Papers of Marianne Armstrong, comprising letters from 'celebrity' friends and acquaintances (mostly of a minor nature in regard to Rowe's compositions or activities). There is a letter from Dmitry Shostakovich to Sir Malcolm Sargent, regarding interpretation of his Fifth Symphony, 1954. photocopies of biographical articles by Armstrong on her parents and herself, and photocopies of her will and solicitor's correspondence in regard to the foundation of the RCM Carlotta Rowe Composition Scholarship and the Marianne Rowe Singing Scholarship and the bequeathal of her papers to the RCM.

• Private papers/diaries/letters
• Books
• Archival material

1881 - 1924; 1954

• Shostakovich, Dmitri -
• Sargent, Malcolm -
• Gilbert, William Schwenck -
• Armstrong, Marianne Charlotte -
• Benedict, Lady Mary Comber -
• Bleriot, Louis -
• Chase, Pauline -
• Francis Joseph Leopold Frederick, Prince of Teck -
• Glover, James Mackey -
• Jay, Isabel -
• Mansel, Ada -
• May, Edna -
• Moore, Mary -
• Orczy, Emmuska (Baroness Orczy) -
• Sims, George Robert -
• Tilly, Vesta -
• Lloyd, Marie -

• 19th Century

• England
• Nineteenth century
• Twentieth century
• Women composers
• Composers
• Western Classical

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Founded in 1883, the RCM Library primarily supports the performance, study and research of RCM members. It is also open to the public for reference and research. It contains some 300,000 items, including significant collections of early printed and manuscript material from the 16th to 19th centuries, given to the College upon its foundation, specifically the Libraries of the Sacred Harmonic Society and of the Concerts of Ancient Music. Donations since have included autographs of composers of international renown, amongst them Beethoven, Chopin, Haydn, Mozart and Schubert, as well as manuscripts and archives of major British composers. Although a British bias is apparent, the collection also has significant German and Italian manuscripts and early printed holdings. Later acquisitions of printed music include large quantities of out-of-print material, and sizeable collections of performance sets. Audio-visual holdings and the RCM's own sound archive's are also extensive.

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