Collection of musical works and papers, 1920-1991.

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Collection of musical works and papers, 1920-1991.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39623153

Collection consists of published sheet music and manuscripts, popular LPs of Van Heusen's and other's songs, and reel-to-reel tapes of LPs as well as home recordings. Includes personal papers, correspondence with Johnny Burke, Sammy Cahn, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra, and business documents related to publishing companies Burke and Van Heusen, Van Heusen Music Corp., Burvan, and St. James. Also includes works lists, programs, clippings, biographies, and professionally assembled scrapbooks. Also contains items related to his hobbies of horses and flying.

150 boxes (75 linear ft.)

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7415556

University of California, Los Angeles

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Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977

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American singer. From the description of Bing Crosby letter to Harry Ruby, 1964 Feb. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 716080707 From the description of Bing Crosby autograph letter to Joe Roddy, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 716080729 From the description of Bing Crosby letter to Look magazine, 1944 July 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 716080749 Although Bing Crosby studied law at Gonzaga University in Spokane, he was more interested in playi...

Cahn, Sammy

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Composer of "Love and marriage" and other songs. From the description of Typewritten letter signed : Beverly Hills, Calif., to Lucretia [Shaler?], 1976 June 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906654 ...

Sinatra, Frank

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The son of italian immigrants, Frank Sinatra began singing and doing impersonations in school which led to his future career as singer with the Hoboken Four in 1935. The quartet broke up in 1936 and Frank started working his way through the music industry until he finally got his big break in 1940. He would become one of Hollywood's leading men for the next two decades and a constant music hall draw after that until very close to the day he died in 1998. (Adapted from the Official Sinatra Family...

Burke, Johnny, 1908-1964

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Van Heusen, Jimmy, 1913-1990

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Van Heusen was born in Syracuse, NY on Jan. 26, 1913 as Edward Chester Babcock; adopted his professional name Van Heusen (taken from the name of the shirt company) at the age of 16 when he became a radio pianist, singer, and announcer; wrote college shows at Syracuse Univ. and studied singing with Howard Lyman; replaced Harold Arlen as composer at the Cotton Club in Harlem in 1933 and worked as a pianist and song plugger for Tin Pan Alley; met Jimmy Dorsey in 1938 while working for Remick Publis...