters and photographs 1910-2022 (46727)
- Barrow Intimate Opera Society: records incl programmes, posters and corresp rel to the society and Olive Dewhurst 20th cent (BDSO 53)
- Great Hucklow Village Players, acting company: programmes 1951-1966 (D889)
- Lowe family of Matlock area: 8mm home movie film reels (9), showing family outings and a wedding and Optomax dual format film editor c1970-1979 (D8421)
- Theatre Royal Brighton: volume recording the benefits performed for Ellen Nye Chart, manager 1876 (14062)
- Flintshire Youth Theatre: minutes and corresp 1999-2006 (5418)
- Theatr Clwyd: production records, programmes, posters, photographs 1976-2020 (5394)
- Cardiff New Theatre: scrapbooks of historical programme covers and press cuttings, c1910s, 1970s-1980s; files rel to refurbishment of the theatre building, 1986-1987 and photographs albums recording the progress of the project; small bundle of loose programmes incl some for the Prince of Wales Theatre; accident register; business plan, 2005/6; promotional posters and photographs c1910-2005 (DTHN)
- Dyffryn Gardens Festival of Britain Celebration: photographs of performances held at Dyffryn Gardens to celebrate the Festival of Britainincl rehearsals, costume fitting, setting up of the stage in the garden, the performances and the audience 1951 (D1900)
- Frank Cousins (b1940), actor: Light and Dark Theatre Company records 1970-1979 (IV/354)
- Peggy E Ingham (later Keeling), (fl1930-1980), dancer and teacher: certificates, programmes, correspondence, sheet music for shows and exams c1930-1980 (DE10466)
- Leicester Amateur Dramatic Society: album of postcards (c1904-1908) & scrapbooks of productions (1925-1973) c1904-1973 (DE10329; DE10349)
- Leicestershire Arts in Education (formerly Leicestershire Drama & Dance Advisory): photographs, posters, press cuttings and programmes relating to Leicestershire and Leicester youth/schools theatre and dance c1980-2005 (DE10420)
- Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Leicester Branch: records including minutes (1977-1992), photograph album and loose photographs (c1980-2018), newsletters (2006-2011), administrative papers, history of society and newspaper cuttings (c1980-2018) 1977-2018 (DE10521)
- Manchester University Theatre: prompt scripts, programmes and season listings and programmes for 69 Theatre Company and Library Theatre 1967-1976 (2022/147)
- The Library Theatre: production files incl programmes, flyers, photographs, scripts, box office figures and email corresp 1980-2010 (2022/143)
- David Rippon (1925-2016), broadcaster and entertainer: albums, scrapbooks, autobiography, 'Half a Ton of Golden Corn', posters for shows he produced, 'Voices of the Forces' record, recorded in Singapore in 1946; Combined Services Entertainment tour reports from Burma and Malaya (1945-1946) c1940-2012 (DD/2830)
- Emrys Bryson (c1928-2021), theatre critic and writer: personal papers and photographs relating to Nottingham Playhouse productions 20th cent (10234)
- Coliseum Theatre, Oldham: addnl records c1960-2000 (COL)
- Bill Stone (fl1987-2012), of Plymouth: theatre reviews and programmes and newspaper cuttings for various theatre productions by the Theatre Royal, Athenaeum, and Barbican theatres, Plymouth 1987-2012 (4440)
- Carl Campbell Dance Company 7, Caribbean dance theatre company, London: publicity materials incl flyers, posters and newsletters; annual reports 1975-2018 (2022/19)
- Anthony George Booth (1931-2017), actor, political activist and author: papers, incl scripts and manuscripts; programmes; photographs; press cuttings; correspondence; family bible; Pat Phoenix scrapbook; political ephemera, papers rel to Cllr Stephanie Booth's mayoralty; Todmorden Town Council Consort badge; annotated and signed publications; horse racing ephemera; accounts 1886-2016 (WYC:1951)
- Swindon Male Voice Choir: programmes, posters & photographs 1950-1991 (4536)
National
- Meera Syal (b1961), comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress: archive 2016 (Add MS 89492)
- Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke (1893-1964), Knight. actor: verse and notes 1938-1939 (Add MS 89591)
- John Peter McGrath (1935-2002), playwright, director: scripts, screenplays, corresp and papers, incl some corresp and papers of Elizabeth MacLennan, and audio and video recordings of productions of 7:84 Theatre Company 1948-2013 (Acc.14408)
- Harold Donald Secombe (1921-2001), Welsh comedian, actor, singer and television presenter: further papers incl scrapbooks 20th cent (Harry Secombe Archive)
- Ifana Savill, scriptwriter: scripts incl for children's TV series 'Pentre Bach', shows, eisteddfodau and related papers c2011 (Sgriptiau Ifana Savill)
- Bunny Christie (b1962), theatre set designer: costume notebooks and rehearsal documents rel to the 2018 London production of "Company" 2018 (THM/643)
Special
- Alex Harding (1949-2022), artist and musician: diaries, papers, and audio-visual material 1960-2006 (HARDING)
University
- John Gwilym Jones (1904-1988), critic and dramatist: Welsh drama scripts 1977-2004 (BMSS/40429-40)
- Alan Sharp (1934-2013), screenwriter: letters [65] from Alan to Susan Tarr, mostly personal but also addressing his travels and thoughts about major events, American and Middle Eastern politics, history and religion c1984-2022 (MS 454/6/2)
- Dundee Rep Theatre: models and photos of sets of various Rep productions incl The Elves and the Shoemakers, Osage County 2017 , Measure For Measure, Wings Around Dundee, The Bookies, Don Quixote. Also production documentation for productions incl Death of a Salesman, Monsterous Bodies, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Deathtrap, Passing Places,The 39 Steps, All My Sons , A-Z of Dundee Tour, Rep Stripped 2010-2022 (ACC 2022/1236)
- Alan Sharp (1934-2013), screenwriter: personal and semi-professional letters (9) to Ann Andrews with ms copy of Dean Spanley script and script of 'Piano Movements', which Sharp sent to Ann with the idea of her producing one of them for New Zealand television c1989-1999 (MS 454/6/3)
- Alhambra Theatre, Glasgow: cuttings books, photographs, programmes, front of house posters, memorabilia, John Watt's (Publicity Manager) diaries 20th cent (GLAASC ACCN 00074)
- Scottish Youth Theatre: scripts, press cuttings, flyers, brochures, programmes, marketing, Summer Festivals, posters, photographs 20th-21st cent (GLAASC ACCN 00097)
- Theatre Babel, theatre company, Glasgow: press releases, programmes, press cuttings, photographs, campaigns to save funding. 1994-2008 (GLAASC ACCN 00070)
- Elaine McDonald OBE (1943-2018), founder Member of Scottish Ballet: papers relating to career and the development of Scottish Ballet, incl books, papers, audio, VHS tapes 1969-1989 (GLAASC ACCN 00084)
- Hull Truck Theatre: papers, plans, posters, photos, and AV material 1970s-2010s (U DHT)
- Sue Townsend (1946-2014), author and playwright: draft ms, AV material and correspondence rel to "Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years" (c2006); correspondence with John Tydeman (1936-2020), Head of BBC Radio Drama (c1982-2017) c1982-2017 (Acc 2022/15, Acc 2022/22)
- Theatre of Mistakes, performance art company, London: mss, scores for performances, diagrams, albums of photographic slides; photographic prints and related documents of performance; ephemera incl flyers, programmes, booklets, bulletins; clippings and publications; books by Anthony Howell (4) and related papers; framed prints of documentation; videos (VHS) of 1970s and 1980s performances; U-matic video master tapes, from video magazine Grey Suit c1971-1980 (TM)
- Footprints Theatre Trust, religious education theatre company, Nottingham: records 1978-2018 (MS 1049)
- St Andrews with Castle Gate United Reformed Church: newsletters and Stanwell Players and Goldsmith Players scrapbook 1975-2018 (CAA/CU)
- Theatre Royal, Nottingham: collection of programmes 1905-2020 (TRC)
- Philip Henry Burton (1904-1995), teacher, director and producer, guardian of Richard Burton, actor: corresp of Philip Burton to the actor Craig Dudley, with related papers of Craig Dudley 1972-2022 (2022/15)
- C. Hayden Coffin (1862-1935), actor: scrapbook for the 1912 Savoy Theatre production of 'Twelfth Night' 1912 (MS1058)
- Theatre of the Deaf: incl records rel to the Royal National Institute of the Deaf Mime Group, The British Theatre of the Deaf and Vision On 1960-1980 (BTC309)
- Stagetext, theatre captioning charity: archive of the charity which provides captioning and live subtitling services to theatres and other arts venues to make their activities accessible to people who are d/Deaf, deafened, or hard of hearing 1996-2021 (BTC295)
- Robert Stanbury (fl1950s-1960s), stage lighting designer: miniature stage lighting equipment, handmade, incl a control desk and several luminaires c1960 (BTC334)
- DV8 Physical Theatre, physical theatre company: records incl photographs, audio visual, press clippings, papers c1986-2020 (DV8)
- Mark Beeson (1954-2022), theatre director and playwright: literary and personal papers of Beeson, founder of MED Theatre company, Devon 1970s-2000s (EUL MS 488)
- Alexei David Sayle (b1952), actor, author, comedian: scripts for various TV and radio programmes and films 1982-2001 (BSUCA/SAYLE)
- Nigel George Planer (b1953), actor, writer, comedian, musician: comedy collection incl magazines, cuttings, promotional material, AV recordings 1970-2018 (2022/BSUCA/3)
- Nina Drucker (c1935-2022): diaries, correspondence, programmes and papers relating to music, theatre and opera 1976-2010 (MS463)
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