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Honorary Degrees

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Sir Adrian Cedric Boult, 14 March 1933

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L771
Scope and Contents

Letter, 14 March 1933, London, Adrian Boult to Donald Tovey. Confirming that Adrian Boult will be happy to accept his honorary degree from Edinburgh University. Holograph signed, written on British Broadcasting Company headed paper.

Dates: 14 March 1933

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Sir Isidor George Henschel, 16 January 1927

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1244
Scope and Contents

Letter, 16 January 1927, London, George Henschel to Donald Tovey. Suggesting a candidate for an honorary degree from Edinburgh University music department. Holograph signed.

Dates: 16 January 1927

Letter to Sophie Weisse from Mary Jane Gillies Whittaker, 12 November 1936

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2641
Scope and Contents

Letter, 12 November 1936, Edinburgh, Mary Whittaker to Sophie Weisse. Informing Miss. Weisse that she is to receive an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh. Holograph signed.

Dates: 12 November 1936

Newspapers, 1934-1960

 Series
Identifier: BAI 2/10
Scope and Contents

Selection of newspapers relating either to John Baillies award of an Honorary DD degree from the University of Yale or covering the period around his death.

Dates: 1934-1960

Postcard to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Adolf Busch, 26 December 1934

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L828
Scope and Contents

Postcard, 26 December 1934, Adolf Busch to Donald Tovey. Thanking Tovey for his hospitality and for bestowing doctorates of music upon the Busch brothers. Holograph signed.

Dates: 26 December 1934

Prints of official photograph of Beale's honorary graduation ceremony from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 1996

 File
Identifier: Coll-1255/10/7
Scope and Contents

Contains eight mounted copies of a larger print and six of a smaller size, only one of which is mounted. Also contains a copy of the official ceremony programme.

Dates: 1996

Programmes for honorary degree ceremony at the University of Cambridge, 10 June 1977

 File — Box CLX-A-1535
Identifier: Coll-1266/2/11
Scope and Contents

Programmes are titled 'University of Cambridge: Speeches of the Orator at the presentation of the recipients of honorary degrees to the Chancellor' and 'University of Cambridge: Order of Proceedings at the installation as Chancellor of His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T., O.M., G.B.E.'

Dates: 10 June 1977