View the Sadler's Wells Theatre Archive collection online

I am very  pleased to announce that blog readers will be amongst the first to be able to view our online catalogue  to the Sadler's Wells Theatre Archive collection, which went live a few days ago.

The catalogue is being hosted on the Archives Hub, which also details other special collections held at Islington Local History Centre. The contents of the Sadler's Wells catalogue will be added to on a weekly basis. While the bulk of the collection is recorded to sub-series and, in many parts, file level, we are working towards listing all material to at least file level and, where practical, item level.

N.B: Be sure to access the 'detailed description' for full information.

Above: Sadler's Wells Theatre Archive homepage on Archives Hub - CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE

Publication of the catalogue will, for the first time, give researchers the opportunity to see the large variety of material housed in the collection. Some of our previous blogs have highlighted a few of the treasures discovered while sorting and listing, as well as some of the more unusual items that have surfaced after being hidden for many years and, in some cases, centuries. Now, a greater overview is available.

Complimenting the launch of the online catalogue, from 10 September until 20 October 2012, Islington Local History Centre is hosting a display about the newly catalogued collection. It will also showcase material from the collection, including our earliest item - a rather gruesome murder notice - dating to 1712; this was featured in an earlier blog.  More details about the display will appear in our next blog.

So, please feel free to peruse the catalogue and do visit regularly to view new content.

• View the catalogue
• View details of the Sadler's Wells display at Islington Local History Centre

Comments

[Allie Dillon]

It's great to see that the project has been such a success and that the catalogue for this lovely collection is now online. Well done to all of you.

Allie Dillon

[Mark Aston]

Many thanks for your kind comments Allie. And, of course, we couldn't have undertaken the project without you and thanks for all your help in setting up the project and getting it started back in 2010.

The Sadler's Wells Theatre Archive blog will continue and, as staff at the Centre develop the collection, we'll bring readers all the latest news about new deposits and additions to the collection.