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1. Andre Kostelanetz collection, 1922-1984

   approximately 150,000 items. 1293 containers. 7 mapcase folders. 401 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Andre Kostelanetz was a conductor, arranger, and pianist known for juxtaposing popular and classical repertoire in radio broadcasts and concert performances with some of the world's leading orchestras. He also commissioned several compositions which have since become staples in the orchestral repertoire, including works by Aaron Copland, William Schuman, and Jerome Kern. The collection consists of his musical arrangements, correspondence, business papers, programs, photographs, clippings, and scrapbooks, documenting his 50-plus-year career in the United States. It also includes materials related to the career of Kostelanetz's first wife, soprano Lily Pons.

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   Some or all content stored offsite.

2. Burl Ives collection, 1919-1965

   1600 items. 16 containers. 15 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Burl Ives was a singer, author, and a film, television and theater actor. The collection primarily relates to Ives's career in radio and television and on the concert stage. It includes articles by and about Ives, press and publicity materials relating to various radio and television shows, and to concerts and tours, correspondence, scripts, contracts, fan mail, financial materials, rehearsal schedules, photographs, and clippings.

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   Some or all content stored offsite.

3. Production materials from the Liza Minnelli Carnegie Hall collection, 1991-1992

   approximately 53 items. 1 container. 0.11 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Production materials from the Liza Minnelli Carnegie Hall Collection consists of color photographs of soundboard setup and other mixing equipment, printed song lyrics with notes and a performance outline associated with a music tour by entertainer Liza Minnelli.