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Folder 1 (fols. 1-38). Contains:

(fols. 1-3) Photographs of Johannes Brahms, Albert Sammons and Jean Sibelius, no dates
(fols. 4-7) War Damage Contribution documents, 31 Jul 1941 to 12 Sep 1941
(fol. 8) Income and land tax receipt, 24 Mar 1946
(fols. 9-19) Miscellaneous personal invoices, 10 Dec 1936 to 1 Apr 1957
(fol. 20) Certificate of transfer to the Army Reserve, 16 Nov 1945
(fols. 21-23) Asian Music Circle, London, minutes of meeting held on 29 Jan 1957
(fols. 24-35) Association of Professional Composers, London, leaflet on the Association, statutes as adopted on 29 Mar 1981 and list of members as at 4 Mar 1985
(fols. 36-37) British Broadcasting Corporation, invitation to attend the Fiftieth Anniversary Service at St Paul’s Cathedral, 12 Jul 1982
(fol. 38) Buckingham Palace, invitation to the Queen’s Garden Party, 21 Jul 1981

Folder 2 (fols. 39-76). Contains:

(fols 39-67) Composers’ Guild of Great Britain, London, Directory of Members [no date], minutes of meetings, 1972 to 1973, Observation on the Green Paper, Cmd. 8302, relating to copyright and transcript of talk by Christopher Small, Treasuring the Creative Act, given at the Annual General Meeting, 5 Apr 1984
(fols. 68-70C) A Window to English Music, leaflet and photograph of the Gerald Finzi Memorial Window at St James' Church, Ashmansworth, Berkshire, [2 copies, no date]
(fols. 71-76) International Musicological Society, Minutes of the Congress at Oxford (29 Jun to 4 Jul 1955), Jan 1956

Folder 3 (fols. 77-184). Contains:

(fols. 77-84) 'Edmund Rubbra', printed list of principal works to 1939 with article by Wilfrid Mellers, 'Edmund Rubbra and Symphonic form', reprinted from Scrutiny, June 1939
(fols. 85-90) Alfred Lengnick & Co. Ltd, 'The music of Edmund Rubbra', catalogue, Apr 1954
(fols. 91-135) Alfred Lengnick & Co. Ltd, 'A complete catalogue of compositions by Edmund Rubbra to June 1971', [2 copies, one annotated], Jun 1971
(fols. 136-161) Alfred Lengnick & Co. Ltd, Edmund Rubbra, an appreciation by Hugh Ottaway, with a complete catalogue of compositions to May 1981, 1981
(fols. 162-175) Alfred Lengnick & Co. Ltd, Orchestral catalogue, Feb 1970
(fols. 176-177) Alfred Lengnick & Co. Ltd, Quarterly Bulletin 16, Apr 1957
(fols. 178-181) 'Edmund Rubbra, available music manuscripts, typescript', no date
(fol. 182) List of first performances of Symphonies no. 1-5 [in Rubbra's hand], no date [1949?]
(fols. 183-184) Performance dates and review extracts for Symphonies no. 1, op. 44 and no. 2, op. 45 [typescript], no date

Folder 4 (fols. 185-248). Contains:

(fols. 185-197) Missal used on Wednesday evening each week at St Peter’s Church, Citicorp Center, New York City, no date
(fols. 198-227) Missal used on 12 Oct [1960s] by the Church Hymnal Committee at St Peter’s Church, Citicorp Center, New York City, with associated chants[?]
(fols. 228-229) Prospectus for a subscription scheme to produce vocal scores of 'The Black Ram', an opera by Ian Parrott, [1956?]
(fols. 230-248) University of Reading, conferment of honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (Jul 1978), programme, certificate, presentation address by Peter Wishart and associated University of Reading Bulletin, no. 106, Aug 1978

Folder 5 (fols. 249-300). Contains:

(fols. 249-266) The Royal Aeronautical Society (London), programme book for the fifty-seventh Wilbur and Orville Wright Memorial Lecture and presentation of awards [including to Arthur Alexander Rubbra], 5 Dec 1968
(fol. 267-278) The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain, lists of members, Jan 1984 and Jan 1985
(fol. 279) Society for the Promotion of New Music, Executive Committee meeting minutes, 15 May 1957
(fol. 280) ABC Television Ltd (London), list of television films with music, 11 Jan 1963
(fols. 281-282) The Worshipful Company of Musicians (London), livery list, Jan 1953
(fols. 283-300) The Worshipful Company of Musicians (London), livery lists, Jan 1984 to Jan 1986

(fol. 301) Front cover only of 'Huit Madrigaux spirituels à 5 voix' by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Paris: Editions musicales de la Schola Cantorum) with dedication on verso to Rubbra by Antoinette Rubbra (née Chaplin), Dec 1934 [loose]

Folder 6 (fols. 302-351). Contains:

(fols. 302-306) List of guests present at a dinner in honour of Charles Kennedy Scott, held at the Savoy Hotel, 16 Nov 1951
(fols. 307-309) University of Leicester, order of proceedings for Degree Congregation, at which Rubbra received an honorary doctorate, 7 Nov 1959
(fols. 310-312) Church Music Association, programme (1960-1961) with list of publications, [1960]
(fols. 313-315) Brochure for the 'Exhibition of Original Manuscripts by British Composers of the Twentieth Century', held at the Royal Festival Hall (17 Jan to 24 Feb 1962)
(fols. 316-318) Offprint of the article on Rubbra by Geoffrey Sharp in Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (Kassel: Barenreiter), with autograph dedication to Rubbra by the author, 7 Aug 1963
(fols. 319-323) Lengnick chamber music catalogue, Aug 1967
(fols. 324-325) Flyer for A future for English music and other lectures by Edward Elgar, ed. Percy M. Young (Dobson, 1968)
(fols. 326-329) Holborn Law Society, Seventh annual dinner, Connaught Rooms, guest list and menu, 12 Mar 1969
(fols. 330-331) Brochure for 'A show of hands', an exhibition of drawings by Martin Weener, Harrogate Festival, 5-16 Aug 1969
(fols. 332-333) Brochure for 'A show of hands', an exhibition of drawings by Martin Weener, University of Kent at Canterbury, 13 Jul to 15 Aug 1970
(fols. 334-335) Royal Academy of Music, programme for graduation ceremony, at which Rubbra received honorary membership, 17 Jul 1970
(fols. 336-337) Great Yarmouth Music Club, Catalogue of English composers original manuscripts, displayed at the Central Library, Great Yarmouth [with compliments slip], 14 Nov 1970 to 21 Nov 1970
(fol. 338) Invitation card for a reception to a celebration of Rubbra's 70th birthday, at the Institute of Directors (London), 21 May 1971
(fols. 339-340) Syllabus for a course on 'How to listen to music', tutor: Jasper Rooper, Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex, 1971-1972
(fols. 341-342) Photocopy of information on the First Annual Mannes College Opera Competition, with compliments slip from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, [1972?]e
(fols. 343-344) Copy of a letter to members of The Composer’s Guild of Great Britain from the Chairman, Graham Whettam, concerning the proposed anniversary concert in June 1985, Jul 1984
(fols. 345-347) 'Miniatures suggested by the sundry notes of music', poem by Frederic Vanson, dedicated to Rubbra [typescript], no date
(fol. 348) Single page from the minutes of a meeting of Composer’s Guild of Great Britain, [1977?]
(fol. 349) Oxford University Chest, pay advice slip, 27 Feb 1978
(fol. 349A) British Broadcasting Corporation, production log for an episode of 'The Innocent Ear', produced by Robert Simpson, 29 Mar 1978
(fol. 350) Mechanical Copyright Protection Society release notice for 'Infant Holy', op. 121, recorded on EMI TC CSD7384, 31 Oct 1978
(fol. 351) British Broadcasting Corporation, contract for Promenade concert talk by Rubbra on Symphony no. 11, op. 153 [broadcast 17 Aug, 1980], 30 Jul 1980