St Hilda’s College, Oxford

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Letter No.	Title	Transcribed text	Date
VWL667	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to the Royal College of Music	Miss Elizabeth Maconchy has been my pupil for nearly four years. I have great pleasure in testifying to her industry, good character and power to...	19290322
VWL1085	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Elizabeth Maconchy	My Darling Betty Of course I’m coming on the 13^th & they have sent me a pass for two so I am bringing Grace^1...	1933----
VWL1082	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Elizabeth Maconchy	Dearest Betty (Or am I to call you Betsy – I think I prefer Betty as I’ve always called you that.) I went to the studio last night –...	193303--
VWL1049	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Elizabeth Maconchy	My Darling Betty What lovely news & how sweet of you to telephone. – I heard all about it in London from Gibbs. Of course you ought to...	19330313
VWL1097	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Elizabeth Maconchy	My Darling Betty It was a pleasure to hear from you after so long – good news about the concerto. I think, as you say, that Hallé seems...	19330923
VWL530	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Elizabeth Maconchy	Darling Betty I meant to have written before – but have been so v. busy. I never said I didn’t like Agrippa – but that I liked the...	193502--
VWL1246	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Elizabeth Maconchy	Dearest Betty I liked your 4^tet very much – it made a beautiful sound which was a relief after the dreary scraping of the...	19371009
VWL687	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Elizabeth Maconchy	Dearest Betty I loved having your photograph – I do hope you are all well, as far as one can be well now. – Are you writing or do you...	193912--
VWL1483	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Elizabeth Maconchy	Dearest Betty What a lovely photograph – only I wish you had been in it as well! I am glad to hear of your compositional activities. ...	19401231
VWL1702	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Elizabeth Maconchy	Dearest Betty Thank you for writing me a piece – I thought the joke came off very well¹ All my love Uncle Ralph...	19421013

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