Jimmy McHugh papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2497

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the papers of American composer Jimmy McHugh (1894-1969). Materials include original music manuscripts and orchestrations; original lead sheets; scores for McHugh songs such as “I’m in the Mood for Love” and “I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby”; biographical information on McHugh and miscellaneous clippings.

Dates

Creation: 1929 - 1955

Creator

McHugh, Jimmy, 1894-1969 (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

Jimmy McHugh (1894-1969) was an American composer. He wrote over 500 songs during his career. McHugh's songs were recorded by artists including Chet Baker, June Christy, Bing Crosby, Deanna Durbin, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Adelaide Hall, Billie Holiday, Beverly Kenney, Bill Kenny, Peggy Lee, Carmen Miranda, Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, and Dinah Washington.

Extent

1.708 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains the papers of American composer Jimmy McHugh (1894-1969), including original music manuscripts, scores, and miscellaneous clippings.