Union of Graduates in Music

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0096 MS 841
Held at	: Senate House Library, University of London   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/our-collections ›
Full title	: Union of Graduates in Music
Date(s)	: 1893-1972
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 271 items
Name of creator(s)	: Union of Graduates in Music
Detailed catalogue	: Click here to view repository detailed catalogue

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Founded in 1892, the Union of Graduates in Music aimed to oppose the granting of spurious music degrees by 'Universities' which were not bona-fide. Its presidents included Sir Frederick Bridge (1844-1924), Sir Charles Parry (1848-1918), Sir Charles Stanford (1852-1924), Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) and Sir Donald Tovey (1875-1940). The Union was dissolved in 1972.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the Union of Graduates in Music, 1893-1972, including: minute books; copies of the annual report; correspondence relating to Edward Elgar's presidency of the Union, the honorary membership of Princess Elizabeth and various institutions; miscellaneous papers, including a printed copy of the Constitution of the Union and a printed history of the Union written in 1972.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

As given in the Scope and Content.

Conditions governing access:

Access to individual items in Senate House Library archives collections may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act. See Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is necessary for research visits.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Finding aids:

A hard copy catalogue is available in the reading room.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited by the Trinity College of Music, on the liquidation of the Union of Graduates in Music, in 1975.

Allied Materials

Related material:

National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Jan 2002