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Collection name Leonard Darke Collection
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Description An extensive collection reflecting the concert and opera going of a music lover, Leonard Darke between 1931-2001. Darke was methodical in the organisation of the collection - storing the programmes in chronological order - and between the mid 1930s and the late 1950s maintained an index of works heard.

For a short biographical note, click on the link to Leonard Darke under Collection Collector(s) below.


Date range 1931 - 2001
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Royal College Of Music, Library

London SW7 2BS Open Map
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Website http://www.rcm.ac.uk/library/
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Display Overview NEW CONTACT DETAILS: 020 7591 4325; [email protected].; https://www.rcm.ac.uk/library
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Accrual Status This is a closed collection, and was acquired as a gift from the estate of Mrs Amy Freda Darke (widow of the collector) in 2010.
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Custodial History Transfered to the RCM in October 2010.
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