Typescript (five pages) narrating a visit to the Boosey & Hawkes Edgware factory in 1952. This may have been used as part of Boosey & Hawkes' publicity and educational material. The title is handwritten and appears to be in Eric McGavin's handwriting.
A Visit to the Musical Instrument Factory and Music Publishing Company of Boosey & Hawkes Ltd. Edgware Middlesex, Sept 1952
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