Dick And Bill And Notes: Three Letters From 1945

The serendipitous discovery of two letters, dated 1945, from Richard S. Hill to William H. Scheide in an exhibit at Princeton University's Firestone Library provides us with a glimpse into Hill's vision for the Music Library Association's journal, Notes. In seeking context for the letters I have explored the lives of Hill, his family, and Scheide, and in doing so uncovered some mysteries or, at least, anomalies in the historical accounts of Hill's biography.