Collection Summary
Collection Title
Percy Pitt Papers
Percy Pitt Papers: correspondence of Percy Pitt (d. 1932), musical director at Covent Garden, 1902, and the British Broadcasting Company, 1922.
Format
- Manuscript music
- Printed music
- Private papers/diaries/letters
Date range of collection
1892 - 1932
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Location Details
British Library, Music Collections
96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB United Kingdom Open Map
Email
music-collections@bl.uk
Telephone
020 7412 7772
Fax
020 7412 7751
Visiting Information
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Accrual Status
http://www.bl.uk/collections/musiccdp.html
Custodial History
Presentations include Sir Adrian Boult and Mrs M. A. R. Powers. Purchases made from Lieutenant-Commander David I. Aldrich, R.N., Hollander's nephew , and from Galliard Ltd
Related Publications
- J. D. Chamier, Percy Pitt of Covent Garden and the B.B.C., 1938
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