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1. Production materials for The Glenn Miller Story, 1939-1953

   approximately 400 items. 4 containers. 2 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Glenn Miller was an American band leader, trombonist, composer, and arranger. He is prominently known as the band leader for the award-winning Glenn Miller Orchestra and conductor of the Army Air Force Band during World War Two. This collection contains production and reference materials for The Glenn Miller Story, a biographical film of Glenn Miller's life and career. Materials include production reports, filming schedules, correspondence, photographs and film stills, scores, and a typed war diary compiled by Captain Don Haynes that covers Miller's time touring England in 1944 and in 1945 following his disappearance.

2. Henry Mancini papers, 1930s-2000s

   approximately 206,000 items. 940 containers. 393 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Henry Mancini (1924-1994) was an award-winning American composer of music for film, television, and commercial recordings. Throughout his career, he amassed four Academy Awards, twenty Grammy awards, one Golden Globe Award, and two Emmy Award nominations in addition to many other accolades. Mancini was a prolific conductor who collaborated often with prominent directors, performers, arrangers, and lyricists. The Henry Mancini Papers contain original scores and printed music for his films, television shows, recordings, and concert music. Other materials include project files, business papers, photographs, correspondence, scripts, writings, programs, promotional materials, scrapbooks, clippings, biographical materials, and other items that document his life and career.

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