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Memoirs
c. 1910
The draft manuscript, partial typescript, notes and corrections for 'Clara Novello's Reminiscences' edited by her daughter Valeria Gigliucci and published in 1910.
Obituaries for Clara Anastasia Novello
1908
41 press cuttings containing obituaries for Clara Anastasia Novello, published in 1908. 1 letter from the Daily Chronicle to Henry Littleton acknowledging a correction.
Photographs of Villa Novello and Rotunda via Corsica
c. 1913
Two black and white photographs of the exterior of Villa Novello, with Rotunda via Corsica in the foreground, along with a stamped card and envelope. Inscriptions in later hands note that the photogra...
Newspaper cuttings
c. 1964
Three newspaper cuttings which record the plan to commemorate Vincent Novello with the installation of a chamber organ at Westminster Abbey, after the memorial stained glass window to him was destroye...
Photographs
c. 1950
Three photographs that reproduce a portrait of Vincent Novello and his signature.
Fuller Maitland, John Alexander to Patteson, J. S. C.
1909
Three handwritten letters from the music critic John Alexander Fuller Maitland to J.S.C. Patteson, concerning the manuscript and publication of Valeria Gigliucci's biography of her mother Clara Anasta...
Littleton, Augustus to Gigliucci, Valeria
1909
Nine handwritten letters from Augustus Littleton of Novello & Co. to Valeria Gigliucci, following the death of her mother Clara Anastaia Novello the previous year. They recount various pieces of news ...
Pattison, J.S.C. to Gigliucci, Porzia
1909
Four handwritten letter from J.S.C. 'Patty' Pattinson to Porzia Gigliucci, describing their travels in Italy and accommodation in Lugano, Switzerland. Further correspondence concerns Valeria Gigliucci...
Smith, Elder and Co. to Gigliucci, Valeria
1909
Four handwritten letters from the publishers Smith, Elder and Co. to Valeria Gigliucci, regarding the publication of her biography of her mother, 'Clara Novello's Reminiscences', which they decline.
Alcock, Walter Galpin to Littleton, Jack
Sep 1944
Four handwritten letters from the organist and composer Walter Galpin Alcock to Jack Littleton, mentioning his stay in Dorset with his wife and the memories he holds of the place from childhood. He no...
Philips-Layton [?], S. to [?]
Sep 1910
Two handwritten letters from S. Philips-Layton [?] to an unidentifed recipient, discussing a piece of music called 'A Tale of Old Japan' and various other musical matters.
Explanatory note by Nerina Medici Gigliucci
1953
Explanatory handwritten note by Nerina Medici Gigliucci, titled 'Notes on places & people mentioned in these letters of 1873-74-75 of Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke to her sister [Mary] Sabilla Novello'....