Oscar Levant papers
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of American pianist, composer, and radio and television personality Oscar Levant (1906-1972). Materials include original musical scores and parts by Levant, including classical compositions, as well as music for Broadway, film, and radio; published sheet music; personal and business correspondence; photographs; two television scripts; some personal items including identification cards and monogrammed objects; press and magazine articles; and one audio recording identified as Levant with Al Jolson and two 16mm film reels of Levant on television. Note: the film reels (Box 6) are currently unavailable until they have been reformatted.
Dates
- Creation: 1910s-1970s
Creator
- Levant, Oscar, 1906-1972 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Oscar Levant (1906-1972) was an American pianist, composer, and radio and television personality.
Extent
28 Linear Feet (20 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of American pianist, composer, and radio and television personality Oscar Levant (1906-1972). Materials include original musical scores and parts by Levant, including classical compositions, as well as music for Broadway, film, and radio; published sheet music; personal and business correspondence; photographs; two television scripts; some personal items, and one sound recording and two film reels.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence: Boxes 1-2
- Photographs: Box 3, Box 18 (Folder 1), Box 19 (Folder 2)
- Television scripts: Box 4 (Folders 5-6)
- Personal items and ephemera: Box 4 (Folders 1-4, 13) and Box 7
- Press: Box 4 (Folders 7-12), Box 18 (Folder 2)
- Music: Box 5, Boxes 8-17, Box 19 (Folder 1)
- Books: Box 18 (Volumes 1-4)
- Audiovisual materials: Box 5 (Folder 14) and Box 6 [UNAVAILABLE]
- Addenda: Box 20
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of June Levant Ephron, May 30, 1979.
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as Collection no. 153.
Subject
- Levant, Oscar, 1906-1972 -- Archives (Person)
- Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Oscar Levant papers
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Author
- Diann Benti
- Date
- 2021 December
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu