Letter
Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1941

Geoffrey Griffiths salutes the weekends as that is when he gets to see his girlfriend Ida Carroll. He curses the postman for delivering her letter ate and making him wait a whole work day until he can get home to it.
He jokes that "if our respective 'firms' go bust we shall have to start a business together." Some financial worry at the Northern School of Music during the war may have prompted this. Although he admits that is she had to cease teaching music it would be a great loss as it is so important.

He's borrowed the score for 'La Traviata' from the library as he plans to see it soon, and wishes to attempt an analysis. He is "taking care to avoid the charming, pretty and high-spirited young ladies of the Matthay School of Music" on the night. (The Matthay soon changed name to the Northern School of Music).

He reminds her that he has loved her for 14 years.

Ref: CARROLL/IGC/3 GG
With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust
Date is unknown.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.