| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Description | Research file compiled by Max Tyler about music hall performer Alf Chester. Contains: Photocopy of sheet music and lyrics for 'Faded leaves', written and composed by Charles Osborne, sung by Alf Chester. Photocopy of songsheet 'Only a year ago', words by F.W. Carter, music by A.J. Mills, sung by Alf Chester. Photocopy of sheet music and lyrics for 'Why did I leave my little back room?', written and composed by A.J. Mills and Frank W. Carter, sung by Alf Chester. Photocopy of songsheet 'I woo-oo', written and composed by E.W. Rogers, sung by Alf Chester. Photocopy of songsheet 'Love came first', written and composed by Herbert Darnley, sung by Alf Chester. Photocopy of songsheet 'The postman's story', written and composed by Charles Osborne, sung by Alf Chester. Photocopy of songsheet 'Baby's Father', written and composed by E.W. Rogers, sung by Alf Chester. Photocopy of songsheet 'I want to see the wheels go round', written and composed by Carter and Weston, sung by Alf Chester. Photocopy of sheet music and lyrics for 'Why did I leave my little back room', written and composed by A.J. Mills & Frank W. Carter, sung by Alf Chester. Accompanied by printed copies of lyrics. Photocopy of songsheet 'With "our" money', written and composed by Frank Leo, sung by Alf Chester. Photocopy of sheet music and lyrics for 'A tale of the 95th (told by the captain)', written by Norton Atkins, composed by Felix McGlennon, sung by Alf Chester. Photocopy of songsheet 'The warders story, or (waiting to hear the verdict)', written and composed by Charles Osborne, sung by Alf Chester. Photocopy of sheet music and lyrics for 'And the peas were lovely!', by A.J. Mills, sung by Alf Chester. Photocopy of songsheet 'A little thing like this is very handy', written and composed by E.W. Rogers, sung by Alf Chester. Photocopy of songsheet 'Up came Brown with a lot like mine', written and composed by Mills and Carter, sung by Alf Chester. |
| Admin history | Transferred to the University of Kent in May 2018. |