Collection of material relating to George Butterworth, his father Alexander Kaye Butterworth and Lady Butterworth (née Ionides)
A small collection of material relating to the composer George Butterworth and his father Sir Alexander Kaye Butterworth, comprising photographs, correspondence between members of the Butterworth family and letters from Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir Hubert Parry, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Edmund Blunden and others. Letters marked with an asterisk include typescript transcriptions and notes provided by Anthony Murphy, biographer of George Butterworth ( Banks of green willow: the life and times of George Butterworth, 2012). Letters marked with two asterisks include notes (no transcriptions) also by Anthony Murphy. Apart from correspondence, other manuscript material and some printed items are also present.
Dates
- Creation: 1888?-2014?
Extent
0.6 Linear metres (3 shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 11632/1].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. 11632/1-2 and MS. Photogr. c. 572, fols. 4-18
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11632
Abstract
Photographs and correspondence between members of the Butterworth family and significant figures from the musical and literary world in England at the turn of the 20th century.
Biographical / Historical
George Butterworth (1885-1916) was a composer and collector of folk music. Further details of his life and work can be found at Oxford Music Online.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Anthea Ionides, May 2015. Some additional letters were received subsequently (31/8/18) via Anthony Murphy. These included another letter from Vaughan Williams and a group of letters from Edmund Blunden to Lady Butterworth and her daughter Dorothea Mavor.
- Title
- Catalogue of a collection of material relating to George Butterworth, his father Alexander Kaye Butterworth and Lady Butterworth (née Ionides)
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Margaret Czepiel
- Date
- 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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