Letters received by Eric McGavin from his music students, parents of his students, teachers from the schools he visited and organisations (such as musical societies) which he worked with in the course of his career. Letters typically contain thanks to McGavin for his attending talks and for lending instruments to students and performers. Organisations and schools featured in the letters are as follows (item numbers of relevant letters in brackets):
Merchant Taylors' School, Middlesex (928)
Coventry School of Music (932-936) includes programme of lessons for 'One Day of Music' on 19th March 1966 and a typescript of McGavin's talk to primary teachers.
Kings Langley & Chipperfield Music Club (937)
Hubert Warren Orchestras (938)
The Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire (949)
The Kings Langley Players (950)
Shepperton Studios, Middlesex (953) in response to McGavin making instruments for the movie 'Anne of the Thousand Days' in 1969
Disabled Living Activities Group of the Central Council for the Disabled (954-955)
Bushey Young Liberals Association (957)
The Lea Singers (959)
Students' Union, Caerleon Training College, Newport (961)
The Ships Company (642)
Hemel Hempstead Grammar School (1020-1022)
The English Stage Company, Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London (646-647)
Letters from Parents, Students and Organisations
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