One box of programmes from the University of Birmingham, from 1924 to 2000. The majority of programmes in the collection are from 1949 onwards; the 1960s are particularly well represented.

The programmes are largely from concerts given in the Barber Institute, including performances in the Concert Hall. There are a few other venues represented in the collection. These include the following venues: Medical Theatre, Edmund Street; Guild of Undergraduates; Elgar Concert Room, Faculty of Arts.

The majority of programmes are from university-related events. There is a significant amount of programmes from concerts organised by the University Musical Society. These include both the earliest programmes in the collection (programmes from concerts given in the Medical Theatre, in the 1920s) as well as the bulk of the collection (programmes from concerts given in the Barber Institute, in the 1960s).

Arrangement:
The programmes are arranged chronologically. Undated items are filed at the end of the sequence.

1924 - 2000

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Not Specific

• University Musical Society (University of Birmingham) -

• Barber Institute of Fine Arts
• University of Birmingham
• University of Birmingham: Elgar Concert Room
• University of Birmingham: Guild of Undergraduates
• University of Birmingham: Medical Theatre

• 20th century - early 1900-1930
• 20th century - late 1971-1999
• 20th century - mid 1931-1970
• 21st century

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The Centre for Performance History was created in 2004 through the amalgamation of the Department of Portraits and the Museum of Instruments (see the separate entry for the Museum. The College has acquired portraits throughout its history since 1883 and the Centre posseses the most comprehensive collection of portraits of musicians in the UK, amounting to some 346 original portraits and 10,000 prints and photographs. In addition to the iconographical collections and their documentation, the department houses other categories of source material - most notably the largest collection of concert programmes in this country, comprising some 600,000 items dating from 1780 to the present day.