Bradford Theatre Royal Picture House Orchestra Sheet Music Archive

BTRO

1894 - 1929

This archive consists of an extensive collection of sheet music as used by the orchestra at Bradford Theatre Royal Picture House for cinema performances in the early 20th century. The sheet music in this collection includes full series' of orchestrations for the Fischer, Joseph Carl Breil, Kinothek, Sam Fox, and Hawkes productions and approximately 300 additional miscellaneous sets.

1,000 files stored in 20 bankers boxes

The condition of this collection is fair. The sheet music is largely stored in paper folders with some annotation on the outside. The folders vary in condition - some are in reasonable condition, and others are very fragile and beginning to disintegate. All folders are dirty, and the collection will need to be repackaged.

English

This collection was sold to the National Media Museum in 1995. The donor originally acquired the collection from a second hand shop in Ambleside, whose proprietor came from Bradford. The proprietor acquired the collection from Bradford Theatre Royal Picture House.

National Science and Media Museum, Bradford

Access is given in accordance with the NMeM access policy. Material from this collection is available to researchers through the museum’s Insight facility.

Copies may be supplied of items in the collection, provided that the copying process used does not damage the item or is not detrimental to its preservation. Copies will be supplied in accordance with the NMeM’s terms and conditions for the supply and reproduction of copies, and the provisions of any relevant copyright legislation.

This collection is currently undergoing cataloguing and a system of arrangement has yet to be established. This field will be updated at a later date.