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Unsigned copyright assignment regarding "Nancy, with the laughing face", along with
an unsigned Notary Public. Royalty agreement between James Van Heusen and Nancy
Sinatra, Aug. 12, 1968. Royalty agreement (photocopy) between James Van Heusen and
Nancy Sinatra, Aug. 12, 1968. Royalty agreement (photocopy) between James Van Heusen
and Nancy Sinatra, Aug. 12, 1968. Letter from Ben Starr to Peggy Price, regarding
enclosed copies of songwriter's contract, the Assignment, and the Agreement signed
by Nancy Sinatra, dated Aug. 12, 1968, on the song "Nancy with the laughing face",
Aug. 13, 1968. Letter from James Van Heusen to Stan Stanley, regarding his request
to print up and send out 1000 Folios of his important songs to recording companies,
agencies, radio and television stations and other important people in the industry.
He also requested permission to print "Teamwork", Aug. 28, 1965. Letter from James
Van Heusen to Ed Slattery, regarding his request to print up and send out 1000
Folios of his important songs to recording companies, agencies, radio and television
stations, and other important people in the industry. He also requested permission
to print "The secret of Christmas", "You can't love 'em all" and "The second time
around", Aug. 28, 1965. Letter from Jimmy Van Heusen to Milton Cashy, regarding an
oversight in preparing the contracts which gave one-half the assets of Burke &
Van Heusen Inc. to Dorsey Bros. Music Corp. in exchange for 50% stock interest in
Burke & Van Heusen Inc., Aug. 15, 1968. Letter (photocopy) from Edward Traubner
to Walt Disney Music Co., Re: Sammy Cahn, regarding a letter sent on July 2 which
was not responded to, Aug. 19, 1965. Letter (photocopy) from Edward Traubner to the
Walt Disney Music Co., Re: Sammy Cahn, regarding 1000 Folios that Sammy Cahn would
like to print up and send to recording companies, agencies, radio and televison
stations, and other important people in the industry. He also requested permission
to print "Go to sleep! Go to sleep!", "You're mother and mine", "Second star to the
right", and "You can fly, you can fly", July 2, 1965. Letter (photocopy) from Edward
Traubner to Lou Levy, regarding a letter sent on July 2, which was not responded to,
Aug. 19, 1965. Letter (photocopy) from Edward Traubner to Lou Levy, regarding Sammy
Cahn wanting to print up and send out 1000 Folios of his important songs to
recording companies, agencies, radio and television stations, and other important
people in the industry. He also requested permission to print "This is no laughing
matter", July 2, 1965. Letter (photocopy) from Edward Traubner to Richard Volter,
regarding Sammy Cahn wanting to print up and send out 1000 Folios of his important
songs to recording companies, agencies, radio and television stations, and other
important people in the industry. He also requested permission to print "I'm glad I
waited for you", July 2, 1965. Letter (photocopy) from Edward Traubner to Howard
Richmond, regarding Sammy Cahn wanting to print up and send out 1000 Folios of his
important songs to recording companies, agencies, radio and television stations, and
other important people in the industry. He also requested permission to print
"Autumn in Rome", July 2, 1965. Letter (photocopy) from Edward Traubner to the
Embassy Music Corporation, regarding Sammy Cahn wanting to print up and send out
1000 Folios of his important songs to recording companies, agencies, radio and
television stations, and other important people in the industry. He also requested
permission to print "I should care", July 2, 1965. Letter (photocopy) from Edward
Traubner to Irving Weiss, regarding Sammy Cahn wanting to print up and send out 1000
Folios of his important songs to recording companies, agencies, radio and television
stations, and other important people in the industry. He also requested permission
to print "My kind of town", July 2, 1965. Letter (photocopy) from Edward Traubner to
Stan Stanley, regarding a letter sent on July 2, which was not responded to, Aug.
19. 1965. Letter (photocopy) from Edward Traubner to Stan Stanley, regarding Sammy
Cahn wanting to print up and send out 1000 Folios of his important songs to
recording companies, agencies, radio and television stations and other important
people in the industry. He also requested permission to print "As long as there's
music", "Come out! Wherever you are", "I guess I'll hang my tears out to dry", "Some
other time" and "Victory polka", July 2, 1965. Letter (photocopy) from Edward
Traubner to Victor Blau, regarding a letter sent July 2, which was not responded to,
Aug. 19, 1965. Letter (photocopy) from Edward Traubner to Victor Blau, regarding
Sammy Cahn wanting to print up and send out 1000 Folios of his important songs to
recording companies, agencies, radio and television stations, and other important
people in the industry. He also requested permission to print "Bel mir bist due
schon!", "Face to face", "It's magic!", "It's you or no one", "Please be kind", "Put
'em in a box! Tie 'em with a ribbon! and throw 'em in the deep blue sea!!!" and
"That makes Paris, Paree!!!", July 2, 1965. Letter from James Van heusen to Jack
Gale, regarding printing up and sending out 1000 Folios of his important songs to
recording companies, agencies, radio and television stations, and other important
people in the industry. He also requested permission to print "I could have told
you", Aug. 28, 1965. Letter from Bertha Schwartz to Jimmy Van Heusen, regarding
approval of Jimmy's request for permission to reprint "The secret of Christmas",
"You can't love 'em all" , and "The second time around", Sept. 20, 1965. Letter from
B. Starr to Sol Parker, regarding James Van Heusen assigning his renewal rights to
Van Heusen Music Corp. to the composition "Nancy with the laughing face", Dec. 11,
1968. Letter between B. Starr to Mary Lyle, regarding the recordation of four
musical compositions, Oct. 17, 1967. Annotations in pen. Affidavit relating to "You
think of ev'rything", "Eleanor I adore you", "When the spirit moves me" and "There's
a new gang on the way", signed by Billy Rose, Jan. 5, 1965. Letter from B. Starr to
Jimmy Van Heusen, regarding Billy Rose's and his successor's possible copyright
renewal rights to four songs, Jan 21, 1965. Affidavit (mimeograph) relating to "You
think of ev'rything", "Eleanor I adore you", "When the spirit moves me", and
"There's a new gang on the way", Jan. 5, 1965. Letter from B. Starr to the Register
of Copyrights, regarding the recordation of an enclosed affidavit signed by Billy
Rose, on January 5, 1965 under which he acknowledges that he is not a writer of "You
think of ev'rything", "Eleanor I adore you", "When the spirit moves me", and
"There's a new gang on the way", Jan. 21, 1965. Letter (mimeograph) from Billy Rose
to Benjamin Starr, regarding Billy Rose being willing to sign the necessary papers
to make the renewal copyrights the exclusive property of Jimmy and the Joseph
McCarthy estate, Dec. 14, 1964. Letter from B. Starr to Billy Rose, requesting
cooperation in connection with the renewal copyrights of "You think of ev'rything",
"Eleanor I adore you", "When the spirit moves me" and "There's a new gang on the
way", in which he was not a writer of, Dec. 11, 1964. Annotation in pencil. Letter
from B. Starr to James Van Heusen, regarding Billy Rose having signed before a
notary public, the papers prepared by him, Jan. 7, 1965. Letter from B. Starr to
Jimmy Van Heusen, regarding an attached photostatic copy of a letter from Billy
Rose, and an enclosed copy of the letter and affadavit sent to him, Dec. 16, 1964.
Letter (photostatic copy) from Billy Rose to Benjamin Starr, regarding Billy Rose
being willing to sign the necessary papers which will make the renewal copyrights
the exclusive property of Jimmy and the Joseph McCarthy estate, Dec. 14, 1964.
Stapled to previous entry. Letter from B. Starr to Billy Rose, regarding three
enclosed copies of an affidavit to be signed by Rose in connection with the renewal
rights of the four compositions, Dec. 16, 1964. Blank affidavit addressed to Billy
Rose relating to "You think of ev'rything", "Eleanor I adore you", "When the spirit
moves me" and "There's a new gang on the way". Publisher's agreement between Billy
Rose's Expositions Spectacles, Inc., Jimmy Van Heusen, Joseph McCarthy, Billy Rose,
and Robbins Music Corporation, regarding Billy Rose's Aquacade. Letter from Jimmy
Van Heusen to Joe McCarthy Jr., regarding a request for photostated copies of Joe
McCarthy Jr's father's contracts to "You think of ev'rything", "Eleanor I adore
you", "When the spirit moves me" and "There's a new gang on the way", May 4, 1964.
Letter from Jimmy to Joseph McCarthy, regarding enclosed carbon copies of letters
that Jimmy's attourney had been sending to various people, concerning Billy Rose,
Jan. 29, 1965. Letter (handwritten) from Joe McCarthy Jr. to Jimmy Van Heusen,
regarding the requested original contracts being unfound, June 29, 1964. Newspaper
clippings (photocopy) regarding Cut-In Writers, June 10, 1964. Publisher's agreement
(photocopy) between Billy Rose's Expositions spectacles, Inc., Jimmy Van Heusen,
Joseph McCarthy, Billy Rose, and Robbins Music Corporation, relating to Billy Rose's
Aquacade. Newspaper clippings (photocopy) regarding Cut-In Writers, June 10, 1964.
Letter from Jimmy Van Heusen to Ben Starr, regarding authorization to write to Billy
Rose concerning the removal of his name from the songs written by Jimmy Van Heusen
and Joseph McCarthy for the Aquacade show, Dec. 3, 1964. 2 pages. Newspaper
clippings (photocopy) regarding Cut-In Writers, June 10, 1964. Publisher's agreement
between Billy Rose's Expositions Spectacles, Inc., Jimmy Van Heusen, Joseph
McCarthy, Billy Rose, and Robbins Music Corporations, relating to Billy Rose's
Aquacade. Publisher's agreement (photocopy) between James Van Heusen and Music
Publishers Holding Corporation, Jan. 1939. Blank royalty agreement (photocopy).
Newspaper clipping entitled, "BVC wins key renewal rights case re Donaldson tunes
cleffed 'for hire", Nov. 3, 1965. Letter from B. Starr to Leon Kellman, regarding
Jimmy Van Heusen's SPA membership status at the time of certain agreements, March
14, 1967. List of songs to be renewed - "Looking for yesterday", "Sympathy", "They
ought to write a book about you", "Tom-boy", "You danced with dynamite",
"Imagination", and "Polka dots and moonbeams". Letter from Leon Kellman to Bernard
Fischman, referring to the awaited reply of his June 1st letter, regarding the
relationship of the renewal situation under the 1939 Basic Agreement, Aug. 18, 1967.
Letter from Leon Kellman to Bernard Fischman, referring to the awaited reply to his
Jan 17th letter, concerning certain songs of J.C. Johnson and Jimmy Van Heusen,
March 11, 1967. Address of Julie Dorsey Hilton given to JVH by Sam Weiss, 11-23-64.
Letter from B. Starr to William Krasilovsky, regarding withdrawal of claims to the
Jimmy Van Heusen shares of the renewal copyrights of "All this and heaven too", "So
help me if I don't love you", "This is madness", "When a prince of a fella meets a
cinderella" , "I love you in technicolor", "Deep in a dream", "Good for nothin' "and
"Oh! You crazy moon", Oct. 3, 1966. Letter from B. Starr to Carol Bridgman and
Arthur Boucher, regarding "So help me if I don't love you", and "When a prince of a
fella meets a cinderella", June 27, 1966. Release pursuant to Paragraph Nine of
Agreement between S.P.A. and Publisher (photocopy), by Eddie DeLange-Jimmy Van
Heusen for "So help me if I don't love you", Jan 5, 1940. Letter from the Secretary
of James Van Heusen to Miriam Stern, regarding copies of song contracts of "Blue
rain", "Make with the kisses" and "I thought about you", Sept. 6, 1966. Leaf with
the annotation "antiques". Royalty contract by Jerry Arlen and James Van Heusen, for
"You hi-de-hi-ing me", Oct. 17, 1933. Annotations in pencil. Royalty contract by
Jerry Arlen and James Van Heusen, for "I'm feeling fine", Oct. 17, 1933. Royalty
contract by Jerry Arlen and James Van Heusen, for "It's smart this season (to be in
love)", Oct. 17, 1933. Letter from Exclusive Publications, Inc., to whom it may
concern, regarding "It ain't right (but you can't go wrong)" being released by
Exclusive Publications, Inc., to James Van Heusen and Jerry Arlen, Aug. 2, 1934.
Songwriters contract by Jimmy Van Heusen, for "Lamento Gitano" (Gypsy lament)
English lyrics, Oct. 10, 1936. Agreement by James Van Heusen, Morris Levy, Henry
Glover, Jack Pearl, Arthur E. Babcock, Ida May Babcock and Wilbur A. Babcock, July
23, 1963. Agreement by Ada Kurtz, a/k/a Kurt Adams, regarding James Van Heusen being
the author of "Somewhere along the way", July 23, 1963. Schedule "A" - a list of
musical compositions - "My dream sonata", "Somewhere along the way", "I could have
told you", "Funny thing" and "How can I replace you", July 23, 1963. Letter from
James Van Heusen to the United Music Corporation, regarding payment to Morris Levy,
Henry Glover and Jack Pearl, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns, the first $12,500.00 of his mechanical royalties from "My
dream sonata", "I could have told you", "Funny thing", and "How can I replace you".
Agreement by Bank of America, regarding the renewal copyright rights in musical
compositions written by James Van Heusen assigned to Messrs. Levy, Glover and Pearl,
or their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
Agreement by Milton L. Cashy, executor of the estate of James Van Heusen, a/k/a
Edward C. Babcock, regarding the renewal copyright rights in musical compositions
written by James Van Heusen assigned to Messrs: Levy, Glover and Pearl, or their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, Aug 20, 1963.
Letter from Smitty of Burke & Van Heusen inc. Music Publishers to Jimmy Van
Heusen, regarding copyright renewal procedure of "Keep it under your hat" and
"Afraid to say hello since you said goodbye", Aug. 27, 1957. Letter from Lawrence J.
Greene to Herb Reis, regarding three enclosed copies of undated contracts signed by
James Van Heusen and Julie Dorsey Hilton dealing with renewal copyrights of the
musical compositions entitled "Any time at all" and "I love you in technicolor",
Oct. 25, 1963. Letter from Jimmy Van Heusen to Harry Smith, regarding copyright
renewals on two songs, "Keep it under your heart" and "Afraid to say hello", Aug.
18, 1957. Letter from Irving Mills to Jerry Arlen & James Van Heusen, regarding
royalty contracts, March 27, 1933. Writen agreement (photocopy) by James Van Heusen
to assign one half interest in the song, "What's happened to me?" to Benjamin A.
Greene, May 8, 1936. List of Jimmy Van Heusen's renewals - "The pleasure was mine",
"Unforgettable", "What's happened to me", "If you're ever in my arms again", "Any
time at all", "Cigarette and a silhouette","Deep in a dream", "Do you wanna jump,
children", "I love you in technicolor", "I saw the light of day last night", "If I
look like I feel", "It's the dreamer in me", "Say something sentimental", "Shadow
sweetheart", "This is madness to love like this", "When a prince of a fella meets a
cinderella","You can read me like a book", "All this and heaven too",and "Help me
(if I don't love you)." Available renewals of songs with SPA contracts - "Swinging
the dream", "There's gotta be a wedding", "Peace, brother", "Swinging a dream",
"Darn that dream", "Moonland", "Love's a riddle", "Spring song", "Can I help it",
"All this and heaven too", "Shake down the stars", "Looking for yesterday",
"Sympathy" and "A cigarette and a silhouette". Mention of songs without SPA
contracts. Letter from Smitty to Jimmy Van Heusen, regarding the exact dates of the
first copyright entry of "Love in the air", "If you're ever in my arms again",
"Harlem hospitality", "If I look like I feel", "You can read me like a book",
"Argentina skies", "It's the dreamer in me", "Say something sentimental", "Shadow
sweetheart", "Any time at all", "So help me", "this is madness" and "When a prince
of a fella", Sept. 19, 1956. List of James Van Heusen renewals - "The pleasure was
mine", "Unforgettable", "What's happened to me", "If you're ever in my arms again",
"Any time at all", "Cigarette and a silhouette", "Deep in a dream", "Do you wanna
jump, children", "I love you in technicolor", "I saw the light of day last night",
"If I look like I feel", "It's the dreamer in me", "Say something sentimental",
"Shadow sweetheart", "So help me if I don't love you", "This is madness to love like
this", "When a prince of a fella meets a cinderella", "You can read me a little
book", "All this and heaven too", Annotation in pencil. List of renewal copyright
certificates received - "Any time at all", "If I look like I feel", "If you're ever
in my arms again", "I love you in technicolor", "In more ways than one", "I saw the
light of day last night", "It's the dreamer in me", "Love in the air", "Shadow
sweetheart", "You can read me like a book", "There's a house in Harlem for sale
(Harlem hospitality)", "Argentina Skies", "Unforgettable", "So help me", "Cigarette
and a silhouette", Annotations in pen. Addresses of Curley Mahr and Carl. Written
agreement by James Van Heusen to assign one half interest in the song, "What's
happened to me?" to Benjamin Greene, May 8, 1936. Available renewals with SPA
contracts - "Swinging the dream", "There's gotta be a wedding", "Peace, brother",
"Swinging a dream", "Darn that dream", "Moonland", "Love's a riddle", "Spring song",
"Can I help it", "All this and heaven too", "Shake down the stars", "Looking for
yesterday", "Sympathy", "A cigarette and a silhouette". Mention of songs without SPA
contracts. Available renewals with SPA contracts - "Swinging the dream", "There's
gotta be a wedding", "Peace, brother", "Swinging a dream", "Moonland", "Love's a
riddle", "Spring song", "Can I help it", "All this and heaven too", "Shake down the
stars", "looking for yesterday","Sympathy", "A cigarette and a silhouette". Mention
of songs without SPA contracts. Annotations in pencil. List of Edwin H. Morris &
Company, Inc. Copyrights - "Straight down the middle", "Closer than a kiss", "You
can always judge a gal", "Fancy meeting you here", "Love won't let you get away",
"Here comes another song about Texas", "Love is a four letter word", "Life is for
livin' ", "Indiscreet", "Paris holiday", "Nothing in common", "Another human being
of the opposite sex". Letter (mimeograph) from Smitty to Jimmy Van Heusen, regarding
Jimmy's employment - for - hire contract with MPHC, concerning "All I remember is
you", "All this and heaven too", "Can I help it" and "Oh you crazy moon", Dec. 10,
1958. Letter from Smitty to Jimmy Van Heusen, regarding Jimmy's employment - for -
hire contract with MPHC, concerning "All I remember is you", "All this and heaven
too", "Can I help it" and "Oh you crazy moon", Dec. 10, 1958. Letter (mimeograph)
from Smitty to Jimmy Van Heusen, regarding copyright renewal procedure for "Keep it
under your hat" and "Afraid to say hello since you said goodbye", Aug. 27, 1957.
Letter from Ada to Jimmy Van Heusen, regarding the names on the song, "Afraid to say
hello" and the names of the children of the people with names on the song. The
letter also concerns Mitch Miller, Jackie and Frank. This letter is ripped in half
and stapled together, Sept. 9, 1957. List of Delange copyrights - "So help me (if I
don't love you)", "This is madness (to love like this)", "Deep in a dream", "Good
for nothin' (but love)", "Heaven can wait", "All I remember is you", "Can I help
it", "All this and heaven too", "There's gotta be a wedding", "Peace, brother",
"Swingin' a dream", "Darn that dream", "Moonland", "Love's a riddle", "Spring song",
"Shade down the stars", "Looking for yesterday", "Sympathy". Professional copy of
"Keep it under your heart".