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Collection name McCann Collection: United Kingdom (1934)
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Description A collection of one box of programmes from the McCann collection, from 1934. The collection contains programmes from concerts given in the United Kingdom. The programmes were collected by the concert agent Norman McCann (1920-1999).

The contents of the collection are as follows:

London:
Queen’s Hall – 5 programmes; 1 prospectus
The prospectus covers the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts.

Other London venues:
Dorchester Hotel; Central Hall, Westminster; Kingsway Hall (2); Maurice Hall, Working Men’s College, Camden Town; King’s Weigh House Church, Duke Street, W1; Town Hall, Chelsea; Conway Hall, Red Lion Square; Aeolian Hall; Y.W.C.A. Central Club, Great Russell Street; Wigmore Hall (3); Central Library Hall, Tottenham (2); Chesterfield Salon, 27B Charles Street, Mayfair; 9 Chesterfield Gardens, Curzon Street; Royal Albert Hall (4); Borough Polytechnic [Southwark].

Provincial venues:
Derby Cathedral; Happy Valley, Llandudno; Llandudno Pier; St. Peter’s Church Hall, Berkhamsted; Foresters’ Hall, Barnstaple; City Hall, Newcastle (2); Albert Hall, Nottingham (2); Eastbrook Hall, Bradford; Town Hall, Huddersfield; Leeds Institute of Science, Art and Literature; County School for Boys, Woking; Holywell Music Room; Victoria Rooms, Clifton; Sheldonian Theatre; Town Hall, Birmingham (2); Corn Exchange, Newbury.

There is a guide to concerts in Bradford; the majority of concerts were held in Eastbrook Hall, with one concert being held in Church House. In addition there are programmes from Hinderton Hall and Doughty House, where the geographic locations are not known. There is a programme from the University College Musical Society, where the venue is assumed to have been University College, Oxford. There is a programme from a concert given as part of the “Celebrity & Harmonic Society’s Series” in Nottingham. Though the venue is unspecified, this concert is likely to have taken place in Albert Hall, Nottingham. There are seven programmes from concerts with unspecified venues or concerts that formed part of a multi-venue tour.
Date range 1934 - 1934
Associated People and Organisations Celebrity & Harmonic Society's Series (Nottingham) - Promenade concerts - University College London Music Society -
Associated Places 9 Chesterfield Gardens, Curzon Street Aeolian Hall, London Albert Hall, Nottingham Borough Polytechnic Central Hall, Westminster Central Library, Tottenham: Hall Chesterfield Salon, Charles Street, Mayfair Church House, Bradford City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Conway Hall Conway Hall Corn Exchange, Newbury Derby Cathedral Dorchester Hotel, The Doughty House (location unspecified) Eastbrook Hall, Bradford Foresters' Hall, Barnstaple Happy Valley, Llandudno Hinderton Hall (location unspecified) Holywell Music Room King's Weigh House Church, Duke Street, W1 Kingsway Hall Leeds Institute of Science, Art and Literature Llandudno Pier Queen's Hall, London Royal Albert Hall Sheldonian Theatre St. Peter's Church, Berkhamsted: Hall Birmingham Coliseum (afterwards Gaiety) Town Hall, Chelsea Town Hall, Huddersfield University College, University of Oxford Victoria rooms, Bristol Wigmore Hall Woking County School for Boys Working Men's College, Crowndale Road: Maurice Hall
Associated Times 20th century - mid 1931-1970
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