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1. Record industry publicity collection, 1937-1979

   21.75 linear feet (41 boxes and 8 oversize folders, approximately 17,900 items). -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Press releases, record catalogs, radio program scripts, promotional posters, monthly publications about new record releases, and other materials advertising sound recordings.

2. Alan Greenspan papers, 1914-2009

   63,000 items. 175 containers plus 1 classified and 11 oversize. 72.8 linear feet. 309 digital files (3.73 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Economist and chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. Speeches, memoranda, reports, correspondence, business files, autobiography drafts, and personal material related to Greenspan's life as an economist in the federal government and private sector.

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3. Vernon Duke collection, 1918-1968

   around 17,500 items. 146 boxes. 52 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Vernon Duke (born Vladimir Dukelsky) was an American composer and songwriter. He rose to success in the 1930s with hit songs such as "April in Paris" and "Autumn in New York" and later collaborated with many leading composers and lyricists of the period, including George and Ira Gershwin, Serge Prokofiev, and Serge Koussevitzky. The collection contains manuscript and printed music, correspondence, subject files, photographs, and other materials related to his career.

4. Ira Gershwin files from the law office of Leonard Saxe, 1935-1967

   8,250 items. 34 containers. 14.25 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   This collection consists primarily of correspondence and contracts related to the personal legal affairs of Ira Gershwin and the activities of the Rose Gershwin Testamentary Trust from 1935-1967. It includes royalty and copyright materials for well-known Gershwin shows and films, most notably Porgy and Bess. In addition, this collection contains financial documents related to the Rose Gershwin Estate, litigation materials, programs, and press clippings.

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5. Irving Berlin collection, 1895-1990

   753,000 items. 932 containers. 703 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Irving Berlin was an American lyricist and composer of over 1,200 songs. He was also a music publisher, theater owner, and a founding member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). The collection, which documents all aspects of his life and career, contains music scores, Berlin's handwritten and typewritten lyric sheets, publicity and promotional materials, personal and professional correspondence, photographs, business papers, legal and financial records, scrapbooks filled with press clippings, awards and honors, artwork and realia.

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6. Victor Herbert collection, 1880-1939

   3,200 items. 211 containers. 75.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Victor Herbert was a composer, conductor, cellist, and co-founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). The music materials include mostly manuscript scores, parts and sketches for Herbert's stage, screen and orchestral works, and arrangements. The collection also contains Victor Herbert Orchestra encore part books and music by other composers. Additional materials include correspondence, programs, clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, promotional materials, iconography and legal papers.

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7. Arthur Schwartz papers, 1900-1983

   approximately 7,650 items. 58 containers. 27.0 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Arthur Schwartz was an American composer and film producer. He is particularly known for his songwriting partnership with lyricist Howard Dietz. The collection, which documents his life and career, includes music manuscripts, sketches and lyric sheets, correspondence, photographs, scripts, clippings, publicity materials, financial and legal documents, writings, and awards.

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8. Sergei Rachmaninoff archive, 1872-1992

   17,668 items. 89 containers. 68.6 linear feet. 6 microfilm reels. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Sergei Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. The Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive contains material related to his life and career after he and his family left Russia in 1917 to establish themselves in the United States. The archive contains Rachmaninoff's holograph music manuscripts, correspondence, writings, biographical articles and clippings, awards and honors, concert programs, scrapbooks, financial papers, iconography, realia, and published books and other materials held within the personal library of Rachmaninoff and his family. A section is also devoted to the papers of Sophie Satin, the composer's sister-in-law and biographer. This section contains Satin's writings, as well as the results of her lifelong research on Rachmaninoff.

9. Oscar Hammerstein II collection, 1847-2000

   35,051 items. 160 containers. 72.65 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Oscar Hammerstein II was an American librettist, lyricist, theatrical producer and director, and grandson of the impresario Oscar Hammerstein I. The collection, which contains materials relating to Hammerstein's life and career, includes correspondence, lyric sheets and sketches, music, scripts and screenplays, production materials, speeches and writings, photographs, programs, promotional materials, printed matter, scrapbooks, clippings, memorabilia, business and financial papers, awards, and realia.

10. Morton Subotnick papers, 1956-2004

    approximately 2,150 items. 26 containers. 24 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Morton Subotnick (born 1933) is an American composer and teacher known for his innovation in the field of electronic music. He helped develop synthesizers and controllers that revolutionized the creation and consumption of electronic and electro-acoustic music in the home and concert hall. His papers include workbooks of sketches, patch diagrams, and electronics schematics for his compositions, along with a small number of published scores. They also contain subject files of correspondence, reviews and interviews, royalties statements, travel papers, and programs.

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