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Biographical Materials, 1913-1986
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George Gershwin
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BOX-FOLDER 137/2 |
Address book, circa 1931
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Autograph album from P.S. 25 graduation,
1913 June 25
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Note: Inscribed to Benjamin Rodman by GG and
other classmates; includes invitation, program, and class photograph
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BOX-FOLDER 67/4 |
Birth certificate |
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Photocopy |
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BOX-FOLDER 141/57 |
Birth certificate transcript, 1898 October 7
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Books |
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Armitage, Merle. Schoenberg: Articles by Schoenberg, Edward Stein, and Others.
New York, G. Schirmer, 1937
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Note: Inscribed to GG by Arnold
Schoenberg |
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Laid in: IG descriptive note |
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Forsyth, Cecil. Orchestration. London, MacMillan, 1914
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Note: Signed by GG |
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Laid in: IG descriptive note |
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Galsworthy, John. Maid in Waiting. London, William Heinemann, Ltd., 1931
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Note: Inscribed to GG by
Galsworthy |
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Laid in: IG descriptive note |
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Handy, William C. Blues: An Anthology. New York, Boni, 1926
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Note: Inscribed to GG by Handy and Abbe
Niles |
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Laid in: IG descriptive note |
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Stravinsky, Igor. Stravinsky, an Autobiography. New York, Simon and Schuster,
1936
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Note: Inscribed to GG by
Stravinsky |
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Laid in: IG descriptive note |
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Certificate, Induction into NYU Musical
Theatre Hall of Fame, 1993 November
10
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BOX-FOLDER 67/1 |
Citation, National Association of Performing
Artists, 1937
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BOX-FOLDER 67/2 |
Diary of Paul Mueller, George Gershwin's
butler, 1934-1936
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Laid in: Note by IG, 2 p.; Typescript first
half of diary, 2 p.; Itinerary, Gershwin tour, 1936 January 13 - February
10, 2 p. |
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BOX-FOLDER 67/3 |
Essays by Rosamond Walling Tirana (7), 1928, 1950, 1959, 1993 and undated |
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BOX-FOLDER 67/5 |
Henry Botkin, essay |
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Photocopy |
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BOX-FOLDER 67/6 |
Hollywood Bowl Memorial Concert, 1937 September 8
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Four ticket stubs and envelope |
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BOX-FOLDER 141/58 |
Illness: schedule of last two months, 1937 June 12 - July 11
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IG holograph manuscript; [1] p. |
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BOX-FOLDER 67/7 |
Invitation and admission card for memorial
service in Los Angeles, 1937 July
15
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BOX-FOLDER 67/8 |
A Journey to Greatness reviews, 1936
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Photocopy |
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BOX-FOLDER 67/9 |
Letter to Rose Gershwin from James T. White
& Co., Publishers, 1941 January
30
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BOX-FOLDER 67/10 |
List of likes and dislikes |
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GG holograph manuscript; 1 p. |
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BOX-FOLDER 67/11 |
The Bell Telephone Hour bound script, 1959 November 20
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BOX-FOLDER 67/12 |
Nellie Revell Radio Program broadcast script,
1933 March 13
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BOX-FOLDER 67/13 |
Newspaper clippings from
scrapbook |
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Some photocopies |
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Note: Collected by Rose Gershwin |
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BOX-FOLDER 68/1 |
Newspaper clippings (miscellaneous) 1937-1938, 1963, 1973 and undated |
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Some photocopies |
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BOX-FOLDER 68/2 |
Newspaper clippings (obituaries), 1937
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Photocopies |
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BOX-FOLDER 68/3 |
Obituary (Daily News), 1937 July 13
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BOX-FOLDER 136/22 |
Notes on collaborating with George, written
by Ira for Isaac Goldberg, 1931
June?
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BOX-FOLDER 132/13 |
Pulitzer Prize Special Citation awarded to
George Gershwin, 1998 April 14
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BOX-FOLDER 68/4 |
Radio broadcast script, 1942 February 8
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Rhapsody in Blue
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BOX-FOLDER 68/5 |
Screenplay by Clifford Odets, 1942 August 28
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BOX-FOLDER 68/6 |
Screenplay by Howard Koch, 1943 June 16
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BOX-FOLDER 69/1 |
Screenplay by Sonia Levien, 1943 January 30
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BOX-FOLDER 69/2 |
Story outline by Kathryn Scola and Ira
Gershwin, 1941 October 24
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BOX-FOLDER 139/12 |
Pre-production notes on music for Gershwin
film |
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Two IG typescript/holograph manuscripts; 7 p.
each |
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Laid in: Two Lawrence Stewart notes; [1] p.
each |
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BOX-FOLDER 141/59 |
Transcript of IG conferences with Robert
Rossen, 1941 August 13-18
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Typescript; 27 p. |
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Ira Gershwin
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BOX-FOLDER 141/60 |
Birth certificate transcript, 1928 January 31
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BOX-FOLDER 69/3 |
California, Here I Came |
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Five typescript/holograph manuscript drafts and
IG description |
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BOX-FOLDER 141/61 |
Figures of speech, books, and theatre, 1909-1924
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Three holograph manuscript lists; [14] p. with
typescript transcriptions; 9 p. |
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BOX-FOLDER 69/4 |
University of Maryland commencement
exercises program, 1966
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Note: Inscribed by Ira Gershwin to Ben Botkin
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Lyrics on Several Occasions
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Typescript pages |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/1 |
1-89 |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/2 |
90-195 |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/3 |
196-309 |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/4 |
310-end |
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Drafts |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/5 |
Variant title pages; foreword and
acknowledgements; list of possibilities |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/6 |
The Not Impossible He |
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Laid in: Lawrence Stewart typescript note;
[1] p. |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/7 |
Divers Duets |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/8 |
The Possessive Case |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/9 |
With Place Names |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/10 |
The Importunate Male |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/11 |
The Importunate Female |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/12 |
A Quartet of Trios |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/1 |
A Quintet of Findings |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/2 |
Sextet of Irreverence |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/3 |
Not for a Musicologist |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/4 |
A Set of Sagas |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/5 |
A Gathering of Guidance |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/6 |
Ladies in Lament |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/7 |
Sound Effects |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/8 |
The Element of Time |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/9 |
Turns with Terpsichore |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/10 |
The State of the Union |
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Laid in: Lawrence Stewart typescript note;
[1] p. |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/11 |
A Miscellany of Acclaim |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/12 |
Euphoria Revisited |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/13 |
Afterword |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/14 |
Worksheets; Saturday review, 1959 August 29
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BOX-FOLDER 141/62-64, 145/1 |
Preparatory notes, research, and unused
drafts |
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BOX 138 |
Galley proof |
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BOX 72-101, 137 |
Scrapbooks, 1913-1986
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The scrapbooks are divided into three subseries. The first and second subseries,
"Biographical" and " Porgy and Bess " respectively,
are organized in chronological order. The third subseries, "Miscellany," is
organized by subject matter. Books 1-31 will be served on microfilm: #93/20013.
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Biographical
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BOX-BOOK 72/1 |
Book 1, 1913-1924
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60 p. + |
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BOX-BOOK 73/2 |
Book 2, 1925-1926
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51 p. + |
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Includes: Concerto in
F; Rhapsody in Blue; Tell Me More; 135th
Street; Lady Be Good! (English
production) |
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BOX-BOOK 74/3 |
Book 3, 1927-1929
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54 p. + |
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Includes:
Strike Up the Band; Funny
Face; Rosalie; trip to Paris; Treasure Girl; An American
in Paris; The Dybbuk; GG takes up
painting; Show Girl; Strike Up the Band (2nd version) |
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BOX-BOOK 75/4 |
Book 4, 1930-1931
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57 p. + |
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Includes:
Strike Up the Band; Girl
Crazy; Of Thee I Sing; Delicious
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BOX-BOOK 76/5 |
Book 5, 1932-1934
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54 p. + |
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Includes:
Delicious; Of Thee I
Sing; Second Rhapsody; Pardon My English; Pulitzer Prize; father's
obituary; Cuban Overture; Let 'Em Eat Cake; Arts Club of Chicago exhibition of the George
Gershwin Collection of Modern Paintings; national tour |
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BOX-BOOK 77/6 |
Book 6, 1934 August-1939
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78 p. + |
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Includes:
Life Begins at 8:40; Porgy and Bess; Ziegfeld Follies of
1936; Suite from Porgy and Bess;
Shall We Dance; GG illness and death; A Damsel in Distress; "Love Walked In" #1 tune;
"Dawn of a New Day" anthem for worlds fair |
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BOX-BOOK 78/7 |
Book 7, 1940-1945
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