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Archives of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, the free folk arts resource from the English Folk Dance and Song Society

The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (VWML) contains many rare and unique items of literature, both printed and in manuscript, including a large collection of historic dance books and manuscript tune books.

The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (VWML) is the library and archive of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS), based at its home, Cecil Sharp House in London. It is England’s national folk music and dance archive, an essential resource for anybody interested in …

The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library is FREE and open to all to visit. We are open: Tuesday–Friday, 10am–5pm. 1st and 3rd Saturdays each month 10.30am–4pm (excluding the month of August).

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Carpenter sold the collection, which comprises papers, wax cylinders, lacquer discs, photographs and drawings, to the Library of Congress (LOC) in 1972. The collection was digitised, although never previously published.

English Folk Dance and Song Society, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London NW1 7AY, UK. Tel: 020 7485 2206 | Email: [email protected] | Registered charity number 305999

Getting Here Our building is usually open seven days a week, from 9am to 11pm. Our address is: Cecil Sharp House2 Regent’s Park RoadLondon NW1 7AY Cecil Sharp House is located in Camden at the junction of Regent's Park Road and Gloucester Avenue. We are easy to reach by rail, road and tube and are only 10 minutes walk from Camden Town underground station. …

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