| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Description | Research files compiled by Max Tyler containing material relating to the Princess Alice Paddle Steamer disaster of 1878. Containing:
Printed pages of an email exchange between Max Tyler and Sally Chesnutt of the Bodleian Library, Oxford University, relating to songs written about the Princess Alice disaster.
A facsimile of a page taken from a book relating to Rosherville and the redevelopment of some disused chalk pits by George Jones in 1837.
Printed page of song lyrics for 'The wreck of the princess Alice', taken from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk.
Printed pages from the BBC website regarding the Princess Alice disaster of 1878.
Printed pages from Wikipedia article 'Rosherville Halt railway station'.
Printed pages from the family history website www.alsbury.co.uk relating to the Princess Alice disaster and the Alsbury family connection.
Printed pages relating to the disaster taken from the Across the Universe encyclopaedic website.
Printed pages from Wikipedia entry 'Rosherville Gardens'.
Printed pages from discovergravesham.co.uk relating to Rosherville Gardens, the popular Victorian pleasure gardens.
Printed pages from thamesdiscovery.org relating to the Princess Alice disaster.
Printed copy of the front cover of a pamphlet titled 'A history of Rosherville gardens', written by Lynda Smith, Gravesend Historical Society.
Printed copy of the back cover of the above pamphlet. |
| Admin history | Transferred to the University of Kent in May 2018. |