Shakespeare Association Records

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0103 SHAKESPEARE ASSOCIATION
Held at	: University College London   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/special-coll ›
Full title	: Shakespeare Association Records
Date(s)	: 1914-1955
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 4 boxes
Name of creator(s)	: Shakespeare Association
Detailed catalogue	: Click here to view repository detailed catalogue

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Shakespeare Association was set up in 1914. One of the founders was Charlotte Carmichael Stopes. The association organised lectures on Shakespeare and drama.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the Shakespeare Association, 1914-1955, consisting of minute books, annual reports, membership lists, cash book, correspondence regarding publications and subscriptions, other correspondence and press cuttings.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open. The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Finding aids:

Summary list. Collections level description.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Transferred from the UCL English Department 1980/1981

Allied Materials

Related material:

UCL Special Collections also holds the papers of Charlotte Carmichael Stopes (1841-1929) who established the Association (ref: MS ADD 157)

National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record

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Description Notes

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Date(s) of descriptions:
1999