MS works of Alan Rawsthorne including manuscripts of most of his published works. In addition there are manuscripts of many unpublished pieces, most from early in the composer's career. Rawsthorne composed symphonies, concerti, chamber music...
A range of items collected by the Ida Carroll Trust and the biographers of Walter and Ida Carroll, not forming part of the Carroll Papers administratively. This is an artificial fonds brought together following the cataloguing of the Carroll Papers
Carroll, Elsa Mary (1898-1993), Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, youth worker
Artificial collection of miscellaneous items given to the College reflecting aspects of musical life in the Greater Manchester area. Includes photographs of Manchester Womens' Orchestra, autograph books, letters from Charles Halle to a numbe...
This collecion consists mainly of the work of Richard Hall, composition teacher at the Royal Manchester College of Music who taught, among others, John Ogdon, Harrison Birtwistle, Peter Mazwell Davies etc. Also included are some photographs, docum...
Hall, Richard (1903-1982), composer, Royal Manchester College of Music teacher
The Golland Papers chiefly comprise the original compositions (in MS) of John Golland, and his arrangements of the works of other composers. There are also papers relating to his teaching work at Salford Polytechnic, his work as editorial assista...
There is one programme of a competition at which John Cameron was an adjudicator; one programme of a production for Sadlers Wells in which John Cameron appeared; and the rest are all programmes of productions in which John Cameron's students ...
Cameron, John Ewen (1918-2002), bass baritone singer
This collection mainly consists of programmes of performances that Philip Jones was involved in, most notably the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. Also included are files of press releases and small files of correspondence, a travel diary, photograph...
Jones, Philip (1928-2000), Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, trumpeter, teacher