Birt Acres Film Pioneer 1854 - 1918 Scrapbook, c1900 - 1999

Item — Box: Birt Acres Box 9

Reference code: 178G39.3

Scope and Contents

Scrapbook copy of the ‘Black Book’ entitled Birt Acres Film Pioneer 1854-1918 containing photocopies of newspaper cuttings and photographs and typed news reports and some material on the Cinema Veterans annual reunion. Press cuttings collected by Birt Acres wife who continued to update it until her death in the 1950's. Subsequent additions were by Birt's daughter-in-law Phyllis.

Dates

Creation: c1900 - 1999

Creator

Acres, Annie Elizabeth, c1864 - 1959 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room

Conditions Governing Use

Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material