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  • Scope and Contents
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Rights Statement for Archival Description
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information

  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: Joe Harnell papers
    Creator: Harnell, Joe
    Identifier/Call Number: 2230
    Physical Description: 53.75 Linear Feet 33 boxes
    Date (bulk): 1950s-1980s
    Abstract: This collection consists of the sheet music and arrangements of American composer, musician, and music arranger Joe Harnell (1924-2005).
    Language of Material: English.
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    Scope and Contents

    This collection is currently unavailable for access.
    This collection consists of the sheet music and arrangements of American composer, musician, and music arranger Joe Harnell (1924-2005). This includes music written for singers that he accompanied, television compositions, and film scores. The collection includes music for the television series "The Bionic Woman" and "The Incredible Hulk."

    Biographical / Historical

    Joe Harnell (1924-2005) was an American composer, musician, and music arranger. He worked as an accompanist for singers such as Judy Garland, Maurice Chevalier, Marlene Dietrich, and Peggy Lee. Harnell wrote music for Kapp Records, United Artists, "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show," Grey Advertising, and "The Mike Douglas Show." His television compositions include "The Bionic Woman," "The Incredible Hulk," "Alien Nation," and "V." Harnell was a faculty member at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music as an instructor in film score composition.

    Rights Statement for Archival Description

    Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Joe Harnell, January 18, 1989.

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection is currently unavailable for access.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Joe Harnell papers, Collection no. 2230, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    This collection is unprocessed.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Composers -- United States -- Archival resources
    Arrangers (Musicians) -- Archival resources
    Arrangement (Music)
    Sheet music
    scores (documents for music)
    Harnell, Joe -- Archives