Charles R. and Theodora Larocque Codman collection of George Gershwin materials, 1931-circa 1935.

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Charles R. and Theodora Larocque Codman collection of George Gershwin materials, 1931-circa 1935.

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Consists of autograph manuscript score of "Blue, blue, blue," a song from Act II of Let 'em eat cake, inscribed by George Gershwin to Charlie; vocal score of Porgy and Bess (New York, N.Y.: Gershwin Publishing Corporation, [1935]; 559 pages bound) inscribed by George Gershwin to Theodora and Charlie with a line of musical notation, a hand written index on the back cover and also signed by Rouben Mamoulian and Alexander Steinert; and two typewritten letters signed from George Gershwin, one to Charlie, December 24, 1931 and the other to Theodora, January 21, 1932.

0.1 c.f. (1 folder)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

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George Gershwin was a composer and pianist; his best-known works are Rhapsody in Blue (1924), An American in Paris (1928), "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime". Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores. He died in 1937 of a malignant brain tumor....

Codman, Theodora Larocque.

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Codman, Charles R.

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