Lord Chamberlain of the Household

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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