- US US.INSON Mss 020
- Collection
- 1921 - 1956
The collection consists of news clippings, photos, books and recordings of Ray Shonfield performing with the Charlie Davis and Jim Riley Orchestras.
Shonfield, Ray
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The collection consists of news clippings, photos, books and recordings of Ray Shonfield performing with the Charlie Davis and Jim Riley Orchestras.
Shonfield, Ray
This collection contains papers written by graduate students on topics related to the Great American Songbook.
Robert Grimes Collection, Preliminary Inventory
The collection contains 34,000 pieces of sheet music, 14,000 recordings, 3,300 books, 200 publicity photographs, news clippings and correspondence.
Grimes, Robert
1 abstract still life painting, 24" x 28", signed by the artist, Harold Arlen, composer for the classic film The Wizard of Oz. Yellow background, green vase, multicolored flowers; oil on canvas.
Arlen, Harold, 1905 - 1986
The collection consists of scrapbooks, photos, sheet music, manuscripts, and other material documenting the personal and professional life of popular music lyricist Gus Kahn who collaborated on many of the most enduring hits of the 20th-century including “Yes, Sir, That’s My Baby,” “Carolina in the Morning,” and “It Had to Be You.”
Kahn, Gus
Robert Boyer Collection of Andrews Sisters Materials
The collection consists of photos, recordings, posters, letters, and publicity material documenting the careers of The Andrews Sisters including 78s, 45s, LPs, CDs, photographs, posters, lobby cards, magazines, and miscellaneous research materials. It also includes to a lesser extent similar materials pertaining to Georgia Gibbs and Rose Murphy.
Boyer, Robert
This artificial collection comprises all donations of books. Subjects include: analysis and criticism of the Great American Songbook; biographies and autobiographies of the Songbook's composers, lyricists, and performers; the history of American musical theater and musical comedy; and commentary on the technology and culture of the 20th century. The collection also contains reference materials such as publishers' lists of sound recordings.
Grimes, Robert
The collection contains 7", 10", and 12" lacquer discs, various reel-to-reel tapes, miscellaneous 78s and LPs, and some sheet music belonging to lyricist Johnny Burke. Many of the lacquers are test pressings of music for which he wrote the lyrics.
Burke, Johnny, 1908-1964
George and Louise McCabe Collection of Sound Recordings
The collection contains approximately 1,200 78-rpm recordings focusing on the work of Bing Crosby and a sampling of other artists from the same period.
McCabe, George
Betty Garrett Sheet Music Collection
Part of Sheet Music Collection
The collection contains published sheet music and manuscript vocal arrangements used by actor and singer Betty Garrett.
Evening gown, grey silk with black silk and velvet overlay.
Part of Ella Fitzgerald Costumes
Jumpsuit, mint green silk heavily with rhinestones, faux pearls and fringe.
Part of Ella Fitzgerald Costumes
The collection includes two costumes created for Ella Fitzgerald for concert performances. The first, a grey silk evening gown with a black silk and velvet floral overlay, was worn by the singer on stage in the 1960s. The second, mint green silk jumpsuit heavily adorned with rhinestones, faux pearls and fringe on the sleeves and waistline, was worn by the singer on stage in the early 1970s. An inside label reads "Elizabeth Courtney/Costumes Hollywood."
Courtney, Elizabeth, 1905-1974
The collections consists of news clippings, photos, a promotional leaflet, and magazines pertaining to the musical career of Joyce Mauer Saxon who lived and performed in and around Chicago, Illinois.
Saxon, Joyce Mauer
The collection contains newsclippings, photos, an address book, lacquer discs, one 78rpm recording, contracts and telegrams belonging to 1930's actress and singer Niela Goodelle.
Goodelle, Niela
DVD, Jimmy Van Heusen: Swingin' with Frank & Bing
Part of Jimmy Van Heusen Collection
The collection contains 2 DVD's on the life of Jimmy Van Heusen who composed the Academy Award-winning song "Swinging on a Star" for the 1944 Paramount film Going My Way.
Van Heusen, Jimmy, 1913-1990
DVD, A desert bachelor's retreat
Part of Jimmy Van Heusen Collection
Richard W. Judy and Jane M. Lommel Collection of X-Ray Film Recordings
The collection contains 18 Soviet-era x-ray film recordings of jazz music obtained during Richard Judy's exchange studies in Moscow from 1958-1959. Songs include "Begin the Beguine," "To A Wild Rose," "We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye" and others by various artists.
Judy, Richard W.
Foreign language and cast recordings from the personal collection of record producer Didier Deutsch.
Deutsch, Didier C.,