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Correspondence, invoices and photographs relating to information and research requests answered by the MCC Arts and Library Department between 2007-2008. The file contains correspondence answered by MCC Curator A L Chadwick, Secretary to the Curator Sally Goldfield, Collections Assistant Neil Robinson, Archivist and Historian Glenys Williams and Secretary and Chief Executive K Bradshaw. Subjects include requests for Harold Goldblatt to be interviewed for the MCC Audio Archive, correspondence regarding the broadcast of the 'Antiques Roadshow' programme from Lord's in 2008, details of royalty payments from Bletchley Park Post Office, donation of a cartoon of N E Haig and scrapbook from Veronica Babington Smith, enquiries from G Boycott relating to the Laws of Cricket, requests for cricketers to take part in a film chronicling the MCC tour of West Indies in 1953-1954, purchase by MCC of the World Cricket stamp collection from David Dunbar, donation of a portrait of Stephen Fry to the collection by Stephen Fry, copy of paper by Goldblatt highlighting his work and achievements for the Professional Cricketers' Association, donation of items from D J Halliwell including scorecards and souvenir programmes, purchase of the Britcher manuscripts from Ian Hammond, donation of a 1983 Rover Ticket booklet from P J C Kefford, request to access files and minutes in connection with the D'Oliveira affair, articles compiled by Robinson on the origins of Lawn Tennis, loan of the Henry Scott Tuke painting 'W.G. Grace in a Turban' to the Royal Cornwall Museum, donation of a signed photograph of the SS Otranto by Philip McCaughrean, donation of books to the MCC Library, correspondence with Ken Medlock regarding Medlock's interview for the MCC Audio Archive, loan of items from Caspar Ridley relating to Lord Hawke, donation of a Don Bradman record from D T Yapp.

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