MS Mus. 1784/1/50

1: ff. 1-3: Kathleene Browne, Judith Carmichael: Students at Farringtons School, Chislehurst, Kent: January-14 February 1964: Students request a recipe for an International Cook Book in aid of the 'Freedom from Hunger' campaign; Sargent sends a recipe for 'Haddock Monte Carlo'

2: f. 4: Douglas P. Milton: Directing Manager, Mayford Manor Hotel: Undated [1964/65]: Promotional letter for the Mayford Manor Hotel

3: f. 5: [not correspondence]: 1965: List of individuals receiving state honours in 1965

4: f. 6: [forename unclear] Jones: 12 April 1965: Thanks Sargent for his support for conductor Laszlo Lakatos

5: ff. 7-29: Correspondence concerning a Press Cocktail Party to celebrate Sargent's 70th birthday

6: ff. 30-31: Leslie Ayre: Evening News: 18-19 October 1965: Concerning request to write Sargent's biography

7: f. 32: Mona Aste: 11 October [no year - 1964/65]: General letter of thanks for Sargent's conductorship

8: ff. 33-35: Lewis Dawe: Conductor, Adelaide Harmony Choir: 6 August 1963: Promotional letter concerning the Adelaide Harmony Choir

9: f. 36: [no name]: Undated [1964/65]: About a congratulatory dinner at which [he?] had no control and no respectability

10: f. 37: Beryl Grey: Ballet dancer: 8 April 1965: Request for Sargent to contribute an article to the programme for the All England Sunshine Dancing Competition

11: ff. 38-40: Daisy Allenby, Viscountess Allenby of Megiddo: [wife of 2nd Viscount Allenby of Megiddo]: 1 April-21 May 1965: Personal correspondence with Lady Allenby; she misses Sargent's birthday through illness

12: f. 41: Thomas Armstrong: Principal, Royal Academy of Music: 23 April 1965: Thanks Sargent for the 70th birthday party he arranged

13: f. 42: Trevor Barnard: Pianist: 30 December 1965: Request for Sargent to recommend Barnard to the BBC for a performance at the Promenade Concerts

14: ff. 43-44: Joan Bacon: [Married to Leonard Bacon, cousin of Sargent]: 17 November 1964: Request for a signed photograph of Sargent as a gift for her husband on the occasion of his 50th birthday

15: f. 45: [no name – signed only 'your sincere friend']: 30 July 1965: Request to meet Sargent; reports on their illness [no context]

16: ff. 46-47: Robert Bambury: 3 November 1965: Seeks advice on the potential value of a violin

17: ff. 48-49: Pen Bordewich: 22-24 November 1965: Seeks employment for a friend who is a violinist; Sargent cannot help

18: ff. 50-52: R.W. Burdett: 15-25 November 1965: Correspondence concerning request for Belgian pianist Hugo Monden to play a concerto conducted by Sargent

19: ff. 53-54: Bill [no surname]: Writes from Cliveden, Maidenhead, Berks.: April 1965: Congratulates Sargent on his 70th birthday on behalf of the Worshipful Company of Musicians

20: ff. 55-61: C.R. Bryd: 12 -21 January 1966: Encloses leaflet about the Grosvenor Light Opera Company production of 'The Grand Duke'; expresses his enthusiasm for the work

21: f. 62: Marjorie H. Barnard: 4 January 1964: Request to meet Sargent to discuss financing musical projects

22: ff. 63-77: Marjorie H. Barnard: 18 January 1965-23 February 1966: Barnard sends insulting messages to Sargent at a number of public locations following confusion over a delivery of fruit to Sargent in hospital; Sargent advises her he can take legal action

23: ff. 78-79: Janet MacLean, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, [Miss] Frances E. Burton, Imperial Ethiopian Air Force: 28 September-4 October 1965: Sargent sends an enquiry received from Ethiopia concerning a 'Hobby Shop' to Janet MacLean [no context]

24: ff. 80-81: Leslie E.A. Bourne: Technical Director, The John Compton Organ Company Ltd.: 1-9 September 1965: Invitation to test electronic organs produced by The John Compton Organ Company Ltd.

25: ff. 82-85: Fred Blatchford: 15-20 August 1965: Request for financial assistance in order to treat his wife's rheumatoid arthritis with bee venom

26: ff. 86-92: [Miss] K.M. Bruce: 12 December 1965-5 January 1966: Writes to enclose a Christmas card and financial donation; acknowledged by Sargent's secretary

27: ff. 93-94: John Ulick Knatchbull Brabourne, 7th Baron Brabourne: Film and television producer: 5 October 1965: Encloses a photograph of a sculptured head of Yehudi Menuhin by David Wynne

28: f. 95: William Andrew Cecil Bennett: W.A.C. Bennett: 20 September 1965: Sargent writes to Bennett to thank him for his speech relating to the National Youth Orchestra

29: ff. 96-99: Lady Victoria Constance Mary Cambridge, Duchess of Beaufort: 5-14 July 1965: Correspondence concerning request for Sargent to suggest distinguished music enthusiasts in the Badminton area to be invited to a concert in aid of the Cancer Research Fund; Sargent provides a list

30: f. 100: Victor Warrender (Lord Bruntisfield): Writes from Hillbarn House, Great Bedwyn: 30 April 1965: Congratulates Sargent on a performance

31: f. 101: Eric Bravington: London Philharmonic Orchestra: 21 April 1965: Request for information concerning performances by the London Philharmonic Orchestra during the war

32: f. 102: Mary Bartlett: 23 April 1965: Informs Sargent that Annebel and Michael have called off their wedding

33: f. 103: Henry Blakeney: [Related to the late Richard Blakeney, Canon of Peterborough Cathedral, friend of Sargent at Melton Mowbray]: 23 April 1965: Personal letter to congratulate Sargent on his 70th birthday

34: f. 104: Robert John Graham Boothby, Baron Boothby of Buchan and Rattray Head: Formerly Member of Parliament; Chairman of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: 9 April 1965: Sargent writes to Boothby thanking him for his contribution to a television broadcast on the occasion of Sargent's 70th birthday

35: f. 105: David Crawshaw: Secretary, Huddersfield Choral Society: 2 January 1966: Request for a signed photograph of Sargent on behalf of The Handel and Haydn Society based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

36: ff. 106-110: J. Carruthers: Photographer: 6 July-13 December 1965: Correspondence with Carruthers concerning photographs of Sargent and the Huddersfield Choral Society; Sargent orders some postcards of the prints

37: f. 111: Osric and Joyce Bristow and Anne: 23 January 1965: Write from a ranch in Rhodesia to wish Sargent a quick recovery from illness [possibly the ranch belonging to Sargent's cousin, Harold Greenfell]

38: f. 112: Kathleen Collindridge: 30 December 1965: 'Fan mail'; Sargent's secretary has written 'mad' on the letter

39: f. 113: S. Croft: Les Parties Uniques [party planners]: 1965: Promotional letter for the company 'Les Parties Uniques'

40: ff. 114-115: James Callaghan: Chancellor of the Exchequer: 13 September 1965: Sargent writes concerning his income tax; he argues that because he has to return the hospitality received abroad, he should therefore be allowed tax remission when entertaining foreign agents

41: ff. 116-121: A.W. Jackson: Bursar, Royal School of Church Music: 9 January-5 April 1965: Concerning request for Sargent to write an article to be published in the Choristers' Diary for 1966

42: f. 122: Neville Cardus: Music critic, writer on cricket, member of National Liberal Club: 24 September 1965: Sargent responds to an article by Neville Cardus concerning the choral ending by Stanford of Brahms's Academic Festival Overture

43: ff. 123-125: Jane Collonette: 24 August 1965: Thanks Sargent for his loan of £30

44: f. 126: [Not correspondence]: Undated [1965]: Place card for First Secretary Don Santiago Benadava on which is written the contact details of Rebeca Benadava

45: ff. 127-141: [Mrs] G.B. Houston, [Mr] J. Pugh, Colchester residents, John Hall, Secretary, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: 18 March-26 May 1965: Correspondence and press cuttings concerning the closure of an animal home in Colchester; residents appeal to Sargent to help prevent the closure; after ascertaining the circumstances Sargent sees no reason to oppose the closure

46: f. 142: John Cruft: Secretary, Royal Choral Society: 26 April 1965: Writes on behalf of the Royal Choral Society to congratulate Sargent on his 70th birthday; suggests that the money raised by the concert on Sargent's birthday, which they are donating to a charity of his choice, should be given to the Royal Choral Society

47: f. 143: Thomas Harold Hunt Craxton: Pianist, accompanist, teacher: 29 April 1965: Congratulates Sargent on his 70th birthday

48: f. 144: John Codrington: [old friend from Stamford]: 30 April 1965: Congratulates Sargent on his 70th birthday

49: ff. 145-147: David Chesterman, Contributor to the Musical Times, John B. Adams, V. McAloon: 2 April 1965: Chesterman sends a letter received by the Editor of the Musical Times in which Adams and McAloon are scathing about Sargent's performances of 'Messiah'; Sargent responds

50: f. 148: David Chesterman: 18 May 1965: Gives the durations of Walton's performances of 'Belshazzar's Feast' which he has calculated from a recording

51: ff. 149-151: Avril Coleridge-Taylor: [Daughter of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor]: 20 April 1965: Congratulates Sargent on his birthday; thanks Sargent for his letter in the Daily Telegraph about clergy holidays; requests Sargent attend her second concert at the church in Amberley; reports that Mrs Alfred Noyes has requested a performance of 'A Tale of Old Japan' (for which Alfred Noyes wrote the libretto)

52: ff. 152-153: Avril Coleridge-Taylor: [Daughter of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor]: 18 May 1965: Acknowledges letter and Sargent's offer to approach the BBC about a performance of 'A Tale of Old Japan'; reports she has engaged Richard Baker to introduce the forthcoming concert at Amberley

53: f. 154: George Basil Cameron: Conductor: 28 April 1965: Congratulates Sargent on his 70th birthday

54: ff. 155-157: Norman Crowther: [? Writes from Huddersfield]: 12 April 1965: Writes to express disappointment that he missed Sargent's birthday celebrations owing to illness

55: f. 158: Nancy Crowther: Formerly singing student at the Royal College of Music: 24 April 1965: Announces the death of Norman Crowther, who is her brother-in-law

56: f. 159: Jackie Codrington: [Associated with Sargent from Rutland]: 27 April 1965: Congratulates Sargent on his 70th birthday

57: ff. 160-161: Harriet Cohen: Pianist: 24-26 April 1965: Congratulates Sargent on his 70th birthday; refers to Arnold Bliss's praise for Sargent following a performance of his 4th Symphony; requests permission in writing to include materal about Courtauld Sargent Concerts in her book

58: ff. 162-163: Ian Crémieu-Javal: Formerly associated with HMV: 25 April 1965: Congratulates Sargent on his 70th birthday

59: ff. 164-165: Richard Cave: 23 March 1965: Request for Sargent to give a concert in aid of the Multiple Sclerosis Society

60: ff. 166-167: "Dramwell Booth, ne J.W. Cotter": Verses entitled "Drop your foreign accent"

61: ff. 168-170: [Not correspondence]: 29 July 1955: Press cutting, "What's on in London", an article about the Promenade concerts

62: f. 171: Mrs Tom Wilkinson: 16 September 1965: Sargent thanks Mrs Wilkinson for a photograph of her husband and himself

63: f. 172: George [no surname]: 7 September 1965: Correspondence relating to his inability to finish his career with the BBC at the last night of the Proms 1965, due to illness

64: ff. 174-175: [Unclear]: 11 April 1965: Thanks Sargent for a congratulatory telegram on his new appointment, not specified

65: f. 176: J. Brymer: 29 July 1965: Sargent writes to enclose a letter from Leslie Lynch who requests an audition

66: ff. 177-179: Moss Murray: News Chronicle: July 13 1965: Requests a contribution to a feature on relaxing; Sargent complies

67: ff. 180-184: The Editor, The Observer: 10 August 1955: Letter concerning criticism by Mr Blom, with related press cuttings

68: ff. 185-201: The Editor, The Daily Telegraph: 6 June 1955: Letter concerning criticisms of Sargent's remarks about amateur performances of Gilbert and Sullivan operas

69: ff. 202-203: H.E. Hounsell, The Editor, Sunday Express: 9 June 1955: Relating to a contribution in reply to an article by Robert Morley, "Why bother to send a child to school?"