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Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981. In my wildest of dreams [sound recording] ; Moonburn / [performed by] Hoagy Carmichael.

Title: In my wildest of dreams [sound recording] ; Moonburn / [performed by] Hoagy Carmichael. [1926]

ArchivalResource: 1 sound disc : analog, 78 rpm, mono. ; 10 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50450929 View

Joe Reisman scores, 1945-1986

Title: Joe Reisman scores 1945-1986

Joe Reisman was a producer and arranger at RCA Victor and Roulette Records from the 1950s to the 1970s; he worked independently into the mid-1980s. His scores and papers document his work on behalf of such artists as Henry Mancini, Patti Page, Sarah Vaughan, Perry Como, and for his own albums and soundtracks.

ArchivalResource: 84.4 linear feet; 121 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/mus/20330 View

E. Y. Harburg papers, 1936-1981

Title: E. Y. Harburg papers 1936-1981

E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Academy Award winning lyricist, created the lyrics for the Academy Award winning film , as well as the Broadway shows , , and . Among his principal collaborators were Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Burton Lane, Arthur Schwartz and Jerome Kern. He died in Los Angeles in 1981. The papers consists mainly of scripts, correspondence, music, lyrics, clippings, notes, speeches, biographies, and articles. The Wizard of Oz Finian's Rainbow Bloomer Girl Flahooley

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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21353 View

Lucille Lortel papers

Title: Lucille Lortel papers

The papers of Lucille Lortel relate the details of her life and career from teen years to her death in 1999, and include correspondence, production files, scripts, programs, production photographs, personal and family photographs, organization files, clippings, memorabilia, and scrapbooks. Lucille Lortel's life spanned the twentieth century, so in addition to providing details of her family and personal life her papers encompass many aspects of the theatrical history of her era. Lortel is credited with fostering the Off-Broadway movement and providing a forum for avant-garde and experimental work at her Theatre de Lys. Lortel's productions at the White Barn and the ANTA Matinee Series at the Theatre de Lys brought works by Jean Genet, Sean O'Casey, Athol Fugard, and others to a wider audience. Many of these productions are represented in the collection by correspondence, programs, photographs and clippings. Over the years Lortel also worked closely with several non-profit theaters as a donor and mentor. Her affiliations with Circle in the Square, Circle Repertory Company, Goodspeed Opera House, Yale Repertory Theatre, and other companies are documented in the organization files.

ArchivalResource: 49.61 linear feet; 37 vols. (150 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/the/21631 View

Peters, Lynn. Double bass chamber music [sound recording].

Title: Double bass chamber music [sound recording]. 2001.

ArchivalResource: 2 sound discs (89:14) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54054761 View

Lazar, Irving Paul. An oral history interview with Irving Paul ("Swifty") Lazar / conducted by David Farneth and Peggy Meyer Sherry for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Weill-Lenya Research Center, 1991 November 12 : recording and transcript.

Title: An oral history interview with Irving Paul ("Swifty") Lazar / conducted by David Farneth and Peggy Meyer Sherry for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Weill-Lenya Research Center, 1991 November 12 : recording and transcript.

Lazar describes Kurt Weill's struggles in Hollywood and the difficulties of finding projects for him; compares him to "Tin Pan Alley" and Hollywood composers (to Weill's advantage); discusses Lenya's Hollywood potential; and touches generally on the German emigre community. Discussion includes Maxwell Anderson, Sammy Cahn, Ira Gershwin, Moss Hart, Lotte Lenya, Alan Jay Lerner, Ann Ronell, Salka Viertel, and Kurt Weill.

ArchivalResource: 1 transcript (16 p.) ; 28cm.1 sound cassette (ca. 45 min.): analog, 1 5/16 ips., stereo.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122364658 View

Norman "Buddy" Baker Collection, ca. 1958-1998

Title: Norman "Buddy" Baker Collection ca. 1958-1998

The Norman "Buddy" Baker Collection chronicles the career of Norman "Buddy" Baker in his roles as composer, orchestrator, conductor, and musical director with Walt Disney Studios from the mid 1950s to the 1980s. The bulk of the collection consists of autograph, typed, and photocopied music scores, sketches, lead sheets, musical breakdowns and parts from music composed for Walt Disney theatrical, television, and theme park productions.

ArchivalResource: 103.0 linear feet; (94 boxes)

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/fales/baker_4/baker_4.html View

Abe Burrows collection of sound recordings [sound recording]

Title: Abe Burrows collection of sound recordings [sound recording]

This collection contains recordings of the complete runs of both "The Abe Burrows Show" and "Breakfast with Burrows." There are also recordings of many of the numerous guest appearances Burrows made on other radio and television programs such as "The Bing Crosby Show" and shows for which he was a writer, such as "The Philip Morris Holiday Show." In addition, there are home and private recordings of the Burrows family and 3 unproduced musicals: "Jacobowsky," "Tango Mogador" and "Poilu.".

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http://archives.nypl.org/rha/20488 View

Cahn, Sammy. Interview with Sammy Cahn [sound recording] / by Bob and Betty Lewis.

Title: Interview with Sammy Cahn [sound recording] / by Bob and Betty Lewis.

Sammy Cahn, American lyricist and songwriter, speaks about writing songs and his background.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85018514 View

The Railroad hour, radio program [sound recording], 1948-1954

Title: The Railroad hour, radio program [sound recording] 1948-1954

The Railroad hour was a program which presented excerpts of famous musical comedies, as well as original stories, for radio audiences. Each half-hour episode of the program presented the highlights of one musical. Gordon MacRae was the host and leading man for each episode; his leading ladies came from radio and the Metropolitan Opera.

ArchivalResource: 490 sound discs; analog, 33 1/3 rpm; 16 in.; 42 sound tapes

http://archives.nypl.org/rha/20435 View

Jo Mielziner papers, 1903-1976

Title: Jo Mielziner papers 1903-1976

Jo Mielziner, set and lighting designer, theater architect and consultant. The collection consists of personal papers, personal and professional correspondence, production materials, office and financial files, writings, professional appearance and exhibition files, photographs, scrapbooks and subject files documenting the life and career of Jo Mielziner.

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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21477 View

Norman "Buddy" Baker Collection, ca. 1958-1998

Title: Norman "Buddy" Baker Collection ca. 1958-1998

The Norman "Buddy" Baker Collection chronicles the career of Norman "Buddy" Baker in his roles as composer, orchestrator, conductor, and musical director with Walt Disney Studios from the mid 1950s to the 1980s. The bulk of the collection consists of autograph, typed, and photocopied music scores, sketches, lead sheets, musical breakdowns and parts from music composed for Walt Disney theatrical, television, and theme park productions.

ArchivalResource: 103.0 linear feet; (94 boxes)

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/fales/baker_4/baker_4.html View

Van Heusen, Jimmy, 1913-1990. Collection of musical works and papers, 1920-1991.

Title: Collection of musical works and papers, 1920-1991.

Collection consists of published sheet music and manuscripts, popular LPs of Van Heusen's and other's songs, and reel-to-reel tapes of LPs as well as home recordings. Includes personal papers, correspondence with Johnny Burke, Sammy Cahn, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra, and business documents related to publishing companies Burke and Van Heusen, Van Heusen Music Corp., Burvan, and St. James. Also includes works lists, programs, clippings, biographies, and professionally assembled scrapbooks. Also contains items related to his hobbies of horses and flying.

ArchivalResource: 150 boxes (75 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39623153 View

Johnny Green papers, 1920-1991.

Title: Johnny Green papers, 1920-1991.

Scores and papers of American conductor, arranger, and composer Johnny Green.

ArchivalResource: 307 boxes (150 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02023/catalog View

Johnny Green additional papers, 1923-1989.

Title: Johnny Green additional papers, 1923-1989.

Scores and papers of Americanconductor, arranger, and composer Johnny Green.

ArchivalResource: 104 containers (111 linearft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02074/catalog View

Reisman, Joe. Joe Reisman scores, 1945-1986.

Title: Joe Reisman scores, 1945-1986.

The Joe Reisman scores consist primarily of scores and parts that Reisman (and occasionally others) arranged and sometimes composed for recording artists on the RCA Victor and Roulette record labels, and, in a few cases, for outside contractors.

ArchivalResource: 84.4 linear feet (121 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79427306 View

Ira Berkow, papers, undated, 1960-2011

Title: Ira Berkow, papers undated, 1960-2011

This collection documents the work of Ira Berkow, an American sportswriter. Berkow was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 7, 1940 and attended Roger C. Sullivan High School in the Rogers Park section of Chicago, where he graduated from in 1957. His college career began at Miami University (BA, 1963) and ended at Northwestern University (MSJ, 1965). His first post as a sportswriter was with the (1965-1967). He then moved on to the syndicated news service Newspaper Enterprise Association where he worked as a columnist and writer from 1967-1976. In 1981, he started as a sports feature writer and columnist for the . He remained at the NY Times until his retirement in 2007. This collection contains correspondence and photographs of Ira Berkow and documents his relationship with leaders in sports, politics, religion, and the arts. The collection also contains selected articles and appearances on television and radio made during his career. Minneapolis Tribune New York Times

ArchivalResource: 1.7 linear feet (2 manuscript boxes and 1 SB1 box)

http://findingaids.cjh.org/?pID=1016949 View

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. MGM and Twentieth Century-Fox screenplays, 1931-1963 (bulk 1937-1955).

Title: MGM and Twentieth Century-Fox screenplays, 1931-1963 (bulk 1937-1955). [1931-1963]

The MGM and Twentieth Century-Fox screenplays is a collection of 129 film scripts produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Twentieth Century-Fox studios between 1931 and 1963. Nearly all are musicals, and many scripts are present in multiple drafts. Included in the collection are the screenplays for Daddy Long Legs, Kiss Me Kate and Singin' in the Rain.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear feet (6 records center boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/535503834 View

Jimmy Van Heusen Collection of Musical Works and Papers, 1853-1994, bulk 1939-1972

Title: Jimmy Van Heusen Collection of Musical Works and Papers, 1853-1994, bulk 1939-1972

Collection consists of American song composer Jimmy Van Heusen's papers and materials, both business and personal. Items include an extensive collection of unpublished music manuscripts and song lyrics, published sheet music, correspondence, personal papers, and business documents. Many materials relate to his interactions with Johnny Burke, Sammy Cahn, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and others, and to his publishing companies Burke & Van Heusen, Inc. and Van Heusen Music Corporation. Also includes sound and audiovisual materials, including his personal LP collection, unpublished home recordings, and home movies. Photographic material includes both press and personal prints, some negatives, and color slides. Other items include performance scripts, altered lyrics, biographic materials, professionally assembled scrapbooks, and other published materials from his personal collection. In addition to his musical career, the collection highlights his interests in horses and flying, and his domestic life with wife Josephine Van Heusen.

ArchivalResource: 166 boxes

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Cahn, Sammy. Typewritten letter signed : Beverly Hills, Calif., to Lucretia [Shaler?], 1976 June 15.

Title: Typewritten letter signed : Beverly Hills, Calif., to Lucretia [Shaler?], 1976 June 15.

Short letter with words for a happy 100th birthday song, regretting that he cannot rhyme with "Shaler" since he does not know how it is pronounced.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 19.5 x 18.7 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270906654 View

Sammy Cahn collection, [19--?-ongoing].

Title: Sammy Cahn collection, [19--?-ongoing].

Collection contains clipping, photograph and program files.

ArchivalResource: 3 folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/430358918 View