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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D7686/5
TitleJournalism and Articles
Date[1920s-1970s]
DescriptionThis series contains articles and publications written by Lawrence du Garde Peach, along with related printed material concerning his theatrical and literary work. The material includes magazine and newspaper clippings, pamphlets, play programmes and symposium papers, primarily relating to amateur theatre and radio broadcasting. Key items include:
1. Theatrecraft Annual (1944) – A collection of published plays featuring contributions from Peach.
2. Sheffield Pageant of Production Programme Booklet (D7686/Box 11/14).
3. The Landmark: The Monthly Magazine of the English-Speaking Union (D7686/Box 18/1–4) – Issues featuring Peach’s articles such as Why I Write Radio Plays, Ye Merrie Chrystmasse and I Look Around.
4. Clippings from Punch, or The London Charivari (D7686/Box 18/19).
5. Amateur Drama in Wartime (D7686/Box 18/7) – A BBC Home Service talk from 1940, later issued as a pamphlet by Samuel French Ltd.
6. The Amateur Stage: A Symposium (D7686/Box 13/7) – A symposium edited by Patrick Garleton with contributions from Peach.
7. File of cuttings from the Manchester Evening News (D7686/Box 18/15) – Articles and short stories by Peach on village life and local history.
The series also includes notes, draft manuscripts and editorial materials relating to the development of amateur theatre.
Extent24 items
LevelSeries
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorLawrence du Garde Peach (1890-1974) of Great Hucklow, dramatist
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