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Letter from Nino Pontini to Gertrude Behr (1969-01-28)

Pontini, Nino (author)
Behr, Gertrude (recipient)

1969-01-28

Italy

Trieste

eng

Typewritten letter from Nino Ponti to Gertrude Behr, dated 28 January 1969, sent from Trieste, Italy, to Tamworth, NH, requesting documents for the commemoration of A.W. Thayer during the Beethoven bicentennial celebrations in 1970, with draft of Mrs. Behr's response written in pencil on the... Show moreTypewritten letter from Nino Ponti to Gertrude Behr, dated 28 January 1969, sent from Trieste, Italy, to Tamworth, NH, requesting documents for the commemoration of A.W. Thayer during the Beethoven bicentennial celebrations in 1970, with draft of Mrs. Behr's response written in pencil on the verso. Gertrude Behr was the grand-daughter of A. W. Thayer's brother Henry Thayer. Ponti misidentifies Mrs. Behr as A. W. Thayer's grand-daughter, rather than his grand-niece. Show less

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1 leaf (2 pages) 11.75 x 9.75 inches (unfolded); with 1 envelope (4.5 x 6.5 inches)

Text document

Thayer, Alexander Wheelock, 1817-1897

Thayer, Alexander Wheelock, 1817-1897
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 -- Anniversaries

Correspondence

mid 20th century

Gertrude Behr Family Thayer Collection

The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San Jose State University

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Thayer Collection Box 7

Gertrude Behr Family Thayer Collection, object gift of Kevin Brown (August 2017)