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1. Add MS 89387

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Add MS 89387
Title:
People Show Archive
Scope & Content:
An archive, consisting of both paper-based material and electronic records, covering the first 50 years of the experimental theatre company's existence. Almost two-thirds of the paper-based material is comprised of show files, which contain, among other things, design and planning documentation,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish
Date Range:
1936-2017
Extent:

263 files

2. Add MS 89387/1

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Title:
Administrative Records
Scope & Content:
This series contains correspondence between company members and venues; early contractual documentation with venues; histories of the company; internal assessments of their work; and the contents of an address book.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, and German
Date Range:
1967-2014
Extent:

9 files

3. Add MS 89387/1/1

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Title:
Jeff Nuttall Correspondence
Scope & Content:
File includes letters and postcards, containing information on various topics, including: his vision concerning the intent of the group and its work, comments on show ideas, his personal life in Norwich, thoughts on art and culture, possible interest from Charles Marowitz on having the group be ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1967-c 1980
Extent:

1 file

4. Add MS 89387/1/1-3

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Title:
Contracts and Correspondence
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between members of the company, along with other individuals and venues; and early contractual documentation with venues.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, and German
Date Range:
1967-2013
Extent:
3 files

5. Add MS 89387/1/2

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Title:
General Correspondence
Scope & Content:
Letters covering various topics, mainly addressed to Mark Long, including: arrangements with venues regarding performances, the possible purchase of a building for a studio, vendor invoices, grants, complimentary correspondence, and several letters relating to an audience member's criticism over...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, and German
Date Range:
20 Jun 1967-24 Jun 2013
Extent:

1 file

6. Add MS 89387/1/3

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Add MS 89387/1/3
Title:
Early Contracts and Venue Correspondence
Scope & Content:
Letters/contracts regarding People Show performances at various venues, including: the Warm-Up Café, Edinburgh; University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire's Student Union, and the Traverse Theatre.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1967-4 Sep 1968
Extent:

1 file

7. Add MS 89387/1/4

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Title:
Self-Documentation
Scope & Content:
Includes various company histories, written for promotional and other purposes, over the course of the organisation's existence; also present are papers on the topic of the company needing to develop itself in order to avoid stagnation.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1969-2014
Extent:

1 file

8. Add MS 89387/1/4-8

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Title:
Internal Documentation
Scope & Content:
Various histories of the company, policies, and assessment and research papers.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1969-2014
Extent:
5 files

9. Add MS 89387/1/5

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Title:
Policies and Sponsorship Papers
Scope & Content:
Includes a policy and projections document from 1979, notes for a presentation on generating sponsorship for the company, a paper in response to a letter from the Arts Council England regarding its development Strategy, from 1983; and an artistic policy.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1979-1994
Extent:

1 file

10. Add MS 89387/1/6

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Title:
David Wainwright Assessment Papers
Scope & Content:
Includes correspondence, interview reports and other items relating to a study conducted by David Wainwright, for the purpose of identifying the individual aspirations of People Show's cast members, and incorporating them into collective objectives for the future development of the company.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jun 1983-21 Oct 1983
Extent:

1 file