Sumsion, Herbert Whitton ("John"), 1899-1995

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Letter No.	Title	Transcribed text	Date
VWL3617	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Herbert John Sumsion	My Dear Sumsion¹ First let me welcome you back to England & express my pleasure at the good sense of Gloucester in making this...	192806--
VWL659	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Diana Awdry	My Dear Diana¹ Found! I'm so sorry I worried you with that long wire. The thing was staring me in the face all the time -...	19290210
VWL884	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Gustav Holst	Dear Gustav I've never written to you since the great night at S.P.G.S.¹ - I somehow thought we should meet & talk it over...	19301220
VWL917	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Herbert Sumsion	Many thanks for dates and times which I have noted Yrs R.V.W.	19310614
VWL1146	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Herbert Sumsion	Dear John, I’ll willingly give up the B. Flute & extra perc – I feel a little unhappy about the sax – perhaps if the mov^t...	193108--
VWL1147	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Herbert Sumsion	Dear John, Lark 2 Fl 1Ob 2 Cl 2 Fag 2 Cor 1 ? & str, Job. 3 Fl (Picc – Bass Flute) 2 Ob, C.ang, 2 clar, 1 Bass clar, 1...	193108--
VWL939	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Herbert Sumsion	Dear John, Is there an organ in the Town Hall at Gloucester? And if so has it got some very loud and raucous reeds? There are 4 bars...	19310809
VWL940	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams and others to Edward Elgar	Dear Sir Edward Elgar You said last night that owing to the badness of the Woolworth pencils you could no longer write music. We all want...	19310909
VWL1289	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Alice Sumsion	Dear Alice Alas – its now definite I can’t come – I’m getting on splendidly but I mayn’t move till it is quite healed.¹...	19340828
VWL1294	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Alice Sumsion	Dearest Alice It was sweet of you to send those cards & tell me all about it – and I was much interested in spotting all the people I...	19340909

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