Papers of George Firth relating to his published work on Donald Tovey
- Reference:GB 237 Coll-1471
- Dates of Creation:1880-1980
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:7 boxes
Scope and Content
The collection is composed of a typed draft, other drafts, a spiral bound copy of Donald Francis Tovey a portrait of a great man and a loose-leaf copy. There is also correspondence, transcriptions and copies of correspondence, scripts, notes, talks, programmes, photographs, and ephemera.
Administrative / Biographical History
Dr. George Firth was born on 27 February 1901. He was, successively, a scientist, professional singer, teacher, choral and orchestral conductor, lecturer, administrator and author. Access to Tovey's Essays in musical analysis encouraged him to leave his freelance singing career and study for a B.Mus. degree and then the degree of D.Mus.
During army service Firth rose to the rank of Major and became Head of the Arts Department at Newbattle Abbey near Edinburgh. In 1955, Firth was awarded the O.B.E. for services to music in Scotland.
Dr. George Firth died on 22 May 1983.
Access Information
Open to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance of visit.
Acquisition Information
Material acquired by donation. Accession no: E2013.40.
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Graeme D. Eddie 28 March 2014
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Personal Names