MS Mus. 1784/1/57

1: ff. 1-8: Arnold Abraham Goodman, Baron Goodman, Lawyer; political advisor; Chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain, Joseph Pilberry, Conductor, Hammersmith Philharmonic Orchestra, James Loughran, Conductor, BBC Scottish Orchestra: 25 September-28 October 1966: Concerning an audition of conductor Joseph Pilbury requested by Lord Goodman; Sargent cannot recommend him for the £600 Watnes-Sargent Scholarship; includes a recommendation from Loughran and press review of a performance

2: f. 9: [no name]: The Superintendent, Gerald Road Police Station: 17 October 1966: Sargent's contribution of £10 to the Police Orphans Fund

3: f. 10: Dorothy Pybus: [Friend from South Africa]: 14 September 1966: Request to meet Sargent on a visit to London

4: ff. 11-14: Sybill Rolland: Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: 10-13 October 1966: Following Sargent's appearance at the Horse of the Year Show Roland writes to express concern about cruelty to horses in show jumping; Sargent assures her the issue is being monitored

5: f. 14: J.C. Lockwood: Chairman of the Council of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: 18 July 1967: Congratulates Sargent on behalf of the RSPCA Council on his appointment as a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour

6: ff. 15-16: A. Joiner: Deputy Secretary, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: 10 November 1966: Concerning the Secretaryship of the RSPCA

7: f. 17: Major Seager: 11 September 1967: Sargent thanks Major Seager for his gift of a budgerigar

8: f. 18: John Roberts: 19 July 1967: Sargent thanks Roberts for an article he wrote [no context]

9: ff. 19-23: C.O. Rhodes: Director, Harcourt Kitchen & Partners, Limited: 22 June 1966-4 March 1967: Correspondence concerning a foreword Sargent agrees to write for a book for schools on the instruments of the orchestra

10: ff. 24-25: Captain J.T. Shrimpton: Bursar, Royal College of Music: 17 June 1966: Concerning a cheque from Hubert Keith for the New Building Fund at the Royal College of Music

11: ff. 26-27: Oliver Schroder: Formerly manservant to Sargent: 6-9 August 1967: Concerning the terms of Schroder's pension provided by Sargent

12: ff. 28-30: Stephen Grey, General Manager and Secretary, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society, Joseph Szöllőssy, Violin teacher: 17-18 July 1967: Grey forwards a letter from Szöllőssy, a violin teacher in Budapest seeking orchestral work in Britain; Sargent writes to inform Szöllőssy of the difficulty of gaining employment as a foreign national

13: f. 31: Leonard Salzedo: Composer: 11 March 1967: Requests the return of scores lent to Sargent for his consideration

14: ff. 32-34: Leo Shrager: Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe: 20 September 1966: Writes to enclose review of a piano recital given by Pyta Shrager

15: ff. 35-36: Norma Skemp: Norma Skemp Limited: 26 August 1966: Notice for Sargent's secretary Miss Fane concerning selective employment tax on temporary staff

16: ff. 37-40: David Spence Lyons: Composer: 28 April 1965-11 March 1966: Correspondence concerning the manuscript score of Lyons's composition 'Overture: Scaramouche' which is sent to Sargent for his consideration

17: ff. 41-42: Jean Spence: 5 February-5 March 1966: Spence requests Sargent bequeath his eyes to help save the sight of blind children; Sargent has already made the bequest

18: ff. 43-44: A. Spencer-Mills: 27 February 1966: Encloses cutting from the 'Hornsey Journal' concerning Sargent's efforts for the organ restoration appeal; requests permission to quote Sargent's recent correspondence on the matter

19: ff. 45: John A. Achner: Tonic Sol-Fa College of Music: 22 May 1967: Writes to enclose Minutes of the Annual Council Meeting and Annual General Meeting 1967 of the Tonic Sol-Fa College of Music

20: ff. 46-48: William A. Tucker: 3 November 1966: Writes to enclose a copy of 'Dorian Dances' in gratitude to Sargent; states the dances 'occur at the end of a ballet based on the legend of Phaeton'; Sargent sends his thanks

21: f. 49: Margaret Withoff-Keus, Medical doctor, Sylvia Darley, Sargent's secretary: 19 July 1967: Concerning Sargent's medical prescription

22: ff. 50-59: Geoffrey Noel Waldegrave, 12th Earl Waldegrave: 28 February-17 March 1967: Request for Sargent to support an appeal for Wells Cathedral School; encloses brochure for the School; Sargent declines owing to ill health

23: ff. 60-61: Derek William Charles Keppel Bury, Viscount Bury: Chairman, House Committee, White's [Gentleman's Club]: 28 February-2 March 1967 : Concerning Sargent's subscription for White's Gentleman's Club; Sargent had forgotten his subscription owing to illness

24: ff. 62-73: Rev. Raymond Fitzpatrick, The Tower, St. Macnissi's College, County Antrim, Natalie Seymour, The Royal Choral Association: 3 October-7 December 1966: Correspondence concerning an article by Sargent for youth entitled 'With it'; it is sent in response to requests from the College Magazine of St. Macnissi's College, the Royal Choral Association, and the Reader's Digest; Sargent also sponsors the reprinting of an article on Schubert in the Readers Digest at their request

25: ff. 74-75: William Walton: Composer: 15 March 1966: Sargent questions Walton on his First Symphony for a forthcoming performance, asking his preference for duple or quadruple wind and his preferred order of movements

26: f. 76: William Walton: Composer: 7 April 1966: Sargent reports on the success of a performance of Walton's First Symphony; he hopes to perform Henry V and Façade at the Proms; invites Walton to stay with him in Hawaii

27: ff. 77-78: William Walton: Composer: Undated [1966]: Reports on the success of a performance of 'The Twelve' and 'Belshazzar's Feast'; recommends some changes to the musical structure and vocal scoring of 'The Twelve'

28: f. 79: Jessie Wood [née Goldsack]: 25 August 1966: Sargent writes to Wood concerning vocal scoring in a work by Vaughan-Williams [unspecified]

29: ff. 80-83: Jessie Wood [née Goldsack]: 6-7 September 1966: Correspondence concerning musical charities, which Sargent suggests should 'put their money into firms rather than giving it to the people concerned'; Wood has been unable to come to a Promenade Concert in 1966

30: ff. 84-85: C.J.D. Dalton: Director General, The Zoological Society of London: 1 November 1966: Concerning the use of the Meeting Room of the Zoological Society of London