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Photographs, 1895-1999 (continued)
Gershwins, Family, and Friends, circa 1914-1969
This subseries contains loose photographs of the Gershwins, their families, and friends.
Arranged alphabetically by last name.
BOX-FOLDER 261/1 Aarons, Alex
BOX-FOLDER 31/1 Arlen, Harold
BOX-FOLDER 31/2 Astaire, Fred and Adele
BOX-FOLDER 31/3 Bennett, Robert Russell
BOX-FOLDER 31/4 Bolton, Guy
BOX-FOLDER 31/5 Bordoni, Irène
BOX-FOLDER 31/6 Caesar, Irving
BOX-FOLDER 261/2 Celler, Emanuel, 1963
BOX-FOLDER 31/7 Feinstein, Michael
BOX-FOLDER 31/8 Finley Club (Ira Gershwin and Yip Harburg)
BOX-FOLDER 261/3 Garland, Judy and Luft family
BOX-FOLDER 31/9 Gershwin, Arthur and family
BOX-FOLDER 31/10-12, 261/4-6, 572/1-2, 582/3-5 Gershwin, George
BOX-FOLDER 31/13 Gershwin, George, with friends
Note: Enlargements made from black photo album, Box 593
BOX-FOLDER 31/14, 261/7 Gershwin, George and Ira
BOX-FOLDER 31/15, 261/8-10, 572/3 Gershwin, Ira, 1964-1967 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 31/16, 261/11 Gershwin, Ira and Leonore, 1959 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 31/17 Gershwin, Leonore
BOX-FOLDER 261/12 Gershwin, Leonore and Emily Paley
BOX-FOLDER 31/18 Gershwin, Morris
BOX-FOLDER 261/13 Gershwin, Rose; Marc George Gershwin
BOX-FOLDER 31/19 Glaenzer, Jules and Kendall
BOX-FOLDER 31/20 Godowsky, Leopold
BOX-FOLDER 31/21 Henderson, Ray
BOX-FOLDER 31/22 Jablonski, Edward and family
BOX-FOLDER 31/23 Jessye, Eva
BOX-FOLDER 31/24 Kennedy, Janet
BOX-FOLDER 31/25 Lawrence, Gertrude
BOX-FOLDER 31/26 Levant, Oscar
BOX-FOLDER 31/27 Lyons, Warren
BOX-FOLDER 31/28 Paley, Emily and Lou; English, Lucy, and Mascha Strunsky
BOX-FOLDER 31/29 Perelman, S.J.
BOX-FOLDER 31/30 Pringle, Aileen
BOX-FOLDER 31/31 Rodgers, Richard and Lorenz Hart
BOX-FOLDER 31/32 Ronell, Ann; Emily and Lou Paley; Pamela Bianco
BOX-FOLDER 31/33 Schirmer, Mabel
BOX-FOLDER 31/34 Schoenberg, Arnold
BOX-FOLDER 31/35 Stewart, Lawrence D.
BOX-FOLDER 31/36 Swift, Kay
BOX-FOLDER 31/37 Weill, Kurt
BOX-FOLDER 31/38 Whiteman, Paul and orchestra
BOX-FOLDER 31/39 Wolpin, Mary
Gershwin Events and Residences, 1929-1999
This subseries contains photographs of various Gershwin residences and documents Gershwin-related events.
Arranged chronologically.
BOX-FOLDER 261/14 33 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 1929
BOX-FOLDER 32/1-6, 572/4 1019 and 1021 N. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, CA, 1940-1991
BOX-FOLDER 32/7 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Ninth Annual Awards of Merit Presentation Dinner, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 32/8-9 Porgy and Bess cast party, 1954
BOX-FOLDER 32/10 Porgy and Bess exhibit in La Scala, Milan, 1955
BOX 32/11 Gershwin Avenue, 1966-1968
BOX 32/12 Bergdorf Goodman display, 1973
BOX-FOLDER 32/13 Glyndebourne Opera Festival, 1986
Includes: Leonore Gershwin; Emily Paley; Robert Kimball; unidentified
BOX-FOLDER 32/14 Library of Congress visit, 1990
Includes: James Billington; Leonore Gershwin; James Pruett; Michael Strunsky
BOX-FOLDER 32/15-16 Leonore Gershwin 90th birthday party, 1990
BOX-FOLDER 33/1 Gershwin Trusts office at 9720 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, CA, 1993
BOX-FOLDER 33/2 Oh, Kay! recording session, 1994
BOX-FOLDER 33/3 Dedication of plaque at 33 Riverside Drive, NY, 1995
BOX-FOLDER 33/4 Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, 1996
BOX-FOLDER 33/5 The Gershwins and Their World, 1998
Note: Opening of the Library of Congress Gershwin exhibit and symposium
BOX-FOLDER 33/6 Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1998
BOX-FOLDER 33/7 Tip-Toes recording session, 1998
BOX-FOLDER 33/8-9 Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 recording session, 1999
Miscellaneous, 1930s-1999
Miscellaneous materials include a small quantity of photographs that did not fit the categorizations above, as well as some facsimiles, slides, and stereo slides.
Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
BOX 600 Black and white film positives and color film transparencies
Note: Stored offsite
BOX-FOLDER 33/10 Facsimiles
BOX-FOLDER 33/11 Film canister transcriptions
BOX-FOLDER 261/15 Modigliani's "Doctor Devaraigne"
BOX-FOLDER 33/12-14 Photographs and negatives
BOX-FOLDER 261/16 Postal stamps phototograph enlargements, 1993, 1999
Note: Porgy and Bess, issued 1993 July 14; George and Ira Gershwin, issued 1999 September 21
BOX-FOLDER 33/15 Slides
BOX 589-591 Stereo slides by Leonore Gershwin, 1950s
BOX-FOLDER 34/3, 261/16 Unidentified
Albums, 1924-1991
These photograph albums primarily document specific events, with the exception of a black, bound album chiefly containing photographs of the brothers during their time working together before George's death.
Arranged chronologically.
BOX-FOLDER 595 Black bound album compiled by George Gershwin's secretary, 1924-1936
BOX-FOLDER 262 Walden recording sessions album for Lyrics by Ira Gershwin, 1952
BOX-FOLDER 594 Red album of billiards tournament at 1021 Roxbury, 1960s
BOX-FOLDER 262 Leonore Gershwin's polaroid album, 1960s
BOX-FOLDER 573 Ira Gershwin's DFA album from University of Maryland, 1966
BOX-FOLDER 573 ASCAP, Chappell Music, and Radio City Music Hall cocktail reception celebrating George and Ira Gershwin and Porgy and Bess, 1983
BOX-FOLDER 573 Warren Lyons' wedding, 1984
BOX-FOLDER 573 Leonore Gershwin and family, 1991
BOX 35-60, 371-372, 596 Scripts and Librettos, 1921-2011
The main body of this series comprises stage and screen musicals to which the brothers contributed, as well as later revisions and revivals of these shows. It also includes new stage musical projects realized by the Gershwin Trusts, such as Crazy for You and Nice Work If You Can Get It. Other scripts include projects that incorporate the Gershwins’ music or focus on the brothers’ biographies, as well as other miscellaneous unrealized projects. Particularly notable are scripts for George Gershwin’s 1934 radio show, Music by Gershwin.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
BOX-FOLDER 35/1 to 36/1 An American in Paris, 1950, 1987-2008
BOX-FOLDER 36/2 The Barkleys of Broadway, 1948
BOX-FOLDER 36/3 Be Yourself, 1924
BOX-FOLDER 36/4 Biography in Sound, 1955
BOX-FOLDER 36/5 The Country Girl, 1953
BOX-FOLDER 36/6 Cover Girl, 1943
Includes: Inter-office communication from Arthur Schwartz to IG
BOX-FOLDER 36/7 to 37/7 Crazy for You, 1991-1996 and undated
Includes: Communication from Tams-Witmark
BOX-FOLDER 38/1-4 A Damsel in Distress, 1930, 2008 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 38/5-6 Delicious, 1930
BOX-FOLDER 38/7 Everybody Loves Gershwin, 1967
BOX-FOLDER 38/8 Fanny, undated
BOX-FOLDER 38/9-10 Fascinating Rhythm, 1992-1995
BOX-FOLDER 39/1-7 The Firebrand of Florence, 1945, 2009 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 39/8-11 Flying Island, 1920-1921
BOX-FOLDER 40/1-4 A Foggy Day, 1984-1987, 1996-1998
BOX-FOLDER 40/5 The Funnies, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 40/6-7 Funny Face, 1928
see also Contracts
BOX-FOLDER 40/8 to 41/1 Gershwin, 2009
BOX-FOLDER 41/2-4 Gershwin at Folly, 2002-2003
BOX-FOLDER 41/5 The Gershwin Years, 1961
BOX-FOLDER 41/6 Ginger, 1997
BOX-FOLDER 41/7 to 43/4 Girl Crazy, 1930, 1940, 1960, 1972, 1986-1988
BOX-FOLDER 43/5-7 Give a Girl a Break, 1952 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 43/8-9 The Goldwyn Follies, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 44/1-6 Heaven on Earth, 2000-2002 and undated
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