Meredith Willson Papers

Meredith Willson leads the North Iowa Band Festival parade, June 19,1962.

Elementos de identidade

Código de referência

US US.INSON Mss 049

Nome e localização da entidade custodiadora

Nível de descrição

Documento

Título

Meredith Willson Papers

Data(s)

  • 1902 - 2006 (Produção)

Dimensão

112 lft; 59 Paige boxes, 1 banker's box, 2 gray half-document boxes, 1 drop-front print box, 1 gray card file box, 44 scrapbooks, 3 gray audiocassette boxes, 8 16' transcription disc boxes, 1 white 45rpm box, 5 metal slide boxes, 1 slide projector, 1 slide carousel, 2 8TB hard drives, 1 4TB hard drive, 3 2TB hard drives, 1 1TB hard drive.

Nome do produtor

(1902-05-18 - 1984-06-15)

História biográfica

Meredith Willson (1902-1984) was born Robert Meredith Willson in Mason City, Iowa. Willson’s first career was as a flautist with the John Philip Sousa Band and the New York Philharmonic. He later pursued a career as conductor and music director in both radio and television. Following a stint in the Army during World War II, he saw success with the production of “The Music Man,” for which he wrote the music, lyrics, and the book. He also wrote the musicals “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” “Here’s Love,” and “1491.” He was married three times, to Elizabeth Wilson (divorce), Ralina “Rini” Zarova (her death), and Rosemary Sullivan (his death).

Elementos de conteúdo e estrutura

Âmbito e conteúdo

The personal and business papers of Meredith Willson, author and composer of "The Music Man" and "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," along with photographs, sheet music and arrangements, sound recordings, and audiovisual recordings from his personal collection.

Sistema de arranjo

The Meredith Willson Papers are divided into five series: Personal, Business: Musicals, Business: Other, Meredith’s Music Collection, and Audiovisual Materials. Within each series, items are broken down into alphabetized categories.

Condições de acesso e uso dos elementos

Condições de acesso

Access to and use of some of the materials in this collection is restricted because of the nature of the material. Access is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library & Archives.

Acesso físico

Some of the materials in this collection are fragile due to age and/or poor physical condition and may be inaccessible. Consult the Library and Archives staff in advance of your visit to ensure access to these materials is available.

Acesso técnico

Condiçoes de reprodução

The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Great American Songbook Foundation. Music written prior to 1923 is in the public domain. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library & Archives.

Idiomas do material

  • chinês
  • inglês
  • alemão
  • japonês
  • polonês
  • espanhol

Escrita do material

Notas ao idioma e script

Instrumentos de descrição

Instrumento de pesquisa transferido

Elementos de aquisição e avaliação

História custodial

Fonte imediata de aquisição

Received from The Music Man Foundation, formerly the Meredith and Rosemary Willson Charitable Foundation, on September 5, 2012.

Informações de avaliação, seleção e eliminação

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Existência e localização de originais

Existência e localização de cópias

Material arquivístico relacionado

Meredith Willson Music Collection, The Juilliard School;
Kermit Bloomgarden Papers, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
W. Earl Hall Papers, University of Iowa Special Collections;

Audio items can be found digitally at Indiana University Media Collections Online.

Descrições relacionadas

Notas de publicação

McHugh, Dominic. 2021. "The Big Parade: Meredith Willson's Musicals from The Music Man to 1491." New York: Oxford University Press.

Elemento de notas

Nota geral

Separated materials: Published materials were removed from the collection and cataloged. They can be found in Worldcat and Libraryworld.

Notas especializadas

  • Citação: Meredith Willson Papers, The Great American Songbook Foundation.
  • Conservação: Obsolete audiovisual materials have been transferred to digital format.

Identificador(es) alternativo(s)

Elemento de controle de descrição

Regras ou convenções

Fontes utilizadas

Cross, Lucy E. “Meredith Willson.” The Official Masterworks Broadway Site, Sony Music Entertainment, https://masterworksbroadway.com/artist/meredith-willson/.

Who's Who in America: 39th Edition, 1976-1977. Marquis Who's Who, 1977.

Willson, Meredith. But He Doesn’t Know the Territory. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1959.

Nota do arquivista

Initial finding aid created by Jessica Frederick and Janice Roger in March 2014. Processing and finding aid completed by Elisabeth Hedges in March 2023.
AtoM description created by Ashlee James, December 2017. Edited by Elisabeth Hedges, March 2023.

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