Letter to Christopher Lonsdale
Overview
Edward Smith Biggs (died 1833?), was a music teacher, glee composer and pianist. In this letter, he wrote to Christopher Lonsdale (circa 1795-1877) at Debden, England, a music publisher, about a parcel delivery and gave him instructions to handle other business. Biggs also expressed his opinion about several musical works and whether Lonsdale should publish the works or not.
Dates
- Creation: September 10, 1825
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 folder (1 leaf)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS P664
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Maggs Bros Rare Books, June 27, 1966.
Processing Information
Former SC temporary call number: MS (Box) 38: 73, part of temporary collection "Collection of 19th c. letters: Miscellaneous group of mainly English letters: mostly 19th c, some 20th c, a few 18th c."
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the Edward Smith Biggs Collection
- Subtitle
- Letter to Christopher Lonsdale
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mab, 2008. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2008.
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5870307197
- Preferred citation
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Letter to Christopher Lonsdale, MS P664, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository