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Featured Letter
from Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958 to Holst, Imogen, 1907-1984
Letter No. VWL2337
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Imogen Holst
Letter No.: VWL2337
From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.
15th October 1947.
Dearest Imogen
Thank you very much, you and your Singers, for your good wishes.1
Rather short and formal but I have nearly 150 to write.
All love
Uncle Ralph
Miss Holst
Dartington Hall
Totnes
Devon
1. i.e. on VW’s 75th birthday. The singers were the Dartington Singers.
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Partly typewritten, partly in the hand of VW.
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Shelfmark:HOL/2/8/2/237
