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Bay, Emanuel
Music Division | JOB 91-60
1.17 linear feet (1 box)
Emanuel Bay (1891-1967) was a pianist who emigrated from Russia to the United States. He became well-known as the accompanist for violinists Efrem Zimablist and Jascha Heifetz. Collection consists of 20 black and white photographs inscribed to...
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Norman, Gertrude, d. 1961
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2256
Papers of soprano Marcia Van Dresser (1880-1937) and her secretary and companion Gertrude Norman. Consists chiefly of letters they received from prominent figures in the performing arts, 1895-1956, as well as photographs, playbills, clippings, and...
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Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound | *L (Special) 89-50
The collection contains commercial and noncommercial sound recordings and noncommercial films and videos collected by Rosa Ponselle from 1926 to 1981, covering her career and retirement; recordings of memorial tributes to Ponselle were added to...
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound | *L (Special) 89-33
1579 sound discs
Weekly 30-minute NBC radio broadcasts, featuring classical and light classical music, which began on Apr. 29, 1940 and continued until 1958. In September, 1959, the Bell Telephone Hour made its television debut as a monthly musical special. It...
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Railroad Hour Radio Program
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound | *L (Special) 88-03
490 sound discs, analog 33 1/3 rpm, 16 in.; 490 sound discs, analog 33 1/3 rpm, 16 in.; 42 sound tapes, analog 7 1/2 ips 2 track mono, 7 in.; 42 sound tapes, analog 7 1/2 ips 2 track mono, 7 in.
The Railroad hour was a program which presented excerpts of famous musical comedies, as well as original stories, for radio audiences. Each half-hour episode of the program presented the highlights of one musical. Gordon MacRae was the host and...
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Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound | *L (Special) 89-01
ca; 760 cubic feet
The Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings forms a part of the Toscanini Legacy housed at The New York Public Library. The recordings collection consists of acetate discs, shellac discs, vinyl discs, reel tapes, Selenophone recordings,...
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Deiman, Werner J
Music Division | JPB 09-7
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Werner J. Deiman was a professor of literature at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine from 1964-1991. He was also an avid music and opera fan. The Werner J. Deiman Collection consists of classical music and opera memorabilia from Mr. Deiman's...
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