THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.

15th October, 1947.

Dear Herbert

Thank you very much for your greetings.  I hope by this time you are happier in your mind.
I thought your screed in the R. Times excellent¹
Yrs

R Vaughan Williams

R. Vaughan Williams,

Dr. Herbert Howells,
Royal College of Music,
Prince Consort Road,
London, S.W.7.

1.  Howells wrote a birthday tribute to VW on page 5 of the Radio Times edition for 12 October (a generous half page, as well as a photograph of VW on the cover). The headline was: “He has touched the hearts of millions.” The article concluded “In the giving of thanks we are a shy people. But he knows that.”
Final sentence added in VW’s hand. The remainder of the letter typed.