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Correspondence, press cuttings and other papers concerning (and including some letters and papers of) James Scott Skinner, with some autograph music by him.

 File
Identifier: MS.22021
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Correspondence and papers, 1883, [?1914-?1921], undated, of W Hean Findlay and George Short concerning (and including some letters and papers of) J Scott Skinner (folio 1);

(ii) Autograph music, 1914, undated, by Skinner (folio 154);

(iii) Press cuttings, 1917, 1923-1926, concerning Skinner, most of which are from the People's Friend, February-May 1923, containing an autobiographical account of Skinner (folio 168).

Dates: 1883-1926, undated.

Musical compositions of Ronald Center and a miscellany of papers of Center and his wife Evelyn.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.22171-22194
Scope and Contents

The musical compositions consist of final versions (MSS.22171-22186), and sketches, drafts and fragments (MSS.22187-22193). The other papers consist largely of press cuttings.

Dates: Mid 20th century-1988, undated.