Facsimiles of Beethoven's letters, collected by Emily Anderson for her translation.
Copies of Beethoven's Letters
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Facs. a. 9, b. 58-9, c. 62, d. 153
- Dates of Creation
- 20th century
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- German.
- Physical Description
- 5 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Emily Anderson (1891-1962) was a civil servant. She published a translation of The letters of Beethoven, in 3 vols, (1961). Details are given in Who Was Who.
Access Information
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).
Acquisition Information
The collection was given to the Library in 1973.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
A full description is available in the Library.
Conditions Governing Use
Quotation from these photocopies may be made only with the permission of the owners of the originals.
Bibliography
Emily Anderson, The letters of Beethoven (London : Macmillan, 1961).
Additional Information
The originals are located as follows:
- MSS. Facs. a. 9 - Library of Congress and Bibliothque du Conservatoire, Paris
- MSS. Facs. d. 153 - Deutsche Staatsbibliothek, Berlin
- MSS. Facs. b. 58-9, c. 62 - public and private ownership (places of origin are pencilled on the backs)