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Letter to Arnold Rose from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, 19 July 1928

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L122
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Letter, 19 July 1928, Suffolk, Sir Donald Francis Tovey to Arnold Rose. Introducing Mary Grierson. Holograph signed, written on "Cadenza for Brahms violin concerto" by Donald Tovey, with envelope.

Dates: 19 July 1928

Letter to ' Bessie' [Elizabeth Trevelyan] from Florence Emily Barger, 23 November 1925

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2024
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Letter, 23 November 1925, Edinburgh, Florence Barger to ' Bessie' [Elizabeth Trevelyan]. Informing 'Bessie' of Tovey's engagement to Minnie Wallace, discussing the engagement and news of Tovey . Holograph signed.

Dates: 23 November 1925

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Alex Meek, 25 March 1952

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2305
Scope and Contents

Letter, 25 March 1952, Alex Meek to Mary Grierson. Thanking Grierson for sending autographed copies of her Biography of Tovey, praising the biography and discussing the reviews of the work. Holograph signed.

Dates: 25 March 1952

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Alison M., 02 March 1952

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2742
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Letter, 2 March 1952, Dundee, Alison M. to Mary Grierson. Praising Grierson's biography of Tovey. Holograph signed, paper ripped and torn, authors surname torn away.

Dates: 02 March 1952

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Andrew Morrison, 12 March 1952

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2316
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Letter, 12 March 1952, Sussex, Andrew Morrison to Mary Grierson. Praising Grierson's biography of Tovey and suggesting she completes another volume. Holograph signed.

Dates: 12 March 1952

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Belle May, 25 February 1952

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2303
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Letter, 25 February 1952, Glasgow, Belle May to Mary Grierson. Praising Grierson's accomplishment in producing the Tovey biography, memories of Grierson's mother. Holograph signed.

Dates: 25 February 1952

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Cecily, 12 April 1952

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2744
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Letter, 12 April 1952, Sussex, Cecily to Mary Grierson. Praising Grierson's biography of Tovey and reminiscences of the author's own musical career. Holograph signed, with stamped envelope.

Dates: 12 April 1952

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Clara Wittgenstein, 12 August 1928

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2651
Scope and Contents

Letter, 12 August 1928, Salzburg, Clara Wittgenstein to Mary Grierson. Inviting Grierson to meet visit Clara Wittgenstein. Holograph signed.

Dates: 12 August 1928

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Dame Elizabeth Violet Maconchy, 13 July 1952

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2294
Scope and Contents

Letter, 13 July 1952, Essex, Elizabeth Maconchy to Mary Grierson. Praising Grierson's biography of Tovey, and reminiscences. Holograph signed.

Dates: 13 July 1952

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Dora Wilson, 08 June 1952

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2649
Scope and Contents

Letter, 8 June 1952, Manchester, Dora Wilson to Mary Grierson. Praising Grierson's biography of Tovey. Holograph signed, with stamped envelope.

Dates: 08 June 1952

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Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940 (Reid Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh) 87
Weisse, Sophie, 1852-1945 (Scottish music teacher) 30
Davies, Fanny, 1861-1934 (pianist) 9
Rontgen, Johannes, 1898-1969 5
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Denecke, Margaret, fl1940 2
Gal, Hans, 1890-1987 (composer and musicologist) 2
Hunter, Thea (Thea) 2
Parker, George (George) 2
Reid Orchestra 2
Schumann, Eugenie, 1851-1938 2
Schweitzer, Albert 1875-1965, 1875-1965 (medical missionary) 2
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Alison M, fl 1952 1
Anderson, Ronald Kinloch, 1912-1984 (pianist and piano teacher) 1
Barger, Florence Emily (Florence Emily) 1
Bartók, Bela, 1881-1945 (Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist and pianist) 1
Benson, Mona (Mona) 1
Brahms, Johannes 1833-1897, 1833-1897 (composer) 1
Brusey, Gregory (Gregory) 1
Buchanan, G, fl 1952 1
Busch, Adolf, 1891-1952 (violinist and composer) 1
Cecily, fl1952 1
Chisholm, Erik 1904-1965, 1904-1965 (conductor, composer, administrator and writer on music) 1
Coar, Birchard (Birchard) 1
Curtis, William Alexander, 1876-1961 (principal of New College, Edinburgh) 1
Dewdney, H Austin, fl 1952 1
Dorothy, fl 1952 1
Grierson, Herbert John Clifford, 1866-1960 (literary critic and professor of English Literature) 1
Grierson, Lady (Lady) 1
Havergal, Henry, 1859-1937 1
Hely-Hutchinson, Victor, 1901-1947 (administrator, composer and pianist) 1
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Johnston, Grace (Grace) 1
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Margaret, fl1952 1
Maurlin, Robert H (Robert H) 1
May, Belle (Belle) 1
Maze, Pauline, fl 1951 1
McManus, George Stewart (George Stewart) 1
Meek, Alex (Alex) 1
Mooney, Peter, fl 1950s 1
Morrison, Andrew (Andrew) 1
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Murray, Lord, 1866-1936 1
Murray, Nancie (Nancie) 1
Newman, Sidney Thomas Mayow, 1906-1971 (Reid Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh) 1
Northway, Janet (Janet) 1
Oliver, Roger (Roger) 1
Pander, Elizabeth (von) 1
Parratt, Walter, 1841?1924 (organist) 1
Roeyer, Frau (Frau) 1
Rontgen, Julia (Julia) 1
Rose, Arnold, 1863-1946 (violinist) 1
Ro¨ntgen, Julius, 1885-1922 1
Sampson, Peggie, viola da gambist, cellist, teaching assistant 1937-44 of Donald Francis Tovey 1
Saumarez Bray, Sir Denys, 1875-1951 (Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, and Indian delegate to the League of Nations) 1
Schlapp, Walter, 1898-1966 (Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester) 1
Scott, RF, 1868?1912 (naval officer and Antarctic explorer) 1
Shirley, fl1952 1
Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957 (composer) 1
Smith, Frank (Frank) 1
Smyth, Dame Ethel Mary, 1858?1944 (composer, writer and suffragist) 1
Somervell, Arthur, 1863-1937 (English composer and educationist) 1
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Stevenson, Ethel (Ethel) 1
Stonely, Ernest (Ernest) 1
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Tanen, John W (John W) 1
Tertis, Lionel, 1876-1975 (English viola player) 1
University of Edinburgh (Scottish University) 1
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Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958 (composer) 1
W, Walter, fl1941 1
Walker, Ernest, 1870?1949 (musicologist) 1
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Wishart, Peter, Peter Charles Arthur |1921-1984 (composer) 1
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