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1. MS Mus. 1626-1677

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1626-1677
Title:
Harriet Cohen Papers
Scope & Content:
MSS Mus. 1626-1677. Letters and papers of the pianist Harriet Cohen (b. 1895, d. 1967): 1846-1967, n.d. The collection consists mostly of letters, with some telegrams, photographs, photographic negatives and other documents. Some of the material was formerly owned by Arnold Bax and the colle...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, Irish, Russian, and Spanish
Date Range:
1846-1967
Extent:
52 items

2. MS Mus. 1649-1677

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1649-1677
Title:
Harriet Cohen Papers. D. Letters from Arnold Bax to Harriet Cohen and papers formerly owned by Arnold Bax
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, Irish, and Russian
Date Range:
[1842-1953]
Extent:
29 items

3. MS Mus. 1668-1676

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1668-1676
Title:
Harriet Cohen Papers. Papers formerly owned by Arnold Bax
Scope & Content:
Vols. xliii-lii. Papers formerly owned by Arnold Bax. Letters, contracts, writings, photographs and negatives.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, Irish, and Russian
Date Range:
1842-1952
Extent:
9 items

4. MS Mus. 1672

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1672
Title:
Harriet Cohen Papers. Papers formerly owned by Arnold Bax. Letters and contracts
Scope & Content:
Vol. xlvii. Letters and contracts; 1910-1953, n.d. ff. 134. 450 x 290mm. 1. ff. 1-109. Letters to Bax from musicians and others. 2. ff. 110-134. Contracts. includes: ff. 1-2. Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, alias 'Sheila McCarthy'; alias 'Dermot O'Byrne'; KCVO; composer: Dr Arthur Alexander,...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, German, and Irish
Date Range:
1910-1953
Extent:
1 item

5. MS Mus. 1813

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813
Title:
The Boosey & Hawkes Archive
Scope & Content:
Archives of the music publishers Boosey & Hawkes, Ltd. of London: business records, correspondence, music scores and reprographic material record the administration of the firm and many of its activities in the twentieth century. Boosey & Hawkes, Ltd. was formed in October 1930 by a mer...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Afrikaans, Chinese, Church Slavic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Welsh
Date Range:
1879-1984
Extent:
2 sub-fonds

6. MS Mus. 1813/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813/2
Title:
Boosey & Hawkes Business Archive
Scope & Content:
Business papers and correspondence of personnel or departments of Boosey & Hawkes, Ltd., predominantly those operating at the firm's headquarters at 295, Regent Street, London, and created mainly in the mid- to late twentieth century. The bulk of the business archive is formed by four major...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Afrikaans, Chinese, Chinese, Church Slavic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Welsh
Date Range:
1904-1993
Extent:
4 series

7. MS Mus. 1813/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813/2/1
Title:
Boosey & Hawkes: Directors' files
Scope & Content:
Business archives of Boosey & Hawkes, Ltd., London, generally accumulated by individual directors of the firm. The contents of this series record the activities of several directors of Boosey & Hawkes, and of the firm more generally, most extensively during the mid-twentieth century and...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Afrikaans, Chinese, Chinese, Church Slavic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Welsh
Date Range:
1904-1976
Extent:
302 boxes, 1 envelope

8. MS Mus. 1813/2/1/9-196

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813/2/1/9-196
Title:
Boosey & Hawkes Archive: Dr. Ernst Roth's files
Scope & Content:
Business correspondence and papers of Dr. Ernst Roth (1 June 1896 – 17 July 1971), Music Publications and Production Director of Boosey & Hawkes, Ltd. from 1945; later Managing Director and Deputy Chairman until his retirement in 1964. The files were accumulated in the course of business inv...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Afrikaans, Chinese, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish
Date Range:
1943-1964
Extent:
188 boxes

9. MS Mus. 1813/2/1/172-185

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813/2/1/172-185
Title:
Contrats-types and related correspondence
Scope & Content:
Files of correspondence and contracts relating to contrats-types: standard forms of contract, or skeleton contracts, between Boosey & Hawkes and various broadcasters, mainly European.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish
Date Range:
1951-1957
Extent:
14 boxes

10. MS Mus. 1813/2/1/179-181

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813/2/1/179-181
Title:
Contrats-types and related correspondence, 1951–1958
Scope & Content:
Files of correspondence and contracts relating to standard contracts drawn up between Boosey & Hawkes and various broadcasters, mainly European, for the years 1951–1958.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, and Italian
Date Range:
1951-1959
Extent:
3 boxes