Royal Agricultural Hall Company Ltd

S/RAH

c1860-1999

Records concerning management of the hall, including: Memoranda and Articles of Association (1906, 1949, 1958); directors' reports and balance sheets (1865-1959, incomplete); correspondence and minutes of the board of directors (1945-1958) Other financial records, including cash books (1877-1896, incomplete; 1935-1953) and company returns (19351941); also summaries of capital and shares (1864-1905, incomplete), trust deeds for securing debenture stock and deeds of appointment (1895-1955) and miscellaneous related material (1914-1958). Letting agreements (1863-1937) and related correspondence (1920s-1940s), plus event posters (c1870-1885) and exhibition catalogues (1880s-1930s). Building and maintenance records (mainly 1923-1959), including plans and correspondence re alterations to the Blue Hall Cinema (1923-1946). Also later material concerning future use of the site, including feasibility studies, structural reports, architectural reports and photographs (1970s) and publicity material for the 'Save our Aggie' campaign (1974-1975). In addition, the collection includes cuttings from newspapers and periodicals (c1861- 1999), with many illustrations of displays and events. These also include flyers and lealets for early exhibitions and events (mainly 1870s).

6 linear metres

The archival history of the collection is unknown. The financial and administrative records, programmes and posters which form the bulk of the collection were acquired by Islington Libraries, probably post-1958. The later materials and most of the newspaper cuttings appear to have been collected by library staff. Some of the material was previously placed in other areas of the Local History Centre collections but later transferred to this collection. These include photographs, cuttings and the 1970s building reports (ref. YA008).

Royal Agricultural Hall, Charles Alfred Cruft

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