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Featured Letter
from Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958 to Barter, Arnold (William Arnold), 1877-1966
Letter No. VWL2733
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Arnold Barter
Letter No.: VWL2733
From R. Vaughan Williams,
10, Hanover Terrace,
Regents Park,
London, N.W.1.
October 14th 1953.
Dear Arnold Barter,
The flowers are lovely: we put them in the room where we celebrated my birthday party, and they stood out beautifully against our white walls.1 Thank you and all my friends of the Bristol Philharmonic for thinking of me.
Yrs
RVW
I must add my word of pleasure too: the flowers glow, and made a rather unfurnished room into a real harvest festival, and gave us all great pleasure.
Please remember me to your brother,
Ursula V.W.
1. The flowers were sent for VW’s 81st birthday.
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Typewritten, signed by VW and UVW.
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Shelfmark:DM433
