Correspondence between R.J. Forbes, musician and principal of the Royal Northern College of Music, and E.T. Scott, relating to a request that the Manchester Guardian discontinue the publication of advertisements for the London College of Music, due to objections as to the validity of the qualifications gained there, which is refused.
Also included is correspondence relating to a complaint by Forbes over a review of a performance by Willy Hess, musician and composer, which appeared in the Manchester Guardian, with discussion of Forbes' suggestion of a potential bias on the part of the music critic, and the withdrawal of tickets to a subsequent performance, owing to Hess' refusal to perform if the critic [Granville Archer Hill, music critic] of the Manchester Guardian attends the concert.
There is correspondence relating to discussion of an enquiry by Forbes over the reduced attendance of a representative of the Manchester Guardian at student performances at the Royal Northern College of Music.
GDN/A/F20/2 is an internal employment history index card for Forbes, 1909.
GDN/A/F20/1 is a review of a pianoforte recital by John Petrie Dunn in the [Manchester Guardian], 1909.
GDN/A/F20/6 is a review of a performance by Willy Hess and R.J. Forbes in the [Manchester Guardian], 1931.