{"product_id":"h-waterman-bbc-ww2-radio-letter-of-support-to-military-major-hand-signed","title":"H.Waterman BBC WW2 Radio Letter Of Support To Military Major Hand Signed","description":"\u003cp\u003eCHAU4758 A rare opportunity to secure not only the autograph of H.Waterman who was a BBC engine room wartime music curator on this antique WW2 1940 letter but also it is full hand written by him too. It was sent on BBC headed paper to a military musician who originally sent their private music and asking the support of H.Waterman which he has responded how he would be pleased to help him in the BBC. It is personally written and hand signed by H.Waterman centrally folded from where originally posted but in otherwise truly outstanding condition.. Please see all our historic BBC musicians, orchestra leaders and composers secured from this same BBC collection at our store.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...H. Waterman was an administrative music executive working behind the scenes for the BBC Administrative Division during the late 1930s and into the 1940s responsible for the legal routing, rental, and copyright clearance of sheet music and orchestral scores used in live BBC regional broadcasts.  One of his most notable documented exchanges from May and June of 1939 involves coordinating the BBC production of Symbolistic Study, No. 3. He managed the complex licensing and legal fee payments with famous American composer Arthur Farwell to allow the piece to be broadcast live by the BBC regional network in Belfast. This is the exact same Belfast branch that B. Walton O’Donnell had just spent the previous two years restructuring as Director of Music...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Postcard Finder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56856851677510,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/3216\/9030\/files\/20260626_076.jpg?v=1782475509","url":"https:\/\/postcardfinder.co.uk\/products\/h-waterman-bbc-ww2-radio-letter-of-support-to-military-major-hand-signed","provider":"Postcard Finder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}