File of papers of James Lawrie, chairman of the Board of Directors, including;
Minutes of meeting of the Board of Directors, 28 Jan 1957.
Letters to and from Lawrie re funding and financial matters, productions, future plans, tours and other issues concerning the Board; including correspondence with the general manager, guarantors and grant giving bodies.
The file also includes the following papers;
Copy of letter to the Pilgrim Trust re the aims and activities of the Group and purpose of funds requested, 11 Jan 1957.
Letter from Stephen Reiss of The Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts to Lawrie re the future of the Group, 14 Jan 1957.
Copy of letter from Lawrie to The Nuffield Foundation re the financial position of the Group and requesting a grant, 18 Jan 1957.
Draft indemnity to the English Electric Company Limited by the Directors of the English Opera Group Ltd, Jan 1957.
Letter from the general mananger to Lawrie in response to a letter from Britten re the future of the Group in the light of its financial difficulties, 25 Jan 1957.
Statement of estimated assets and liabilities at 31 Mar 1957, Jan 1957.
Report by the general manager on the financial aspects of the Royal Court Theatre concerts, 7 Oct 1956-20 Jan 1957, Jan 1957.
Copy of letter from the general manager to Britten re plans for a revue produced by John Cranko with the Group, 31 Jan 1957.
Memorandum by the general manager re the Group's financial position and planned activities, 23 Mar 1957.
1 file
The following papers, as well as correspondence, can be found in the file of correspondence from the English Opera Group to Benjamin Britten;
Minutes of meeting of the Board of Directors, 31 May 1957.
Minutes of the 8th annual general meeting, 1 Aug 1957.
Notes of matters discussed at an informal meeting of members of the Board of Directors, 1 Aug 1957.
Schedule of dates for visit to Stratford, Ontario, no date
Report by the general manager on visits to Stratford, Ontario in Aug and Sep and to Berlin in Oct, 14 Nov 1957
Accounts 1947-56 comparative tables
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