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Letter from Maud Karpeles to William Kimber 3-6-39
Letter from [Maud Karpeles] to William Kimber (3 Jun 1939) re Karpeles' work preserving Cecil Sharp's legacy and thanks for Kimber's loyalty to Sharp.
Letter from Maud Karpeles to William Kimber 29-1-38
Letter from [Maud Karpeles] to William Kimber (29 Jan 1938) re assurance that Kimber's insistance on the correctness of [Cecil Sharp's notation of] the Headington tunes and dances will be noted and kept for future reference.
Letter from Douglas Kennedy to Maud Karpeles 25-7-38
Letter from [Douglas Kennedy] to Maud Karpeles (25 Jul 1938) disputing Kennedy's supposed suggestion that William Kimber's insistance on the accuracy of Cecil Sharp's notation of the Headington tunes and dances was influenced by Karpeles [see MK/5/86]...
Letter from Mary Neal to Clive Carey
Letter from Mary Neal to Clive Carey, 2 Oct 1910, re, Visit from a fiddler and Geoffrey Tote. Neal asks Carey to accompany her on visit to cousin Kimber to notate dance steps, which are to be relayed to Cecil Sharp.
Letter from Maud Karpeles to Anne Gilchrist
Letter from [Maud Karpeles] to Anne Geddes Gilchrist (12 April 1930) re criticism and request for alteration and/or omission of Gilchrist's article in the EFDS News, collecting and publication of Headington dances with reference to the Board of...
Letter from Maud Karpeles to William Kimber 22-1-38
Letter from [Maud Karpeles] to William Kimber (22 Jan 1938) re enjoyment of seeing Kimber recently and suggestion that Kimber write down his memories of Cecil Sharp's collecting.
Letter from Maud Karpeles to Kenworthy Schofield
Letter from [Maud Karpeles] to Kenworthy Schofield (23 July 1938) re discussion relating to dances of Headington Morris and decision not to attend [EFDSS] staff conference.
Postcard from Mark Cox
Post card from Mark Cox
Extract by Maud Karpeles from letter
Extract by Maud Karpeles from letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (27 Jan 1938) re Kimber's role as the sole source for Sharp's notation and insistance that Sharp's notation of the Headington tunes and dances is correct and is traditional.
Letter from Maud Karpeles to Frank Howes
Letter from [Maud Karpeles] to Frank Howes (3 Jun 1939) re disagreement with EFDSS policy with reference to Cecil Sharp copyright, EFDSS membership and social aspect of country dancing.
Letter from Maud Karpeles to Rolf Gardiner
Letter from [Maud Karpeles] to Henry Rolf Gardiner (12 Dec 1962) re disagreements with Gardiner's address to the Cambridge Morris Men relating to Cecil Sharp's opinion of women and Morris dancing, declining standard of songs and dances with reference...
Letter from Douglas Kennedy to Maud Karpeles 20-7-38
Letter from [Douglas Kennedy] to Maud Karpeles (20 Jul 1938) re Karpeles' membership of [EFDSS] teaching staff and Board of Examiners and Kennedy's thoughts relating to alterations to Headington dances and information from William Kimber.
Letter from Francis Fryer to Mary Neal
Letter from Francis Fryer to Mary Neal, 1 Mar 1938, re The revival of Abingdon Morris and the search for traditional dances.
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles 24-4-32
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (24 Apr 1932) re hearing [Cecil Sharp's] tunes on the radio, the arrangement and attribution of songs and memories of playing and dancing for Cecil Sharp.
Letter from Maud Karpeles to Douglas Kennedy 16-7-38
Letter from Maud Karpeles to Douglas Kennedy (16 Jul 1938) re Karpeles' membership of [EFDSS] teaching staff and Board of Examiners, [EFDSS] staff conference and enclosed documents relating to alterations to Headington dances and information from...
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles 27-1-38
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (27 Jan 1938) re memories of meeting Cecil Sharp, Kimber's role as the sole source for Sharp's notation and insistance that Sharp's notation of the Headington tunes and dances is correct and is traditional.
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles 26-8-31
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (26 Aug 1931) re the death of Kimber's parents, Kimber's father's contribution to Cecil Sharp's work and opinions of Mary Neal.
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles 14-6-29
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (14 Jun 1929) re acceptance of invitation to attend [the laying of the foundation stone at Cecil Sharp House] and Kimber's work as a bricklayer.
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles 30-10-33
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (30 Oct 1933) re lack of contact from EFDS [EFDSS] following his visit to London on 6 Dec 1932 and concerns for the end of his Morris dancing career.
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles 22-11-28
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (22 Nov 1928) re being unable to find the letters that Karpeles had asked for.
Letter from Maud Karpeles to Douglas Kennedy 22-7-38
Letter from Maud Karpeles to 'Douglas' [Douglas Kennedy] (22 Jul 1938) re Karpeles' attendance at [EFDSS] staff conference and response to suggestion that William Kimber's insistance on the accuracy of Cecil Sharp's notation of the Headington tunes and...
Letter from Maud Karpeles to Tony Wales
Letter from [Maud Karpeles] to Tony Wales (1 Nov 1974) re Wales' retirement from EFDSS, his continued editorship of 'English Dance and Song' and the submission by Karpeles of a letter to the editor to be published in 'English Dance and Song'. Includes...
Letter from Kenworthy Schofield to Maud Karpeles
Letter from Kenworthy Schofield to Maud Karpeles (21 July 1938) re discussion relating to dances of Headington Morris and plea for Karpeles to attend [EFDSS] staff conference.
The Full English records
The Full English is a digital resource bringing together many of the major folk music collections in the United Kingdom and beyond. This selection from it contains all the material in it relating to Kimber and Headington Quarry. It includes relevant...
Women at Chelsea Polytechnic - tags
"Chelsea Polytechnic" "Helen Kennedy" "Maud Karpeles" "Marjorie Sinclair" "Miss Letts" "May Gadd" "Jockey to the Fair"
Extracts from William Kimber's Letters
Extracts from William Kimber's Letters
Women at Chelsea Polytechnic
 William Kimber, Mabel Stace Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy, Jennifer Churchill...
Making peace with Mary Neal
William Kimber, Theo Chaundy     Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy, Jennifer...
The Full English records - correspondence
A selection of records from The Full English archive, relating to correspondence with or about William Kimber, and Headington Quarry Morris. Please browse using the menu on the right, or search using the box in the top right of the page.
Tom Tower and Magdalen Tower interpretation
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