Monday, March 10, 2014

For Research - Material to be Found in Coventry History Centre.

For anyone wishing to research the Coventry Arts Umbrella Club or any aspects of - the following types of material are held there - Note - this list may not be all the material held.
Coventry History Centre

Programmes.
PA 1884 / 5 / 11 Programmes of the Umbrella Club April 1968 - Nov 1974
PA 1884 / 5 / 10 Programme of the Umbrella Club June 1967 / Feb 1968
PA 1884 / 5 / 103 Newsletters / Programme Sept 1970
PA 1939 / 9 (Also 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14) Umbrella Club Programmes 1960
PA 1939 / 16 Notice of Poetry Reading at Umbrella March 1969

Function and Structure of the Umbrella Club
PA 1884 /1 / 18 Outline of functions and structure of Coventry Arts Umbrella Club late 1960's / Early 1970's

Umbrella Magazine
PA 1884 / 5 / 3 Umbrella Magazine 1959
Umbrella Magazine 1959
PA 1884 / 5 / 5 Umbrella Magazine 1960
PA 1884 / 5 / 2 Umbrella Magazine 1959
PA 1939 / 8 Umbrella Magazine 1959
PA 1884 / 5 / 1 Umbrella magazine Oct 1958
PA 1884 / 4 / 5 (ALSO 7 / 8) Umbrella Magazines 1960 / 62 / 61


Publicity Materials and Press
PA 1884 / 6 / 13  Correspondence and papers relating to publicity for 8th Jan 1962 - 22nd May 1967
PA 1884 / 5 / 14  Advertisement posters for 'Umbrella' - The Magazine  18th Oct 1958 - 18th Oct 1959.
PA 1884 / 1 / 2 Leaflet advertising the Umbrella Club Feb 1960
PA 1884 / 5 / 163 Photo Copy of press cuttings re- Umbrella Club activities 1960 / early 1970's
PA 1939 / 2 Two Volumes of press cuttings 1960 / 67
PA 1939 / 3 Loose Press cuttings 1960 / 69

Material from Little Park street 1955 - 1960
CCD / CES / 1 / 28    97,Little Park Street - History of 1960 - 61
PA / 1184 / 5 / 75 Photos of Spike Milligan 1955

Material from 18, Queen Victoria Road 1960 - 72
PA 1884 /5 /18 Newsletter regarding plans for the Umbrella 1 Aug 1961
PA 1884 / 5 / 44 Programme for building an Arts Centre in Coventry May 1965
PA / 18884 / 5 / 155 Programme for the Importance of Blues and Jazz 1967

Material after 1972 - including The Charterhouse.

Photographs of the Umbrella

PA 1884 /5 / 176 Photograph of exterior of the Umbrella Club 18, Queen Victoria Road 1960's.
PA 1884 / 5 / 193 Photograph of rear of Umbrella Club 18, Queen Victoria Road 1960's

Collections
PA 1884  Collection - Umbrella 1955 - 1995