| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Description | Research file compiled by Max Tyler containing information about the music hall performer George Formby (b.1904, d.1961). Contains:
Printed colour copy of 'George Formby big hit song book', dated January 21st, 1939.
2 copies of booklet: 'Turned out nice again: the George Formby story', "a photographic memento to accompany the exhibition at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery from 26 April - 27 July 1991".
The Vellum magazine, issue Summer 2000, "the official magazine of the George Formby Society".
Newspaper cutting from the Nottingham Evening News, dated 28th December, 1943. Featuring an illustration depicting "Underwood's impressions of the Theatre Royal pantomime, 'Dick Whittington'" with caricatures of various performers including "Idle Jack (George Formby)".
Printed copy of illustration reprinted from the Nottingham Evening News depicting "Underwood's impressions of the Theatre Royal pantomime, 'Dick Whittington'" with caricatures of various performers including "Idle Jack (George Formby)".
Programme from Leeds Empire dated November 26th, 1945. Featuring George Formby with Beryl "swimming the channel".
Excised pages from The Sunday Telegraph Magazine, dated 5th September 2004, featuring an article on the George Formby Society's centenaury convention in Blackpool.
Photocopy of sheet music and lyrics for 'Sitting on the ice in the ice rink', by George Formby, Harry Gifford and Fred Cliffe.
Photocopy of sheet music and lyrics for 'Leaning on a lamp-post', words and music by Noël Gay.
'The George Formby big-hit song book', dated November 12th, 1938. Presented free with Film Fun.
Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, dated December 1943. Featuring "George Formby in Dick Whittington with Beryl (Polly Perkins), Jessica James (Dick Whittington)".
Songsheet 'It takes no time to fall in love', lyric by Eric Maschwitz, music by George Posford.
3 copies of a postcard "George Formby - Speed Ace" by Frances Broomfield. Blank on reverse.
Christmas card to Max featuring a poster for George Formby as 'Idle Jack' in Dick Whittington at the Palace Theatre, London.
Poster for 'Turned out nice again: the George Formby story', "a photographic memento to accompany the exhibition at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery from 26 April - 27 July 1991".
Newsletter: '(The North-West) George Formby Newsletter 30', dated December 1997 (Volume 3, Number 6).
Photocopy of 8 photographs of George Formby (undated).
Membership details for the George Formby Society.
Letter to Max from the editor of the George Formby Society regarding a recording titled 'Stars & Lights of Blackpool'.
Newspaper cutting from the The Times Saturday Review, dated August 31st, 1991, featuring an article titled 'By George, I went all hot and cold'.
2 letters to Max from Warrington Borough Council regarding the return of memorabilia following the closure of the George Formby exhibition at the Warrington Museum and Art Gallery.
Carrier bag from 'Turned out nice again: the George Formby story', "a photographic memento to accompany the exhibition at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery from 26 April - 27 July 1991".
Leaflet advertising 'Turned out nice again: the George Formby story', "a photographic memento to accompany the exhibition at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery from 26 April - 27 July 1991".
Excised pages from the Telegraph Magazine, (undated), featuring an article 'That old Formby magic'. |
| Admin history | Transferred to the University of Kent in May 2018. |