| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Description | Research file compiled by Max Tyler titled 'Song titles'. Contains:
3 pages of handwritten list of songs with performer and/or songwriter details (unknown author).
Printed copy of webpage from Oxford OLIS catalogue with details of the song 'For a week or two', written composed and sung by Arthur Corney.
Copy of Bygone Dunfermline dated November 2000, a special issue regarding the reopening of the Louise Carnegie Gates in Dunfermline.
Photocopy of front covers of Sheard's Comic Annual, dated 1893, 1894, 1895 and 1896 (poor quality of copies).
Photocopy of contents list from Bowermans 2nd Annual.
Photocopy of cover for Maynard's 11th Comic Song Album.
Handwritten note containing song lyrics [song title unknown] (unknown author).
Handwritten note containing song titles and some text about songs of the war (unknown author).
Photocopy of a page from an unknown publication containing song titles with partial lyrics ('I doubt it', 'Mingle your eyebrows with mine, love', The seaside girl', 'Fellow travellers', 'How dear thou art', 'McGillicuddy's cow', 'Misthress Biddy was a giddy little widdy', 'I'm not well').
Photocopy of covers for Reeder & Walsh's Third Comic Annual and Reeder and Walsh's Second Comic Annual (undated).
Photocopy of sheet music for 3 songs, 'His country - King and girl!', 'Carrie from Camden-Town', and 'A girl on a distant shore!'
Handwritten transcription of an article from The Era dated August 30th, 1902, about the internment of Bessie Bonehill. On the reverse is a list of songs alongside some handwritten notes. Unknown author.
3 pages of handwritten list of song titles, some with performer and/or songwriter details (unknown author).
Handwritten transcription (unknown author) of Herbert Campbell's parody of 'The miner's dream of home', written by Geoffrey Thorne.
Photocopy of front covers of Reeder and Walsh's First Comic Annual, B. Mocatta and Co's Fifth Comic Annual, and Reeder and Walsh's Fourth Comic Annual. On the reverse are contents pages from B. Mocatta & Co's shilling albums (2nd comic album, 3rd comic album, 4th comic album and 1st dance album).
Photocopy of sheet music for 3 songs, 'I'm tired', 'I think it must be love', and 'I'll be busy all next week'.
Photocopy of a list of 'New comic songs', published by Charles Sheard & Co music publishers and printers (undated).
Photocopy of front cover, title page and contents page from Bowerman's First Monster Comic Song Annual.
Photocopy of contents page from Bowerman's First Monster Comic Song Annual.
Lyric sheet for 'The Boers have got my Daddy' (sung by Tom Costello), 'A glorious sprig of shamrock for your coat' (sung by Michael Nolan), 'I'd better call again next week' (sung by Harry Freeman), 'A thing you wouldn't know unles you knew' (sung by Harry Randall).
Handwritten chorus lyrics to 'That's why I drink to-night', 'The boys of the rank and file', and 'The empty sleeve' (unknown author).
Photocopy of front cover Sheard's Comic Annual for 1890.
Photocopy of 'Humorous Drawing-room Songs', published by Francis, Day & Hunter (undated).
Photocopy of 'Francis Day & Hunter's British War Songs' (undated).
Photocopy of 'Wiley & Co's original and popular motto, topical & comic songs' (undated).
Photocopy of 'Latest popular comic songs', published by Charles Sheard & Co (undated.
Printed copy of correspondence to Roy Hudd regarding a performer who was part of double acts Tarsey & Blake and Tarsey & Scott.
Handwritten list of songs (unknown author).
Photocopy of C. Sheard & Co's latest popular comic songs' (undated).
Photocopy of Maynard's Comic Song Albums (undated).
2x photocopies of front cover of B. Mocatta & Co's Fifth Comic Annual (undated).
Photocopy of a page from an unknown publication containing song titles with partial lyrics ('Belinda on the line', 'Leedle Schnapps', 'What a beautiful world this would be!', 'Father's phonograph', 'The wedding of Tompkins and Janet McClan', 'You will excuse me, won't you?', 'When Mamma introduced the gorgonzola', 'B's without stings'.
Printed copy of webpage from Oxford OLIS catalogue with details of the song 'I want my money back', written by A.J. Mills and albert Perry, composed by Albert Parry, sung by Miss Fannie Leslie.
Photocopy of C. Sheard & Co's latest popular comic songs' (undated).
Typed lists of cassette tape song listing. |
| Admin history | Transferred to the University of Kent in May 2018. |