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Southport Mummers Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: 448

Scope and Contents

The collection comprises play scripts, photographs (black and white, and colour), newspaper cuttings, printed and manuscript items, newsletters, books and pamphlets.

Dates

  • Creation: 1968 - 1994

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Available to all researchers, by appointment

Copyright

Copyright Southport Mummers and various third party copyright holders

Biographical / Historical

Southport Mummers were formed by members of the Bothy Folk Club in Southport, a club which also produced the Southport Swords sword dancing team.

Extent

4 Box(es)

18 Volume(s)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

As received

Custodial History

Donated to the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition at the University of Sheffield in November 1999 by Malcolm Howarth. Transferred to Special Collections in the University Library in 2008 with an accrural in 2015.

Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299