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Morton (William V.) "Stardust" correspondence
PA SC 29  
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  • Title: William V. Morton "Stardust" correspondence
    Identifier/Call Number: PA SC 29
    Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
    Physical Description: 0.21 Linear Feet (1 half-size document box)
    Creator: Morton, William V.
    Date (inclusive): 1940s
    Abstract: This collection consists of letters, postcards and other ephemera amassed in the course of record collector William V. Morton's attempt to build a comprehensive collection of 78 rpm disc recordings of Hoagy Carmichael's hit "Stardust."
    Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
    Language of Material: English

    Access Restrictions

    The collection is open for research.

    Use Restrictions

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Christine Beebe, 2021.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of Item], William V. Morton "Stardust" correspondence, PA SC 29. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

    Scope and Content

    This collection consists of letters, postcards and other ephemera amassed in the course of record collector William V. Morton's attempt to build a comprehensive collection of 78 rpm disc recordings of Hoagy Carmichael's hit "Stardust." The correspondence is with other collectors and dealers and dates to the 1940s.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Letters (correspondence)
    Postcards
    Printed ephemera
    Morton, William V. -- Correspondence
    Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981 -- Star dust