Book Collection Vernon Hugh Coll. - Vernon (Hugh) Collection

Identity area

Reference code

Vernon Hugh Coll.

Title

Vernon (Hugh) Collection

Date(s)

  • Late 18th Century - Early 19th Century (Creation)

Level of description

Book Collection

Extent and medium

26 books.

Context area

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Acquisition history of this collection is unknown.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

This is a small collection comprising 26 volumes of printed music and books about music, dating from the Eighteenth and early-Nineteenth Centuries, from the library of the late Hugh Vernon (d. 1975), including An account of the musical performances in Westminster-Abbey, and the Pantheon: May 26th, 27th, 29th; and June the 3d, and 5th, 1784. In commemoration of Handel by Charles Burney (1785) and the undated The Cuckoo: A Pastoral Ballad set by Mr Arne, Sung at Vauxhall by Mrs Weichsel [Mrs Frederika Weichsel is recorded as having performed at Vauxhall Gardens, London, and was reportedly a pupil of J.S. Bach].

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

No further material is expected to be added to the collection

System of arrangement

Dewey Decimal

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Restricted (unprocessed collection - access facilitated where possible)

Conditions governing reproduction

UK copyright law applies

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

Language and script notes

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Rare Books / Publications

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Description control area

Description identifier

gb186-Vernon Hugh Coll.

Institution identifier

gb186

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Status

Draft

Level of detail

Full

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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