Catalogue

Published programme for conference in Town Hall, Durham, 12 February 1949

Register of representatives attending conference in Town Hall, Durham, 12 February 1949 Gives names and organisations represented, and details of membership of various committees, such as General Council, Industries Committee

List of addresses of individuals possibly involved in, or consulted over, the organisation of Festival of Britain events in Durham County, 1949; draft of letter inviting individuals to a conference in Durham Town Hall, 12 February 1949; and draft of agenda for the conference, c.1949 Originally enclosed in D/X 24/2

Minutes of sub-committee meetings, 12 February - 8 November 1949; details of meetings [of H. Fishburn, Festival Secretary] with individuals involved with the planning of the Festival in Durham, 16 November - 30 December 1949; diary of events and planning, 5 August 1949 - 10 March 1950

Minutes of the meeting of the Exploratory Committee concerning the election of committees to organise the Festival of Britain (1951) in Durham County, 17 February [1949]

Extracts from minutes of General Council meetings concerning the organisation of the Festival of Britain (1951) in Durham County, 15 July 1949 - 28 February 1950

Minutes of meetings of the Industries Sub-Committee held to discuss the organisation of an exhibition of Durham industry as part of the Festival, 28 April, 12 August and 28 October 1949

Minutes of meetings of the Art Committee, 12 July, 14 September and 8 December 1949

Minutes of meetings of the Pageant Committee, 13 July, 29 August, 6 October and 4 November 1949

Minutes of the Publicity Committee meeting held to discuss methods of publicising the Festival, including timetable of events, 26 September 1949

Minutes of the meeting of representatives of local authorities in Durham County held in the Town Hall, Durham, 17 October 1949

Minutes of meeting of Programme Committee held to arrange timetable of the Festival, including timetable of events, 20 October 1949

Minutes of the History of Durham Committee concerning the publication of an illustrated history of Durham in conjunction with the Festival, 31 October 1949

Minutes of the Finance Committee meeting concerning general financial organisation, premises, staffing, and the appointment of an auditor and bankers for the Festival, 16 December 1949

List of committee personnel, c.1949

Names and addresses of committee members, c.1949

Public appeal for support for Festival of Britain programme in Durham County, 5 September 1949

Letters from J.K. Hope, Durham County Council; H. Ayrey, County Borough of South Shields; W. Pearse, Spennymoor Urban District Council; F.M. Dawson, Billingham Urban District Council; J.W. Porter, Gateshead Borough Council; H. Hopkins, County Borough of Darlington; D. Hume, Darlington Rural District Council; W.J. Dring, Hetton Urban District Council; J.E. McLutcheon, 2 Ambleside Avenue, Seaham; F.A. Alderson, Seaham Urban District Council; J.J. Shipston, Urban District of Stanley; G.E. Carr, Sunderland Rural District Council; A.C. Jones, Washington Urban District Council; H.T. Leonard, Barnard Castle Rural District Council; J. McGillivray, Boldon Urban District Council; T. Meadows Wright, Hebburn Urban District Council; W.W. Plews, Houghton-le-Spring Urban District Council; M. Hedley, Borough of Jarrow; F. Havis, Ryton Urban District Council; E.J. Waggott, County Borough of West Hartlepool; R.W. Blythe, Urban District of Bishop Auckland; T.W. Gibbs, Chester-le-Street Urban District Council; R. Taylor, Durham Rural District Council; G. Burnip, Shildon Urban District Council; G.S. McIntyre, County Borough of Sunderland; F.J. Davison, Sedgefield Rural District Council, to H. Fishburn, Festival Secretary, concerning attendance at the meeting of representatives of local authorities to be held at the Town Hall, Durham, on 17 October 1949, 6 October - 15 October 1949

Circular from H. Fishburn, Festival Secretary, informing the recipient of the decision of the Industries Committee to abandon the proposed exhibition of Durham industry, 29 October 1949

Document describing suggested scenes for proposed Pageant, n.d.

Provisional estimate of costs to be incurred by the Art and Music Committee, n.d.

Letter from H.E. Ferens & Sons, solicitors, to H. Fishburn, Festival Secretary, concerning the renting by the Festival Committee of premises in Silver Street, Durham, 1 November 1949

Memorandum of A. Abel, Honorary Treasurer [of the Festival Committee], on financial arrangements, 9 December 1949

Alternative programme of events for the Festival and anticipated cost, c.1950

List of letters received from representatives of local authorities concerning the orgnaisation of the Festival of Britain in Durham County, 22 February 1950 See also: D/X 24/26

Letters to H. Fishburn, Festival Secretary, from F.M. Dawson, Billingham Urban District Council; W.W. Plews, Houghton-le-Spring Urban District Council; J.J. Shipston, Urban District of Stanley; A.A. Luxmoore, Brandon and Byshottles Urban District Council; J. Buggle, Whickham Urban District Council; R. Edgar Lyde, Public Libraries, Gray Art Gallery and Museum, County Borough of West Hartlepool; J.W. Gray, Easington Rural District Council; W. Pearse, Spennymoor Urban District Council; T.D. Gibbs, Chester-le-Street Urban District Council; F. Hill, Borough of Stockton-on-Tees; F.J. Davison, Sedgefield Rural District Council; I.R. Scutt, Borough of Jarrow; G. Burnip, Urban District Council of Shildon; L.O. Williams, County Borough of West Hartlepool, concerning whether they wish to display an exhibition relating to the Festival of Britain, and what accommodation they can offer, 16 December 1949 - 17 February 1950

Letter from Exhibition Services Limited to H. Fishburn, Festival Secretary, of 2 Laverick Terrace, Annfield Plain, Stanley, Co. Durham, concerning an exhibition associated with the Festival of Britain in Durham in 1951, 10 January 1950

Circulars from Lord Gort, Chairman of the General Council, H. Fishburn, Festival Secretary, and Major J.R. Cousens, concerning the abandonment of the Festival in Durham, 4 March and 11 March 1950

Letter from A. Abel, County Treasurer, to H. Fishburn, Festival Secretary, returning list of Council members [not included] and enclosing completed accounts, 1 June 1950

Circular from the National Association of Parish Councils to O. Stanley, Honorary Secretary of the Durham County Association of Parish Councils, concerning the role of parish councils in the forthcoming Festival of Britain, 1951, n.d.

Proposals for publicity by Doig Advertising Service, 1951 Endorsed: handwritten note giving affirmative replies from Councils about touring art exhibitions, n.d.

List of voluntary organisations in Durham County, 23 December 1946

List of voluntary adult organisations in Durham County, n.d.

List of mayors, chairmen, town clerks and clerks of local authorities in geographical county of Durham, c.1949

Members of the North Eastern Provisional Council: names and addresses of the representatives appointed by local authorities, July 1949

List of youth organisations in Durham County, c.1950

Text of a statement made at a press conference by the Director-General of the Festival of Britain 1951, Mr. Gerald Barry, outlining the general aims of the Festival and its proposed organisation throughout the country, 14 October 1948

Details of awards for achievement in civic and landscape design to be made by the Council for Architecture, Town Planning and Boundary Research on behalf of the Festival of Britain Council in 1951, n.d.

Pamphlet advertising the Soundmirror Magnetic Tape Recorder, c.1950

Publicity booklet entitled 'Gwen Lally. The World's Pageant Master', c.1950

Catalogue of 16 mm. films distributed by Archway Films, c.1953-4