Hugh McMahon Collection

Description

DescriptionThe Hugh McMahon Collection consists of his original handwritten compositions and arrangements as well as his personal collection of published scores. Additional donations to the collection include photographs and correspondence. Refer also to CAL04 John Bentley Collection.

Finding aid, including detailed series information, available in downloads.Extent7 boxes of printed material, including 60 handwritten scores, either original compositions or arrangements and 87 published scores.

Fully processed.

Document

Letter from Sir Charles Court to Dr Victoria Rogers, Callaway Centre, 9 August 2004

Collection

John Bentley Collection

Photograph and slide

Hugh McMahon, approximately 1920

Hugh McMahon, approximately 1920 (CAL03.04.01)

Access

Access rightsCollection open/available for research. Not for loan.

Connections

Subject (person)Hugh McMahonRelated itemJohn Bentley Collection

Item information

ContributorCallaway CentrePhysical resourceYesPhysical locationCallaway Centre ArchiveSeries numberCAL03.01CAL03.02CAL03.03CAL03.04CAL03.05Other identifierCAL03Collection SummaryOriginal handwritten compositions and arrangements of Hugh McMahon.

Provenance

Accrual policyPassiveAcquisition methodDonationOwnership and custodial history noteSeries 1 and 2 donated by Mrs Julie Heydon (grand-daughter of Hugh McMahon) in 1998. The collection was secured from Mr Heydon by Sir Charles Court who performed under McMahon’s baton and advocated his historical significance and the importance of this collection.
Series 3 is additional material received from Mrs Nano Healy and Mrs Lanie Allan (grand-daughters of Hugh McMahon) in 2004 who reached out to the Callaway Centre (formerly CIRMCE) directly. At the request of the family these manuscripts – Series 3 - have been kept separate from the original 1998 consignment.
The order of the items within Series 1-3 is alphabetical and has been imposed by the Archive.
Series 4 is material donated by Mark Heydon, great-grandson of Hugh McMahon.
Series 5 is a single photograph donated by Mr Robert (Bob) Denis Murphy (through Sir Charles Court) and a letter from Sir Charles Court about the photograph.

UWA Collected

Hugh McMahon Collection

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA