Identity area
Reference code
GB GB1179 DMJ-DMJ/3
Title
Biographical information relating to Thomas Pitfield
Date(s)
- c1981-2000 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
11 items
Context area
Name of creator
(c.1930-2003)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Consists of a copy of a page from an unnamed book containing a short paragraph on the life of Pitfield; two photographs of Thomas and Alice Pitfield and Dennis Jones; a short booklet containing a brief history of Pitfield's life and work; and a cassette tape of an interview with Thomas Pitfield. In addition there are items dating after Pitfield's death (he died in November 1999). These consist of an order of service for the Thanksgiving service held to celebrate the life of Thomas Pitfield; obituaries from The Times, The Independent, and the Daily Telegraph newspapers; a draft of a eulogy for Thomas Pitfield by Dennis Jones; and a copy of the magazine The Musical Times, which features an article on Pitfield (with a photocopy of the article).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open