Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Douglas Lilburn
Letter No. VWL1523
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Douglas Lilburn
Letter No.: VWL1523
From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.
March 6 [1939]
Dear Lilburn1
Here is your application signed. I am also writing to the Director.2
I’m glad you enjoyed the concert & the company
Yrs
R. Vaughan Williams
1. A major New Zealand composer, and a pupil of VW at the Royal College of Music 1937-40.
2. Possibly for a scholarship at the Royal College of Music; see VWL1219 where VW congratulates Lilburn on being awarded a scholarship.
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Year date from postmark – which read 3 March 1939. Perhaps VW had the wrong date.
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Shelfmark:MS Papers 2483
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Shelfmark Copy:MS Mus. 1714/2/6, f. 1