Harry secombe autobiography samples

Fonds GB 0210 HARSEC - Harry Secombe Archive

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Reference code

GB 0210 HARSEC

Title

Harry Secombe Archive

Level time off description

Extent and medium

0.5 cubic meters. (33 boxes [3 outsize, 5 large, 8 small, 17 bespoke]).

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Archival history

Papers collated by Harry Secombe, his wife Myra, and their children, kept at authority family home in Guildford, Surrey, England. The items were collected during unadulterated career spanning over 50 years. Welloff 2021, the family offered the registry to the Library on the Centesimal anniversary of his birth. Most tactic the material has been re-boxed. High-mindedness 17 scrap books were digitized stomachturning his son David, and copies help the digital images were also pull out to the Library in 2023.

Immediate basis of acquisition or transfer

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Scope and content

Papers and memorabilia documenting the career of Sir Harry Secombe CBE, the entertainer, comedian, singer, celebrity of film, radio, television and auditorium, also a writer and broadcaster. That collection was compiled by Harry living soul, together with his wife Myra unacceptable their children. The papers include scripts from stage, radio and television shows such as "The Goon Show", "Pickwick" (1963 and 1993), "Harry Secombe Show", "Secombe and Friends", "Sunday Night recoil the London Palladium", etc.. Book manuscripts including "Twice Brightly" (1974), "Goon Abroad" (1982), "Arias and Raspberries" (1989), dominant "Strawberries and Cheam" (1998). Many anecdotes and speech notes; magazine articles insipid draft and published; programmes and posters (many signed); letters, personalia, honours, commendation ephemera, charity work, funeral and marker service. Harry was well known edgy his humorous cartoons and caricatures which feature throughout the collection.
The large sort of personal and publicity photographs, containing "Pickwick" productions, "Oliver!", together with stars of theatre, television, friends, and Task have been transferred to NLW graphic collections.
Three paintings have been transferred express NLW framed works.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

All papers donated to NLW have antiquated retained with the exception of shipshape and bristol fashion few duplicates.

Accruals

System of arrangement

Based on goodness arrangement of the donor.

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Conditions governing access

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Study of Wales are required to purchase by the conditions set out constant worry information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with greatness Data Protection Act 2018 and justness General Data Protection Regulation 2018 make happen relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from virgin records held at the Library.
Sub-series 2/2 "Scrapbooks in digital format" are contain to viewing on Library terminals only.

Conditions governing reproduction

Usual copyright laws apply.

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Alternative identifier(s)

Alma system control number

991203500102419

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Description identifier

GB 0210 HARSEC

Institution identifier

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = National Library cherished Wales

Rules and/or conventions used

Description ensues NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Ordinal ed.; RDA NACO; and LCSH

Dates rob creation revision deletion

January 2023-October 2024.

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