Found 3 collections related to Copyright -- Performing rights

Harold Richard Atteridge (1886-1938) was a playwright who wrote musical shows for the theatre in New York City. Collection consists of correspondence, accounts and other papers, 1909-1939, relating to Atteridge's career and business dealings. Subjects include royalties, copyright, and requests for Atteridge to write lyrics and scenes for new plays. less

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is an organization of more than 420,000 artists that protects the copyrights of its members. The ASCAP records represent a portion of the artists who joined the society from the 1930s to the mid-1980s. Many notable recording artists are represented from vaudeville to rock music. The files hold articles, biographical data sheets, broadsides, film strips, memorandum, obituary notices, photographs and photograph negatives,performance brochures, publicity and sheet music. less

Samuel French Ltd. is the London-based subsidiary of Samuel French, Inc., a play publisher and licensing agent headquartered in New York City. The Samuel French Ltd. London correspondence dates from 1928 and 1942 and contains letters and telegrams between the New York and London offices. The correspondence consists of requests for performance rights and royalty negotiations for titles and authors represented by the London office. less