Researching the Norbury Papers; or, One Thing Leads to Another.

An essay is presented on the history of the Norbury family and their relationship with British composer Edward Elgar in England. It offers history of the social and cultural life of Winifred Norbury and his family in the 1930s in Malvern and Sherridge and their works with Elgar's music. It also looks into the letters, diaries, and other papers and documents depicting the continuity of the family in a house and their communication practices in the social context.