Twenty, single page, concert programmes. Two of the programmes have letters written on the reverse side. Also, a copy of 'National Gallery Concerts: 10th October 1939 - 10th October 1944' (1944), a short history of the concerts. Also, three miscellaneous programmes; two for concerts at the Royal Albert Hall and one comprising the words for Handel's ''Messiah' in relation to an unidentified performance.
Wartime concert programmes
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- ReferenceGB 345 NGA37
- Dates of Creation1941-1945
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description23 items, 1 volume
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
For information about the concerts performed at the National Gallery during the Second World War, see the description given for NG56.
Arrangement
Programmes have been placed in date order.
Access Information
Open
Custodial History
Donated to the National Gallery by Ms Cynthia Walton, who attended the concerts in the 1940s.
Accruals
No accruals are expected.