Jerome Moross papers, 1924-2018

Creator:

Moross, Jerome, 1913-1983

Extent:

70.25 linear feet 57 boxes, 42 oversize folders

Language:

English .

Scope and content:

Correspondence, manuscript music scores, copies of scores, playscripts, scenarios, watercolor drawings and other stage designs, contracts, legal papers, programs, clippings and other printed materials, microfilms, records, tape recordings, and photographs. Among Moross's work are the musical play, "The Golden Apple"(1954), dance music for "Ballet Ballads"(1945) and for "Frankie and Johnny"(1938), the film score for "The Big Country"(1958) and for "The Cardinal"(1963), and his Symphony No. 1 (1943). There are some financial papers and production records for the staging of his works. Among the cataloged correspondents are Aaron Copland, Agnes George De Mille, Ned Rorem, Virgil Thomson, and Thornton Wilder.

Biographical / historical:

American composer of film scores, concert works, and music for ballet and theater.

Moross was born in Brooklyn on 1 August 1913 and died in Miami on 25 July 1983. He was a noted composer for motion pictures, the stage, and the ballet. His score for the motion picture The Big Country was nominated for an Academy Award, and he won a Drama Critics Circle award for his work on The Golden Apple in 1954.

Acquisition information:

Papers: Source of acquisition--Tarjan, Susanna Moross. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1984.

Music scores: Source of acquisition--Tarjan, Susanna Moross. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--09/10/1991. Accession number--M-91-09-10.

Compact disk, tape cassette transcript: Source of acquisition--Tarjan, Susanna Moross. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--11/11/1991. Accession number--M-91-11-11.

Two orchestral scores: Source of acquisition--Tarjan, Susanna M. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--05/07/1992. Accession number--M-92-05-07.

Photocopies of 6 letters to A. Copland: Source of acquisition--Library of Congress. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--07/17/1992. Accession number--M-92-07-17.

Score for American Pattern: Source of acquisition--Tarjan, Susanna Moross. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--04/--/1993. Accession number--M-93-04.

2 scores a CD: Source of acquisition--Tarjan, S.M. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--06/30/1993. Accession number--M-93-06-30.

Music score: Source of acquisition--Tarjan, S.M. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--02/21/1994. Accession number--M-94-02-21.

Henry Cowell letter: Source of acquisition--Tarjan, Susanna. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--03/07/1995. Accession number--M-95-03-07.

Parts corrections for Gentlemen, Be Seated: Source of acquisition--Tarjan, Susanna. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--05/23/1995. Accession number--M-95-05-23.

Moross-Palmer correspondence: Source of acquisition--Tarjan, Susanna. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--07/28/1995. Accession number--M-95-07-28.

Parts for Biguine: Source of acquisition--Tarjan, Susanna. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--04/13/1996. Accession number--M-96-04-13.

Scores script for The Golden Apple: Source of acquisition--Tarjan, Susanna. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--04/17/1996. Accession number--M-96-04-17.

Plaque J. Robbins telegram: Source of acquisition--Tarjan, Susanna. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--09/06/1998. Accession number--M-98-09-06.

Gift of Mrs Susanna Moross Tarjan, 1984, 1987, 1990-1996 1998-2000.

Gift of the Library of Congress, 1992.

Processing information:

Papers Processed HR 01/--/1985.

Music scores Processed HR 09/26/1991.

Compact disk, tape cassette& transcript Processed HR 12/03/1991.

Two orchestral scores Processed HR 05/07/1992.

Photocopies of 6 letters to A. Copland Cataloged HR 07/24/1992.

Score for American Pattern Processed HR 04/22/1993.

2 scores & a CD Processed HR 02/21/1994.

Music score Processed HR 02/22/1994.

Henry Cowell letter Processed HR 06/09/2000.

Parts & corrections for Gentlemen, Be Seated Processed HR 06/09/2000.

Moross-Palmer correspondence Processed HR 06/09/2000.

Parts for Biguine Processed HR 06/09/2000.

Scores & script for The Golden Apple Processed HR 06/09/2000.

Plaque & J. Robbins telegram Processed HR 06/09/2000.

Henry Rowen: 1/85, 5/90, 5/92, 7/92, 2/94, 6/00; Jennifer Sears 8/01.

Arrangement:

Arranged in six series.

Accruals:

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related material:

Reminiscences of Jerome Moross: Oral History, 1982 Columbia Center for Oral History.

Access and use

Restrictions:

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This collection has no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

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