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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 56419-56443 Language English Name Wood, Henry Joseph, Knight, conductor, 1869-1944

1. Add MS 56419-56443

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Add MS 56419-56443
Title:
WOOD PAPERS. WOOD PAPERS: correspondence and papers of Sir Henry Joseph Wood, C.H. (b.1869, d.1944), conductor of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, and of Lady Jessie Wood; 1865-1971, n.d. Some French and Russian. See also Add. 56464-56466. Presented, together with material transferred to the Department of Printed Books, by Lady Jessie Wood, 13 Dec. 1969. Paper. Twenty-five volumes. British Library arrangement. Arranged as follows: A. Correspondence: 56419-56430. B. Other papers: 56...
Scope & Content:
Jessie Linton, afterwards Wood (Lady Jessie): Correspondence and papers of, chiefly rel. to Sir H. J. Wood: 1935-1971, n.d. Music: Sir Henry Joseph Wood, CH; conductor: Correspondence and papers of Sir Henry Joseph Wood: [1896]-1944, n.d.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, and Russian
Date Range:
1865-1971
Extent:
28 items

2. Add MS 56420

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Add MS 56420
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WOOD PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 208). Correspondence, etc; 1904-1967, n.d. Contents: 1. ff. 1-10. Joseph Holbrooke; 1904-1944, n.d. 2. ff. 11-78. Thomas, 1st Baron Horder; 1939-1955. 3. ff. 79-88. Frank Howes; 1944-1952. 4. ff. 89-104. John Ireland; 1931-1945, 5. ff. 105-141. John Masefield; 193...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1904-1967
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 56442

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Add MS 56442
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WOOD PAPERS. Vol. XXIV (ff. 128). Reminiscences, articles, etc., chiefly concerning Wood; 1904-1964, n.d. Included is a family tree (ff. 117-118). includes: ff. 117-118 Genealogies: Sir Henry Joseph Wood, CH; conductor: Family tree of Sir Henry Joseph Wood: n.d.: Typewritten.ff. 119-124 Ar...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1904-1964
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 56443 A

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Add MS 56443 A
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Scope & Content:
WOOD PAPERS. Vol. XXV, pt.1. (ff. 47). Forty-seven photographs; 1872-1949, n.d. Most of the photographs are of Wood, his relatives and associates, including a number of Russian musicians. Art. Photographs: Art. Portraits: Sir Henry Joseph Wood, CH; conductor: Photographs of Sir H. J. Wood, his ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1872-1949
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 56443 B

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Add MS 56443 B
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Scope & Content:
WOOD PAPERS. Vol. XXV, pt.2. Conductor's baton presented to Henry Wood by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle, after a concert of selections from Parsifal; 1898. Beech. 575mm long. Decorated with copper-gilt band bearing the initials 'V R I' in blue enamel, and a gilt coronet ornamented with colo...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1898
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 56443 C

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Add MS 56443 C
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WOOD PAPERS. Vol. XXV, pt.3. Conductor's baton used by Sir Henry Wood at his last concert in Bedford, 26 July 1944. Wood, painted white, with cork handle. 610mm. long. Nineteenth century brown leather case, 695mm long, clasp renewed but thong missing, carrying handle. Music: Sir Henry Joseph ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1944
Extent:
1 item