Lewis J. Hardee wrote his thesis, "The Musical Theatre of Douglas Moore" (1971) on Moore and donated books, interviews, recordings, scores, and other materials related to Moore that he created and used during his thesis research.
Subseries XI.1. Concert Programs, 1966-1988
This subseries contains concert programs for the "The Ballad of Baby Doe."
Subseries XI.2. Recordings, circa 1957-1975
This subseries contains audio recordings of interviews and of Moore's music. The interviews are of Moore, and some of Moore's colleagues, relatives, and friends; all were conducted by Hardee. The recording of the WQXR broadcast of Carry Nation also includes an interview done by WQXR.
Box 85
Adam was My Grandfather and Other Songs by Douglas Moore, 1964 March 19, (1 7" audio reel)
Adam was My Grandfather; Old Song; Brown Penny; Dear Dark Head; Come Away Death; Sigh No More Ladies; Under the Greenwood Tree; Mary's Prayer; and I've Got a Ram, Goliath. Performed by Everett Anderson and Helen Anderson.
Box 84
The Ballad of Baby Doe, Possibly 1957, (1 7" audio reel)
TV Performance. TV Premiere. Soundtrack of Television Premiere.
Box 85
The Ballad of Baby Doe and Gallantry, undated, (1 7" audio reel)
Box 84
Carry Nation, Quintet for Clarinet and Strings (WQXR Broadcast), 1968 November 23, (1 7" audio reel)
George Jelinak, moderator. William Jayne and Douglas Moore. Premier broadcast of Carry Nation. Quintet for Clarinet and Strings.
Box 85
The Devil and Daniel Webster; Farm Journal; The Pageant of P.T. Barnum, undated, (1 7" audio reel)
Box 84
Down East Suite, 1975 January-February, (1 audiocassette)
Down East Suite - Violin Concerto. Fred Rosenburg, violin. WYSU-FM Radio, Ohio, January 1975. Follies of '75, Southport, North Carolina, February 1975.
Box 85
The Greenfield Christmas Tree, 1962 December 8, (1 7" audio reel)
Hartford Symphony. Fritz Mahler, conductor.
Box 85
Interview: Beverly Sills, New York City, 1969 January 20, (1 7" audio reel)
Box 85
Interview: Douglas Moore, Cutchogue, New York (Part I), 1969 May 25, (1 7" audio reel)
Box 85
Interview: Douglas Moore, Cutchogue, New York, with Moore's Introduction, and excerpts from Giants in the Eart, 1969 June 28, (1 7" audio reel)
Box 85
Interview: Dr. Willard Rhodes, New York City, 1971 January 21, (1 7" audio reel)
Box 85
Interview: Hanya Holm, New York City, 1970 December 17, (1 7" audio reel)
Box 85
Interview: Mrs. Emily Moore, 1971 January 19, (1 7" audio reel)
Box 84
Interview: Mrs. Richard Myers, 1970 June 30, (1 7" audio reel)
Box 85
Interview: Paul Henry Lang, New York City, 1971 July 12, (1 7" audio reel)
Box 85
Interview: Randall Thompson, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970 November 15, (1 7" audio reel)
Box 85
Interview: Virgil Thomson, 1970 July 2, (1 7" audio reel)
Box 84
The People's Choice, 1958, (1 audiocassette)
Box 84
Symphony of Autumn and Village Music, undated, (1 5" audio reel)
Symphony of Autumn - Finale (3rd Movement) and Village Music (Movements 2, 3, and 4). Recorded from radio broadcast by Voice of America, original disc now at Library of Congress.
Box 84
The Three Sonnets of John Donne, undated, (1 7" audio reel)
Post-It note on the audio reel indicates the reel is blank.
Box 85
Randall Thompson, Symphony No. 1 Recording, undated, (1 7" audio reel)
Subseries XI.3. Scores, 1911-1915, 1938-1968, undated
This subseries contains scores of Moore's works. Most of these are published scores or copies of published scores.
Box 52 Folder 1
Adam was my Grandfather, 1938
Box 52 Folder 3
The Ballad of Baby Doe, 1956
Box 52 Folder 4
The Ballad of Baby Doe, 1958
"Warm as the Autumn Light," published score
Box 43 Folder 11
Brown Penny, undated
Box 52 Folder 8
Carry Nation, 1968
Box 53 Folder 1
Carry Nation, 1968
"I Lie Awake and Listen," published score
Box 56 Folder 5
Come Away Death, 1962
Published score photocopy
Box 56 Folder 6
Dear Dark Head, 1963
photocopy of published score
Box 53 Folder 11
The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1943
Box 56 Folder 8
The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1941
"I've Got a Ram"; "Now May There Be a Blessing"; photocopies of published scores
Box 56 Folder 10
The Emperor's New Clothes, 1958
Box 53 Folder 18
Farm Journal, 1950
Box 56 Folder 11
Gallantry, 1958
Box 54 Folder 4
Good Night Harvard, 1915
Published score, 2 editions
Box 56 Folder 16
The Greenfield Christmas Tree, 1963
Box 45 Folder 4
Hotchkiss Day, 1911
Box 46 Folder 8
In Springtime, 1911
Box 54 Folder 6
Mary's Prayer, undated
Box 57 Folder 4
Not This Alone, 1947
Box 57 Folder 5
Not This Alone, 1947
Photocopy of published score
Box 47 Folder 5
Naomi (My Restaurant Queen), 1927
Box 47 Folder 6
Oh Lord, Our Lord, How Excellent is Thy Name, 1915
Box 57 Folder 6
Old Song, 1950
Photocopy of published score in Contemporary Songs in English
Box 47 Folder 9
Parabalou, 1912
Box 57 Folder 9
Prayer for the United Nations, 1943
Box 55 Folder 5
Sigh No More Ladies, 1944
Manuscript score and photocopied published score
Box 57 Folder 15
Three Sonnets of John Donne, 1944
Photocopy of published score
Box 57 Folder 6
Under the Greenwood Tree, 1950
Photocopy of published score in Contemporary Songs in English
Box 55 Folder 11
Village Music, 1942
Box 58 Folder 1
Western Winde, 1947
Photocopy of published score
Box 50 Folder 2
White Wings, 1935
Bound vocal manuscript score
Box 58 Folder 2
The Wings of the Dove, 1961-1963
Box 58 Folder 3
The Wings of the Dove, 1962
"The Dove Song"; published vocal score copy
Subseries XI.4. Writings, 1932-1973, undated
This subseries contains writings by Hardee, and writings by others collected by Hardee in the course of his thesis research.
Box 100 Folder 1
Carry Nation, undated
Libretto. 1st version. Corrected for Kansas. Handwritten corrections.
Box 100 Folder 2
Hardee, Lewis. "The Perils of Baby Doe,", 1973
Box 100 Folder 3
Hardee, Lewis. "The Published Songs and Arias of Douglas Moore,", 1973
Box 99
Hardee, Lewis. The Musical Theatre of Douglas Moore, 1970
Box 100
James, Henry. The Wings of the Dove (Heron Books), undated
Box 100
Karsner, David. Silver Dollar: The Story of the Tabors (New York: Bonaza Books), 1932
Box 99
Moore, Douglas. "Vayechulu,", 1948
Article by Moore in Menorah Journal.
Box 100 Folder 4
Moore, Douglas. "The Composer at Work,", 1951
Article from American Music Horizons.
Box 100
Moore, Douglas. Listening to Music (New York: W.W. Norton), 1937
Box 100
Moore, Douglas. Listening to Music (New York: W.W. Norton), 1963
Box 99
Reagan, Donald. Douglas Moore and His Orchestral Works, 1972
Box 100
Rölvag, O.E. Giants in the Earth (New York: Harper and Row), 1927, 1955
Box 100
Sherwood, Robert Emmett. The Road to Rome (New York: Samuel French), 1927, 1953
Moore wrote music for this play.