Correspondence between Benjamin Britten and Various Sponsors

This material is held atBritten Pears Arts Archive

  • Reference
    • GB 1111 BBS/VARIOUS_SPONSORS_3
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1974-1977
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file; 21 items

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence from 1975-1976 regarding Britten's resignation from societies, as well as donations and the renewal of memberships. This file was originally titled 'Donations and Subcriptions'.

Includes correspondence from:

Aldeburgh Yacht Club, 1975 resignation, from A. Cross.

British Museum Society membership card ending 1977.

Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding, resignation in 1975, from Kate Allan.

Friends of the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds, regarding Britten's renewed membership in 1976, from P. Mabbett.

Disablement Income Group, regarding donations for a charity event in 1974 from John Sparks, Paul Bates and Felicity Lane Fox.

Fair Isle Bird Observatory Trust, regarding Britten's subscription renewal in 1976, from Ian Pitman and George Waterston.

Robert Gathorne-Hardy Memorial Fund, including letters from Midland Bank Limited with a contribution from Pears and Britten in 1974.

Anthony Gisfhord Memorial Appeal, 1975 from Marion Thorpe.

Samaritans Ipswich, 1975, and the 12th Annual Report booklet for 1974.

Mansfield House University Settlement, 1976, from Eric A. Shipman.

Migraine Trust, 1975-1976 including a donation and Britten's resignation, letters from Derek R. Mullis.

National Council for Civil Liberties, 1976 resignation, from Patricia Hewitt.

National Tust, regarding Britten's membership card 1975-1976, from J.D. Boles.

Norfok Contemporary Art Society membership card ending in 1977.

Peace Pledge Union, 1975 from Myrtle Solomon.

Les Amis de Francis Poulenc, 1976. Letters are in French.

Royal Automobile Club 1976, cancellation of Britten's membership.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 1975, from Roy Croucher.

Stradbroke Over 60's Club, 1975-19766, from E.M. Hawes

Suffolk Records Society, 1975, from W.R. Serjeant.

Woodburn Festival Society, 1976, from Patrick Cavendish.

Rosamund Strode dealt with Britten's resignations and correspondence with sponsorships throughout the 1970's and after Britten's death. These letters may have been gathered together so that Strode could deal with resignation letters and correspondence. Further correpondence for some associations may also be found elsewhere in the BPF collections.

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