| Description | Material includes: minutes and agendas from the first meeting in 1950 of the Council. Memoranda including: 'Exhibition of Science, South Kensington'; 'Oxford and Cambridge as Official Festival of Britain Centres'; 'Finance and Organisation of the Festival'; 'Programme of Activities submitted by the British Film Institute'; 'Crowd Control in Relation to the 1951 Exhibition, South Bank'; 'Preliminary Suggestions for the Churches' Participation in the Festival with particular reference to London'; 'European Bus Tour'; 'Festival of Britain Guide Books'; 'Live Architecture Exhibition - Progress Report'; '1951 Exhibition, South Bank and Festival Gardens Report of Working Party on Sunday Opening, Licencing, Retail Trading Facilities etc'; 'Accommodation of Visitors to the Festival'; 'Travelling Exhibition - Progress Report; 'Note on the Financial Position'; '1951 Exhibition, South Bank'; and 'Sunday Opening'. |