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Special Collections: Drama, Music and Theatre History

Materials within the University Archive relating to music and theatre include:

  • File of correspondence bills re concerts and musical ephemera relating to the Choral Society at the Royal Albert Memorial College, 1911-1912 (EUL UA/DRO/237)
  • Proposal (1924) for a Music department in the Principal's Papers (EUL UA/DRO/257-258)
  • Department of Music prospectuses, 1924-1927 (EUL UA/DRO/264)
  • Minutes of the Dramatic Society, 1926-1941 (EUL UA/DRO/563-564)
  • File of the Advisory Committee on Music Education (EUL UA/DRO/462)
  • Building files relating to the Northcott Theare, 1958-1979 (EUL UA/DRO/55, 56, 419, 441)
  • Illustrated pamphlet ‘The Seventh Star’, about an exhibition of the History of Exeter’s theatres held at the Great Hall [in 1967] including information on the theatres in Exeter from 1721 to 1967 [The Seventh Star; The Theatre in Waterbeare Street; The New Theatre at Bedford Circus; The Theatre Royal and the Northcott Theatre] and their performances, forms of entertainment, programmes, actors, theatre companies and images [the Savoy Cinema can be seen in one image taken after the Blitz 1942] (EUL UA/DRO/234)
  • Materials relating to St Luke's Theatre (EUL UA add. 6)
  • Brochures and leaflets on music making activities at the University of Exeter, 1969-2006 (EUL MS 313)

The University Photograph Archive includes some photographs relating to music and drama at the university. These are located in the following series, which you can explore further on the online archives catalogue:

  • EUL UA/P/1b/5 - University photographs: Streatham campus: central buildings
  • EUL UA/P/3g - University photographs: events: teaching, studying and research
  • EUL UA/P/3h - University photographs: events: student activities
  • EUL UA/P/5/2 - Photograph collection of Evelyn James, student of UCSWE

Some photographs have also been digitised and are available to view on the Digital Collections site.

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