File of papers of James Lawrie, a director of the Group, including;
Minutes of directors' meetings, 5 Jan (pages 2-3), 27 Jan (pages 10-11), 18 Feb (pages 18-19), 9 Mar (page 22), 21 Apr (pages 24-25), 19 May (page 33), 26 May (page 34), 9 Sep (page 57), 5 Oct (page 70) and 9 Nov 1948 (page 80).
Minutes of the 2nd general meeting, 5 Oct 1948. (pages 67-68)
Letters to and from Lawrie re financial matters; mostly correspondence with the general manager of the Group and with Barclays Bank.
The file includes the following papers;
Statement of financial position, Jan 1948. (pages 8-9)
Estimated balance sheet 5 May-1 Aug 1948, 6 May 1948. (page 29)
Analysis of financial position, Jun-Nov 1948. (pages 39-40)
Aide-memoire from the general manager to Oliver Lyttelton and James Lawrie for their meeting with the governors of Sadler's Wells, 4 Oct 1948. (page 66)
Memorandum to the Arts Council describing the function, achievements, aims, programme and finances of the Group in connection with an application for funding, Nov 1948. (pages 81-82)
Draft of directors' report for the year ended 31 Dec 1948, Dec 1948. (page 86)
Lists of guarantors and loans, Dec 1948. (pages 84-85)
Income and expenditure account and balance sheet for 1948, 5 Jan 1950. (pages 87-88)
1 file (88 pages)
Files of correspondence between the English Opera Group and Benjamin Britten.
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