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Jan August Papers

  • US US.INSON Mss 023
  • Folder
  • 1920 - 1985

The collection consists of menus, press clippings, photos and recordings from the career of arranger and composer Jan August.

August, Jan

Jeanne Parker Collection

  • US US.INSON Mss 040
  • Collection
  • 1934 - 1984

Sheet music, photos, booklets and autographs collected by Jeanne and her husband, Roy, from concerts they attended.

Parker, Jeanne

Sandler & Young Arrangements

  • US US.INSON Mss 006
  • Folder
  • 1963 - 1983

Approximately 200 original arrangements created by various arrangers for the singing duo Sandler & Young, who performed internationally from 1963-1982. Most arrangements include a master score, vocal parts, and various instrument parts. The collection also includes a few news clippings.

Young, Ralph

Al Hirschfeld Collection

  • US US.INSON 082
  • Folder
  • 1982

Collection consists of 1 poster, 2 books, 1 letter, 11 LPs, framed "Liza Minnelli" caricature by Al Hirschfeld.

Hirschfeld, Al

Gordon Jenkins Collection

  • US US.INSON Mss 075
  • Folder
  • 1953 - 1980

The collection consists of 9 boxes of printed music and documents and 231 sound recordings (132 7” reels, 6 5” reels, 17 10” reels, and 76 cassettes.) The notated music consists of original music and arrangements by Gordon Jenkins and a small amount of music by Gordon Jenkins, Jr., including a handful of published choral octavos of arrangements of popular songs. Highlights of the collection include the complete music to the 1959 concept album by Judy Garland The Letter, the complete music to the Future section of the 1980 concept album Trilogy by Frank Sinatra and an arrangement of “Everything Happens to Me” made for Frank Sinatra.

From notations on the reels, they appear to contain recordings of Jenkins’s compositions, including potentially bootlegged copies of commercial recordings he worked on. The cassettes contain recordings of the compositions and arrangements of the composer Mort Stevens.

Jenkins, Gordon

Arthur Freed Collection

  • US US.INSON 081
  • Folder
  • 1936 - 1979

Collection is made up of correspondence between Arthur Freed and other members of show business. Includes one signed program.

Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973

Alice Ghostley Collection

  • US US.INSON Mss 050
  • Folder
  • 1952-1976

The collection consists of photos, books, CDs, and vocal-piano scores related to Alice Ghostley.

Ghostley, Alice

Ella Fitzgerald Costumes

  • US US.INSON Mss 064
  • Item
  • 1965-1975

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

Bebe Landis Collection

  • US US.INSON Mss 065
  • Folder
  • 1963-1975

The collection consists of one script of The Student Gypsy dated March 1971, one script of Christy, and several music arrangements from the shows acquired by Bebe Landis during performances.

Landis, Bebe

Jerry Vale Collection

  • US US.INSON MSS 092
  • Folder
  • 1952-1974

Collection contains photocopies of contracts between Jerry Vale and Columbia Records.

Vale, Jerry

Bing Crosby Arrangements

  • US US.INSON Mss 057
  • Collection
  • ca. 1970s

The collection consists of 10 band arrangements used by Bing Crosby in the early 1970s near the end of his career, and one photo of the singer.

Lawrence Welk Collection

  • US US.INSON MSS 094
  • Folder
  • ca. 1970

Collection consists of baton from “The Lawrence Welk Show” and photographs of members of the band and their families.

Welk, Lawrence

Andre Kostelanetz Collection

  • US US.INSON Mss 015
  • Collection
  • 1932 - 1970-12-11

Collection consists of three folders of publicity stills of Kostelanetz. Approximately 30 compact disc recordings of Andre Kostelanetz's CBS radio broadcasts from 1932 to 1949.

Kostelanetz, Andre

Bob Kennedy Printed Music Collection

  • US US.INSON Mss 011
  • Item
  • 1900 - 1967

Approximately 1,600 pieces of sheet music, orchestral arrangements, and other documents related to the performances and career of Bob Kennedy.

Kennedy, Bob

William Wilcox Collection

  • US US.INSON Mss 017
  • Item
  • 1910 - 1966

The collection contains theatrical ephemera for a 1928 London-based run of "Funny Face," including a framed lobby card, accounting sheet, and playbill, as well as other miscellaneous programs and sheet music.

Wilcox, William

Irving Berlin Sheet Music Dedication Copy

  • US US.INSON Mss 028
  • Collection
  • 1907 - 1966

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.

Richard Sawicki Collection

  • US US.INSON MSS 085
  • Collection
  • 1950 - 1966

The collections consists of seven 8x10 photos, two letters, and one page of telegrams and check copies. The photos include Liberace, Cole Porter, and Steve Allen, with unidentified individuals.

Sawicki, Richard D.

Andre Kostelanetz Collection

  • US US.INSON A2011-014
  • Collection
  • 1965

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

Rudolf Friml Collection

  • US US.INSON MSS 095
  • Folder
  • 1941 - 1965

Collection consists of correspondence between Friml and Dailey Paskman, as well as contracts and one handwritten composition of “Loveliest of the Lovely.”

Friml, Rudolph

Dinah Washington Collection

  • US US.INSON Mss 067
  • Item
  • 1950 - 1965

43 arrangements for voice and various instruments, written for and used by Dinah Washington

Washington, Dinah, 1924-1963

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