Guide to the Papers of Winifred Atwell
MS 4595
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Atwell, Winifred
- Title
- Papers of Winifred Atwell
- Date Range
- 1950-1970
- Collection Number
- MS 4595
- Extent
- 2.7 metres (12 ms boxes + 2 medium folio boxes)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence, 1959-80, a large number of press clippings reflecting the English part of Atwell's career with some Australian content, 1958-60, music manuscripts, arrangements, orchestra and band parts, and some sheet music. Songs with music by Winifred Atwell and words by J. Daniels (Folio 1), copy of Atwell's "Swanee River Boogie", sheet music of her "Jubilee Rag" and manuscripts of accompanying parts, and sheet music of "Dill Pickles, Oh! what a lovely war", and "Hawaiian Cha-Cha", arranged by Atwell, with manuscript band arrangements, are included.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2092499).
Conditions Governing Use
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Winifred Atwell, National Library of Australia, MS 4595, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Finding Aid Source(s)
Please note: This finding aid may comprise or contain descriptive information provided by donors, researchers and/or volunteers.
Biographical / Historical
Musician and composer. Born in Trinidad in 1914, Atwell combined classical music and boogie-woogie early in her career. When her very successful career in the UK declined, she came to live in Australia in the 1970s, dying in Sydney, a naturalized Australian, in 1983. Atwell is best known as a honky-tonk pianist
Item Descriptions
Series. Manuscript copies of music
Series. Press clippings
UK clippings, April - July, 1958 (File 3) - Box 1
All UK (Durrants) and most Australian clippings are from a clipping service. They range from one liners to full articles. Many are from the "Music" pages, Top 10 lists, new disc releases etc.
UK clippings, August - September, 1958 (File 4) - Box 1
Some clippings relate to racism, Nottingham riots, Winifred Atwell.
Mix of UK and Australian clippings, October, 1958 (File 5) - Box 1
Many of the Durrant cuttings relate to 1958 Australian Tour, including one relating to 9yr old Denise Drysdale playing Winifred's piano. Many of the Durrant cuttings relate to 1958 Australian Tour.
Various: includes letter relating to piece 2; letter and manuscript (The Swinging triplets) from John Murdoch; letter and 3 songs from Paul Sterman; letter and manuscript (Fandango on fifth avenue) from Derel New; other small miscellaneous items, 1958-1980? (File 7) - Box 1
Letter relating to piece 2 "Blue Rondo"
Mostly UK, December - January, 1959-1960 (File 13) - Box 2
One presumably from Sydney, where Winifred Atwell flew in for a one night charity performance.
Miscellaneous undated clippings and etc, Australian, UK and possibly Trinidad (File 14) - Box 3
Includes prayers, poems, ads, articles etc.
Mostly Durrant's clippings, except for some Irish clippings from Ireland tour, January - February, 1960 (File 15) - Box 3
Re Boxes 15 - 17. Most clippings from music related papers or from music pages. Many about other artists with just e.g. 'Winifred Atwell on the same program'. Very little about the tours of Australia, West Indies and Venice except that she was going.
Series. Music
"Album of Rags No. 2" Original arrangements selected by Winifred Atwell. Francis Day, 1952. Includes Jubilee Rag, an original composition by Winifred Atwell. Copy of "Swanee River Boogie" by Winifred Atwell. Mss instrumental arrangements for 'Jubilee Rag' by Winifred Atwell. Mss parts for Dynamite Rag (File 19) - Box 3
"Oh! What a Lovely War". A piano selection of music arranged by Winifred Atwell. Francis, Day Hunter, 1969. Includes Mss instrumental parts. "Hawaiian Cha-Cha". Arranged by Winifred Atwell. Una music, 1959. Plus Mss instrumental arrangements. Mss arrangements of 'Aloha Cha-Cha'. "Dill Pickles Rag' arranged by Winifred Atwell. B. Feldman 1954. Plus Mss instrumental arrangements (File 20) - Box 3
Mss arrangement of 'Rhapsody in Blue' for small orchestra or band. Some stamped 'Property of BBC Television music library' (File 21) - Box 4
Mss band arrangements of 'Hava Nagila'. Many have performance notes referring to 'Winnie', 1968 (File 22) - Box 4
Most of the following are stamped with N.S.W. Div MAGA and name copyist and or arranger. Most also stamped 'Winifred Atwell'.
Mss orchestra arrangements of 'Zorba's Dance'. Arranged by Les Sands. Stamped N.S.W. Div MAGA 60. Also stamped' Winifred Atwell'. Performance marks, 1973 (File 23) - Box 4
Mss arrangements of 'Port au Prince'. Lots of markings. Stamped 'Property of Decca Records Co. Ltd' (File 36) - Box 5
Mss arrangements of 'Winchester Cathedral medley'. Conductor and parts. Lots of marking, 1968 (File 37) - Box 5
Mss arrangements of '12th street rag medley'. Conductor and parts. Lots of marking (File 38) - Box 5
Mss arrangements of 'Aussie medley'. Performance marks. Includes one page (conductor) of 'I hear a rhapsody' (File 40) - Box 5
Published copy plus mss arrangements (chords) of 'Have you met Miss Jones?' Medley 8 (File 54) - Box 6
Savoy Scottish medley', arranged by Debroy Somers. Lawrence Wright Music, 1924. Piano conductor plus parts (File 55) - Box 6
'I could write a book', 'I'm old fashoined', 'I concentrate on you'. Published vocal scores (File 56) - Box 6
Mss arrangements of 'Hamps boogie (Theatre version)'. Performance marks. Not stamped (File 57) - Box 6
Mss arrangements for guitar and bass of 'Fings ain't what they used to be'. Not stamped (File 58) - Box 6
Published copy plus mss arrangements by Johnny Holman of 'You're the top'. Score and copied parts (File 59) - Box 6
Mss score and parts of 'Tzena tzena'. Orchestrated by Keith Barr. Performance marks (File 60) - Box 6
Published piano scores recorded and arranged by Winifred Atwell. Published score and parts orchestrated by Ronald Hanmer. Mss parts, 1931 (File 62) - Box 6
Folder of miscellaneous sketches and bits. Some named. (Boogamba, Gold of the Incas, Beguine). 'Albert's catalogue of songs from stage productions, film productions, composer's index, foreign language songs, TV theme music' (File 63) - Box 6
Folder marked 'Various original Mss'. Some are original and some may be original arrangements of published music. Some appear to be just sketches (File 64) - Box 6
Mss copies of 'Concerto in jazz' and 'Crescendo' by Donald Phillips. Piano conductor score (File 65) - Box 6
"Tango amoroso" by L. Cunita. Mss copies of 'Startime'; 'Concerto for romance' by Alfred Merlin; 'when day is done'; 'Dancing to the washboard blues' by Rodd Arden and Johnny Martin; 'Dixieland' by Tex Grant; 'Funny-melody' by Ted Fiorito; 'Love that girl' by Lindsay Hunt and Stephen Reid; 'Devils daughter'; 'Bounce the boogie'; 'The play-off (or on)' arranged by Johnny Holman (File 66) - Box 6
Mss arrangements of 'Boogie in the groove', 'Malaguena', 'The Vamp' and 'Reel selection. Markings (File 67) - Box 7
Mss arrangements for 'Now love's dead' (includes vocal), 'Squeeze a flower' and 'Boogie' (File 68) - Box 7
Folder marked 'W and Y' containing mss arrangements of 'Festival', stamped as 'the copyright and property of Keith Prowse Co. Ltd.' Performance markings (File 69) - Box 7
Mss arrangements of 'Play on bumble boogie'. Arranged by Jack Grimsley. Conductor plus parts. Heavily marked (File 70) - Box 7
"Sailing boats" by W.C.Cornforth (with a note from the composer). Mss copies of 'Hoki-lui; 'Delilah' ; 'Coronation'; 'Quickstep medley'; 'Teasing the cat'; 'The Entertainer, South Rampart St. Parade, Haunting rag'; 'Flirtation rag'; 'Let's rock 'n' roll'; 'Singin the blues'; 'Mondo cane'; 'I only have eyes for you'; 'champagne'; 'Cha cha finch'; 'Dixie boogie'; 'Windmills'; 'The road to Inverness' and 'Moon river medley' (File 71) - Box 7
Mostly single sheet, but some have multiple parts
Pp 2 -11 of an unnamed mss. Published copy of "If only I could tell you" by Winifred Atwell. Mss copies of 'In the mood boogie' (sketch); 'Charleston (sketch); 'Honky tonk rag' by Gordon Rees; 'Medley 7'; 'Barrel-organ boogie' and 'Caribbean carnival' by Pete Stanley; 'Rock jangle boogie' by Tony Ambrose and Les Brent; 'Mambo fantastico' by Paul de Haven. 'What do I care' by Jackie Rae; 'Soft summer breeze' by Harvey Richards; 'Flirtation waltz' by R.Heywood. 'Please don't go', 'Park lane: a musical romance' by Donald Phillips, 'Busy finger rag' by Michal Carr, Southern scramble' by Geoff Love, 'Basin street blues (parts)', 'Buzzing along on a bus' by Mary Webb, 'Me and my piano' by Miller and Caesar, 'Stranger in a strange land' by Steven Hamilton, 'Reel selection', 'To make a big man cry', 'Manhattan spiritual', 'Temptation rag', (parts), 'Big Ben boogie', 'Campfire swing' and 'Jamboree rag' by Richard Wayne (File 72) - Box 7
Collection of mss by Pat Castagne and published copy of the "National Anthem of Trinidad and Tobago" with a note to Winifred from Pat (File 73) - Box 7
Collection of mss: 'Optimistic rag' by George Spencer, ''Malacca' by Cyril Glova, 'Jungle bird' by Maurice Burnian, 'Swingin' cowboy' and 'Bossa nova boogie' by Ziggy Ludvigsen, 'Mambo fantastico' by Paul Horner, 'Macarenas', 'Swanee river', 'Birth of the blues', 'Quickstep medley', 'Jolson medley', 'Jewish National Anthem', 'Let there be drums', 'Piano party part II', 'Wild stallions' by Roger Coulam, 'Misirlou', 'Those were the days', 'Lonely piano', 'Summertime' (File 74) - Box 7
Collection of mss: 'St Louis blues', Bewitched', 'Cherokee', 'Tiger rag', 'Portrait of my love', 'Mother Brown medley', several pages of unnamed material/sketches, 'Lovely winding River Tay' by McCulloch and Wright. On the banks o' the Don', My ain Jean' and 'The coortin' o' Jessie McKay' by James Wright. 'Jangle box rag' by Michael Carr, 'Hell's bells' by Morgan Jones, 'Zero-zero', by Carl-Henrik Norin, 'Mister Sleepy' and 'Somewhere in heaven' by Joyce Farrington, 'Downtown medley' (File 75) - Box 8
Published copies of: "The Jitterbug waltz" by Fats Waller, Booklet of compositions by David Bee and Peter Packay, Bach piece transcribed for piano by Busoni (cover missing),"My Mama done tol' me" by Harold Arlen, "I taut I taw a puddy-tat", by Livingston and May, "Misirlou" by N. Roubanis. Mss copies of: 'Afterglow', 'Britannia', 'Bells', Winchester cathedral', 'Naughty senorita', 'Oh! it's a lovely war', 'Jaybee boogie', by Jill Bailey, 'How sweet of you', by George Stathis (includes a letter), 'Woolloomooloo' by Jeanne Pennell (File 76) - Box 8
Mss: 'Tick tock rock' by Gaston Le Bray, 'Red zone rag', by John Murdoch,' Diamond rag' and 'Christmas boogie' and 'Robert's rag' by John Gould, 'Yo no comprendo' by Hanny Mark, 'To Winnie' by Benny Koops (plus letter), 'Jangle piano' by Wyn Henry, untitled by Jack North (plus letter), 'Akongo-osana sounds of Teso, Uganda, by Solomon Mbabi-Kataua (1952), 'Mother knows best' and 'How pleasant' by George Stathis, 'Liverpool', 'Our Winnie' by Phyllis Solomon, 'Chant d'Afrique' and 'The Miracle of spring' by Paul de Ware, 'Nocturne' by Johnny Holman, 'London you're my sweetheart' by M. Wellum and J. Young, 'A Welcome to the highlands' by B. Graham and J. Young, 'I'm glad to be back' by J. Young and F. Kelly, 'Smoke signal' by T. Mould, 'The Desperado' by Jules Ruben, 'Winifred samba' by Christian Dupriez, 'Valley of the moon', 'The Princess' by Percy S. Robinson, 'Examination boogie', 'The orange tree' by George Mottram, 'Chant Hawaien' by L. Poterat and P. Sterman, 'Soft summer breeze' by Harvey Richards, 'Soul concerto' by Paul Horner, 'Green trees waltz' by A.J.Gould, 'The Jingleing rag', 'Bon soir' by Robert Legray/Alfred Merlin (includes a letter from the composer), 'That good sound' by G.Stewart and P.Collins, 'High jinks' by John Gould,16 songs by J. Bottomley, 'Down in the depths', 'The killers' by T. Barker, 'Prelude-Andalou' and 'Romani-Tango' by Mino Stiller, 'The cute little number in the big purple jumper' by (No Suggestions) (includes a letter) (File 77) - Box 8
Mss: 'Raggin' the boogie' by Derek New, 'Send them back', 'In auld Aberdeen' by Joyce Farrington (includes letter), 'Rowboat rag' and 'Winsome Winnie' 'When I play my other piano', 'Red ribbon rag', 'The Spotlight waltz' and 'Rowboat rag' by Len Newbery, 'Frolics' by Fred Emney, 'The Whistling ragman' by Frank Davison, 'The Kiddies' samba' by Frank Naylor, 'The Knitting song', 'Reel selection', 'Malaguena' (Parts), 'Airport theme' (Parts), 'Zorba's dance' (Parts), 'Southern fried' and Blues in drag' by George Spencer, 'Star of stars' by Hans Ninaber (Professional copy) (File 78) - Box 8
Mss: 'Misty', 'Rasa Sayang', 'Flapper rag', 'Glad rag' by Bluey Czarsov, 'Lily the pink', 'Juliet' by Lionel Baron, 'Little girl blue', S'Wonderful', 'Tops in pops', 'What'll I do', 'Downtown strutter and Alexander ragtime', 'Lady of Spain', 'Ob-la-di', 'Something is happening' (File 79) - Box 8
Mostly arrangements with parts
Mss: 'Prelude' and 'Fiesta in the jungle' by Paul Sterman, 'Devil's daughter', 'Medley 2', 'Arriverdici Roma', 'Piano party', 'Waltz medley', 'Lara's theme', 'El cumbanchero', 'Sweet Georgia Brown', 'Always', 'Black-white rag', 'Swanee river', 'Lady Madonna', 'Sabre dance', 'Quickstep medley', 'Dizzy fingers', 'Those were the days' (File 80) - Box 9
Ye banks', 'South Rampart St. Parade', 'Blue sunset', '17th century boogie', 'Happy event', 'Near you', 'Xmas medley (Santa Claus is coming to town)', 'Joshua fit de battle of Jericho', 'Birth of the blues', 'Poor people in Paris', 'Bewitched', 'J.D's boogie', 'The Choo-choo samba', 'Sweet memories of you' by Joyce Farrington, 'Love is blue', 'Hava nagila play-off', 'Saints ply-off (Bows), 'Lovely war', 'Go away little girl', 'Blue moon' arr. by D.Wilson, 'Where or when' (File 81) - Box 9
Mss: 'The Wedding', 'Little Bo-Peep' and 'Small hotel' by Ivor Mairants, 'Glocca morra', 'The Mayflower' by A.Murray and M.Jones, 'Keyboard concerto' by Reg Briggs, 'Good and evil' by R.Coulam, 'Honky tonk sing song', 'Australian medley', 'Let's call the whole thing off', 'Born free', 'Old waltz medley', 'Waltz medley', 'Stranger in paradise', 'Veni-vidi-vici', 'Haunting rag', 'Cry', 'Exodus', 'Rag 2', 'Rag 4', 'Opener' (File 82) - Box 9
Mss:6 pages of untitled musical sketches, 'Jezebel' by Wayne Shanklin, 'The Fountain boogie' by Eddie Purkiss, 'Couple of swells', 'Charleston', "Learnin' the Blues" by Dolores Silvers (published, inside Charleston folder), 'Can't smile', 'Cuando calienta' (File 83) - Box 9
"Concerto in Jazz" by Donald Philips - Lawrence Wright Music. Mss: 'Superstar', 'Darktown strutters', 'Raindrops medley' arr by Jack Grimsley, 'Black and white rag', 'Waltz medley' (File 84) - Box 9
Mss: 'The Spinning wheel' by Winifred Atwell, ' I don't know how to love him' arr. Les Sands (File 85) - Box 9
"Alligator crawl" Thomas "Fats" Waller, Keith Prowse, 1934. Mss: 'Baia', 'Dugga dugga boom boom', 'Australian medley', 'Temptation rag', 'Bumble boogie', Me and my gal medley', 'Once', 'The Vamp', 'Rag 3' (Flapper rag), 'Ragging the scale' by Ed. B. Claypole, 'Glad rag', 'Flirtation rag', 'Swanee river', 'G.B.H' by Gorden Bennett, 'I'll remember April', 'Echoes', 'Cherokee' (File 86) - Box 10
These are mostly Winifred Atwell originals or arrangements.
Photocopies of mss of works by Jack Daniels and Winifred Atwell. Most certified as originals: 'Don't look back', 'And love begins', 'It's there again', 'The face in the mirror', 'Life's like that', 'You come to mind', 'Life and soul of the party', 'Somewhere', 'Once or twice', 'Big fat Frank', 'Love has started', 'Love is a merry-go-round', 'O.K. push the button, 'Now love's dead', 'Lot's of things', 'Can't get along without you', 'Why'd you make it easy the hard way', 'Hop, skip, and a jump', 'I'm having my way', 'Multi-coloured pen', 'Brown paper parcel', 'Out of town', 'Crooner baby', 'At least you own me this', 'Every day is Mother's day', 'And love begins', 'Life's like that' (File 87) - Box 10
Mss: 'New medley', 'Piano party', 'Impossible dream', 'Lady Madonna', 'Birth of the blues', 'Airport theme' arr. Les Sands, 'Carnaval', 'If', 'Can't smile', 'Basin St. Blues', 'Hora staccato', 'Ye banks and braes', 'Kind of hush', 'Reel selection', 'Let's have a party medley', 'New medley', 'Handful of keys' by Winifred Atwell, 'Georgia Brown medley', 'Play on bumble boogie' arr. Jack Grimsley, 'Bacharach medley', 'Waltz medley', 'Kiss me for Christmas' words and music by Pat Castagne, "The Nickelodeon rag" (photocopy), 'Obsession' by Dave Bee (File 88) - Box 10
"Sugar blues" by Fletcher and Williams, Clarence Williams, 1923. "Does the chewing gum lose its flavour" (very poor photocopy). Mss: 'Shalom', 'Portrait painter of Paree' 'The Petite Waltz' (Original published piano version plus mss arranged parts), 'Festival', 'Struttin with some barbeque' by Lu Watters, 'This moment' by Lindsay Hunt, 'Lots of things', 'Untitled' by Winifred Atwell, 'Oompah rag' by Richard Wagner, 'Maple leaf rag', 'Talkin to me' by Hunt and Reid', 'Hungarian rhapsody', 'The Wedding', 'I hear a rhapsody', 'You're just in love', 'Exodus', 'Vine St. boogie' (File 89) - Box 10
"Five piano solos" by Jay McShann, Peter Maurice, n.d.. (Confessin' the blues, Dexter blues, Hootie blues, Jumpin' blues Pianotations, Vine St. Boogie). Mss: 'Rhythm of life', 'Brazilian rhapsody' by Don Alfonso, 'Down by the old mill stream', 'I don't know how to love him' arr. Les Sands, 'My way', arr. Les Sands, 'Glad rag' by Rory Czarsov, 'Love is blue', 'Central Ave. breakdown, 'Love walked in', 'Charleston', 'Miser Lou', 'Missouri scrambler', 'South Rampart St.'' 'Rich man', 'Smile', 'What kind of fool am I?', 'Choo choo samba', 'Old waltz medley', 'Gypsy samba', 'Wednesday night hop', 'Black and white and 12th St.', 'The Summer of the seventeenth doll', 'Sweet seventeen' (File 90) - Box 10
Mss: 'Birth of the blues', 'Impossible dream', 'Tiger rag' arr. Les Sands, 'Moon River', 'Steamboat rag', 'Love is blue', 'What kind of fool', 'Rhapsody rag', 'Flapper rag', 'Syncopated Sadie', 'Zorba's dance' arr. Les Sands, 'Mississippi mud', 'My way' arr. John Holman, 'Hungarian rhapsody', 'I hear a rhapsody', 'Black and white rag medley', 'My old man's a dustman', 'Bewitched' (File 92) - Box 10
Mss: 'Exodus', 'The Last waltz', 'Chills and fever rag', 'Lara's', 'Impossible dream', 'Charlston ????', 'Chica boa', (mss arrangements and published original by Sebastiao Burea), 'Cuando calienta', 'Bossa nova boogie', 'Give a little whistle', 'Opus 2', 'Old waltz medley', 'My way' arr. John Holman, 'For me and my gal medley', 'Moon river'. Published copies of "Amazing grace" and "The last waltz". Mss songs by Linsay Hunt and Stephen Reid: ('Suddenly', 'Love games', Red psychology', 'This moment too', Red and green', 'Life goes on', 'Rhythm all around', 'Pop music', 'Talkin to me'), 'Handful of keys', 'Rock and roll canary' by Johnny Pearson, 'Ga. Brown medley', (File 93) - Box 11
Mss: 'For me and my gal medley', 'Old waltz medley', 'Born free', 'Georgia Brown medley', 'Airport theme arr. By Les Sands, 'Birth of the blues', 'My way' arr. Les Sands, 'Tiger rag chaser' arr. Les Sands, 'Somebody loves me', 'Medley No. 1', 'Vendetta', 'Tie me kangaroo', 'Viper's drag' (in a folder, original arrangements plus published piano score), 'Jezebel', 'Dixie boogie', 'Desafinado', 'Love walked in', 'Dustman medley play off', 'Dead beat', 'Nice work if you can get it' (File 94) - Box 11
Mss: 'S'Wonderful', 'Five finger boogie', 'Driving home', 'Alley cat', 'Let's rock and roll II', 'South Rampart St.', 'Wanderlust' by Elliot Smith, 'five finger boogie', 'Someone to watch over me', 'Macarthur park', 'Temptation rag', 'If', 'Black and white rag', 'Born free' (File 95) - Box 11
"Help me make it through the night", Albert Publications, c1970.Mss: 'I do, I do, I do' ; 'Spinning wheel'; 'Swanee River' (parts, various arrangers); 'Big Ben boogie'; 'In the mood medley'; Lady Madonna'; 'Cuando calienta'; 'Smile'; 'Sweet Caroline med'; 'I don't know how to love him'; 'Impossible dream'; 'Lara's medley'; 'Soft summer breeze'; 'Cross hands boogie'; 'Jubilee rag'; 'Rialto ripples'; 'Dou dance'; 'Kitten on the keys' (File 96) - Box 11
Mss: 'Tiger rag play off'; 'Missouri scrambler'; 'The Choo-choo samba'; 'Alligator crawl'; 'Alfie'; 'Glory, hallelujah play-off'; 'Love that girl' (especially for Winifred Atwell by Lindsay Hunt and Stephen Reid); 'Introduction and play on'; 'I hear a rhapsody'; 'Little green apples'; 'Let's call the whole thing off,; 'In the mood medley'; 'dustman'; 'the Entertainer'; 'Birth of the blues'; 'I don't know how to love him'; 'cross hands boogie'; 'Born free'; 'Georgia Brown medley'; 'J.D's boogie'; 'bumble boogie', 'Impossible dream'; 'Tennessee waltz'; 'I do, I do, I do'; 'Sweet Caroline medley'; 'Nice work if you can get it'; 'Hava nagila'; 'Carnival'; 'Santa medley'; 'Spinning wheel' (arranged by Les Sands); 'Big Ben boogie' (File 97) - Box 11
'Waltz medley'; 'Black and white/12th street rag'; "Thomas 'Fats' Waller musical rhythms', Robbins music corp., 1943 (original arrangements of the songs included); 'Show me the way'; 'I hear a rhapsody'; 'Flirtation rag'; 'Lilly the pink'; 'Sales talk', Stanley Black, London, 1964 (includes original arrangements); 'Airport'; Birth of the blues play-off'; "Taboo", Margarita Lecuona, arranged as a piano solo by Winifred Atwell, London, 1944 (includes original parts); "Coronation rag", London, 1953 (plus original parts; '2nd had rag'; 'The Cannon ball', Jos Northup arranged by Thos R. Confare; 'Rag-a-minor by Julius Lenzberg'; 'Ragged edges'; "The Minstrel man by J. Russell Robinson, 1911' (photocopy) (File 98) - Box 11
"Haamp's boogie woogie", New York, 1944; "J.D's boogie woogie", London, 1945; "Boogie mood", London, 1945; "Theme from a summer place", New York, 1954; "Fly me to the moon", London, 1962;"'Meet me on the corner", London, 1955 (includes original parts); "You can't be true to two", London, 1956; "Memories are made of this", London, 1955; "Wiegenlied lullaby", London, 1915; "More", London, 1956 (includes original parts); 'the Old piano roll blues', arranged by Gordon Rees (includesoriginal parts); "Mississippi mud", London, 1927 (includes original parts); 'Lonesome road' (includes original parts); "'S wonderful", London, 1927; "If I could only tell you", London, 1963; "Dearie", London, 1950; "Veni-vidi-vici", London, 1954; "Boogie in the groove", London, 1944 (includes original parts); "Hollywood boogie", New york, 1949; 'La ronde' (parts); "There's a pawn shop on the corner", London, 1952 attached to "Tulips from Amsterdam", London, 1956; "Juke box Saturday night", London, 1942 (File 99) - Box 12
"Out of my dreams", London, 1943 (1 page only) attached to "Can't help singing", London, 1964 (1 page only); "The Echo told me a lie", London, 1949; "Love is my reason", London, 1955; "You'd be so nice to come home to", London, 1943; Medley 1 -" Love is here to stay", London, 1938 (plus original parts); "Mambo Italiano", London, 1954 (includes original parts); "The song is you", London 1932; "Little man you've had a busy day", London, 1934;Medley 10 - "Bess you is my woman", London, 1935, (includes original arrangements; "In the still of the night", London, 1937; "Life is just a bowl of cherries", London, 1931; "Blue bird of happiness", London, 1950 (includes original parts); "Blueberry Hill", London, 1940; "The Zither melody - song version of the Harry Lime theme", London, 1950; Medley 6 - "Something in the bank, Frank", London, 1957, "My truly, truly fair", London, 1951, "Belle Belle my liberty bell", London, 1951, "Christopher Columbus", London, 1951, "Feet up!", London, 1952 (includes original parts) (File 100) - Box 12
Book of Schumann' music (no cover); "Christmas Lullaby", London, 1960; "Ben-Hur waltz, London, 1960; "Ben-Hur's story", London, 1960; "When the swallows…", London, n.d.; "Rialto ripples rag", New York, .n.d.; "Tango" (J. Albeniz, op. 165 No.2) New York, 1921; "Ivory rag", London, 1950; "Sonatine pour le piano" (Ravel), Paris, 1905; "Handful of keys", New York, 1933; "Mozart fantasie 1" (1 page only); Medley 2 - "Rose, Rose, I love you", London 1951, " Ma belle Marguerite", London, 1947; "Mambo jambo", New York, 1961; 'Manana' (original parts) (File 101) - Box 12
Impossible dream' (original parts); "Les bicyclettes de Belsize", London, 1968 (includes original parts); ""Jamaican rumba", London, 1938 (includes original parts); "Aquarius", London, 1968 (includes original parts); "The Nearness of you", London 1940 (includes original parts);"Pinetop's blues", New York, 1945 (includes original parts); "Everybody's jazzing now", 1919. "Down where the Swanee Rivwer flows", New York, 1956; "Humoresque boogie", New York, 1947 (includes original parts); J.D's boogie arranged by Winifred Atwell. Hamp's boogie arranged by Winifred Atwell for small orchestra; Hollywood boogie parts (File 102) - Box 12
"Yancey special' London, n.d.; Miscellaneous pages of untitled printed and handwritten music; "Missouri scrambler", London, 1940 (1 page only); "Cindy, oh Cindy", London, 1956 (1 page only); (File 103) - Box 12
Various medleys - published music plus arrangements: "A-round the corner", New York, 1950, "Pickin a chicken",London, 1955, "Pretty little black-eyed Susie"London, 1952; "There's always room at our house", London, 1951; "You were never lovlier", New York, 1942, ?; Medley 4 - I was doing all right, I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter; Medley 7 - Can't help singing; Medley 9 (fragments of published songs - Wash that man. The last time I saw Paris, Getting to know you, There's a small hotel, Stay as sweet as you are; "Cleo and me-o", New York 1964; Booklet of Bill Haley songs; "Sixteen tons", London, London, 1942; Thirteen women (original parts); "Fanfare boogie", London, 1955; They can't take that away from me, (original parts); "I've got you under my skin", New York, 1936; "Luxembourg Polka", London, 1954; Lucky, lucky me, (original parts); Medley - "Candy and cake", New York, n.d., "Lucky, lucky me", New York, 1950, "Swedish rhaposdy", New York, 1953, "Where will the dimple be?", London, 1955; "Muskat ramble", New York, 1937 (includes original parts); "Toy-shop rag", Holland, 1955 (includes original parts) (File 104) - Box 12
Medley 6 - Fragments of published music plus original parts - My funny valentine, I got plenty of nuttin, Always true to you, darlin'. "Finger buster", New York, 1939 (includes original parts). Miscellaneous pages of arrangements. Arrangements by Winifred Atwell of Rocky theme, Bacharach medley, Moon River medley, I don't know how to love him, Grizzly bear rag. "Struttin' with some barbeque",London, 1941 (includes original parts); "Yancey special", London, 1938 (includes original parts); "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue", London, 1936 (includes original parts); "The Singing piano", London, 1959 (Includes original parts); "The Old piano roll blues", New York, 1950 (File 105) - Box 12
Series. Collection of unnumbered manuscripts
Mostly arrangements which where possibly commissioned rather than composed by Winifred Atwell.