Jerome Moross papers, 1924-2018

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0902
Bib ID:
4078363 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Moross, Jerome, 1913-1983
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
70.25 linear feet (57 boxes, 42 oversize folders)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

Boxes 55, 56 and 57 are located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Description

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.

Arrangement

Arranged in six series.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

Boxes 55, 56 and 57 are located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

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.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Jerome Moross papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Selected Related Material at Columbia

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

Accruals

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

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.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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.

Revision Description

2010-02-17 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.

2017-03-30 Archived Website series added by Jane Gorjevsky

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical sketch

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.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Advertisements CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Announcements CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Audiocassettes CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Audiotapes CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Charts (graphic documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Compact discs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Contracts CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Design drawings CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Drafts (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Financial records CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Interviews CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Librettos (documents for music) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Manuscripts (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Notes (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Outlines (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Phonograph records CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Playbills CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Posters CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Programs (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Reviews (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Scores (documents for music) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Scores (documents for music) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Scripts (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Sheet music CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Tickets CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Videotapes CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
negatives (photographs) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
watercolors (painting) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Catton, Bruce, 1899-1978 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Clemens, Cyril, 1902-1999 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Corwin, Norman, 1910-2011 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
De Mille, Agnes CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Kreymborg, Alfred, 1883-1966 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Latouche, John, 1914-1956 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Mancini, Henry CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Martin, Mary, 1913-1990 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Robbins, Jerome CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Rorem, Ned, 1923- CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Thompson, Randall, 1899-1984 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Ballets -- Piano scores CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Ballets -- Scores CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Composers -- United States CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hymns CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Motion picture music -- United States CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Music -- United States -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Musicals -- United States -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Musicians -- United States CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Operas -- Scores CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Orchestral music -- United States -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Radio music -- United States CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Songs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Songs -- United States -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Television music -- United States CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID