- US US.INSON Mss 055
- Collection
- 2014-present
This collection contains papers written by graduate students on topics related to the Great American Songbook.
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This collection contains papers written by graduate students on topics related to the Great American Songbook.
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
Papers and sound recordings spanning the career of lyricist Hy Zaret (Hyman Harry Zaritsky). Includes research, notes, handwritten musical notes and lyrics on staff paper, mock-ups and drafts of sheet music, printed sheet music, orchestrations, arrangements, and folios. It includes copyright registrations, requests for use, letters of praise, scrapbooks, and correspondence. Collection also contains plaques and certificates presented to Zaret for milestones related to “Unchained Melody” and in appreciation for his work with Lou Singer on children’s educational music, and audio recordings featuring unpublished and commercial reel-to-reel tapes, 78s, LPs, and lacquers of Zaret’s songs, his Little Songs, and research-related materials.
Zaret, Hy
The collection consists of 18 boxes of music material owned by the composer and arranger, Ian Fraser. The bulk of the collection is composed and/or arranged by Fraser. It includes music composed for the Christmas in Washington specials, and arrangements made for Julie Andrews, Ann-Margret, Steve & Eydie and others.
Fraser, Ian, 1933-2014
1 handwritten letter from Ira Gershwin to a Miss Rittenband dated November 27, 1954 regarding "Porgy and Bess."
Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983
Iris Sievwright Collection of Production Music, Preliminary Inventory
Approximately 100 pieces of sheet music and production music from Paramount films.
Irving Berlin Sheet Music Dedication Copy
The collection contains one red binder of Irving Berlin sheet music dedicated to Jimmy Van Heusen. The binder was a gift from Berlin to Van Heusen.
Berlin, Irving, 1888 - 1989.
Collection consists of original arrangements and compositions, recordings of Mason’s work on reels and records, as well as some published material. Additionally, it contains some biographical documents, including adoption and marriage records, and Mason’s resumé.
Mason, Jack
The collection consists of menus, press clippings, photos and recordings from the career of arranger and composer Jan August.
August, Jan
Personal papers of Jay Gorney, including correspondence and scripts, sheet music, arrangements, orchestrations, and recordings of Gorney's works.
Gorney, Jay
Part of Oral History Collection
Oral history interview documenting the career of Jeanne Cummins, who worked as the vocalist for the Bernie Cummins Orchestra in the 1940s. Her husband, Walter, was the bandleader's brother as well as the band's guitarist.
Cummins, Jeanne, 1925 -
Sheet music, photos, booklets and autographs collected by Jeanne and her husband, Roy, from concerts they attended.
Parker, Jeanne
Collection consists of recordings, music, and newsletter articles for the Buck Creek Jazz Band, of which Jerry Addicott is a member.
Buck Creek Jazz Band
Collection contains photocopies of contracts between Jerry Vale and Columbia Records.
Vale, Jerry
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
41-page scrapbook containing newsclippings and photographs of Big Band personalities from the WWII era. Some of the photos are signed.
Renzi, John, Sr.
The collection contains newsclippings, notebooks, test pressings and books. books,
Miller, John
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
Collection consists of mostly photographs, with some correspondence, news clippings, and other ephemera relating to the life of Johnny Green.
Green, Johnny (1908-1989)
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