A small group of letters addressed to Clara Deneke

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MS. Eng. c. 8418, fols. 78-89

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Six letters - some with envelopes - written to 'Mrs Deneke', Clara Sophie Deneke. The earliest is from Clara Schumann, a composer and pianist, wife of Robert Schumann (1888); two others are from Fanny Davies, a pianist (1901, 1902); and one from Donald Tovey, a musicologist, composer and pianist (n.d.).

Dates

Creation: 1888-1902, n.d.

Extent

12 Leaves

Language of Materials

English
German

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 8418, fol. 78].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. c. 8418, fols. 78-89

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 23179

Additional Description

Abstract

A small group of letters addressed to Clara Deneke (1847-1933), 1888-1902, n.d.

Biographical / Historical

Clara Sophie Deneke (née Overweg, 1847-1933) was an author. Her daughters were Helena (1878–1973), German scholar and suffragette, and Marga (1882-1969), author and musicologist.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Christopher Edwards, February 2002.

Related Materials

Clara Deneke's archive comprising her literary and family papers bears the following Bodleian shelfmarks: MSS. Eng. misc. c. 701, d. 1064-1066, e. 989-992, f. 571-572; Eng. lett. c. 470, c. 618-621; German c. 25-27, e. 11-15; Mus. c. 418.