Identity area
Reference code
TRER/1/121
Title
Cuttings related to the death of Lascelles Abercrombie
Date(s)
- 1938 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
6 newspaper cuttings
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two copies of an obituary [in "The Times"; see 1/122-123] containing tributes from Sir Michael Sadler and R. C. Trevelyan; a cutting with a tribute from Sir Walford Davies, mentioning Abercrombie's close work with musicians, his association with the Festivals of Music and Poetry held at Gregynog in Montgomeryshire, and the power of his poetic readings; obituary from an unidentified newspaper; notice in "The Times" about a memorial service for Abercrombie held in Merton College Chapel, Oxford; obituary from the "Manchester Guardian", 28 Oct 1938.