Papers, 1910-1953 (bulk 1936-1950).

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1910-1953 (bulk 1936-1950).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27959840

Chiefly music scores by various arrangers that were played by his bands. Some scores of school songs are also present. Also numerous pieces of sheet music by composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Jerome Kern. Manuscripts include screen stories and personal notebooks. In addition to photographs of family members, friends, and musicians, there are some identified ones of Japanese works of art. Other files contain correspondence, miscellaneous financial records, and printed items. Among these are publicity articles and programs from theater and concert events, many from Carnegie Hall.

51 ft.

University of Arizona Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7251102

University of Arizona Libraries

Related Entities

There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

Porter, Cole, 1891-1964

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mt4js4 (person)

Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana on June 9, 1891. As a boy he took lessons in piano and violin, and began writing songs while in prep school. He attended Yale College (Class of 1913), where he composed fight songs that are still used today. After graduating, he went on to Harvard Law School, but he had little interest in law and soon began studying music instead. Porter would later complete his musical education at the Schola Cantorum in Paris. Porter's first Broadway show, See America F...

Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rg6m1n (person)

Composer and songwriter Jerome Kern (1885-1945) is best remembered for his Broadway and film work including the lovely melodies from Showboat, "Old Man River," "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man," and "Bill," as well as standards such as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "The Way You Look Tonight". The collection consists primarily of show music, including some holograph sketches. There are many full and vocal scores in the hand of Kern's orchestrators and arrangers, especially Frank Saddler and Robert Russ...

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6204wfj (person)

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....

Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n40nx2 (person)

Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004) was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, actor and author of both fiction and non-fiction. Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists", Shaw led one of the United States' most popular big bands in the late 1930s through the early 1940s. Though he had numerous hit records, he was perhaps best known for his 1938 recording of Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine." Before the release of "Beguine," Shaw and...

Carnegie Hall (New York, N.Y.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kw955s (corporateBody)

Designed to be America's foremost center for classical music, Carnegie Hall has extended its 3 stages not only to different types of music, but also to lecturers, staged productions, and one stage even served for a time (early 1960s to 1997) as a cinema until it was reclaimed for live performances. Known for its wonderful acoustics, Carnegie Hall is known as the premier location for music of all sorts. From the description of Belknap Collection, Theatre and theatre groups 1895- : Car...