Shelfmark
MS 389
Author
Title
Autograph letter signed from Claude Debussy to Georges Loewenstein.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[S.l], 1899.
Physical description
1 p. ; 20 x 14 cm + accompanying material.
Note
Devised title.
Note
Autograph letter in black ink, dated February 21, 1899.
Note
Letter mounted on board.
Note
Accompanying material: A typewritten letter, dated August 17, 1938, from John Levy to Dr. Ley, including the transcription of Debussy's letter. The letter explains the context of Debussy's original letter and the intention to present it to Eton College Music School.
Note
Accompanying material: printed postcard (9 x 14 cm.) with a typewritten text: "LETTER FROM THE FRENCH COMPOSER CLAUDE DEBUSSY [name in red colour] (1862 - 1918)".
Summary, etc.
Summary: Debussy's letter, dated 1899 requesting information about Eton College, along with expressions of social and political views.
Cite as
Eton College Library, MS 389.
Provenance
The Debussy letter was previously owned by Marcelle Loewenstein, daughter of Georges Loewenstein, and she gave it to John Levy.
Subject
Debussy, Claude, 1862 - 1918 Manuscripts.
Genre/Form
Correspondence.
Genre/Form
Letters.
Added entry--name
Levy, John former owner.
Identifier
B53480