Box

Folder

Series 11, Entertainment, 1841-1984, undated  

Subseries 1, Early Troupes & Bandmasters, 1841-1944, undated

A-K

Early Troupes, 1841-1880  

1

A

Alleghanians [sic], The, 1847-1867, undated (11 items)

B

Amphions, The, 1852-1880 (16 items)

C

Baker Family, 1845-1866; undated (14 items)

D

Barker Family, 1848-1863 (5 items)

E

Harmoneons, The, 1846-1851 (19 items)

2

F-G

Hutchinson Family, 1843-1867

F

A – H
Includes “Cape Ann.” (16 items)

G

J – T
Includes “The Old Granite State.” (18 items)

H

Orphean Family, 1845-1850 (8 items)

I

Ossian’s Bards, 1854-1856 (7 items)

J

Rainer Family, 1841-1847
Includes “The Mountain Maid’s Invitation.” (12 items)

3

K

Miscellaneous Early Troupes, 1848-1860
Includes the Moravian Singers’ “The Song of Blanche Alpen,” the Gibson Troupe’s “Merry Sleigh Bells,” and 10 other groups. For Wood’s Minstrels, see Ordway’s Aeolians in this folder. (21 items)

L-M

Bandmasters, 1890-1915, undated  

L

Pryor, Arthur, 1894-1944
Includes the Chicago American edition of “A Coon Band Contest,” (“The American Song King Edward Asked For”), “The March of the White Rats,” and “Travel, Travel Little Star” from THE OLD TOWN. (14 items)

.

M

Miscellaneous Bandmasters, 1890-1915, undated
Note that Merle Evans, with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, is in Subseries 11.16, Circus, Fair, Zoo. (28 items)

Subseries 2, Dance Bands and Orchestras, 1905-1964, undated

A

Barron, Blue, 1937-1949
Includes “Whose Girl Are You” and “You Call Everybody Darling.” (18 items)

B

Beneke, Tex, 1914-1946
Contains “Five Minutes More” and “ St. Louis Blues.” (5 items)

C

Benson Orchestra, 1922-1934
Directors Don Bestor and Ferdinand Steindel are pictured on covers. Includes: “Down by the Winegar Woiks.” (15 items)

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Bestor, Don, see Benson Orchestra

4

D

Breese, Lou, 1922-1941
Aka: Lou Calabrese, with the Paul Specht Orchestra. Both Breese and Specht covers are in this folder. (13 items)

E

Brown, Les, 1940-1946
Includes: “You Won’t Be Satisfied.” (8 items)

F

Busse, Henry, 1921-1939
Includes: “These Foolish Things” from the London production of Spread It Abroad and “Wang Wang Blues.” (20 items)

- - -

Calabrese, Lou – see Lou Breese

G-H

Carle, Frankie, 1930-1949
Also see some Horace Heidt covers.

G

Songs and Instrumentals, 1930-1949
Includes: “I’ll Hate Myself in the Morning.” (47 items)

H

Folios, 1941-1943, undated (8 items)

5

I

Chester, Bob, 1935-1941
Includes: “Pushin’ the Conversation Along.” (5 items)

J

Crosby, Bob, 1931-1950
Includes: “Big Noise from Winnetka” from Let’s Make Music and “A Fellow on a Furlough” from Meet Miss Bobby Socks. (34 items)

K

Cummins, Bernie, 1925-1937
Includes: “What Do We Do on a Dew-Dew-Dewy Day.” (11 items)

L-Q

Dorsey, Jimmy and Tommy, 1915-1952

L-M

Dorsey, Jimmy, 1924-1952
Includes Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell on covers.

L

A – L
Includes: “Amapola” and “I Got It Bad.” (34 items)

M

M – Y
Includes: “Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga” and “Tangerine.” (39 items)

6

N-P

Dorsey, Tommy, 1915-1949

N

A – H
Includes: “Amor” from Broadway Rhythm and “Enjoy Yourself.” (32 items)

O

I – M
Includes: “I’m Getting Sentimental over You” from A Song Is Born and Ship Ahoy and “The Morning After.” (35 items)

P

O – Y
Includes: “Take Your Pack on Your Back and Go Back to Your Shack.” (40 items)

Q

Dorsey Brothers, together on covers, 1927-1946 Includes: “Can’t Get Stuff on Your Cuff.” (10 items)

R

Fields, Shep, 1935-1942
Includes: “Breathless.” (6 items)

S

Fisher, Mark, 1924-1937
Includes: “I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen.” (21 items)

7

T-U

Goodman, Benny, 1923-1956

T

A – J
Includes: “5’ll Get You 10” and “Gotta Be This or That.” (36 items)

U

L – Y
Includes: “Pity the Poor Lobster” and “Why Don’t You Do Right?” (33 items)

V

Gray, Glen, 1923-1944
Includes: “Lazybones” and “Sentimental Journey.” (12 items)

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Hart, Bob - see Al Trace

W

Heidt, Horace, 1917-1952
Includes: the Chicago Sunday Tribune edition of “Love’s Old Sweet Song” (in the over-size Box), and “Shabby Old Cabby.” (41 items)

X

Herman, Woody, 1909-1946
Includes: “How Many Hearts Have You Broken” and “Hey Doc!” (38 items)

Y

Hill, Tiny, 1935-1945
Includes “Abdul the Bulbul Ameer” and the folio, Tiny Hill’s All-Time Old-Times. (11 items)

8

- - -

Howard, Eddy – see 11.4, Male Singers, Folders RR and SS, Box 38

Z

Ipana Troubadors, 1925-1927
Includes “Horses” and “I Wonder How I Look When I’m Asleep.” Sam Lanin is pictured on the covers. (7 items)

AA

James, Harry, 1913-1946
Includes Helen Forrest on one cover; and “As If I Didn’t Have Enough on My Mind” and “I’m Beginning to See the Light.” (57 items)

BB

Jurgens, Dick, 1925-1948
Includes: “A – You’re Adorable.” (15 items)

9

CC-EE

Kaye, Sammy, 1926-1954, undated

CC

A – I
Includes: “I’ll Close My Eyes” and “It Isn’t Fair.” (50 items)

DD

J – Y
Includes: “Oh! What I Know About You” and “The Old Lamplighter.” (43 items)

EE

Folios, 1942-1946, undated (5 items)

FF-I I

King, Wayne, 1909-1949, undated

FF

A – M
Includes: “Goofus” and “Josephine.” (42 items)

10

GG

O – W
Includes: “That Little Boy of Mine” and “The Waltz You Saved for Me.” (38 items)

HH

Folios, 1935-1937 (5 items)

I I

Folios, 1939, undated (4 items)

JJ

King’s Jesters, 1926-1943
Also see Paul Whiteman. Singer Marjorie Whitney is pictured on some covers. Includes: “A Cornstalk Fiddle and a Shoestring Bow” and “Spring Cleaning.” (21 items)

KK-LL

Kyser, Kay, 1913-1949

11

KK

A – J
Includes: “Alexander the Swoose – Half Swan, Half Goose” and “Horses Don’t Bet on People.” (44 items)

LL

L – Y and folio
Includes: “Romance Runs in the Family” and “When Paw Was Courtin’ Maw.” (39 items)

MM-NN

Lewis, Ted, 1914-1940

MM

A – I
Includes: “I Can’t Get Over a Girl Like You” from Rufus Lemaire’s Affairs and “I’m Coming Back to You, Maybe.” (32 items)

NN

J – W
Includes: “Roll Along Prairie Moon” and “Show Me the Way.” (32 items)

OO-VV

Lombardo, Guy, 1908-1956
Also see Carmen Lombardo, Series 4.150.

12

OO

A – D
Includes: “Annie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and Does the Spearmint Lose It’s Flavor.” (44 items)

PP

E – H
Includes: “Gotta Go to Work Again” and “Here It Is Monday and I’ve Still Got a Dollar.” (38 items)

QQ

I
Includes: “I’m My Own Grandpaw” and “It’s the Darndest Thing.” (47 items)

RR

J – M
Includes: “Lazybones,” “Love on a Greyhound Bus,” and “My Mom.” (52 items)

13

SS

N – R
Includes: “A Nickel Ain’t Worth a Dime Today” and “Penny Serenade.” (52 items)

TT

S – T
Includes: “Scalawag” and “Show That Fellow the Door.” (46 items)

UU

U – Y
Includes: “The Water Tumbler Tune” and “Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire.” (44 items)

VV

Folio, 1934 (1 item)

14

WW

Lopez, Vincent, 1911-1952
Includes: “Laughing on the Outside,” “You’re Just a Flower from an Old Bouquet,” and “You’ve Got to See Mama Ev’ry Night.” (50 items)

XX

Lyman, Abe, 1923-1944
Includes: “The Miller’s Daughter Marianne.” (6 items)

YY-
AAA

Martin, Freddy, 1914-1952
Cover photos include: Jack Fine, Barclay Allen and Elmer Feldkamp.

YY

A – H
Includes: “Bumble Boogie” and “Caramba! It’s the Samba!” (34 items)

ZZ

I – O
Includes: “It Happens Every Time” and “My Hat’s on the Side of My Head.” (41 items)

15

AAA

P – Y and 2 folios
Includes: “Take Your Pack on Your Back and Go Back to Your Shack” and “You Can’t See the Sun When You’re Crying.” (33 items)

BBB- CCC

Miller, Glenn, 1916-1944

BBB

A – M
Includes: “In the Mood” and “Moonlight Cocktail.” (43 items)

CCC

O – Y and folio
Includes: “Serenade in Blue” and “Wham.” (24 items)

DDD

Miller, Ray, 1920-1928
Covers also feature Bob Nolan. Includes: “Can You Tell” from Ed Wynn Carnival and “She Ain’t What She Used to Be.” (12 items)

EEE-
FFF

Nelson, Ozzie, 1930-1944
Covers also feature Harriet Hilliard (also see subseries 11.5, Box 55, Folder O) and Ricky Nelson (also see subseries 11.4, Box 45, Folder SSS), and Lee Morse.

EEE

A – L
Includes: “I’m Looking for a Guy Who Plays Alto and Baritone and Doubles on a Clarinet and Wears a Size 37 Suit.” (45 items)

16

FFF

M – Y
Includes: “Mrs. Astor’s Horse” and “Pretty Kitty Blue Eyes.” (42 items)

GGG

Olsen, George, 1918-1949
Several covers also feature Ethel Shutta, Joe Morrison, and Gracie and Charlie Herbert. Includes: “The Hottest Man in Town” from Kid Boots and “The Varsity Drag” from Good News. (52 items)

- - -

Prima, Louis – see subseries 11.4: Male Singers, Folder WWW, Box 46

HHH

Savitt, Jan, 1916-1943
Two covers also picture Carlotta Dole. Includes: “Sierra Sue” and “ Umbrella Man.” (31 items)

- --

Specht, Paul, see Folder D, Lou Breese

I I I

Spitalny, Phil, 1921-1942
Includes two covers picturing the all-girl orchestra, Hour of Charm. (20 items)

- - -

Steindel, Ferdinand – see Benson Orchestra

JJJ-
KKK

Trace, Al, 1935-1955
Aka: Bob Hart and Clem Watts. Several sheets are inscribed by Trace to Sam DeVincent.

17

JJJ

A – L
Includes: “Fair, Fat and Forty” and “Fuzzy Wuzzy.” (39 items)

KKK

M – Y and Folios
Includes: “Where Is the Chicken in the Chicken Chow Mein?” and “You Call Everybody Darling.” (28 items)

LLL

Tucker, Orrin, 1911-1942
Includes: “Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!” and “ Pinch Me.” Also see Over-size box for songs in Chicago Sunday Tribune. (24 items)

MMM-OOO

Waring, Fred, 1905-1954
Includes two Profressional/Artist copies with music by Tom Waring.

MMM

A – H
Includes: “ Bagdad,” “Cross-Eyed Kelly,” and “Gid-ap Garibaldi.” (32 items)

18

NNN

I – M
Includes: “I Love College Girls” and “I Need Some Pettin’.” (32 items)

OOO

O – T
Includes: “The Pig Got Up and Slowly Walked Away” and “Steak and Potatoes.” (41 items)

PPP

V – Y
Includes: “Voom Voom” and “The Whoopee Hat Brigade.” (21 items)

QQQ`

Folios, 1935-1978 (3 items)

RRR-SSS

Weems, Ted, 1915-1941

19

RRR

A – L
Includes: “Egyptian-Ella,” “ Havana Heaven,” and “ Honolulu Moon.” (32 items)

SSS

M – W
Includes: “Piccolo Pete,” “Red Nose Pete,” and “There Ought to Be a Law Against That.” (39 items)

TTT-XXX

Welk, Lawrence, 1919-1964, undated

TTT

A – M
Includes: “Bubbles in the Wine” and “I’m a Lonely Little Petunia.” (49 items)

UUU

N – Y
Includes: “Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! That Cigarette” and “So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed.” (43 items)

20

VVV

Band Arrangement, “Heaven Is Mine Again.” (1 item)

WWW

Folios (6 items)

XXX

Folios (6 items)

YYY-AAAA

Whiteman, Paul, 1920-1937
Some covers also picture: Mildred Bailey, Jack Fulton, Jane Green, King’s Men, King’s Jesters, and Loyce [sic] Whiteman.

YYY

A – I
Includes: “Doo Wacka Doo” and “It Happened in Monterey” from KING OF JAZZ. (37 items)

21

ZZZ

K – S
Includes: “The Kitchen Stove” and “Sittish on a Rubbish Can.” (34 items)

AAAA

T – Y and Folios
Includes: “That Wonderful Night” and “Tony’s Wife.” (20 items)

BBBB

Wiedoft, Herb, 1922-1926
Includes: “String Beans.” (7 items)

CCCC-NNNN

Miscellaneous Male Bandleaders, 1908-1954 Note that a few bandleaders are in Series 4: Songwriters, such as Paul Ash, Ted Fiorito, Gordon Jenkins, and Art Kassel. Phil Harris is in Subseries 11:4, Folder PP. A few others, such as Lionel Hampton, appear in Ephemera and not in this section.

CCCC

A – B names (46 items)

DDDD

C names (30 items)

22

EEEE

D – E names (28 items)

FFFF

F – G names (56 items)

GGGG

H – J names (47 items)

23

HHHH

K names (33 items)

I I I I

L names (43 items)

JJJJ

M names (56 items)

24

KKKK

N – P names (46 items)

LLLL

R names (22 items)

MMMM

S names (39 items)

NNNN

T – Z names (40 items)

25

OOOO

Female Band Leaders, 1920-1947
Contains eighteen different groups, including: Ina Ray Hutton and Her Melodears, the Persian Red Heads, and Harry Waiman and His Debutantes. Also see Spitalny, Box 16, Folder I I I. (39 items)

PPPP-TTTT

Big Band Theme Songs, 1915-1956, undated

PPPP

A – G
Includes: “Bye Bye Blues,” “Cherokee,” and “Dark Eyes.” (39 items)

QQQQ

H – M
Includes: “Hot Lips” and “I’m Getting’ Sentimental Over You.” (46 items)

RRRR

N – S
Includes: “One O’Clock Jump,” “Sentimental Journey,” and “Sugar Blues.” (44 items)

26

SSSS

T – Y
Includes: “The Waltz You Saved for Me” and “You’re the Only Star.” (25 items)

TTTT

Folio, undated, Robbins All-Star Radio Theme Songs. (1 item)

Subseries 3, Novelty Bands, 1901-1952

A

Jones, Spike, 1901-1952
Includes: “Pass the Biscuits Mirandy” and “A Serenade to a Jerk.” (19 items)

B

Kidoodlers, 1935-1940
Includes: “Dan, the Elevator Man” and “The Man on the Flying Trapeze.” (13 items)

C

Korn Kobblers, 1932-1947
Includes: “Keep Your Hands Up Stranger!” and folio, The Korn Kobblers. (14 items)

D

Fisher’s (Fischer) Schnickelfritz Band, 1937-1946
Includes: “What She Ain’t Got She Don’t Need” and folio, Colonel Corn. (6 items)

Subseries 4, Male Singers (Individual), 1846-1981
Also see: subseries 13, Folder C, Phonograph Artists  

A-B

Astaire, Fred, 1914-1955
The largest part of Astaire music is songs from movies. Sheets are in alphabetical order by song title, not movie title.

27

A

A – M
Includes: “Blue without You” and “Just Like Taking Candy from a Baby,” both with music by Astaire, and “I’m Building Up for an Awful Letdown” from the London musical Rise and Shine. The cover photo for “My Croony Melody” shows Astaire at about age fourteen, with his older sister Adele. (45 items)

B

N – Y
Includes: “Oops” and “Something’s Gotta Give.” (27 items)

C

Bennett, Tony, 1921-1968
Includes: “Have a Good Time” and “Solitaire.” (34 items)

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Benton, Brook – see Dinah Washington, subseries 5.

D

Boone, Pat, 1930-1967
Includes: “A Fiddle, a Rifle, and Axe and a Bible” and “What If They Gave a War and Nobody Came?” and one folio. (53 items)

E-I

Cantor, Eddie, 1911-1947
Also pictured on some covers are: Mary Eaton; Dinah Shore and Olive Major; Miss True York; Al Jolson, Willie Howard, Jay Flippen, and Jack Rose; Lillian FitzGerald; Ray Anthony, Charlie Spivak, and Harry Cool.

28

E

A – F
Includes: “But – After the Ball Was Over!,” “The Dumber They Come the Better I Like ‘Em,” and "Don’t.” (47 items)

F

G – K
Includes: “The Girl I Left Behind Me Is Way Ahead of Me Now” and “He Knows His Groceries.” (46 items)

G

L – N
Includes: “Let’s Do and Say We Didn’t” and “The Modern Maiden’s Prayer” from Ziegfeld Follies of 1917. (43 items)

29

H

O – S
Includes: “Polly Put the Kettle On” and “Since Ma Is Playing Mah Jong.” (42 items)

I

T - Y and Folio
Includes: “They’re Either Too Young or Too Old” and “Who Told You That Lie?” and a folio. (36 items)

J-K

Caruso, Enrico 1902-1952

J

Songs made famous by, written by, or about Caruso
Includes: “Dreams of Long Ago” from The Million and “When Caruso Comes to Town.” (27 items)

K

Songs about other “Carusos” and Folio
Includes: “My Irish Caruso” and “Rollin’ Hills” sung by Enrico Caruso, Jr. (7 items)

L-P

Como, Perry, 1905-1980

30

L

A – F
Includes: “A – You’re Adorable,” “Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba,” and “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes.” (52 items)

M

G - “I’ll…”
Includes: “Hoop-Dee-Doo” and “Hot Diggity.” (50 items)

N

“It…” – O
Includes: “Lili Marlene” and “The Old Lamplighter.” (49 items)

O

P – T
Includes: “Papa Loves Mambo” and “Prisoner of Love.” (57 items)

31

P

U - Z and 3 Folios
Includes: “When You Were Sweet Sixteen” and “Zing Zing – Zoom Zoom.” (29 items)

Q-HH

Crosby, Bing, 1914-1964

Q-V

Movie Songs, 1900-1964 (arranged by song title, not movie title)

Q

A – B (42 items)

R

C – H (49 items)

S

I – J (61 items)

32

T

M – P (47 items)

U

R – S
Includes: “Sing a Song of Sunbeams” from East Side of Heaven. (47 items)

V

T – Z (55 items)

33

W

Country/Western Songs, 1916-1949
Includes: “I’m an Old Cowhand,” “There’s a Gold Mine in the Sky,” and “Sierra Sue.” (32 items)

X-BB

General Songs, 1914-1955
Also pictured on some covers are Connie Boswell, the Andrews Sister, Joe Venuti, and John Scott Trotter.

X

A - H
Includes: “Between 18 th and 19 th on Chestnut Street” and “How It Lies, How It Lies, How It Lies!” (47 items)

Y

I - J
Includes: “I Wonder What’s Become of Sally” and “It’s the Talk of the Town.” (43 items)

34

Z

L – P
Includes: “ Missouri Waltz” and “Paper Doll.” (54 items)

AA

Q – V
Includes: “Quicksilver,” “Skylark,” and “Some Night in Alaska.” (55 items)

BB

W – Z
Includes: “Where the Blue of the Night,” “Yodelin’ Joe,” and “A Zoot Suit.” (27 items)

CC

Songs by and about Crosby and the Rhythm Boys, 1926-1954
Includes: “Crosby, Columbo and Vallee,” “Little Dutch Mill,” and “Ready, Willing, and Able.” (50 items)

35

DD

Crosby Family Covers, 1922-1961
Includes songs by and/or cover photos of Crosby with his children, and wife, Cathy, and Larry Crosby. For Dixie Lee, see Subseries 5, Folder V, Box 56. (11 items)

EE-HH

Folios, 1933-1954, undated

EE

A – C (7 items)

FF

D – F (5 items)

36

GG

H – M (6 items)

HH

P – W (6 items)

I I

Damone, Vic, 1929-1967
Includes: “In the Market Place of Old Monterey” and “On the South Side of Chicago.” (36 items)

JJ-LL

Downey, Morton, Sr., 1923-1952

JJ

A-L
Includes: “I’ll Always Be in Love with You” and “In Love Again.” (42 items)

37

KK

M-Y
Includes: “Now You’re in my Arms” and “Wabash Moon.” (49 items)

LL

Folios
Contains: Morton Downey’s Favorite Irish Songs, 1943. (3 items)

MM

Durante, Jimmy, 1920-1966
Includes: “Inka Dinka Doo” and “Umbriago.” (37 items)

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Eberly, Bob – see Jimmy Dorsey, subseries 2, and Miscellaneous Male Singers, this subseries.

NN

Fisher, Eddie, 1921-1967
Includes: “I Want Eddie Fisher for Christmas” and "Then I’ll Be Happy.” (72 items)

OO

Frankel, Harry (“Singing Sam”), 1931-1938, undated
Includes: “River, Stay away from My Door” and Singin’ with the Old Singing Master. (7 items)

38

PP

Harris, Phil, 1908-1964
Includes: “The Brazen Little Raisin,” “Possum Song,” and “That’s What I Like ’bout the South.” (39 items)

QQ

Haymes, Dick, 1930-1950, undated
Includes: “Count Every Star,” “Little White Lies,” and folio, Sing withDick Haymes. (18 items)

RR-SS

Howard, Eddie, 1913-1955

RR

A-I
Includes: “Careless,” “For Sentimental Reasons,” and Heartaches.” (55 items)

39

SS

J-Y
Includes: “Now Is the Hour,” “The Rickety Rickshaw Man,” and “You Need Some Basic Training, Soldier Boy.” (45 items)

TT-UU

Ives, Burl, 1922-1971

TT

Songs and Folios
Includes: “The Blue Tail Fly,” “The Little White Duck,” and 4 folios. (24 items)

UU

The Burl Ives Song Book, 1953

VV-
EEE

Jolson, Al, 1911-1948
Also see Series 4: Berlin, Donaldson, Gershwin, Kahn, Rose, Von Tilzer, Wendling, Whiting, and Yellen.

40

VV

A – B
Includes: “Alabamy Bound,” “Avalon,” and "Bagdad.” (50 items)

WW

C – E
Includes: “ California Here I Come” and “Everybody Rag with Me.” (49 items)

XX

F – “I’ll…”
Includes: “Goin’ to Heaven on a Mule,” “Hello Central! Give Me No Man’s Land,” and “I’ll Say She Does.” (38 items)

YY

“I’m…” – L
Includes: “I’m a Fugitive from a Chain Letter Gang” and “I’m Glad My Wife’s in Europe.” (34 items)

41

ZZ

M
Includes: “Mammy’s Little Coal Black Rose” and “My Mammy.” (37 items)

AAA

N – R
Includes: “Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody.” (35 items)

BBB

S
Includes: “She’s a Latin from Manhattan” and “Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts for Soldiers.” (28 items)

CCC

T – “When…”
Includes: “There’s a Rainbow ’round My Shoulder” and “When the Grown Up Ladies Act Like Babies.” (43 items)

42

DDD

“Where…” – Y
Includes: “Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go on Friday Night,” “Yoo-Hoo,” and “You’re a Dangerous Girl.” (53 items)

EEE

Folios, 1947-1952
Includes: Al Jolson’s Old Time Minstrel Show.” (3 iems)

FFF

Kaye, Danny, 1913-1959
Includes: “Ballin’ the Jack,” “Wonderful Copenhagen,” and 2 folios. (27 items)

GGG

Laine, Frankie, 1924-1967
Includes: “Moonlight Gambler” and “Rose, Rose I Love You.” (45 items)

HHH-JJJ

Lauder, Harry

43

HHH

B – I
Includes: “The Boss of the Hoos,” “Calligan, Call Again!” “I Love a Lassie,” and “I’m Going to Marry-Arry.” Also: in the over-size box, “Doris,” instrumental. (39 items)

I I I

J – T
Includes: “Roamin’ in the Gloamin” and “That’s the Reason Noo I Wear a Kilt.” (39 items)

JJJ

W and Folios
“The Waggle of the Kilt” and Albums 1-5 of Francis and Day’s Album of Harry Lauder’s Popular Songs. (21 items)

KKK-LLL

Lucas, Nick, 1924-1944

44

KKK

B – P
Includes: “Everyone in Town Loves Little Mary Brown” and “I’m Looking for a Girl Named Mary.” (39 items)

LLL

S – W and Folios
Includes: “Sleepy Time Gal,” “Tip Toe Through the Tulips with Me,” and several guitar instructional folios. (22 items)

MMM-NNN

Martin, Tony, 1929-1958

MMM

Songs
Includes: “Fools Rush In,” “I Said My Pajamas,” and “When Did You Leave Heaven?” (65 items)

NNN

Folios
Tony Martin Song Collection and Tony Martin Song Folio. (2 items)

OOO-PPP

McCormack, John, 1904-1934

45

OOO

B – J
Includes: “The Barefoot Trail” and “I Hear You Calling Me.” (44 items)

PPP

L – W
Includes: “Love, Here Is My Heart” and “Macushla.” (21 items)

QQQ-RRR

Monroe, Vaughn, 1925-1954

QQQ

A – S
Includes: “I Didn’t Slip, I Wasn’t Pushed, I Fell” and “Pretty Little Girl with the Red Dress On.” (61 items)

RRR

T – Y and Folios
Includes: “There, I’ve Said It Again,” “You Can’t See the Sun When You’re Cryin’,” and 3 folios. (25 items)

SSS

Nelson, Ricky, 1957-1962
Includes: “Teenage Idol” and “A Teenager’s Romance.” (8 items)

TTT-UUU

Paul, Les and Ford, Mary
Note that early in his career, Les Paul performed as “Rhubarb Red.”

46

TTT

A – M
Includes: “How High the Moon,” “I’m Sitting on Top of the World,” and “Mockin’ Bird Hill.” (43 items)

UUU

N - W and Folios
Includes: “Vaya Con Dios,” “The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise,” and 2 folios. (20 items)

VVV

Presley, Elvis, 1948-1977
Includes: “All Shook Up,” “Follow That Dream,” “Love Me Tender,” and “Teddy Bear.” Also: 5 songs written in tribute to Elvis. (57 items)

WWW

Prima, Louis and Smith, Keely, 1920-1959
Includes: “Baciagaloop,” “Ooh-Dadily-Dah,” and “When Rosie Ricoola Do the Hoola Ma Boola,” and 1 folio. (52 items)

47

XXX

Ray, Johnny, 1927-1959
Includes: “Cry” and “Just Walking in the Rain.” (24 items)

YYY-ZZZ

Richman, Harry, 1923-1939
Also see Series 4, subseries 50, Gene Austin.

YYY

A – M
Includes: “Burgundy,” “C’est Vous,” and “Moonlight Saving Time.” (31 items)

ZZZ

N – Y
Includes: “Rolling Along” and “Ro-Ro-Rollin’ Along.” (31 items)

AAAA-EEEE

Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1984

AAAA

A – F
Includes: “Close to You” and “Full Moon and Empty Arms.” (52 items)

BBBB

G – I
Includes: “Hot Time in the Town of Berlin” and “I’m from New Jersey.” (50 items)

48

CCCC

J – P
Includes: “Love’s Been Good to Me” and “Night and Day.” (46 items)

DDDD

R – T
Includes: “Saturday Night,” “Something Stupid” with Nancy Sinatra, and “There’s a Small Hotel.” (57 items)

EEEE

W – Y and Folios
Includes: “Wee Small Hours,” “Witchcraft,” and “Young at Heart.” Also 3 folios. (28 items)

- - -

Singing Sam – see Harry Frankel, this subseries, Folder OO

- - -

Trace, Al – see subseries 2, Folders JJJ-KKK

FFFF

Tracy, Arthur, “The Street Singer,” 1931-1933
Includes: “Play, Fiddle, Play,” “Sugar,” and folio, The Street Singer. (18 items)

GGGG-NNNN

Vallee, Rudy, 1883-1961

49

GGGG

A – D
Includes: “Betty Coed,” “ Crosby, Columbo and Vallee,” and “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes.” (47 items)

HHHH

E – “I’ll…”
Includes: “Heigh Ho! Everybody, Heigh Ho!” and “If I Had a Girl Like You.” (41 items)

I I I I

“I’m…” – L
Includes: “I’m Just a Vagabond Lover” and “Little White Lies.” (52 items)

50

JJJJ

M – O
Includes: “The Miller’s Daughter Marianne” and “Old New England Moon.” (38 items)

KKKK

P – T
Includes: “The Stein Song” and “Then We Cano-dle-oodle Along.” (48 items)

LLLL

V – Y
Includes: “When It’s Springtime in the Rockies,” “The Whiffenpoof Song,” and a folio, 12 Old Time Tavern Tunes. (32 items)

MMMM

Musicals and Movies, 1929-1961
Contains songs from George White’s Scandals, How to Succeed in Business…, and Sweet Music. (46 items)

51

NNNN

Contains songs from Earl Carroll Vanities (11th Edition), Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, Gold Diggers in Paris, Happy Go Lucky, International House, Knowmore College, and Vagabond Lover. (35 items)

OOOO

Williams, Andy, 1926-1970, undated
Includes: “The Hawaiian Wedding Song,” “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars,” and “Wonderlove” with Claudine Longet on the cover, and 1 folio. (31 items)

PPPP-TTTT

Miscellaneous Male Singers, 1836-1981, undated
Note that music in these folders is alphabetized by name of the performer and not by song title.

PPPP

Early Lithograph, 1836-1898, undated
Contains images of twenty early performers, including Billy Barlow, Dan Bryant, Bartley Campbell, Pete Morris, George Grossmith, Gus Phillips (Oofty Gooft), Horace Lingard, Howard Powers, George C. Staley, and Lloyd Wilson. (25 items)

QQQQ

A – G
Includes: Charles Aznavour, Shaun Cassidy, and Jim Croce. (53 items)

52

RRRR

H – N
Includes: Engelbert Humperdinck, Elton John, Harry Jolson, Steve Lawrence, Fiske O’Hara, and Chauncey Olcott. (57 items)

SSSS

O – S
Includes: Tommy Roe, Bobby Sherman, and Rod Stewart. (56 items)

TTTT

T – Y
Includes: John Charles Thomas, Lawrence Tibbett, Frankie Valli, and Bobby Vinton. (30 items)

Subseries 5, Female Singers (Individual), 1845-1971
Also see subseries 13, Folder C, Phonograph Artists

53

A

Bailey, Mildred, 1922-1945
Includes: “Blue” and “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South.” (15 items)

B

Bonita, 1903-1916
Includes: “The Bonita Waltz” and “Oh Miss Malinda.” (12 items)

C

Brewer, Teresa, 1921-1957
Includes: “Baby, Baby, Baby,” “Music! Music! Music!” and a folio, Jilted, the Hit Kit. (28 items)

D

Brice, Fanny, 1911-1930
Includes: “My Man” and eight other titles from Ziegfeld Follies. (28 items)

E

Burke, Billie, 1902-1922
Includes: “The Bars Are Down in Lovers Lane” and “Mind the Paint.” (11 items)

F

Clooney, Rosemary, 1941-1955
Includes: “Lovely Weather for Ducks,” “Sailor Boys Have to Talk to Me in English” and folio: Rosemary Clooney in Songs and Pictures. (27 items)

G-I

Day, Doris, 1908-1967

G

A – H
Includes: “A Guy Is a Guy” and “How Lovely Cooks the Meat.” (28 items)

54

H

I – M
Includes: “It’s Magic” and “Love Somebody.” (36 items)

I

O – Y and folio
Includes: “Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone,” “This Too Shall Pass Away” and folio: The Pajama Game. (27 items)

J – L

Etting, Ruth, 1918-1936

J

B – I
Includes: “Guilty” and “I’ll See You in My Dreams.” (38 items)

K

J – S
Includes: “Maybe! Who Knows?” and “Mother’s Crazy Quilt.” (33 items)

L

T – Y
Includes: “Thrilled” and “You’ll Never Get up to Heaven That Way.” (27 items)

55

M

Hildegarde, 1935-1967
Includes: “Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup” and “Lili Marlene.” (16 items)

N

Hayes, Catherine, 1851, undated
Includes: “The Harp That Once Thro’ Tara’s Halls” and “Home of My Heart.” (9 items)

O

Hilliard, Harriet, 1932-1944
Also see Ozzie Nelson, subseries 11.4, Boxes 15-16, Folders EEE-FFF. Includes: “It Goes to Your Feet” from New Faces of 1937 and “Three Foot Skipper Jones.” (18 items)

P

Hutton, Betty, 1916-1952
Includes: “My Fickle Eye” and “Stuff Like That There.” (23 items)

Q

Hutton, Marion, 1929-1945
Contains: “I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling,” seven editions of “My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time,” and “You Won’t Be Satisfied.” (9 items)

R

Irwin, May and Flo, 1894-1916
Also see May Irwin, Series 3, subseries 4, Folder DDD.
Note that the majority of songs have May Irwin on the covers; Flo appears on only two. Includes: “His Legs Are Assorted Sizes,” “She Borrowed My Only Husband,” and “When You Ain’t Got No Money, Well You Needn’t Come Around.” (42 items)

56

S

Janus, Elsie, 1906-1925
Includes: “I’d Rather Love What I Cannot Have Than Have What I Cannot Love,” “You’re Just a Flower from an Old Bouquet,” and folio: The Slim Princess. (19 items)

T – U

Langford, Frances, 1932-1944

T

Songs
Includes: “Music, Maestro, Please” and “You Hit the Spot.” (31 items)

U

Folios
Includes: two Song Hits. (4 items)

V

Lee, Dixie, 1929-1935
Includes: “Look What You’ve Done to Me” from Why Leave Home? (9 items)

W

Lee, Peggy, 1933-1967
Includes: “I Don’t Know Enough About You” and “Mañana.” (33 items)

X – CC

Lind, Jenny, 1845-1949

X

A – D
Includes: “By the Sad Sea Waves” from The Brides of Venice. (16 items)

57

Y

F – H
Includes: “Gently Sighs the Breeze.” (14 items)

Z

I – L
Includes: “I’ve Left the Snow Clad Hills” (or: “My Snow Clad Hills”). (16 items)

AA

M – W
Includes: “My Home, My Happy Home” and “Ossian’s Serenade.” (14 items)

BB

Child of the Regiment, 1851-1860, undated (10 items)

58

CC

Dedications to and songs about Jenny Lind, 1847-1949
Includes: “The Jenny Lind Mania,” “Jenny Lind’s Favorite Polka,” and “Jenny Lind’s Triumphant March.” (33 items)

- - -

Marsh, Peggy – see Aalbu Sisters, Subseries 11.7, Folder S

DD

Martin, Mary, 1938-1966
Includes: “Sand in My Shoes,” “Speak Low,” and folio: 400 Songs to Remember. (25 items)

EE

Merman, Ethel, 1913-1956
Includes: “I Got the Sun in the Morning” from Annie Get Your Gun and “Mutual Admiration Society” from Happy Hunting. (17 items)

FF

Nesbitt, Evelyn, 1913-1919
Includes: “For the Sake of Wife and Home” with Harry Thaw on the cover and “When You’re in Love with Someone Who Is Not in Love with You.” (11 items)

GG

Nilsson, Christine, 1853-1883, undated
Includes: “Angels Ever Bright and Fair” and “Please Give Me a Penny, Sir!” (20 items)

- - -

O’Connell, Helen, see Dorsey, Jimmy, subseries 11.2

HH-I I

Page, Patti, 1937-1971

59

HH

A – I
Includes: “Cross Over the Bridge” and “I Went to Your Wedding.” (36 items)

I I

L – Y and folios
Includes: “ Tennessee Waltz” and “That Doggie in the Window.” (31 items)

JJ

Parepa, Mlle (Mme Parepa Rosa), 1867-1869
Includes: “As I’d Nothing Else to Do” and “When We Went a Gleaning.” (9 items)

KK-OO

Patti, Adelina, 1855-1903, undated

KK

Songs and folio
Includes: “Laughing Song” from Manon Lescaut, “Patti Waltz Song,” and folio: Musical Treasures. (21 items)

60

LL

Sweetest Songs folios, May 3-31, 1894 (5 items)

MM

Sweetest Songs folios, undated-August 2, 1894 (7 items)

NN

Sweetest Songs folios, undated-November 1, 1894 (5 items)

OO

The Song Folio, 1880 (1 item)

61

PP

Patti, Amalia and Carlotta, 1853-1969, undated
Includes: “Good Night and Pleasant Dreams” and “In the Gloaming.” (6 items)

QQ

Raye, Martha, 1937-1944
Includes: “College Swing,” “You’ll Have to Swing It,” and a folio, Song Hits. (14 items)

RR

Rose Marie (Baby Rose Marie), 1926-1955
Includes: “I Don’t Want to Go to Bed,” “Is I Gotta Go to School, Ma?” and “Who Walks in When I Walk Out.” (37 items)

SS

Russell, Lillian, 1883-1919
Includes: “I Want to Look Like Lillian Russell” from The Beauty Shop and “Pretty Penelope Plover.” (19 items)

TT

Sanderson, Julia, 1905-1921
Includes: “I’m on My Way to Dublin Bay” and “Love May Be a Mystery.” (10 items)

UU

Seeley, Blossom, 1911-1927
Includes: “Chicago (That Todd’ling Town)” and “On the Bay of Old Bombay.” (14 items)

VV-WW

Shore, Dinah, 1921-1958

62

VV

A – K
Includes: “Dear Hearts and Gentle People,” Double Shuffle,” and “It’s So Nice to Have a Man around the House.” (44 items)

WW

L – Y
Includes: “Mama, Do I Gotta?” “Yes, My Darling Daughter,” and two folios. (46 items)

XX

Shutta, Ethel, 1932-1935
Includes: “The Angel Cake Lady and the Gingerbread Man.” (22 items)

YY

Simms, Ginny, 1930-1947
Includes: “Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet” from Broadway Rhythm and two folios. (14 items)

63

ZZ

Sinatra, Nancy, 1944-1967
Includes: “Nancy (with the Laughing Face)” and “Sand.” (6 items)

AAA-DDD

Smith, Kate, 1927-1951, undated

AAA

A – I
Includes: “Can’t Get Indiana Off My Mind,” “It’s a Sin” and “It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie.” (45 items)

BBB

J – P
Includes: “Marching Along Together” and “The One Rose.” (44 items)

CCC

S – Y
Includes: “Seems Like Old Times,” “Two Little Fishes and Five Loaves of Bread,” and “When the Moon Comes over the Mountain.” (51 items)

64

DDD

Folios
All have Kate Smith’s name in the title. (6 items)

EEE

Stafford, Jo, 1932-1954
Includes: “I Didn’t Know about You,” “Make Love to Me,” and “Wind in the Willow.” (40 items)

FFF-GGG

Stanley, Eileen, 1919-1932
Also see subseries 13, Folder C, Phonograph Artists

FFF

A – I
Includes: “Down by the Gas House,” “I’m a Jazz Vampire,” and “I’m a Pickaninny Rose.” (26 items)

GGG

J – Y
Includes: “Just a Girl That Men Forget” and “You Can’t Get Lovin’ Where There Ain’t Any Love.” (26 items)

65

HHH

Tanguay, Eva, 1903-1938
Includes: “Banjo Serenade” from The Sambo Girl, “Egotistical Eva,” “I Don’t Care,” and “I’d Like to Be an Animal in the Zoo.” (25 items)

I I I

Taylor, Laurette, 1913-1922
Includes: “The Little Good for Nothing’s Good for Something After All.” (18 items)

JJJ-MMM

Tucker, Sophie, 1903-1948

JJJ

A – G
Includes: “ The Angle Worm Wiggle,” “Come Along,” “Daddy,” and “Give Me Back My Husband, You’ve Had Him Long E’nuff.” (47 items)

KKK

H – I
Includes: “He’s a Good Man to Have Around” from Honky Tonk and “I’m the Last of the Red Hot Mammas.” (43 items)

66

LLL

J – R
Includes: “The Leader of Vanity Fair” from Twirly Whirly and “Positively, Absolutely.” (41 items)

MMM

S – Y
Includes: “Some of These Days,” “When War Breaks Out in Mexico, I’m Going to Montreal,” and “You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down.” (52 items)

- - -

Wilson, Grace – see Series 16, Country, Western, and Folk

NNN-PPP

Miscellaneous Female Singers, Early Litho, pre-1910

NNN

A – F names
Includes: Miss Ada Alexander; Polly Chase, as Pajama Polly in Hoyt’s Comedies; and Mrs. W. J. Florence, who performed with her husband. (32 items)

67

OOO

G – P names
Includes: Mrs. Morley (“I’m Queen of the Fairy Band”) and Miss Poole (“Oh Say You Love Me Truly”). (22 items)

PPP

R – Y names
Includes: Fay Templeton (“Gobble Song” from The Mascotte) and Miss Lydia Yeamans (“Who’s Dat Calling So Sweet?”) (27 items)

QQQ-UUU

Miscellaneous Female Singers, after 1909
Also see subseries 13, Folder C, Phonograph Artists

QQQ

A – C names
Includes: Eileen Barton, Joan Brooks, Vicki Carr, and Natalie Cole. (47 items)

RRR

D – G names
Includes: Dolly Dawn, Gracie Fields, Connie Francis, Georgia Gibbs, and Gilda Gray. (53 items)

68

SSS

H – K names
Includes: Irmanette, Joni James, Kitty Kallen, and Evelyn Knight. (35 items)

TTT

L – P names
Includes: Loretta Lee, Vera Lynn, Joni Mitchell, and Patricola. (46 items)

UUU

R – Y names
Includes: Doris Rhodes, Linda Ronstadt, Stella Stevens, Kay Starr, Gale Storm, Norma Talmadge, Dinah Washington, and Margaret Young. (49 items)

Subseries 6, Duos and Groups (Male and Mixed), 1870-1981, undated
Note that female-only duos and groups are in subseries 7.
Also see subseries 13, Folder C, Phonograph Artists.

69

A

Ames Brothers, 1921-1970
Includes: “I Saw Esau,” “The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane,” and “No Moon at All.” (41 items)

B-C

Beach Boys, 1944-1979, undated

B

Songs
Includes: “The Beach Boys Medley” and “Help Me, Rhonda.” (10 items)

C

Folios, 1975-1977, undated

D-E

Beatles, 1952-1981

D

Songs
Includes: “I Am the Walrus,” “ Kansas City,” and “Rocky Raccoon.” (69 items)

70

E

Folios
Includes: John Lennon – in Memoriam, 1981. (7 items)

F

Four Aces, 1903-1958
Includes: “Heart of My Heart,” “No, Not Much,” and “Tell My Why.” (28 items)

G

Four Lads, 1949-1958
Includes: “Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea” and “The Girl on Page 44.” (16 items)

H

Bill Haley and the Comets, 1942-1965
Includes: “Hook, Line and Sinker” from Don’t Knock the Rock, “See You Later, Alligator,” “Shake, Rattle, and Roll,” and 1 folio. (36 items)

- - -

Kaufman Brothers – see 11.13: Phonograph

I

Merry Macs, 1938-1947
Includes: “The Hut-Sut Song,” “Laughing on the Outside,” and one folio. (17 items)

J

Pied Pipers, 1944-1947
Includes: “When Am I Gonna Kiss You Good Morning.” (6 items)

K-M

Van and Schenck, 1906-1936

71

K

A – G
Includes: “Ain’t She Sweet?” and “Clap Hands, Here Comes Charley!” (33 items)

L

H – M
Includes: “He Likes Her Jukulele” [sic] from The Century Girl, “Let Him Miss You a Little Bit,” and “Momsy.” (37 items)

M

N – Y
Includes: “On the Shores of Italy” from The Ding Bats, “Pastafalooza,” “Strut, Miss Lizzie,” “When Tony Goes Over the Top,” and “You Can Have Him I Don’t Want Him Didn’t Love Him Anyhow Blues.” (36 items)

N-Q

Miscellaneous Duos and Groups
Also see Series 3, African American

N

A – C
Includes: The Association, The Bee Gees, The Brothers Four, and Credence Clearwater. (46 items)

72

O

D – K
Includes: The Dave Clark Five, The Doobie Brothers, Herman’s Hermits, Jefferson Starship, and The Kingston Trio. (48 items)

P

L – R
Includes: The Mamas and Papas, The Monkees, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and Peter, Paul and Mary. (47 items)

Q

S – Y
Includes: Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs, Sonny and Cher (“Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer”), Spanky and Our Gang, Three Dog Night, The Tijuana Brass, The Trogs, and The Who. (39 items)

R

Folio, Alan Freed’s Rock and Roll Party, undated

Subseries 7, Female Duos and Groups, 1896-1966

A-E

Andrews Sisters, 1917-1966

73

A

A – H
Includes: “Amen (Yea Man)” from What’s Cookin’, “Charley My Boy,” and “Her Bathing Suit Never Got Wet.” (51 items)

B

I – O
Includes: “I Didn’t Know the Gun Was Loaded,” “Is You Is, or Is You Ain’t” from Follow the Boys, and “Money Is the Root of All Evil.” (47 items)

C

P – S
Includes: “Rhumboogie” from Argentine Nights, “Shoo Shoo Baby” from Three Cheers for the Boys, and “Straighten Up and Fly Right.” (47 items)

D

T – Z
Includes: “Well All Right!” and “You’re a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith” from Buck Privates. (23 items)

74

E

Folios (2 items)

F

Boswell Sisters, 1928-1954
Includes: “Never Took a Lesson in My Life,” “Swingy Little Thingy” and 400 Songs to Remember (folio) with Connie Boswell on the cover and a biography inside. (40 items)

G

Chordettes, 19151-1959
Includes: “Dance Me Loose,” “Mister Sandman,” and a folio. (14 items)

H

Courtney Sisters, 1918-1925
Includes: “Baby Blue Eyes” from Troubles of 1922 (George Jessel also on the cover) and “The Pickaninny’s Paradise.” (9 items)

I

Dennis Sisters (also known as The Three Dennis Sisters), 1922-1954
Includes: “Dreamy Melody” and “Sighing Sands.” (19 items)

J

Dolly Sisters, 1909-1945
Includes: “Beware of Pink Pajamas” from His Bridal Night, “Bumble Bee” from Ziegfeld Follies of 1911, and “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” from Oh Look! Also see: Series 6, Moving Pictures and Movie Stars. (22 items)

75

K

Doring Sisters, 1935-1936
Includes: “The Old Oaken Bucket” and “Sweet and Low.” (8 items)

L

Duncan Sisters, 1918-1940
Includes: “Cross Word Puzzle Blues,” “Do Re Mi” from Topsy and E va, “I’m So Glad My Mamma Don’t Know Where I’m At,” and “Sorry.” (51 items)

M

Fontaine (Fontane) Sisters (also known as The Three Sisters), 1914-1956
Includes: “Hearts of Stone” and “You Won’t Be Satisfied.” (13 items)

N

Garvin Twins, 1924-1926
Includes: “Pal of My Cradle Days.” (5 items)

O

King Sisters, (also known as The Four King Sisters), 1926-1956
Note that this was also the name of a pre-WWI duo (see Folder T).
Includes: “Gobs of Love,” “I Came here to Talk for Joe,” and “Mom Says Not to Worry.” (14 items)

P

McGuire Sisters, 1953-1961
Includes: “May You Always,” “Sincerely,” and one folio. (39 items)

Q

Pickens Sisters, 1932-1952
Includes: “Lost in a Fog,” “A Moment in the Dark,” and “Saddle Your Blues to a Wild Mustang.” (17 items)

R

Three Brox Sisters (also known as The Three X Sisters), 1923-1937
Includes: “Mindin’ My Business” and “Throwin’ Stones at the Sun.” (9 items)

S-V

Miscellaneous Groups, 1896-1963, undated

76

S

A – D names
Includes: The Bennett Twins, two groups named Carroll Sisters, the Dinning Sisters, and The Drisdall Sisters. (45 items)

T

F – L names
Includes: Farber Girls/Sisters, San Antonio’s Siamese Twins (Violet and Daisy Hilton), and the LeBrun Sisters. Also: for the Foy Sisters see Eddie Foy, subseries 10, Folder E. (48 items)

U

M – R names
Includes: Morin Sisters, Three Ormond Sisters, Patience and Prudence, Petticoats, and Poni-Tails. (42 items)

V

S – Y names
Includes: Two Ton Twins (Gale and Vanita), Three Wainwright Sisters, Welder Sisters, White Sisters, and Wynken-Blynken and Nod. (37 items)

Subseries 8, Child Entertainers, 1852-1927, undated
Also see: Series 6.2, Child Movie Stars

77

A

A – M names
Includes: Master Adams with Kunkel’s Nightingale Opera Troupe, Baby Athlone, Joey Shields Harris (“Back in Your Own Back Yard”), Josef Hofmann, Little Ethel Lindley, and Marie Eline (The Tanhauser Kid). (27 items)

B

N – Y names
Includes: The Payne Children, Rutan’s Song Birds, and Baby Violet Stroud. Baby Rose Marie is in subseries 5, Female Singers, under Rose Marie. (16 items)

Subseries 9, Male and Female Impersonators, 1904-1982

A

Eltinge, Julian, 1905-1919
Includes “Friends” and songs from Cousin Lucy, The Crinoline, and The Fascinating Widow. (32 items)

B

Norman, Karyl (The Creole Fashion Plate), 1921-1925
Includes: “I’m Through Shedding Tears over You” and “Sweet Indiana Home.” (36 items)

C

Miscellaneous Impersonators, 1904-1982
Includes: Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, Tom Martell in The Gay Young Bride, Claire Romaine ( London’s Pet Boy), and Stuart (The Male Patti). (11 items)

Subseries 10, Actors and Comedians, 1853-1982

78

A

Amsterdam, Morey, 1925-1947
Includes: “I Cain’t [sic] Get off My Horse” and “Thanks for the Buggy Ride.” (6 items)

B

Barrymore, Ethel and John, and Lionel, 1901-1941, undated
Includes: “Barrymore Waltzes” (Ethel), “Don Juan” from Don Juan (John), and “Eternal City of Dreams” from The Eternal City (Lionel). (13 items)

C

Benny, Jack, 1922-1946
Includes: “If I Had a Million Dollars,” “Sing Before Breakfast,” and “That Sentimental Sandwich.” (29 items)

D

Colonna, Jerry, 1932-1948
Includes: “Hector the Garbage Collector” and “Who’s Yehoodi.” (7 items)

E

Foy, Eddie, and The Foy Sisters, 1873-1957
“The Ghost That Never Walked” from Piff! Paff! Poof! and “That’s What the Wild Waves Are Saying” from Sinbad. (15 items)

F

Gleason, Jackie, 1921-1982
Includes: “Call Me Irresponsible” from Papa’s Delicate Condition, “You’re Perf” from Follow the Girls, and one folio. (16 items)

G – H

Godfrey, Arthur, and Friends, 1910-1953

G

Godfrey, Arthur
Includes: “All Right, Louie, Drop the Gun” and “Slap ’er Down Agin, Paw.” (33 items)

H

Godfrey’s Friends
Includes: Julius La Rosa, The Mariners, Janette Davis, and Frank Palmer on covers. (15 items)

79

I

Jessell, George, 1916-1951
Includes: “And He’d Say ‘Oo-la-la-wee-wee” and “Oh How I Laughed When I Think How I Cried about You.” (24 items)

J

Liberace, 1938-1956
Includes “Rhapsody by Candlelight” and 2 folios. (9 items)

K

Olsen and Johnson, 1922-1949, undated
Includes: “G’Bye Now” from Hellzapoppin and “Nutsey Fagan.” (17 items)

L

Rogers, Will, 1919-1954
Includes: songs associated with Rogers; “The Cute Little Things You Do” from Young As You Feel and “I’m on a Diet of Love” from Happy Days. (24 items)

M

Skelton, Red, 1927-1967
Includes: “I Dood It!” “So Long, Sarah Jane,” and one folio. (18 items)

N

Wheeler and Woolsey, 1933-1934
Includes: “And the Big Bad Wolf Was Dead” from Cockeyed Cavaliers. (6 items)

O

Wilde, Oscar, undated
Contains: “Oscar Wilde Galop.” (4 items)

P

Wynn, Ed, 1920-1930
Includes: “Flame of Love” from The Grab Bag and “Send for Me” from Simple Simon. (6 items)

Q–T

Miscellaneous Actors and Comedians, 1853-1970

Q–R

Early Editions, 1853-1923

80

Q

A – K names
Includes: Sarah Bernhardt, Edwin Booth, Emma Carus, Louise Dresser, Raymond Hitchcock (“Wal, I Swan!”), Willy and Eugene Howard, and “The Laura Keene Schottisch.” (30 items)

R

L – W names
Includes: Tony Pastor, Ethel Gray Terry, and Oscar Wilde. (29 items)

S – T

Later Editions, 1919-1970

S

A – G names
Includes: Abbott and Costello, Avon Comedy Four, Joe E. Brown, W. C. Fields, and Gallagher and Shean. (40 items)

T

H – T names
Includes: Buddy Hackett, Buster Keaton, Bert Lahr and Bea Lillie, Jack Okie, Rowan and Martin, and Danny Thomas. (43 items)

Subseries 11, Theater, 1873-1973, undated

81

A

Songs about the Theater, 1873-1935
Includes: “Go Back,” “I Took the Heavy Part,” “Mrs. Worthington, Don’t Put Your Daughter on the Stage,” “Since I Married That Actor Man,” and several Trilby items. (22 items)

B

Villains, 1936-1943
Contains: “And the Great Big Saw Came Nearer and Nearer,” “No! No! A Thousand Times No!!,” and “The Villain Was Willin’.” (6 items)

C-E

Vaudeville, 1888-1923, undated
Also see, in this series, subseries 4, Male Singers (Individual), subseries 6, Duos and Groups; subseries 10, Actors and Comedians; and Series 3, African American, subseries 1, Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers.

C

Songs, 1897-1923
All cover photos refer to appearances in vaudeville. Includes: “Maggie! (Yes Ma’am!) Come Right Up Stairs” and “Vaudeville King.” Also see subseries 10, Actors and Comedians. (12 items)

D-E

Vaudeville Shows/Revues, 1811-1914, undated

D

A – I
Includes: George Sidney in Busy Izzy, Dave Lewis in Don’t Lie to Your Wife, and Murray and Mack in Finnigan’s Courtship. (8 items)

E

M – U
Includes: Isham’s Octoroons, with photos of cast members on the back cover; “Will You Always Love Me, Darling?” with J. C. Lewis and Si Plunkard; and Rose Melville in Sis Hopkins. (11 items)

F-T

Musical Theater, 1882-1973
Sheets are alphabetized by show title, not song title.

82

F

A – B
Includes: Allez Oop!, “Tommy” from The Better ‘Ole, and Buddies. (45 items)

G

C – E
Includes: The Circus Princess, Cotton Club Parade, and Dear Me. (39 items)

H

F
Includes: Fiddlers Three, The Fig Leaves Are Falling, and Finian’s Rainbow. (20 items)

I

G
Includes: Go Easy, Mabel and 3 separate editions of The Greenwich Village Follies. (22 items)

83

J

H
Includes: Hello Dolly, Hitchy Koo 1918, and How Now Dow Jones. (37 items)

K

I – K
Includes: I Do! I Do!, John Murray Anderson’s Almanac, and Just Fancy. (31 items)

L

L
Includes: Linger Longer Letter, Listen Lester, and Lost in the Stars. (44 items)

M

Madame – Messenger
Includes: The Magic Ring, Baum’s Maid of Arran, and Marjolaine. (30 items)

84

N

Miss – My
Includes: Monsieur Beaucaire, and My Fair Lady. (28 items)

O

N – O
Includes: The New Yorkers, and Oh, My Dear! (19 items)

P

P
Includes: Paint Your Wagon, Pitter Patter, and Purlie. (30 items)

Q

R
Includes: Ragged Robin and The Roar of the Greasepaint. (15 items)

R

S
Includes: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Spice of 1922, and Symphony in Two Flats. (36 items)

85

S

T
Includes: Take It From Me, The Threepenny Opera, and Tip Top. (23 items)

T

U – Y
Includes: West Side Story, Wildcat, and The Yankee Tourist. (30 items)

U-V

Ziegfeld, Flo, 1865(?)-1934

U

Ziegfeld Follies, 1909-1924
Includes “Longer Longer Lettie” and “Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean.” (30 items)

V

Ziegfeld Family – Miscellaneous Shows and Songs
Includes: “Do You Believe in Flirting?” from The Girl in the Kimona, “I Just Can’t Make My Eyes Behave” from A Parisian Model, and “Rose of Washington Square” from Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic. (9 items)

Subseries 12, Jukebox, Nickelodeon,1923-1981

A

B – J
Includes: “Duffy’s Tavern” with Harry Harden on the cover; “Irene, the Queen of the Juke Box Machine,” “Juke Box Joe.” (40 items)

86

B

L – W and folios
Includes: “Love by Juke Box Light,” “The Nickel Serenade,” and “There’s a Spook in That Juke Box.” (25 items)

Subseries 13, Phonographs and Sound Recordings, 1878-1971

A

A – O
Includes: “And When She Turned the Phonograph,” “Eight Track Player Boy,” “Get Out Those Old Records,” “Gilhooley’s Gramophone,” and “The Gosh Durn Thing Is on the Phonygraff.” (29 items)

B

P – W
Includes: “Phonograph,” “The Song of Mister Phonograph,” “They Start the Victrola,” and “When Grandpa Danced the Polka.” (20 items)

C

Phonograph Artists
The following appear on covers: Al Campbell, The Duco Disc Duo (Billy and Eddie Gorman), Peggy English, Irving and Jack Kaufman, Lee Morse, Ralph F. Sibery, and Aileen Stanley. (17 items)

Subseries 14, Radio, Transistor, Wireless, 1898-1984

A-G

Songs about Radio, Transistor, Wireless, 1903-1984

A

A – H
Includes: “A Bungalow, a Radio and You,” “Cowboys Who Sing on the Radio,” “The Girl with Radio Eyes,” and “Hail, Inventors and Scientists.” (34 items)

87

B

I – K
Includes: “I’m in Love with the Sound Effects Man,” “Just Couldn’t Resist Her Pocket Transistor,” and “Kiss Me by Wireless.” (35 items)

C

L – M
Includes: “Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me),” “Listening In,” “Marconigram,” “Murder on the Radio,” and “My Radio Queen.” (44 items)

D

N – “Radio Fingers”
Includes: “Nettie, the Nitwit of the Networks,” “Oh! How She Radiates on the Radio,” and “Please Get Heaven on the Air.” (41 items)

E

“Radio Ga Ga” – “Roll Up…”
Includes: “Radio Lady O’Mine,” “Radio Station S-A-V-E-D,” and “Roll Up the Carpet and Push Back the Chairs.” (39 items)

88

F

S
Includes: “Since We Put a Radio in the Henhouse,” “The Song of the Short Wave Ham,” and “Static Strut.” (34 items)

G

T – Y
Includes: “Thank God for the Radio,” “They All Recorded to Beat the Ban,” “Transistor Sister,” and “Video Killed the Radio Star.” (45 items)

H

General Songs about DJs, 1941-1980
Includes: “Disc Jockey’s Daughter,” “Pilot of the Airwaves,” and “Requestfully Yours.” Also see below, Folders I – AA. (15 items)

I – AA

Radio Personalities, Announcers, Entertainers, 1898-1873, undated

I

Happiness Boys, 1903-1931
Includes: “All Nuts Don’t Grow on Trees,” “As a Porcupine Pines for Its Pork,” “You Never Get Nowhere Holding Hands,” and one folio. (30 items)

J

Radio Aces, 1921-1929
Includes: “The Vulgar Boatman” and “When Banana Skins Are Falling.” (17 items)

K

Radio Franks, 1923-1926
Includes: “Follow the Swallow” and “Pretty As a Picture.” (12 items)

89

L

Tom, Dick and Harry, 1930-1936
Includes: “I Miss a Little Miss” and “Somewhere in Old Wyoming.” (12 items)

M

Uncle Don and Uncle Wip, 1926-1947
Includes: “Parade of the Goops” (Uncle Don) and “Uncle Wip’s Lullaby.” (7 items)

N

Folios, 1932-1948, undated
Includes: three Down Homers’ folios and Scrubboard – Roy Wallace’s Folio of Radio Jamboree Songs. (9 items)

O

CBS, 1930-1951
All covers have photos of CBS personalities and/or mention of CBS. (24 items)

P – R

NBC, 1908-1951

P

A – P Personalities on covers, but no particular show. (39 items)

Q

R – W Personalities on covers but no particular show. (22 items)

90

R

Shows and Advertisers
Includes: covers advertising Flit, Florsheim Shoes, Studebaker Pianos, and others. (37 items)

S–T

WOWO, 1925-1950, undated

S

These covers feature The Blackhawk Valley Boys, Kenny Roberts, Jeane [sic] Brown, and Jay Gould. (20 items)

T

Includes: The WOWO Hymnbook, three Hoosier Hop folios, and WOWO personalities. (10 items)

U

WDKA, KYW, and WLW, 1924-1957, undated
These covers feature personalities associated with these stations. (31 items)

V-BB

Miscellaneous Personalities, Announcers, and Entertainers, 1898-1973

91

V

A – B names; “Underneath the Arches” cover features twelve different disc jockeys. (22 items)

W

C names (28 items)

X

D – G names (37 items)

Y

H – L names (33 items)

92

Z

M – R names, including “Oh! Ya! Ya!” (51 items)

AA

S names, including Gordon Sinclair’s “The Americans.” (33 items)

BB

T – Y names (25 items)

CC-DD

Miscellaneous Radio Stations and Shows (except CBS and NBC),1915-1969

CC

A – F
Includes: “Amos and Andy” (“The Pepsodent Hour”), “ Chicago Theatre of the Air,” and “Folgeria” (Folger Coffee Co. comic opera). (37 items)

93

DD

G – M
Includes: “The Gibson Family” (Ivory Soap), “The Halls of Ivy” (Jos.Schlitz Brewing Co.) and “Jolly Time Pop Corn Revue.” (49 items)

EE

N – R
Includes: “National Farm and Home Hour,” “Prudential Family Hour,” and “Quiz Kids.” (34 items)

FF

S – Y
Includes: “Sentimental Selma,” “Thought for Tomorrow,” and Today’s Children” (Pillsbury). (39 items)

Subseries 15, Television, 1931-1987

A

Songs about Television, 1931-1979
Includes: “Between Lust and Watching TV”, “I Can Television When I See One,” “O. K. for TV.” and “Television’s Tough on Love.” (29 items)

B-H

Shows and Advertising Songs, 1937-1987
Titles are by show, not song, and are alphabetized according to the first word, i.e., “The Bob Newhart Show” is under the Bs.

94

B

A – C
Includes: All in the Family, The Asphalt Jungle (theme by Duke Ellington), Bewitched, and two Coca Cola commercials. (57 items)

C

D – G
Includes: Dallas, Dark Shadows, Doctor Kildare, and The Fall Guy. (48 items)

D

H – L
Includes: Happy Days, How the West Was Won, and Lifestyles of the Richand Famous. (47 items)

E

M – O
Includes: Mannix, Maverick, Monday Night Football, The Muppet Show, and My Three Sons. (47 items)

95

F

P – S
Includes: Peter Gun, Remington Steele, Roots, and Star Trek (57 items)

G

T – Z
Includes: The Thorn Birds, The Waltons, and The Young and the Restless. (25 items)

H

Folios
Includes: Hit TV Themes in Revue and 1986-87 TV Songbook – The Musical Guide to Prime Time.” (4 items)

Subseries 16, Circus, Fair, Zoo, 1850-1982

A-C

General Songs, 1863-1969
For W. W. Cole, see Folder I.

A

A – F
Includes: “The Bearded Lady,” “The Circus Parade” (three different compositions, one with E. T. Paull cover), “Don’t Go in the Lion’s Cage Tonight,” and “Fairy Wedding.” (37 items)

96

B

H – W and folio
Includes: “I’m a Crazy Jay on Circus Day,” “The Queen of the Sideshow,” and four separate compositions of “When the Circus Comes to Town.” (28 items)

C

Multiple editions of “Oh! You Circus Day,” 1912, (12 items)

D

Barnum & Bailey and Ringling, 1850-1980
Includes “Barnum’s Polka” with a lithograph cover of Barnum’s house, Iranistan; “There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute;” and two covers with bandleaders Ned Brill and Merle Evans. (8 items)

E-F

Clowns, Harlequins, Jesters, and Jugglers, 1898-1982, undated

E

B – J
Includes: “The Clowndyke,” “Dance of the Harlequins,” and “The Juggler.” (35 items)

F

K – T
Includes: “Laugh, Clown, Laugh,” “Marceline” (Dance of the Clowns) from Ziegfeld Follies of 1908, and “Poor Punchinello.” (32 items)

97

G

The Flying Trapeze, 1868-1949
Includes: 19 versions of “The Man on the Flying Trapeze” and “I’m the Girl Who Married the Man on the Flying Trapeze.” (22 items)

H

Elephants, 1880-1980
A few songs are included because a circus elephant is on the cover.
Includes: “Adam and Eve Had a Wonderful Time,” “Go Wash an Elephant,” and “Man with an Elephant on His Hands.” (26 items)

I

Zoo, Menagerie, 1865-1979
Includes: three of Wozencraft’s A Trip to the Zoo compositions, “Monkey Shines at the Zoo,” and “Whooz at the Zoo.” (19 items)

J

Fairs, 1894-1969
Includes: four different compositions titled “At the County Fair” and “At the Fair;” “I Just Had the Fare to Go to the Fair,” and Scarborough Fair.” (46 items)

K

Merry-go-round, Ferris Wheel, and Calliope, 1894-1955
Includes: “Calliope Blues,” “Little Painted Horse,” and “The Merry-go-round Broke Down.” (25 items)

EPHEMERA
Note that ‘see’ notes refer to DeVincent’s notes to see other parts of the Collection.

Subseries 1, Early Troupes and Bandmasters

29

A

Early Troupes and Bandmasters
Five ‘see’ notes; and one article, undated, re: the Hutchinson Family. (6 items)

Subseries 2, Dance Bands and Orchestras

A–S

Dance Bands and Orchestras

A

Dorsey, Jimmy and Tommy
One ‘see’ note referencing another part of the Collection
Two articles
Two songsters

B

Heidt, Horace
Three ‘see’ notes
Two obits
WOWO script and record cards
Presenting Horace Heidt

C

Herman, Woody
One ‘see’ note
Eleven articles, 1975-1987
AP wire, 1987
ASCAP Jazz Notes, 1963
Instructions for playing the sweetwind, 1946

D

James, Harry
One ‘see’ note
Obituary, biography, and two other articles in over-size box
Two songsters

E

Kaye, Sammy
One ‘see’ note
Two obituariess and one biography
Four PR notices
Radio copy
Billboard photo

F

Kenton, Stan
Obituary
The Capitol News, March, 1946-January, 1948, six articles
Two articles, no source, undated
Two photographs
Article reprint, May 1972
ASCAP Jazz Notes, January 1965

G

Kyser, Kay
Three ‘see’ notes
Four articles
Songster
Advertisement for a Christian Science Lecture
Two obituaries and one biography

H

Lewis, Ted
Two ‘see’ notes
Five obituaries

I

Lombardo, Guy
Two ‘see’ notes
Songster, undated
Three obituaries and several articles about Guy and other family members
One item in over-size box

J

Martin, Freddy
Three ‘see’ notes
Six record cards
Biography and five articles
The New Baton, July 1945

K

Nelson, Ozzie and Family
One ‘see’ note; ten articles; photo (undated)
Popular Songs and Song Lyrics with Harriet Hilliard on covers
Two pages of Ricky Nelson titles; sleeve for a Ricky Nelson 45 rpm record
Hit Parader with Ricky on cover
Phonograph Record
Three items in Oversize Box
One large poster of Ricky in Oversize Drawer

L

Trace, Al
Biography
Four letters/notes to DeVincent

M-N

Welk, Lawrence

30

M

One ‘see’ note
Twenty-six articles, 1970-1987
Ticket stubs to 1971 Welk concert
Promo card with bubble bath
1971 letter re collecting Welk music
UPI wire
WOWO prompt sheet, 1976
Photocopy of advertisement for Welk

N

“Sweet Notes of Friendship,” July 1951-March 1959 (41 items)

O

Whiteman, Paul
Three ‘see’ notes
Photocopy of 1928 payroll sheet
Two obituaries
Souvenir Program, 1924 Transcontinental Concert Tour
Hammond Times, 1924 and 1964
Etude, June 1949 article

P

Miscellaneous Bandleaders
Barron, Blue
Carle, Frankie
Cummins, Bernie
Dee, Eddie
Goodman, Bennie (also in over-size box)
Himber, Richard
King, Wayne
King’s Jesters
Lopez, Vincent
Miller, Glenn (also in over-size box)
Olsen, George
Savitt, Jan
Spitalny, Phil
Tucker, Orrin (also in over-size box)
Weems, Ted

Q

Bands/Dance Orchestras, General
Letter re: The Big Bands magazine, 1979; Elks Magazine, 1971; All-American Band Leaders, 1942; photocopy of song titles and artists who recorded them. (4 items)

R

Female Bands
Three ‘see’ notes; Ina Ray Hutton article. (3 items)

S

Big Band Theme Songs
Six ‘see’ notes; seven pages of DeVincent’s notes regarding theme songs; Song Lyrics, 1938; Spotlights of Fame, 1953. (15 items)

Subseries 3, Novelty Bands

A-B

Novelty Bands

31

A

Jones, Spike
One ‘see’ note; two articles; file cards regarding Helen Grayco and Mickey Katz; songster, undated; Spike Jones and His City Slickers (book). (7 items)

B

Miscellaneous Novelty Bands
One ‘see’ note
Two items regarding the Korn Kobblers

Subseries 4, Male Singers – Individuals

A

Astaire, Fred
Two ‘see’ notes
Eighteen articles, 1960-1987
Radio script, “Fred Astaire Remembrance”
Two songsters, 1935, undated
Typed list of Astaire recordings
Reference to “My Croony Melody” cover photo

B

Bennett, Tony
One ‘see’ note
Three articles, 1962-1976
Billboard tribute, 1968 November 30

C

Boone, Pat
One ‘see’ note
Two ticket stubs, 1971 April 4, Teen Crusade
Photocopy of recordings by Boone
Three articles, 1976-1984

D

Cantor, Eddie
Two ‘see’ notes
File cards referencing recordings
Typed lyrics using “Ma” tune
“When I’m the President,” 1932
Radio Stars and Stations
Eddie Cantor Songs and Joke Book

E

Caruso, Enrico
Two ‘see’ notes
Six articles, 1921-1985
Photocopy of advertisement for Caruso recording
RCA Picture Record Review, January 1952

F

Como, Perry
Fifteen articles, 1970-1986
Song promo, 1973
Hit Parader, September 1956

G – I

Crosby, Bing

G

Four ‘see’ notes.
Fifty-five articles, 1948-1983
McCall’s, July 1975, regarding Cathy and their children
Billboard, 1975, article regarding old records; and October 1977, memoriam page
AP Wire tribute, October 1977
Promotional mailer, 1977, “The Crosby Years”
Promotional letter regarding “Yesterday When I Was Young”
Two Crosby song requests, letters, 1972, 1975
List of Crosby songs (Beverly Hamer, collector)
Circular (Warner/Reprise), 1973
Fan letter to WOWO, 1977

32

H

Ten songsters

I

Four Souvenir Collectors publications
Souvenir booklet, undated

J

Damone, Vic
One ‘see’ note
Four songsters, 1951-1954, undated

K

Durante, Jimmy
One ‘see’ note
Four note cards regarding Durante recordings
Seventeen articles and obituaries
Also see: Oversize box, 2 pages of UPI obituary
Two obituaries regarding Eddie Jackson, part of Durante’s early act
Two Warner Bros. promotional items and photo
Popular Song Hits, 1934, Vol. I, No. 1
Charley Jones’ Laugh Book, 1953
The Candidate, 1952
Tear sheet with Durante’s photo, undated, no source

L

Fisher, Eddie
One ‘see’ note
AP and UPI wires, 1973
Five articles, 1971-1982
Songs That Will Live Forever, December 1954
Hit Parader, November 1953

M

Harris, Phil
One ‘see’ note
List of Phil Harris songs
Three articles, 1972-1979

N

Haymes, Dick
One ‘see’ note
Two articles, 1971-1980
Best Songs, Vol. XI, No. 11, undated
Popular Songs, September 1950

33

O

Jolson, Al
Two ‘see’ notes
Clearance list
Photocopy of Jolson biography
Four articles, 1950-1984
Back page of “Hollywood Rose”
Circular, 1974 February 25
Brunswick Topics, undated, Vol II, No. 4
Etude, August, 1924

P

Kaye, Danny
Three notecards regarding Kaye songs
Four obituaries, 1987
Radio tribute script, undated
Photocopies of two Decca record labels, and promo for The Five Pennies.

Q

Laine, Frankie
One ‘see’ note
UPI wire
Popular Songs, May 1953
Cash Box, 1972 January 1

R

Monroe, Vaughn
Three obituaries
Promotional biography
Four songsters, 1950, undated

- - -

Nelson, Ricky – see Subseries 2, Ephemera, Ozzie Nelson and Family, Folder K.

S

Paul, Les and Ford, Mary
One ‘see’ note
AP wire, 1977
Twelve articles, 1940-1978, undated
8x10 photograph
Promotional flyer
DeVincent’s lists of recordings
Hit Parader, October 1951

T-LL

Presley, Elvis

T

169 articles from various sources, 1967-1987

U

Twenty-eight AP and UPI wire reports, 1958-1960

V

Promotional and memorial materials (30 items)

34

W

Two souvenir menus, Las Vegas International Hilton, 1971

X

Five songsters, 1956-1960

Y

Six collectors’ editions

Z

Five collector’s editions

35

AA

Midnight Globe, 1977 (11 items)

BB

Midnight Globe, 1978 (10 items)

CC

Midnight Globe, 1979-1981 (5 items)

36

DD

The Star, 1976-1977 (10 items)

EE

The Star, 1978-1979 (11 items)

FF

Modern People, 1977-1980 (10 items)

GG

Prima, Louis
Three ‘see’ notes
Five articles and obituaries
DeVincent’s notes re: Prima/Smith recordings
International Musician, November 1959

HH-JJ

Sinatra, Frank
Also see oversize drawer for 1974 poster and other items in the Over-size Box.

37

HH

Forty-five articles, advertisements, and photocopies, 1972-1986

I I

Six magazine articles from Billboard, Cash Box, Life, and People

J J

Two ‘see’ notes
Two AP and UPI items
Circular, 1973 and 1974
Photocopy of advertisement for “The Compleat Sinatra”
TV Guide, November 1977
Six songsters and magazines, 1945-1965

KK

Vallee, Rudy
Twelve articles, 1967-1986
WOWO’s “Rudy Vallee Remembrance”
‘See’ notes and a DeVincent list
UPI wire, July, 1980
Advertisement for “After All That I’ve Been to You”
RV’s Collection of Vagabond Songs, cover only
Song Hit Folio, 1934
Popular Songs, March 1935

LL

Williams, Andy
Also see: Oversize box, Promotional Poster
Five articles, 1976-1981
UPI wire, September 1977
DeVincent’s list of Williams’s songs
DeVincent note regarding hit records

MM

Miscellaneous Individual Male Singers
Anka, Paul
Croce, Jim
Darin, Bobby
Eberly, Bob
Frey, Fran
Howard, Eddy
Ives, Burl
Jones, Tom
Lucas, Nick
McCormack, John
Ray, Johnny
Torme, Mel
Vinton, Bobby

Subseries 5, Female Singers (Individual)

38

A

Brewer, Teresa
One ‘see’ note
Hit Parader, April 1943
Songs That Will Live Forever, January 1956

B

Day, Doris
Six articles, 1975-1980, undated
Billboard – full page advertisement
Circular, 1974 April 1 regarding Terry Melcher
Parade, 1986 August 3

C

Etting, Ruth
Two ‘see’ notes
Billboard, obit (photocopy), 1978 October 7
Popular Song Hits, 1934, Vol. I, No. 1
Song Hit Folio, 1934

- - -

Ford, Mary
See Paul, Les, subseries 4, Folder S

D

Hutton, Betty
One ‘see’ note
Photocopy of file cards regarding recordings
Three articles, 1977-1980, undated
Broadcast Songs, March 1944

E

Lind, Jenny
Etude, nine articles/covers, 1912-1945
Article, 1975
The Message Bird, 1851 (continuing page is missing)
National Sheet Music Society, newsletter, September 1980

- - -

Parepa, Mlle
See Adelina Patti (Folder F), Etude, July 1934

F

Patti, Adelina
One ‘see’ note
Biographical sketch, undated
Publisher’s ad, undated
Five Etude articles, 1912-1951
The Musical Herald, December 1897

G

Shore, Dinah
Two ‘see’ notes
Article, August, 1978
UPI wire, 1972 October 2
Four editions of Song Hits Magazine, 1945-1959
Best Songs, March 1958

H

Simms, Ginny
Three editions of Song Hits, 1940-1946
Song Parade, March 1942

I

Smith, Kate
One ‘see’ note
Sixteen articles, 1938-1987
AP and UPI wires, 1980-1986
Ft. Wayne Rescue Mission News, July 1986 (memoriam to Kate Smith)

J

Stafford, Jo
One ‘see’ note
Article, November 1980
Best Songs, October 1952

K

Miscellaneous Female Singers (Individual)
Also see Over-size box and Over-size drawer

Subseries 6, Male Duos and Groups

39

A

The Beach Boys
Ticket stub and press pass, 1980 February 22
Five promotional items
The Beach Boys, a Short History, undated, souvenir booklet
Circular, 1971
Twelve articles
Poster for Endless Summer is in Oversize Drawer

B-D

The Beatles
Also see over-size box and over-size drawer

B

Twelve AP and UPI wires, 1971-1977
Three People magazines, 1980-1981
Nineteen articles, 1972-1988

C

Ten magazines
Four 8x10 photographs
Cashbox , two promotional items

D

1980 desk calendar, Matey for Eighty

40

E

Bill Haley (and Joey Welz)
One ‘see’ note
DeVincent’s want list for Haley sheet music (3 pages)
File card regarding a Haley recording
Three photocopies of titles and record locator cards
Photocopy of album, “Haley’s Juke Box,” and other non-Haley albums
Rock and Roll Revival, circa 1964
Letter regarding “In the Note That I Wrote Home Last Night”
UPI wire, obituary, 1981 February 9
Five articles and obituaries, 1974-1983
Over-size box: Billboard, 1976 December 11, two pages of advertisements

F

Miscellaneous Male Duos and Groups
Also see Oversize Drawer
Various promotional materials and articles. (36 items)

Subseries 7, Female Duos and Groups

A

McGuire Sisters
DeVincent note regarding collecting
List of music for auction
Three articles, 1984-1986
Hit Parader, July 1955

B

Miscellaneous Groups and general articles regarding female performers
Andrews Sisters –‘see’ note and three articles
Boswell Sisters – two obituaries
Duncan Sisters – ‘see’ note
King Sisters – Big Song Magazine, March 1942, Alice King on the cover
Pickens Sisters – one article, April 1976
Three Brox Sisters – one article, May 1935, regarding The Three X Sisters

Subseries 8, Child Entertainers

A

Contains: several ‘see’ notes and four Etude articles regarding Josef Hofmann (10 items)

Subseries 9, Male and Female Impersonators

41

A

Contains: two ‘see’ notes and two articles, 1974-1985.

Subseries 10, Actors and Comedians

A

Benny, Jack
One ‘see’ note
Seven AP and UPI wires and thirteen articles, 1972-1977

B

Carson, Johnny
Two People covers and stories, 1979, 1981
Journal-Gazette TV Times, (1985?) September 29-October 5
Two articles, 1979, 1985

C

Colonna, Jerry
Three ‘see’ notes
Two articles, 1975, 1979
List of recordings (photocopy)

D

Gleason, Jackie
One ‘see’ note
List of recordings
Articles, 1986-1987 (two are in over-size box)

E

Godfrey, Arthur
One ‘see’ note
Three file cards regarding sound recordings
Twelve articles, 1964-1984
Clothing advertisement, June 1951
Veterans’ group insurance promotional letter, 1982
Letter regarding sheet music, 1963
Volunteer, April 1979 (newsletter)
Song Book for Arthur Godfrey Uke Player, 1950
Charley Jones’ Laugh Book, June 1953

F

Griffin, Merv
One ‘see’ note
Three file cards regarding sound recordings
Promotional postcard regarding The Casablanca Gang, 1979
Three articles, 1974-1980

G

Jessell, George
Two ‘see’ notes
Five articles, 1934-1981

H

Rogers, Will
Six ‘see’ notes
Two photographs
National Sheet Music Society Newsletter, April 1987
Flyer regarding Jimmie Rodgers with photo of Will Rogers, undated
Placemat from Hotel Will Rogers
Will Rogers Institute booklet
TV Prevue, April 1987
Poem in tribute to Rogers, 1936 (photocopy)
Eight articles, 1976-1987
Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel, tear sheet, Friday, 1935 August 16, in over-size box

I

Shriner, Herb
One ‘see’ note
Radio script regarding Shriner’s death (1970)
Two photos of Shriner with WOWO personnel (including DeVincent)
Article, 1982

J

Skelton, Red
One ‘see’ note
Twenty-four articles, 1967-1982, undated

K-L

Miscellaneous Actors and Comedians

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K

A – O
Also see Eddie Anderson obituary, Folder A, Jack Benny;
Also see Frank Fontaine obituaries, Folder D, Jackie Gleason;
Includes: Morey Amsterdam, Eddie Foy, Liberace, Olsen and Johnson

L

P – Y
Includes: Danny Thomas, Ed Wynn

Subseries 11, Theater

A

Vaudeville
One ‘see’ note
Ruth Budd article, May 4, 1985
Choice Vaudeville Jokes, No. 1, 1907
How to Become a Vaudeville Artist, 1927

B

Theater
Seven ‘see’ notes
Program for The Mummy and the Humming Bird, circa 1912, Martinsburg, West Virginia
Dennison’s Plays, 1939 (catalog)
Program for The Light Eternal (opened 1906 December 10)
Players Magazine, 1935
Three articles, 1951-1977

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C

Musical Theater
Dames at Sea program, 1969 revival
Zorba program
“40 Years of Show Tunes,” ASCAP listing of recordings

D

Ziegfeld
One ‘see’ note
Rio Rita program, 1927, and a postcard

Subseries 12, Jukebox, Nickelodeon

A

Four ‘see’ notes
Two file cards regarding jukebox songs
One promotional item for “Jukebox Cannonball”
Two articles regarding David C. Rockola and one advertisement for Rockola brand jukeboxes.
Six articles from newspapers and a magazine
Full page advertisement for Rowe AMI Music Master
Sale listing for “Drop a Jitney in the Juke Box”

Subseries 13, Phonographs and Sound Recordings

A

Advertisements for Brunswick, Etude, 1916-1927

B

Advertisements for Magnavox, Etude, 1945 (8 issues)

C

Advertisements for Victor, Etude, 1912-1918, undated

D

Advertisements for other phonographs such as Philco, The Cheney, and The New Edison. Also see oversize box for Columbia Grafonola advertisement.

44

E

Four ‘see’ notes
Five articles, 1961-1981
Six Billboard issues
Several promotional items
Three items in the oversize box

Subseries 14, Radio

A

Disc Jockeys
Includes Jokes for Jocks and DJ News. (11 items)

B

CBS and NBC
Includes list of theme songs for shows, The Down Homers’ photo album, and Etude photo of Franklin Delano Roosevelt at NBC microphone. (11 items)

C

WOWO
Includes Radio Personalities, 1939, Nancy Lee and the Hilltoppers Family Album and Scrapbook, and DeVincent correspondence (33 items)

D

Radio Scripts, 1933-1944 (12 items)

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E

Miscellaneous Radio
Includes photo of Ma Perkins, obituary for Chester Lauck (Lum), and various articles about radio stations and personalities (33 items)

F

Newsletters, Logs, Radio Guide
Includes six issues of Radio Guide and New 1930 International Radio Atlas (12 items)

G

Magazines
Contains National Music Report, Fred, Broadcast Programming and Production, and Broadcasting (three issues) (7 items)

H

Hobbies – the Magazine for Collectors, March 1949-February, 1950 (10 items)

I

Advertisements for radios (tear sheets), six manufacturers (14 items)

Subseries 15, Television

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A

Includes articles regarding “Star Trek,” Philo T. Farnsworth (inventor), and Robin Williams; and TV Guide, 1980 March 1-7 (18 items)

Subseries 16, Circus, Fair

A

Eight ‘see’ notes
Several Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey items
Several clown covers
Also see Over-size box (24 items)