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Letter to Hubert James Foss from Ernest Bryson, 30 December 1941

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2057
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Letter, 30 December 1941, Gloucestershire, Ernest Bryson to Hubert Foss. Memories of Tovey, conducting the Reid Orchestra, programme notes, ' The Bride of Dionysus', and completion of the Bach fugue. Holograph signed.

Dates: 30 December 1941

Letter to Hubert James Foss from R. S. Cameron, 30 November 1941

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2062
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Letter, 30 November 1941, Edinburgh, R. S. Cameron to Hubert Foss. Enclosing letters from Tovey, concerning the ' Bride of Dionysus' and Camerons memories of appearing in the opera. Holograph signed.

Dates: 30 November 1941

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey and Robert Calverley Trevelyan from Frances Dakyns, 24 April 1929

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1050
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Letter, 24 April 1929, Sussex, Frances Dakyns to Donald Tovey and Robert Trevelyan. Expressing a desire to be in Edinburgh and congratulating Tovey and Trevelyan on the opera. Holograph signed.

Dates: 24 April 1929

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Robert Calverley Trevelyan, 23 September 1908

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1808
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Letter, 23 September 1908, Surrey, Robert Trevelyan to Donald Tovey. A plan for the words of the ' Dionysus duet', news of the Trevelyan family. Holograph signed.

Dates: 23 September 1908

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Sir Thomas Beecham, 06 December 1918

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L753
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Letter, 6 December 1918, London, Thomas Beecham to Donald Tovey. Expressing regret that Beecham was unable to visit Edinburgh and meet Tovey and enquiries about Tovey's opera. Holograph signed.

Dates: 06 December 1918

Letter to Sophie Weisse from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, 19 October 1919

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L654
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Letter, 19 October 1919, Edinburgh, Donald Tovey to Sophie Weisse. Wishing Miss. Weisse a Happy Birthday, comments on the start of the University term, especially on a gifted violin player, suggestion that his work be called a music-drama rather than grand opera, and notes on the Ms. of the work. Holograph signed, written on University of Edinburgh headed paper.

Dates: 19 October 1919

Letter to Sophie Weisse from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, 27 April 1920

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L657
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Letter, 27 April 1920, Kent, Donald Tovey to Sophie Weisse. Recommending a doctor to Miss. Weisse, news of the Busch family, development of opera score. Holograph signed.

Dates: 27 April 1920

Postcard to Robert Calverley Trevelyan from Charles de Sousy Ricketts, c1932

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2422
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Postcard, [n.d], London, Charles Ricketts to Robert Trevelyan. Arranging to meet Trevelyan, criticising Tovey and Hedmount, news of Shannon's illness. Holograph signed.

Dates: c1932