MS Mus. 1749/2/6

Machen, Arthur (ff. 1-12):

• [November 1932], Machen to Ireland (fragment, final sheet only)
• 15 September 1933, Machen to Ireland;
• 13 November 1933, Machen to Ireland;
• 14 December 1933, Machen to Ireland;
• 13 December 1934, Machen to Ireland;
• 5 October 1935, Machen to Ireland;
• 27 September 1937, Machen to Ireland (photocopy of a brief dated note quoting Dryden);
• 18 March 1941, Machen to Ireland;
• 17 September 1941, Machen to Ireland;
• 28 May 1946, Machen to Ireland.

Maclagan & Co. (Stock & Share Brokers) (f. 13):

• 25 June 1947, Maclagan & Co. to Ireland.

Macmillan, Harold. Letters from 10 Downing Street (written on behalf of the Prime Minister) in response to various solicitations that Ireland be awarded the Order of Merit, together with related correspondence regarding proposed award of CBE, which Ireland declined (ff. 14-21):

• 28 August 1958, 10 Downing St to John Longmire;
• 10 September 1958, 10 Downing St to Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, with typed message (11 September) on the verso from Sorabji to Mrs [Nora] Kirby;
• 30 September 1958, 10 Downing St to J. A. Chaffer;
• 6 October 1958, 10 Downing St to Mrs Norman;
• 27 November 1958, 10 Downing St to John Ireland, proposing to recommend to the Queen that Ireland be appointed as CBE;
• 29 November 1958, Ireland (copy, signed N. Kirby) to the Principal Private Secretary, 10 Downing Street, declining CBE;
• 29 November 1958 (carbon copy), Norah Kirby to Captain Kerby;
• 2 December 1958, to 10 Downing St to V. K. [sic] Kirby, acknowledging Ireland’s decision to decline CBE.

Maine, Basil (f. 22):

• 29 October 1931, Ireland to Maine.

Malings, Kathleen (f. 23):

• 10 August 1960, Malings to Ireland.

McKie, William (f. 24):

• 27 September 1952. McKie to Ireland.

Manton, Robert W. (ff. 25-26):

• 5 November 1953, Manton to Ireland.

Markes, Charles Stafford (ff. 27-97):

• No date, six cartoon frames in pencil entitled ‘The average choirboy at different periods on Sunday’;
• ‘Thursday’, Ireland to Markes;
• ‘Saturday’, Ireland to Markes;
• ‘Sunday July 4’, Ireland to Markes;
• ‘May 22’, Ireland to Markes;
• ‘Wednesday’, Ireland to Markes;
• 2 June 1912, Ireland to Markes;
• 28 August 1918, Ireland to Markes;
• 5 July 1948 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 18 July 1948 (with envelope), Ireland to Mrs Markes;
• No date, brief note, Ireland to Markes: ‘P.S. Better bring rawlplug…’;
• 1 January 1950 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 11 July 1950 (postcard), Ireland to Markes;
• 13 August 1950 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 24 June 1951 (postcard), Ireland to Markes;
• 5 September 1951 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 12 March 1952 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 18 August 1952 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 25 September 1952 (franking date, postcard);
• 25 October 1953, Ireland to Markes;
• 24 August 1954, Ireland to Markes;
• 31 August 1954 (letter card), Ireland to Markes;
• 13 October 1954 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 21 December 1954, Ireland to Markes;
• 6 January 1955 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 28 June 1955 (lettercard), Ireland to Markes;
• 11 July 1955 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 14 August 1955 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 23 October 1955 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 13 May 1956, Ireland to Markes;
• 21 May 1956, Ireland to Markes;
• 7 June 1956 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 14 August 1956 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 28 October 1956 (letter card), Ireland to Markes;
• 1 January 1957 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 23 May 1957 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 12 August 1957 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 4 June 1958 (with envelope), Ireland to Markes;
• 10 June 1958, Ireland to Markes;
• 23 July 1958, Ireland to Markes;
• 30 July 1958, Ireland to Markes;
• 15 August 1958, Ireland to Markes;
• 30 December 1958, Ireland to Markes;
• 20 August 1960, Ireland to Markes;
• 1 May 1979, Muriel Searle to Markes.

Matthews, Denis (f. 98):

• 27 April 1957, Matthews to Ireland.

Mayer, Robert (f. 99):

• 18 December 1951, Mayer to Ireland.

Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society Ltd. (ff. 100-101):

• 5 January 1948, M.C.P.S. to Ireland;
• 12 June 1958, M.C.P.S. to Ireland.

Midland Bank Ltd. (f. 102):

• 21 November 1946, Midland Bank to Ireland.

Moeran, Ernest John (Jack) (ff. 103-106):

• 29 January (year not indicated), Moeran to Ireland (photocopy).

Morgan, Miss (f. 107):

• 19 July 1951, Ireland to Morgan.

Moss, Cyril (Cyril Moss & Co., Stock & Share Brokers) (ff. 108-109):

• 23 June 1947, Moss & Co. to Ireland.

Moult, Thomas (f. 110):

• 29 July 1959, Moult to Ireland.

Music Dept, Univ. of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (f. 111):

• No date, birthday card for Ireland.

Musikkens Verden (Oslo) (f. 112):

• 2 March 1953, Musikkens Verden to Ireland.

National Coal Board (f. 113-115):

• [1948], copy of portion of letter from N. F. Newsome, Director of Public Relations, National Coal Board, to Ireland, regarding ‘Man in his labour rejoiceth’ commissioned for the Miners' Festival at Harringay Stadium, 1 May 1948.

Neel, Boyd (f. 116):

• 16 August 1939, Ireland to Neel (photocopy);
• [August 1939], Neel to Ireland.

Nicholson, Sydney H., Royal School of Church Music (formerly S.E.C.M.) (ff. 117-121):

• 19 August [1944], Nicholson to Ireland (photocopy), enclosing a jointly-signed letter (original) from choristers on a S.E.C.M. holiday choir course at Durham Cathedral after giving the first performance of Ireland’s anthem ‘It is a thing most wonderful’;
• [c 1990], Royal School of Church Music, Addington Palace, to Miss Taylor, John Ireland Trust, enclosing photocopy letter (3 February 1947) from Ireland to Nicholson;
• 5 February 1947, Nicholson to Ireland.

Norcross, Lawrence (ff. 122-129):

• 31 December 1949, Norcross to Ireland;
• 6 August 1953, Norcross to Ireland;
• 15 August 1959, Norcross to Ireland.

Novello & Co., Ltd. (f. 130):

• 10 September 1941, Ireland to Novello & Co., Ltd.

Osborne, Bernard (ff. 131-134):

• 6 September 1936, Ireland to Osborne (photocopy).

Palmer, Russell (ff. 135-142):

• 14 September 1946, Palmer to Ireland, enclosing the entry (typescript) for Ireland in Palmer, British Music;
• 26 October 1946, Palmer to Ireland, enclosing advertisement (Bookseller, 1946) for Palmer, British Music.

Pannett, Juliet (f. 143):

• 28 November 1959, Pannett to Ireland.