Northwest Sound Archive
Respondent or information from other source: Andrew
Aims, policies, purpose/impetus for project:
No formal questionnaire received but the organisation, based at Clitheroe, is a regional sound archive with extensive holdings in this area and the largest collection of sound recordings outside London. Holdings range from interviews on local radio, later deposited with the sound archive, to extensive interviews with local people as part of ongoing programmes, many of which deal with entertainment and theatregoing with theatres mentioned ranging from the Salford Hippodrome to the Manchester Rep, Olympia, and The Grand, the Ardwick Empire to the Bacup Royal Court. Interviewees range from the famous: Eric Sykes, Sir Ian McKellen, Pat Phoenix to numerous local individuals reminiscing about their theatre-going (the archive supplied a 53 page listing of relevant interviews with a short paragraph on each giving name, key issues covered and running times). In addition the archive holds recordings deposited by specific projects like QueerupNorth and Bolton Little Theatre (see below). Other projects mentioned, (not listed individually as it was not possible to find specific details in the listing clearly to identify which interviews belonged to which project) are:
- Thwaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn
A project in its early stages which will record the history of the Theatre
- Tameside Hippodrome, Ashton-under-Lyne
Recordings with staff members before the closure of the Theatre in 2008
- Unity Theatre, Liverpool
Recordings with people associated with the Theatre.
- Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Recordings with people associated with the Theatre
Dates: Ongoing with various specific projects working in partnership
Key individuals and roles involved:
Paid or voluntary, training in oral history:
Project funded by:
Management of project:
Format of interviews:
How interviewees are selected and located:
Interview running time: Various
Copyright in interviews. Assignment rights?: Unclear
Location of interview copies. Accessibility to public/format:
Public facilitiy
Collection contact details/website: nwsa@ed.lancscc.gov.uk
Interview transcripts/lists of topics or other content indexes:
Cataloguing Yes:
Future plans for project/interviews?:
Materials used for publications, exhibitions, conferences, radio/TV programmes or performances etc or future plans for this?:
Project website: via Greater Manchester Records Office
List on a joint (possibly STR) website: No response
Join listserv/emailing list/forum: No response
Further information:
List of interviewees provided:
Yes. A detailed listing (53 pages) of general recordings mentioning theatre available from Susan Croft. Those interviews which were clearly part of a specific theatre-focused project (Bolton little Theatre and ItŐs Queer up North) are listed separately
Oral History Survey Pages Main Page Introductory Report Index of Projects Appendices
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13th May 2009 |
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