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E.C. Sington Collection

Collection Summary

Collection Title

E.C. Sington Collection

Description

A collection of over 1,700 concert programmes from Britain and abroad, belonging to Edward Claude Sington (1892-1976). Although a lawyer by occupation, Sington was an avid attender of musical and theatrical events, and the collection bears testament to his passion for music, even whilst in service during the World Wars.

The collection consists of 13 boxes of material, organised by venue. This includes a number of magazines, non-musical documents, general concert guides, notes of concerts attended by Sington (even when the programme itself is absent) and several programmes from unidentified venues.

Format

Date range of collection

1908 - 1952

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Suggested Audience

Not Specific

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Details also available

http://www.cph.rcm.ac.uk/Generalimages/Sington%20Collection.pdf

This collection is about

Location Details

Royal College Of Music, Centre for Performance History

College Hall 220-238 Goldhawk Road London W12 9PL

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Website

http://www.cph.rcm.ac.uk

portraits@rcm.ac.uk

Telephone

020 7591 4340

Fax

020 7589 7740

Visiting Information

Mon-Fri by appointment

Research access by appointment only. Researchers will be provided with Collection Regulations, and will be asked to complete a Researcher Registration Form (copies are available on the CPH website)

Building Information

The Portraits and Performance History Collection and its associated reading room is housed in a recently adapted space within the RCM's College Hall, its hall of residence for students. There is step-free access for visitors.

Collections Overview

The Centre for Performance History (CPH) is a research centre and is also responsible for the stewardship of two well-established RCM research collections, the Museum of Instruments and the Portraits and Performance History Collection (PPHC). The latter houses a diverse collection relating to the history of performance including the RCM’s internationally famous collection of images, comprising 340 original portraits and sculptures and 25,000 prints and photographs, forming the most comprehensive archive of likenesses of musicians in the UK. The collection of 600,000 concert programmes from 1720 to the present day is of major importance for research into the history of music, society and culture.

For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record

Additional Collection Information

Accrual Status

Closed

Custodial History

Donation from Peter Sington (E.C. Sington's son)

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