Physical Ref No Title Item date Item description Format Notes Condition The cutting is an obituary of Mr Alec Delittle, 'who as an Two letters with attached news cutting about the EMB/2/1 01/06/1976 Correspondence Typed Document Good amateur actor was instrumental in helping revive York York Mystery Plays Mystery Plays in 1951' The first four programmes are identical, 2 are autographed, EMB/2/2 York Mystery Cycle and York Festival Programmes 1951 Programme Printed Material Good the final three are York Festival programmes Photograph EMB/2/3 York Mystery Cycle Photographs 1951 Photograph Good Photos from St Mary's Abbey, York (Production) Photograph EMB/2/4 York Mystery Cycle Postcard 1951 Photograph Good Postcard of Lazarus from the York Mystery Cycle Production (Production) EMB/2/5 York Mystery Plays News Cuttings 1951 Press Cuttings Printed Material Good News write up of the production EMB/2/6 York Mystery Plays List of props 1951 Written Document Written Document Good A re-drawing on a larger scale than that of the published photographs of the 1547 setting for the Valenciennes Set Design Passion Play. This 'simultaneous' multiple setting of EMB/2/7 York Mystery Plays Stage setting drawing 1951 Artwork Good (Original) mansims and gateways was the main influence in the creation of the setting for York 1951 by Norah Lambourne for E. Martin Browne. The York Cycle of Mystery Plays by J.S.Purvis, 1951 EMB/2/8 York Mystery Plays Promptbook 1951 Promptbook Various Damaged promptbook Henzie Raeburn's script of The York Cycle of Mystery Plays by J.S.Purvis, 1951 with annotations. Two copies of The EMB/2/9 Five scripts for the York Cycle Mystery Plays 1951 Script Typed Document Damaged York Cycle of Mystery Plays by J.S.Purvis, 1951 property of E.Martin Browne, with annotations. Part 1 and 2 of The York Mystery Plays copyright the York Festival Society Ltd. Research for the York Mysteries of Alabaster portrait EMB/2/10 Monographie de la Cathedral de Chartres 1951 Volume Printed Material Damaged pictures EMB/2/11 York Mystery Plays 1951 Scrapbook 1951 Volume Various Good It contains correspondence, photographs and news cuttings EMB/3/1 York Mystery Plays Correspondence 1954 Papers - Personal Typed Document Good (1 of 3) Includes a news cutting and original envelope EMB/3/2 York Mystery Plays Promptbook 1954 Promptbook Printed Material Fair Photograph Includes photographs of the flood, and original envelopes EMB/3/3 York Mystery Plays Photographs 1954 Photograph Good (Production) paperclipped to the photos EMB/3/3/1 York Mystery Plays Photograph handwritten list 1954 Written Document Written Document Good Photograph EMB/3/4 York Mystery Plays Slides 1954 Film Good See Slide list for details (Production) EMB/3/5 York Mystery Plays News Cuttings 1954 Press Cuttings Printed Material Good Three of the same article and one regarding "The Flood" Time and Tide, The Independent Weekly, 2 copies of the EMB/3/6 Time and Tide Newspaper 1954 Papers - Business Printed Material Good same date 19/06/1954 Annotated heavily with set sketches on the front of the EMB/3/7 York Mystery Plays Script 1954 Play script Typed Document Good document EMB/3/8 York Festival Programmes 1954 Programme Typed Document Good Duplicates of the same programme EMB/3/9 York Festival Timetable 1954 Typed Document Typed Document Good Order of Service at Evensong opening the York Festival of EMB/3/10 York Festival Order of Service 1954 Ephemera Typed Document Good the Arts, Trinity Sunday, 1954 Programmes of various performances and recitals held EMB/3/11 York Festival Performances Programmes 1954 Programme Typed Document Good throughout the York Festival, 1954 EMB/3/12 York Mystery Plays 1954 Scrapbook 1954 Volume Various Damaged It contains correspondence and news cuttings Article regarding the York Nativity Play directed by E.Martin EMB/4/1 York Mystery Plays News Cutting 1956 Press Cuttings Printed Material Good Browne EMB/5/1 York Mystery Plays Correspondence 1957 Papers - Personal Various Good General Correspondence 22/06/1957 - 10/08/1957 Photograph EMB/5/2 York Mystery Plays Photographs 1957 Photograph Good Colour and black and white photographs (Production) EMB/5/2/1 York Mystery Plays Photograph List 1957 Written Document Written Document Fair Heavily annotated copy of The Hoisers by EMB, A copy of EMB/5/3 York Mystery Plays Scripts 1957 Script Typed Document Fair The Spicers and note pages for the York Mysteries EMB/5/4 York Mystery Plays News Cuttings 1957 Press Cuttings Printed Material Good York Mystery Plays Sound and Lighting Control Stand A and B drawn up by The Strand Electric & EMB/5/5 1957 Map / Plan Artwork Good Drawings Engineering Co. Ltd. Manchester EMB/5/6 York Mystery Plays Pageant Play Music 1957 Music Written Document Good I will sing unto the Lord' Version 1 and the final version of the music order, both EMB/5/6/1 York Mystery Plays Music Order 1957 Written Document Written Document Fair written in pencil and version 1 written over the top in blue ink EMB/5/7 York Festival Society Rehearsal Schedules 1957 Papers - Production Typed Document Good EMB/5/8 Notes on the York Mystery Plays 1957 Papers - Production Various Good Notes on staging, cast, the Acts and costumes EMB/5/9 York Festival Performances Programmes 1957 Programme Printed Material Good EMB/5/10 York Festival Order of Morning Prayer 1957 Programme Printed Material Good Held at York Minster York Festival Society Expenditure Estimates and EMB/5/11 1957 Papers - Production Typed Document Fair Commitments EMB/5/12 York Cycle of Mystery Plays Cast List 1957 Papers - Production Typed Document Fair Outline Plan for the York Mystery Plays and Festival of EMB/5/13 1957 Papers - Production Typed Document Fair the Arts Telegram confirming EMB to assist in the broadcast EMB/5/14 Radio Production of the York Cycle Mystery Plays 1957 Papers - Production Typed Document Good production of the York Cycle Mystery Plays and an radio abridged version of the play EMB/5/15 York Mystery Plays Scrapbook 1957 Volume Various Good Contains news cuttings and correspondence Photograph EMB/5/16 York Mystery Plays Slides 1957 Film Good See Slide list for details (Production) EMB/6/1 York Mystery Plays Correspondence 1966 Papers - Personal Various Good EMB/6/2 York Mystery Plays Fan Mail 1966 Papers - Personal Various Good EMB/6/3 York Mystery Plays News Cuttings 1966 Press Cuttings Printed Material Good York Mystery Plays Life International Magazine Article EMB/6/4 1966 Periodical Printed Material Good P75-79 write up of the York Mystery Plays (loose in box) The Flood, Souls in Last Judgement and a complete version EMB/6/5 York Mystery Plays Scripts 1966 Script Typed Document Good of the script with annotations in pencil Stewart Lack's specifications of the set drawings by EMB/6/6/1 York Mystery Plays Mercer’s Pageant Play Drawings 1966 Stage Plan Artwork Good Elizabeth Chalmer, includes the original envelope EMB/6/6/2 York Mystery Plays Prop Designs 1966 Artwork (Original) Artwork Good Prop drawings of the cross and the alter/sarcophagus Photograph EMB/6/7/1 York Mystery Plays Production Photographs 1966 Photograph Good All annotated on the back of the photograph by EMB (Production) Photograph EMB/6/7/2 York Mystery Plays Life Pictures 1966 Photograph Good All annotated on the back of the photograph by EMB (Production) Photograph EMB/6/8 York Mystery Plays Slides 1966 Film Good See Slide list for details (Production) EMB/6/9 York 1966 Mystery Plays and Festival Leaflet 1966 Ephemera Printed Material Good See EMB/21/8 Notes on the plays, the setting, production, requirements, EMB/6/10 York Mystery Plays Research Notes 1966 Papers - Production Various Good construction, budget, characters and places EMB/6/10/1 York Mystery Plays Rehearsal List 1966 Papers - Production Typed Document Good Breakdown for rehearsals EMB/6/10/2 York Mystery Plays Tape Lists 1966 Papers - Production Various Good Lists of material to be put on tapes Contains news cuttings (many of the same article), EMB/6/11 York Mystery Plays Scrapbook 1966 Volume Various Damaged correspondence, photos and articles "New Play in Cathedral Ruins Impresses Large Audiences", EMB/7/1 Coventry Mysteries Press Cutting 1944 Press Cuttings Printed Material Good June 19th, 1944 "Production in Cathedral Ruins", June 2nd, 1951. Comes EMB/8/1 Coventry Mysteries Press Cutting 1951 Press Cuttings Printed Material Good with original envelope EMB/8/2 Coventry Mysteries Script 1951 Script Typed Document Damaged Herod and the Kings, Coventry Shearmen and Tailors' Play EMB/9/1 Coventry Mysteries Correspondence 1962 Correspondence Various Good 06/01/1962 - 28/12/1961 EMB/9/2 Coventry Mysteries Press Cuttings 1962 Press Cuttings Printed Material Good Various cuttings reviewing the plays The three small photographs come with the original Photograph envelope. The large photograph is written on the back in EMB/9/3 Coventry Mysteries Photographs 1962 Photograph Good (Production) blue ink, "Coventry 1962, The Mysteries - for Lincoln Cycle temptation". EMB/9/4 Coventry Mysteries Programme 1962 Programme Printed Material Good 7 copies of the same programme EMB/9/5 Coventry Mysteries Script 1962 Script Various Good Includes a staging sketch and casting notes EMB/9/5/1 Coventry Mysteries Hegge Cycle 1962 Script Printed Material Fair Annotated pages from the Hegge Cycle EMB/9/5/2 Coventry Mysteries Proclamation Notes 1962 Script Written Document Good Written notes for the Proclamation Costume notes from directors of 4 pages, attached is the EMB/9/6 Coventry Mysteries Costume notes 1962 Papers - Production Typed Document Good original folder with EMB's annotations on it. EMB/9/7 Coventry Mysteries Religious pictures 1962 Ephemera Various Good Religious cards/seal used for inspiration/research Photograph EMB/9/8/1 Coventry Mysteries used slides 1962 Film Good Used.