Orkney Arts Society

• Reference:GB 241 D39
• Dates of Creation:1958-1987
• Name of Creator:
  Orkney Arts Society, 1974-
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  0.13 Linear Metres

• Scope and Content

  Papers relating to Orkney County Music Committee, 1958-1974, including constitution, nd, minutes, 1972-1974, membership and mailing lists, 1958-1972; papers of Orkney Arts Society, 1973-1978, including minutes, 1974-1978, financial statements, 1973-1978, correspondence, 1974-1978; poster for Edwin Muir centenary celebrations, published by Orkney Arts Society, 1987; miscellaneous unsorted papers, c1958-1987.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  The society was formed in January 1974 following the dissolution of the Orkney County Music Committee, its objectives being to promote and encourage interest in all forms of the arts in Orkney.

• Access Information

  Open

• Other Finding Aids

  Item level catalogue in typescript form held by Orkney Archives.