Testimonials
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Hubert James Foss from Carl Fuchs, 26 November 1941
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2167
Scope and Contents
Letter, 26 November 1941, Manchester, Carl Fuchs to Hubert Foss. Praising Tovey's intellect and musician ship, and describing memories of a performance Tovey gave at the house of Gustav Behrens. Holograph signed.
Dates:
26 November 1941
Letter to Hubert James Foss from Hubert W. Hunt, 23 November 1944
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2241
Scope and Contents
Letter, 23 November 1944, Bristol, Hubert W. Hunt to Hubert Foss. Memories of Tovey from a young boy, his exceptional talent and a typical Toveyism. Holograph signed.
Dates:
23 November 1944
Letter to Hubert James Foss from Hubert W. Hunt, 23 November 1944
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2242
Scope and Contents
Letter, 23 November 1944, Bristol, Hubert W. Hunt to Hubert Foss. Memories of Tovey from a young boy, his exceptional talent and a typical Toveyism. Typescript copy.
Dates:
23 November 1944
Letter to Hubert James Foss from Margaret Whittaker, c 09 February 1941
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2369
Scope and Contents
Letter, 9 February [n.y], Buckinghamshire, Margaret Whittaker to Hubert Foss. Describing Northlands and Tovey's performances there. Holograph signed.
Dates:
c 09 February 1941
Letter to [Hubert James Foss] from Sir William Rothenstein, 18 January 1942
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2440
Scope and Contents
Letter, 18 January 1942, William Rothenstein to [Hubert Foss]. Reminiscences of Tovey and informing Foss that Rothenstein made two drawings of Tovey. Holograph signed.
Dates:
18 January 1942
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Edwin Ray Lankester, 28 October 1881
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/1/10
Scope and Contents
Lankester states that, following the resignation of Charles Wyville Thomson, Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh, he is to prepare a book of testimonials and requests that Ewart writes in favour of him.
Dates:
28 October 1881
Letter to Lady Clara Tovey from W. G. Fleming, 21 October 1940
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2143
Scope and Contents
Letter, 21 October 1940, Edinburgh, W. G. Fleming to Clara Tovey. Covering letter for a special minute of a meeting of the University of Edinburgh senate, expressing sympathy at the death of Tovey. Typescript signed, with envelope, with special minutes from the last meeting of the University of Edinburgh senatus, [2]p. 32 x 20cm.
Dates:
21 October 1940
Letter to Sophie Weisse from Mary Beasley, 15 July 1940
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2032
Scope and Contents
Letter, 15 July 1940, Northampton, Mary Beasley to Sophie Weisse. Praising Tovey and discussing the preservation of his memory. Holograph signed.
Dates:
15 July 1940
Letters, notes, testimonials relating to Professor John Thomson
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1524
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of:
1833-1841 - mixed documents connected with Professor John Thomson
1836-1847 - series of letters between Thomas Chalmers and the Rev. Dr. Muirhead
1838 - testimonials in favour of John Thomson and in relation to the Reid Professorship
1840 - series of letters from William Chambers (Music publisher) to John Thomson
...
Dates:
1836-1847
Recollections to from, 13 January 1942
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2340
Scope and Contents
Recollections, 13 January 1942, Geoffrey Parratt. Recollections of Tovey and a sketch of Tovey's character. Typescript signed.
Dates:
13 January 1942