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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

Caesar, Irving, 1895-1996. Irving Caesar papers, 1915-1974 (bulk 1915-1917).

Title: Irving Caesar papers, 1915-1974 (bulk 1915-1917).

Diary, correspondence (mainly outgoing) and writings drafted by Caesar relating to peace efforts; "Peace ship" miscellany including passenger lists, biographies, and printed material; correspondence regarding the Dearborn Independent.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51267866 View

Caesar, Irving, 1895-1996. Book and lyrics, fourth annual production, Greenwich Village follies.

Title: Book and lyrics, fourth annual production, Greenwich Village follies. [1922]

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (various pagings) ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46647066 View

Charles Mingus Collection, 1939-1979

Title: Charles Mingus Collection 1939-1979

This is the collected archive of world renowned African American jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus. The Charles Mingus Collection includes music (manuscript and printed of Mingus and others), writings by and about Mingus by Mingus and others, business papers, printed matter (such as articles and clippings, books and pamphlets, organizations and affiliations, programs, and promotional material), iconography (photographs of Mingus, his family, and colleagues such as Eric Dolphy, Dannie Richmond, Max Roach, Oscar Pettiford, and Miles Davis, artwork, and three dimensional items), personal material, and sound recordings.

ArchivalResource: circa 15,000 items; 84 boxes; 13 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu004009 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

Anderson, John Murray. [Green Village of follies of 1923; 5th annual production]

Title: [Green Village of follies of 1923; 5th annual production] [1923]

ArchivalResource: 1 v. 30 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44088859 View

Caesar, Irving, 1895-1996. Since you went away / lyrics by Irving Caesar ; music by George Gershwin.

Title: Since you went away / lyrics by Irving Caesar ; music by George Gershwin. c1943.

ArchivalResource: [2] leaves of ms. music ; 35 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/423297536 View

Caesar, Irving, 1895-1996. Since you went away / lyrics and music by Irving Caesar.

Title: Since you went away / lyrics and music by Irving Caesar. c1944.

ArchivalResource: [1] leaf of ms. music ; 32 cm. + lyrics ([1] leaf ; 23 cm. Typescript)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/423297530 View

Holt, Frederick Holford, 1867-1929. Peace papers, 1915-1917.

Title: Peace papers, 1915-1917.

Comprise correspondence, papers, and photos relating to his activities as a member of the Ford Peace Expedition, 1915, as the personal representative of Henry Ford and business manager for the Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation, 1916, including financial records; and papers relating to his work with the War Department Commission on Training Camp Activities, 1917, and the Playground and Recreation Association of America, 1917. Also include Mrs. Lilian (Silk) Holt's papers as women's suffrage. worker and philanthropist, chiefly concerning the Woman's Peace Party, 1915-16.

ArchivalResource: 509 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34363764 View

Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). Hit the Deck / music by Vincent Youmans ; book by Herbert Fields ; lyrics by Leo Robin, Clifford Grey and Irving Caesar ; directed by Allen MacInnis ; technical drawings by Patrick Clark, 1988.

Title: Hit the Deck / music by Vincent Youmans ; book by Herbert Fields ; lyrics by Leo Robin, Clifford Grey and Irving Caesar ; directed by Allen MacInnis ; technical drawings by Patrick Clark, 1988. 1988.

ArchivalResource: 32 drawings.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/626246247 View

Caesar, Irving, 1895-1996. [Greenwich Village follies of 1924; 6th annual production].

Title: [Greenwich Village follies of 1924; 6th annual production]. [1924]

ArchivalResource: 1 v. 30 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44088863 View

The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1940-1968

Title: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording] 1940-1968

Weekly 30-minute NBC radio broadcasts, featuring classical and light classical music, which began on Apr. 29, 1940 and continued until 1958. In September, 1959, the Bell Telephone Hour made its television debut as a monthly musical special. It remained a regular television program until April 26, 1968. Library's holdings incomplete. Broadcasts chiefly originated from New York City, sponsored by the Bell Telephone Company (American Telephone and Telegraph). Each 30-minute program generally features a guest singer or instrumentalist, with the Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, conducted by Donald Voorhees, and the Bell Telephone Hour Chorus. Frequent guest artists include Marian Anderson, Robert Casadesus, Nelson Eddy, Josef Hofmann, Fritz Kreisler, Oscar Levant, James Melton, Grace Moore, Ezio Pinza, Lily Pons, Bidú Sayão, Gladys Swarthout, John Charles Thomas, Helen Traubel, and Eileen Farrell. Chief announcer: Floyd Mack.

ArchivalResource: 1579 sound discs

http://archives.nypl.org/rha/20502 View

Caesar, Irving, b. 1895. Autograph card signed : [New York], to Irene [Gallagher], 1921 May 18.

Title: Autograph card signed : [New York], to Irene [Gallagher], 1921 May 18.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 10 x 16.5 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270935634 View

Eppes, William D. Autograph collection of William D. Eppes, 1908-1998.

Title: Autograph collection of William D. Eppes, 1908-1998.

The collection consists of autograph files maintained by Eppes containing correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, and printed material chiefly by or about people in the fine arts. Some literary and political figures are also included. People and organizations represented in the files, mostly by VERY BRIEF NOTES OF THANKS, include the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Louis Auchincloss, Hermione Baddeley, Cecil Beaton, Dirk Bogart, Louis Bromfield, Georgia Brown, Irving Caesar, Cass Canfield, Jan Garden Castro, Bennett Cerf, Clementine Churchill, Jan Clayton, William Sloane Coffin, and Bob Cummings. Also Jean Dalrymple, Margaret Truman Daniel, Agnes De Mille, Helen Gahagan Douglas, David Dukes, Dame Edith Evans, Albert Finney, Lynn Fontanne, Malcolm Forbes, Betty Ford, Arlene Francis, Robert S. Gamble, Lilian Gish, Joanna Glass, Ruth Gordon, Tammy Grimes, Desmond Guinness, Kay Halle, Helene Hanff, Julie Harris, June Havoc, Lilian Hellman, Pendleton Hogan, Helen H. Howe, Kim Hunter and Ada Louise Huxtable. Also Cherry Jones, Walter Kerr, Patricia Kluge, Bert Lahr, Arthur Laurents, Evelyn Laye, Vivian Leigh, Margaret Leighton, John V. Lindsay, Anna Neagle, Fritz Peters, Fritz Peters, Margot Peters, Cole Porter, Lynn Redgrave, Cliff Robertson, Donald Sinden, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Ben Sonnenberg, Paul Standard, Patricia Ziegfield Stephenson, Paul Stookey, Jessica Tandy, Angela Thirkell, Helen Thomas, Harry Truman, Barbara Tuchman, Henry Walthall, Ethel Waters, Peggy Wood, Louis B. Wright, Teresa Wright, Stark Young and Philip Ziegler. Represented in the files to a greater extent are J. Mitchell Bailey; Tallulah Bankhead; the Empire Theatre; Armand Hammer; Eval Le Gallienne including a scrapbook "At 33" inscribed to Eppes; Anne Kaufman Schneider and an honorary degree for Le Gallienne, at the College of William and Mary; efforts to preserve the New York City home of Edna St. Vincent Millay; and Dorothy Stickney, including a copy of her "A lovely light," a dramatization of the poems and letters of Millay. In addition the collection contains Eppes' notes on portions of the collection; obituaries and tributes; playbills; programs, including a souvenir program from "Gone with the wind"; announcements; sound recordings; and poster replicas for theaters, chiefly in New York City. The collection also contains five long-playing record sets : "Selections from George Gershwin's Folk Opera 'Porgy and Bess' Volume Two (Phonodisk 0618 : 10 in.)--"Dorothy Stickney in 'A Lovely Light' ... a dramatization of the poems and letters of Edna St. Vincent Millay" (Phonodisk 0619 : 12 in.)--"Opening Nights at the Met" (Phonodisk 0620 : 10 in.)--"The Music of 'Cabin in the Sky' Featuring Ethel Waters" (Phonodisk 0621 : 10 in.)--"Presenting Gertrude Lawrence in Glamorous Music from "Lady in the Dark' " (Phonodisk 0622 : 10 in.). The collection also contains a memoir of William and Mary librarian E.G. Swem.

ArchivalResource: 2310 (ca.) items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49864158 View

Lyle Stuart Papers, 1926-2010, [Bulk Dates: 1949-2003]

Title: Lyle Stuart Papers 1926-2010 [Bulk Dates: 1949-2003]

Controversial publisher Lyle Stuart (1922-2006) was a self-described "First Amendment fanatic." He founded two publishing companies, Lyle Stuart, Inc. and Barricade Books, and published newsmaking and bestselling books, including and . The collection consists of 35 linear feet documenting Lyle Stuart's personal and professional activities, including his prolific correspondence and journalism, and his many lively (and often litigated) personal feuds. The Sensuous Woman The Anarchist Cookbook

ArchivalResource: 35.63 linear ft. (26 record cartons, 1 half-width document case, 4 small flat boxes, 2 large flat boxes, 1 artifact box).

http://findingaids.cul.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-rb/ldpd_8623590 View

Atkins, Irene Kahn, 1922-. Major figures in American music [A-E] : [oral history].

Title: Major figures in American music [A-E] : [oral history].

Major Figures in American Music is the core unit of Oral History, American Music. The unit consists of interviews with approximately 320 composers, performers, and other significant musicians. Each interview covers a wide range of the subject's work and life experiences, and many subjects have been interviewed on more than one occasion, often over a number of years. In addition to interviews with the primary subjects, Major Figures in American Music also includes testimonies from secondary sources about Harry Lawrence Freeman, George Gershwin, Percy Grainger, Quincy Porter, and Arnold Schoenberg.

ArchivalResource: 51 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702165393 View

Anderson, John Murray. [Greenwich Village follies of 1922; 4th annual production]

Title: [Greenwich Village follies of 1922; 4th annual production] [1922]

ArchivalResource: 1 v. 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44088855 View

Flannery, Gary. Scandals / book by Gary Flannery ; music by George Gershwin ... [et al.] ; lyrics by Irving Ceasar ... [et al.].

Title: Scandals / book by Gary Flannery ; music by George Gershwin ... [et al.] ; lyrics by Irving Ceasar ... [et al.]. [c1997]

ArchivalResource: 1 vocal score (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40888431 View

New York Times Company records. A.M. Rosenthal papers, 1955-1994, 1967-1986

Title: New York Times Company records. A.M. Rosenthal papers 1955-1994 1967-1986

The New York Times Company records: A.M. Rosenthal papers document the editorial career of Managing and Executive Editor Abraham Michael Rosenthal (1922-2006), noted for his stewardship of that newspaper during one of its most tumultuous periods, from the 1960s through the 1980s. The collection contains Rosenthal's office files from , spanning the era of his editorial tenure. Containing extensive professional correspondence, the papers illustrate the deliberations and thought processes behind the decisions made at the very top of arguably the most important newspaper in the world. New York Times The New York Times

ArchivalResource: 54.18 linear feet; 129 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/17929 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

Caesar, Irving, 1895-1996. Lola in love ... : musical numbers / lyrics by Irving Caesar ; music by Hugo Hirsch.

Title: Lola in love ... : musical numbers / lyrics by Irving Caesar ; music by Hugo Hirsch. [193-?]

ArchivalResource: 1 folder ([2], 2-17 leaves) ; 34 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52219389 View

Leo Reisman collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1932-1948

Title: Leo Reisman collection of sound recordings [sound recording] 1932-1948

The Leo Reisman collection contains primarily private acetate disc recordings of Reisman's radio performances of the 1930's, as well as Reisman's personal collection of commercial 78 rpm discs. Included among the noncommercial recordings are extensive holdings of his Philip Morris Show and Schaefer's nine o'clock revue appearances. Less complete holdings for Lucky Strike's your hit parade are also included. The commercial disc collection is comprised mostly of Reisman's commercially released recordings, as well as a small number of other artists' recordings. All commercial discs have been assimilated into the general holdings of the archive, and can be located in the NYPL catalog.

ArchivalResource:

http://archives.nypl.org/rha/20451 View

Youmans, Vincent, 1898-1946. No, no, Nanette : the new 1925 musical / music by Vincent Youmans ; lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach ; book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel ; [1971 revival] adapted by Burt Shevelove ; concert adaptation by David Ives, 2007.

Title: No, no, Nanette : the new 1925 musical / music by Vincent Youmans ; lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach ; book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel ; [1971 revival] adapted by Burt Shevelove ; concert adaptation by David Ives, 2007.

Typescript, dated Sept. 6, 2007.

ArchivalResource: [3], 71 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/707677509 View

Mandel, Frank, 1884-1958. No, no, Nanette; a musical comedy in three acts. Book by Frank Mandel & Otto Harbach, lyrics by Otto Harbach & Irving Caesar; music by Vincent Youmans.

Title: No, no, Nanette; a musical comedy in three acts. Book by Frank Mandel & Otto Harbach, lyrics by Otto Harbach & Irving Caesar; music by Vincent Youmans. [1925]

ArchivalResource: 40, 36, 21 f. 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44450294 View

Lewine, Richard. Richard Lewine papers, 1897-2004 (bulk 1925-1984)

Title: Richard Lewine papers, 1897-2004 (bulk 1925-1984)

The Richard Lewine papers are mostly made up of scores for musicals written, produced, or conceived by Lewine, including such shows as The Fireman's Flame (1937), The Girl from Wyoming (1938), The Girls Against the Boys (1959), Make Mine Manhattan (1948), and Naughty Naught '00 (1937), as well as the unproduced The Liberty Tree (with lyrics by Edward Eager and libretto co-written by Eager and Alfred Drake).

ArchivalResource: 35 linear feet (42 boxes )

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/156466492 View

Otto Harbach Papers, 1870-1990, 1895-1963

Title: Otto Harbach Papers 1870-1990 1895-1963

The Otto Harbach Papers include correspondence, business papers, scripts, scores, lyrics, personal papers, photographs, and printed matter documenting his personal life and career, and also a particular period in the American musical theater, from ca. 1908-1938, when Harbach created most of his works. Correspondence is mainly between Harbach and his family in Salt Lake City, and later with his son William. Family members include his brothers, Arthur, James, Julius, and William Hauerbach, and his sister and brother-in-law, Sadie and Avern Poulton. Included in the small amount of correspondence from friends and colleagues are several interesting letters from Arthur Hammerstein, Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern, and Carl Sandburg. The collection is particularly strong in covering the business aspects of Harbach's work, documented with contracts, copyright, and royalty information. Scripts form the largest series and include copies of most of Harbach's works. The scores are mostly for HAYFOOT-STRAWFOOT (music by Jerome Kern) and COUNTER MELODY (music by Peter De Rose) and are notable for the holographs that make up part of the scores for HAYFOOT-STRAWFOOT. There is also a good collection of photographs, including family, colleagues, ASCAP events, friends, and a selection of production photos. Personal papers include genealogical information, writings other than scripts, ephemera and a long oral history interview conducted by William Harbach shortly before his father's death.

ArchivalResource:

http://archives.nypl.org/the/21318 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

Romberg, Sigmund, 1887-1951. Nina Rosa [music] : a musical play in two acts / the book by Otto Harbach ; lyrics by Irving Caesar ; the music by Sigmund Romberg.

Title: Nina Rosa [music] : a musical play in two acts / the book by Otto Harbach ; lyrics by Irving Caesar ; the music by Sigmund Romberg. [193-?].

ArchivalResource: 1 box (4 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/224387986 View

Richard Lewine papers, 1897-2004, 1925-1984

Title: Richard Lewine papers 1897-2004 1925-1984

Richard Lewine was a musical theater composer, an author of works of scholarship on musical theater and a theater and television producer, working mainly from the 1930s through the 1980s. This collection includes personal files, scores, scripts, production files, programs and oversized items pertaining to Lewine’s career, life and films, stage musicals and television programs written or produced by Lewine.

ArchivalResource: 35 linear feet; 42 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/the/21806 View

Smith, R. Grant, 1931-. R. Grant Smith sheet music collection, 1876-1981.

Title: R. Grant Smith sheet music collection, 1876-1981.

The collection consists chiefly of American sheet music published in the United States between the years 1876-1981.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 linear ft. (15 boxes, ca. 507 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/298320917 View

Youmans, Vincent, 1898-1946. No, no, Nanette / music by Vincent Youmans ; lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach ; book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel ; adapted by Burt Shevelove, 1997.

Title: No, no, Nanette / music by Vincent Youmans ; lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach ; book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel ; adapted by Burt Shevelove, 1997.

Typescript, dated Apr. 8, 1996.

ArchivalResource: [4], 77 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/712608578 View

Harris, L. mss., 1931-1977

Title: Harris, L. mss. 1931-1977

The Harris, L. mss. consists of the correspondence of Leon A. Harris, 1926- , author, engendered in the writing of his book (published by Crowell in 1975) and drafts of the book. Upton Sinclair, American Rebel

ArchivalResource: 1,224 items.

http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?doc.view=entire_text&docId=InU-Li-VAB8321 View

Anderson, John Murray. Book & lyrics, Greenwich Village follies of 1923, 5th annual edition.

Title: Book & lyrics, Greenwich Village follies of 1923, 5th annual edition. [1923]

ArchivalResource: 15 v. in 1 ; 30 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46647098 View

Caesar, Irving, 1895-1996. Reminiscences of Irving Caesar : oral history, [195-?].

Title: Reminiscences of Irving Caesar : oral history, [195-?].

Early life; career as songwriter; "Sewanee," "I Want to be Happy, " "Tea for Two"; association with George Gershwin and Vincent Youmans; American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; effect of radio and television on popular songs.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 32 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122564878 View

Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). Hit The Dark / a nautical musical comedy in two acts based on the book by Herbert Fields ; music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Leo Robin, Clifford Grey and Irving Caesar ; directed by Allen MacInnis, 1988 - house program.

Title: Hit The Dark / a nautical musical comedy in two acts based on the book by Herbert Fields ; music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Leo Robin, Clifford Grey and Irving Caesar ; directed by Allen MacInnis, 1988 - house program. 1988.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/626246232 View

Cyma Rubin papers, 1969-1992, 1970-1975

Title: Cyma Rubin papers 1969-1992 1970-1975

The Cyma Rubin papers document the producer's two Broadway productions: a revival of No, No, Nanette (1971), and an original musical, Doctor Jazz (1975). They contain scores, correspondence, production files, business records, publicity material, and photographs.

ArchivalResource: 12.13 linear feet; 39 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/mus/18606 View

Amsden, Arthur. Hoyt Public Library sheet music collection, ca. 1893-1942.

Title: Hoyt Public Library sheet music collection, ca. 1893-1942.

The collection consists chiefly of American sheet music published in the United States between the years 1893-1942. The music is primarily by composers from Michigan. It also includes songs that about Michigan.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear ft. (4 boxes, ca. 190 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/298229885 View

Caesar, Irving, 1895-1996. Papers, 1905-1972.

Title: Papers, 1905-1972.

Photocopied papers of Irving Caesar (1895-1996), a lyricist and composer of popular songs and Broadway musicals and a pacifist. The majority of the collection relates to Caesar's early career and his social concerns.

ArchivalResource: 1.2 c.f. (4 archives boxes) and6 disc recordings.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173692458 View