THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Percy Grainger

Letter No. VWL5291

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Percy Grainger

Letter No.: VWL5291


From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Dorking,
Surrey.

June 7th 1953.

Dear Grainger,
I am forwarding your most generous gift to the S.P.N.M.1  I hope and believe that we are doing good work. As regards photographing my eyes… I shall be glad to do anything that will give you pleasure, so I will communicate with Mr Cross.2
My wife and I look forward with great pleasure to your next visit to England. By that time we shall have moved to London, and our address will be
10 Hanover Terrace,
Regents Park,
London N.W.1.
With kind regards from us both to you both
yrs
R Vaughan Williams


1. The Society for the Promotion of New Music. It is not clear what the gift was.
2. See VWL3005, VWL5286, VWL5288. Grainger wanted a colour photograph of VW for his music museum.