Typewritten letter signed and autograph letter signed, dated : Stamford, Conn., 28 August 1927 and 1 March 1931, to Mr. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1927 Aug. 28 and 1927 Sept. 1.

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Typewritten letter signed and autograph letter signed, dated : Stamford, Conn., 28 August 1927 and 1 March 1931, to Mr. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1927 Aug. 28 and 1927 Sept. 1.

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Explaining why he does not feel he can accept a commission for new work for the New York Symphony Orchestra, saying he always felt that the previous commission, Jurgen, was the direct cause of the Metropolitan's commissioning The King's Henchman, and thanking him for what he wrote about Peter Ibbetson; with the carbon copy of Flagler's typewritten reply to the earlier letter, dated [New York?] Sept. 1 1927, sympathizing with Taylor's decision to decline the commission.

2 items (2 p.) ; (4to)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Flagler, Harry Harkness, 1870-

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American philanthropist and music patron. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York, 18 January 1948, to Wolfgang RoseĢ, 1948 Jan. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577400 ...

Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966

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American composer and writer. From the description of Typewritten letter signed and autograph letter signed, dated : Stamford, Conn., 28 August 1927 and 1 March 1931, to Mr. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1927 Aug. 28 and 1927 Sept. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270676607 From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : Stamford, Conn., 7 December 1931, to Mrs. [Melbert B.] Cary [Mary Flagler Cary], 1931 Dec. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270676604 From...

Mary Flagler Cary Music Collection (Pierpont Morgan Library)

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