| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Description | Research file compiled by Max Tyler about the music hall singer, actor and comic James Fawn (b.1850, d.1923). Contains: Photocopy of sheet music and lyrics for 'The publican, or, Brother Bung', written by George Wall, composed by W.G. Eaton. Photocopy of the entry for James Fawn in the book 'Who was who in the theatre'. Photocopy of songsheet 'As if I didn't know', written by Harry Adams, composed by E. Jonghmans, sung by James Fawn. Photocopy of sheet music and lyrics for 'Oh! Can it be love?', written by Albert Hall, composed by Felix McGlennon, sung by James Fawn. Photocopy of songsheet 'It must have been the lobster', written by A.R. Marshall, composed by Harriet Fawn, sung by James Fawn. Photocopy of sheet music and lyrics for 'Ju-Jah', written and composed by E.W. Rogers (scuffed, marked paper). Photocopy of songsheet cover and lyrics for 'A dream of Albert Hall', written by Wal Pink, composed by Frank P. Aylmer, sung by James Fawn. Printed copy of email correspondence between Max Tyler and colleagues regarding James Fawn's Jamaican origins. |
| Admin history | Transferred to the University of Kent in May 2018. |