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Arthur Guyon Purchas - Papers relating to music singing lessons, 1841 - 1846

documentary heritage
  • Description

    Material includes handwritten notes concerning singing lessons; a balloting list for the Musical Antiquarian Society, dated 1 November 1841; pamphlet outlining the services of organ builder George Maydwell Holdich, of London, dated January, 1846; and several copies of printed proofs, one containing Purchas' edits, of "First Lessons for Singing Classes", dated 1846.

  • Other Id

    1686 (Presto content ID)

    MS-547-1 (Reference Number)

    20601 (DBTextworks system ID)

    68/51 (Registration number)

  • Department

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    Arthur Guyon Purchas - Papers relating to music singing lessons, 1841 - 1846
  • Primary Maker
  • Date
    1841-1846
  • Physical Description

    1 folder

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Credit Line
    Donated by Mr C.J. [Christopher James] Parr on or about 24 December 1968.
  • Last Update
    07 Jul 2023
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