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| Photographs, 1895-1999 (continued) | |||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Includes: Correspondence from Jonathan Pollard to Michael Strunsky | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 44/7 | Here Lies Jenny, 2004 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 44/8 | Inside Story of Those That Make the News, 1935 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 44/9 | Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, 1996 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 44/10 | Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist, 1997 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 44/11 to 45/2 | Kiss Me, Stupid, 1964 and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 45/3-6 | Lady, Be Good!, 1925, 1950, 1963, 1986 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 45/7 to 46/1 | Lady in the Dark, 1945, 1994 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 46/2-8 | Let 'Em Eat Cake, 1933, 1987, 1994 and undated | ||||||||||||
| Includes: Tommy Krasker correction pages | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 46/9-10 | Let Me Hear the Melody, 1951? and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/1-2 | Life Begins at 8:40, 1934-1935 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/3 | Mine, 1981 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/4-5 | Mr. Gershwin Goes to Washington, 1997-2000 | ||||||||||||
| Includes: Two pieces of correspondence with Mark Trent Goldberg | |||||||||||||
| BOX 60 | Music by Gershwin, 1934 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/6 | My One and Only, 1983 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/7 | Never Gonna Dance, 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Includes: Correspondence from Jay S. Harris | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/8 | Nice Work If You Can Get It, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 48/1-2 | The North Star, 1943 and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 48/3 to 49/4 | Of Thee I Sing, 1963, 1987, 1993 and undated | ||||||||||||
| Includes: Correspondence from MTI | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 596 | Of Thee I Sing, 1932 | ||||||||||||
| Note: First edition published libretto | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 596 | Of Thee I Sing, 1933 | ||||||||||||
| Note: Eighth printing of published libretto | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 49/5 to 50/8 |
Oh, Kay!, 1960, 1974, 1984, 1989, 1998-1999 and undated
see also Contracts and Legal Papers: Oh, Kay! |
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| BOX-FOLDER 51/1-8 | Pardon My English, 1933, 1990-1993, 2003-2004 and undated | ||||||||||||
| Includes: Correspondence from Bernard Carragher to Marc Trent Goldberg; correspondence from Ian Marshall Fisher | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 52/1-2 | Park Avenue, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 52/3-8 | Porgy and Bess, 1952-1959, 1976, 2006, 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Includes: Correspondence from Louis H. Aborn to IG | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 52/9 | Primrose, undated | ||||||||||||
| Includes: Correspondence from Tommy Krasker, Harry Winstanley, and Camille Kuznetz | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 52/10 | Rosalie, undated | ||||||||||||
| Includes: Correspondence from Sargent Aborn | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 52/11 | Russian on the Side, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 53/1 | Shall We Dance, 1936 | ||||||||||||
| Includes: Page inserts, 1937 January 14 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 53/2-3, 60/40 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, 1945 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 53/4 | Show Girl, 1929 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 53/5 to 54/4 | Song of the Flame, 1925-1926 | ||||||||||||
| BOX 371-372 | Song of the Flame, 1925-1926 | ||||||||||||
| Sides | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 54/5 | The Sounding Board, 1942 | ||||||||||||
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