{"value"=>"<p>This series consists of correspondence and contracts that span Steinert’s career, and various notebooks that Steinert used to collect and organize information regarding details and highlights of his career. There are also notes for changes and corrections to be made to various scores he was working on and notebooks to catalog his personal library of recordings and printed music. The correspondence is comprised almost exclusively of letters addressed to Alexander Steinert, including letters from Eugene Ormandy, Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and letters from various affiliations and professional associations. There are just two letters sent by Steinert, these are addressed to his legal counsel in 1951 regarding claims against ASCAP. The contracts folder contains various agreements between Steinert as an independent contractor providing services to various associations principally as a composer, arranger, or conductor. These contracts involve organizations such as Houghton Mifflin, Doubleday, RCA, and CBS. There is also a request from CBS to acquire footage belonging to Steinert, of Gershwin at Fire Island, in Hollywood, and scenes from the rehearsals of the first performance of <span class=\"title\">Porgy and Bess</span>.</p>"}