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Collection name McCann Collection: United Kingdom (1939)
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Description A collection of one box of programmes from the McCann collection, from 1939. 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 – 12 programmes

Other London venues:
Guildhall; Royal College of Music (2); London Museum, Lancaster House, St. James’s; People’s Palace; May Fair Hotel; Davis Theatre, Croydon; Central Hall, Westminster; Alexandra Palace; Aeolian Hall; Chelsea Polytechnic; Hampstead Concert Studio, Swiss Cottage; 34 Hampstead Heath; Studio, 8 Greville Place; Wigmore Hall (4); Concert Hall, Broadcasting House (2); Royal Albert Hall (3); Schoolroom, Tollington Park, N4; 23 Ranulf Road [Camden].

In addition, there is a leaflet and festival programme for the London Music Festival, which tool place at various locations in London.

Provincial venues:
Town Hall, Watford; Albert Hall, Nottingham (2); Albert Hall, Barnstaple; City Hall, Newcastle; Palmer Hall, Reading; Pier Pavilion, Llandudno; Dome, Brighton (4); City Hall, Sheffield; Colston Hall, Bristol; Assembly Rooms, Bath; Corn Exchange, Bedford; Town Hall, Worthing; Town Hall, Cheltenham (4); Grand Parade Bandstand, Eastbourne (3); Londonderry House; Public Hall, Ipswich; Empire Hall, Chesham.

There is a programme from the Amersham Music Festival, which took place in the Empire Hall and the Co-operative Hall, Chesham.

There is a programme from the Leighton House Society, where a venue is not specified but it likely to be Leighton House (Holland Park). In addition, there are ten programmes and various loose sheets where the concert venue is not specified, or the programme is used for a multi-venue tour.
Date range 1939 - 1939
Associated People and Organisations Amersham Music Festival - Leighton House Society - London Musical Festival -
Associated Places 23 Ranulf Road 34 Hampstead Heath 8 Greville Place Aeolian Hall, London Albert Hall, Barnstaple Albert Hall, Nottingham Alexandra Palace Assembly Rooms, Bath Broadcasting House, London: Concert Hall Central Hall, Westminster Chelsea Polytechnic City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Hall, Sheffield Colston Hall Co-operative Hall, Chesham Corn Exchange, Bedford Davis Theatre, Croydon Dome, Brighton Empire Hall, Chesham Grand Parade Bandstand, Eastbourne Guildhall, City of London Hampstead Concert Studio London Museum (Lancaster House) Londonderry House May Fair Hotel Palmer Hall, Reading People's Palace, Mile End Road Pier Pavilion, Llandudno Public Hall, Ipswich Queen's Hall, London Royal Albert Hall Royal College of Music Schoolroom, Tollington Park Westminster Town Hall, Cheltenham Town Hall, Watford Town Hall, Worthing Wigmore Hall
Associated Times 20th century - mid 1931-1970
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Royal Academy of Music Museum
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