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1. Rouben Mamoulian papers, 1740-1987

   59,000 items. 209 containers plus 48 oversize and 12 artifacts. 102 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Theatrical and film director. Correspondence, diaries, scripts, production material, speeches, writings, printed matter, scrapbooks, memorabilia and other papers relating to Mamoulian's life and career.

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2. Harvey Granat collection of George and Ira Gershwin materials, 1922-1973

   27 items. 2 containers. 1 linear foot. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Harvey Granat is a businessman and singer specializing in music of the Great American Songbook. His collection consists of original materials of composer George Gershwin (1898-1937) and his brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin (1896-1983), who wrote some of the most significant popular songs of the first half of the twentieth century. The highlight of Granat's collection is the original manuscript for "They Can't Take That Away From Me," written for the film Shall We Dance (1937).

3. Theater programs, playbills and miscellany from the Rouben Mamoulian Collection, 1942-1982

   4 containers. Linear feet of shelf space occupied: 30 feet. Approximate number of items: 340. -- Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection of theater, film and concert programs for performances in New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, London, England and other locations, many annotated by Armenian American film and theater director Rouben Mamoulian. Arranged alphabetically by title in three separate groupings: Programs and Playbills, Miscellany and Movie Miscellany.