| Series title: | Finance Department: Miscellaneous Material, 1941-1995 | |
| Reference: | ACGB/21 | |
| Extent: | 145 items |
This series consists of an artificial and miscellaneous grouping of material for which all context has been lost. It contains mainly copies of reports and publications, some produced by the Arts Council, some by external organisations. It also contains a few administrative files on subjects such as arts centres and transport subsidies, award certificates, and old papers relating to the Bristol Theatre Royal/ Bristol Old Vic Company, the Salisbury Arts Theatre and the Cambridge Arts Theatre.
Arrangement
The material in this series has been arranged chronologically.
Restrictions on access
Access to unpublished material less than 30 years old is subject to the written permission of the Arts Council of England. Apply in the first instance to the Archive of Art and Design at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
| Reference | Description | Dates | ||
| ACGB/21/144 | Accounts for the
Council for the Encouragement of Music and the
Arts and the
Arts Council of Great Britain 1 box | 1941-1968 | ||
| ACGB/21/41 | Bristol Theatre Royal: correspondence, inventory and valuation and legal documents. | 1942-1955 | ||
| ACGB/21/82 | Bristol Old Vic Company: accounts, agendas, minutes and press cuttings. | 1942-1957 | ||
| ACGB/21/109 | [Lists of Grants and Guarantees Awarded]. | 1943-1962 | ||
| ACGB/21/106 | Leases concerning Salisbury [Arts Theatre]. | 1945-1955 | ||
| ACGB/21/28 | Information Sheets. | 1946-[198-?] | ||
| There are information sheets on broadcast concerts, regional offices, industrial music clubs, Wigmore Hall, CEMA/Arts Council General, 105 Piccadilly and 4, St James Square. | ||||
| ACGB/21/43 | Arts Council O & M Reports 1950/51, 1955. R.O.H., C.G. Ltd 1948. | 1948-1955 | ||
| ACGB/21/83 | Tennent Productions Ltd/ Company of Four: Weekly Returns. | 1949-1951 | ||
| ACGB/21/81 | Cambridge Arts Theatre: Programmes and Minutes, Stencilled Papers. | 1949-1952 | ||
| ACGB/21/91 | The Arts Council of Great Britain Review: Main Report. | 1950 | ||
| ACGB/21/42 | Bristol Old Vic Company: budgets and weekly returns. | 1952-1954 | ||
| ACGB/21/84 | Old Papers for filing up to 1970. | 1957-1968 | ||
| This item consists of one box of miscellaneous papers covering subjects such as: Young People's Theatre Activities Questionnaires, the Northcott Theatre, Exeter, the Digswell Arts Trust and the King's Lynn Festival. | ||||
| ACGB/21/73 | Bristol Old Vic Company: weekly accounts. | 1959-1963 | ||
| ACGB/21/104 | The Poetry Book Society: Annual Reports, Accounts and Papers. | 1960-1968 | ||
| ACGB/21/85 | Photocopied extracts from the score of 'Faust'. | 1962-1963 | ||
| These photocopies are marked as property of the Arts Council of Great Britain under the Opera for All scheme. They are also annotated with people's names. | ||||
| ACGB/21/75 | Transport Subsidies 1962/63. | 1962-1964 | ||
| This item consists of one box containing 28 files and some loose papers. | ||||
| ACGB/21/70 | Commer Van BYY 374B. | 1962-1965 | ||
| ACGB/21/86 | Sadler's Wells: weekly summaries, budgets and minutes. | 1962-1967 | ||
| ACGB/21/145 | Young Contemporaries exhibitions | 1962-1967 | ||
| ACGB/21/76 | Transport Subsidies 1963/64. | 1963-1964 | ||
| This item consists of one box containing 35 files. | ||||
| ACGB/21/66 | Royal Opera House: Finance Sub-Committee Minutes and Budgets. | 1963-1966 | ||
| ACGB/21/77 | Transport Subsidies 1964/65. | 1964-1965 | ||
| This item consists of one box containing 36 files. | ||||
| ACGB/21/64 | National Theatre: Miscellaneous papers. | 1964-1969 | ||
| ACGB/21/120 | Miscellaneous Programmes | 1966-1971 | ||
| ACGB/21/102 | The Charter of Incorporation Granted by Her Majesty the Queen to the Arts Council of Great Britain. | [1967?] | ||
| ACGB/21/65 | Correspondence and plans relating to the Hayward Gallery. | 1967-1968 | ||
| ACGB/21/74 | Miscellaneous Client Papers. | 1967-1969 | ||
| ACGB/21/105 | Arts Administration Course Files. | 1967-1977 | ||
| This item consists of five files marked A/1/1-5 containing papers relating to the Arts Administration Course and the McLeish Family. | ||||
| ACGB/21/143 | Pension fund 1 box | 1967-1993 | ||
| ACGB/21/87 | D.A.L.T.A. Spring 1968 Tour Statistics: Grand Theatre, Leeds, 26th Feb to 13th April 1968. | 1968 | ||
| ACGB/21/88 | London Orchestral Concerts Board Limited: Estimated Account of Income and Expenditure 1st April 1968 to 31st March 1969. | 1969 Mar 30 | ||
| ACGB/21/22 | [Arts Centres Miscellaneous Papers]. | [197-]. | ||
| The arts centres covered by this material include: Alfreton Hall, Brycbox Youth Arts Workshop, Chester Arts and Recreation Trust, New Planet City, Shoreham Youth Workshop and the Drum Arts Centre. | ||||
| ACGB/21/89 | Arts Council of Great Britain: Regional Analysis of Grant-in-Aid 1968/69. | 1970 Mar 16 | ||
| ACGB/21/90 | Papers collected to aid the investigation into the financial position of the Sadler's Wells Trust Limited. | 1970 Oct 26 | ||
| ACGB/21/51 | The Theatre Today in England and Wales: The Report of The Arts Council Theatre Enquiry 1970. | 1970 | ||
| ACGB/21/92 | The Royal Shakespeare Company: Notes for Discussion. | 1971 Sept 14 | ||
| ACGB/21/93 | The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Notes for Discussion. | 1971 Oct 29 | ||
| ACGB/21/94 | The Arts Council of Great Britain Report on the Four Major Grant-Aided Theatres: Main Report. | 1972 Jan 14 | ||
| ACGB/21/97 | The Arts Council of Great Britain Report on the Four Major Grant-Aided Theatres: Supplementary Report -'B' Sadler's Wells Opera. | 1972 Jan 14 | ||
| ACGB/21/96 | The Arts Council of Great Britain Report on the Four Major Grant-Aided Theatres: Supplementary Report -'C' The Royal Shakespeare Company. | 1972 Jan 14 | ||
| ACGB/21/95 | The Arts Council of Great Britain Report on the Four Major Grant-Aided Theatres: Supplementary Report -'D' The National Theatre. | 1972 Jan 14 | ||
| ACGB/21/101 | Arts Alive Merseyside: The free monthly magazine of the Merseyside Arts Association. | 1972 Nov | ||
| ACGB/21/80 | Notes prepared on behalf of the Welsh Arts Council in anticipation of political action being taken on the Kilbrandon Report, which may affect the status and mode of operation of the Welsh Arts Council. | 1974 May | ||
| ACGB/21/79 | Welsh Arts Council: The First Seven Years: A review of the Literature Committee's work 1968/9 to 1974/5. | 1974 | ||
| ACGB/21/78 | Notes prepared for the Finance and General Purposes Committee of the Welsh Arts Council for discussions on Regional Policy, Devolution and Reorganisation of the Welsh Arts Council. | 1975 June | ||
| ACGB/21/11 | [Outer Critics Circle Award 1974-1975 Certificate]. | 1975 | ||
| This award was given to the Arts Council of Great Britain for its support of the National Theatre Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the English Stage Society, theYoung Vic and others and for the subsequent enrichment of the New York theatre. | ||||
| ACGB/21/14 | Mauricio Kagel 'Theatrum Instrumentorum'. | 1975-1976 | ||
| ACGB/21/40 | The Arts Council of Great Britain Report on the National Theatre's Estimates. | 1976 | ||
| ACGB/21/5 | Film-makers on tour. | 1976 | ||
| ACGB/21/13 | The International Competition for a Musical Composition 'Holocaust and Rebirth'. | 1976 | ||
| ACGB/21/69 | Previous Years Filing. | 1977-1981 | ||
| ACGB/21/6 | Arts Council Film Tour 1979/80 Unit Three. | 1979 | ||
| ACGB/21/48 | Arts Council of Great Britain: Organisation and Procedures: Report of the Working Party 1979. | 1979 | ||
| ACGB/21/52 | An invitation to the nation to invest in the arts: A Great British Success Story. | [198-] | ||
| ACGB/21/26 | Historical Material. | [198-] | ||
| ACGB/21/30 | Palace Theatre Centre leaflet advertising the Palace Privilege Card. | [198-] | ||
| ACGB/21/31 | The Palace Theatre Centre proudly presents Benefits for Business or As You Like It. | [198-] | ||
| ACGB/21/39 | The Royal Court: A Unique Resource. | [198-] | ||
| ACGB/21/12 | List of Insurances for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, The Aldwych, London. | [198-?] | ||
| ACGB/21/27 | Published Works. | [198-?] | ||
| ACGB/21/103 | Papers for Second Meeting of the Touring Consortium. | [198-?] | ||
| ACGB/21/9 | Unpacking 7 Films. | [198-?] | ||
| ACGB/21/8 | Arts in Action. | [1980?] | ||
| ACGB/21/57 | Internal Memo: OWP - Delegation of Authority. | 1980 Mar | ||
| ACGB/21/58 | The Arts Council of Great Britain and the regional arts associations: Towards a new relationship. | 1980 May | ||
| ACGB/21/59 | Organisation Working Party: Delegation of Authority: Report on Subsidy Procedures. | 1980 Oct | ||
| ACGB/21/108 | South Hill Park Arts Centre. | 1980 | ||
| ACGB/21/140 | Allocation lists and budgets 1 bundle | 1980-1981 | ||
| ACGB/21/124 | Devolution of Theatre Writing Commissioning
Monies. 1 file | 1980-1986 | ||
| ACGB/21/115 | Arts Council of Great Britain: IBM System/34 Computer System Subsidies System Functional Specification. | 1981 May 26 | ||
| ACGB/21/60 | Writers in Education 1951-1979: A survey and report. | 1981 May | ||
| ACGB/21/50 | Writers and the Arts Council. | 1981 | ||
| ACGB/21/7 | Arts in Action. | 1982 | ||
| ACGB/21/47 | New Theatre Writing Schemes 1983-4. | [1983?] | ||
| ACGB/21/118 | Opera and Dance: Report of the Study Group. | 1983 Feb | ||
| ACGB/21/15 | Financial Scrutiny of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Ltd and the Royal Shakespeare Company Volume I. | 1983 | ||
| ACGB/21/16 | Financial Scrutiny of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Ltd and the Royal Shakespeare Company Volume II. | 1983 | ||
| ACGB/21/36 | The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, Development Trust. | 1983 | ||
| ACGB/21/18 | The Priestley Report on the Royal Opera House and Royal Shakespeare Company. Paper for Council by the Deputy Secretary-General, no.C83p46. | 1983 | ||
| ACGB/21/121 | Literature statistics. 1 file | 1983-1984 | ||
| ACGB/21/123 | Appraisals and evaluations 1 bundle | 1983-1987 | ||
| ACGB/21/45 | Grants to Writers and Theatre Companies for New Plays: New Theatre Writing Schemes 1984-5. | [1984?] | ||
| ACGB/21/62 | The Glory of the Garden press release. | 1984 Mar | ||
| ACGB/21/114 | The Arts Council: Report on Qualitative Research: Contemporary Music Network. | 1984 June | ||
| ACGB/21/117 | Jazz in Education: A Report on the Pilot Projects 1983/84. | 1984 Sept | ||
| ACGB/21/61 | The Glory of the Garden: The Development of the Arts in England. | 1984 | ||
| ACGB/21/1 | Guide to Awards and Schemes: An introduction to the work of Arts Council Departments and the types of grants available in 1984-85. | 1984 | ||
| ACGB/21/116 | Regional and National Jazz Organisations Assessments. | 1984 | ||
| ACGB/21/63 | National Theatre Budgets 1984/85, 1986/87 and 1987/88. | 1984-1987 | ||
| ACGB/21/130 | Indemnity 1 file | 1984-1989 | ||
| ACGB/21/44 | Job Creation in the Arts: a report for the Arts Council of Great Britain by Graham Marchant. First Draft. | 1985 May | ||
| ACGB/21/113 | Afro-Caribbean/South Asian Music Inquiry Report. | 1985 June | ||
| ACGB/21/49 | Opera Provision outside London: Report of the Opera Study Group. | 1985 June | ||
| ACGB/21/38 | National Theatre: Report on effects of water penetration through joints in the structure. | 1985 July | ||
| ACGB/21/21 | Gloucestershire Everyman Theatre 1986/87 Funding Requirements. | 1985 Sept | ||
| ACGB/21/46 | Keping the Show on the Road: A report on touring in England by Graham Devlin. | 1985 Nov | ||
| ACGB/21/23 | Theatre Projects: A New Orange Tree Theatre: Proposed Design. | 1985 Dec | ||
| ACGB/21/3 | Arts Council Guide to Awards and Schemes: An introduction to the work of Arts Council Departments and the types of grants available in 1985-86. | 1985 | ||
| ACGB/21/33 | The National Theatre Board Annual Report and Accounts 1983/84. | 1985 | ||
| ACGB/21/17 | Royal Shakespeare Theatre Quinquennial Report prepared by Michael Reardon & Associates, Chartered Architects. | 1985 | ||
| ACGB/21/37 | Shared Experience. | 1985 | ||
| ACGB/21/119 | The Supplemental Charter of Incorporation Granted by Her Majesty the Queen to the Arts Council of Great Britain. | [1985?] | ||
| ACGB/21/72 | [Care of Finance Filing Systems]. | 1985-1987 | ||
| ACGB/21/138 | Bankers' Automated Clearing Services 1 file | 1985-1993 | ||
| ACGB/21/10 | Duke's Playhouse Review. | 1986 Feb | ||
| ACGB/21/55 | Theatre Enquiry - Finance Director's Submission. | 1986 Apr | ||
| ACGB/21/25 | Aspects of Funding Regional Theatres subsidised by the Arts Council of Great Britain, with case studies. | 1986 Sept | ||
| ACGB/21/53 | Partnership: Making arts money work harder. | 1986 Sept | ||
| ACGB/21/24 | Theatre in Leatherhead: The Thorndike Theatre. | 1986 Sept | ||
| ACGB/21/32 | 110th Report of the Council 1985/86: Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. | 1986 | ||
| ACGB/21/54 | A Policy for Theatre For Young People: A joint statement by the Arts Council and the Regional Arts Associations. | 1986 | ||
| ACGB/21/2 | Arts Council Awards and Schemes 1986-87. | 1986 | ||
| ACGB/21/29 | Cambridge Theatre Company 100th Production Souvenir Brochure. | 1986 | ||
| ACGB/21/110 | Customer Sales List - UK. | 1986 | ||
| ACGB/21/35 | Password. | 1986 | ||
| ACGB/21/111 | [Subsidy Account 1985/86 Archive Printout]. | 1986 | ||
| ACGB/21/112 | [Subsidy Account 1985/86 Archive Printout]. | 1986 | ||
| ACGB/21/34 | Theatre Royal Presentations plc Offer for Subscription under the terms of the Busicess Expansion Scheme. | 1986 | ||
| ACGB/21/56 | Paperbacks and Leather Bindings: The report of an inquiry into the operations of literary shrines in England. | 1987 Jan | ||
| ACGB/21/4 | Arts Council Awards and Schemes 1987-88. | 1987 | ||
| ACGB/21/19 | Nuffield Theatre Management and Financial Systems Review. | 1987 | ||
| ACGB/21/10 | The Arts: Politics, Power & the Purse: An international conference on the structure of arts funding 4 & 5 March 1987, London. | 1987 | ||
| ACGB/21/71 | Capricorn Concerts Trust. | 1987-1989 | ||
| ACGB/21/127 | South Bank Board accounts
file 1 file | 1987-1990 | ||
| ACGB/21/67 | For Revenue Clients: Conditions of Financial Assistance. | 1988 Mar | ||
| ACGB/21/99 | Fashioning a Future for the Arts: Towards a Regional Plan for Arts Development. | 1988 | ||
| ACGB/21/122 | Accounts working papers. 1 bundle | 1988-1989 | ||
| ACGB/21/132 | Value Added Tax schedule 1 file | 1988-1991 | ||
| ACGB/21/139 | Arts Council Collection 1 file | 1988-1995 | ||
| ACGB/21/142 | Trust funds 1 bundle | 1988-1995 | ||
| ACGB/21/68 | The Distribution of Books of Small Presses: a study for the National Endowment for the Arts by Leonard Shatzkin. | 1989 Jan | ||
| ACGB/21/136 | Job descriptions 1 file | 1989-1992 | ||
| ACGB/21/128 | Tax claims (Recoverable income tax) 1 file | 1989-1995 | ||
| ACGB/21/98 | The Arts in All Our Lives: A Strategy for the Arts in the South 1990-1995. | 1990 Jan | ||
| ACGB/21/100 | Arts on the Map: The Regional Plan for Arts Development. | 1990 | ||
| ACGB/21/107 | Association of British Orchestras. | 1990 | ||
| ACGB/21/125 | Wilding report 1 file | 1990-1991 | ||
| ACGB/21/133 | Rates correspondence 1 file | 1990-1994 | ||
| ACGB/21/129 | Tax: Foreign Entertainers Unit 1 file | 1990-1995 | ||
| ACGB/21/141 | Miscellaneous transactions 1 file | 1991-1992 | ||
| ACGB/21/135 | Regional Arts Boards correspondence 1 file | 1991-1995 | ||
| ACGB/21/131 | Grant Management Unit 1 file | 1992-1993 | ||
| ACGB/21/126 | Inter-disciplinary projects: Women in the Arts 1 file | 1992-1993 | ||
| ACGB/21/137 | Broadcasting and the Arts correspondence 1 file | 1992-1995 | ||
| ACGB/21/134 | Price Waterhouse on market testing 1 file | 1993 |