Paul Trueblood papers

id
4853
origination
Trueblood, Paul
date statement
1893-1977
key date
1893
identifier (local_mss)
20408
org unit
Music Division
call number
JPB 07-5
b-number
b16586340
total components
141
total series
3
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:05:09 UTC
updated
2026-01-20 20:40:25 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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physdesc
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unitid
{"value"=>"JPB 07-5", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"20408", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1893-1977", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1893/1977"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Paul Trueblood papers"}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</span> <span class=\"subarea\">Music Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"><span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Paul Trueblood is a pianist and musical director based in New York whose work has focused on cabaret, Broadway, popular songs, and standards. This collection consists primarily of score manuscripts and published sheet music representing a range of songs and composers."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p> Paul Trueblood Papers, JPB 07-5, Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Trueblood, Paul", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p> Paul Trueblood is a pianist and musical director based in New York whose work has focused on cabaret, Broadway, popular songs, and standards. He has worked with a range of artists including Michael Feinstein, Julie Wilson, Carol Lawrence, Anita Ellis, Earl Wrightson, and Betty Comden and Adolph Green. He also worked as pianist for lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, and director, Joshua Logan. In 1996-97 he accompanied Marianne Faithful on a world tour supporting their CD, <span class=\"title\">20th Century Blues</span>, consisting of songs by Kurt Weill. Trueblood also serves on the faculty of the annual Cabaret Conference at Yale.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p> The Paul Trueblood Papers consist almost entirely of printed music along with some libretti and other on-stage dialogues. The music is made up of score manuscripts that are various popular songs and show tunes arranged for piano and voice or for combos of about 6 to 10 pieces. Most of the music appears to have been arranged, probably after 1980, for a vocalist by the name of Anita Tovich; her name appears at the top of virtually all the arrangements. There is also a series of published sheet music including several of the songs that appear among the arrangements along with other varied titles including church hymns and pop songs. There are no other business or personal papers in the collection.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Paul Trueblood papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/20408#c610758'>Series I: Production materials</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>undated</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The series of production materials contains scripts and libretti, set lists, lyrics, and miscellaneous notes for productions and arrangements. Productions include Amerika, Broadway Babes (Broadway Tonight), and untitled shows</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/20408#c610773'>Series II: Arrangements</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>undated</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The Arrangements series contains scores that appear to have been orchestrated for vocalist, Anita Tovich, as virtually all of the scores in the arrangements series bear her name. It appears that her name was shortened from “Vujatovich” for the stage, otherwise it is unclear who this person was. The arrangements are scored either for a vocal with piano accompaniment, or for combos consisting of about 6 to 10 instruments. Some titles consist only of a lead sheet, others contain scores with parts.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/20408#c610818'>Series III: Published music</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1893-1977</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The series of published music contains sheet music, mostly photocopied, some of which has been marked with notes for performance or arrangement.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p> <ul> <li>Series I: Production materials, undated</li> <li>Series II: Arrangements, undated</li> <li>Series III: Published music, 1893-1977</li></ul></p>", "supress_display"=>true}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division.</p>"}
date_inclusive_start
1893
date_inclusive_end
1977
keydate
1893
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Anders Griffen; Machine-readable finding aid created by Anders Griffen.</p>"}
extent_statement
1.25 linear feet (5 boxes)
date_start
1893
date_end
1977

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