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Artifacts, 1910-1988 (continued)
Gershwin Gallery Electric pencil sharpener of IG
Gershwin Gallery Fountain pen of IG, circa 1935
BOX 143 Letter opener of GG, Tiffany
SSF Medals of IG (1 Gold; 25 Silver)
Gershwin Gallery Metronome of GG, circa 1910
Gershwin Gallery Piano of GG, circa 1925
Note : Steinway Model B, Serial # 235494
Gershwin Gallery Piano chair of GG, circa 1925
Gershwin Gallery Typewriter of IG, circa 1930
Gershwin Gallery Typing table of IG, circa 1930
BOX 131-132, 135, 137, 139, 141 MAPCASE FOLDER 8 Miscellany, 1923-1973
The miscellaneous materials are organized alphabetically by subject matter.
BOX-FOLDER 131/7 Botkin, Henry: autobiographical essays (4), 1972-1973
Typescript photocopies
BOX-FOLDER 135/26 Brown, Anne: correspondence with Leopold Godowsky III
Four letters and three photographs
Exhibition catalogs
BOX-FOLDER 131/2 "Exhibition of the George Gershwin Collection of Modern Paintings," The Arts Club of Chicago, 1933 November 10-25
BOX-FOLDER 131/2 "George Gershwin, Painter (1898-1937): Memorial Exhibition," The Arts Club of Chicago, 1938 March 15-28
BOX-FOLDER 131/2 "George Gershwin, Painter (1898-1937): Memorial Exhibition," Marie Harriman Gallery, NY, 1937 December 18 - 1938 January 4
BOX-FOLDER 137/37 Fisk University Library: Selected Items from the George Gershwin Memorial Collection of Music and Literature, undated
BOX-FOLDER 131/3 2 Flexocol record labels from "Music by Gershwin" radio show, 1934
Note : Labeled in the hand of Ira Gershwin
BOX-FOLDER 132/18 "From Bach to Gershwin," 1944 May
BOX-FOLDER 131/4 George Gershwin lodge newsletter, undated
MAPCASE FOLDER 8 George Gershwin mausoleum blue prints
BOX-FOLDER 132/17 George Gershwin personalized music manuscript paper
1 blank sheet music leaf; 2 blank full score leaves
Gershwin: George, the Music/Ira, the Words, 1968 May 6 - September 2
The Museum of the City of New York
BOX-FOLDER 131/5 A catalogue of the exhibition
Two copies
BOX-FOLDER 131/6 Invitation to a reception and preview, 1968 May 5
BOX-FOLDER 144/6 Gershwin, Morris: birth certificate transcript, 1932 May 16
BOX-FOLDER 141/41 Godowsky, Frances Gershwin: memorial materials, 1999 January
Includes : program; eulogy by Manya "Fifi" Starr Nowak; eulogy and cover letter to Leopold Godowsky III by Lawrence Stewart; press release; obituary
BOX-FOLDER 144/7 Leiding, Harriette Kershaw. "Streetcries of an Old Southern City." Daggett Printing Company, Charleston, SC, 1927.
BOX-FOLDER 131/8 Logbook of orchestral parts
Laid in: IG typescript note
BOX-FOLDER 131/9 Merle Armitage collection auction catalog, 1965 May 10
BOX-FOLDER 131/10 News release re: Edward Kilenyi, Sr., 1966 May 23
BOX-FOLDER 131/1 Shaw, Arnold. re: "Curtain call!"
BOX-FOLDER 131/11 Songs of Adieu [book of poetry], 1923
Note : Inscribed by Ira Gershwin to Benjamin Botkin
BOX-FOLDER 131/12 Sound recordings from George Gershwin's library (lists)
Laid in: IG holograph and typescript notes
BOX-FOLDER 139/20 Strike Up the Band research materials
BOX-FOLDER 131/13 Works lists
  • Published songs (Harms)
  • Published songs (Music Publishers Holding Corp.)
  • Published songs (Remick)
  • Published songs, Photocopy of
  • Porgy and Bess publications

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