ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE

Description: The Society, founded in 1927, provides an independent forum for its members who are professionals within the television industry. It runs major conferences, early evening events and lectures throughout the year and it has a series of awards that honour excellence across all aspects of television.
The archives of the Society document its history from 1927 to today and provide a resource for historians and members researching the diverse aspects of the history of the television. The archive holds written, photographic and audio-visual material. The majority of the collections are housed in stores off-site, but can be accessed with reasonable notice.

In addition to maintaining the archive and answering enquiries, the Archivist co-ordinates applications for the Shiers Trust, an annual research award for the history of television, and represents the Society on its History and Archives Group.
Artefact description: John Logie Baird papers and material relating to the Society from its foundation in 1927.
Website: http://www.rts.org.uk
Keywords: Television production
Access: Written application to the Archivist.
Access for outsiders: Yes

Books: 100 books and copies of RTS journals.
Journals: Royal Television Society Journal and Television
Manuscripts: Records of the Society since 1927 and specialist collections of Sir Ambrose Fleming and John Logie Baird
Masters: Of the RTS’s events.
Music: Mss of RTS events and early history of television.
Newspapers: Cuttings of the Society’s events.
Sound: Items on RTS events and early history of television.
Still Images: 4,000 images.

Documents: Contracts; Correspondence; Diaries, unpublished memoirs etc; Equipment manuals; Scripts and treatments; Personal papers; Posters and promotional artwork; Photographs; Ephemera

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