Letters addressed to W.S. Rockstro

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MS. 9541

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Collection of letters from the following correspondents, all addressed to W.S. Rockstro unless otherwise noted:

Folder 1:

Margot Asquith to Dr. Herschell, n.d.
Adam Black, 17 Apr and 11 May 1883 (two postcards)
S.B., July 1892 (postcard)
Arthur James Balfour, 10 Aug 1892
William Barclay Squire to Miss Rockstro, 3 Jul 1895
William Barclay Squire, 15 Feb 1880, 28 Mar 1890, 26 Nov and 28 Nov [no year]
Marie Benecke, 14 Apr and 25 Dec [no year]
Arthur C. Benson, 3 Mar 1899
R.[?] Boehm, 26 Jun and 8 Aug 1890
Robert Bridges, 25 Jul 1892
Lucy E. Broadwood, 12 May 1891, 13 July [1893] and 28 Nov [no year]
Edward Burne-Jones, n.d.
F. Corder, 3 Oct 1891
Constance F. Gordon Cummings, 8 Aug [no year]
[Duke of] Norfolk, Henry Fitzalon-Howard, 11 Aug 1891, 17 Feb 1892 and 11 Feb 1894

Folder 2:

Manuel Garcia to Otto Goldschmidt, Jan 1895 [copy]
Arthur Murray Goodhart, 2 postcards, 21 Apr 1892 and 7 Jan 1895
Otto Goldschmidt, 28 Sep 1865, 10 Nov, 16 Nov and 2 Dec 1880, 12 Jan and 1 Dec 1881, 29 Jun, 10 Aug, 10 Oct, 13 Nov and 16 Nov 1882, 28 Nov, 7 Dec and 22 Dec 1883, 9 Jan, 7 Feb, 13 Feb, 12 Apr and 14 May 1884, 15 Jul 1885, 13 Jun, 13 Sep and 10 Nov 1886, 25 Jan 1887, 11 Oct 1889, 2 Apr 1890, Apr 1890, 23 Apr and 1 Sep 1891, 3 Apr 1895.
Otto Goldschmidt to Miss Rockstro, 31 Jan, 18 Oct and 23 Oct 1896
George Grove, 28 Dec 1878, 14 May, 23 May, 10 Aug, 11 Sep and 18 Oct 1880, 6 Jan, 16 Nov and 30 Dec 1881, 3 Jan 1882, 6 Aug [1884 or 1885], 28 Sep 1891, 6 Apr, 9 Oct and 27 Dec [no year]

Folder 3:

Charles Hallé, 4 Jul 1885
Joseph Joachim, 26 Jul 1846, Apr 1847, 9 Apr 1847, May 1847, 10 Jul 1847 and Aug 1847, 28 Jun 1849, [May] and 5 May 1852, Feb 1866, and 4 letters n.d.
George Landseer, Jul 1842, Oct 1842, Nov 1842, Jan 1843, Feb 1843, 19 Jul 1843, Jul 1842, 24 Jul 1843, Jul 1843, n.d.
A. Lang, 8 Jan, 17 Jul, 28 Jul [no year]
Jenny Lind, 26 Aug 1881, 12 Jan and 31 Mar [no year]
George Macfarren to Joseph Joachim, 27 Aug 1846
George Macfarren, [1846] and [1847]

Folder 4:

J.A. Fuller Maitland, [Spring 1890], 30 Jul [1891], 22 Jul [1895], 23 Dec [1895?], 2 Jan, 25 and 28 Apr [1896?]
Jenny Maude, n.d.
Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, 6 Oct 1886 and a copy in Rockstro's hand
H.W.P., 4 Apr 1877
Willie Pape, 1 Feb 1864
Hubert Parry to Messrs. Cocks & Co., 10 May 1883
Hubert Parry to J.A. Fuller Maitland, 1 Dec 1887
Hubert Parry to Miss Rockstro, 20 Jan 1896
Hubert Parry, 1 May 1892, 26 Nov 1894 and 10 Jan 1895
Sir Henry Ponsonby, 6 Aug 1882
J. Sims Reeves, 14 Sep 1867
E.J. Reeves, 14 Jul, 15 Nov and 6 Dec 1847
W.S. Rockstro to Miss [E.S.R.] Wyley, postcard, 9 Nov 1891
Carl Rosa, 29 Apr [1885]
Charles Villiers Stanford to Lord Mayor of London, 18 Mar 1890, a testimonial for Rockstro
Charles Villiers Stanford, 3 May 1894
Charles Villiers Stanford to Miss Rockstro, 10 Jun 1911
A. Sutherland, 4th Duke of Sutherland, 13 Jul [no year] and n.d.
Millicent Sutherland, wife of the 4th Duke of Sutherland, 27 Mar 1893
F.E.W. postcard, 12 Apr 1894
Arthur B. Wrey, 11 Sep 1876
Envelope transcribed 'William Rockstro von seinem Freunde H. Bohm' with scraps of paper kept for the signatures: Vincent Novello, Cipriani Potter, H. Bohm, J.E. Bohme x2, Pepi Boehm and C. Hubert H. Parry

Dates

Creation: 1842-1896

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

German
English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 9541].

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Shelfmark:

MS. 9541

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 9541, 9542

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection of letters addressed to W.S. Rockstro, 1842-1866, 1881-1887.

Biographical / Historical

William Smith Rockstro (1823-1895) was an English music historian, composer, teacher and pianist. He is best remembered for his many books on music history, music biographies and music textbooks.

More information can be found in Grove Music Online.