John Christie Correspondence, General Correspondence, H Correspondents

Reference code

G/CC/1/2/9

Level

File

Title

John Christie Correspondence, General Correspondence, H Correspondents

Quantity & Format

123 letters

Repository

Glyndebourne Archive

Creator(s)

Christie, John

Scope and content

Contains correspondence to and from -
W.J.Haley, Editor in Chief BBC and Editor of The Times, 1944, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960 (32 letters + copy of the unfavourable review of Der Rosenkavalier published in The Times, 29 May 1959)

W.J.Haley writes, 27 July 1952, “I have admired your pursuit of perfection as the Holy Grail of artistic endeavour. It is magnificent to find someone who knows that in some things there can be no compromise.”

Cross reference the Haley 1959, Der Rosenkavalier correspondence, with G/CC/1/4/4 and G/CC/1/4/5


Halifax, 1939 (1 letter)

Barrie Hall, Haydn Mozart Society, 1958 (1 letter + paperwork for the Society and an invitation)

J R Hamilton, 1944 (1 letter)

John J Hardy, Scottish Television Ltd, 1959 (3 letters)

George G Harrap & Co. Ltd, Publishers, 1938 (3 letters)

W.Harrison, E.M.I, 1960 (4 letters + an order form for equipment)

Howard Hartog, Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1961 (5 letters)

Constance Harvey, 1957 and 1958 (3 letters) regarding traffic and parking at Glyndebourne

H.Harvey, 1961 (1 letter)

Arnold Haskell, The Royal Ballet School, 1958 (2 letters)

J.E.T.Hassel Huhn, 1960 (1 letter)

Richard Hawkins, Evening Post, 1958 (2 letters)

Hay’s Charity, 1958 (collection of letters and memos about the charity)

Roy Hay, Editor, Gardeners Chronicle & Gardening Illustrated, 1957 (1 letter) enclosing copies of an article about Glyndebourne in the publication

Haydn-Mozart Society, Minutes and Agendas, 1959 & 1960 (4 documents)
Moran Caplat is recorded as a member of the Committee

Godfrey Hayman, Hans Galleries, 1957 and 1958 (2 letters) re. lending the portrait of John Christie by Kenneth Green to a portrait exhibition of old Etonians

Beatrice Headlam, 1957 (1 letter)

K Headlam-Morley, 1957 (1 letter)

Eunice Healy, 1959 (1 letter)

J.E.Heaton, 1960 (1 letter + a pamphlet about the Minifon Pocket Machine)

Bernard Hebelev, 1959 (1 letter)

William J C Hekker, 1946 (2 letters + newspaper clipping from The Denver Post, 23 June 1946)

Roy Hendeson, 1957/1958 and 1959 (2 letters)

E Henkel, 1960 (2 letters + a newspaper article entitled ‘Glorious Glyndebourne’ from ‘The South African Woman’s Weekly, 18 August 1960)

R.W.Hesse, 1958 (2 letters)

Terrance L Higgins, The Union Society Cambridge, 1958 (1 letter)

Beverley Hill, 1959 (2 letters)

Mrs Hill, 1946 (1 letter)

Prof Hill, 1942 (1 letter)

W.M.Hill & Son, 1959 (1 letter)

Colonel R.W. Hills, The Victoria League, 1959 and 1960 (4 letters)

Rev. W T Hinkley (1 letter)

XXX Hoare, 1962 (1 letter)

Geoffrey Hobday, 1946 (2 letters)

Mrs P.M.Hoffman, Lewes High School, 1958 and 1960 (2 letters + information about The Association of Governing Bodies of Girls’ Public Schools)

Lady Hooper, 1960 (2 letters)

Ronald Horden, 1959 (2 letters)

H.Horsman, 1959 (1 letter)

M.Horsman, 1959 (1 letter)

Colonel George Horton-Fawkes, 1960 (2 letters)

Fred Hoyle, St John’s College Cambridge, 1960 (2 letters)

Miss Jessie Howard, 1941 (1 letter)

Frank Howes, The Times, 1946 and 1958 (5 letters + a newspaper clipping from The Times, 11 April 1947. Includes a copy of a letter to The Times by Benjamin Britten about Glyndebourne and The Beggar’s Opera 10 July 1946)

R J F Howgill, Secretary Opera Advisory Committee BBC, 1936 (2 letters)

Kenneth Hudson, 1962 (2 letters)

Spike Hughes, 1957 (1 letter)

Lady Dorothy Hulse, 1957 and 1958 (3 letters)

Ian Hunter, 1959 (1 letter)

Unknown H correspondent, first name Evelyn, 1958 (1 letter)

Unknown H correspondent, first name Gerard, 1957 or 1958 (1 letter + and extract from Horsfield’s History of Sussex)

Letter by John Christie to an Unknown H Correspondent, 1959 (1 letter)