Found 19 collections related to Scores (documents for music)

Filtering on: x1951 - 2000
Smith and Dale
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2008-001
4.86 linear feet (11 boxes)
Joe Smith and Charlie Dale were a well-known vaudeville duo known as Smith and Dale who performed around the United States for over seventy years. The collection contains an extensive run of scripts for Smith and Dale sketches, material reflecting... more
Miller, Flournoy E., 1886-1971
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 599
1.3 linear feet (4 archival boxes)
Flournoy Miller (1889-1971) was an actor, comedian, playwright, lyricist and producer. Collection contains personal papers that include biographical information and correspondence; professional papers, including contracts, memberships, writings... more
Levine, Rhoda
Music Division | JPB 11-4.
26.59 linear feet (72 boxes, 3 audio_files, 4 video_files)
The Rhoda Levine Papers document the career of the opera director, mainly through files on each of the many stage and opera productions on which she worked as dancer, choreographer or director. The papers contain annotated scores and libretti;... more
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965
Music Division | JPB 00-03 [Text]
82.3 linear feet (203 boxes)
The Henry Cowell Papers document the composer’s life in great detail. They include scores, writings, correspondence, business and financial papers, promotional material, clippings and articles, concert programs, teaching material, photographs,... more
Kupferman, Meyer, 1926-2003
Music Division | JPB 03-01
23.25 linear feet (85 boxes)
Meyer Kupferman was a composer and professor of music. He was a prolific writer, penning several concertos, chamber and solo pieces, operas, ballets, symphonies. He taught at Sarah Lawrence College for over 40 years and was known as a composer of... more
Applebaum, Stan, 1922-
Music Division | JPB 19-01
6.54 linear feet (25 containers, 1 volume)
Stanley Applebaum (1922-2019) was an arranger and composer who was highly active in the New York City popular and commercial music industry from the 1940s to the early 2000s. Among his clients were Skitch Henderson, the New York Pops, Ben E. King,... more
Gauthier, Eva, 1885-1958
Music Division | JPB 13-29
20.0 linear feet (80 boxes)
Éva Gauthier (1885-1958) was a Canadian-American vocalist best known for her performances of contemporary music and her associations with George Gershwin, Igor Stravinsky, and other composers. Her collection of published scores documents her vast... more
Felzer, Oleg, 1939-1998
Music Division | JOB 18-02
1.17 linear feet (4 boxes)
Oleg Felzer (1939-1998) was a Jewish modernist composer from Azerbaijan who lived and worked in the Soviet Union before immigrating to New York City in 1988. The Oleg Felzer scores and sound recordings, dating from 1960 to 1998, consist of full... more
Sullivan, Maxine, 1911-1987
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 473
10.34 linear feet (27 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
The Maxine Sullivan Papers document her career as a jazz performer. The papers contain correspondence from both professional and personal contacts, legal contracts, newspaper clippings, performance flyers, posters, and programs, sheet music, and... more
Wallach, Joelle
Music Division | JPB 20-01
4.46 linear feet (12 boxes); 312.5 megabytes (250 computer files)
Joelle Wallach (1946-) is an American composer. Her papers, dating from the 1940s to 2019, document her work and life through scores; photographs; personal and professional papers; and audio and video recordings.
Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 695
28.75 linear feet (134 boxes)
This collection consists of personal and professional material of Nat King Cole, such as correspondence, programs, and advertisements. Additionally, there is printed matter, such as clippings and articles; scrapbooks; and scores, which is the... more
Harbach, Otto, 1873-1963
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1993-038
1.58 linear feet (5 boxes)
Otto Harbach (1873-1963) was an author, librettist and lyricist, best known for songs such as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "Love Nest," "Indian Love Call," and "The Night Was Made For Love;"; and for musicals and plays such as more
Rollins, Sonny
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 898
73.43 linear feet (144 boxes, 18 volumes, 18 tubes, 7 oversized folders); 37.13 gigabytes (969 computer files)
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7th, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. His papers, dating from the 1910s to 2015 (the bulk dates from the 1950s onward), document the musical, personal, and career development of one of... more
Bonnemere, Eddie, 1921-
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 356
11.08 linear feet (28 boxes)
Eddie Bonnemère was an African American composer, church musician, jazz pianist, and New York City public school teacher. Bonnemère's papers comprise correspondence, music compositions, and promotional materials that detail his musical pursuits... more
Drayton, Thaddeus
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 389
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Thaddeus Drayton (1893-1964) together with Rufus Greenlee (1893-1963), pioneered the "class act" tap style, which combined grace and elegance with precision soft-shoe tap dancing. Known as "Drayton and Greenlee," they wore top hats and tails,... more
Harris, Willie Thomas
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 613
0.83 linear feet (2 boxes)
Collection consists of eighteen play scripts and one film script. With the exception of one play which was published in Paris, in French, all plays are unpublished. Titles for three act plays include: "Leedsville," 1951 (carbon copy, with minor... more
Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 122
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
This collection consists of documents relating to W. C. Handy, the Handy Brothers Music Company, and the W. C. Handy Foundation for the Blind. Materials include correspondence (personal and professional), printed matter (programs, broadsides, and... more
Joffrey Ballet
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 475
400.87 linear feet (889 boxes, 49 oversize folders, 30 tubes). 298.49 gigabytes (57,676 computer files)
The Joffrey Ballet Company records date from 1877 to 2017 (bulk: 1956-2013) and document the company's creative output from its inception in 1956 to 2017. The collection contains photographs, production and technical files, scores, company... more
Glover, George Washington, 1888-1993
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 49
1 linear foot (1 flat box) : The collection was originally mounted in five scrapbooks in no discernable order. It was taken apart for organization and preservation purposes.
Glover was founder and active member of the National Association of Negro Musicians which promoted the careers of black musicians and singers. The George Washington Glover collection is a compilation of materials focusing on the music industry,... more
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