William Hayman Cummings manuscript material

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Creator

Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915.

Location

Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

Extent

• 1 item

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

· To [?] Young : 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Jun 1878 :(MISC 4135) : from Brackley Villa, Thurlow Park Road, Dulwich, S. E. (printed stationery) : begins, "I am sorry I cannot come to you. I rehearse my choir tomorrow ..." Mounted on an album leaf as part of an autograph collection. Filed with Lady Byron letters (B'ANA 0615).

Biographical/Historical Note

William Hayman Cummings, English singer and musical antiquarian. He was the first to unite the music of Mendelssohn's Festgesang with Charles Wesley's hymn 'Hark!the herald angels sing'.

Controlled Access Terms

• Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915 -- Correspondence.
• Singers -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Correspondence.

Additional Creator Name

• Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925