British Theatre, Music, and Literature: High and Popular Culture
British Theatre, Music, and Literature: High and Popular Culture features a wide range of primary sources related to the arts in the Victorian era, from playbills and scripts to operas and complete scores. These rare documents, many of them never before available, were sourced from the British Library and other renowned institutions, and curated by experts in British arts history. Covering more than a century, British Theatre, Music, and Literature is without equal as a resource for 19th century scholars.
This unparalleled collection provides a detailed look at the state of the British art world with, for example, not only manuscripts and compositions, but also documents such as personal letters, annotated programs, meeting minutes, and financial records, offering scholars an unmatched glimpse into the inner workings of the arts world and life in Victorian Britain.
Collections in this Archive
- Archives of the Royal Literary Fund
- British Playbills, 1780-1861
- Crystal Palace Handel Triennial
- Crystal Palace Saturday Concerts
- Drury Lane Receipts
- Drury Lane Theatre Archive
- Drury Lane under Sheridan, 1770-1812: Manuscript Plays and Correspondence
- English Stage after the Restoration, 1726–1849
- JW Davison Papers
- King's Theatre Haymarket Archive
- Konzert Programm Austausch
- Lord Chamberlain's Plays
- Oratorio Concert Programmes
- Popular Literature in 18th and 19th Century Britain, Parts Three-Ten: The Barry Ono Collection of Bloods and Penny Dreadfuls
- Popular Literature in 18th and 19th Century Britain, Part Two: The Sabine Baring-Gould and Thomas Crampton Collections
- Queen's Hall Programmes
- Royal Albert Hall
- Royal Philharmonic Society Archive
- Royal Philharmonic Society Music Manuscripts
- Sir George Smart Papers
- Sir George Smart Programmes
- St James Hall Monday/Saturday Popular Concerts
- Wandering Minstrels Archive