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Mullendore (Joseph) Music Manuscripts
LSC.2243  
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  • Restrictions on Access
  • Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
  • Preferred Citation
  • Provenance/Source of Acquisition
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content
  • Organization and Arrangement

  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Joseph Mullendore music manuscripts
    Creator: Mullendore, Joseph
    Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2243
    Physical Description: 2 Linear Feet (5 flat boxes)
    Date (inclusive): circa 1930s - 1960s
    Abstract: Collection consists of assorted music manuscripts related to the career of music composer Joseph Mullendore.
    Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
    Language of Material: English .

    Restrictions on Access

    Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Joseph Mullendore music manuscripts (Collection Number 2243). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Stephanie Webb, 2013.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 7420861 

    Biography

    Joseph Milton Mullendore Jr. was born in Philadelphia, PA on October 21, 1914. He was educated at Philadelphia Conservatory. He began his career in film and television as an arranger, often scoring the compositions of his colleague Herschel Burke Gilbert (and others). In the early 1950s, he began scoring and arranging for motion pictures such as The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), New York Confidential (1955), While the City Sleeps (1956), and The Shaggy Dog (1959). He also composed and conducted music scores for a number of popular television programs such as Burke's Law, Honey West, Lost In Space, The Rifleman, Twilight Zone, and Zane Grey Theatre, among others. He was nominated for an Emmy award in the 1962-1963 for his work on The Dick Powell Theater. Joe Mullendore died on June 19, 1990 in Pasadena, CA.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of assorted music manuscripts related to the career of music composer Joseph Mullendore and a small amount of published sheet music written by others. Included are materials representing the television programs The Dick Powell Show and Zane Grey Theater, a small amount of printed sheet music featuring Sid Robin, and scores by Mullendore and others.

    Organization and Arrangement

    The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder titles.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Mullendore, Joseph