Letter
Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1941

Geoffrey Griffiths hates having to leave Ida so early in the evening. However, he doubts he'd be able to stay overnight at her family home and sneak out in the early morning without being heard.
He references, rather dramatically, a "Black Monday" which may be the week of Ida's holiday when he won't be able to see her. He encourages her to rest, see friends, and "don't listen to too much music - and don't think about the school!"
At this time, Ida was second command at the Matthay School of Music (soon to be the Northern School of Music) and helping to lead a school through wartime must have been tough.

Ref: CARROLL/IGC/3 GG
With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust
Date is unknown.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.