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Newman (Alfred) film scores
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  • Conditions Governing Access
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  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: Alfred Newman film scores
    Creator: Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970
    Identifier/Call Number: 2146
    Identifier/Call Number: 508
    Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/5/resources/1032
    Physical Description: 47.625 Linear Feet 32 boxes
    Date (inclusive): 1933-1969
    Abstract: This collection chiefly contains musical scores by American composer and conductor Alfred Newman (1901-1970). Materials include scores of original motion picture music, and published operatic and instrumental scores, bound vocal scores and bound conductor books of film scores. Also present are screenplays, music notes, books on music, song books and sheet music, and tapes of film scores by Newman and his contemporaries.
    Language of Material: English .
    Container: 1
    Container: 1-1
    Container: 1-2
    Container: 1-3A
    Container: 1-3B
    Container: 2A
    Container: 2B
    Container: 2-2
    Container: 2-3A
    Container: 2-3B
    Container: 3A
    Container: 3A-3
    Container: 3B
    Container: 3B-3
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    Container: 4
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    Container: 5B-5
    Container: 6A
    Container: 6B
    Container: 7
    Container: 8A
    Container: 8B
    Container: 9A
    Container: 9B
    Container: 10
    Container: 11
    Container: 12
    Container: 14
    Container: 16
    Container: 19
    Container: 20

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection is currently unavailable for access because of its size and current level of processing. Contact the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu for details.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Mrs. Alfred Newman, March 31, 1971.

    Biographical / Historical

    Alfred Newman (1901-1970) was an American composer and conductor active during the 1930s-1960s known for his film scores. He received 45 Oscar nominations and won 9 Academy Awards for Best Music Scoring of a Motion Picture. Newman may be best known for composing the fanfare which accompanies the studio logo at the beginning of 20th Century Fox's production.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Alfred Newman film scores, Collection no. 2146, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    Collection is unprocessed.

    Scope and Contents

    This collection chiefly contains musical scores by American composer and conductor Alfred Newman (1901-1970). Materials include scores of original motion picture music, and published operatic and instrumental scores, bound vocal scores and bound conductor books of film scores. Also present are screenplays, music notes, books on music, song books and sheet music, and tapes of film scores by Newman and his contemporaries. Among the scores are the music for Keys of the Kingdom (1994), All About Eve (1950), Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1955), and How the West Was Won (1962). The screenplays include Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), How Green Was My Valley (1941), A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), Gentleman's Agreement (1947), Pinky (1949), and Camelot (1967).

    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.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Arrangers (Musicians) -- Archival resources
    Composers -- United States -- Archival resources
    Composition (Music) -- Archival resources
    Film composers -- Archival resources
    Motion picture music -- Archival resources
    scores (documents for music)
    Screenplays
    Sheet music
    Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970 -- Archives