Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Ralph Vaughan Williams, 27 September 1950
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2553
Scope and Contents
Letter, 27 September 1950, Surrey, Ralph Vaughan Williams to Mary Grierson. Explaining the reasons that Vaughan Williams asked Tovey for advice, informing Grierson of Tovey's comments when Vaughan Williams suggested Grierson should succeed him as Professor at Edinburgh. Typescript signed, with stamped envelope.
Dates
- Creation: 27 September 1950
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 Letter [1]p. 23 x 18cm
Extent
From the Series: 13 boxes
Physical Description
1 Letter [1]p. 23 x 18cm
Dimensions
[1]p. 23 x 18cm
Archivist's Note
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27 July 1995
Subject
- Grierson, Mary Gardner (pianist and conductor) (Person)
- Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940 (Reid Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958 (composer) (Person)
Creator
- From the Sub-Fonds: Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940 (Reid Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- From the Sub-Fonds: Grierson, Mary Gardner (pianist and conductor) (Person)
- From the Sub-Fonds: Weisse, Sophie, 1852-1945 (Scottish music teacher) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk