Alfred Howarth Cinema Archive

This is a small archive collection of a former cinema manager and projectionist. The archive contains a scrapbook contains cuttings of press coverage of Bradford Theatre Royal Picture House dating from 1923-1928. The cuttings show the programming at the cinema throughout this period. The collection also includes a photograph album for Stockton-on-Tees Odeon, which covers the period 1946-1948 and contains photography of foyer displays, and exterior and interior views of the cinema. Alongside these materials there is a small amount of correspondence between Howarth and Rank Audio-Visual relating to Bradford Theatre Royal Picture House and souvenir programmes for Bradford Odeon and Harrogate Odeon.

Details

Extent:
One clamshell box
Identifier:
HOW
Access:
Access is given in accordance with the NSMM access policy. Material from this collection is available to researchers through the museum’s Insight facility.
System of Arrangement:
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This collection has been arranged by type of material, based on the original order of the collection.