Finding Aid for the Albert Hay Malotte Papers PASC-M.0040
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Online finding aid last updated 7 July 2017.
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Title: Albert Hay Malotte papers
Creator:
Malotte, Albert Hay
Identifier/Call Number: PASC-M.0040
Physical Description:
0.6 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1945-1960
Abstract: Albert Hay Malotte (1895-1964) was most well known as a songwriter and composer. Some of his more popular works include scores
for Academy Award-winning Walt Disney animation shorts
Ferdinand the Bull (1938) and
The Ugly Duckling (1939) and a musical setting of
The Lord's Prayer (1935). During the 1940s and 1950s, Malotte wrote scores for comedic musical plays, some of which are included in this collection.
Scores and written scripts for the musicals
Fanfare,
Limbo (also known as
Once upon a Dream),
The Big Tree (later renamed
California Story), and
Lo'loma make up the bulk of the materials, but an autographed photograph of Malotte and sheet music for his song
I am Proud to be an American, are also included.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Biographical Note
Albert Hay Malotte was born May 19, 1895 in Philadelphia, PA. Malotte developed an interest in music at an early age and was
a choir boy at Saint James Episcopal Church (Philadelphia) under the direction of his father, Charles Malotte, who served
as a choirmaster there. Later in life, Malotte studied under Victor Herbert, a composer and founder of the American Society
of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). He received further training in organ, voice, and composition abroad and worked
as a concert organist for several years. His interest in the American West eventually took him to Hollywood, CA, where he
worked for Walt Disney Studios. While at Disney, Malotte composed the scores for several of the company's
Silly Symphonies, including the Academy Award-winning
Ferdinand the Bull (1938) and
The Ugly Duckling (1939). Malotte's most popular work was a musical setting of
The Lord's Prayer (1935), but he also wrote numerous songs and composed multiple movie and musical scores during the course of his career.
In addition to scoring musicals written by others, Malotte wrote and scored his own musical,
Lo'loma, in the early 1950s.
Lo'loma tells the story of Sergeant Eddie Kwaihoya, a Hopi man who returns to his village in Arizona to marry his sweetheart after
serving as a Marine in World War II. Albert Hay Malotte died on November 16, 1964 in Los Angeles, CA.
Scope and Content
This collection is chiefly comprised of musical plays scored by Albert Hay Malotte during the 1940s and 1950s. Copies of musical
scores and written scripts for the comedic plays
Fanfare,
Limbo (also known as
Once upon a Dream),
The Big Tree (later renamed
California Story), and
Lo'loma make up the bulk of the materials. Noted collaborators on these works include Rowland V. Lee and Irving Phillips, who authored
the lyrics and dialogue of most of these musicals, with the exception of
Lo'loma, which was written and scored by Malotte. An autographed photograph of Albert Hay Malotte and sheet music for the song
I am Proud to be an American (1960) are also included in the collection.
Organization and Arrangement
This collection has been arranged in the following series:
Series 1:
Lo'loma, 1953-1954
Series 2: Musical scores and scripts, 1945-1950
Subseries 2.1:
Fanfare, 1945-1946
Subseries 2.2:
Limbo, 1947-1950
Subseries 2.3:
The Big Tree, 1949
Series 3: Sheet music, 1960
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Musicals—Writing and publishing
Musicals—Scores
Series 1:
Lo'loma
1953-1954
Scope and Contents
Includes the musical score, script, and promotional materials for Albert Hay Malotte's musical,
Lo'loma. Unlike the other musicals in this collection, Malotte both wrote and scored
Lo'loma. The musical tells the story of Sergeant Eddie Kwaihoya, a Hopi man who returns to his village in Arizona to marry his sweetheart
after serving as a Marine in World War II. It debuted in Phoenix, AZ in 1953 and received positive reviews, some of which
are included in the collection. Other promotional materials include an autographed photograph of Malotte, as well as a program
from the musical's debut performance.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged in roughly chronological order.
box 2, folder 1
Lo'loma (script)
1953
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 1
Songs from Lo'loma (score)
1954
Language of Material: English.
Series 2: Musical scores and scripts
1945-1950
Scope and Contents
Contains scripts and musical scores for the comedic musical plays
Fanfare (1945-1946),
Limbo (1947-1950; also known as
One upon a Dream), and
The Big Tree (1949; later renamed
California Story). Rowland Vance Lee (Rowland V. Lee) is credited as the author of the script and lyrics for both
Fanfare and
The Big Tree; Irving Phillips is credited as the author of the script and lyrics for
Limbo. Albert Hay Malotte composed the scores for all three works.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged in roughly chronological order.
box 1, folder 2
Fanfare (score)
1945-1946
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 3
Fanfare (script)
ca. 1945-1946
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 3
Limbo (score)
1947-1949
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 4
Limbo (script)
1950
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 4
The Big Tree (score)
1949
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 5
The Big Tree (script)
1949
Language of Material: English.
Series 3: Sheet music
1960
Scope and Contents
Sheet music (2 pages) for the song
I am Proud to be an American, written and scored by Albert Hay Malotte.
box 2, folder 6
I am Proud to be an American
1960
