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The Wolley charters range in date from the beginning of the thirteenth to the first half of the eighteenth centuries, but the majority date from the mid thirteenth to the late fourteenth centuries. They are mostly concerned with land transfers. In addition, there are some wills and marriage sett...
LETTERS TO SIR HENRY WOOD; 1942. Six typewritten letters from W. W. Thompson and one from Dorothy Wood, listing the total paying audiences for the 1942 season of Promenade concerts. With a collection of thirty-nine printed programmes for Promenade and other concerts conducted by Wood, annotated by the conductor with audience numbers, takings and other information; 1898, 1911, 1913, 1934-44. Typewritten lists of nightly attendances for the 1941 season are inserted in the programme for that se...
Scope & Content:
includes: ff. 1-6 Sir Henry Joseph Wood, CH; conductor: W. W. Thompson, of the BBC: Letters to Sir Henry Joseph Wood from W. W. Thompson: 1942: Typewritten, signed.f. 7 Sir Henry Joseph Wood, CH; conductor: Dorothy Wood, of the BBC: Letter to Sir Henry Joseph Wood from Dorothy Wood: 1942: T...
Stefan Zweig Collection: Music, literary and historical manuscripts
Scope & Content:
Comprising items collected by Stefan Zweig and by his immediate heirs, with a number presented to Zweig by the writers. All manuscripts are autograph unless otherwise stated. A number of the music manuscripts from the collection were formerly placed on loan in the British Library, the Mozart man...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish