LC1483-2000Records of the Lord Chamberlain and other officers of the Royal Household
Records of the Lord Chamberlain and, from 1782, his department relating to the administration of the Royal Household, ceremonials and social events as well as the licensing of theatres and plays.
Correspondence of the department is in LC 1, and registers, including those to this correspondence, in LC 3. Accounts are in LC 9, LC 10 and LC 11.
Records relating to special royal events are mainly in LC 2, and some others are included with other miscellaneous records in LC 5. Those relating to levees, drawing rooms, etc are in LC 6.
Records of the Office of Robes are in LC 12 and LC 13.
Records relating to the licensing of theatres and plays are in LC 7 and LC 8.
Records of the Office of the Clerk of the Recognizances relating to the recovery of debt under the Recognizances for Debt Act of 1532 are in LC 4.
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