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| BOX 92-100, 501, 571, 582, 586-588, 592-593, 596 | Biographical Materials, circa 1910-1995 | ||||||||||||
| This series includes awards and other recognitions, Ira's diaries with corresponding transcriptions, address and datebooks, organizational memberships, and other general biographical information. Materials are related predominantly to Ira Gershwin, but include a small amount related to George and Leonore. | |||||||||||||
| Organized as three subseries. | |||||||||||||
| Awards and Recognitions, 1932-1995 | |||||||||||||
| This subseries includes the honorary doctorate that Ira received from the University of Maryland, College Park, as well as other certificates and plaques recognizing his achievements as a lyricist and writer. These items also include awards and honors presented posthumously to George Gershwin. Many of the awards are accompanied by correspondence, invitations, and programs. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by title. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/1 | ALS National Theatre: Leonore Gershwin, Patron of the Year, 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopy of plaque | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/23 | ASCAP: Congratulations on Ira Gershwin's 50th Year of Membership, 1970 December 17 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/2 | ASCAP: The Gershwin Years - A Salute to George and Ira Gershwin, 1971-1972 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence; program; photograph; clipping | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/24 | ASCAP: The Gershwin Years - A Salute to George and Ira Gershwin, 1971 November 14 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX 587 | ASCAP Honors Ira Gershwin for lyrical contributions on his 80th birthday, 1976 | ||||||||||||
| Silver bowl | |||||||||||||
| BOX 93 | ASCAP Honors George Gershwin, Writer of "I Got Rhythm" Among the Most Performed ASCAP Standards, 1976 October 1 - 1986 September 30 | ||||||||||||
| Plaque | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/3 | The Ben-Gurion Award, 1975 June 8 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopy of plaque | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 571/13 | The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences: Election of Ira Gershwin as a Life Member, 1959 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate; correspondence | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/4 | Ceremony marking dedication of plaque commemorating 65th anniversary of the birth of George Gershwin, 1963 | ||||||||||||
| Clippings | |||||||||||||
| BOX 587 | City College of New York: James K. Hackett Medal, Ira Gershwin, 1956, 1975 | ||||||||||||
| Medallion | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/5 | City College of New York: James K. Hackett Medal, 1956, 1975 | ||||||||||||
| Press release; photograph; current bibliography on Ira Gershwin; citation of award | |||||||||||||
| BOX 587 | City College of New York: Townsend Harris Medal for notable achievement to Ira Gershwin, 1952 | ||||||||||||
| Medallion | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/6 | City College of New York: Townsend Harris Medal, 1952 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence; program; list of medalists | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 586/2 | City of Beverly Hills: Proclamation of Gershwin Month, 1993 June | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 571/14 | City of Los Angeles: Certificate of Commendation for Leonore Gershwin, Patron of the Year, 1987 January 30 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 571/15 | City of Los Angeles: Proclamation of Gershwin Day, 1973 September 26 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 571/16 | City of New York, Borough of Brooklyn: Proclamation of George Gershwin Day, 1963 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX 587 | City of New York, Mayor John V. Lindsay: Handel Medal presented to George and Ira Gershwin, 1973 | ||||||||||||
| Medallion | |||||||||||||
| BOX 587 | The City University of New York Presidential Medal, 1976 | ||||||||||||
| Medallion | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/7, 501/25 | The City University of New York Presidential Medal, 1976 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence; programs; press release; photographs; clippings | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/8 | Congressional Gold Medal, 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Programs; invitation; clipping | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/26 | Crazy for You Best Musical 4th Year, 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Watercolor print | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/27 | Entertainment Hall of Fame: Nomination of George Gershwin, 1974-1975 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/28 | Entertainment Hall of Fame: Nomination of Ira Gershwin, 1974-1975 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/29 | Entertainment Hall of Fame: Nomination of Ira Gershwin, 1976 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/30 | Los Angeles Music Center: Ira Gershwin Dean of American Lyricists, 1975 July 27 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 571/7 | La Grande Médaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris, 1974 June 20 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| Note: In honor of George Gershwin's 75th birthday | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/9 | La Grande Médaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris, 1974-1975 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence; photographs; remarks for ceremony | |||||||||||||
| Note: In honor of George Gershwin's 75th birthday | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 571/8 | National Academy of Popular Music, undated | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| Note: Honoring Ira Gershwin as one of the "The Most Popular American Lyric Writers" | |||||||||||||
| National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 571/9 | Election of the album Rhapsody in Blue (Victor Records, 1927), George Gershwin, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 571/10 | Election of the album I Can't Get Started (Victor Records, 1937), Ira Gershwin, 1975 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 571/11-12 | Election of the album Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Columbia Records, 1951), George and Ira Gershwin, 1976 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/10 | Nomination for Album of the Year, Classical (Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris), George Gershwin, Michael Tilson Thomas, Andrew Kazdin, 1976 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopy of plaque | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/31 | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences: Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/11 | National Music Awards, 1976 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence; invitation; list of award judges and recipients | |||||||||||||
| BOX 587 | National Portrait Gallery: John Singleton Copley Medal, in grateful appreciation to Ira Gershwin, undated | ||||||||||||
| Medallion | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 582/7 | Office of the Mayor of the City of New York: Proclamation of Gershwin Week, 1973 September 23 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/12 | Pulitzer Prize in Letters for Of Thee I Sing, 1932 June 1 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/13 | Stereo Review's Record of the Year Award for 1990, 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Plaque | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/32 | The Songwriters Hall of Fame: Election of George Gershwin, 1971 March 6 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/14 | Union Bank of Switzerland: Medailles d'or commemoratives, 1965 November | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence; pamphlet | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 575/13 | University of Maryland, College Park: Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, 1966 June 4 | ||||||||||||
| Certificate | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/15 | University of Maryland, College Park: Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, 1966-1967 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence; invitation; award citation | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 92/16 | Wisdom Hall of Fame, undated | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence; invitation to accept nomination; information booklet | |||||||||||||
| Diaries, 1916-1965 | |||||||||||||
| This subseries is comprised of autograph manuscripts and typescript transcriptions for eight of Ira Gershwin's diaries. These writings chronicle his travels to Europe, New York, and Moscow. Among them are several drafts of his 1928 diary and related correspondence that document Ira’s intention to publish the manuscript. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 94/1 | Every Man His Own Boswell, 1916-1917 | ||||||||||||
| Manuscript | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 95/1-2 | Every Man His Own Boswell, 1916-1917 | ||||||||||||
| Typescript transcriptions | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 94/2 | 1917-1918 | ||||||||||||
| Manuscript | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 95/3 | 1917-1918 | ||||||||||||
| Typescript transcription | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 94/3 | The Gershwins Abroad or Four Americans in Paris and Several Other Cities, 1928 | ||||||||||||
| Manuscript | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 95/4 to 96/1 | The Gershwins Abroad or Four Americans in Paris and Several Other Cities, 1928 | ||||||||||||
| Typescript transcriptions | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/2 | The Gershwins Abroad or Four Americans in Paris and Several Other Cities, 1928 | ||||||||||||
| Notes; correspondence; clippings | |||||||||||||
| BOX 588 | Trip to Europe, 1950 | ||||||||||||
| Manuscript | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/3 | Trip to Europe, 1950 | ||||||||||||
| Typescript transcription | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 94/4 | Trip to New York, 1953 | ||||||||||||
| Manuscript | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/4 | Trip to New York, 1953 | ||||||||||||
| Typescript transcription | |||||||||||||
| BOX 588 | 1954-1955 | ||||||||||||
| Manuscript; 2 volumes | |||||||||||||
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