INFORMAL MINUTES OF CONFERENCE 20

Abstract

Commenting on Mr. Miller's paper, Professor Bald observed that there must have been a shifting around of records in London. He recollected having inspected certain documents in St. Paul's which now seem to ha^e turned up in the Guildhall. Professor Bald noted that to him among the most exciting of Guildhall holdings wore the topographical materials. Mr. Miller replied that he had no categorical answer to explain these apparent shifts but that bombings during World War II, dampness in older buildings, and desirable storage facilities at the Guildhall all might account for the transfer of records. Discussion of Mr. Miller's paper closed with a comment by one member of the group that he had found valuable records of musicians and minstrels living in the area of St. Giles, Cripplegate, who were active in theatrical productions. Some of the material, he noted, has already been used by Chambers.