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1. Production materials for The Glenn Miller Story, 1939-1953

   approximately 400 items. 4 containers. 2 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Glenn Miller was an American band leader, trombonist, composer, and arranger. He is prominently known as the band leader for the award-winning Glenn Miller Orchestra and conductor of the Army Air Force Band during World War Two. This collection contains production and reference materials for The Glenn Miller Story, a biographical film of Glenn Miller's life and career. Materials include production reports, filming schedules, correspondence, photographs and film stills, scores, and a typed war diary compiled by Captain Don Haynes that covers Miller's time touring England in 1944 and in 1945 following his disappearance.

2. Alfred Newman film music manuscripts, 1931-1955

   50 items. 4 containers. 2.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Alfred Newman (1901-1970) was a prominent composer, arranger, and conductor of film music active from the 1930s until his death in 1970. He worked on more than 230 films and won nine Academy Awards. The collection includes scores, sketches, and parts from a number of films he composed for, including Wuthering Heights (1939), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), The Robe (1953), and The Song of Bernadette (1943). Some materials are in Newman's hand, while others are in the hands of arrangers and copyists.