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RPS MS 391

Record Id:

040-001948365

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001947903

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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000293.0x000278

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ISAD(G)

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RPS MS 391

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Correspondence concerning the library and archives; 1914-15, 1923-62.

ff. 258. Various sizes.

includes:

f. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Arthur T. Cummings, hon. solicitor, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Arthur T. Cummings from [S. Hawley] rel. to Schaller's bust of Beethoven: 1914: Copy.
f. 3 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Arthur T. Cummings, hon. solicitor, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Stanley Hawley from Arthur T. Cummings rel. to Schaller's bust of Beethoven: 1914: Typewritten, signed.
f. 4 William Taylor Copeland, porcelain manufacturer: Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Stanley Hawley from W. T. Copeland & sons rel. to Schaller's bust of Beethoven: 1914: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 5-6, 14-15, 27 Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Julius Parnell Gilson, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Letters to [J. P. Gilson] from [S. Hawley]: 1914: Copies.
ff. 7-10 Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Arthur T. Cummings, hon. solicitor, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Arthur T. Cummings from Stanley Hawley: 1914: Copy.
ff. 7-8, 12-13, 19, 24-25, 29-31 Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Julius Parnell Gilson, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Letters to [S. Hawley] from Julius Parnell Gilson: 1914: Partly autogr., partly typewritten, signed.
ff. 11, 37 Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Arthur T. Cummings, hon. solicitor, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Stanley Hawley from Arthur T. Cummings: 1914: Typewritten, signed.
f. 16 Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge; auctioneers: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge (auctioneers) from Stanley Hawley: 1914: Copy.
ff. 17-18 Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge; auctioneers: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Stanley Hawley from Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge (auctioneers): 1914: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 20-21 John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: John Alexander Herbert, of the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: Letter to [J. J. M. Levien] from John Alexander Herbert: 1914.
f. 22 John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: John Alexander Herbert, of the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: Letter to John Alexander Herbert from John Joseph Mewburn Levien: 1914: Copy.
ff. 23, 28 Augustus Hughes-Hughes, Assistant Keeper, Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Postcards to Stanley Hawley from Augustus Hughes-Hughes: 1914.
f. 26 Augustus Hughes-Hughes, Assistant Keeper, Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Augustus Hughes-Hughes from Stanley Hawley: 1914: Copy.
ff. 32, 34 John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Julius Parnell Gilson, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Letters to Julius Parnell Gilson from John Joseph Mewburn Levien: 1914: Copies.
f. 33 E. H. Dring, of Bernard Quaritch, bookseller: H. G. A. Leveson, of the Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to H. G. A. Leveson from E. H. Dring: 1914: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 35-36 John Alexander Herbert, of the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: H. G. A. Leveson, of the Royal Philharmonic Society: Letters to H. G. A. Leveson from John Alexander Herbert: 1914.
f. 38 John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Arthur T. Cummings, hon. solicitor, Philharmonic Society: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Arthur T. Cummings: 1923: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 39-41 John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Walter Fielding Holloway Blandford, horn player and writer: Letters to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Walter Fielding Holloway Blandford rel. to the manuscript score of Beethoven's 9th Symphony: 1924: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 44-45 J. A. Creighton, Secretary, Royal Academy of Music: Memorandum relating to the Library of the Royal Philharmonic Society deposited in the Library of the Royal Academy of Music , signed by J. A. Creighton: 1925: Typewritten.
ff. 46-47 Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, KCVO; composer: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Arthur T. Cummings, hon. solicitor, Philharmonic Society: Herman Finck, conductor and composer: Assignment to the Royal Philharmonic Society of copyright in book entitled "Beethoven and The Royal Philharmonic Society" , signed by Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie and John Joseph Mewburn Levien, and witnessed by Herman Finck and Arthur T. Cummings: 1927: Typewritten.
ff. 48-49 Myles Birket Foster, composer and writer on music: Lancelot Thompson Glasson, barrister: E. L. Holman, of Hassocks, Sussex: Assignment to the Royal Philharmonic Society of copyright in book entitled "The history of the Philharmonic Society" by M. B. Foster , signed by Lancelot Thompson Glasson and witnessed by E. L. Holman: 1927: Typewritten.
f. 50 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Ernst Max Unger, musicologist and composer: Letter to the Royal Philharmonic Society from Ernst Max Unger rel. to Schaller's bust of Beethoven: [1937].
ff. 51-52 John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Keith Douglas from John Joseph Mewburn Levien rel. to the bust of Beethoven: 1937.
f. 53 John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Keith Douglas rel. to the bust of Beethoven: 1937: Copy.
f. 54 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Ernst Max Unger, musicologist and composer: Letter to Ernst Max Unger from Keith Douglas rel. to Schaller's bust of Beethoven: 1937: Copy.
f. 55 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Charles Neate, composer and pianist: Stephan Ley, musicologist: Letter to the Royal Philharmonic Society from Stephan Ley rel. to L. van Beethoven and to Charles Neate: 1938.
f. 56 John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Charles Neate, composer and pianist: Dorothy Wadham, of the Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Dorothy Wadham from John Joseph Mewburn Levien rel. to L. van Beethoven and to Charles Neate: 1938: Autogr.
f. 57 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Charles Neate, composer and pianist: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Stephan Ley, musicologist: Letter to Stephan Ley from Keith Douglas rel. to Ludwig van Beethoven and to Charles Neate: 1938: Copy.
f. 58 Robert Stiebel Elkin, music publisher and author: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Rider & Co; publishers: Letter to Keith Douglas from Rider & Co. (publishers) rel. to "Royal Philharmonic" by R. S. Elkin: 1946: Typewritten.
f. 59 George Baker, singer; Hon. Secretary of the Philharmonic Society: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Keith Douglas from George Baker: 1946: Typewritten, signed.
f. 60 Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to David Ritson Smith from Keith Douglas: 1946: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 61-62 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Mabel Dunn, [wife of Sir John Henry Dunn, 2nd Baronet ?]: Letter to the governors of the Royal Philharmonic Society of London rel. to L. van Beethoven: 1947: Typewritten, signed.
f. 63 Myles Birket Foster, composer and writer on music: Martin J. C. Foster, of John Lane The Bodley Head Limited: Letter to the Royal Philharmonic Society from Martin J. C. Foster rel. to M. B. Foster's book "The history of the Philharmonic Society of London": 1947: Typewritten, signed.
f. 64 Myles Birket Foster, composer and writer on music: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited; publisher: Copy of a letter to John Lane The Bodley Head Limited (publisher) from Keith Douglas rel. to M. B. Foster's book "The history of the Philharmonic Society of London": 1947: Typewritten.
f. 65 Bertram Schofield, of the British Museum: Joseph Vlach-Vruticky, composer: Receipt for "Prologue symphonique" by J. Vlach-Vruticky signed by Bertram Schofield: 1947: Typewritten.
ff. 66, 98 Alexander Hyatt King, of the Music Room, British Museum: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letters to David Ritson Smith from Alexander Hyatt King: 1947, 1951: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 67-68 Frederick Moody, artist: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Frederick Moody: 1948.
f. 69 Eric Walter Blom, music critic and editor: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Eric Walter Blom: 1948: Typewritten, signed.
f. 70 Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Keith Douglas: 1948.
f. 71 Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Keith Douglas from [A. J. Kirby]: 1948: Copy.
f. 72 Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Postcard to Alan J. Kirby from Keith Douglas: 1948.
f. 73 Maurice Miles, conductor: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to David Ritson Smith from Maurice Miles: 1949: Typewritten, signed.
f. 74 Maurice Miles, conductor: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Maurice Miles from David Ritson Smith: 1949: Copy.
ff. 75, 76 Frederick George Baxendale Hutchings, City Librarian, Leeds: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letters to David Ritson Smith from Frederick George Baxendale Hutchings: 1949: Typewritten, signed.
f. 77 Herbert Walenn, cellist: Letter from Herbert Walenn: 1949.
f. 78 Robert Stiebel Elkin, music publisher and author: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Robert Stiebel Elkin: 1950.
ff. 79, 149 Louis Spohr, composer: Arthur David Jacobs, writer on music: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letters to David Ritson Smith from Arthur David Jacobs rel. to Louis Spohr: 1950, 1955: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 81, 83 Betty Cole, assistant librarian, Royal College of Music: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letters to Alan J. Kirby from Betty Cole: 1951: Typewritten, signed.
f. 82 Betty Cole, assistant librarian, Royal College of Music: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Betty Cole from Alan J. Kirby: 1951: Copy.
ff. 84, 108, 109 Wilhelm Richard Wagner, composer: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Mabel Dunn, [wife of Sir John Henry Dunn, 2nd Baronet ?]: Letters to David Ritson Smith from Mabel Dunn rel. to Wilhelm Richard Wagner: 1951-52: Typewritten, signed.
f. 85 Wilhelm Richard Wagner, composer: Mabel Dunn, [wife of Sir John Henry Dunn, 2nd Baronet ?]: Mr W. Stock, Librarian, Royal Academy of Music: Letter to Mr. W. Stock from Mabel Dunn rel. to Wilhelm Richard Wagner: 1951: Typewritten, signed.
f. 86 G. R. Schiffer, Chairman, the Hallé Club: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to [A. J. Kirby] from G. R. Schiffer: 1951: Autogr.
f. 87 G. R. Schiffer, Chairman, the Hallé Club: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to G. R. Schiffer from Alan J. Kirby: 1951: Copy.
f. 88 Wassily Safonoff, pianist and conductor: Dr Eleanor Anderson Campbell, of Scarsdale, NY: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Abraham Archibald Anderson, artist: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Dr. Eleanor Anderson Campbell rel. to a portrait of W. Safonoff by Abraham Archibald Anderson: 1951: Autogr.
ff. 89, 107 Wassily Safonoff, pianist and conductor: Dr Eleanor Anderson Campbell, of Scarsdale, NY: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Abraham Archibald Anderson, artist: Letters to Dr. Eleanor Anderson Campbell from Alan J. Kirby rel. to a portrait of W. Safonoff by Abraham Archibald Anderson: 1951-52: Copies.
f. 90 Wassily Safonoff, pianist and conductor: Maria Safonoff, daughter of Wassily Safonoff: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Abraham Archibald Anderson, artist: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Maria Safonoff rel. to a portrait of W. Safonoff by Abraham Archibald Anderson: 1951: Autogr.
f. 91 Wassily Safonoff, pianist and conductor: Maria Safonoff, daughter of Wassily Safonoff: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Abraham Archibald Anderson, artist: Letter to Maria Safonoff from Alan J. Kirby rel. to a portrait of W. Safonoff by Abraham Archibald Anderson: 1951: Copy.
f. 92 Dr Czeslaw R. Halski, musicologist: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to David Ritson Smith from Dr Czeslaw R. Halski: 1951: Typewritten, signed.
f. 93 Dr Czeslaw R. Halski, musicologist: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Copy of a letter to Dr Czeslaw R. Halski from David Ritson Smith: 1951: Typewritten.
ff. 94, 138 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letters to Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman from David Ritson Smith: 1951, 1954.
f. 95 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to David Ritson Smith from [C. B. Oldman]: 1951: Copy.
f. 96 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Note to Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman: circa 1950.
f. 97 Arthur Jefferies Collins, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Letter to Arthur Jefferies Collins from Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman: 1951: Copy.
f. 99 Alexander Hyatt King, of the Music Room, British Museum: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alexander Hyatt King from David Ritson Smith: 1951: Copy.
f. 100 David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Bolton & Fairhead, Ltd; shipping and insurance agents: Letter to David Ritson Smith from Bolton & Fairhead, Ltd. shipping and insurance agents: 1951: Typewritten, signed.
f. 101 David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Bolton & Fairhead, Ltd; shipping and insurance agents: Copy of a letter to Bolton & Fairhead, Ltd. shipping and insurance agents from David Ritson Smith: 1951: Typewritten.
f. 102 W. R Keating & Company; freight contractors: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter, enclosing invoice and bill of lading to Alan J. Kirby from W. R. Keating & Company (freight contractors): 1951: Typewritten, signed.
f. 105 David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Mabel Dunn, [wife of Sir John Henry Dunn, 2nd Baronet ?]: Letter to Mabel Dunn from David Ritson Smith: 1952: Copy.
f. 106 L. Gurney Parrott, Secretary, Royal Academy of Music: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to L. Gurney Parrott from David Ritson Smith: 1952: Copy.
ff. 110-111, 113, 119, 120, 122, 124-126, 128 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: J. D. Bicknell, of the Gramophone Company Ltd: Letters to David Ritson Smith from J. D. Bicknell rel. to the manuscript score of Beethoven's 9th Symphony: 1952: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 112, 114, 121, 123 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: J. D. Bicknell, of the Gramophone Company Ltd: Letters to J. D. Bicknell from David Ritson Smith rel. to the manuscript score of Beethoven's 9th Symphony: 1952: Copies.
f. 115 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to the Trustees of the British Museum from [D. R. Smith] rel. to the manuscript score of Beethoven's 9th Symphony: 1952: Copy.
f. 116 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Bertram Schofield, of the British Museum: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to David Ritson Smith from Bertram Schofield rel. to the manuscript score of Beethoven's 9th Symphony: 1952: Typewritten, signed.
f. 127 Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Ernest Irving, conductor and composer: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to members of the Committee of Management of the Royal Philharmonic Society from David Ritson Smith , rel. to the manuscript of Vaughan Williams's "Sinfonia Antartica" , offered to the RPS by Ernest Irving: 1952: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 129, 131 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letters to Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman from David Ritson Smith rel. to the manuscript of Vaughan Williams's "Sinfonia Antartica": 1953: Typewritten, signed.
f. 130 Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Mr Morrison, writer on music: Letter to Mr. Morrison from David Ritson Smith rel. to F. Mendelssohn: 1953: Draft.
f. 132 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to David Ritson Smith from [Dr. C. B. Oldman] rel. to the manuscript of Vaughan Williams's "Sinfonia Antartica": 1953: Copy.
f. 133 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Bertram Schofield, of the British Museum: Letter to Bertram Schofield from [Dr C. B. Oldman] rel. to the manuscript of Vaughan Williams's "Sinfonia Antartica": 1953: Copy.
ff. 135, 145, 146 Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff, composer: Katharine Marjory Murray, wife of John, 8th Duke of Atholl: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letters to David Ritson Smith from Katharine Atholl rel. to Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff: 1954-55: Partly typewritten, signed, partly autogr.
ff. 136, 148 Louis Spohr, composer: Horst Heussner, musicologist: Letters to the Royal Philharmonic Society from Horst Heussner rel. to Louis Spohr: 1954-55: Germ: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 137, 150 Louis Spohr, composer: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Horst Heussner, musicologist: Letters to Horst Heussner from David Ritson Smith rel. to Louis Spohr: 1954-55: Copies.
f. 139 Sir Thomas Downing Kendrick, KCB: Charles Santley, singer; Knight 1907: Letter from T. D. Kendrick to the President of the Royal Phiharmonic Society acknowledging receipt of a collection of vocal music formerly the property of the late Sir Charles Santley: 1955: Printed, signed.
ff. 140, 236 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Bertram Schofield, of the British Museum: Letters to Bertram Schofield from Dr C. B. Oldman: 1955, 1960: Copies.
f. 141 Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff, composer: Katharine Marjory Murray, wife of John, 8th Duke of Atholl: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to the Duchess of Atholl from David Ritson Smith rel. to Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff: 1955: Copy.
f. 142 Louis Spohr, composer: H. Homburg, of the Louis-Spohr-Gesellschaft: Postcard to the library of the Philharmonic Society from H. Homburg rel. to Louis Spohr: 1955: Typewritten, signed.
f. 143 Robert Stiebel Elkin, music publisher and author: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: P. F. Butler, Editorial Manager, Rider & Company: Letter to David Ritson Smith from P. F. Butler rel. to "Royal Philharmonic" by R. S. Elkin: 1955: Typewritten, signed.
f. 144 Robert Stiebel Elkin, music publisher and author: George Baker, singer; Hon. Secretary of the Philharmonic Society: P. F. Butler, Editorial Manager, Rider & Company: Letter to P. F. Butler from George Baker rel. to "Royal Philharmonic" by R. S. Elkin: 1955: Copy.
f. 147 David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Lionel R. McColvin, City Librarian, Westminster: Letter to David Ritson Smith from Lionel R. McColvin: 1955: Typewritten.
f. 151 Edmund Arbrickle Burke, singer: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to David Ritson Smith from Edmund Arbrickle Burke: 1955: Typewritten, signed.
f. 152 Edmund Arbrickle Burke, singer: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Edmund Arbrickle Burke from David Ritson Smith: 1956: Copy.
ff. 153-154 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Bernhard Bartels, writer on music: Letter to the Royal Philharmonic Society, with English translation, from Bernhard Bartels rel. to Schaller's bust of Beethoven: 1956: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 156, 166 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Bernhard Bartels, writer on music: Postcards to the Royal Philharmonic Society from Bernhard Bartels rel. to Schaller's bust of Beethoven: 1956: Typewritten, signed.
f. 157 Mrs Helen Ritson Smith, wife of David Ritson Smith: Guy William John Bousfield, MD; BS; immunologist: Letter to Mrs. Helen Ritson Smith from Guy William John Bousfield: 1956: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 158-159 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Bernhard Bartels, writer on music: Letter, with English translation, to Bernhard Bartels from David Ritson Smith rel. to Schaller's bust of Beethoven: 1956: Germ: Copy.
ff. 160-162 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letters to David Ritson Smith from Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman: 1956: Typewritten, signed.
f. 163 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Receipt to the Royal Philharmonic Society from the Copyright Receipt Office, British Museum, in the name of Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman: 1956: Printed, typewritten.
f. 164 David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: William John Carlton, writer: George Hogarth, music critic and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to David Ritson Smith from William John Carlton rel. to George Hogarth: 1956: Typewritten, signed.
f. 165 Charles Guynemer, composer and violinist: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Edward Hall, dealer in manuscripts: Letter to David Ritson Smith from Edward Hall rel. to a letter from Mr. Guynemer: 1956: Typewritten, signed.
f. 167 Willy Handrick, writer: Letter to the Royal Philharmonic Society from Willy Handrick: 1956: Germ: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 168-171 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein, pianist and composer: Leslie Regan, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: M. S. Vetrov, Pro-Rector, Leningrad Conservatoire: Letter to L. Regan from C. B. Oldman, enclosing a letter in Russian from M. S. Vetrov to the Royal Philhamronic Society, rel. to A. G. Rubinstein, with an English translation: 1958: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 172, 173 Philip Cipriani Hambly Potter, composer: Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Bernard A. Cooper, writer on music: Letters to Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman from Bernard A. Cooper rel. to Philip Cipriani Hambly Potter: 1958: Typewritten, signed.
f. 174 Sir Adrian Cedric Boult, CH; conductor: Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer: Letter to Myers Foggin from Sir Adrian Cedric Boult rel. to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1958: Typewritten, signed.
f. 175 Sir Adrian Cedric Boult, CH; conductor: Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer: Letter to Sir Adrian Cedric Boult from Myers Foggin rel. to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1958: Copy.
f. 176 Sir Adrian Cedric Boult, CH; conductor: Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Gwendolen M. P. Beckett, Secretary to Sir A C Boult: Letter to Myers Foggin from Gwendolen M. P. Beckett, on behalf of Sir Adrian Cedric Boult: 1958: Typewritten, signed.
f. 177 Sir Adrian Cedric Boult, CH; conductor: Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Myers Foggin from Sir Adrian Cedric Boult rel. to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , and to David Ritson Smith: 1958: Typewritten, signed.
f. 178 John Clapham, D Mus: Antonin Dvorák, composer: Miss Margaret Ritson Smith, daughter of David Ritson Smith: Letter to Miss Margaret Ritson Smith from John Clapham rel. to letters of Antonin Dvorák: 1958: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 179, 182 Philip Cipriani Hambly Potter, composer: Leslie Regan, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Bernard A. Cooper, writer on music: Letters to Bernard A. Cooper from Leslie Regan rel. to Philip Cipriani Hambly Potter: 1958: Copies.
f. 180 John Clapham, D Mus: Antonin Dvorák, composer: Leslie Regan, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Copy of a letter to John Clapham from Leslie Regan rel. to letters of Antonin Dvorák: 1958: Typewritten.
f. 181 Philip Cipriani Hambly Potter, composer: Leslie Regan, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Bernard A. Cooper, writer on music: Letter to Leslie Regan from Bernard A. Cooper rel. to Philip Cipriani Hambly Potter: 1958: Typewritten, signed.
ff., 183, 185 Béla Bartók, composer: Leslie Regan, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Vera Rozsa-Nordell, of the Bela Bartok Archives, New York: Letters to Leslie Regan from Vera Rozsa-Nordell rel. to Béla Bartók: 1958: Partly typewritten, signed, partly autogr.
ff. 184, 186 Béla Bartók, composer: Leslie Regan, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Vera Rozsa-Nordell, of the Bela Bartok Archives, New York: Letters to Vera Rozsa-Nordell from Leslie Regan rel. to Béla Bartók: 1958: Copies.
ff. 189, 197, 255 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Sylvia C. East, Hon. Secretary, The Henry Wood National Memorial Trust: Letters to Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman from Sylvia C. East: 1959, 1961: Typewritten, signed.
f. 190 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Angela Bernstein, née Lemkin; writer: Letter to Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman from Angela Bernstein: 1959.
f. 191 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Angela Bernstein, née Lemkin; writer: Letter to Angela Bernstein from Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman: 1959: Copy.
f. 192 Leslie Regan, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Angela Bernstein, née Lemkin; writer: Letter to Leslie Regan from Angela Bernstein: 1958.
f. 193 Alexander Hyatt King, of the Music Room, British Museum: Felix Janiewicz, composer: Alexander Janta, alias Aleksander; writer: Letter to Alexander Hyatt King from Aleksander Janta rel. to Felix Janiewicz: 1959: Typewritten, signed.
f. 194 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Felix Janiewicz, composer: Alexander Janta, alias Aleksander; writer: Letter to Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman from Aleksander Janta rel. to Felix Janiewicz: 1959: Typewritten, signed.
f. 195 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Felix Janiewicz, composer: Alexander Janta, alias Aleksander; writer: Letter to Aleksander Janta from [C. B. Oldman] rel. to Felix Janiewicz: [1959]: Copy.
f. 196 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Felix Janiewicz, composer: Leslie Regan, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Leslie Regan from [C. B. Oldman] rel. to Felix Janiewicz: 1959: Copy.
ff. 198, 239 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Bertram Schofield, of the British Museum: Letters to Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman from Bertram Schofield: 1959-60: Typewritten, signed.
f. 199 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Note recording inspection of Royal Philharmonic Society manuscripts by: 1959: Autogr.
f. 200 Sylvia C. East, Hon. Secretary, The Henry Wood National Memorial Trust: Mr W. Stock, Librarian, Royal Academy of Music: Letter to Mr. W. Stock from Sylvia C. East: 1959: Copy.
f. 201 Leslie Regan, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: H. L. Adams, of the Westminster Bank Limited: Letter to Leslie Regan from H. L. Adams: 1960: Printed, signed.
ff. 202-203 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Henry James Phillips, Examiner of Binding, British Museum: Letter and estimate to [C. B. Oldman?] from Henry James Phillips: 1960: Autogr.
f. 204 Sylvia C. East, Hon. Secretary, The Henry Wood National Memorial Trust: H. L. Adams, of the Westminster Bank Limited: Letter to H. L. Adams from Sylvia C. East: 1960: Copy.
ff. 205, 210, 212, 215, 220-222, 246, 249 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Sylvia C. East, Hon. Secretary, The Henry Wood National Memorial Trust: Letters to Sylvia C. East from Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman: 1960: Autogr.
ff. 206, 208, 213-214, 226, 235 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Sir John Francis Archibald Browne, 6th Baron Kilmaine: Letters to Lord Kilmaine from Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman: 1960: Copies.
ff. 207, 216, 219, 227, 234 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Sir John Francis Archibald Browne, 6th Baron Kilmaine: Letters to Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman from Lord Kilmaine: 1960: Typewritten, signed.
f. 211 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: R. St. G. Moody, General Manager, The Wigmore Bindery: Letter to Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman from R. St. G. Moody: 1960: Typewritten, signed.
f. 217 John Clapham, D Mus: Antonin Dvorák, composer: Leslie Regan, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Leslie Regan from John Clapham rel. to letters of Antonin Dvorák: 1960: Typewritten, signed.
f. 218 Eric Walter White, writer on music and arts administrator: Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Letter to Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman from Eric Walter White: 1960: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 223, 245 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: John Clapham, D Mus: Antonin Dvorák, composer: Letters to John Clapham from Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman rel. to letters of Antonin Dvorák: 1960: Partly typewritten, partly autogr.
f. 224 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Rudolf Elvers, music librarian: Letter to Rudolf Elvers from Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman rel. to the microfilming of six Mendelssohn Letters: 1960: Copy.
f. 225 Eric Walter White, writer on music and arts administrator: Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Copy of a letter to Eric Walter White from [C. B. Oldman]: 1960: Typewritten.
ff. 228, 229, 243, 247 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: John Clapham, D Mus: Antonin Dvorák, composer: Letters to Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman from John Clapham rel. to Antonin Dvorák: 1960: Partly typewritten, signed, partly autogr.
ff. 230, 232, 244 John Clapham, D Mus: Antonin Dvorák, composer: Sylvia C. East, Hon. Secretary, The Henry Wood National Memorial Trust: Letters to John Clapham from Sylvia C. East rel. to letters of Antonin Dvorák: 1960: Copies.
ff. 231, 242 John Clapham, D Mus: Antonin Dvorák, composer: Sylvia C. East, Hon. Secretary, The Henry Wood National Memorial Trust: Letter to Sylvia C. East from John Clapham rel. to letters of Antonin Dvorák: 1960: Typewritten, signed.
f. 233 Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Rudolf Elvers, music librarian: Note regarding the microfilming of some Mendelssohn letters for R. Elvers: 1960.
f. 237 Bertram Schofield, of the British Museum: Memorandum relating to the offer by the Royal Philharmonic Society to deposit on loan to the British Museum its collection of autograph letters and other documents: 1960: Copy.
f. 238 Sir Frank Chalton Francis, KCB; Director of the British Museum: Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Letter to Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman from Sir Frank Chalton Francis: 1960: Typewritten, signed.
f. 240 Sylvia C. East, Hon. Secretary, The Henry Wood National Memorial Trust: Mr Dargarvel, of Alfred Bishop & Co., transport contractors: Copy of a letter to Mr — Dargarvel from Sylvia C. East: 1960: Typewritten.
f. 241 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Pamela Joan Willetts, bibliographer and palaeographer; of Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: Receipt to Dr C. B. Oldman for letters and related material, the property of the Royal Philharmonic Society , signed by Pamela Joan Willetts: 1960: Typewritten.
f. 248 Margaret Deneke, collector of Mendelssohn manuscripts: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Leslie Regan, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to [L. Regan] from Margaret Deneke rel. to a plaster cast of Mendelssohn's hand: 1960.
ff. 250, 252 Margaret Deneke, collector of Mendelssohn manuscripts: Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Letters to Margaret Deneke from Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman rel. to a plaster cast of Mendelssohn's hand: 1960: Copies, partly autogr., partly typewritten.
f. 251 Margaret Deneke, collector of Mendelssohn manuscripts: Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Ralph Leavis: Letter to Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman from Ralph Leavis on behalf of Margaret Deneke: 1961.
f. 253 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Germaine Marcelle Tailleferre, composer: Letter to Germaine Marcelle Tailleferre from Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman: 1961: Draft.
f. 254 Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Sylvia C. East, Hon. Secretary, The Henry Wood National Memorial Trust: Binders Rainbird, McLean Ltd: M. Langer: Letter on behalf of S. East to Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman from M. Langer: 1961: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 256-258 Royal Philharmonic Society: Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Sylvia C. East, Hon. Secretary, The Henry Wood National Memorial Trust: Binders Rainbird, McLean Ltd: Invoices [with annotations by C. B. Oldman and S. C. East] to Royal Philharmonic Society from Rainbird, McLean: 1961: Typewritten.

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Music Collections

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Royal Philharmonic Society Manuscripts

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032-001947903
033-001948220
036-001948292
037-001948348
038-001948352
040-001948365

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RPS MS 1-417 : Royal Philharmonic Society Archive
RPS MS 272-417 : Royal Philharmonic Society ArchiveRPS MSS 272-417. Official papers, etc., of the Royal Philharmonic Society; 1813-1968, n.d.…
RPS MS 328-391 : B. Correspondence
RPS MS 379-391 : Special correspondence
RPS MS 381-382 : RPS MSS 381-382. Correspondence concerning membership, etc.; 1907-59. Two volumes. Various sizes.

RPS MS 391 : Correspondence concerning the library and archives; 1914-15, 1923-62. ff. 258. Various sizes. includes: f. 2 Ludwig van…

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032-001947903[0002]/033-001948220[0002]/036-001948292[0003]/037-001948348[0002]/038-001948352[0005]/040-001948365

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English
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Latin

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1914

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1962

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1914-1962

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