GB 1249 MS 6896 - SMITH, Muriel (fl 1915-1973)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 1249 MS 6896

Title

SMITH, Muriel (fl 1915-1973)

Date(s)

  • 1915-1968 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

1 file

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Muriel Smith was Secretary of the Lewes Music Club.

Archival history

GB 1249 MS 6896 1915-1968 Collection (fonds) 1 file Smith , Muriel , fl 1915-1973 , musician
Muriel Smith was Secretary of the Lewes Music Club.

Presented by Muriel Smith to the RCM, 21 March 1973.

Papers of Muriel Smith, 1915-1968, comprising letters and postcards from performers and speakers to the Lewes Music Club, including Jelly d'Aranyi (3), Fanny Davies (8), Robina Friskin, Léon Gossens, Marjorie Hayward, Myra Hess, Frank Howes (4), Norman Notley (2), Arnold Trowell, Steuart Wilson.

The letters are in 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.

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

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 Aranyi , Jelly Eva , d' , 1893-1966 , Hungarian violinist x Aranyi de Hunyadvar , Jelly Eva x d'Aranyi , Jelly Eva Artists Classical music Davies , Fanny , 1861-1934 , pianist England Europe Hayward , Marjorie , fl 1910s-1920s , musician Hess , Dame , Myra , 1890-1965 , pianist Howes , Frank Stewart , 1891-1974 , musician critic and writer Lewes Lewes Music Club Musical styles Musicians Notley , Norman , fl 1924 , baritone Performers Smith , Muriel , fl 1915-1973 , musician Sussex Trowell , Arnold , b 1887 , cellist and composer UK Western Europe Wilson , Sir , James Steuart , 1889-1966 , Knight , Head of Music BBC London

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Presented by Muriel Smith to the RCM, 21 March 1973.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of Muriel Smith, 1915-1968, comprising letters and postcards from performers and speakers to the Lewes Music Club, including Jelly d'Aranyi (3), Fanny Davies (8), Robina Friskin, Léon Gossens, Marjorie Hayward, Myra Hess, Frank Howes (4), Norman Notley (2), Arnold Trowell, Steuart Wilson.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

The letters are in chronological order.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

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

Conditions governing reproduction

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

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

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

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Royal College of Music

Rules and/or conventions used

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.

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Language(s)

  • English

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