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ReferenceBBA/GREETINGS/BIRTHDAY_1

Title

Correspondence to Benjamin Britten for his 50th birthday

DateNov 1963

DescriptionBirthday cards, letters, postcards and telegrams from friends, musicians and fans sent to Britten for his 50th birthday in 1963.
Includes cards and letters from numerous societies and sponsors including the London Boy Singers, St Edmunds Hall Music Society in Oxford, Aldeburgh Music Club, Anne Macnaghten from Macnaghten Concerts, and from schools in East Anglia and across the UK. Also includes a delivery note for wine from the London Symphony Orchestra. A card from Heather Harper card includes a photocopy of a photograph of Harper, Pears and Britten with Britten's dog Clytie.

Extent3 boxes; 5 files

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