Autograph and typed letters (15) and a postcard : London ; Aldbury ; Haslemere ; Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire ; Guildford ; Strachur ; and Keswick ; all but one to Arnold Dolmetsch, the other to Mrs. Dolmetsch, 1894-1925.

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

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Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...

Shaw, Charlotte Frances Payne-Townshend

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Wife of the playwright. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Whitehall Ct. [London], to Sir Cockerell, 1938 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664076 ...

Dolmetsch, Mrs,

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Dolmetsch, Arnold, 1858-1940

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English instrument maker, performer, and musicologist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London], 17 December 1901, to Mr. [Sydney Carlyle] Cockerell, 1901 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270565873 English antiquarian musician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Seymour Place, Marble Arch [London], to Sir Sydney Cockerell, 1901 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270527630 ...

Hecksher, George,

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