Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1946-2005 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
4 volumes and 7 folders
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The York Musical Theatre Company is York's longest established amateur theatre company. It was founded in 1902. It was originally called the York Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society. It was renamed the York Musical Theatre Company in 2002.
The group gave its first performance in April 1903
The Society's meetings and performances were suspended during World War I 1914 - 1919, and reconvened in 1920. During World War II 1939-1945, performances were again suspended, but started up again from 1946. During the April 1942 air raid on York, many of the early records of the society (1902 - 1939) were destroyed.
The group gained charitable status in 1978.
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Minute books relating to the operational activities of the York Musical Theatre Company.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Records have been arranged into sub-series reflecting the original record keeping system of the organisation. Until 1980, minutes of both committee meetings and of Annual General Meetings were kept in one series of minute books, and were largely handwritten. From 1980, minutes were typed and kept loose in separate folders, therefore these minutes have been put into separate sub-series. Minutes of sub-committees, such as the social committee, were always kept separately, and as such have been put into a separate sub-series.
The current sub-series are:
Minute books for Committee Meetings and Annual General Meetings, 1946 - 1980
Minutes of Committee Meetings, later Executive Committee Meetings, 1980 - 2005
Minutes of Annual General Meetings, annual reports, and accounts, 1981 - 2005
Minutes of Social Committee Meetings and accounts, 1958 - 1976
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.
Conditions governing reproduction
Images are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
Language of material
- English