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LETTERS and post-cards to William Barclay Squire, relating, chiefly to materials for articles in Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and the Dictionary of National Biography, from the following :-

(a) Sir Frederick A[rthur] G[ore] Ouseley, 2nd Bart. 1879, 1889. ff. 1, 61 ;-

(b) Sir Leslie Stephen, 1883-1890. ff. 6, 8, 12, 18, 20, 35, 72 ;-

(d) Edmund Gurney, 1884. ff. 14, 15;-

(e) Dr. F[rederick] J[ames] Furnivall, 1884, 1888, 1909. ff. 17 b, 34, 37, 163 ;-

(f) Sir George Scharf, chiefly relating to portraits of British musicians., 1886-1894. ff. 23-32, 38, 39, 53, 54, 74, 82, 84, 90, 98, 103-111 ;-

(g) Robert Eitner, 1888. f. 41 ;-

(h) Thomas Wingham, 1888, 1891. ff. 44, 87 ;-

(i) Mrs. Mary Anne Keeley, circ. 1888. f. 45;-

(k) J[ohn] A[ddington] Symonds, 1888-circ. 1891. ff. 46, 49, 76, 79, 92, 93 ;-

(l) Alfred[o Carlo] Piatti, 1889, 1900. ff. 55, 57, 148 ;-

(m) Ludwig Straus, 1889. f. 59 ;-

(n) Sir Frederick Leighton [afterwards 1st Baron Leighton], 1889 (?). ff. 60, 63, 66, 68;-

(o) Sir Herbert Oakeley, 3rd Bart., 1889, 1893. ff. 65, 102 ;-

(p) Sir W[illiam] G[eorge] Cusins, 1889, 1892. ff. 70, 94 ;

(q) Dr. F[ranz Xaver] Haberl, 1889. f. 71 ;-

(r) Edward [George] Dannreuther, 1890, 1891, 1894. ff. 80, 89, 117;-

(s) Jacques Blumenthal, 1891. f. 85 ;-

(t) A[ugustus] W- Dubourg, 1892. f. 96 ;-

(u) A[lberto] Randegger, circ. 1892, 1901. ff. 97, 154 ;-

(v) Stephen Phillips, circ. 1892, circ. 1894, 1897. ff. 100, 119, 121, 138 ;-

(w) Henry James, circ. 1894, 1900. ff. 113, 147;-

-(x) Sir Augustus [Henry Glossop] Harris, 1894. f. 115;-

(y) R[udolf] Lehmann, 1895. f. 122 -(z) E[dward] J[ohn] Hopkins, 1895. f. 123 b;-

(aa) E[rnst] Pauer, 1895. f. 125 ;-

(bb) Sir John Stainer, 1895-1898. ff. 126-130, 133-137, 139, 140 ;-

(cc) Sir A[ugustus] Wollaston Franks, 1896. f. 132 ;-

(dd) J[ohn] W[illis] Clark, 1899). f. 143 ;-

(ee) Mary E[lizabeth Coleridge, [1901 ?]. ff. 150, 155 ;-

(ff) Ebenezer Prout, 1901. f. 152 ; -(gg) Sir George C[lement] Martin, 1902. f. 156 ;-

(hh) Sir August [Friedrich] Manns, with a Handel facsimile, 1902. f. 158 ;-

(ii) Ch[arles Larcom] Graves, 1904. f. 160 ;-

(kk) Sir F[rancesco] Paolo Tosti, 1908. f. 162.

Included also are letters by the following writers :-

(alpha) W[illiam] A[nthony] Harrison to Dr. Furnivall, 1884. f. 16 ;-

(beta) Rev. H[ugh] R[eginald] Haweis to Sir G. Grove, 1886. f. 21 ;-

(gamma) Sir Charles Hallé to [Arthur ?] Chappell, 1889. f. 64 ;-

(delta) Dr. Fr[iedrich] Chrysander to Dulau and Co., 1891. f. 88 ;-

(epsilon) Charles H[allam] E[lton] Brookfield to J-. A. Fuller-Maitland, 1898. f. 142;-

-(zeta) Dr. F. Haberl to F. Pustet, publisher, 1899. f. 145.

Paper : ff. 163. A.D. 1879-1909. Small quarto. Presented by Wm. Barclay Squire, Esq.

Scope & Content:

William Barclay Squire, CVO; Deputy Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Letters to, from musicians: 1879-1909.

includes:

ff. 1, 61 Reverend Sir Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, 2nd Baronet composer: Letters to W. B. Squire: 1879, 1889.
ff. 6, 8, 12, 18, 20, 35, 72 Sir Leslie Stephen, KCB; author: Letters to W. B. Squire: 1883-1890.
f.10 Charles Edward Stephens, composer, pianist and organist: Letter to W. B. Squire: 1883.
ff. 14, 15 Edmund Gurney, philosophical writer: Letters to W. B. Squire: 1884.
f. 16 William Anthony Harrison, Vicar of St Anne's, South Lambeth: Letter to Dr. Furnivall: 1884.
ff. 17 b, 34, 37, 163 Frederick James Furnivall, D Litt.; scholar and editor: Letters to W. B. Squire: 1884-1909.
f. 21 Sir George Grove, musicologist: Letter to, from Rev. H. R. Haweis: 1886.
f. 21 Hugh Reginald Haweis, author and preacher: Letter to Sir G. Grove: 1886.
ff. 23-32, 38, 39, 53, 54, 74, 82, 84, 90, 98, 103-111 Sir George Scharf, KCB; Director, National Portrait Gallery: Letters to W. B. Squire: 1886-1894.
f. 41 Robert Eitner: Letter to W. B. Squire: 1888.: Germ.
ff. 44, 87 Thomas Wingham, Musical Director at the Brompton Oratory: Letters to W. B. Squire: 1888, 1891.
f. 45 Mary Anne Keeley, widow of Robert Keeley; actress: Letter to W. B. Squire: 1888 [?].
ff. 46, 49, 76, 79, 92, 93 John Addington Symonds, author: Letters to W. B. Squire: 1888-[? 1891].
ff. 55, 57, 148 Alfredo Piatti, cellist and composer: Letters to W. B. Squire: 1889, 1900.
f. 59 Ludwig Straus, musician: Letter to W. B. Squire: 1889.
ff. 60, 63, 66, 68 Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton; PRA: Letters to W. B. Squire: 1889.
f. 64 Sir Charles Hallé, pianist and conductor: Letter to [? Arthur] Chappell: 1889.
f. 65 Sir Herbert Stanley Oakeley, composer, organist and conductor: Letter to W. B. Squire: 1889.
ff. 70, 94 Sir William George Cusins, composer: Letters to W. B. Squire: 1889, 1892.
f. 71 Dr Franz Xaver Haberl, writer on music: Letter to W. B. Squire: 1889.: Germ.
ff. 80, 89, 117 Edward Dannreuther, musician; founder of the Wagner Society: Letters to W. B. Squire: 1890-1894.
f. 85 Jacques Blumenthal: Letter to W.B. Squire: 1891.
f. 88 Dulau & Co; Booksellers, London: Postcard to, from Dr. Chrysander: 1891.: Germ.
f. 88 Friedrich Chrysander, German music scholar: Postcard to Dulau and Co.: 1891.: Germ.
f. 96 Augustus W. Dubourg, writer of plays: Letter to W. B. Squire: 1892.
ff. 97, 154 Alberto Randegger, musician: Letters to W. B. Squire: circ. 1892, 1901.
ff. 100, 119, 121, 138 Stephen Phillips, poet and dramatist: Letters to W. B. Squire,: n.d., 1897.
f. 102 Sir Herbert Stanley Oakeley, composer, organist and conductor: Letter to the Editor of the Daily Graphic: 1893.
ff. 113, 147 Henry James, novelist: Letters to W. B. Squire: circ. 1894, 1900.
f. 115 Sir Augustus Henry Glossop Harris, Kt., actor and theatre manager, son of A G Harris: Letter to W. B. Squire: 1894.
f. 122 Rudolf Lehmann, painter: Letter to W. B. Squire: 1895.
f. 123 b Edward John Hopkins, organist and composer: Letter to W. B. Squire: 1895.
f. 125 Ernst Pauer, composer: Letter to W.B. Squire: 1895.
ff. 126-130, 133-137, 139, 140 Sir John Stainer, musicologist and composer: Letters to W. B. Squire: 1895-1898.
f. 132 Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, KCB; FSA: Letter to W. B. Squire: 1896.
f. 142 John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, music critic: Letter to, from C. H. E. Brookfield: 1898.
f.142 Charles Hallam Elton Brookfield: Letter to J. A. Fuller-Maitland: 1898.
f. 143 John Willis Clark, Registrary of Cambridge University 1891: Letter to W. B. Squire: 1899.
f. 145 Dr Franz Xaver Haberl, writer on music: Letter to the publishing fim of F. Pustet: 1899.: Germ.
ff. 150, 155 Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, poet and novelist: Letters to W. B. Squire: circ. 1901.
f. 152 Ebenezer Prout, Professor of Music at Dublin University; composer: Letter to W. B. Squire: 1901.
f. 156 Sir George Clement Martin, composer and organist: Letter to W. B. Squire: 1902.
f. 158 Sir August Manns, conductor: Letter to W. B. Squire: 1902.
f.160 Charles Larcom Graves, Assistant Editor of 'The Spectator': Letter to W. B. Squire: 1904.
f. 162 Sir Francesco Paolo Tosti, KCVO; composer: Note to W. B. Squire: 1908.: Fr.

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English
French
German

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Latin

Start Date:

1879

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1909

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1879-1909

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William Barclay Squire, CVO; Deputy Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Presented: in 1918.

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