Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Herbert Howells
Letter No. VWL2338
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Herbert Howells
Letter No.: VWL2338
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.
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Typewritten with manuscript addition in hand of VW.
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Shelfmark:MS 7832/376 z
