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Introduction and summary description
Detailed catalogue
Annual general meeting and Council meeting minutes , 1954-1994
Council correspondence, 1957-1992
Executive management committee minutes, 1977-1992
Management committee (previously Finance committee) minutes, 1956-1994
Records of other committes of the English Stage Company, 1973-1998
Records of Royal Court Theatre Productions Ltd, 1983-1999
Business and development plans, 1989-1999
General Manager/Executive Director correspondence, 1964-2002
Records of the Royal Court Theatre Society and other previous societies, 1966-1981
Company history papers, 1956-2000
Staff Policy Records, Mar 1994
Management accounts, 1956-1994
Accounts of the Royal Court Theatre Society and other previous societies , 1959-1986
Production Accounts and Investment Files, 1958-2001
General Financial Papers, Nov 1961-Apr 2000
Main Theatre Production Management Files, 1955-2005
Theatre Upstairs production management files, 1969-2004
Sunday Night production management files, 1959-1979
Barclays New Stages production management files, 1990-1996
West End London Transfers production management files, 1959-2003
English Stage Company on Tour production management files, 1964-2000
Rehearsed Readings and Workshops production management files, 1978-1997
Concerts and Other Events production management files, 1962-2000
Production schedules, 1969-2000
Correspondence of George Devine, Artistic Director (1956-65), 1956-1970
Correspondence of Anthony Page, Artistic Director (1964-1965, 1969-1972), 1964-1965
Correspondence of William Gaskill, Artistic Director (1965-1969, 1969-1972), 1965-1971
Correspondence of Stuart Burge, Artistic Director (1977-1980), 1977-1978
Correspondence of Max Stafford-Clark, Artistic Director (1979-1993), 1977-1993
Correspondence of Stephen Daldry, Artistic Director (1993-1998), 1992-1999
Correspondence of Ian Rickson, Artistic Director (1998-2006 ), 1992-2000
Correspondence of Roger Croucher, Director of the Theatre Upstairs (1970-1974), 1971-1975
Royal Court Young People's Theatre (and Schools Scheme) files, 1966-1999
Royal Court Theatre International Summer School files, 1989-1999
Royal Court Theatre Trainee Assistant Director and Internship Files, 1976-2000
English Stage Company Stage Plans and Drawings, 1961-2001
Play Reports on other companies, 1969-1992
Script receipts and script books, 1966-1986
Literary and script meeting papers, 1975-2000
Play commissions and contract files, 1966-1993
Correspondence of Rob Ritchie, Literary Manager (later Associate Director), 1979-1984
Correspondence of Michael Hastings, Literary Manager, 1984-1987
Correspondence of Philip Palmer, Literary Manager, 1985-1986
Correspondence of Simon Usher, Literary Manager , Feb 1987-Mar 1987
Correspondence of Mel Kenyon, Literary Manager, 1990-1992
Correspondence and Day Book of Robin Hooper, Literary Manager, 1992-1994
Correspondence relating to Reader's Reports, 1977-1996
Literary department General Correspondence Files, 1961-2000
Research projects to inspire new writing, 2000
Production photographs, 1956-2003
Oversized Production photographs,
People and events connected to the English Stage Company photographs, ca. late 20th century
Interior and Exterior photographs of the Royal Court Theatre, ca. late 20th century
Press cutting volumes and general press cuttings, 1955-2001
Production press cuttings and publicity files, 1956-2004
Royal Court Theatre press releases, 1968-1999
English Stage Company marketing and audience survey records, 1983-1997
Papers of the Press and Publicity Department, May 1966-Sept 1975
Designs used for publicity purposes, 1957-2006
Posters used to advertise productions and the Royal Court Theatre, 1970-2007
Grants and fundraising records
The Arts Council of Great Britian (later England) correspondence and papers, 1959-2000
London Boroughs Grants Scheme and other local authorities correspondence and papers, 1964-1996
Business and corporate sponsorship correspondence and papers, 1981-1992
The Olivier Appeal for the Royal Court Theatre correspondence and papers, 1987-1993
Other grants and fundraising policy and events files, 1974-1998
Royal Court Theatre Lease Papers, 1934-1989
Royal Court Theatre Building and Project files , 1968-1995
Royal Court Theatre Redevelopment files, 1993-2000
Royal Court Young People's Theatre, 309 Portobello Road, London, Building Files, 1981-1993
Audio Visual materials from the BBC Omnibus documentary "The Royal Court Diaries", c. 1996
Sound recordings relating to the English Stage Company, c. 1960-1990