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BOX 67-71, 132, 136-139 |
Biographical Materials, 1913-1986
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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. |
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George Gershwin
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BOX-FOLDER 137/2 |
Address book, circa 1931
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???? Bound |
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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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 67/4 |
George Gershwin birth certificate |
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Photocopy |
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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 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 |
Notes on music for Gershwin
film |
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IG typescript/holograph manuscript; 6
p. |
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Ira Gershwin
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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 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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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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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 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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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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