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Letter of Sir James Matthew Barrie to Sir Edwin Lutyens, 6 August 1919, 10 March 1970

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Identifier: Coll-1848/23-0028
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Signed autograph letter from Sir James Matthew Barrie to his friend and creative collaborator the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, praising Lutyens' design for the Cenotaph, London.


There is an accompanying letter from Nicholas Taylor of the Lutyens Trust, dated 10 March 1970, thanking the then owner Ben Sonnenberg Jr for letting him see a copy of the letter.

Dates: 6 August 1919; 10 March 1970

Letter to Douglas Dickson from Sir Adrian Cedric Boult, 30 January 1943

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2045
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Letter, 30 January 1943, London, Adrian Boult to Douglas Dickson. Discussion of a scholarship in memory of Tovey. Typescript signed.

Dates: 30 January 1943

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Sir Arthur Somervall, 05 January 1933

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2470
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Letter, 5 January 1933, London, Arthur Somervall to Mary Grierson. Describing Somervall's symphony, the slow movement of which was written in memory of Scott the explorer, and asking how Tovey was. Holograph signed.

Dates: 05 January 1933

Letter to Hubert James Foss from S. Hillckson, 02 January 1946

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2222
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Letter, 2 January 1946, London, S. Hillckson to Hubert Foss. Discussing Hillckson's memories of Tovey and arranging a meeting. Holograph signed.

Dates: 02 January 1946

Letter to Sidney Newman from Hubert James Foss, 28 November 1943

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2155
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Letter, 28 November 1943, London, Hubert Foss to Sidney Newman. Concerning circulars for the Tovey memorial. Holograph signed.

Dates: 28 November 1943

Plans: Rennie memorial - proposed resiting of monument, 18 January 1956

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/4.8.17
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Copy plan (68cm x 113cm) by the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department showing the proposed resiting of the Memorial to John Rennie, the designer of Waterloo Bridge, London. The plan comprises; the existing elevation and section and proposed elevation and section, of the memorial, both at 1/8" to 1' scale, elevations and plans of Waterloo Bridge at 30" to 1' scale and a perspective drawing of the proposed new site on the bridge.

Dates: 18 January 1956

South Bank: plans, 1950-c1960

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/4.8
Scope and Contents Plans of the London County Council Comprehensive development Area no 4: South Bank, collected by Percy Johnson-Marshall while a member of the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department: South Bank Area - 20 year zoning proposal, (9 September 1950) South Bank permanent development scheme, (February 1953) ...
Dates: 1950-c1960

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Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940 (Reid Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh) 4
Foss, Hubert James (music publisher and composer) 2
Allen, Hugh Percy, 1869?1946 (university professor and conductor) 1
Barrie, James Mathew, Sir, 1860-1937 (novelist and playwright) 1
Boult, Adrian Cedric, 1889?1983 (conductor) 1