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Description: | Archives are comprised of two main collections, the Kathleen Ferrier Archive and material acquired by collector edward Hart. The philately collections include 6 volumes of British and colonial stamps from the Bragg Collection and around 600 Blackburn postal covers.
The Kathleen Ferrier Archive chronicles the remarkable life and career of the important 20th century opera star (1912-1953), who has direct associations with Blackburn. Her sister, Winifred, donated the archive.
The other important archive in the collection was bequeathed to the town in 1946 by Edward Hart, the son of a local manufacturer along with a large collection of fine art prints, medals and coins. There are 500 books and illuminated manuscripts, which date from the mid-13th century to the early 16th century and include fine works from Persia and Arabia. The wide-ranging archive also features items such as Egyptian hieroglyphs, cuneiform tablets and Hebrew scrolls, a single leaf from the Gutenberg Bible, and several rare books, many with rare bindings including works printed by William Caxton, early editions of Shakespeare plays and a copy of the Kelmscott Chaucer. | Subjects: | Coins & Medals Documents (historic) Opera Collections People (musical) Fine Art Archives Ancient Egypt Documents (personal) | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 01254 695 370 | Telephone: | 01254 667 130 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:2232 | Go to resource |
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