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Collection name Royal Albert Hall (1871-)
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Description A collection of programmes for events - including concerts - given at the Royal Albert Hall, London, since 1913.

Also, a complete set of programmes for the Royal Albert Hall Sunday Concerts for the period 1871 to 1913.

In addition to concert programmes, the Royal Albert Hall archive includes a complete set of Council records (from 1867), various press cuttings and a small collection of handbills.

A database project is ongoing to input information from the programme collection and eventually list all events held at the Hall. As of September 2007, this has reached the 1980s. The long-term aim is to make this information available online. Until that point, enquries can be made directly to the archivist ([email protected]).
Date range 1871 -
Associated People and Organisations Royal Albert Hall - Royal Albert Hall Sunday Concerts -
Associated Places Royal Albert Hall
Associated Times 19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899 19th century - mid Victorian 1851-1875 20th century - early 1900-1930 20th century - late 1971-1999 20th century - mid 1931-1970 21st century
Associated Content Posters Handbills Programme notes
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Viewing the Collection Tuesday and Thursday: 10.30-18.30 here are charges for lengthy research, photocopying and photography.
Tuesday and Thursday: 10.30-18.30 There are charges for lengthy research, photocopying and photography.
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Royal Albert Hall
South Kensington,Kensington Gore South Kensington London SW7 0AP United Kingdom Open Map
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Website http://www.royalalberthall.com
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Collections Overview The Archives contain Royal Albert Hall programmes from 1913 to the present day, correspondence, minutes dated from 1868 to the present day, incomplete newspaper cuttings from 1871 to the present day, photographic transparencies and prints from 1986 to the the present day.
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For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record

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