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Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 52463
Title:: Correspondence of General Sir Archibald James Murray with General Sir William Robert Robertson. Vol. III
Scope & Content:: MURRAY-ROBERTSON CORRESPONDENCE. Vol. III (ff. i+124). Egypt 1916-1917, 1932. Printed, with MS. additions on ff. i, 87b. includes: f. 122 Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby; Lord Stanley: Telegram to Gen. Sir A. J. Murray: 1917: Printed.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1932
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 52537
Title:: CAPT. F. H. MITCHELL, R.N.: LETTERS FROM THE DARDANELLES, ETC Paper; ff. 200. 1915-1916.
Scope & Content:: CAPT. F. H. MITCHELL, R.N.: LETTERS FROM THE DARDANELLES, ETC.; 1915-1916. Extracts. Francis Herbert Mitchell (b. 1876, d. 1946) entered the Navy in 1889, and was promoted Captain in 1913, Rear-Admiral 1924, Vice-Admiral 1929 and Admiral 1933. For his service as a Naval Adviser in the Gallipoli ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1915-1916
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 52908
Title:: Peter Warlock: 'Corpus Christi' for soprano and tenor soli and string quartet
Scope & Content:: Words, beg. 'Lully lullay, the faucon hath borne my make away', traditional. Pencil score, slightly incomplete at the end, followed (ff. 3-10) by fair copies of string parts in ink. Voice part in pencil cued into 1st Violin part. Published 1927. Earlier version, 1919, for contralto and tenor sol...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1927
Extent:: 1 volume (i + 10 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 53723
Title:: HENRY LAWES MUSIC MANUSCRIPT: songs by Henry Lawes, Gentleman of the Chapel Royal (d.1662); circa 1626-1662. Autograph. The manuscript, which contains 325 songs, was originally compiled in chronological order, with a few items entered subsequently on blank lower leaves. Besides the music, the volume is important as a collection of English poetry. For a detailed discussion, see P. J. Willetts, The Henry Lawes Manuscript (1969), where the contents of the manuscript are listed with early music ...
Scope & Content:: Poetry ENGLISH: Verses set to music by H. Lawes: circa 1626-1662. Music: Henry Lawes, composer: Songs by Henry Lawes: circa 1626-1662: Autogr. Bindings ENGLISH: Brown leather, blind-ruled: 17th cent. includes: f. ii Bookplates and Book-stamps: Reverend William Gostling, Canon of Canterbury: ...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: English
Date Range:: c 1626-1662
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 53779
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Scope & Content:: SULLIVAN MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. III. 'The Gondoliers'; 1889. Autograph full score, in ink. First performed at the Savoy Theatre, 7 Dec. 1889. ff. 222. Original pagination in pencil 1-30 through ff. 1-17. 265 x 340mm. Green half morocco and cloth binding, with marbled end-papers.
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1889
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 54343
Title:: ''Lewis Carroll'' diary 4
Scope & Content:: Public Domain. Labelled ''No. 8'' by Dodgson this diary contains entries dating from 9th May 1862 to 6th September 1864. In the diary Dodgson writes about his life in Oxford, photography and his work at Christ Church College. The volume includes a number of references to the creation of ''Ali...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1862-1864
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 54344
Title:: 'Lewis Carroll' diary 5
Scope & Content:: Public Domain. Labelled 'No 9' by Dodgson this diary contains entries dating from 13th September 1864 to 24th January 1868. In the diary Dodgson writes about his life in Oxford, his work at Christ Church Chollege and the publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This includes references ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1864-1868
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 54369
Title:: George Butterworth: Vocal and piano pieces
Scope & Content:: Autograph unless otherwise stated. 1. ff. 1-13v. Six songs from 'A Shropshire Lad' (words, Housman), for voice and piano; 1909-1911. 2. ff. 14-27. 'Bredon Hill' and other songs (words, Housman), for voice and piano; 1909-1911. 3. ff. 28-30. 'On Christmas Night', English traditional carol, f...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1909-1920
Extent:: 1 volume (75 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 54391
Title:: Frederick Delius: Arrangements
Scope & Content:: Arrangements of works by Delius, as follows: 1. ff. 1-16. Violin Concerto, for violin and piano; [1919]. 2. ff. 17-32. Double Concerto, for violin, cello and piano; [1920]. 3. ff. 33-65. 'North Country Sketches', for piano duet; [1921]. 4. ff. 66-71. 'A Song before Sunrise', for piano due...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1919-1922
Extent:: 1 volume (85 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 56099
Title:: SIEGFRIED SASSOON: letters to his uncle, Sir William Hamo Thornycroft, R.A., with some related correspondence; circa 1906-1966, n.d. Partly type-written. Most of the letters were written during Sassoon's period of war service. Presented by Mrs Elfrida Mary Manning, daughter of Sir Hamo Thornycroft, 13 Dec. 1969. Paper; ff. 53. British Library arrangement.
Scope & Content:: Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, author and poet: Sir William Hamo Thornycroft, sculptor: Letters to Sir William Hamo Thornycroft from Siegfried Loraine Sassoon: circa 1906-circa 1925. includes: f. 17 Michael Sassoon, brother of Siegfried Sassoon: Letter to Sir W. H. Thornycroft: 1917. f. 19 Harold ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: c 1906-1966
Extent:: 1 item

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