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Collection name
Concert Organizers Office: Festival Brochures (1946-61)
Unique identifier
R79/130/2
Description
A collection of three festival brochures, relating to the 20th Meeting of the International Society for Contemporary Music (London, 7-14 July 1946), the Bergen International Festival (25 May–7 June 1956) and Glyndebourne Festival Opera (24 May-20 August 1961).
All three documents include programmes with words, notes, biographical notes and photographs.
Date range
1946 - 1961
Associated People and Organisations
International Society for Contemporary Music -
Glyndebourne Festival Opera -
Bergen International Festival -
Associated Places
Bergen
Glyndebourne Opera House
London [England]
Associated Times
20th century - mid 1931-1970
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Brochures
Photographs
Word books
Programme notes
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BBC Written Archives Centre
Caversham Park Reading Berkshire RG4 8TZ Open Map
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The BBC's Written Archives constitute the working papers of the organization from 1922 to the 1970s. They show in great detail how the BBC went about the task of making programmes, first for radio and later also for television. They detail the planning, production and content of these programmes, encompassing internal memoranda and minutes of meetings, financial records, correspondence with contributors, programmes records of various types, extensive press cuttings, audience reaction, concert programmes, publicity and publications. These detailed internal records are available for research from the beginning up to 1974.
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