96 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Biography.

  1. Neil Simon papers, 1927-2018

    approximately 4,825 items. 129 containers. 7 mapcase folders. 71.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Neil Simon (1927-2018) was a playwright and screenwriter who is best known for the more than 30 plays and musicals, more than 30 screenplays and teleplays, and two autobiographies he authored over the course of four decades. The collection holds complete and partial drafts of more than 210 individual titles written by Simon for the stage and screen as well as drafts of his two biographies: Rewrites (1996) and The Play Goes On (1999). Other materials include awards and honors, clippings, correspondence, personal papers and memorabilia, photographs, and sketches and drawings created by Simon. The collection also contains posters and programs from performances of Simon's work, including international productions.

  2. Rudy Abramson papers, 1941-1990

    1,000 items. 3 containers. 1.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Journalist and author. Research files for Abramson’s biography of W. Averell Harriman, Spanning the Century: The Life of W. Averell Harriman, 1891-1986, consisting of oral history interview transcripts, correspondence, memoranda, research notes, printed matter, and other papers.

  3. Susan Caperna Lloyd collection, 1961-2020

    approximately 18,210 items. 59 containers. 6.4 linear feet. 1 text file : digital ; txt. 22 sound cassettes : analog. 1 sound disc : analog ; 7 in.. 72 videocassettes (Betacam) : analog. 32 videocassettes (Betacam SP) : analog. 22 videocassettes (VHS) : analog. 6 videocassettes (VHS-C) : analog. 1 videocassette (U-matic video) : analog. 20 videocassettes (Hi 8) : analog. 1 film reel (1 in.) : analog. 1 videocassette (MiniDV) : digital. 7 video discs (DVD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. 23 video files : digital, ifo, vob, mov, mp4. 424 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 120 mm. 2,185 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 35 mm. 21 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 4 x 5 in.. 3,852 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm. 24 photographs : prints, black and white ; various sizes. 2 portfolios (36 photographs) : gelatin silver prints on card mounts, black and white ; 13 x 15 in.. 2 portfolios (29 photographs) : gelatin silver prints on card mounts, black and white ; 15 x 18 in.. 5 portfolios (121 photographs) : Ultrachrome archival inkjet prints, color ; 19 x 13 in.. 1 portfolio (14 photographs) : gelatin silver prints on card mounts, sepia ; 16 x 20 in.. 1 portfolio (18 photographs) : prints with original writing above and below with 2 prints on each card mount ; 17 x 12 in.. 1 portfolio (14 photographs) : gelatin silver prints, black and white ; 8 x 10 in.. 4 portfolios (111 photographs) : Ultrachrome archival inkjet prints, black and white ; 19 x 13 in.. 5,559 still image files : digital, jpg. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Photographs, writings, films, and ephemera comprising the professional archive of photographer Susan Caperna Lloyd. Includes documentation, mainly through photography and film, of Catholic Holy Week religious ritual as well as ethnographic documentation of folk traditions from around the world.

    Please note:

    Some or all content stored offsite.

  4. Mario Davidovsky papers, 1933-2019

    approximately 5,500 items. 53 containers. 3 mapcase folders. 23.5 linear feet. 1,563 digital files (623 MB). -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Mario Davidovsky was an Argentine-American composer, teacher, and pioneer in the field of electro-acoustic music. The collection contains music by Davidovsky and other composers, project and business files, correspondence, teaching materials, biographical information, photographs, clippings, promotional materials, and files related to Composers Conference.

  5. Barry Sisters papers, 1950s-2006

    approximately 4,725 items. 15 containers. 6 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Barry Sisters (Merna and Claire Barry) was a popular American Jewish vocal group whose careers as Yiddish jazz singers spanned from the late 1930s through the early 1970s. They made their first recordings on Victor Records, and they performed on the radio and television, at New York's Catskill resort hotels, and toured in the United States and abroad. The collection chiefly documents their musical careers through musical scores, parts, and lead sheets, as well as other related documentation.

  6. Pearl Bailey papers, 1931, 1950-1992

    approximately 13,370 items. 158 containers. 3 mapcase folders. 71 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Pearl Bailey was an American singer and actress who established herself as a prominent nightclub entertainer on the East Coast during the mid-twentieth century. She also appeared in several Broadway productions, including House of Flowers and Hello, Dolly! Bailey also starred as Maria in the 1959 filmed production of Porgy and Bess. She later hosted her own televised variety series, the Pearl Bailey Show, in 1971. The collection documents her career through academic work, awards and honors, clippings, correspondence, music, photographs, scrapbooks, scripts, and writings.

  7. Dudley Buck papers, 1861-1939

    approximately 500 items. 7 containers. 4.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Dudley Buck (born Dudley Buck Jr.) was an American composer, pianist, and organist, as well as founder and director of the Apollo Club, a men's chorus and organization in Brooklyn, New York. This collection consists of correspondence, manuscript and printed music, and biographical materials related to Buck's personal life and career.

  8. Robert Parylak collection on Mado Robin, 1946-1978

    approximately 70 items. 4 containers. 2 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Robert Parylak Collection on Mado Robin documents the life and career of French coloratura soprano Mado Robin (née Madeliene Marie Robin, 1918-1960) through clippings, correspondence, photographs, programs, and publicity materials collected by Robert Parylak, president of the Mado Robin Committee of New York.

  9. Research materials on Martha Graham, 1928-2023

    approximately 1,250 items. 10 containers. 4 mapcase folders. 4.75 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Martha Graham (1894-1991) was an internationally acclaimed modern dance choreographer and performer of the twentieth century. The Research Materials on Martha Graham is an artificial collection conceived to assemble the documentation of Martha Graham's legacy generated from projects funded by a 1998 grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF). The collection includes transcripts of interviews, photographs, performance and event programs, clippings and publications, correspondence, awards, materials documenting Library of Congress events pertaining to Graham, and other items related to Graham and her company.

  10. John William "Blind" Boone music, ca. 1907-1918

    20 items. 1 container. 1 linear foot. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    John William "Blind" Boone was a Black composer, concert pianist, and a significant figure in early ragtime music. The collection contains Boone's published works, Charles Dean Humberd's transcriptions of works by or attributed to Boone, and an unfinished biographical article by Humberd.