The Alan Richardson collection comprises of ten postcard albums containing postcards depicting British theatres (Provincial and London) and International theatres (Algeria to Yugoslavia). It also contains loose photographs of the Barbican Theatre and engravings of other British theatres.
Alan Richardson Collection
This material is held atTheatres Trust Resource Centre
- Reference
- GB 3401 RIC
- Dates of Creation
- 1808 - 2010
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 10 postcard albums containing 1825 postcards photographs and engravings
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Alan Richardson was a collector of theatre books, programmes and postcards.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged as follows:
- RIC/1 British theatre postcards, photographs and etchings
- RIC/2 International theatre postcards
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Donation received from Alan Richardson via his daughter in 2015. It is believed there were originally postcards of theatres in Paris and some further Italian postcards (including Sicily), but these were not transferred to The Theatres Trust at this time.
Other Finding Aids
A spreadsheet listing all the postcards with dates, names of theatres depicted and a brief description is available
Archivist's Note
The collection was catalogued by Hannah Wilkinson and Joetta Harty, Library and Archive Volunteers, January 2016.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.