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Correspondence and documents relating to copyright and royalty fees in connection with the York Cycle of mystery plays.

1957-1966

1. Letter from Tom Cecil Benfield, dated York Festival Society, The Guildhall, York, 4th May 1966, to Canon John Stanley Purvis TS, 1 f 2. Letter from J E Padfield, dated SPCK, Holy Trinity Church, M...

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Miscellaneous papers, mainly by Canon John Stanley Purvis, mostly referring to mystery plays.

1910-1966

1. Draft by Canon John Stanley Purvis of part of a commentary with notes upon the Shrewsbury fragments. MS, 12 ff 2. Transcripts by Canon John Stanley Purvis of Shrewsbury fragments: Officium pastoru...

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A packet of transcripts, notes and photographs concerning the 'Tables' of the York Vicars Choral.

1910-1966

1. Paper by Canon John Stanley Purvis entitled 'The Tables of the York Vicars Choral' TS, 11 ff Signed and dated by Canon John Stanley Purvis 1966 on f 11r. 2. Paper by Canon John Stanley Purvi...

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Miscellaneous pamphlets and offprints.

1910-1966

1. University of Cambridge. Local lectures summer meeting at York 1910, syllabus of lectures. Cambridge, 1910. 68 pp 2. Canon John Stanley Purvis. The Dissolution of Bridlington Priory. Bridlington,...

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Miscellaneous items, received in a box, mostly referring to York Cycle of mystery plays and to productions of them.

1951-1969

1. Canon John Stanley Purvis The York cycle of mystery plays, a shorter version of the ancient cycle, with a note on the production staged at the York Festival of 1951 by E Martin Browne. London, SPCK...

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Miscellaneous items.

1930-1954

1. Perspective plan of the grounds of the University of Virginia. 1 f 2. The Cavalier Daily, 61st year, no. 19. Charlottesville (Va), Friday, 15th October 1954. 4 pp 3. The Times [supplemen...

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Various miscellaneous items, letters and papers.

1910-1966

Various miscellaneous items, letters and papers. 1. Westminster Abbey. The Wakefield Mystery cycle, programme [of a production by] the Lambeth Drama Club, July 16th - 21st, 1962; produced by Jean Cl...

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