Scope and Content Note
The Vinton Freedley Papers span the years 1865 to 1936, the bulk of which dates from 1921 to 1931, and encompasses music and papers related to producer Vinton Freedley. The Music series consists chiefly of music manuscripts and printed music for composers of popular music during the 1910s through the 1930s. Some scores are annotated or inscribed, including those of John H. Densmore, Vinton Freedley, George Gershwin, and Herbert Johnson. The series also contains music by Joseph Alger, Jas A. Brennan, Hoagy Carmichael, Vernon Duke, Virginia Gabriel, Ray Henderson, Burton Lane, Jimmy McHugh, and Lee S. Roberts, among others.
The Scripts for plays and musical theater productions produced by Vinton Freedley are typed, and most are annotated.
The Miscellany series contains two items: a telegram from Joe Dubarry Sr. to Vinton Freedley and a list of songs from musicals by prominent composers, such as Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and Sigmund Romberg.