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Microfilms of letters written by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and his sister Fanny to their parents, and to each other

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Microfilms of 740 letters written by Felix Mendelssohn and his sister Fanny to their parents and to each other, 1821-1847.

Dates

  • Creation: 20th cent. (microfilms of originals, 1821-1847)

Extent

2 shelfmarks

Language of Materials

  • German

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Film 1805].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Film 1805-1806

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 13224

Biographical / Historical

Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) was a composer. See the Grove Dictionary of Music for further details.

Other Finding Aids

A description is available in the Library, where there is also a card index to unpublished catalogues.

Existence and Location of Copies

The originals are located at the New York Public Library.

Related Materials

For related material see Peter Ward Jones, Catalogue of the Mendelssohn papers in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, III (Tutzing, 1989), pp. 308-311.

Title
Microfilms of letters written by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and his sister Fanny to their parents, and to each other
Status
Published
Author
Susan Thomas
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom