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Collection consists of Frank Sinatra memorabilia, recordings of live performances, and commercial recordings compiled by Charles "Chuck" Harter (1934-2003).

Abstract Music fanzines, fliers, writings, correspondence, clippings, photographs and other material, 1967-1994, from Craig Michael Lee, a music critic and openly-gay musician in Los Angeles-area punk bands during the late-1970s and 1980s. Lee performed with Alice Bag in the punk rock bands The Bags and Boneheads; and collaborated with other queer punk performers such as Vaginal Davis. Lee was also a music critic, contributing articles to Flip Side music zine and...

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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.

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This collection consists of scripts, correspondences, photographs, film recordings, as well as sketches, a checkbook, and an ash tray from American actor Eddie Mayehoff (1909-1992). Mayehoff was in a number of Broadway plays and films, including "That's My Boy" (1951), "Off Limits" (1952), and "How to Murder Your Wife" (1965).

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This collection consists of the audiotapes of American financial advisor Ric Ross.

Abstract The 123-piece collection of rare letters, documents, photographs and manuscripts spanning three centuries of musical history was collected by Miklos Rozsa. Most of the correspondence relates to the composition, performance and business of music. Other writings deal with the mundane realities of daily life, such as the payment of debts, the climate, and social amenities. Most of the letters in the collection are handwritten, though some of the more recent ones are typed. In a 1949 letter,...

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Robert Sully was an actor and a designer. In addition to working for such well known firms as Raymond Loewy Associates, he also founded his own design firm, the Argonaut Company. He earned a Masters and Ph.D from Claremont Graduate School, and taught at UC Santa Barbara on advertising and culture. The papers include photographs, typescripts, interview transcripts, and letters for a planned photographic essay on concert artists.

Abstract This small collection consists of programs, brochures, and souvenir programs for theatrical, concert, and movie performances held primarily in Los Angeles and New York City, 1856-1972. It include, but is not limited to, programs and performances of and by MGM, the Graumann Chinese Theatre, Pablo Casals, the Ice-Capades of 1941, the Chicago English Opera, Paul Robeson, George Gershwin, Katherine Hepburn, Madane Schumann Heink, Jenny Lind, Jacques Thibaud, Ricardo Martin, Vladimir Horowitz,...