GB 1249 MS 6914 - BELL, Doyne Courtenay (1830-1888)

1 file (44 letters)

On Bell's death in 1888, his effects were taken to the house of his two unmarried sisters in Kensington, London, until the death of the last surviving sister in 1929, aged 97. His papers then went to the house in Kent of the unmarried daughters of his sister Mrs Alice Tweedie. The last of the unmarried daughters died in 1966 at the age of 100, whereupon the remaining papers came into the possession of E A K Ridley, Bell's great nephew.
GB 1249 MS 6914 1858-1882 Collection (fonds) 1 file (44 letters) Bell , Doyne Courtenay , 1830-1888 , Permanent Secretary to Privy Purse , antiquary
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On Bell's death in 1888, his effects were taken to the house of his two unmarried sisters in Kensington, London, until the death of the last surviving sister in 1929, aged 97. His papers then went to the house in Kent of the unmarried daughters of his sister Mrs Alice Tweedie. The last of the unmarried daughters died in 1966 at the age of 100, whereupon the remaining papers came into the possession of E A K Ridley, Bell's great nephew.

Presented to the RCM by E A K Ridley, Bell's great nephew, Sep 1980.

Letters (44), 1858-1882, mostly to Doyne Courtenay Bell, mainly in regard to music, concerts and social gatherings, including letters from Hamilton Aidé, Lucy Anderson, Sir Julius Benedict, William H Cummings, Pauline Lucca, Cipriani Potter, Anton Rubinstein, Adelaide Sartoris (formerly Adelaide Kemble), Sir George Thomas Smart and Auguste Vianesi.

Letters are in mainly chronological order.

Usual conditions of the Library of the Royal College of Music apply. See the RCM website or contact the RCM Library for details.

Photocopying is permitted at the discretion of the Archivist for research purposes only.
English, some French and German.

The collection is catalogued in the 'Provisional catalogue of letters in the RCM library' by J Kersey, 1997, vol 1; an entry is given in the supplement to volume 3 of the Manuscripts catalogue in the library of the Royal College of Music.

Society of Antiquaries of London hold papers of Bell relating to royal interments (Ref: MS 791); British Library Manuscript Collections hold Bell's letters to Sir Austen Layard, 1866-1874 (Ref: Add MSS 38992-39005).

Compiled by Robert Baxter as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Nov 2001 Aide , Charles Hamilton , 1826-1906 , author and musician Anderson , Lucy , 1797-1878 , née Philpot , pianist x Philpot , Lucy Artists Bell , Doyne Courtenay , 1830-1888 , Permanent Secretary to Privy Purse , antiquary Benedict , Sir , Julius , 1804-1885 , Knight , composer and conductor Classical music Cummings , William Hayman , 1831-1915 , musician Kemble , Adelaide , ? 1814-1879 , afterwards Sartoris , vocalist and author x Sartoris , Adelaide Lucca , Pauline , 1841-1908 , Austrian soprano Music Musical performances Musical styles Musicians Performers Potter , Philip Cipriani Hambly , 1792-1871 , composer, pianist and teacher x Potter , Cipriani Rubinstein , Anton Grigoryevich , 1829-1894 , Russian pianist, composer, conductor and teacher Smart , Sir , George Thomas , 1776-1867 , Knight , musician and orchestral conductor Vianesi , Auguste Charles Leonard Francois , 1837-1908 , Italian conductor Performing arts

Presented to the RCM by E A K Ridley, Bell's great nephew, Sep 1980.

Letters (44), 1858-1882, mostly to Doyne Courtenay Bell, mainly in regard to music, concerts and social gatherings, including letters from Hamilton Aidé, Lucy Anderson, Sir Julius Benedict, William H Cummings, Pauline Lucca, Cipriani Potter, Anton Rubinstein, Adelaide Sartoris (formerly Adelaide Kemble), Sir George Thomas Smart and Auguste Vianesi.

Letters are in mainly chronological order.

Usual conditions of the Library of the Royal College of Music apply. See the RCM website or contact the RCM Library for details.

Photocopying is permitted at the discretion of the Archivist for research purposes only.

• English

• Latin

English, some French and German.

The collection is catalogued in the 'Provisional catalogue of letters in the RCM library' by J Kersey, 1997, vol 1; an entry is given in the supplement to volume 3 of the Manuscripts catalogue in the library of the Royal College of Music.

Society of Antiquaries of London hold papers of Bell relating to royal interments (Ref: MS 791); British Library Manuscript Collections hold Bell's letters to Sir Austen Layard, 1866-1874 (Ref: Add MSS 38992-39005).

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English