Box MS Add.8812/1-239: Box 1
Contains 291 Results:
From Sir George Darwin to Rado Kövesligethy, 12 June 1902
Glad he thinks Darwin's book 'The tides' worthy of translation into Hungarian; publication to members of the Society should be in two years; Murray will supply illustrations virtually at cost and send a copy of new edition; German translation has some additions by Darwin as an appendix
From Sir George Darwin to Rado Kövesligethy, 5 May 1903
Sends proposed additions for his book: drawings to follow; glad that translation is finished; seeks research references
From Sir George Darwin to Rado Kövesligethy, 15 Sep. 1903
Wishes to correct a wrong date [of Galileo's blindness] in his book; glad to meet Kövesligethy at Strasbourg
From Sir George Darwin to Rado Kövesligethy, 18 Mar. 1904
Received the book: thanks for Kövesligethy's hard work; it is better than English edition; Italian edition proposed; it would be good to have the manuscript of his changes and additions
From Denise Roos to Sir George Howard (Professor of Astronomy), 27 Dec. 1976
Presenting letters
Wilfred Scawen Blunt: Correspondence, 1909-1914
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
From Wilfred Scawen Blunt to Mrs Cust, 7 Nov. 1909
He wants to refer to Lithgow's book of travels which he lent her
Correspondence from Wilfred Scawen Blunt to Patrick R. Butler (1880-1967), Royal Irish Regiment, 1911-1916
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
From Wilfred Scawen Blunt to Patrick R. Butler, 11 Dec. 1911
From Wilfred Scawen Blunt to Patrick R. Butler, 19 Sep. 1912
He well send 'Saladin' [a horse] when Butler gives the word; sends a copy of his Irish book
From Wilfred Scawen Blunt to Patrick R. Butler, 28 Nov. 1912
So overwhelmed by disasters in Turkey that he has been unable to write; Butler thinks of returning 'Saladin'; Blunt did not breed him, so he has no knowledge; his Irish book is appreciated in Ireland, not in England; the 'Gaelic American', New York, prints weekly extracts; he feels he has wasted thirty years in a lost cause, freedom in the East
From Wilfred Scawen Blunt to Patrick R. Butler, 11 May 1916
Invitation to Butler to visit
Correspondence from organists and pianists, 1870-1939
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
From Ernst Pauer to Miss Evelyn, 21 Mar. 1870
Arrangements for meeting
From William Hayman Cummings to John C. Wilkins, 31 July 1877
Anxious for a copy of introduction and catalogue with latest corrections; his article to appear in 'Musical Times'; he has begun one for 'Athenaeum'
From Charles Steggall to Nicholson, 22 Apr. 1880
Congratulations on Nicholson's appointment to Tewkesbury Abbey; knows no pupil who could succeed Nicholson at Dover; appointments gained by Academy students
From William Thomas Best to C.C. Cream, 16 Dec. 1886
He has written to Rodewald
From George M. Garrett to James Kendrick Pyne (1852-1938), 11 Aug. 1892
He is editing a new edition of [S.S.] Wesley's organ works; did Pyne ever hear Wesley play 'Choral Song' and Fugue in C, and if so, what registration did he use?; How did he treat ending of Andante in F?; he is writing to other Wesley pupils, hoping for information and consensus of opinion
From Wilhelm Meyer Lutz to [?], 1895 (Circa, undated)
Travel arrangements; difficult to visit York
From Edward Dannreuther to Mrs Marshall, 1900 (Circa, undated)
Invitation to join choir
From William A. Houston Collisson to [?], 2 Dec. 1906
Enclosing a photograph of himself
From Williamson John Reynolds to Sherlock, 11 Sep. 1914
He has words for the music; has added to some lines
From Arthur H. Mann to [?], 28 Feb. 1925
He wishes to add notes and libretto of 'Palestine', sent by [?], to his collection of 'Crotchiana'; Mann knew of Crotch's grandson William Duppa Crotch; a story of Crotch having kissed a girl student
George Thalben-Ball: Autograph and portrait photograph, 24 Sep. 1933
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Sir Edward C. Bairstow: Autograph and three-bar excerpt from 'The prodigal son', 14 Apr. 1939
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.