John Christie Correspondence, General Correspondence, F Correspondents
- Reference code
- G/CC/1/2/7
- Level
- File
- Title
- John Christie Correspondence, General Correspondence, F Correspondents
- Quantity & Format
- 33 letters
- Repository
- Glyndebourne Archive
- Creator(s)
- Christie, John
- Scope and content
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Contains correspondence to and from -
Leslie Fairweather, 1953 and 1958 (5 letters + Comments by Chailey RDC Surveyor and Fire Officer about the proposed rehearsal room and store)
Mrs Fielding, 1958 (2 letters)
Dr George Firth, The Arts Council, 1949 (1 letter)
In relation to Glyndebourne and the founding of the Edinburgh Festival, John Christie writes, “I have no wish that my own name should appear in any shape or form, but it is an unnecessary handicap if, when our work leads to success, our connection is ignored.”
Peter Flinn, 1959 (2 letters)
Bruce Flegg, The British Council, 1958 and 1959 (2 letters)
The 1958 letter asks John Christie to extend a personal invitation to Shostakovich to Glyndebourne. “As Stravinsky is non persona grata [sic] in the U.S.S.R. we thought we had better not involve him in an awkward decision.”
Jessica Foote, 1958 (2 letters)
John Ford, Lewes & District Round Table, 1959 (2 letters)
Lilli Foscali, 1938 (2 letters)
Christina Foyle, W & G Foyle Ltd Booksellers, 1958 (2 letters) inviting John Christie to be a guest of honour at a lunch to celebrate the Centenary of the Royal Opera House
Captain T A Francis, 1958 (2 letters)
Frankenstein Memorial, 1959 (1 invitation)
Minister of Public Education in Turkey [name difficult to decipher], 1939 (2 letters)
Unknown F correspondent, 1957 (1 letter)
Unknown F correspondent, first name Elizabeth, 1958 (1 letter + photographic negative of John Christie)
Unknown F correspondent, initial W.B.Franklin, 1959 and 1960 (2 letters)
Unknown F correspondent, first name Susan and alludes to being a photographer, 1959 (3 letters)
Unknown F correspondent, first name Billy, 1960 (1 letter)
