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Composers -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Rayner Brown papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1002
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of American composer, organist, teacher, and USC alumnus Rayner Brown (1912-1999) include music scores, manuscripts and books.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1940s-1990s
Found in: USC Libraries Music Library

Roger Edens papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2296
Abstract

This collection consists of scripts, production information, and music scores from American composer, arranger, and associate producer of film Roger Edens (1905-1970). Edens was associate producer for a number of musical films, including "On the Town" (1949), "Show Boat" (1951), "Singin' in the Rain" (1952), and "The Band Wagon" (1953).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1930s-1960s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Lion Feuchtwanger papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0204
Abstract Lion Feuchtwanger (1884-1958) was a celebrated German-Jewish novelist and outspoken enemy of the Nazis. He began his literary career as a theater critic and turned his talent to writing plays in the 1910s and 1920s. He first became internationally known for his historical novel Jud Süss published in 1925. In 1933, he went into exile in Southern France and in 1941 he emigrated to the United States. He was an important figure in intellectual and artistic circles in Los Angeles during the...
Dates: 1906 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1958
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Marta Feuchtwanger papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0206
Abstract This archive contains the correspondence of Marta Feuchtwanger, wife of German-Jewish writer Lion Feuchtwanger, who survived her husband by almost thirty years. Marta Feuchtwanger remained an important figure in the exile community and devoted the remainder of her life to promoting the work of her husband. The collection contains Marta Feuchtwanger's personal correspondence, texts and manuscripts by her and others, royalty statements received for the works of her husband, correspondence with...
Dates: 1536 - 1987; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1987
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Raoul Kraushaar music scores

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2570
Abstract

Collection consists of the handwritten orchestrations for the television program The Thin Man written by American composer Raoul Kraushaar.

Dates: 1959
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

James Morrison USC Alumnus symphony score

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275051192749]
Identifier: 5071
Abstract

This collection consists of A Symphony (1941), composed by USC alumnus James Morrison.

Dates: 1941
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Basil Poledouris film scores

 Collection
Identifier: 2336
Abstract

This collection includes the music scores and audio recordings for the film and television projects of American composer Basil Poledouris (1945-2006).

Dates: 1978 - 2006
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Igor Stravinsky correspondence on "The Rake's Progress"

 Collection
Identifier: 0302
Abstract The Igor Stravinsky correspondence on The Rake's Progress consists of correspondence, dated May 1950 to May 1951, between Stravinsky and his lawyer in New York, L. Arnold Weissberger, concerning the mounting of his opera, The Rake's Progress. The letters discuss business matters pertaining to the production of the opera, financial support for the work, where to stage the premier, locations for the opera's American debut, problems associated with Italian singers performing in English, and...
Dates: 1950 - 1951
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Shirley Walker music scores

 Collection
Identifier: 2657
Abstract

This collection consists of music scores from American film and television composer Shirley Walker.

Dates: 1986 - 2006
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
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