Archive Collection LV - Live Theatre Archive

Identity area

Reference code

LV

Title

Live Theatre Archive

Date(s)

  • c. 1970 - 2018 (Creation)

Level of description

Archive Collection

Extent and medium

10 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

(1973-)

Administrative history

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of Max Roberts Creative Director of Live Theatre from 1986 to 2017 include his personal collection of Live Theatre documents including play scripts, photographs, correspondence, papers related to the grow and development of the Theatre at their Quayside location, as well as a substantial collection of leaflets and posters from Live Theatre performances.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

Further accruals are expected

System of arrangement

Files retain the same order as they were received and files of the same series have been placed together.
LV/1 Artistic Directions - scripts, research, music and recordings
LV/2 Performance Photographs
LV/3 Correspondence - personal and administrative
LV/4 Buildings
LV/5 Promotion and Marketing - programmes and posters
LV/6 Reviews and Recognition - press cuttings
LV/7 Annual Summaries

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open with some restrictions (researcher interview may be required).

Conditions governing reproduction

Permission to make published use of any material from Newcastle University's Special Collections must be sought in writing from the Special Collections Librarian (email: lib-specenq@ncl.ac.uk) and from the copyright owner if appropriate. The library will assist where possible with the identification of copyright owners, but the responsibility to obtain copyright clearance rests with the user.

Language of material

  • English
  • German

Script of material

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Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Live Theatre book collection

Micheal Chaplin Archive contains material relating to his work with Live Theatre, including posters, programmes and press cuttings
Sid Chaplin Archive - includes correspondence, programmes and tickets
Val McLane Archive - papers of founding member of Live Theatre
Chris Madge Archive - photographs of early Live Theatre performances

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Notes area

Note

Preferred citation: GB 186 LV

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Description control area

Description identifier

gb186-lv

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Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

Archivist's note

This catalogue was created by Danielle McAloon, Literary Archivist, Newcastle Special Collections, 2020

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