THORNTON, H F (fl 1900-1930)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 1249 MS 4769 |
Held at | : Royal College of Music Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.rcm.ac.uk/library/contactus/archivesandrecords/ › |
Full title | : THORNTON, H F (fl 1900-1930) |
Date(s) | : 1847-1959 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 volume |
Name of creator(s) | : Thornton | H F | fl 1900-1930 | musician |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
H F Thornton was a horn student at the Royal College of Music. He subsequently played in the orchestra of the Royal Opera Company and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Autograph album of H F Thornton and his daughter Mrs Elsie Holliwell, featuring signatures of musicians, 1904-1971, including Hamish MacCunn, August Manns, Walter Parratt, Serge Rachmaninoff, Edna Thornton, Henry J Wood; correspondence of Elsie Holliwell relating to her gift of the book to the Royal College of Music, 1974.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English.
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Usual conditions of the Library of the Royal College of Music apply. See the RCM website or contact the RCM Library for details.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopying is permitted at the discretion of the Archivist for research purposes only.
Finding aids:
An entry is given in volume 2 of the Manuscripts catalogue in the library of the Royal College of Music.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Given by Mrs Holliwell to the RCM, May 1974.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Robert Baxter 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:
Sep 2001
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