Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/208.4.1
Title: Newspaper cuttings
Level: Series
Extent: 12 boxes
Creator: Henry Watson Music Library
Dates: mid-late 20th century
Scope and content: Subjects include "General and Libraries, Education, MICA, Chethams, Hallé Concerts Society, music festivals

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/208.4.2
Title: Newspaper cuttings
Level: Series
Extent: 11.5 boxes
Creator: Henry Watson Music Library
Dates: mid-late 20th century
Scope and content: Subjects include Concert Halls, Individual musicians, organs, Neville Cardus reviews, Opera, Hallé concerts

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/208.4.3
Title: Newspaper cuttings
Level: Series
Extent: 3 boxes
Creator: Henry Watson Music Library
Dates: mid-late 20th century
Scope and content: Subjects include Hallé concerts, other Manhester orchestras

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/208.4.4
Title: Newspaper cuttings
Level: Series
Extent: 13 boxes
Creator: Henry Watson Music Library
Dates: mid-late 20th century
Scope and content: Subjects include other Manhester orchestras; brass bands, choirs, Midday concerts series, chamber music

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/208.4.5
Title: Newspaper cuttings
Level: Series
Extent: 11 boxes
Creator: Henry Watson Music Library
Dates: mid-late 20th century
Scope and content: Subjects include chamber music, individual recitalss, mixed celebrity recitals, opera musical plays

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/208.4.6
Title: Newspaper cuttings
Level: Series
Extent: 10.5 boxes
Creator: Henry Watson Music Library
Dates: mid-late 20th century
Scope and content: Subjects include musical plays, oratorios, ballet recitals, jazz, early music, WM information files of biographies

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/208.4.7
Title: WM information files
Level: Series
Extent: 12 boxes
Creator: Henry Watson Music Library
Dates: mid-late 20th century
Scope and content: Box of WM information file "manchester" , WM information file "news chronicle photo collection music", WM miscellaneous music photos, Henderson collection of photographs and illuatrsations

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/208.5.2.A
Title: Bound manuscript music
Level: Series
Extent: 0.5 metres
Creator: Henry Watson
Dates: 18th-19th century
Scope and content: Bound volumes of manuscript music, particularly arias and vocal music

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/208.5.2.B
Title: Manuscript music by composers
Level: Series
Extent: approx.10 items
Creator: Various
Dates: 19th century
Scope and content: Includes music by Thomas Keighley, and manuscript copies of other works for chamber music and voice (collection by George Morris Ainsworth); organ music collected by WA Langstaffe

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/208.5.3.A
Title: Bound series of manuscript music
Level: Series
Extent: 14 items
Creator: Luigi Desmaretz
Dates: 18th century
Scope and content: Bound volumes of Italian compositions for voice, including "Terzetti Buffi", "Duetti Buffi", "Arie Serie" collection of Luigi Desmaretz?

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/208.5.3.B
Title: Volume of "Evangelisches Choral Melodienbuch"
Level: Series
Extent: 1 item
Creator: Michael Goethland Fischer
Dates: ?18th century
Scope and content: 1 volumes of manuscript music owned/written by Michael Goethland Fischer.

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/208.5.3.C
Title: Tunes for learners
Level: Series
Extent: 1 item
Creator: Unknown
Dates: ?19th century
Scope and content: 1 volume of short simple tunes for a learning instruments

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/212.5.10
Title: Handel death mask
Level: Series
Extent: 1 metre
Creator: Unknown
Dates: ?1759
Scope and content: Inside a large coffer, also includes other outsize items

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/214.5.6
Title: Henry Watson Music Library accession books
Level: Series
Extent: 6 volumes
Creator: Henry Watson Music Library
Dates: 19th-20th century
Scope and content:

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/214.5.7
Title: Artefacts
Level: Series
Extent: 1 metre
Creator: Various
Dates: 15th-19th century
Scope and content: Includes signed photograph of Wilma Hallé, large relief medallion likeness of Sir Charles Hallé, framed manuscript of 15th century music

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/214.5.8-10
Title: Framed images
Level: Series
Extent: 3 metres
Creator: Various
Dates: 19th/20th century
Scope and content: Posters, photographs etc., including certificate/dedication to Sir Charles Halle from his orchestra

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/214.5.11
Title: Biographies or personal archives of music and programmes
Level: Series
Extent: 1 metre
Creator: Various
Dates: 20th century
Scope and content: Includes Malcolm Tillis Archive, Maria Malibran, Henry Watson, John Barbirolli, photographs of St Peter's Church, programmes and playbills, box of Old Manchester Music

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/780.68
Title: Music societies archives
Level: Series
Extent: 3 metres
Creator: Various
Dates: undated
Scope and content: Archival material relating to various music societies

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Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/780.69
Title: Concert programmes
Level: Series
Extent: 25 metres
Creator: Various
Dates: 19th-20th century
Scope and content: Various concert programmes re Manchester

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Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/927
Title: Letters
Level: Series
Extent: 0.5 metre
Creator: Henry Watson Music Library
Dates: 1920s-1930s
Scope and content: Collected letters to/from musicians and industry professionals 

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Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/BR780.64Hd62
Title: Commemoration of Handel first performance
Level: Series
Extent: 1 item
Creator: Unknown
Dates: 1784
Scope and content: Bound programme

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/BRF780
Title: Vocal scores
Level: Series
Extent: 2 metres
Creator: Various
Dates: 18th-19th century
Scope and content: Slim bound volumes

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/BRM343
Title: Medieval music manuscripts
Level: Series
Extent: 2 items
Creator: Various
Dates: 14th century
Scope and content: Bound volumes of manuscript ecclesiastical music

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/BRM360
Title: Ecclesiastic music
Level: Series
Extent: 2 items
Creator: Various
Dates: 18th-20th century
Scope and content:

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/BRM370
Title: Bound volumes of anthems, chants etc for Christian mass
Level: Series
Extent: 0.5 metres
Creator: Various
Dates: 18th century
Scope and content:

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/BRM710
Title: Bound volumes of lessons/teaching for music
Level: Series
Extent: 0.5 metres
Creator: Various
Dates: 18th-20th century
Scope and content:

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/GRILLE130HD
Title: The Aylesford Manuscripts a first survey by James S Hall
Level: Series
Extent: 1 item
Creator: Various
Dates: 1958
Scope and content: 1 bound typeset volume of collections survey of Handel music

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/M827
Title: Letters
Level: Series
Extent: 33 items
Creator: Isobel Baillie
Dates: 1960s-1970s
Scope and content: Isobel Baillie's letters

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Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/MS.F. 927.8.Hd658
Title: Flowers Collection notes
Level: Series
Extent: 1 box
Creator: Various
Dates: 1930s
Scope and content: 1 box of manuscript and typeset notes on Handel's music, the collection, Handel biograhy and letters re Handel collections

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/MS130
Title: Manuscipt music by various composers
Level: Series
Extent: 1 metre
Creator: Various
Dates: 20th century
Scope and content: Bound volumes of manuscript music by various composers including Veerman, Pergoles, Shaw etc.

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/MS130HC44
Title: Volume Compositonen von Carl Halle
Level: Series
Extent: 1 item
Creator: Charles Hallé
Dates: ?early 19th century
Scope and content: 1 volume of manuscript music in the hand of Hallé, with 2.5 pages of manuscript notes at rear and possible self portrait?

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/MS130Hd4
Title: Flowers Collection
Level: Series
Extent: 1.5 metres
Creator: Newman Flowers
Dates: 18th century?
Scope and content: Bound volumes of manuscript music of Handel

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/MSF927
Title: Letters to/from musical persons
Level: Series
Extent: 0.5 metres
Creator: Various
Dates: ?18th-20th century
Scope and content: Various bound volumes

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/NDO
Title: Northern Dance Orchestra collection
Level: Series
Extent: 50 metres
Creator: Northern Dance Orchestra
Dates: 20th century
Scope and content: Manuscript and audio collections

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/R.F.780.5.Ij47
Title: Newspaper "Illustrierte Hallijme Narhrirhten"
Level: Series
Extent: 1 item
Creator: Illustrierte Hallijme Narhrirhten
Dates: 1936
Scope and content: Single issue of newspaper

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/R330-360
Title: Choral and organ music for Christian mass
Level: Series
Extent: 0.5 metres
Creator: Various
Dates: 17th-18th century
Scope and content: Including Manchester Cathedral collection of Manuscipt psalm tunes

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/R780
Title: Bound volumes of accessions to Henry Watson Music library and the Hallé Tradition by Michael Kennedy
Level: Series
Extent: 0.5 metres
Creator: Various
Dates: 19th-20th century
Scope and content: Various editions and remarks on Kennedy's work, includes bound volume of Henry Watson's letters and issue books of the library, and bound volumes of Lancashire musicians,

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/R780.81 HD58
Title: A Handel Collection by Newman Flowers
Level: Series
Extent: 2 items
Creator: Newman Flowers
Dates: ?early 19th century
Scope and content: Printed index of music by Handel

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/R780.81HD6
Title: An Alphabetical index of French and Italian Songs composed by Handel
Level: Series
Extent: 1 item
Creator: Unknown
Dates: 1953
Scope and content: 1 bound typeset volume of collections survey of Handel music

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/R780.851.HD52
Title: GF Handel Opera Librettos
Level: Series
Extent: 1 item
Creator: Unknown
Dates: 1930s?
Scope and content: Transcription typeset of information from Library of Congress catalogue from the 1914 edition

Archive: Henry Watson Music Archive
Collection: Henry Watson Music Library
Reference: HWML/R927-960
Title: Bound volumes of books about music and musicians
Level: Series
Extent: 1 metre
Creator: Various
Dates: 20th century
Scope and content: Includes works on music makers, composers, instruments etc and letters by composers and musicians