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BOX 20-23, 29-30 |
Administrative Papers, 1941-1945
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This series consists of meeting minutes, memoranda, and various lists documenting
the activity of the subcommittee. |
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Arranged alphabetically by folder title. |
BOX-FOLDER 20/28 |
Clippings, 1942-1943
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BOX-FOLDER 20/29-35 |
Meeting minutes, 1941-1946 and undated
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Music Lists and Publicity Rankings |
BOX-FOLDER 21/1-4 |
Best Sellers - Columbia Recording
Corporation, 1941-1942
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BOX-FOLDER 21/5 to 22/2 |
Best Sellers - Music Dealers Service, Inc.,
1942-1945
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BOX-FOLDER 22/3-5 |
Best Sellers - Various publishing companies,
1943
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BOX-FOLDER 22/6 to 23/1 |
Song rights cards, undated
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Reports and Memoranda |
BOX-FOLDER 23/2 |
Conference - Special Services Branch, Ninth
Service Command, 1943 March 31-April 2
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BOX-FOLDER 30/3 |
Entertainment and Recreation Conference -
Special Services Division, Armed Service Forces, 1944 September
7-8
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BOX-FOLDER 23/3-4 |
"History in Brief of the Music Section,"
1943
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BOX-FOLDER 29/1 |
Miscellaneous memoranda, 1944
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BOX-FOLDER 29/2 |
Outline of Musical Activities program,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 29/3 |
Red Cross "Voices from the Battlefield"
transcripts, 1943
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BOX-FOLDER 23/5 |
Reception reports and comments from the other
Americas, 1942 May-October
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BOX-FOLDER 23/6 |
Reports, notes - music-related,
1943
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BOX 24-30 |
Publications, 1920-1946
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This series consists of manuals, booklets, songbooks, sheet music, and
bibliographies sent to and created and disseminated by the Sub-Committee. Among
these materials are instructional works, lists of resources (books and music
available to outfit recreational areas of camps and bases), and programmatic items
to facilitate troop entertainment. |
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Arranged in two subseries. |
BOX 24-27, 29 |
Music-Related Publications, 1920-1946
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This subseries contains a variety of publications related to instruction and
training to perform in or lead bands and singing groups, provide entertainment
to service members, and acquire music and recordings for use in camps. Also
included are examples of songbooks and sheet music that were made available to
military personnel, compendia of skits and sketches generated by the United
Services Organization (USO) for use in camp shows and "Army Hit Kits" to be
used in sing-alongs, and drafts of songbooks. |
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Arranged alphabetically by category and alphabetically by author or title
within. |
BOX-FOLDER 24/1 |
Instructional materials, 1941-1942 and
undated
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Contents:
- "10 Minute Self Instruction for the Tonette, Ocarina, Harmonica,
Ukelele"
- Bartholomew, Marshall. "Joint Army-Navy Guide for Army Band Leaders
and Outline of Instructions for Band Leader Classes," 1942 July
- "Century Manual of Harmony"
- Joint Army-Navy Committee "Report and Recommendations on Singing as a
Wartime Activity," 1941 September
- MacMillan, Ernest. On the Preparation of Ear
Tests
- War Department Educational Manual "How to Sing and Read Music: A
Self-Teaching Course" EM 600
- William J. Smith Music Company. E Easy Z Method
for Harmonica
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Music |
BOX-FOLDER 24/2 |
Coast Guardsmen March, 1936
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By M. G. Strode; arranged by R. M.
Eckman |
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Parts |
BOX-FOLDER 24/3 |
Edward B. Marks Band Library,
1941-1944
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Scores and parts |
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Contents:
- Paper Doll
- Poinciana
- Ship Ahoy
- What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
- Yours
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BOX-FOLDER 24/4 |
Edward B. Marks "Goldmine" Library Band,
1930-1936
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Scores and parts |
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Contents:
- Alla en Rancho Grande
- Amapola
- Songs of the Islands (Hawaiian Waltz)
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BOX-FOLDER 24/5 |
Edward B. Marks Miscellaneous music,
1921, 1931-1932, 1942
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Contents:
- Mama Inez - piano-vocal score
- The Peanut Vendor - piano-vocal score
- Volga Echoes" - piano and vocal parts
- Waldteufel Waltzes - Arr. by D. Savino
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BOX-FOLDER 24/6; 29/4 |
Various publishers, 1920-1939
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Contents:
- "Mayhew Lake's Master Melody Series"
- My Own U.S.A - piano-vocal score and parts
- Robbins Music Corporation. Mammoth Collection
of Famous Piano Music
- Thematic Pages of Organ Music for Church Recital or Study
- We're Men of the Navy - piano-vocal score in Box 29 Folder 4
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Programming Tools |
BOX-FOLDER 24/7 to 25/2 |
Army Hit Kits, 1943-1946
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BOX-FOLDER 25/3 |
Camp Shows, Inc. "At Ease,"
1942-1943
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Contents:
"Minstrel Shows with Music" and "Music and Lyrics for Comedies
and Revues" |
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Note: "Minstrel Shows with Music" contains
mistrelsy sketches and songs in dialect, detailed descriptions of how to
cast minstrel characters, and several images of performers in
blackface |
BOX-FOLDER 25/4 |
Camp Shows, Inc. Camp Show Sketches, "At
Ease," 1943
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Contents:
Vols. 1-2, 4, 6-7, and 9-11 |
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Note: Several volumes contain minstrelsy
sketches and songs |
BOX-FOLDER 25/5 |
"Lest We Forget," 1943
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Contents:
- America Determines Her Destiny - Handbook for Listeners
- Our Constitution - Handbook for Listeners
- Our Nation's Shrines
- Series 1 - Teachers Manual
- Series 3 - Teachers Handbook
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BOX-FOLDER 25/6 |
"Musical Quizzical," undated
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BOX-FOLDER 25/7 |
Stagecraft Manual: Navy on Stage, vol. 2,
undated
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Resources |
BOX-FOLDER 26/1 |
"26-Week Music Program,"
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 26/2 |
Band, 1940-1941
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Contents:
- Special Services Division ASF Band Leaders' Guide
- War Department. "Basic Field Manual, The Band," FM 28-5,
1941
- War Department. "Technical Manual of Field Music," TM 20-250,
1940
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BOX-FOLDER 26/3 |
"Bibliography of Songs for Group Singing
Including a List of Community Song Books," 1944 October and
December
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BOX-FOLDER 26/4 |
Dunham, Franklin. "Catalog of Sound
Recordings," undated
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Typescript |
BOX-FOLDER 26/5 |
"Group Singing: Helpful Hints and Guides
and Bibliography for Community and Ward Sings," VA Pamphlet 6-1,
1946
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BOX-FOLDER 26/6 |
"List of Band Music," 1942
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BOX-FOLDER 26/7 |
"List of Band Music Recommended for the
Use of U. S. Army and Navy Bands," with supplement, 1942
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BOX-FOLDER 26/8 |
"List of Choral Music," 1942
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BOX-FOLDER 26/9 |
"List of V-Disc Recordings,"
1944
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BOX-FOLDER 26/10 |
"Material for Developing Army Music
Curriculum," undated
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BOX-FOLDER 26/11 |
"Selected List of Band Music," No. 28-6,
1945
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BOX-FOLDER 26/12 |
"Selected List of Choral Music," No. 28-7,
1945
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BOX-FOLDER 26/13 |
Song Leaders, 1942-1943
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Contents:
- Bartholomew, Marshall. "Guide for Army Band Leaders and Outline of
Instructions for Band Leader Classes," 1942
- "Pocket Guide for the U. S. Army Song Leader"
- "Training the U.S. Army Song Leader: A Handbook for Musical
Directors"
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BOX-FOLDER 26/14 |
"S" miscellaneous, 1941
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Contents:
Clark, Kenneth S. "Stories of America's Songs" and "Suggested
Outline of Armed Forces Institute Music Courses" |
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Songbooks |
BOX-FOLDER 26/15 |
A-M, circa 1940-1946
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Contents:
- Andrews, Mark. "A Book of Descants to Well-Known Tunes"
- "Anthems for General Church Services"
- "Army Song Book" - 3 imprints
- "A Call to Worship"
- "Christmas Songs and Carols" (Treasure Chest Publications)
- "Elmira College Choral Series"
- Feist Band Publications. "Modern instrumentation/Effective
Arrangements"
- "Freedom Sings"
- "Freedom Sings for Camp, Home, and Community Singing" (Robbins
Music Corporation)
- "G-I-Like to Sing Songs of the AAFTTC"
- "Hymns from Home" (Army Service Forces )
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BOX-FOLDER 27/1 |
J-Si, circa 1940-1946
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Contents:
- "Jenkins Music Company Presents Piano Solos and Piano Ensemble
Material by American Composers"
- "Let's Sing" (60th Div Special Services Office)
- "Parody Parade" (Pre-view Second Service Command Song Book)
- "Selected Jewish Songs for Members of the Armed Forces"
- "Sing for Fun" (Ninth Service Command)
- "Sing Out Soldier" (Special Service Office Second Service
Command)
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BOX-FOLDER 27/2 |
So-U, circa 1940-1946
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Contents:
- "Songs of Stephen Foster" - two lyric books
- "Songs of Stephen Foster" - scores booklet
- "Songs to Sing" (Fifth Naval District Welfare and Recreation
Dept.)
- "U.S. Navy Song Book"
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BOX 27-30 |
Non-Music Publications, circa 1935-1946
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This subseries contains general resources and instructional material. |
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Arranged alphabetically by title. |
BOX-FOLDER 27/3 |
"Athletics & Recreation: A Model 26-Week
Program," undated
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BOX-FOLDER 27/4 |
"Athletics & Recreation: A Model 60-Day
Program," undated
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BOX-FOLDER 27/5 |
"Brief List of Books on Religious and Allied
Subjects," War Department Office of Chief of Chaplains, 1941
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BOX-FOLDER 29/5 |
Demobilization, undated
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Contents:
"Rehabilitating the Veteran to Civilian Life" and "Typical
Separation Center Schedule" |
BOX-FOLDER 27/6 |
"Library Books," undated
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BOX-FOLDER 28/1 |
"List of Library Books," 1941
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BOX-FOLDER 28/2 |
"M-R" miscellaneous, 1937 and
undated
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Contents:
- "Manuscript Writing Lessons," Book IV (Stone and Smalley)
- "Basic Manual of Radio Code, Instructor's Manual" BRC-14, Signal Corps
Aptitude Test, and Printers chart
- "Regimental Recreation Officer's Guide"
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BOX-FOLDER 28/3 |
"S-W" miscellaneous 1942, 1944
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Contents:
- "The Soldier and His Recreation"
- "Special Service Unit Training Guide"
- "Special Services for the Fighting Yank"
- "Training Through Recreation: A Practical Handbook for the New
Soldier"
- "What Would You Like to Learn?"
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BOX-FOLDER 30/4 |
Wexler, Elmer and H. L. Goodwin. "The USMC
Jungle Book," undated
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Positive and negative photostats |
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Note: There is offensive language about and
portrayals of Japanese people in this military training guide |