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Add MS 89231/25/35
- Record Id:
- 040-003435090
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003398156
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100072113670.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89231/25/35
- Title:
- Cox-Ife Bequest to D'Oyly Carte Archive: Obituary and Biographical Information
- Scope & Content:
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(1). Front page of the Western Daily Press (25 Mar 1968). Headline: 'Viscount / 61 Feared Dead': 'There is little hope for the 57 passengers and four crew of the Aer Lingus Viscount which plunged into the sea yesterday.' Among the passengers was William Cox-Ife, who features in a photograph, baton in hand, beneath the headline.
(2). Memorial items:
- Cutting of Cox-Ife's obituary from The Times (28 Mar 1968).
- Printed Order of Memorial Service (24 May 1968), St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden.
- Printed programme: Memorial Concert ('Gilbert & Sullivan for All'), Fairfield Hall, Croydon (3 Oct 1969).
- Letters of condolence.
(3). Typed Curriculum vitae (1 sheet), and a membership card of the Associated Musicians of Greater New York together with receipt (1964).
(4). Visting card of Sir Henry J. Wood, annotated on both sides and signed by Wood: 'Please admit Mr. Cox-Ife to my Promenade Rehearsals from Saturday 7th September to October 2nd 1937.'
(5). Printed programme (1 bifolium) for 'Symphony Concert by the Bonn Symphony Orchestra conducted by C.S.M. W. Cox-Ife (Intelligence Corps)'. Wednesday, February 20th [1946] at the Divisional College Theatre, Bonn. The programme comprised works by Beethoven, Delius and Tchaikovsky. Also, a review of this performance (News Guardian, 22 Feb 1946) and a review of a concert by the Rhineland Symphony Orchestra, cond. Cox-Ife, 5 Dec 1945 (News Guardian, 11 Dec 1945).
(6). Publisher's brochure (American) for Training the Gilbert and Sullivan Chorus (1955).
(7). Autobiographical rough notes (3 sheets, in pencil).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003398156
036-003433323
037-003434879
040-003435090 - Is part of:
- Add MS 89231 : D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive
Add MS 89231/25 : D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: Three Bequests to the Archive
Add MS 89231/25/34-56 : D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: William Cox-Ife Bequest
Add MS 89231/25/35 : Cox-Ife Bequest to D'Oyly Carte Archive: Obituary and Biographical Information - Hierarchy:
- 032-003398156[0027]/036-003433323[0002]/037-003434879[0002]/040-003435090
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89231
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1937
- End Date:
- 1969
- Date Range:
- 1937-1969
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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