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Louis Napoleon Parker papers, 1869-1943

12.5 linear feet
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This collection contains the papers of Louis Napoleon Parker, an English playwright, translator, and historical pageant producer active in the theater from the 1890s until the early 1940s. The collection includes holograph manuscripts, typescripts, and printed editions of Parker's plays, prose and poetry; theater programs and newspaper reviews; a small selection of sheet music; correspondence; personal documents, including datebook-style diaries; photographs; several books belonging to Parker; and his portrait in chalk by Cyril Roberts.
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Marilyn Crispell papers, 1980-2021

7 linear feet
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Jazz pianist Marilyn Crispell's career is documented in this collection by programs, reviews, scrapbooks, books, sounds recordings, art, and posters.

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Mario Lombardo Scores, 1972-2008

2.5 linear feet
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A collection of seventy nine scores.

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Mort Lindsey scores and papers, 1909-2007, bulk 1942-2007

23 linear feet
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Mort Lindsey (1923-2012) was an arranger, composer, pianist, and bandleader who worked with Judy Garland, Merv Griffin, Barbra Streisand, and other popular entertainers. This collection comprises scores of Lindsey's compositions and arrangements, along with administrative documents from his stage, film, and television career.
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Music autograph letters, 1767-1939

68 items
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Letters of musical composers and performers such as George Gershwin, Douglas Moore, Arnold Schönberg, Arturo Toscanini, Maria Cherubini, Jacques Halévy (F. Halévy), and Gaspare Spontini.

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Paul Henry Lang papers, 1947-1966

0.4 Linear Feet
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Letters to Lang from Zoltan Kodaly, Thomas Mann, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Bruno Walter.

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Richard L. Simon papers, 1915-1992

47 boxes
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Correspondence, memoranda, photographs, manuscripts, lists, legal and financial documents, and printed materials of Simon. The personal and business papers include correspondence with authors, inscribed photographs of authors, editorial files, files for his special art, photography, and music projects, correspondence files relating to Simon and Schuster, Inc., personal and family correspondence, documents, and photographs. Correspondents include Irving Berlin, Margaret Bourke-White, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Joseph E. Davies, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Philippe Halsman, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Kenneth Roberts, Arthur Schnitzler, Jerome Weidman, and Sloan Wilson.

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Sid Ramin papers, circa 1957-2009, bulk 1957-1995

120 linear feet
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Sid Ramin was a composer, conductor, and arranger for Broadway and Hollywood musicals and for television shows, including All My Children, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Gypsy, and West Side Story.
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Solomon Pimsleur papers, 1914-1962

5 linear feet
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The original compositions of Solomon Pimsleur, consisting of over 100 sonatas, suites, etudes, and songs for piano, orchestra and voice. Also included are Pimsleur's arrangements of various musical works, and photodisks and tapes of Pimsleur performing his own works; there are also a few periodical and monograph publications which the composer used as bases for some of his work

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Tania León papers, 1960s-2020s

110 Linear Feet
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Tania León (b. 1943, in Havana, Cuba) is a composer of both large scale and chamber works, as well as a conductor, educator, and advisor to arts organizations. The collection includes manuscript and published scores, photographs, programs, posters, recordings, awards, books, clippings, and correspondence.
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