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Elmer Bernstein papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2644
Abstract

This collection contains music scores and sketches, audio and video, office records and other related materials created during the life and career of Elmer Bernstein.

Dates: 1945 - 2004

Samuel Colt Barrymore family collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2018
Abstract

This small collection contains miscellaneous items related to the Barrymore family of actors primarily collected by Samuel Colt (died 1986), the son of Ethel Barrymore, dating from 1911 to 1959.

Dates: 1911 - 1959

Gladys Cooper papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2022
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, scripts, scores, playbills, scrapbooks, and a variety of production files related to the stage and film career of Gladys Cooper (1888-1971).

Dates: 1888 - 1965

Mack David papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2037
Abstract This collection contains the papers of American songwriter and lyricist Mack David (1912-1993). Materials include approximately 550 pieces of sheet music dating from 1924; screenplays and miscellaneous material including budgets, correspondence, contracts, and advertising brochures relating to several films. Along the screenplays are Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), and Krakatoa--East of Java (1969). Also included are 14 reels of audio tape containing a...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1920s-1960s

Arthur Freed papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2151
Abstract

Arthur Freed was an American lyricist and producer, best known for his MGM musical productions of such films as "An American in Paris", "Singin' in the Rain", "Meet Me in St. Louis", and "Gigi". This collection comprises primarly film files (produced and unproduced), considered projects, playscripts and screenplays, phonograph albums, and artwork and stills. It also contains personal papers, correspondence and letters, awards, certificates and ephemera, and books and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1919 - 1975

Harry Ruby papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2499
Abstract

This small collection contains correspondence and five pieces of manuscript sheet music of American composer and screenwriter Harry Ruby (1895-1974). The letters are typically brief, friendly letters from public figures in the entertainment industry and date from 1925 to 1968.

Dates: 1925 - 1968

Paul Whiteman papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2466
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of American composer and bandleader Paul Whiteman (1890-1967). Materials include correspondence, photographs, film stills, and movie information. This collection includes items related to the movies, "Thanks a Million" (1935) and "King of Jazz" (1930).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1930s-1950s

Robert Wise papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2295
Abstract Robert Wise was an American movie director and producer, best known for "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music", as well as his early career at RKO Pictures, wherein he infamously re-edited and directed a scene in Orson Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons". This collection comprises primarily film files of twenty-six completed as well as proposed projects including "The Sound of Music", "West Side Story", and "The Haunting". It also contains awards and ephemera, correspondence, personal...
Dates: 1904 - 2001

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