Papers, 1948-1962.

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Papers, 1948-1962.

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Collection contains mainly scores of motion picture music composed by Gertz, including "Khyber Patrol," "Overland Pacific," "The Lone Gun," "Kentucky Rifle," "Top Gun," "Blonde Ice," "Daughter of the West," "It Came from Outer Space," "Escape to Egypt," "The Fiercest Heart," and "Francis Joins the Wacs"; the score for the motion picture "The Hoover Dam Story," which was produced by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; the score for a Gillette Company television ad; 1 33 1/3 rpm record of "Leaves of Grass"; and 1 reel-to-reel audiotape of orchestral background cues for many motion pictures which featured Gertz's compositions.

11.38 cubic ft. (12 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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United States. Bureau of Reclamation

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The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation Service) was a bureau of the Department of the Interior which oversaw water development projects in the western United States. In July of 1902, in accordance with the Reclamation Act 32 Stat. 388, approved June 17, 1902 (also known as the Newlands Act), Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock established the Reclamation Service within the Geological Survey. The new Reclamation Service studied potential water development projects in each western stat...

United Artists Corporation

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Gillette company

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Gertz, Irving

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Gertz (1915- ) worked as a composer for United Artists, Universal Pictures and Cathedral Films from 1946 until about 1969. He also composed the song "Leaves of Grass." From the description of Papers, 1948-1962. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 31683170 ...

Cathedral Films

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Universal Pictures Corporation

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