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1. Les Paul papers, 1904-2003

   6,300 items. 44 containers. 22.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Les Paul was a Grammy-winning musician and inventor known for his virtuosic guitar playing, pioneering of multitrack recording, and invention of the solid-body electric guitar. His inventions left an indelible impact on the music industry. In addition to live concerts he performed on the radio and on television, notably with his second wife, singer and guitarist Mary Ford. The Les Paul Papers contain music arranged for Les Paul's ensembles by himself or others and printed sheet music of popular songs. The collection also contains publicity materials, business papers, schematics, scripts, brochures, photographs, and correspondence.

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2. Henry Mancini papers, 1930s-2000s

   approximately 206,000 items. 940 containers. 393 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Henry Mancini (1924-1994) was an award-winning American composer of music for film, television, and commercial recordings. Throughout his career, he amassed four Academy Awards, twenty Grammy awards, one Golden Globe Award, and two Emmy Award nominations in addition to many other accolades. Mancini was a prolific conductor who collaborated often with prominent directors, performers, arrangers, and lyricists. The Henry Mancini Papers contain original scores and printed music for his films, television shows, recordings, and concert music. Other materials include project files, business papers, photographs, correspondence, scripts, writings, programs, promotional materials, scrapbooks, clippings, biographical materials, and other items that document his life and career.

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3. Sylvia Fine Musical Comedy Library scripts, 1904-1997

   approximately 170 items. 22 containers. 10.75 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Sylvia Fine (1913-1991) was an American lyricist, composer, writer, lecturer, and producer. The collection documents her interest in twentieth-century American musical comedy through more than 150 scripts by prominent stage and screen writers, including Alan Jay Lerner, Dorothy Fields, Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Guy Bolton, among others.