Correspondence, programmes, posters, recordings, diaries, photographs, press cuttings, accounts and other items covering the professional career of the soprano Elizabeth Harwood.
Costumes (La Traviata and The Tales of Hoffmann) and portrait of Antonia (Tales of Hoffmann) on loan to the Costume Museum, 1E Tavistock Street, London WC2E 7PR.
Private correspondence, portrait as Susannah (Marriage of Figaro 1965) and costume drawings (Sophie - Rosenkavalier; The Countess - Count Ory; Fiordiligi - Cosi fann tutte) retained by Julian Royle.
RMCM Archive.
A list of the contents of Elizabeth Harwood's reference library of books, recordings and music is available.
Duplicates, bank statements and cheque stubs have been removed from the collection.
Musical scores (annotated and used by Elizabeth Harwood) at the National Opera Studio c/o Isobel Flinn. A list will be available. Her Bechstein piano is also on loan to the NOS.
Browse the full Elizabeth Harwood Papers (RNCM) Collection
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Elizabeth Harwood Papers
Reference: EH/1
Title: Biography and publicity
Level: Series
Extent: 1 box
Creator:
Dates: 1952-1990
Scope and content: The series contains typescript biographies, pamphlets and performance details.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Elizabeth Harwood Papers
Reference: EH/2
Title: Contracts and agreements for performances, with related correspondence
Level: Series
Extent: 1 box
Creator:
Dates: 1966-1989
Scope and content: These papers appear to have been filed in order of the date of the event Elizabeth was booked to appear at; consequently, the date on papers is sometimes markedly different from the date under which it was subsequently filed. The original order has been kept, however, and the papers have been numbered in the order that they were originally arranged.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Elizabeth Harwood Papers
Reference: EH/3
Title: Engagements
Level: Series
Extent: 2 boxes
Creator:
Dates: 1971-1990
Scope and content: Correspondence and papers relating to engagements for concerts, operas, recitals and other performances.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Elizabeth Harwood Papers
Reference: EH/4
Title: Diaries
Level: Series
Extent: 2 boxes
Creator:
Dates: 1959-1990
Scope and content: Appointment diaries, and some journal-type diaries.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Elizabeth Harwood Papers
Reference: EH/5
Title: Programmes
Level: Series
Extent: 22 boxes
Creator:
Dates: 1955-1990
Scope and content: Programmes for every performance, arranged chronologically. Each year includes a summary sheet of performances with repertoire and location. There are also some programmes from the years 1961-1963 in EH/13/6/1.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Elizabeth Harwood Papers
Reference: EH/6
Title: Recordings
Level: Series
Extent:
Creator:
Dates: c.1958-c2006
Scope and content: Magnetic tape, cassettes, vinyl and compact discs
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Elizabeth Harwood Papers
Reference: EH/7
Title: Photographs
Level: Series
Extent: 4 subseries
Creator:
Dates: c.1960-c.1988
Scope and content: Includes portraits and publicity stills, informal shots, and performance shots. With some negatives. Many prints are captioned.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Elizabeth Harwood Papers
Reference: EH/8
Title: Scrapbooks
Level: Series
Extent: 7 vols + 1file
Creator:
Dates: 1954-1970s
Scope and content: Press cuttings and photographs (continued by separate series).
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Elizabeth Harwood Papers
Reference: EH/9
Title: Press cuttings
Level: Series
Extent: 2 boxes, 333 items
Creator:
Dates: c.1950-1990
Scope and content: These cuttings do not appear to be in any particular order, except loosely by year. The cuttings in the main consist of concert reviews, but also include interviews and features on Elizabeth. The majority of the cuttings are in English, but some are in German and French. Some of the cuttings were also taken after Elizabeth's death, and relate to memorial services, or features on her life and career. While some of the cuttings have been cut out and pasted onto white paper others have been left loose, whilst others are still in the original newspaper or magazine.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Elizabeth Harwood Papers
Reference: EH/10
Title: Correspondence
Level: Series
Extent: 8 files
Creator:
Dates: [1955]-2001
Scope and content: Letters from fans and other musicians
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Elizabeth Harwood Papers
Reference: EH/11
Title: Certificates and awards
Level: Series
Extent: 33 items
Creator:
Dates: 1948-1963
Scope and content: Certificates awarded to Elizabeth throughout her music career, including her graduate and teacher's diploma certificates from the RMCM.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Elizabeth Harwood Papers
Reference: EH/12
Title: Educational notes
Level: Series
Extent: 6 subseries
Creator:
Dates: [1940s-1980s]
Scope and content: School and College exercise books, plus self-taught materials for languages. Includes a series of notes made by Elizabeth, mostly in the 1980s, on programme suggestions, locations of concerts, and the characters she played.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Elizabeth Harwood Papers
Reference: EH/13
Title: Accounts
Level: Series
Extent: 3 boxes and 3 boxfiles
Creator:
Dates: c.1960-1990
Scope and content: Annual accounts, with vouchers/invoices and correspondence (to be appraised). Also accounts for Concerto Productions Ltd and Adagio Productions Ltd (companies set up to deal with UK and overseas engagements).
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Elizabeth Harwood Papers
Reference: EH/14
Title: Memorials
Level: Series
Extent: 1 box
Creator:
Dates: 1987-2003
Scope and content: Series containing details about memorials to Elizabeth Harwood, including obituraies, performance details and the orders of service.
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