| Collection | Shirley Programme Collection |
| Description | 27 programmes for productions at theWestminster Theatre, as follows:
* Rose and glove, by Hugh Ross Williamson, produced in Sep 1934 and starring Emlyn Williams.
* Othello, by William Shakespeare, produced in May 1935.
* A double bill programme for Sweeney Agonistes by T S Eliot and The dance of death by W H Auden, produced in Oct 1935.
* The dog beneath the skin, by W H Auden and Christopher Isherwood, produced in Jan 1936.
* Armlet of jade, by the Earl of Longford, produced in 1936.
* The wild duck, by Henrik Ibsen (translated by R Farquharson Sharp), produced in Nov 1936 and starring Marius Goring.
* Waste, by Harley Granville-Barker, produced in Dec 1936 and starring Felix Aylmer.
* Uncle Vanya, by Anton Chekhov, produced in Feb 1937.
* Anna Christie, by Eugene O'Neill, produced in Apr 1937 and starring Flora Robson.
* A month in the country, by Ivan Turgenev, produced in 1937.
* Mourning becomes Electra, by Eugene O'Neill, likely produced for the 1937/38 season.
* Volpone or the fox, by Ben Jonson, likely produced for the 1937/38 season and starring Donald Wolfit and Rachel Kempson.
* The zeal of thy house, by Dorothy L Sayers, likely produced for the 1937/38 season.
* You never can tell, by Bernard Shaw, likely produced for the 1937/38 season.
* Troilus and Cressida, by William Shakespeare, produced in 1938.
* Dangerous corner, by J B Priestley, produced in Nov 1938.
* Marco Millions, by Eugene O'Neill, produced in Dec 1938.
* A triple bill for A farewell supper by Arthur Schnitzler (translated by Granville-Barker), Miss Julie by August Strindberg (translated by C D Locock) and The will by J M Barrie, produced in Jan-Feb 1939.
* The family reunion, by T S Eliot, produced in Mar 1939 and starring Michael Redgrave.
* Bridge Head, by Rutherford Mayne, produced in 1939.
* Desire under the elms, by Eugene O'Neill, produced in Jan 1940.
* Message for Margaret, by James Parish, produced in Aug 1946 and starring Flora Robson.
* Journey's end, by R C Sherriff, produced in Oct 1950.
* Dial 'M' for murder, by Frederick Knott, produced in Jun 1952 and starring Andrew Cruickshank.
* Mr Wilberforce, MP, by Alan Thornhill, produced in 1965.
* Give a dog a bone, by Peter Howard, produced for the 1965/66 season.
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| Admin history | Collection accumulated by Shirley's parents and grandparents. |