A collection primarily of manuscript Jewish music scores for Yiddish theatrical productions. The work chiefly of Alexander Olshanetsky (Odessa 1892 - New York 1946), leading composer on the New York Yiddish theater scene from 1922 until 1946, and of Herman Yablokoff (Grodno 1903 - New York 1981), Yiddish actor, playwright, songwriter and producer active in the Yiddish theater in New York in the 1930's-1940's. The collection also includes printed scores of songs by Olshanetsky and Yablokoff. Manuscripts in boxes 1-12 are by Olshanetsky ; Boxes 13-15 include works by both ; where known, works by Yablokoff are marked (HY). Gift of Anita Willens, daughter of Olshanetsky and step-daughter of Yablokoff. Box 1 : The fighting Jew. Box 2 : The fighting Jew (cont.) Box 3 : Voice of Israel. Box 4 : Mayn maydeles ḥaseneh. Box 5 : Golden land. Box 6 : Golden land (cont.). Message of the Siddur. Freylekheh ḳabtsonim. Box 7 : America sings. Zol lebn Amerikeh. Box 8 : Mayn herts iz dayn. The garden of love. Box 9 : United Nations on the march. Organ grinder. Magic melody. Box 10 : Der Idisher general. Yosl der klezmer. Last dance. Prince Carol. Misc. incl. Olshanetsky hits. Box 11 : Ale ṿiln ḥasene hobn. Tico tico. Palestinian songs. Song of the golden calf. Box 12 : A night in California. Misc. : Folders 1-7 : Folders 1-3 : Misc. ; 4 : Misc. incl. : Simḥes nor by Yidn, Khʼhob dikh tsufil lib. ; 5 : Misc. incl : Take my heart, Azoy ṿi du bisṭ. ; 6 : Misc. incl. : Pastorale, Rhomba, Fargesen ṿel ikh ḳeyn mul ḳenen dayn letsṭen tants, Galḳa, Lullaby. Box 13 : Misc. incl. : Folder 1 : Misc. : Folder 1 (A) Ḥasidish dance, Khvel ḳimen tsu dir, Anita, Ṿen moshiaḥ ṿet ḳimen, Unser rebe ; 1 (B) Esther and Alter, Di, di zin in die shṭern, Danse sabra, Dorṭ uf yener bayt yam ; 1 (C) Olshanetsky's selection of popular melodies (printed scores) ; 2 (A) Brokhos - Ḥaniḳeh, Yiśmeḥu, Shuru habiṭu, Peysaḥ, Raḥem ; 2 (B) Eli, eli ; 2 (C) Chanukah fantasy ; 2 (D) Yiśmeḥu ; 3 (A) Liebster ḳim tsi mir ; 3 (B) Lucky in love ; 3 (C) Libe ; 3 (D) Lakh ṿen dikh shṭiḳen di ṭreren, Ikh ṿel benken, Ikh vays, Hupkele ; 4 (A) Lullaby, Galḳa, Shiḳṭ der har ; 4 (B) Sṿeṭ freylakh zayn, Shiroh, Romance, Roumania ; 4 (C) Palestine rhapsody, A plikheṿote Yid, Oy ṿelen mir ṭantsen, Oy Yanḳele, Oriental 4 (D) Mazl in libe (printed score), Mayn harts zugṭ mir, Mayn harts iz daynes, Maydel chi chi chi ; 5 (A) Ganovim ; 5 (B) A glesl ṭey ; 5 (C) Misc. ; 5 (D) Misc. incl. : Lomir zikh iberbeṭen, Three in love ; 6 Ḥasidish nigun ; 7 Far ṿos hob ikh dikh niṭ bagaygenṭ abisl frier. Box 14 : Misc. Incl. : Folder 1. A ḥaseneh in shṭeṭl ; 2. A night in Paris ; 3. Shabes, Nit gezorgṭ ; 3 (A) A nigundl (H Yablokoff), Oyf ṿeg shṭeṭ a boym ; 3 (B) Yankele ḳolboyniḳ (H Yablokoff) ;3 (C) A brief (H Yablokoff) ; 3 (D) Around the world with Yiddish theatre (H Yablokoff), A dini-toyre mit goṭ, Zilberner bekher, Yishe shṭeṭelakh, Shṿayg mayn harts ; 3 (E) Oy, iz dus a ṿelṭ ; 3 (F) Roḥeles ḥaseneh ; 3 (G) Broadway (H Yablokoff) ; 3 (H) Misc. incl. : Lider vos mir hobn amol genzungen (typescript), Ṿildermensh ; 4. Shlayme Zalmen, Up haḳen dus ḳepel, Duet : Feld-Edelstein, Polish Rabbi, Misc. ; 5. Misc. ; 6 Misc. incl. Hebrew rhapsody ; 7 (A) Israel's future is being forged, Misc. ; 7 (B) Shabsi Tsvi ; 7 (C) Dream, Misc. ; 7 (D) Carnival of Venice ; 7 (E) Freg nur by di shṭeren, Misc. Box 15 : A. Olshanetsky : Misc. cliippings and programs, Printed Jewish music scores by A.O. ; H. Yablokoff : Misc. by and about H.Y., Theater Programs, Printed Jewish music scores by H.Y., Papirosn : typescript of play by H.Y and Yitshok Fridman and ms score, xerox of ms, "100 years of Yiddish theatre" by H.Y. (1976), Ven di kuntzn-makher veln kumen / Shimshon Apter ; Engl. trans. by Bella Mysell Yablokoff (typescript), Misc. printed Jewish music scores. Box 16 : Printed music scores (non-Judaica) in folder marked : Joseph Willens. Misc. manuscript scores : Sabbath prayer. Photocopies of Hebrew and Yiddish printed sheet music. Box 17 : Folder 1: Ballet. Golden land : music A. Olshanetsky ; scored by Sam Medoff ; Folder 2 : Adonoy zekhorenu ; Folder 3 : Habeit mishomayim : by Cantor Maurice Gantchoff ; arr. by A. Olshanetsky ; Folder 4 : Intro Vilno ; Folder 5: Unidentified.
