The collection includes
Photographs (including from performances) and student records and diploma (DDA, RSAM) and James Bridie Silver Medal.
Nancy Mitchell Papers
This material is held atRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland Archives & Collections
- Reference
- GB 2607 NM/1-2
- Dates of Creation
- 1952 - 1997
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 box
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Nancy Mitchell (full name Agnes Mitchell), born on the 17th of April 1930 (Edinburgh?). On the 15th of September 1952 she was enrolled as one of the first students in newly established College of Dramatic Art, a part of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music. Her hard work and overall improvements resulted in receiving the J. Arnold Fleming Travelling Scholarship after the 3rd term in 1953. In 1955 she was awarded DDA (Diploma in Dramatic Art) and the James Bridie silver medal and prize.
She was a jobbing actress in Scottish theatres and in advertisements, such as one of the Mother's Pride bakery products in the 1990s.
Nancy Mitchell died in 2016.
Access Information
Open. Appointment necessary E-mail: archives@rcs.ac.uk
Acquisition Information
Donated to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland by niece, Patricia Frances Mitchell, on the 25th of January 2017