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Mayer, Sir Robert, 1879-
Sir Robert Mayer collection. -- 1.2 m of textual records and graphic
material. -- 23 audio reels and cassettes. -- 7 sound discs.
Robert Mayer, businessman and philanthropist, was born on 5 June 1879
in Mannheim, Germany. He was educated at the Mannheim Gymnasium and Conservatoire.
He moved to Britain in 1896 and was naturalized in 1902. In 1919 he married
Dorothy Moulton, a soprano, who encouraged Mayer to lend his support to
music. The Robert Mayer Concerts for Children began in March 1923. In 1932
Mayer was a co-founder of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. In later years
his philanthropic interests expanded to include the improvement of relations
between countries. In 1979 he published his autobiography, My First Hundred
Years (1979). He died on 9 January 1985 in London.
The bulk of this collection was gathered together by Peter Bander Van
Duren who planned to write a biography of Mayer. There have been three
accruals. The first accrual is roughly arranged into the following series:
correspondence, photographs, manuscripts, transcripts, printed materials,
audio reels and cassettes, sound discs. The second accrual consists of
mainly of printed materials but does have some manuscripts, correspondence,
and photographs. The third accrual consists of printed materials and one
signed statement
Title based on content of collection.
The first accrual was purchased from Peter Bander van Duren in August
1976. The second accrual was purchased from Peter Bander van Duren in
May 1980. The third accrual was donated by Colin Smythe during the 1980s.
Finding aid available in hard copy and electronically.
There are no access restrictions.
Further accruals are not expected.
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