Programmes relating to the career of British oboist Léon Goossens (1897-1988), from various venues within London, beginning 'Royal Hospital' to 'Z', followed by programmes from South Bank Centre. Contents: Royal Opera House: 2 programmes (1964-1979) Savoy Hotel: 1 programme (1961-1961); Scala Theatre: 1 programme (1959-1959); South-west Essex Technical College, Walthamstow: 2 programmes (1950-1955); Stationer's Hall: 2 programmes (1963-1981; Stern Hall: 1 programme (1950-1950) (Concert organized by Borough of St. Marylebone Public Libraries); St. Andrew's church, Great Ilford: 1 programme (1969-1969); St. Clement Danes, The Strand: 2 programmes (1956-1960); St. Jame's Church, Piccadilly: 1 programme (1968-1968); St. John's Smith Square: 2 programmes (1977-1977); St. Michael, Cornhill: 1 programme (1930-1930); St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden: 1 programme (1990-1990); St. Paul's School: 3 programmes (1949-1959; St. Peter, Bethnal Green: 1 programme (1978-1978); St. Vedast-alias-Foster: 4 programmes (1968-1969); Sutton high school for girls: 1 programme (1942-1942); Travellers' Club, Pall Mall: 1 programme (1973-1973); Victoria and Albert Museum: 13 programmes (1950-1969); West Norwood library services: 1 programme; Westminster Abbey: 8 programmes (1972-1992) (includes programmes for memorial services to, including Peter Pears, Frederick Ashton, Leon Goossens, Eva Turner and Geriant Evans); Westminster School: 1 programme (1933-1933); Wimbledon Town Hall: 5 programmes (1943-1957); Wilfrid Lawson Hall, Woodford Green: 1 programme (1938-1938).

South Bank Centre:
Concert Hall: 1 programme (1949-1949) (Programme from the ceremony of the 'laying of the foundation stone of the Concert Hall, 12/10/49) Queen Elizabeth Hall: 6 programmes (1967-1972) Royal Festival Hall: 25 programmes (1951-1971).

Arrangement:
Filed alphabetically by concert venue, then by date. South Bank centre material appears at the back of the sequence, in alphabetical order by its constituent concert halls, then by date.

1930 - 1992

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Not Specific

• Pears, Peter -
• Turner, Eva -
• Ashton, Frederick -
• Goossens, Léon -
• Evans, Geraint -

• 12 Lisle street
• 10 Stratford Place
• King's college hospital: chapel
• South Bank Centre
• Wilfrid Lawson Hall
• Westminster School
• South-west Essex Technical College
• Royal Festival Hall
• Town Hall, Wimbledon
• Westminster Abbey
• Victoria and Albert Museum
• St. Vedast alias Foster (Church)
• St. Paul’s School
• St. Paul’s Church, Covent Garden
• St. Michael's Church, Cornhill
• St. John's Smith Square
• St. Clement Dane’s Church, Strand
• Stern Hall/Seymour Hall, W1
• Scala Theatre
• Savoy Theatre
• Royal Opera House
• Traveller´s club, Pall Mall

• 20th century - late 1971-1999
• 20th century - mid 1931-1970

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