Series 3, Photographs, circa 1908-2005

Subseries 1, With and of Family and Friends, circa 1908-2005

8

1

Bobby Short and family circa 1908-1935

25

Bobby Short and family, circa 1908-1942

28

1

Rodman Short [father], circa 1910

8

2

St. Joseph’s School Class of 1937; Golden Rod Chapter of Eastern Star Lodge, circa 1940s

3

Danville, Illinois schools, undated

25

With friends and family, circa 1940s-1950s

8

4

High school yearbook photograph of Bobby Short, 1942

5

Party, Chicago; 1949

6

Groups of friends, 1940s

7

Tad Adoue, circa 1910 and 1940s

8

In California, 1950s

9

Interior of Paris apartment, 1952

10

New York apartment at Carnegie Hall, 1950s [?]

11

At home, New York, 1958

12

On roof of Carnegie Hall with cats, 1960s

13

Carl Van Vechten photographs of Bobby Short, 1962

25

With family and friends, circa 1960s-1970s

28

2

At home, with Jean Bach, July 1965; by Arthur Schatz for Life magazine article “Underground Singers”

5

At home, 1960s and 1982

8

14

Birthday party, 1968

15

On the beach at Acapulco, circa 1967

16

At Newport Jazz Festival, 1970

28

4

Contact sheets of party, 1972, with note to Geraldine Stutz

8

18

50th birthday party, 1974

19

Party at Alcazar, Paris, circa 1970s

20

Undated photographs, circa 1970s

25

With family and friends, circa 1980s-2000s

8

21

At home, with Jean Bach and Carol McCallson; by Horst, 1980; at home, with piano; by Horst, 1978 and 1985

22

With sister Mildred, circa 1980; with brother Reginald, circa 1993; at book signing, 1993

26

“Bobby Short Day,” Danville, Illinois March 23, 1980

31

4

At home with dog “Chili” by Armen Kachaturian, 1988

8

23

In Rio de Janeiro, November, 1990

24

With dog “Chili,” circa 1990s

25

In formal kilt, with unidentified woman, circa 1990s

26

Formal dinner dance, 1990s

27

Receiving “Honorary Citizen of Chicago” Award, circa 1990s

28

Undated photos of Bobby Short, circa 1990s

29

Undated photos, Middle East [?], circa 2000

30

With unidentified others, circa 2000-2005

26

Bobby Short’s 80 th Birthday Party at The Rainbow Room, Rockefeller Center, New York, 2004 September 12. Includes Tony Bennett, Jessye Norman, and many other notable guests.

Subseries 2, With Celebrities and Notable People, circa 1953-1990s

9

1

With Phil Moore, circa 1953

2

With Frank Sinatra and Jimmy van Heusen, 1954
Of interview by Maggi McNellis, circa 1950

3

With Mabel Mercer and “Bricktop,” 1957

4

With Dorothy Kilgallen, 1964; with Jean Bach, 1960s; at radio interview, 1960s

5

With Mabel Mercer, 1960s; with Mabel Mercer and Roy Wilkins, 1960s

25

With Mabel Mercer, circa 1968s; with Leontyne Price, circa 1980s

9

6

With Tallulah Bankhead, Rex Reed and others at The Living Room “Motion Picture Ball” party, 1969, photos by Jill Krementz

7

With Elaine Kaufman, circa 1970; with Elaine Kaufman and others, photo by Irving Penn for Vogue, circa 1970

8

With Grete Keller and Hildegarde, circa 1970s; with Bernadette Allen and Arlene Dahl, 1972; with Mary Martin, circa 1970s

9

With Paloma Picasso and others in Paris, circa 1970s

10

With President and Mrs. Gerald Ford, Jamie Farr, Loretta Switt, and Harry Morgan at the White House, 1970s

31

5

With President and Mrs. Carter at the White House, 1970s

9

11

With Sidney Poitier, 1970s

28

5

With Happy Rockefeller and others, circa 1980s

28

6

With cast of Black Broadway, 1980; with Gregory Hines, circa 1980

9

12

With Cleo Laine and Helen Reddy, 1980s; with Darren McGavin, Mrs. McGavin and Valerie Harper [?] 1980s; with Geraldine Stutz, 1980s

31

6

With Roberto Maksoud, Sao Paulo, Brazil; September, 1982

9

13

With Alberta Hunter, circa 1983; with Eubie Blake, Cab Calloway, and Lionel Hampton, circa 1983

14

With Fredi Washington, 1984; with Maxine Sullivan; with Claudette Colbert

15

Event Honoring Bobby Short, Jerry Van Dyke, Dick Van Dyke, Donald O’Connor, and Gene Hackman, Danville, Illinois, May 23, 1988

16

With Mayor David Dinkins and Cab Calloway, 1989; with Mayor David Dinkins and Tony Randall, 1989

17

With Marian McPartland, circa 1980s; with Cleo Brown, circa 1980s

28

7

With large group of musicians, circa 1980s

9

18

With Joel Gray, circa 1990s

19

Party at Bobby Short’s apartment, circa1990s, includes Gregory Hines, Elaine Kaufman, Leslie Uggams, Lynn Wyatt

20

At dedication of Duke Ellington Memorial, 1997; with Brooke Astor, Lauren Bacall, David Dinkins, Ahmet Ertegun, Ed Koch

21

With trio members and President and Mrs. Bill Clinton, 1998

22

With Carol Channing and Mary Martin, circa 1990s; with Michael Caine and Sean Young, circa 1990s

23

With Carroll O’Connor and Lauren Bacall, circa 1990s; with Kitty Carlisle Hart, circa 1990s

24

With Lena Horne, circa 1990s; with Elton John, circa 1990s

25

With Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., circa 1990s; with Jean Bach and Liz Smith , circa 1990s; with Lenny Kravitz, circa 1990s

26

With Ahmet Ertegun, circa 1990s; with Gina Lollobrigida [?], circa 1990s; with Nan Kempner, circa 1990s

Subseries 3, Performers, Notable People, and Autographed, circa 1920s-1990s

9

27

Josephine Baker, circa 1930s; Diahann Carroll, circa 1990s

28

Duke Ellington, circa 1940s and 1988; Fletcher Henderson, circa 1920s

29

Billie Holiday, 1950s

30

Alberta Hunter, 1980s

31

Hazel Meyers, 1920s

32

Jack Lemmon and Rex Reed, circa 1980s

33

Mabel Mercer, 1947 and circa 1990

34

The Peters Sisters, 1940s

28

8

Cole Porter, circa 1930s, by Casey Roberts; Unidentified group at a party, circa 1940s

35

Leontyne Price, 1951, 1953; photos by Carl Van Vechten

36

Leontyne Price in operatic roles, 1950s

37

Stan Getz, 1980s; Mel Tormé, 1980s

38

Diana Sands, 1963; by Carl Van Vechten; Fredi Washington, 1933; by Carl Van Vechten

39

Actresses, circa 1930s:
Virginia Bruce, Gertrude Lawrence, May West, and unidentified

40

“Kukla, Fran, and Ollie Show” cast and puppets, circa 1950

28

9

Unidentified performers, circa 1930s

10

Autographed photo of Jean Sablon by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1933

25

Autographed photo of Don Redmond, 1937; autographed photo of Gloria Vanderbilt and sons Carter and Anderson Cooper, circa 1970s

9

41

Autographed, 1940s
Mildred Bailey, Louise McCarroll, Toby Wing

42

Autographed, Vaudeville performers, 1940s
Carol Jean, Jerry and Turk, The King Sisters, Edward Matthews

43

Autographed, Vaudeville performers, 1940s
The Littlejohns, Avon Long, Gordon Rogers, Louise Tobin, The Variety Boys

44

Autographed, circa1960s-1980s
Tallulah Bankhead, Mary Martin, Ed Koch

45

Autographed: 1979, 1988
President Jimmy Carter, President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan

Subseries 4, In Performance and Related Subjects, circa 1940s-2001

31

7

At piano, inscribed “Bobby (Oh Rocket) Short,” 1942

10

1

Marquee at Chase Hotel, St. Louis, 1944

25

“The Haig,” Los Angeles, 1946

Nightclub ads, 1952, Paris

10

2

In performance, 1950s

31

8

At piano, 1950s

28

11

At piano, with others, circa 1950s; in dressing room, circa 1970s

10

3

At the Blue Angel, New York, 1962

34

3

With the cast of Night Life, 1962

10

5

At The Living Room, 1966; undated performances, 1960s

6

At the Café Carlyle, 1970; with Mabel Mercer, 1971

7

Undated performances, circa 1970s

8

“Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter” record signing, 1971; photomontage of Bobby and sheet music, 1971; signboard for concert at Alice Tully Hall, April 2, 1972

25

At West Point, 1974; in performance, circa 1980s

31

9

At piano, by Mike Tighe, 1975

10

9

With cast of Black and White Broadway, 1980

31

10

In performance, Sao Paolo Brazil; 1982

10

10

At the White House, with Vic Damone, Marvin Hamlisch and Liza Minnelli, March, 1987

11

In performance, 1980s

12

Stills from film “Blue Ice,” 1992

13

Narrating The Travels of Babar, circa 1990s; at Avery Theater, Hartford, Connecticut, September 28, 2001

Subseries 5, Publicity, Fashion, and Advertising, circa 1930s-2000s

10

14

Publicity photographs, 1930s

15

Publicity photographs, 1940s

16-17

Publicity photographs, 1950s

25

Publicity photographs, 1937, 1940s, 1950s

10

18

In fashion show for March of Dimes, 1956

29

1

Publicity photographs, 1957-1958

10

20

At NAACP event, 1960s; at Wanamaker’s, Philadelphia, 1971 for memoir Black and White Baby; photograph for Life, March, 1971

21

Fashion-related photographs, circa 1960s-1970s

28

12

Fashion model at Bobby Short’s apartment, for Harpers Bazaar, circa 1970

29

3

Publicity photographs by Jason Minkler, circa 1970s

10

22

Publicity photographs, circa 1970s

33

1

In raccoon coat, with antique car, circa 1980s

13

Publicity photographs by Andre Villiers, circa 1980s

33

7

Photographic portrait signed “David Richmond” [?]

29

5

Publicity photographs, circa 1980s-1990s

10

24

Blackglama mink advertisement photo, 1984; at “Wines of New York” recording session, 1986

25

Publicity photographs, circa 1990s-2000s

29

6

With fashion model [?], circa 1960s

7

Fashion related photographs, circa 1970s

8

Wearing raccoon coat, circa 1970s

9

For Ford Motor Company, circa 1970s

10

For Pinwiddie Scotch advertisement, 1977

11

Blackglama mink print advertisement, 1984

31

14

Belmont Park advertisement, undated

Subseries 6, Photographs of Artworks Depicting Bobby Short

10

26

Portrait drawing, circa 1960s; caricature by Kane, circa 1960s

27

Andy Warhol portrait Bobby Short, circa 1963-1964

28

Joe Eula drawing of Bobby Short, 1979

29

Al Hirschfeld caricatures, 1986 and undated

30

Michael Witte gouache drawing of Bobby Short at the Café Carlyle, 1992; photo prints and color transparencies, letter concerning reprint rights

31

Risko caricature painting, circa 1990s

32

Portrait drawing, circa 1990s, color copies

Series 4, Contracts and Related Documents, 1953-2005

Subseries 1, Appearances in the United States and Foreign Countries 1953-2005

11

1-6

Hotel Carlyle, 1968-1979

7-15

Hotel Carlyle, 1980s

16-21

Hotel Carlyle, 1990-1999

22-24

Hotel Carlyle, 2000-2005

25

Alabama, 1994

26-27

Arizona, 1978-1994

28

California, 1953

29-30

California, 1974-1977

31-35

California, 1980-1981

12

1-8

California, 1982-1989

9-20

California, 1992-1999

21-24

California, 2000-2001

13

1-6

California, 2001-2005

7

Colorado, 1981, 1990, 1996

8-11

Connecticut, 1987-2002

12

Delaware, 1988, 1989, 1999

13-14

Florida, 1986-1989

15-21

Florida, 1990-1996

14

1-8

Florida, 1999-2003

9

Georgia, 1986, 1993

10-11

Illinois, 1964, 1988

12-14

Illinois, 1988-1990

15

Illinois, 1992

16-20

Illinois, 1992-1998

15

1-3

Illinois, 1999-2003

4

Indiana contracts, 1989, 1990, 1999

5

Iowa, 1989, 1997

6

Kentucky, 1995

7

Massachusetts, 1965, 1974

8

New Jersey, 1987

9

New York, 1956, 1974

10

Austria, 1992

11

Bahamas, 1989
Barbados, 1994

24

6

Bahamas Work Permit application, 1990

12

Bermuda, 1991

13

Canada, 1983

14-16

France, 1990, 1993, 1996

17-20

Italy, 1987-1999

21

Jordan, 1985

Subseries 2, Radio, Television, and Film Appearances, 1978-2000

16

1

WQXR radio program, fan mail, 1978

2

WNYC Radio Live at The Café Carlyle, 1989

3

WNYC Radio New York Nights 1990

4

Membership on WNYC Foundation Board of Directors, 1989-1990

5

Schedules of radio interviews promoting recordings, 1981-1982

6

National Public Radio, 1986-2002

7

BBC Radio, 1994-1995

8

WVOX, New Rochelle, NY, 1988
WADK, Newport, RI, 2000
Prodigy on-line chat, 1996

9

Television show A Spectacular Evening in Paris, 1977

10

Television profile of Jessye Norman, CBC, 1980
The Love Boat guest star, 1981
Brown Sugar, PBS, 1982

11

Merv Griffin Show, CBS, 1983
An American Portrait, CBS, 1985
NYC Marathon, ABC, 1987

12

Television Motion Picture Artists’ Management Contract, 1984

13

Proposal for television show On the Town, 1987

14

Proposal for television show featuring Bobby Short, 1990
Request for use of vocals on Brooklyn Bridge episode, 1992
Request for use of vocals on The Wine, 1993

15

In the Heat of the Night guest star. 1991, 1993

16

Profile of Noël Coward, BBC Television, 1997
Proposal for television show Bobby Short at The Carlyle, BBC, 1997

17

Seventh Heaven guest star, 2003

18

Film Hannah and Her Sisters, 1984. Includes record royalties and residuals

19

Film The Concierge, 1992

20

Film Blue Ice, 1992

21

Film Man of the Century, 1999 [original title: Johnny Twennies]

17

1

Request for use of Bobby Short’s apartment as film location, 1989
Offer of cameo role in film The Chambermaid 2002

2

V.I.E.W. Video Cabaret Series; legal dispute with, 1992

3

Requests for use of Bobby Short’s recorded music in films, 1993-1995

Subseries 3, Print, Radio and Television Advertising, 1976-1997

17

4

Revlon, Inc., Charlie fragrance television commercials, 1976

24

7

Revlon, Inc., nail enamel television commercial, 1979-1982

17

5

Pinwiddie Scotch, print advertising, 1978

6

Murjani International Ltd., television and radio commercials, 1979

7

Broadway show Dance a Little Closer, radio commercial , 1983

8

New York State Racing Association, print advertising, 1984

9

United Nations Plaza, television and print advertising, 1985

10

Chemical Bank, television and print advertising, 1986

11

The New YorkPost, television, radio and print advertising, 1986
Mercedes –Benz dealership, Arlington, Virginia; television commercial, 1986

12

New York State Wine and Grape Foundation, television commercial, 1986

13

Revlon, Inc., Charlie fragrance television commercial, 1990

14

Nieman Marcus radio commercials, 1995

15

Nieman Marcus radio commercials, 1996-1999

16

Two Bytes Publishing, Ltd., radio commercial, 1997

Subseries 4: Licensing Proposals, 1984-2000

17

International Flavors and Fragrances, 1984

18

WYSE International, Incorporated, 1984

19

Proposal for fragrance “ Manhattan” 1989

20

WYSE International, Incorporated, 1990

21

WYSE International, Inc., press kit materials, 1991

22

Warner Special Products, 1993; Irwin Silver Associates, 1995

23

GSD International, Incorporated 1995

24

Dayton Hudson Corporation, licensing request, 2000

Subseries 5: Union and Department of Labor Documents, 1981-2005

25

Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802
Agreements and miscellaneous documents, 1981, 1985, 2000

26

American Federation of Musicians, Local 802
Invoices for dues, 2000-2004

27

Musicians benefits, Hotel Carlyle, 1999

28

New York State Department of Labor Documents, circa 2002-2005

Series 5: Programs, Publicity, and Promotional Materials, 1956-2003

Subseries 1, Programs for Performances by Bobby Short, 1956-1996

18

1-5

Programs, 1956, 1960-1962, 1968

6-9

Programs, 1971-1972

10-12

Programs, 1973-1975

13-15

Programs, 1976-1978

16-22

Programs, 1980-1981

23-26

Programs, 1982-1985

19

1-8

Programs, 1986-1988

9-11

Programs, 1990-1996

Subseries 2, Press Clippings and Magazines, 1937-2003

12

Press, 1930s

13

Press, 1952-1955

14

Press, 1956-1958

24

8

Press, 1955-1958

19

15

Press, 1959

16

Press, 1960-1962

17

Press, 1963-1965

18

Press Releases, 1966

19

Press, 1966-1968

31

16

Press, 1962-1968

20

1

Press, 1970-1985

2

Press, 1986-1990

3

Press reports of retirement from The Carlyle, 2004

4

This Week In Cleveland, 1942 December 26, cover

24

9

Hollywood Reporter, 1950 July 5, p. 4

24

10

Variety, 1954 May 3, p. 6

20

5

Fabulous Las Vegas, 1954 February 6, p. 26
Hue, 1954 June 16, pp. 22-24

6

Where, [ Chicago] 1955 September 17, p.10

24

11

Hollywood Reporter, 1955 November 8, p.8
Hollywood Reporter, 1958 July 14, p. 4

20

7

What’s On In London, 1958, April 11, p. 25

8

Saturday Review, 1959 July 11

9

This Week in Los Angeles, 1959 July 10, p. 9
The Californian, 1959 July 17, p.3

10

Night and Day in Indianapolis, 1962 August, p.11, p.14

11

Where, [Cleveland] 1966 May 14, p.5, p.7
Where, [Cleveland] 1966 May 21, p.5, p.7, p.14

24

12

Men’s Bazaar, “100 Best Dressed Men,” 1967 Spring-Summer

20

12

Cue, 1967 January 27, cover

13

New Ideas for Decorating, 1968 Fall-Winter, pp.18-19

14

Lake Views, Lake Memorial Hospital, Danville, Illinois; 1972 July

15

Key, 1975 September 5-13, cover and p. 91

16

Senhor, [Brazil] 1982 September 22, p. 51

17

Grand’ Manner’s “Celebrity of the Month, Bobby Short,” 2003
Manuscript of article

Subseries 3, Promotional Materials and Advertising, 1937-1995

18

Flyer for the Apollo Theater, New York, circa 1937

19

“Biographical Notes on Bobby Short” by Frank Liberman and Associates, 1958

20

Café Gala, Los Angeles, 1951; Embassy Club, London, 1950s; The Embers, Indianapolis, 1959

21

Café Carlyle, New York, 1960s

22

The Blue Angel, New York, 1960s; Le Caprice, New York, 1964; Café Ambassador, New York, 1960s; Embassy Club, New York, 1960s

23

The Living Room, New York, 1960s

24

The Library, Playboy Club, Chicago, 1960s

25

General promotional flyers, circa 1950s-1970s

26

Advertisement for Black and White Baby, [memoir]
DanvilleCommercial News, 1970 April 2

29

12

Posters for appearances at the Venetian Room, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco [?] circa 1970s

31

15

Poster for “Mabel Mercer and Bobby Short” at Carnegie Hall, May, 1968

33

8

Poster for “Mabel Mercer and Bobby Short” at Town Hall, March 1977, [numerous autographs]

34

4

Poster for “Black Broadway,” autographed, 1980

29

13

Poster for “Bobby Short in Princeton,” 1987

30

1

Mock-up of cover for cd recording Songs of New York, circa 1980s

20

27

Bobby Short Enterprises, biography, 1993

28

Promotional materials for Bobby Short—The Autobiography of a Saloon Singer, 1995

Series 6, Special Events, 1963-2003

21

1

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP] Spingarn Award Luncheon, 1963

2

“A Musical Evening with Miss Mabel Mercer and Mr. Bobby Short”
Benefit for NAACP Special Contribution Fund, 1969

31

17

Celebration of revival of Vanity Fair magazine, 1982 October 25
Invitation to and photographs of Bobby Short performing

3

“Tribute to Fifty golden Years,” NAACP benefit, 1986

4

Illinois Inaugural Ball, 1987

21

6

“Bobby Short in Princeton,” NAACP benefit, 1987

7

Memorial service for Nesuhi Ertegun, 1989

8

Governor’s Committee on Scholastic Achievement, New York
35th dinner Dance, 1990

9

Mother Hale Awards, 1992 [photographs]

10

Benefit for AIDS Project, Los Angeles, 1993
An Evening for SUMA [Services United for Mothers and Adolescence (Adolescents)], Cincinnati, 1993

11

”A Double Birthday Celebration: New York Pops 10/ Skitch Henderson 75” 1993

12

Third Biennial American Jazz Piano Competition [as judge] American Pianists Association, 1996

13

La Maison Française of New York University, Gala Benefit, 1999

14

Decorative Arts Council, Los Angeles, Gala Benefit, 2000

15

New York Pops 20 th Anniversary, 2003

Series 7, Musical Materials, circa 1960-2000

31

18

Victor Records advertisement for “ Europe’s Society Orchestra,” circa 1920

19

Everybody’s Favorite Song Hits [loose pages], 1930s

30

3

Song lyric books Popular Song Hits Nos. 1 and 4, 1934

4

Song lyric books Stop! Look! Read!, Nos. 8 and 9, circa 1934

5

Song lyric books Stop! Look! Read!, Nos. 12 and 13, circa 1934

6

Song lyric books Stop! Look! Read!, Nos. 14 and 49, circa 1934

7

Song lyric books 215 Latest Song Hits, Nos. 109 and 118, circa 1934

34

1

Song lyric paper Latest Songs; January-March, Spring, November 1934

2

Song lyric paper Popular Songs; New Year’s edition, July, August, October, December editions, circa 1934

24

13

Melody, “The Magazine of Words and Music,” June 1935

14

Popular Songs, June 1935

21

16

Sheet music:
“Are You With Me?”
“Carte-Postale”
“Do What You Wanna Do”
“Never be Afraid” [with letter from Irving Field]

17

Sheet music:
“I’m So Weary of It All”
“Not a Care in the World”
“Painted, Tainted Rose”

18

Sheet music:
“The Trouble with Women”
“Your Mother’s Son–in-Law”

19

Sheet music for Stepin’ Fetchit’s songs:
“Dancin’ Bill Bojangles”
“Davey Crockett Boogie”
“Jet Zoom”
“The New Way Cra-a-a-a-a-a-zy”

24

15

Sheet music:
“Dance and Grow Thin”
“ Louisiana Fairy Tale”
“Lush Life”

16

Sheet music:
“(OH!)”
“Paradise”

17

Sheet music for “I’m Beginning to Like You a Lot” with letters from Ray Henderson, composer, 1965

18

Sheet music of songs by Alfred Marion Harned:
“Candlelight and Wine”
“Did I Tell You Today?”
“Love Lingers On”
“Of Course!”
“Sunset Glow”
“Thank You”
“The Lore of Alohaland”
“The Very First Day”
‘Together”

21

20

Sheet music and cassette tape of “Didn’t I?” with letter from composer Kay Ewing, 1986

21

Group of lyrics from Warner/Chappell, 1998
“Love of My Life”
“Only Another Boy and Girl”
“We Shall Never Be any Younger”
“Who Knows?”

22

Song lyrics from Can-Can:
“Allez-vous-en”
“I am in Love”
“I Love Paris”

23

Song lyrics:
“Harlem Butterfly” [sent by Johnny Mercer]
“Formidable”
“Minnie the Moocher”
“Daydream” [sent by Helen Merrill]

24

Song lyrics, untitled

24

19

Song lyrics, untitled

21

25

Song list for “Bobby Short at Town Hall,” 1961
Proposed song list for “Let’s Face the Music,” undated
Undated song list for performance

24

20

Contracts for Ben Bagley recordings, 1965-1966

21

26

Lyrics for medley of songs for “In Performance at the White House, An Evening of Rodgers and Hart” April 4, 1970:
“I Wish I Were in Love Again”
“The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”
“Thou Swell”
“I Didn’t Know What Time It Was”
“This Can’t Be Love”
“Mountain Greenery”
“Where or When”
“My Funny Valentine’

31

20

Album cover for Nobody Else but Me, Atlantic, 1970

31

21

Album cover for Guess Who’s in Town: Bobby Short Performs The Songs of Andy Razaf, Atlantic, 1987

21

27

Order of songs for Black Broadway 1980
Introductions to songs for Black Broadway

24

21

Order of songs for Bobby Short’s New York 1991

21

28

List of compositions by Billy Strayhorn, 1993
Lists of songs from Songs of the Theater, 1984

21

29

Discographies for Leslie Hutchinson [“Hutch”] undated

30

Discography for Layton and Johnstone, undated

31

List of recordings from Richard Gottlieb, MD, undated

24

22

Lists of recordings and letter from Johnny Mercer, undated

21

32

Letter about “Body and Soul” from Bob Soul, [composer] undated

33

Catalogue for “The Record Hunter” undated

34

45 rpm record: Title Song and Love Theme from film Savages” vocals by Bobby Short; Jonico Music, Inc., undated
45 rpm record: “A Perfect Love” and “Smile, Smile, Smile” vocals by Kate Smith, guest artist Dr. John; Atlantic Records, 1974

22

1

Article “Send in the Clowns,” The Sondheim Review, 1995 with letter from the author, Mark Eden Horowitz, Library of Congress

2

Selection des Meilleurs Titres Varietes et Repertoire Operettes Des Editions Salabert, Paris 1983 [catalogue]

3

Stage remarks, undated; Stage plot, undated

32

4

Seating chart for Carnegie Hall, undated

Series 8, Theatrical Productions, as Producer or Investor, 1979-1998

22

4

Black Broadway 1900-1945 concert version at Newport Jazz Festival, Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 1979 June 24; performance materials and contract

5

“Black Broadway” at Town Hall, New York, 1980 May; performance materials and contracts

6

Jean Sablon Concert, Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 1981; correspondence, programs, and advertising

24

23

Alberta Hunter at Carnegie Hall; correspondence and contracts, 1982-1983

24

Alberta Hunter at Carnegie Hall, 1983 January 7; publicity materials

22

7

Jelly Roll II Company Financial Statements, 1988

8

Jelly Roll Three Company Limited Partnership agreement , 1992

9

Jelly Roll Three Partnership financial statements, 1992
Jelly’s Last Jam news and articles, 1992

10

Jelly Roll Three Partnership financial statements, 1993
Jelly’s Last Jam news and articles, 1993

11

Jelly Roll Three Partnership financial statements, 1994-1998

12

Full Gallop Partnership documents and financial statements, 1996
Full Gallop news and articles, 1996

13

Full Gallop Partnership documents and financial statements, 1997

14

Full Gallop Partnership documents and financial statements, 1998

Series 9, Manuscripts and Related Materials, circa 1954-1997

Subseries 1, Writings: Bobby Short,

23

1

Nobody Else But Me album cover notes, 1970

24

25

Black and White Baby [memoir], publishing agreement, 1969
Correspondence, 1973-1986; assignment of rights,1980

23

2-3

Black and White Baby, partial manuscript, circa 1970

24

26

Review of Black and White Baby in the New YorkTimes, June 20, 1971

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“Irving Berlin’s America, the Melody Lingers On” New York Times, 1989 October 1

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Publishing contracts and correspondence for Black Lady Singers and untitled second memoir. 1987-1988
Collaboration agreement with Patrick O’Connor, 1987

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Correspondence about research for Black Lady Singers, 1987-1989

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Research for Black Lady Singers; newspaper articles, 1930s

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5

“Andy Razaf,” 1992

6

Handwritten notes on travel to USSR and Australia, undated

7

Transcript of interview with Bobby Short discussing early Black performers with Patrick O’Connor, 1988

Subseries 2, Writings: Others,

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8

Script for Act I of play “ Tinsel Town” from Stanley Styne, 1954

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Script for Acts I and II of “ Tinsel Town” from Jule Styne, circa 1955

10

Leonard Feather article “Last of Supper Club Troubadours” in the Los Angeles Times, 1971 January 32; manuscript and copy from newspaper

11

Poem “Mabel Mercer,” 1984, unsigned [Johnny Mercer?]
“In Memory of Clyde M. Newhouse,” Gloria Vanderbilt, 1996

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Screenplay for “Johnnie Twennies,” 1997 [Renamed “Man of the Century”] By Adam Abraham and Gibson Frazier

13

“What does Xmas Mean to You?,” handwritten, unsigned, undated