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1. Don Christlieb photographs, 1940s-1980s

   32 items. 1 box. 0.25 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Don Christlieb (1912-2001) was an orchestral bassoonist, chamber musician, and innovative reed maker. He performed on more than 700 movie scores during the "Golden Age of Hollywood" as an employee of movie studios, namely 20th Century Fox. Christlieb was also an artist and photographer who frequently depicted his colleagues in his work. The collection consists of 32 prints made from his original photographs.

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.