MS Mus. 1784/1/32

1: f. 1: Oliver Vella: Cellist: 27 September 1952: Reports that his plans of leaving Liverpool have been abandoned owing to the death of his son; has been appointed Professor of Cello at the Royal Manchester College of Music

2: f.2: Harry Thornton: 1^st violinist, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra: 11 October 1952: Requests permission to use Sargent's name as a reference in application for a teaching post

3: f. 3: Minnie Thomas: 22 May 1952: Thanks Sargent for agreeing to autograph a book for her collection

4: f. 4: Clarence W. [Town?]: 7 October 1952: Congratulates Sargent on the conclusion of the season of Promenade Concerts

5: f. 5: Arturo Toscanini: Conductor: 1952: Thanks Sargent for his letter and wishes him a good vacation in Italy

6: f. 6: [not correspondence]: Undated [1952]: Press cutting with photograph of Arturo Toscanini and Guido Cantelli

7: ff. 7-11: [Not correspondence]: Announcement of the death of Dr C. Killick Millard, Secretary of The Voluntary Euthanasia Legalisation Society; encloses copy of the Fifteenth Annual Report of the Society for the year ending 31 December 1951

8: f. 12: Hugh Taylor: Friend from Peterborough: 12 May 1952: Request for a meeting with Sargent

9: ff. 13-15: D.U. Tongue [Mrs]: 15 May 1952: Request for Sargent' s charity to help build a house; encloses a photograph of her daughter Elizabeth

10: f. 16: Muriel [R. Tait], writes from Porto: 1 May 1952: Invites Sargent to visit, offers to send food parcel

11: f. 17: [' T' ]: 4 September 1952: Reports from New York; refers to the popularity of conductor Sergiu Celibidache

12: f. 18: Emil Telmányi: Violinist: 20 September 1952: Concerning the score of the violin concerto by Carl Nielsen; regrets his performance was handicapped by the heat in the hall

13: f. 19: Muriel R. Tait: [Sister of Dorothy, below?]: 17 August 1952: Thanks Sargent' s secretary for providing a ticket for a Promenade Concert

14: f. 20: Dorothy [no surname]: 30 April 1952: Thanks Sargent for sending 'such a nice conductor' to Portugal; reports on the success of the ballet season

15: ff. 21-48: Rosie [no surname] M.L. Laurance: Assistant Editor, ' Welcome: The Official Journal of the Victoria League' : 4 June 1951: Request to interview Sargent for an article in ' Welcome: The Official Journal of the Victoria League' ; copy of the Journal for April 1951

16: ff. 49-52: Barbara Truscott: Undated [1951/52]: Letters concerning an invitation to attend a dinner and dance in Plymouth

17: f. 53: Godfrey Winn: Journalist, writer and actor: Undated [1951/52]: Thanks Sargent for offering an audition to a young musician; invites Sargent to a dinner with stage stars

18: f. 54: W.C. Wright: Formerly orchestral musician: Undated [1951/52]: Enquiry concerning the tempo at which to perform the ' Messiah'

19: ff. 55-56: Harry L. Willis: Musical Director, Wembley Philharmonic Society: 14 November 1952: Seeks advice on the programme for coronation concerts to be given by the Wembley Philharmonic Society

20: ff. 57-67: Olivia Wigram: 11 November 1952: Correspondence concerning tenor James Johnston who Wigram suggests needs Sargent' s advice; telegram from Sargent advising Johnston that ' his stupid conduct is ruining his career'

21: ff. 68-70: Gwenyth M.O. Williams: Animal enthusiast: 11 October 1952: Request for a donation to support a horse she has adopted

22: ff. 71-73: Roxo Betty Kalisch (Betty Weingartner): Actress, formerly married to Felix von Weingartner: 24 August 1952: Apologises for interrupting Sargent' s meal; gives opinions on conductors

23: f. 74: George Wortley: Managing Director, George Wortley Ltd. [Theatre and Concert Agency]: 14 August 1952: Request for a meeting with Sargent

24: f. 75: Richard Watson: Regina College, University of Saskatchewan: 26 August 1952: Request for Sargent to support Canadian student William Pengelly who is studying at the Royal College of Music

25: f. 76: J.C. Broom: The Wellcome Laboratories of Tropical Medicine: 23 May 1952: Advises Sargent to receive inoculations against yellow fever before his forthcoming travel

26: ff. 77-110: S. Xantho: Playwright: March 1952 [date of publication]: Complimentary copy of the play ' Two Bees in a Bonnet' by S. Xantho

27: f. 111: Howard Wadman: Waddicors (T. Booth Waddicor and Partners Limited): 21 May 1952: Letter to accompany a portrait drawing for an advertisement for Howards of Ilford [technical chemicals]

28: f. 112: Kathleen Washbourne: Orchestral musician: 26 May 1952: Plea for Sargent to reconsider his plan to extend the ' desk-rota' to performances with visiting conductors; she regards it as a humiliation

29: f. 113: Stanley Welsh: Retired Officer [possibly Royal Air Force]: 5 May 1952: Requests meeting with Sargent for advice on claiming royalties for the ballad entitled ' So Lovely Were her Eyes' for which he claims sole authorship

30: f. 114: T.H. Roberts: T.H. Roberts, Civic Hall, Wolverhampton: 12 September 1952: Concerning the hire of the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, in May 1953

31: ff. 115-117: W.L. Andrews: Editor, The Yorkshire Post: 29 April 1952: Encloses an article by Leslie Baily in the Yorkshire post on Sir Arthur Sullivan' s association with the Leeds Festival

32: ff. 118-119: Allan Wicks: Organist: 5-11 November 1952: Request for Sargent to act as reference for his application to become organist of Peterborough Cathedral

33: ff. 120-122: D.M. Alderley: [Gilbert and Sullivan enthusiast]: 16 March 1955: Request for Sargent to support a petition to maintain copyright on Gilbert and Sullivan works; copy of Sargent' s response suggesting it would not be practical

34: f. 123: Allan Aynesworth: Actor: 14 April 1953: Invitation to a birthday lunch for Aynesworth at the Garrick Club

35: f. 124: Hervey Alan : Bass: 9 January 1955: Concerning a copy of Verdi' s ' Nabucco' ; requests to sing as soloist for the Huddersfield Choral Season

36: ff. 125-126: A.W. Anstey: Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital: 1 March 1955: Request for Sargent to address a Public Meeting to establish a League of Friends for local hospitals

37: ff. 127-134: Michael Edward Adeane, Baron Adean: Private Secretary to the Queen and Keeper of HM' s Archives: 10-12 November 1954: Correspondence concerning the singing of the second verse of the National Anthem following an enquiry from Arthur Bliss; Sargent states he is unsympathetic towards those who believe the verse is ' war-mongering'

38: f. 135: Larry Adler: Harmonica player: 21 March 1954: Request to meet Sargent to discuss harmonica concertos by Milhaud, Berger, Lancen and Lavry; he is delighted Sargent is to conduct the Vaughan-Williams again

39: f. 136: L.W. Ridgewell: Assistant Manager, Orchestral Department, Boosey and Hawkes: 3 February 1955: Concerning Sargent' s request for a score of Mozart' s Horn Concerto No. 2

40: ff. 137-138: Richard Ince: [blind music enthusiast]: March 1951: Thanks Sargent for radio broadcasts

41: f. 139: Mary Chaldecott: [blind music enthusiast]: 15 March 1955: Thanks Sargent for radio broadcasts

42: f. 140: Muriel Barnby: 27 March 1955: Thanks Sargent for a concert performance of ' Aida'

43: f. 141: Eish Brock: [Book ' binder' for Sargent' ]: 4 April 1955: Card stating that she has cut off the signature on a score of Dvořák Symphonies because the cover was torn

44: f. 142: Frank Budden: Watford Grammar School: Thanks Sargent for his visit to Watford Grammar School

45: f. 143: O.S. Prentice [Mrs]: County Director, The British Red Cross Society County of London Branch: 28 March 1955: Request for Sargent to act as Vice-President for a concert in aid of the Red Cross funds in the Chapel of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea

46: f. 144: Arthur Bliss: Composer, conductor, Master of the Queen' s Music: 18 March 1955: Thanks Sargent for his performance of ' Morning Heroes' ; discusses rehearsal arrangements for a forthcoming performance of his violin concerto

47: f. 145: Albert Baillie: 6 January 1955: Concerning a mutual friend Gordon Watson whose mother recently died

48: ff. 146-173: Rev. W.J. Platt, General Secretary, The British and Foreign Bible Society, Norman J. Cockburn, General Secretary, The British and Foreign Bible Society, Charles Proctor, organist, John Cruft, Novello & Company, Ltd., Howell L. Brooke: March 1953-May 1954: Correspondence concerning arrangements for a concert at the Royal Festival Hall for the British and Foreign Bible Society Third Jubilee Celebrations in 1954. Including letters from Norman J. Cockburn in which he thanks Sargent for this performance; invites Sargent to Bible House; encloses five tickets to see evangelist Billy Graham (tickets not present); refers to other theological issues and recommends books on eschatology at Sargent' s request.

49: ff. 174-175: T.M. Dymond: John Bryant & Son Monumental Masons and Sculptors: 2 June-7 August 1954: Concerning the upkeep of the memorial for Pamela Sargent at Stoke Churchyard

50: ff. 176-187: Stanley Bate: Composer and pianist: 29 July 1953: Writes enclosing press cuttings reviewing the first performance of his Violin Concerto

51: ff. 188-193: Frank Waters, Colin Young: Hulton Press Ltd, Curtis Brown Ltd.: 22 March-27 April 1954: Requests from publishers for Sargent to write his biography:

52: ff. 194-200: Barbara Truscott: Undated

53: f. 201: Edwin Benbow: 5 January 1955: Thanks Sargent for agreeing to write something on his views on Japan for the Royal College of Music magazine.