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George and Ira Gershwin collection, 1895-2008

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Correspondence, 1915-1976 (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 65/69 1931 September 24 - 1933 March 1
BOX-FOLDER 65/70 undated, before 1937
BOX-FOLDER 65/71 1947 October 29, 1959 January 6-22
BOX-FOLDER 65/72 undated, after 1937
Van Norman, Julia
BOX-FOLDER 65/73 1927 July 13
BOX-FOLDER 65/74 1928 February 1
BOX-FOLDER 65/75 1928 March 10 [Envelope only]
BOX-FOLDER 65/76 1928 August 18
BOX-FOLDER 65/77 1929 March 5
BOX-FOLDER 65/78 1932 September 28
BOX-FOLDER 65/79 1932 October - December
BOX-FOLDER 65/80 1933 January - April
BOX-FOLDER 66/1 1933 May - July
BOX-FOLDER 66/2 1933 August - November
BOX-FOLDER 66/3 1934 February - March
BOX-FOLDER 66/4 1935 August 5
BOX-FOLDER 66/5 1936 September - October
BOX-FOLDER 66/6 1936 November 6
BOX-FOLDER 66/7 1936 November 11 - 1937 January 2
BOX-FOLDER 66/8 1937 January 9
BOX-FOLDER 66/9 1937 January 20 - April 5
BOX-FOLDER 66/10 1937 April 15
BOX-FOLDER 66/11 1937 April 19 - June 26
BOX-FOLDER 66/12 1937 June 30
BOX-FOLDER 66/13 1937 July 1 and 24 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 66/14 1937 July 31
BOX-FOLDER 66/15 1937 August 19
BOX-FOLDER 66/16 1938 March 22
Van Vechten, Carl
BOX-FOLDER 66/17 1924-26 and undated
Waldron, Marga
BOX-FOLDER 66/18 1935 October 29
Warner Bros.
BOX-FOLDER 66/19 1968 July
Wattenberg, A.M.
BOX-FOLDER 66/20 1936 December 5
BOX-FOLDER 66/21 1937 May 29
Weill, Kurt
BOX-FOLDER 66/22 1940 September
BOX-FOLDER 66/23 1941
BOX-FOLDER 66/24 1942
BOX-FOLDER 66/25 1943
BOX-FOLDER 66/26 1944 February 27
Wilesnki, R.H.
BOX-FOLDER 66/27 1936
Wilk, Max
BOX-FOLDER 66/28 1971 October 12
BOX-FOLDER 66/29 1971 October 29
BOX-FOLDER 66/30 1971 November 12
BOX-FOLDER 66/31 1971 December 13
BOX-FOLDER 66/32 1972 January 14
BOX-FOLDER 66/33 1972 January 18
BOX-FOLDER 66/34 1972 January 27
BOX-FOLDER 66/35 1972 February 15
BOX-FOLDER 66/36 1972 November 7
Winsen, Felix
BOX-FOLDER 66/37 1934 August 4
Wodehouse, P.G.
BOX-FOLDER 66/38 1937 July 12
Wright, Mrs. Cobina
BOX-FOLDER 66/39 1931 September 29
Zilboorg, Gregory
BOX-FOLDER 137/11 1935 April 4 - October 7
Note: includes telegrams from Kay Swift
BOX-FOLDER 137/12 1936 September 1
BOX-FOLDER 137/13 1936 September 9
BOX-FOLDER 137/14 1936 October 26
BOX-FOLDER 137/15 1936 November 3
BOX-FOLDER 137/16 1936 November 11
BOX-FOLDER 137/17 1937 February 10
BOX-FOLDER 137/18 1937 February 19
BOX-FOLDER 137/19 1937 June 30 - July 12
Note: includes medical report from Dr. Gabriel Segall
BOX-FOLDER 137/20 1937 July
BOX-FOLDER 137/21 1938 October 7-17
Condolence telegrams
BOX-FOLDER 66/40 A-D
BOX-FOLDER 66/41 E-J
BOX-FOLDER 66/42 K-R
BOX-FOLDER 66/43 S-Z
BOX 67-71, 132, 136-139, 141 Biographical Materials, 1913-1986
The biographical materials are divided into three subseries. The first and second subseries, biographical materials of George and Ira Gershwin respectively, are organized in publication order and chronologically within when appropriate. The third subseries, Lyrics on Several Occasions , is further divided into three subseries. The first subseries consists of the typescript pages appearing in paginated order. The second subseries, "Drafts," is organized in alphabetical order by subject matter. The third subseries consists solely of the galley proof.
George Gershwin
BOX-FOLDER 137/2 Address book, circa 1931
Bound Autograph album from P.S. 25 graduation, 1913 June 25
Note: Inscribed to Benjamin Rodman by GG and other classmates; includes invitation, program, and class photograph
BOX-FOLDER 67/4 Birth certificate
Photocopy
BOX-FOLDER 141/57 Birth certificate transcript, 1898 October 7
Books
Bound Armitage, Merle. Schoenberg: Articles by Schoenberg, Edward Stein, and Others. New York, G. Schirmer, 1937
Note: Inscribed to GG by Arnold Schoenberg
Laid in: IG descriptive note
Bound Forsyth, Cecil. Orchestration. London, MacMillan, 1914
Note: Signed by GG
Laid in: IG descriptive note
Bound Galsworthy, John. Maid in Waiting. London, William Heinemann, Ltd., 1931
Note: Inscribed to GG by Galsworthy
Laid in: IG descriptive note
Bound Handy, William C. Blues: An Anthology. New York, Boni, 1926
Note: Inscribed to GG by Handy and Abbe Niles
Laid in: IG descriptive note
Bound Stravinsky, Igor. Stravinsky, an Autobiography. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1936
Note: Inscribed to GG by Stravinsky
Laid in: IG descriptive note
Framed Certificate, Induction into NYU Musical Theatre Hall of Fame, 1993 November 10
BOX-FOLDER 67/1 Citation, National Association of Performing Artists, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 67/2 Diary of Paul Mueller, George Gershwin's butler, 1934-1936
Laid in: Note by IG, 2 p.; Typescript first half of diary, 2 p.; Itinerary, Gershwin tour, 1936 January 13 - February 10, 2 p.
BOX-FOLDER 67/3 Essays by Rosamond Walling Tirana (7), 1928, 1950, 1959, 1993 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 67/5 Henry Botkin, essay
Photocopy
BOX-FOLDER 67/6 Hollywood Bowl Memorial Concert, 1937 September 8
Four ticket stubs and envelope
BOX-FOLDER 141/58 Illness: schedule of last two months, 1937 June 12 - July 11
IG holograph manuscript; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 67/7 Invitation and admission card for memorial service in Los Angeles, 1937 July 15
BOX-FOLDER 67/8 A Journey to Greatness reviews, 1936
Photocopy
BOX-FOLDER 67/9 Letter to Rose Gershwin from James T. White & Co., Publishers, 1941 January 30
BOX-FOLDER 67/10 List of likes and dislikes
GG holograph manuscript; 1 p.
BOX-FOLDER 67/11 The Bell Telephone Hour bound script, 1959 November 20
BOX-FOLDER 67/12 Nellie Revell Radio Program broadcast script, 1933 March 13
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