Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Martin Shaw

Letter No. VWL4225

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Martin Shaw

Letter No.: VWL4225

From R. Vaughan Williams,
10, Hanover Terrace,
Regents Park,
London, N.W.1.

September 11th 1954.

Dear Martin,
Thank you so much. We missed you badly. Old B.¹ had to console himself by reading all his hymns to Ursula.
Are the carols all full of misprints? I haven’t dared to look.
Our love to Joan,
yrs RVW²

1. Canon Briggs.
2. Initialled by VW.

To:

Shaw, Martin, 1875-1958
From:

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958
Scribe:

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958
Names:

Shaw [née Cobbold], Joan, 1890-1974 Vaughan Williams, Ursula, 1911-2007 Briggs, George Wallace, 1875-1959
Subject:

Hymns Carols
Format:

Letter
General Notes:

Typewritten.
Location Of Original:

British Library
Shelfmark:

MS Mus. 1767/3/1/1/12 (1)
Location Of Copy:

British Library
Shelfmark Copy:

MS Mus. 1714/1/29, f.30

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