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John Christie Correspondence, General Correspondence, D Correspondents

Reference code: G/CC/1/2/5
Level: File
Title: John Christie Correspondence, General Correspondence, D Correspondents
Quantity & Format: 68 letters
Repository: Glyndebourne Archive
Creator(s): Christie, John
Scope and content: Contains correspondence to and from -
Grace Dane, 1940 (1 postcard)

H..E.Dannreuther, The Stables Trust Ltd, 1958 (1 letter + brochure about the The Stables Trust Ltd)

Major General Daunt, 1958 (2 letters)

XXX Davis, 1957 (1 letter)

Stephanie Davis, Welsh National Opera Company, 1957 (1 letter)

Elaine Denby, 1946 and 1947 (4 letters + an envelope addressed by John Christie)

Dr H.E. Desch, 1958 (5 letters + a newspaper clipping from News Chronicle, 5 March 1958)

Hans v.Dewall, 1960 (2 letters)
John Christie writes, “I was born a fairly large land-owner. Therefore my job in life is to lead, to build a new world, and to build a better world…I married an Opera Singer. Therefore my job was to bring back to this country what was normal on the Continent, but hardly existed in England. The result is Glyndebourne, where we have to do all we can not to sell the seats, in the difficult purpose of trying to get them more fairly distributed. The success is almost unbelievable. Furthermore, everyone here is happy. There is no snobbery. The gratitude and good will shown to us is almost unbelievable. All this, I think, must primarily derive from the idealistic purpose on which our work is based."

Frau von Dirksen, 1939 (2 letters)

Dorothy Dixon, Glyndebourne Opera Office, 1953 (1 letter)

Lady Agnes Dixon Hartland, John Christie’s Aunt, 1937 - 1941 (29 letters + note from George Christie)

Donald Doggett, East Sussex Drama Advisor, 1959 (2 letters)

Grant Doghard (?), 1959 (1 letter)

Joyce Doumes, 1947 and 1962 (2 letters, including an original 1950 letter from John Christie to Joyce’s father, Huntly)

Alan Don, The Dean of Westminster, 1957 (1 letter)

A.C.W.Drew, 1959 (1 letter)

XXX Duckworth, 1958 (1 letter)

I.M.Duncan, 1960 (2 letters)

Val Duncan, 1958? (1 letter) “I couldn’t help feeling how wonderful it is what you and Audrey have created will endure for posterity - as an example of what can be done when one’s standard is only the best."

Tom Dundas, Barclays Bank, 1957 (1 letter) regarding a visit of H.R.H.Princess Alice “As you know, she has always been a great lover of Glyndebourne."

Lord Dunglass, undated (1 letter)

Lady Mabel Dunn, 1957, 1959 and 1960 (6 letters)