Terry, Sir Richard Runciman, 1864-1938 (Knight, choirmaster and music scholar)

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1864 - 1938

Biography

Sir Richard Runciman Terry (1864-1938), choirmaster and music scholar, was born on 3 January 1864 at Ellington, Northumberland. He spent a year in Oxford (1887-8) and two years in Cambridge, but left without completing his degree in 1890. He had various teaching posts, including St John's School, Leatherhead, and Downside School, Somerset. On the strength of his choral work at Downside, Terry was appointed by Cardinal Vaughan to direct the new choir of Westminster Cathedral, taking up the post early in 1902. He died in the Princess Beatrice Hospital, Kensington, London, on 18 April 1938.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Series

Letters about Bernard Van Dieren, 12 Dec. 1905-12 Apr. 1969 (Circa)

Series

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8856/187-200

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Dates: 12 Dec. 1905-12 Apr. 1969 (Circa)

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Found in: Cambridge University Library / Miscellaneous accessions, 1991-2000

Fonds

Sir Richard Runciman Terry: Letter to Charles Sayle, 1919

Fonds

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/1381