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SC.FGW
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Francis Gilbert Webb Correspondence Collection
Creator:
Webb, Francis Gilbert, 1853-1941
Identifier/Call Number: SC.FGW
Extent:
2.50 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1769-1934
Date (bulk): 1889-1915
Abstract: Francis Gilbert Webb (1853-1941) was a
well-known English music critic and musicologist writing from the turn of the 19th century
until 1932 as 'Lancelot" of
The Referee. The collection
consists of the correspondence files of Mr. Webb and the correspondence of Lady Monckton and
a few other letters addressed to different people found in the Webb collection. The
correspondence in Webb's files includes letters from many music personalities such as Samuel
Coleridge Taylor, H. H. Lyell-Tayler, Sir Charles Parry, and Albert Visetti.
Language of Material: English
Francis Gilbert Webb (1853-1941) was a well-known English music critic and musicologist
writing from the turn of the 19th century until 1932 as 'Lancelot" of
The Referee. He wrote for several dailies:
The Yorkshire
Post,
The Standard,
Morning Post,
Daily Telegraph,
The Observer, and
The Sunday
Times
. He was one of the founders of the
Musical News
and the
Folk Song Society, and co-authored two books on
music,
Indian Music (1914) and
Oostersche
muziek
(1921).
The
Francis Gilbert Webb Correspondence Collection consists of
the correspondence files of Mr. Webb, the correspondence of Lady Monckton, and a few other
letters addressed to different people. The correspondence in Webb's files includes letters
from many music personalities such as Samuel Coleridge Taylor, H. H. Lyell-Tayler, Sir
Charles Parry, and Albert Visetti. Internal evidence in the collection does not explain how
Lady Monckton's correspondence became part of Francis Webb's collection. Lady Monckton was
the mother of Lionel Monckton, a friend of Webb. Lady Monckton, an amateur actress, was
married to Sir John Monckton, London's town clerk. The collection is divided into two
series:
Webb Correspondence (1889-1934) and
Lady Monckton and other Correspondence (1769-1933).
Series I,
Webb Correspondence, consists of letters written to
Webb. They were written during the years 1889 through 1934 with most dating from 1889-1915.
The authors were contemporary musical figures and readers of Webb's reviews.
Series II,
Lady Monckton and other Correspondence, consists of
312 letters addressed to Lady Mockton and others. They are from musical, literary,
theatrical, and political figures written between 1769 and 1933 with most having 19th
century dates.
Series I: Webb Correspondence, 1889-1934
Series II: Lady Monckton and other Correspondence, 1769-1933
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
ca. 1970s
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