MS Mus. 1784/1/39

1: f. 1: Keith Lovett Watson: Undated [1954/54]: Invitation for Sargent to buy Christmas cards he has designed

2: f. 2: Peter Wolfe: 5 August 1955: Sargent thanks Wolfe for an article about the Promenade Concerts published in 'What's on in London'

3: f. 3: [forename unclear] Sutherland: Director, The Amalgamated Press Ltd.: 29 June 1955: Woman's Journal

4: ff. 4-5: W.C. Osman Hill: Prosector, Zoological Society of London: 6-7 September 1955: Concerning the post-mortem examination of Sargent's budgerigar

5: f. 6: Young Men's Christian Association: July 1955: Draft of Manifesto for the Young Men's Christian Association; Sargent is a signatory

6: f. 7: John K. Young: 7 April 1955: Expresses disappointment that a performance of the Dohnanyi suite was not broadcast owing to Churchill's retirement; expresses opinion on other orchestral works

7: ff. 8-9: : Brochure for continental cruises with Yacht Holidays

8: f. 10: : Undated: Contact card for Mrs. Douglas Sutton

9: ff. 11-18: Ralph Truman: Member of the Garrick Club: 27 February-19 March 1957: Request for Sargent to second a proposal for Danish film actor Mogens Wieth to be accepted to the Garrick Club

10: ff. 19-24: Sea Front Hotel Ltd. [Brighton], The Bedford Hotel, Brighton: 12 July-17 October 1956: Receipts for hotel bills for holidays in Brighton taken by Sargent's manservant Oliver Schroder

11: f. 25: Brenda Lewis: Associated with music publisher Albert A. Kalmus: 11 June 1957: Thanks Sargent for payment for music scores; she is looking forward to the Elgar concert the next day 12: ff. 26-31: McGregor, Gow & Holland, Ltd.: 18-24 October 1957: Concerning excess baggage charges

13: ff. 32-33: 'Theo & Antonia': 3 January 1957: Thanks Sargent for his 'splendid speech'; she is trying to set up a show in aid of Lichfield Cathedral for which he has the support of Margot Fonteyn and Margaret Ashcroft

14: ff. 34-37: Heather McConnell: The Royal Borough of Kensington Antique Dealers' Association: 9-13 August 1957: Request to act as Guest Celebrity at the Kensington Antique Fair; Sargent declines owing to unavailability

15: ff. 38-40: Louis Daly Irving Austin: New Zealand music critic, formerly conductor: 4 October-1 November 1957: Writes to enclose a press report from New Zealand concerning the 'Last Night of the Proms' which mistakenly gives Sargent's name as Henry Wood; correspondence includes reference to Sargent's broadcast following the death of Sibelius, and conductor John Hopkins who is going to conduct in New Zealand

16: ff. 41-43: Sir Thomas Armstrong: Royal Academy of Music: 19 September-31 October 1957: Request for Sargent to support an appeal to purchase a portrait of Granville Bantock for the Royal Academy of Music

17: f. 44: Allan Aynesworth: Actor: Message on Sargent's birthday

18: f. 45-46: Allan Aynesworth: Actor: [?] October-1 November 1957: Congratulates Sargent on the 'Last Night of the Proms'

19: f. 47-48: H.W. Atkins: Director of Promotion and Publications, The Daily Mirror Sunday Pictorial: 30-31 January 1957: Request for Sargent to join the Judging Panel for the London Finals of the National Youth Orchestra Instrumentalists' Contest

20: ff. 49-52: [no forename] Lynn: 8 March 1957: Request for help to find a teacher of the chromatic accordion for Lady Hulton's son

21: f. 53: Dr. Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong: Lecturer in Music at Oxford University: 13 March 1957: Concerning an article on Rossini in the Oxford Mail

22: f. 54: [no forename] Axtens: 23 July 1957 : Sargent responds to a proposal for a new design of piano; he states he is too busy to be of any help

23: ff. 55-56: Daisy Allenby, Viscountess Allenby of Megiddo: [wife of 2nd Viscount Allenby of Megiddo]: 8-20 May 1957: Seeks to obtain tickets for some acquaintances

24: ff. 57-58: Albert E. Chapman: Conductor, Brighton and Hove Harmonic Society: 9 August 1957: Request for Sargent to attend the annual Social of the Brighton and Hove Harmonic Society; Sargent regrets he is unavailable

25: ff. 59-62: Vera Benenson: Pianist: 25 July 1957: Encloses promotional brochure with press reviews of Benenson's performances

26: ff. 63-66: Gena Branscombe: Pianist, composer: 16 May-6 June 1957: Request for Sargent to look at her compositions; Sargent is too busy and suggests she send them to the BBC

27: ff. 67-68: Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton: Photographer: 15 March 1957: Sargent requests a photograph of the Duchess of Kent and her mother

28: ff. 69-78: Joan Boyles: 26 February-19 June 1957: Correspondence concerning an 'agreement' [details unspecified] made between Joan Boyles, Edward Elgar, and Sargent, which was to be renewed every 10 years; Sargent doesn't remember the 'agreement' and is too busy to make appointments

29: ff. 79-87: Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden: Member of Parliament, Home Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons, M.E. Bridge: Personal Secretary to R.A. Butler, Cicely Stanhope: Secretary to Elizabeth Courtauld: 7 February-20 March 1957: Concerning bound volumes of programmes for the Courtauld-Sargent Concerts; Sargent requires copies to keep for reference

30: ff. 88-89: W.J. Platt: The British and Foreign Bible Society: 10 January 1957: Seeks advice concerning a proposal to perform Honegger's 'David' at Westminster Hall with Thalben-Ball and Myra Hess in aid of the British and Foreign Bible Society

31: ff. 90-95: Sir George Reginald Barnes: Principal of the University College of North Staffordshire, Mrs E.W. Montford: 26 November 1956-17 January 1957: Barnes seeks Sargent's help to persuade Montford to alter the conditions of musical scholarships she established on the College's foundation

32: ff. 96-97: Edna [Baiss?]: 15 May 1957: Enquires whether Sargent would like to examine the score of Michele Esposito's 1-act opera 'The Tinker and the Fairy'; Sargent sends cost of postage

33: f. 98: J. Dribbon: Secretary, Britain-China Friendship Association: 29 January 1957: Invitation from the Chinese Peoples' Association for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries to visit China in April

34: ff. 99-100: Kenneth Bird: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare: 26 February-6 March 1957: Request for Sargent to broadcast an appeal for the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare as he promised earlier; Sargent is unable to help

35: ff. 101-102: H. Lowe: Secretary, Beefsteak Club: 20 March 1957: Concerning a dinner and presentation for Harold MacMillan on his becoming Prime Minister and in recognition of his services to the Beefsteak Club

36: ff. 103-108: Kitty Bareau: [gave first piano lessons to Sargent's children]: 21 January-5 February 1957 : Seeks advice on her daughter's musical abilities and requests to meet Sargent

37: ff. 109-115: 'Jamie': The British Film Institute: 24 January 1957: Appeal for funds to establish a national film theatre; encloses brochure for the appeal 38: ff. 116-117: Roland Berrill: Barrister and founder of MENSA: 25 February 1957: Writes to enclose correspondence with EMI concerning his invention of a clock-work 'descriptive roll' for use with a gramophone [no details] for which he requests Sargent's support; Sargent agrees with EMI that the invention is impractical

39: ff. 118-120: Roger Sachaverell Coke: Pianist, composer: 16 April 1957: Coke encloses article about himself printed in the publication 'Derbyshire Countryside' (April and May 1957); enquires whether Sargent would like him to send scores of works by Rachmaninov

40: ff. 121-124: Kathleen Chapelle: Principal, The Petersfield School of Music: 24-28 January 1957: Request for Sargent to become President of the Petersfield Musical Festival; Sargent recommends they instead find a 'local rich and important man'

41: f. 125: Sequeria Costa: President, Vianna da Motta International Piano Competition: 8 January 1957: Invitation to serve on the Jury of the Vianna da Motta International Piano Competition in Lisbon

42: ff. 126-127: Louise Cross: [friend in Tasmania]: 12 February 1957: Concerning a violinist in the Australian Broadcasting Commission Orchestra named Alison Clements who is coming to study in London; Sargent recommends Max Rostal as the most suitable violin teacher

43: ff. 128-129: Kenneth S. Cooke: Secretary, Stevenage Schools' Music Association: 15-19 February 1957: Request for Sargent to become Patron of a Music Festival organised by Stevenage Schools' Music Association

44: ff. 130-132: Barrie Hall: Manager on behalf of Lord Shrewsbury, Opera at Ingestre: 2 March 1957: Encloses a brochure about plastic collars; asks if Sargent enjoyed 'Olive Ogilvie' [a play]

45: f. 133: Thomas Harold Hunt Craxton: Pianist, accompanist, teacher: 6 May 1957: Sends birthday greetings

46: ff. 134-136: Erich Hofmann: Assistant Education Director, Council on Student Travel, [no name]: Berryman & Co.: 26-30 April 1957: Request for a reference for Anne Chapman who was formerly Sargent's secretary

47: ff. 137-140: Donald H. Clarke: Associated with Sargent from the Signal Section, Durham Light Infantry: 11 December 1956: Enquires whether Sargent would like copies of photographs of their time together serving in the Signal Section, Durham Light Infantry, for use in his biography; Sargent is delighted to hear from him and requests to borrow the photographs

48: ff. 141-145: Susan Costain: Joint Hon. Sec. The Henry Wood Proms Circle, R.M. Costain: Joint Hon. Sec. The Henry Wood Proms Circle: 15-16 July 1957: Letter to inform Sargent that they have taken over as Joint Honorary Secretaries of the Henry Wood Proms Circle following the resignation of Mrs Jameson; encloses leaflet for the Silver Jubilee Season 1957-58

49: ff. 146-147: P.W. McCarthy: C.P.V (International) Ltd: 28-30 October 1957: Request for permission to use a photograph of Sargent on a poster for the British Travel and Holidays Association

50: ff. 148-152: Maureen Dufferin: [Married to Basil Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava]: 4 April 1957: Letter to accompany the return of Sargent's attaché case left at a dinner party hosted by Dufferin; she reproaches Sargent at length for appearing to ignore some of the guests; Sargent's response denies her claim

51: ff. 153-154: Caroline Duff: [Married to Sir Charles Michael Robert Vivian Duff]: 19-22 July 1957: Requests tickets for the Robert Mayer Children's Concerts for her son who is shortly to attend boarding school

52: ff. 155-156: Alice Dixon, W.L. Dixon: Founders of the Henry Wood Gramophone Circle: 13 June 1957: Requests a message of appreciation for the Henry Wood Gramophone Circle on their 12th anniversary; copy of Sargent's message 53: ff. 157-159: D. Dorricott: 27 March-3 April 1957: Writes to enclose appeal for the Elgar centenary year which Dorricott is supporting in America

54: f. 160: Vaclav Dobias: 5 January 1957: Sargent thanks Dobias for a medal given as a memorial to the Mozart celebration

55: f. 161: Miriam Beatrice Hyde: Australian pianist, composer: 18 February 1957: Informs Sargent she has just performed her second piano concerto with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for the first time since Sargent conducted it in Melbourne in 1938; includes fragments of music notation from the score

56: ff. 162-163: M. Grant: The English Digest: 4-12 January 1957: Concerning a request from the English Digest to publish a condensed version of Sargent's Presidential Address to the Incorporated Society of Musicians

57: ff. 164-166: Clifford G. Enticknap: Composer: 9 February-6 April 1957: Enticknap sends Sargent the score of his oratorio 'Angels of Truth'; it has taken him 14 years to write during which his 'whole life was devoted to [the] composition'; Sargent has no time to study it and requests instructions for collection

58: f. 167: H. Howells : Secretary, Music Section, Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales: 1 April 1957: Invitation for Sargent to conduct a choral concert at the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales 1958

59: ff. 168-170: Douglas Kennedy: Director, English Folk Dance and Song Society: 11-13 February 1957: Request for Sargent to become a patron of the English Folk Music Festival

60: ff. 171-172: Charles Wintour: Deputy Editor, Evening Standard: 24-25 January 1957: Request for Sargent to serve on the Drama Awards Panel for 1957; Sargent agrees but warns he cannot see all the plays owing to foreign travel

61: ff. 173-176: [not correspondence]: The English Stage Society: 1957: Brochure and form for membership of the English Stage Company

62: ff. 177-178: Joyce F. Ellithorne: Associated with Wembley Philharmonic Society: 1 March 1957: Congratulates Sargent on recent performances and reports on performances by the Wembley Philharmonic

63: ff. 179-181: Herbert F. Ellingford: Organist: 12 August 1957: Ellingford writes to enclose a press cutting [missing] from the Liverpool Daily Post concerning the restoration of an organ in Liverpool; Sargent hopes to hear it when he is next in Liverpool 64: ff. 182-190: John Emmerson: [Anaesthetist, friend of musician Dr. Antony Baldwin]: 2 January-30 May 1957: Writes to introduce the compositions of Dr. Antony Baldwin; Sargent requests he send a score

65: ff. 191-192: Mary Lee Fairbanks (née Epling): [Married to film actor and naval officer Douglas Elton Fairbanks, Jr]: 26 April-5 May 1957: Writes to enclose an item [missing] with reference to gaining support from an English charity

66: ff. 193-194: Ernst Friedlander: University of Oklahoma: 10-16 July 1957: Request to send a score of his cello concerto for Sargent's consideration; Sargent expresses interest and recommends he send it to the BBC

67: f. 195-199: David Jesson-Dibley: Secretary, Folio Theatre Company Limited: 6 May-6 June 1957: Correspondence concerning debts owed to Sargent and other creditors by the Folio Theatre Company Limited

68: ff. 200-207: Géza Frid: Composer, Doreen M.E. Oliver: [Writes on behalf of Music Programme Organiser, BBC]: 23 June-7 September 1959 [date correct]: Correspondence concerning a BBC broadcast of Frid's Concerto for Two Pianos; accompanied by leaflet with biographical notes about Frid