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Biographical Materials, 1913-1986
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Lyrics on Several Occasions
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Typescript pages |
BOX-FOLDER 70/1 |
1-89 |
BOX-FOLDER 70/2 |
90-195 |
BOX-FOLDER 70/3 |
196-309 |
BOX-FOLDER 70/4 |
310-end |
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Drafts |
BOX-FOLDER 70/5 |
Variant title pages; foreword and
acknowledgements; list of possibilities |
BOX-FOLDER 70/6 |
The Not Impossible He |
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Laid in: Lawrence Stewart typescript note;
[1] p. |
BOX-FOLDER 70/7 |
Divers Duets |
BOX-FOLDER 70/8 |
The Possessive Case |
BOX-FOLDER 70/9 |
With Place Names |
BOX-FOLDER 70/10 |
The Importunate Male |
BOX-FOLDER 70/11 |
The Importunate Female |
BOX-FOLDER 70/12 |
A Quartet of Trios |
BOX-FOLDER 71/1 |
A Quintet of Findings |
BOX-FOLDER 71/2 |
Sextet of Irreverence |
BOX-FOLDER 71/3 |
Not for a Musicologist |
BOX-FOLDER 71/4 |
A Set of Sagas |
BOX-FOLDER 71/5 |
A Gathering of Guidance |
BOX-FOLDER 71/6 |
Ladies in Lament |
BOX-FOLDER 71/7 |
Sound Effects |
BOX-FOLDER 71/8 |
The Element of Time |
BOX-FOLDER 71/9 |
Turns with Terpsichore |
BOX-FOLDER 71/10 |
The State of the Union |
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Laid in: Lawrence Stewart typescript note;
[1] p. |
BOX-FOLDER 71/11 |
A Miscellany of Acclaim |
BOX-FOLDER 71/12 |
Euphoria Revisited |
BOX-FOLDER 71/13 |
Afterword |
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 |
BOX 138 |
Galley proof |
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. + |
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) |
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) |
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 |
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 |
BOX-BOOK 78/7 |
Book 7, 1940-1945
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63 p. + |
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Includes:
Lady in the Dark; Girl
Crazy (film); Toscanini conducts Rhapsody in
Blue; Cover Girl; Lady in the Dark (film); The
Firebrand of Florence; Where Do We Go from
Here? (film); Rhapsody in Blue (film
biography) |
BOX-BOOK 79/8 |
Book 8, 1946-1951
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59 p. + |
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Includes:
Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (film); Park Avenue; The Shocking
Miss Pilgrim (film); The Barkleys of
Broadway (film); death of mother Rose; death of Kurt Weill; An American in Paris (film) |
BOX-BOOK 80/9 |
Book 9, 1952-1955
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70 p. |
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Includes:
An American in Paris (film) academy awards;
Of Thee I Sing (revival); Give a Girl a Break (film); Lady in the Dark (TV); A Star is
Born (film); The Country Girl (film)
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BOX-BOOK 81/10 |
Book 10, 1956-1959
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53 p. |
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Includes:
Funny Face (film); Ewen biography "The Magic of
Gershwin"; Ira's illness; Bell Telephone Hour
-"Gershwin" (TV); Ella Fitzgerald Gershwin concert and recording |
BOX-BOOK 82/11 |
Book 11, 1960-1962
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52 p. |
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Includes:
Oh, Kay (revival); Of
Thee I Sing (production); Girl Crazy;
The George and Ira Gershwin Songbook; The Gershwin Years (TV) |
BOX-BOOK 83/12 |
Book 12, 1963-1964
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50 p. + |
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Includes: ASCAP plaque on birthplace; Oh, Kay!; 17 trunk songs unearthed by Ira; The
Songs of Harold Arlen (TV); fire at Chappell's in London; death of Cole
Porter; Kiss Me, Stupid (film) |
BOX-BOOK 84/13 |
Book 13, 1965-1967
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61 p. + |
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Includes:
Kiss Me, Stupid (film); When the Boys Meet the Girls (film); George
Gershwin's Theater (An Unusual Entertainment); Honorary degree for
Ira from University of Maryland; Lady in the
Dark (Pasadena Playhouse); Star!
(film) |
BOX-BOOK 85/14 |
Book 14, 1968-1972
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100 p. |
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Includes:
Lady, Be Good! (London); Star! (film); Of Thee I Sing
(revival); Who Cares (Balanchine ballet);
Gershwin Festival (University of Miami); Ira elected to the Songwriters Hall
of Fame; 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S
Gershwin (TV); Of Thee I Sing (TV);
Gershwin exhibit at Library of Congress; George Gershwin stamp issued
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BOX-BOOK 86/15 |
Book 15, 1973-1975
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82 p. |
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Includes: George Gershwin stamp; 75th
anniversary of George's birth; Gershwin Film Retrospective; 50th Anniversary
of Rhapsody in Blue; Lady
Be Good! (at Goodspeed); Uris Theater renamed The Gershwin;
"Tribute to Ira Gershwin" Benefit; "Mr. Words," a musical salute to Ira
Gershwin; "Our Love Is Here to Stay" with Steve and Eydie (TV) |
BOX-BOOK 87/16 |
Book 16, 1976-1982
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124 p. |
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Includes: Lyrics and Lyricists "The Lyrics of
Ira Gershwin"; Tip Toes (at Goodspeed); Let 'Em Eat Cake (Berkshires); Funny Face (Studio Arena and Goodspeed); "By
Ira...By George" Tribute at Carnegie Hall; Gershwin
Concert ballet by Jerome Robbins; "Celebrating the Gershwins" at
Brooklyn College; Secaucus scores found |
BOX-BOOK 88/17 |
Book 17, 1983 January-May
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96 p. |
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Includes: Restored version of A Star is Born; Rosalie (concert revival); My One and
Only
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BOX-BOOK 89/18 |
Book 18, 1983 May-August
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92 p. |
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Includes:
My One and Only; Gershwin Tony Award and
tribute; renaming the Uris Theater to the Gershwin; Michael Feinstein
interview with Ira; restored version of A Star is
Born
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BOX-BOOK 90/19 |
Book 19, 1983 August-1984 October
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100 p. |
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Includes: Ira's death; Hang On To Me; Oh, Kay! (at
Chichester Festival); Strike Up the Band
(revival); Gershwin Room at the Library of Congress planned |
BOX-BOOK 91/20 |
Book 20, 1984 October-1985 December
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84 p. |
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Includes: Ira's death; Gershwin Night at the
Library of Congress; My One and Only; Gershwin
Congressional Medal |
BOX-BOOK 91/21 |
Book 21, 1986 January-August
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32 p. |
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Includes:
My One and Only; George and Ira Gershwin
awarded the Academy's Trustee Award at the Grammys; Girl Crazy (at Seattle Rep) |
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Porgy and Bess
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BOX-BOOK 92/22 |
Book 1, 1935-1954 July
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172 p. |
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Includes: Original production of Porgy and Bess, tours, 1942 revival, 1952 revival
(that goes on to European tour and returns to Broadway) |
BOX-BOOK 93/23 |
Book 2, 1954 August-1956
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72 p. |
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Includes:
Porgy and Bess in Paris, Zagreb, Yugoslavia,
Israel, Alexandria, Athens, Cairo, La Scala, Milan, Rome, Lausanne, Geneva,
Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Russia, West Germany, Poland, Norway, and
Czechoslovakia; Truman Capote's "The Muses are Heard" (about Russian tour)
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BOX-BOOK 94/24 |
Book 3, 1957-1959
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52 p. |
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Includes:
Porgy and Bess film; various recordings
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BOX-BOOK 94/25 |
Book 4, 1960-1965
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50 p. |
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Includes:
Porgy and Bess film in London; NY City Center
Light Opera production; Russian student production; New Zealand production;
Coconut Grove Playhouse production; Vienna production |
BOX-BOOK 95/26 |
Book 5, 1966-1976
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62 p. |
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Includes:
Porgy and Bess Israeli production; Charleston
production; Berlin production; Serbian production; Lisbon, Portugal
production; LA Civic Light Opera production; Atlanta production; recording
with Cleveland Orchestra; Houston Opera production (tour) |
BOX-BOOK 96/27 |
Book 6, 1977-1984
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108 p. |
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Includes:
Porgy and Bess Houston Opera (tour continued);
1978 European tour; "Todd Duncan: A Mighty Voice" (TV); Houston Opera
revival at Radio City; various other productions |
BOX-BOOK 97/28 |
Book 7, 1985-1986 August
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64 p. |
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Includes:
Porgy and Bess 50th anniversary; Metropolitan
Opera production; DuBose Heyward Centennial Celebration; 50th anniversary
production at Charleston, South Carolina; Glyndebourne Festival Opera 1986
production |
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Miscellany
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BOX-BOOK 98/29 |
Miscellaneous clippings: Volume 1, 1947-1971
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44 p. |
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Includes: Articles and obituaries on other
composers, lyricists, writers, performers, the music industry, etc.
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BOX-BOOK 98/30 |
Miscellaneous clippings: Volume 2, 1972-?
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