Book - The Lure of Music, Downes
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- Material
- Paper
- Manufacturer
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Description
- 353 p. of textual records : text with some illustrations (b&w); 21 x 15 cm
- Collection
- Personal Book Collection
- Title
- The Lure of Music: Depicting the Human Side of Great Composers, with stories of Their Inspired Creations
- Name Access
- Downes, Olin
- Laidlaw, Robertson
- Artist or Maker
- Olin Downes
- Manufacturer
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Original Owner
- Robertson Laidlaw
- Manufacturer Notes
- Portraits by Chase Emerson.
- Subject Access
- 1910s
- Books
- Non-Fiction
- Novel
- Personal book collections
- Category
- Book
- Sub-Category
- Novel
- Place Of Manufacture
- New York
- Start Date
- 1918
- Description
- 353 p. of textual records : text with some illustrations (b&w); 21 x 15 cm
- Public Description
- A non-fiction novel titled "The Lure of Music: Depicting the Human Side of Great Composers, with stories of Their Inspired Creations" by Olin Downes. This book was owned by Robertson Laidlaw, a long-standing history teacher and Head of House who taught at SAC from 1909 to 1960. Laidlaw House is named after him. Laidlaw was a gifted teacher, loved music, and was a skilled fisherman. Affectionately nicknamed "Pitt", he was beloved and respected by his students. Many often praised how he generated interest in history through his mild manner and general friendliness.
- Material
- Paper
- Inscriptions
- R. Laidlaw
- Culture
- Published Works
- Width
- 15
- Length
- 21
- Units Of Measurement
- centimeters
- Accession No.
- 2022-1290
- Type
- Artifact