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Letter to Hubert James Foss from Sophie Weisse, c 01 August 1941

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2756
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Letter, August [n.y], Edinburgh, Sophie Weisse to Hubert Foss. Informing Foss that Tovey was a remarkable astronomer, and suggesting he died because of loss of feeling in his fingertips. Holograph signed.

Dates: c 01 August 1941
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Hubert JJames Foss from Sophie Weisse, 01 September 1941

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2573
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Letter, 1 September 1941, Edinburgh, Sophie Weisse to Hubert Foss. Commenting that Tovey did buy himself a big Bosendorfer piano before he died, and commenting on the tragedy of his life. Holograph signed.

Dates: 01 September 1941
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Mary Tovey from Sophie Weisse, 18 June 1898

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2625
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Letter, 18 June 1898, Surrey, Sophie Weisse to Mary Tovey. News of Tovey, suggesting he would have got a better class of degree had he worked harder. Holograph signed.

Dates: 18 June 1898
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Mary Tovey from Sophie Weisse, 01 May 1905

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2626
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Letter, 1 May 1905, Cologne, Sophie Weisse to Mary Tovey. Informing Mrs. Tovey that her son is well and to play in some forthcoming concerts. Holograph signed.

Dates: 01 May 1905
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Mollie Macarthy from Sophie Weisse, c1920

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2623
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Letter, [n.d], Sophie Weisse to Mollie Macarthy. Informing Molly Macarthy of Miss. Weisse's memories of being at school with Robert Louis Stevenson and suggesting that her father, Mr. Weisse suggested that Stevenson should pursue a career in literature. Typescript copy.

Dates: c1920
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Mr. Jekyll from Sophie Weisse, c1940

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2637
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Letter, [n.d], Sophie Weisse to Mr. Jekyll. Outlining Miss. Weisse's plans for Tovey's library and requesting that Jekyll send someone to value the books and library as a whole. Holograph incomplete.

Dates: c1940
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Mrs. Jekyll from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, c1900

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L551
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Letter, [n.d], Surrey, Donald Tovey to Mrs. Jekyll. Accepting an invitation on 23rd July. Typescript copy.

Dates: c1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Robert Calverley Trevelyan from Hubert James Foss, 12 January 1944

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2156
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Letter, 12 January 1944, London, Hubert Foss to Robert Trevelyan. Informing Trevelyan that Foss has received a proof for an article in 'Music and letters', and news of Miss. Weisse and her state of health. Holograph signed.

Dates: 12 January 1944
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Robert Calverley Trevelyan from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, c1914

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L201
Scope and Contents

Letter, [1914], Peterborough, Donald Tovey to Robert Trevelyan. Tovey outlining where and for whom he will perform. Ms. transcript by Hubert Foss.

Dates: c1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Robert Calverley Trevelyan from Sophie Weisse, 11 February 1917

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2627
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Letter, 11 February 1917, Surrey, Sophie Weisse to Robert Trevelyan. Informing Trevelyan that Miss. Weisse has found final sketches for the end of the opera, and that Thomas Beecham will be visiting Edinburgh in a month. Holograph signed.

Dates: 11 February 1917
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Higgs, James, 1829?1902 (professor of organ at the Royal College of Music) 8
Speyer, Edward 1839-1934, 1839-1934 (music collector and entrepreneur) 8
Beasley, Mary (Principle of Northampton School of Music) 7
Borwick, Leonard, 1868-1925 (pianist) 7
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Kruse, Johann Secundus, Johann Secundus |1859-1927 (violinist) 4
Maitland, Alexander, 1856?1936 (music critic) 4
Moor, Emanuel, 1863--1931 (composer and pianist) 4
Niecks, Professor, Friedrich, 1845-1924 (Professor of Music) 4
Such, Percy, 1878-1959 4
Tovey, Duncan, -1912 (Eton master and father of Sir Donald Francis Tovey) 4
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 (composer) 3
Busch, Adolf, 1891-1952 (violinist and composer) 3
Davies, Fanny, 1861-1934 (pianist) 3
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Russell, Vernon (master of music at Westminster Roman Catholic Cathedral) 2
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Scott, HA, Cobbet's Cyclopeadia of Chamber Music 2
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Vesey, Evelyn, 1851-1939 2
Walter Thomas, Anna (Anna) 2
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Allen, Hugh Percy, 1869?1946 (university professor and conductor) 1
Aolian Co. 1
Arányi, Jelly d', 1893-1966 (violinist) 1
Arbós, Enrique Fernández, 1863-1939 (violinist, conductor and composer) 1
Arnold, FT, 1861-1940 (English musical scholar) 1
Bantock, Sir Granville, 1868-1946 1
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Casals, G, fl 1911 (may be Guilhermina Suggia, who referred to herself as Madame Casals, even though they were never married) 1
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