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Lord Chamberlain of the Household

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The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Alternative name(s):
  • Lord Chamberlain's Office (Also known as)
Date: 1547-1968
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central) > Lord Chamberlain's Department
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C29463 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O49311 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1547, 1553: orders for the coronations of Edward VI and Mary
Society of Antiquaries of London
MS 123
NRA 27819
2
1863-80: papers
Warwickshire County Record Office
CR114A
NRA 8482 Seymour
3
1782-83: accounts (Duke of Manchester)
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MS Eng hist c 268
4
1783-1804: accounts (1st Marquess of Salisbury)
Hatfield House Library and Archives
169
NRA 32925
5
1904-68: daybooks of plays
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 61952-70
6
1909-68: corresp rel to licensing of plays
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Dep 8948
See Accessions to Repositories 1991
7
1900-1968: playscripts received for licensing
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 65534-68881
8
1902-1936: corresp rel to licensing of plays and regulation of theatres
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add. 83383-83681
See Annual Return 2007
9
1935-1951: theatre files, second series
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add. 88891
See Annual Return 2009
10
c 1905: plans of Cambridge Cottage, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives
QX 15-0022
See Annual Return 2015