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Percy Scott fonds
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Fonds
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CA UVICARCH AR360
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1929-1951 (Creation)
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- Scott, Percy W. A.
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39 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
Percy Scott was a British citizen who worked in China in a variety of government departments, including Chinese Customs, Treaty Ports, Transit Pass Office, Statistical and Returns Department, and Postal Office. He married a Japanese woman, Suzu Ichiki Baba. Percy and Suzu retired to Victoria in about 1931, and purchased a home at 1850 Oak Bay Avenue, in which they frequently rented rooms. He opened a music studio where he taught mandolin and guitar, composed mandolin music, and established and conducted the Victoria Plectral Orchestra.
Custodial history
The records were left in a trunk in the family home when Scott died. The family who purchased the home from Scott's widow in 1955 donated the records to the University in 2002.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of correspondence and household finances, 1931-1951; Scott's 11 published scores, 1929-1931; Scott's 17 manuscript scores, 1931-1937; records of the Victoria Plectral Orchestra, 1935-1946; music students register, 1930-1949; diaries, 1931, 1934-1951. The diaries include short daily entries about weather, students, appointments and household activities. On occasion, the back page of annual diaries contain a list of items such as orchestra compositions and rents paid. The donation also included a tin sign for Scott's music studio: "Percy Scott Studio: mandolin, guitar etc."
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Inventory available with series and file level control.
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2002-017
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- Scott, Percy W. A. (Subject)
- Victoria Plectral Orchestra (Subject)
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percy-scott-fonds
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2013-02-05
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- English
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Scott_Percy_AR360.pdf
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application/pdf