Correspondence of John Powell [manuscript] 1905-62.

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Correspondence of John Powell [manuscript] 1905-62.

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Letters, 1848-57, to Powell from various admirers and friends [ca. 40 items]--Letters, 1862 Sept, to Powell from friends, family and admirers, wishing him a happy 80th birthday [ca. 40 items]--Material from the John Powell Foundation, and Longways Society, about Powell [8 items]. Correspondents include: Nancy Astor, F. Warrington Dawson, James Meredith Langstaff, Randall Thompson, William Munford Tuck and Ralph Vaughn Williams.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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American pianist and composer. From the description of "Sonata Teutonica." (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270568733 From the description of Papers : of John Powell, 1888-1979. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 30793227 Pianist and composer. From the description of Papers of John Powell [manuscript] : regarding Powell and the Norfleet and Scott families, 1845-1957. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810702 John Powell Fo...