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

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