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MS Mus. 1026
- Record Id:
- 040-001946950
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001946947
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000248.0x000254
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- ISAD(G)
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- MS Mus. 1026
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MS Mus. 1026. Claude Bampton Papers. Vol. ii. Papers; 1936-1969.
ff. 243. 352 x 250mm.
1. ff. 1-55. Correspondence.
2. ff. 56-70. Programmes.
3. ff. 71-118. Press cuttings, including music.
4. ff. 119-159. Photographs.
5. ff. 160-165. Certificates.
6. ff. 166-174. ‘Samba school’ tutor.
7. ff. 175-243. Unfinished autobiography.
includes:
- f. 1 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: John Crapps, at Henfield, county Sussex: Postcard (photograph of John Crapps) to Claude Bampton from John Crapps: 1918: Autogr.
- ff. 3-4, 7-8 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Eric Maschwitz, entertainer and broadcaster: Letters to Eric Maschwitz from Claude Bampton: 1935-1937: Copies.
- f. 5 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Henry Hall, CBE; Director of Dance Music, BBC: Letter to Henry Hall from Claude Bampton: 1935: Copy.
- ff. 9, 20 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Philip Brown, broadcaster: Letters to Claude Bampton from Philip Brown: 1937, 1938: Copies.
- f. 10 Archie Campbell, radio producer, BBC: John Watt, Director of Variety, BBC: Memorandum relating to Claude Bampton's orchestra to John Watt from Archie Campbell: 1937: Copy.
- f. 11 John Watt, Director of Variety, BBC: Memorandum relating to Claude Bampton's orchestra from John Watt: 1937: Copy.
- ff. 13-14 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: John Watt, Director of Variety, BBC: Letter to John Watt from Claude Bampton: 1937: Copy.
- f. 18 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Philip Brown, broadcaster: Letter to Philip Brown from Claude Bampton: 1938: Copy.
- f. 28 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Douglas Lawrence, of the BBC: Letter to Douglas Lawrence from Claude Bampton: 1940: Copy.
- f. 29 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Henry Hall, CBE; Director of Dance Music, BBC: Letter to Claude Bampton from Henry Hall: 1946: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 30 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Air Commodore George Bentley Dacre: Letter of recommendation written by Air Commodore George Bentley Dacre for Claude Bampton: 1946: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 32, 43 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Sir Ian Fraser, Kt.; Vice President, Royal National Institute for the Blind: Letters to Claude Bampton from Sir Ian Fraser: 1946, 1961: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 33 Sir John Ellerman, 1st Baronet: Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Letter to Claude Bampton from Sir John Ellerman: 1946: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 35, 36 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Jacques Brown, radio producer, BBC: Letter to Claude Bampton from Jacques Brown: 1949: Copy.
- ff. 35-38 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Jacques Brown, radio producer, BBC: Letters to Jacques Brown from Claude Bampton: 1949: Copies.
- f. 39 H. C. C. Moule, of Cambridge: Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Letter of recommendation written by H. C. C. Moule for Claude Bampton: 1949: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 40 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Henry Hall, CBE; Director of Dance Music, BBC: Letter of recommendation written by Henry Hall for Claude Bampton: 1949: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 41 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Sir Ian Fraser, Kt.; Vice President, Royal National Institute for the Blind: Letter of recommendation written by Sir Ian Fraser for Claude Bampton: 1949: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 42 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Captain G. Robinson, Chairman of the Council, National Institute for the Blind: Letter to Claude Bampton from Capt. G. Robinson: 1952: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 44 Gordon Percival Septimus Jacob, composer: Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Postcard to Claude Bampton from Gordon Percival Septimus Jacob: 1966: Autogr.
- f. 45 John Dankworth, jazz musician: Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Postcard to Claude Bampton from John Dankworth: 1966: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 46 Anthony Spurgin, composer: Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Postcard to Claude Bampton from Anthony Spurgin: 1966: Autogr.
- f. 47 Margaret Cruft, Secretary, Composers' Guild of Great Britain: Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Letter to Claude Bampton from Margaret Cruft: 1966: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 48, 55 Anthony Spurgin, composer: Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Two letters to Anthony Spurgin from Claude Bampton: 1968: Draft and copy.
- ff. 49-51 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Robert Bampton, son of C Bampton: Memoranda to Robert Bampton from Claude Bampton: 1968: Typewritten.
- ff. 52, 54 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: J. F. Pinfold, Secretary, Performing Right Society Members' Fund: Letters to J. F. Pinfold from Claude Bampton: 1968: Copies.
- f. 53 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: J. F. Pinfold, Secretary, Performing Right Society Members' Fund: Letter to Claude Bampton from J. F. Pinfold: 1968: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 71v-72r Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Will Hudson, composer: Irving Mills, composer: Excerpt from 'You're not the kind' by Will Hudson and Irving Mills , arranged for piano by Claude Bampton: 1936: Printed.
- ff. 119-126 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Photographs of Claude Bampton: [between 1925 and 1946?].
- f. 128 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Photograph of Claude Bampton's Blue Ramblers: [between 1930 and 1940].
- ff. 129-130 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Johnnie Walker, jazz drummer: Ted Griffith, piano accordion player: Photographs of C. Bampton's band the Granchester Club Four: 1956.
- ff. 131-132, 143-144 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Photographs of Claude Bampton and his Bandits: [between 1930 and 1940?].
- ff. 133-134 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Photographs of Claude Bampton and his Orchestra: [between 1935 and 1945?].
- ff. 135, 136, 148 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Photographs of Claude Bampton and the Jazz Cetra Orchestra (Radio Turin Dance Orchestra): 1935.
- f. 160 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Certificate of registration as a member of the Songwriters Guild of Great Britain: 1952.
- f. 162 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: L. J. Saville, Director, JB Cramer Music Publishers: Certificate of associate membership of the Performing Right Society, signed by L. J. Saville: 1950.
- f. 163 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Metropolitan Police discharge: 1949.
- f. 164 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Assignment of copyright to W. Paxton and Co.: n.d.
- f. 165 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Death certificate: 1969: Copy.
- ff. 166-174 Claude Bampton, band leader, composer and pianist: Tutor, 'Samba School Rudiments' by Claude Bampton: n.d.: Photocopy of autogr. MS.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001946947
036-001946948
040-001946950 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1025-1029 : Claude Bampton Papers
MS Mus. 1025-1026 : MSS Mus. 1025, 1026. Claude Bampton Papers. Vols i-ii. Pages from a scrapbook and other papers. The names of Claude…
MS Mus. 1026 : MS Mus. 1026. Claude Bampton Papers. Vol. ii. Papers; 1936-1969. ff. 243. 352 x 250mm. 1. ff. 1-55. Correspondence. 2. ff.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001946947[0001]/036-001946948[0002]/040-001946950
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1025-1029
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- File
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- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1936
- End Date:
- 1969
- Date Range:
- 1936-1969
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Bampton, Claude, band leader, composer, pianist, 1908-1969
Bampton, Robert, son of band leader Claude Bampton, fl 20th century
Brown, Jacques, radio producer BBC
Brown, Philip, broadcaster
Campbell, Archie, radio producer BBC
Crapps, John, at Henfield Sussex ex
Cruft, Margaret, sec Composers' Guild of Great Britain
Dacre, George Bentley, Royal Air Force pilot, 1891-1962
Dankworth, John Philip William, Knight, jazz musician and composer, 1927-2010
Ellerman, John Reeves, 1st Baronet, shipowner and financier, 1862-1933
Fraser, William Jocelyn Ian, Baron Fraser of Lonsdale, Vice President Royal National Institute for the Blind, 1897-1974
Griffith, Ted, piano accordion player, fl 1956
Hall, Henry, CBE, Director of Dance Music BBC
Hudson, Will, composer
Jacob, Gordon Percival Septimus, composer, 1895-1984
Lawrence, Douglas, of the BBC
Maschwitz, Eric, lyricist, screenwriter, and broadcasting executive, 1901-1969
Mills, Irving, composer
Moule, H C C, of Cambridge
Pinfold, J F, Secretary Performing Right Society Members' Fund
Robinson, G, Captain Chairman of the Council National Institute for the Blind
Saville, L J, Director JB Cramer Music Publishers
Spurgin, Anthony, composer
Walker, Johnnie, jazz drummer
Watt, John, Director of Variety BBC