| Description | This material starts at unsorted box 38.
Boxes 1 - 37, 47, 78 - 97, 128 - 151, 153 - 176, 194 - 199, 204, 206 - 243 and 245 - 267 are part of the New Rep Archive - see MS 2339/4 for a box listing of this unsorted material.
NB - there are some MS 2339 records with the Old Rep material which will need to be considered when working on catalogue structures and classification schemes for both collections.
MS 978 unsorted box 38
Framed 'illuminated' production lists and other material.
MS 978 unsorted box 39
Paintings, sketches and photographs - including Barry Jackson watercolour of George Bernard Shaw at a reading of 'Too Good To Be True' at The Old Vic, and Laura Knight charcoal drawing of Barry Jackson.
MS 978 unsorted box 40
Posters.
MS 978 unsorted box 40A
Unsorted music.
MS 978 unsorted box 41
Unsorted musical scores and other material.
MS 978 unsorted box 42
Administrative files, including minutes and correspondence.
MS 978 unsorted box 43
Metal printing plates for publicity material.
MS 978 unsorted box 44
Music to be sorted.
MS 978 unsorted box 45
Music to be sorted.
MS 978 unsorted box 46
Correspondence files, including loose material.
Box 47 is New Rep - see MS 2339.
MS 978 unsorted box 48
Plays and scripts.
MS 978 unsorted box 49
Pinocchio music.
MS 978 unsorted box 50
Pinocchio music.
MS 978 unsorted box 51 (HEAVY)
Unsorted music.
MS 978 unsorted box 52
Plays and writing by Dr Frank G. Layton.
MS 978 unsorted box 53
Plays and writing by Dr Frank G. Layton.
MS 978 unsorted box 54
Unsorted correspondence.
MS 978 unsorted box 55
Posters (including labelled as 'MS 978/124-125').
MS 978 unsorted box 56
Posters.
MS 978 unsorted box 57
Exhibition images.
MS 978 unsorted box 58
Illuminated cast lists and two artworks.
MS 978 unsorted box 59
Artwork - includes Daily Mirror newscutting on modern dress 'Hamlet'.
MS 978 unsorted box 60 (red folder)
Illuminted cast lists.
MS 978 unsorted box 61
Scripts (for possible destruction), 1 phase box.
MS 978 unsorted box 62
Scripts (for possible destruction), 1 small box.
MS 978 unsorted box 63
Scripts (for possible destruction), 1 small box.
MS 978 unsorted box 64 (o/s portfolio)
Old Rep plans.
MS 978 unsorted box 65
Play music - 'Bethlehem' and 'First Impressions'.
MS 978 unsorted box 66
Plays musical, scores etc. A-G.
MS 978 unsorted box 67
Plays musical, scores etc. H-P.
MS 978 unsorted box 68
Plays musical, scores etc. Q-Z.
MS 978 unsorted box 69
Musical.
MS 978 unsorted box 70
Production files, A-K.
MS 978 unsorted box 71
Production files, L-Z.
MS 978 unsorted box 72
Typescripts of plays A-C.
MS 978 unsorted box 73
Typescripts of plays D-F.
MS 978 unsorted box 74
Typescripts of plays G-M.
MS 978 unsorted box 75
Typescripts of plays N-R.
MS 978 unsorted box 76
Typescripts of plays S-U.
MS 978 unsorted box 77
Typescripts of plays V-Z.
MS 978 unsorted bundle 77A
Outsize posters.
Boxes 78 - 86 are New Rep - see MS 2339.
Box 87 - not used (now 97A, so number 87 is spare)
Boxes 88 - 97, and 97B are New Rep - see MS 2339.
MS 978 unsorted box 97A
Theatre Royal programmes.
MS 978 unsorted box 98
Non-Rep programmes.
MS 978 unsorted box 99
Non-Rep programmes.
MS 978 unsorted box 100
Non-Rep programmes.
MS 978 unsorted box 101
Non-Rep programmes.
MS 978 unsorted box 102
Theatre magazines.
MS 978 unsorted box 103
Non-Rep theatre programmes.
MS 978 unsorted box 104
Non-Rep theatre and music programmes and publications.
MS 978 unsorted box 105
Score of Bethlehem.
MS 978 unsorted box 106
Programmes and publications - some relating to the Malvern Festival.
MS 978 unsorted box 107
Non-Rep theatre programmes.
MS 978 unsorted box 108
Non-Rep theatre programmes.
MS 978 unsorted box 109
Non-Rep theatre programmes.
MS 978 unsorted box 110
Non-Rep theatre publications and magazines.
MS 978 unsorted box 111
Rep publication 'Gong' and anniversary material.
MS 978 unsorted boxes 112 - 113
Non-Rep theatre publications and magazines.
MS 978 unsorted box 114
Non-Rep theatre publications and magazines.
MS 978 unsorted boxes 115 - 117
Non-Rep theatre publications and magazines.
MS 978 unsorted boxes 118 - 121
Non-Rep programmes.
MS 978 unsorted file 122 [stored in MS 2339 unsorted box 2]
Royal Opera programme.
MS 978 unsorted folder 123
Non-Rep programmes.
MS 978 unsorted box 124
Programmes, flyers and non-Rep news cuttings.
MS 978 unsorted box 125
Framed items - includes portrait of Barry Jackson by 'Povey'.
MS 978 unsorted box 126
Framed rolls of plays in particular years.
MS 978 unsorted unboxed item 127
Painting of flowers, 1957 (by Finlay James).
MS 978 unsorted boxes 127A, 127B, 127C
Posters.
MS 978 unsorted bundle 127D.
Posters.
Unsorted boxes 128 - 151, 153 - 176: see MS 2339.
MS 978 unsorted box 177
Photographs.
MS 978 unsorted box 178 A - D
Set model pieces (poor condition) - possibly for 'The Family First', 'Henry VIII', 'Titus Andronicus', 'The Love Of Four Colonels' (1960 - 1963).
MS 978 unsorted object 179
Framed presentation from Manchester Playgoers Club to Barry Jackson.
MS 978 unsorted box 180
Old Rep programmes to be checked.
MS 978 unsorted box 181
Old Rep programmes to be sorted into main sequence.
MS 978 unsorted box 182
Old Rep programmes to be sorted.
MS 978 unsorted box 183
Material from Miss Hirons (former wardrobe manager).
MS 978 unsorted box 184
Production and research photographs.
MS 978 unsorted folder 185
Stage plans.
MS 978 unsorted folder 186
Stage plans.
MS 978 unsorted folder 187
Stage plans for Rep productions at The Ravinia Festival.
MS 978 unsorted folder 188
Posters (1930s).
MS 978 unsorted folder 189
Posters (1915 - 1920).
MS 978 unsorted folder 190
Posters (1922 - 1931).
MS 978 unsorted folder 191
Posters (1932 - 1937).
MS 978 unsorted folder 192
Posters (1938 - 1940).
MS 978 unsorted folder 193
Posters.
Boxes 194 - 199 are New Rep: see MS 2339.
MS 978 unsorted bundle 200
Publicity material for Fox Film Corporation film 'As You Like It', including three posters and press material (1936).
MS 978 unsorted box 201
Promotional and production material and correspondence.
MS 978 unsorted box 201A
Production items, plus notices for plays and exhibition material.
MS 978 unsorted box 202
Old Rep drawings and designs.
MS 978 unsorted box 203
Old Rep drawings and designs.
Box 204 is New Rep: see MS 2339.
MS 978 unsorted box 205
Large Old Rep production posters.
Boxes 206 - 243 are New Rep: see MS 2339.
MS 978 unsorted box 244
Scrapbook containing Rep. programmes, news cuttings, some photos, and correspondence; with contacts/address book and report on the future of The Rep.
Boxes 245 - 267 are New Rep: see MS 2339.
MS 978 unsorted folder 268
File of details of Barry Jackson bronze sculpture (including reel to reel tape of presentation of bust in 1957 & cassette copy [CD PLAYING COPY AVAILABLE]
MS 978 unsorted box 269
Mary Heath personal items [marked Joan Heath gift].
MS 978 unsorted box 270
Material on Mary Heath Birmingham Theatre school.
MS 978 unsorted box 271
Mary Heath plays & broadcasts.
MS 978 unsorted box 272
Mary Heath plays & broadcasts.
MS 978 unsorted box 273
Mary Heath Theatre programmes, including typed list of illustrations.
MS 978 unsorted box 274
Mary Heath newspaper cuttings.
MS 978 unsorted box 275
Mary Heath photos.
MS 978 unsorted box 276
Mary Heath photos.
MS 978 unsorted box 277
Mary Heath photos.
MS 978 unsorted box 278
Mary Heath photos.
MS 978 unsorted box 279
Mary Heath - personal correspondence & other papers.
MS 978 unsorted box 280
Mary Heath - ephemera/miscellaneous.
MS 978 unsorted box 281
Mary Heath scripts/plays.
MS 978 unsorted box 282
Production photos and programmes.
MS 978 unsorted box 283
Prompt books and scripts (H.K. Ayliff material).
MS 978 unsorted box 284
Programmes, prompt books, acripts and newscuttings (HK Ayliff material).
MS 978 unsorted box 285
Prompts to sort & clean.
MS 978 unsorted box 286
Prompts to sort & clean.
MS 978 unsorted box 287
Prompts to sort & clean.
MS 978 unsorted boxes 288 - 292
Five boxes of gramophone sound effects (nos 91 - 167).
MS 978 unsorted box 293 - 297
Five boxes of gramophone record sound effects (nos 1 - 90) [list of sound effects in unsorted box 300] plus three LPs of BBC documentary 'The Mighty Line' on Rep (1947).
MS 978 unsorted box 298
Book - Barry Jackson and the London Theatre by G.W. Bishop.
MS 978 unsorted box 299
Publications on The Rep and people associated with it.
MS 978 unsorted box 300
Newsletters, articles and theses on Rep. |