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Papers of Leila Mégane, [1948x1960], including a typescript with revisions and additions in her hand of 'The Parting', being an account of the life and death of her husband, Thomas Osborne Roberts (ff. 1-15); additional notes in her hand relating to his death (ff. 16-20); typescript and autograph copies of an account of her conversations with Dame Nellie Melba concerning Jean de Reszke (ff. 21-25); and her observations on life, death and the arts (ff. 26-33).

Over thirty letters and cards, 1876-[c. 1911], in English, French and German, mostly addressed to Wilhelm Ganz from singers and musicians and reflecting his prominence in the concert life of Victorian England. Among the correspondents are Emma Calvé (2) 1898 and 1902, Edouard de Reszke (2) 1900 and n.d., Jean de Reszke (1) 1904, Dame Nellie Melba (3) n.d., Christine Nilsson (2) 1881 and 1883, and J. Sims Reeves (2) 1880.