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Collection name English Provinces: Huddersfield (1903-2001)
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Description A collection of 53 programmes and prospectuses from Huddersfield, from 1903 to 2001. The collection is split between material relating to the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, and other material.

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival:
There are 14 prospectuses, programmes and fliers from the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. There are prospectuses from the 1980-1990 (inclusive) and the 1992 festivals.

Other concerts:
There are 41 programmes from concerts in given in Huddersfield, aside from the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. These include significant amounts of programmes from the Town Hall and the Polytechnic. The programmes from the Town Hall include a number of programmes from concerts given by the Huddersfield Choral Society - which was founded in 1836 - from 1903 onwards. The programmes from the Polytechnic are from a series entitled "Lunch Hour Concerts", organised by the Department of Music.

Other venues represented in the collection include the following: Highfield Hall; Lawrence Batley Theatre; St. Paul's Hall; Theatre Royal.

Arrangement:
The collection is divided between material from the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and other material. The material from the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival is arranged chronologically; other material is arranged by venue, then by date.
Date range 1903 - 2001
Associated People and Organisations Huddersfield Choral Society - Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival -
Associated Places Highfield Hall, Huddersfield Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield Polytechnic, Huddersfield St. Paul's Hall, University of Huddersfield Theatre Royal, Huddersfield Town Hall, Huddersfield
Associated Times 20th century - early 1900-1930 20th century - late 1971-1999 20th century - mid 1931-1970 21st century
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