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Leaflets, booklets, posters and programmes for concerts featuring Samuel Coleridge Taylor's work including performances by members of the Pethrick family who were family friends of Samuel Coleridge Taylor and musicians. Also includes material relating to lectures on Samuel Coleridge Taylor and his work.

Programme for the grand opening concert by Captain Beaymont, conducted by Samuel Coleridge Taylor featuring some of his pieces.

Material relating to the club set up by Samuel Coleridge Taylor who was also it's conductor. Contains programmes for concerts on 27/10/1906, 25/04/1908, 30/05/1908, 19/10/1908, 07/11/1908 and 22/05/1909. Also includes a postcard from Samuel Coleridge Taylor, press cutting relating to the origin of the club, handwritten script and poster.

Programmes and leaflets for concerts by the society including works by Samuel Coleridge Taylor. This includes a concert in conjunction with St. James, Hatcham, Choral Society.

Press cuttings and other reports of music relating to the work of Samuel Coleridge Taylor. Includes press from around the world. Mostly reports of concerts featuring his music and on his daughter Avril Coleridge Taylor's conducting. Later reports relate to his legacy and life.

Books, Magazines and press cuttings relating to the life and and works of Samuel Coleridge Taylor. This includes biography, music and research pieces on his daughter Avril Coleridge Taylor, a composer in her own right.

Material relating to the composer, conductor and pianist Joseph Charles Holbrooke including leaflets and programmes featuring Holbrooke and his work as well as a music sheet for his 'Chorus of the Sea'.

Two programmes for concert performances of works by William Harlestone, a fellow student and later, friend of Samuel Coleridge Taylor. He was a composer, conductor and pianist.

Papers collected by members of the Samuel Coleridge Taylor Network relating to his life and works as well as the 2012 festival held in Croydon as a celebration of him. The material in this section was donated by the society in 2017.

Published music written by Samuel Coleridge Taylor.

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Programmes, leaflets, posters and press cuttings relating to performances of Samuel Coleridge Taylor's works, including concerts in which Samuel Coleridge Taylor was both conductor and composer. The material also includes items relating to lectures on his life and works.

Booklets, leaflets and programmes for concerts performed by the society in London including concerts conducted by Avril Coleridge Taylor and music by Samuel Coleridge Taylor.

Material relating to two orchestras that held their concerts at Stretham Town Hall. Jessie Coleridge Taylor was the Vice-President of the Philharmonic and featured Dora Peth, a family friend of Samuel Coleridge Taylor. Includes programmes and a prospectus for several concerts by the orchestra.

Press cuttings and programmes from the USA relating to Samuel Coleridge Taylor's works including material for the Samuel Coleridge Taylor choral society's performances. The material relates to concerts in Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Chicago.

Programme and letters relating to Samuel Coleridge Taylor's family including a programme from a concert featuring his children and letters between his children and letters between the children Gwendoline (later Avril Coleridge Taylor) and Hiawatha, and the Pethricks who were close family friends and a leading family of musicians.

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The Fairfield Halls Collection consists of:

1. programmes and diaries for events in both the main and auxiliary spaces (these comprise the majority of the collection). There is also a finding aid created from the published events diaries which list the majority of public facing events that were held at the Fairfield Halls. This can be searched by staff to resolve queries.
2. marketing materials such as posters and flyers
3. photographs documenting the construction of the building and key events
4. administrative records
5. material relating to the Fairfield Halls Corps of Stewards

Leaflets and programmes for concerts featuring the works of Samuel Coleridge Taylor in the UK. Also for lectures on his life and works. The material also includes some press material for these events.

Programme and leaflets for performances of Samuel Coleridge Taylor's works at Crystal Palace including information on the events taking place at Crystal Palace that these performances were a part of.

Programme for the student's orchestra concert conducted by Samuel Coleridge Taylor featuring some of his works.

Pamphlets, press cuttings and leaflets relating to the centenary of Samuel Coleridge Taylor's death mostly relating to the festival put on by the Samuel Coleridge Taylor festival committee. The material includes lists of events and reporting on the festivities and the man. More information relating to the 2012 festival can be found under AR1149/4/2 and AR1149/1/7.

Programme for a concert conducted by Samuel Coleridge Taylor including his Bob-Bon Suite and Hiawatha parts 1 and 2.

Two programmes for concerts by the society at the Royal College of Music and Queens Hall at which Samuel Coleridge Taylor was the conductor and Musical Director for the society.