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Add MS 47895
- Record Id:
- 032-002104324
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104324
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000042.0x0000fd
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 47895
- Title:
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LIBRETTO BY RICHARD ALEXANDER STREATFEILD for 'The Pilgrim's Progress', a symphonic drama founded on Bunyan's allegory; bef. 1914 (cf. f. 44). Typewritten (ff. 1-39), with manuscript notes by the author relating to a proposed musical setting (ff. 40-43). Letters, 1914-1934, from Norman Wilkinson, William Barclay Squire, Mrs Streatfeild and Mrs Carice Irene Blake relating to the libretto and a possible setting by Sir Edward Elgar (cf. the note by him, f. 50) are at ff. 44-52. A second typewritten copy of the libretto is in the Department of Printed Books (press-mark 11783.h.9). Paper; ff. 52. Quarto. Bef. 1914-1934.
- Scope & Content:
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includes:
- ff. 1, 50 Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Annotations by: 1920.
- ff. 1-39 Richard Alexander Streatfeild, musicologist; of the British Museum: Libretto, etc., for 'The Pilgrim's Progress': bef. 1914.: Mostly typewritten.
- ff. 1-39 Music: R. A. Streatfeild, libretto, etc., for 'The Pilgrim's Progress': bef. 1914.: Mostly typewritten.
- f. 44 Norman Wilkinson, stage designer: Letter to R. A. Streatfeild: 1914.
- ff. 45, 49 William Barclay Squire, CVO; Deputy Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Letters to Sir E. Elgar: 1920.
- f. 47 Norman Wilkinson, stage designer: Letter to W.B. Squire: 1920.
- f. 48 Mrs A. M. Streatfeild: Postcard to W. B. Squire: 1920.
- f. 51 Carice Irene Blake, daughter of Sir Edward Elgar: Letter to W. A. Marsden: 1934.
- f. 52 Wilfred Alexander Marsden, Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Note to Dr H. I. Bell: 1934.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104324
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002104324
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1914
- End Date:
- 1914
- Date Range:
- before 1914
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Blake, Carice Irene, née Elgar, daughter of Sir Edward Elgar, 1890-1970
Elgar, Edward William, 1st Baronet, composer, 1857-1934,
see also http://isni.org/isni/000000012102494X,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/76499978
Marsden, Wilfred Alexander, Keeper of Printed Books British Museum
Squire, William Barclay, CVO, Deputy Keeper of Printed Books British Museum
Streatfeild, A. M., Mrs
Streatfeild, Richard Alexander, musicologist, of the British Museum
Wilkinson, Norman, stage designer