Harrison Birtwistle: Correspondence and photographs
Scope & Content:
Letters, papers, and photographs. Letters and papers date mainly from the 1960s, with some from the 1970s and 1980s, and are of largely professional content; photographs from c.1950 – 1991.
18 photographs, arranged in approximate chronological order. These include: Birtwistle in a school orchestra, aged 16, dated 1950. Original and photocopy 8 headshots 4 portraits, including one by George Newson, signed and dated 1991 Portrait of the Pierrot Players, with heads cut out (one head –...
Assorted letters and papers, mainly of professional content, dating from the 1960s to the late 1980s. 72 individual items, arranged in chronological order. These include 58 letters, all addressed to Birtwistle, unless otherwise stated. From: Nigel Abercrombie; Arts Council of Great Britain; Laur...