Advocacy

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Letter No.	Title	Transcribed text	Date
VWL2676	Reference for Leonard Hancock from Ralph Vaughan Williams	Mr. Leonard Hancock is in my opinion a very competent and talented conductor. He undertook the production of my Opera, “Pilgrim's Progress” at...	19530415
VWL5052	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams, Myra Hess, Albert Sammons and Lionel Tertis to the Editor of The Times	Sir, We wish to put on record our grave concern over the inevitable effects of conscription in peace-time on certain occupations and...	19470522
VWL5051	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams, Adrian Boult and others to the Editor of The Times	Sir, The knowledge that the hydrogen bomb can be developed brings into focus the warning given by his Grace the Archbishop of York that "the...	19500220
VWL1854	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Zoltán Kodály	... I take the liberty on a very slight acquaintance to introduce to you my former pupil Miss Helen Hunter who is anxious to have the honour of...	193311--
VWL3850	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to William Williams	Dear Sir I consider that your daughter Grace has a decided talent for composition which can only be brought to fruition by further study. So...	19290124
VWL1542	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to William Rothenstein	Dear Rothenstein How stupid of me - as you probably guessed - I wrote to you and to Gleadowe¹ & put them in the wrong...	19410624
VWL4687	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to William McKie	Dear McKie You were talking the other day about representing Australian composers in your programme, when I mentioned Stanley Bate. I think...	19521119
VWL4934	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Walter Leigh	Dear Mr Leigh It is proposed that the “Oxford Press” composers should in some way show their recognition of all that Hubert Foss has done...	19420603
VWL1959	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Victor Hely-Hutchinson (BBC)	Personal Dear Hely Hutchinson This has nothing to do with the anthem!¹ An ex pupil of mine Grace WILLIAMS has...	194410--
VWL2040	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Victor Hely-Hutchinson (BBC)	Dear Hely Hutchinson The enclosed is the result of an interview with Mr George Brown at the Ministry of Labour - would you sign?^1...	19460528

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