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Windsor (Berkshire, England)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

During the Windsor Drag, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1971
Scope and Contents

Photographs showing two images from after the Windsor Drag horse show near Shardeloes, Amersham and and an image of a horse that sold at a record price at Newmarket. The first two images show, a dog leaping over one of the horse jumping fences; and the other shows Captain Seymour on his horse jumping 'through' the rails of the fence. The third image shows the brood mare, "Salamandra" that was sold to Lord Furnes for 16,000 guineas during the Newmarket sales in December 1920.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Holderness Bull, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/566
Scope and Contents

Illustration of a Holderness bull from His Majesty's stock at Windsor.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Holderness Cow, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2439
Scope and Contents

Illustration from 1804 of a Holderness cow, from the King of England's stock at Windsor, standing in a field.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Geoffrey Parratt, 10 November 1907

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1464
Scope and Contents

Letter, 10 November 1907, Windsor, Geoffrey Parratt to Donald Tovey. Congratulating Tovey on his success. Holograph signed.

Dates: 10 November 1907

Letter to Sophie Weisse and Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Sir Walter Parratt, 10 February 1910

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1467
Scope and Contents

Letter, 10 February 1910, Windsor, Walter Parratt to Sophie Weisse and Donald Tovey. Expression of love and gratitude. Holograph signed.

Dates: 10 February 1910

Letter to Sophie Weisse from Helen Dick Cunningham, 26 June 1908

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2103
Scope and Contents

Letter, 26 June 1908, Windsor, Helen Dick Cunningham to Sophie Weisse. Informing Miss Weisse that Princess Victoria and Princess Christian would be delighted to accept her invitation to tea. Holograph signed.

Dates: 26 June 1908

Letter to Sophie Weisse from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, 01 November 1892

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2713
Scope and Contents

Letter, 1 November 1892, Windsor, Donald Tovey to Sophie Weisse. Enclosing the manuscript score for Tovey's quartet and description of the work. Photocopy of holograph signed.

Dates: 01 November 1892

Letter to Sophie Weisse from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, 25 October 1889

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2724
Scope and Contents

Letter, 25 October 1889, Windsor, Donald Tovey to Sophie Weisse. Detailed description of the Leeds music festival, and news of Tovey's visit to Cambridge. Photocopy of holograph signed.

Dates: 25 October 1889

Letter to Sophie Weisse from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, 25 December 1887

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L343
Scope and Contents

Letter, 25 December 1887, Donald Tovey to Sophie Weisse. Thanking Miss Weisse for Christmas presents, two scores, one being The Pastoral symphony. Holograph signed.

Dates: 25 December 1887

Racehorse Falls Dead After Passing Post, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1950
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the racehorse, Cylette, lying in the grass with a group of men and policemen standing behind after it fell down dead once finishing the Nimble Plate race at Windsor in 1919. The photograph on the right is of the horse's owner, Madame Varipati.

Dates: 1870s-1930s