Finding aid for the Walter Jurmann papers, [1910]-1995 LSC.2271

Finding aid prepared by Juliane Brand, 1989; collection reprocessed by Melissa Haley, 2015; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.

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Title: Walter Jurmann papers

Creator: Jurmann, Walter

Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2271

Physical Description: 5 Linear Feet (6 document boxes, 3 small flat boxes, and 1 large flat box)

Date (inclusive): [1910]-1995

Abstract: Collection consists of material related to career of the composer Walter Jurmann, including scores, lyrics, business and personal papers, correspondence, photographs, and biographic items.

Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Language of Material: The bulk of material is in English, with numerous song scores and other items in German. Several scores are in French, one in Hungarian.

Restrictions on Access

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Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Yvonne Jurmann, 1988.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Walter Jurmann Papers (Collection 2271). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

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UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9919729393606533

Biographical note

Composer Walter Jurmann was born October 12, 1903, in Vienna, Austria. He began his career as a piano player in Austria and in 1927 moved to Berlin, where he became a pianist at the Eden Hotel. During his time in Berlin, Jurmann collaborated with the lyricist Fritz Rotter (1900-1984) and the Polish composer Bronislaw Kaper (1902-1983), creating a number of hit songs. In the early 1930s, Jurmann and Kaper also wrote songs for German and French films, and Jurmann wrote revues during a stay in Paris in 1933. He sometimes issued music under pseudonyms while working in Europe.

In 1934, Louis B. Mayer recruited Jurmann and Kaper for MGM's film productions, bringing them to Los Angeles. The pair wrote songs for the Marx Brothers' A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races, and the films The Mutiny on the Bounty, Escapade, and San Francisco. Jurmann also composed music for several songs in the Judy Garland musical Presenting Lily Mars. By the mid-1940s, Jurmann had left the film industry, becoming a freelance composer. He later wrote a number of love songs, as well as songs for the cities of San Antonio, Houston, and Los Angeles. Jurmann died on June 17, 1971, while traveling in Budapest, Hungary.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of material related to the career of composer Walter Jurmann including scores, lyrics, business and personal papers, correspondence, and photographs. Scores are primarily songs for films and popular songs in English and German. Also included are posthumous articles, clippings, programs, and other items concerning Jurmann's music. Much of collection, especially biographic material and some scores, was compiled by Jurmann's wife Yvonne Jurmann after his death.

Organization and Arrangement

The collection is arranged into the following series: Series 1. Scores; Series 2. Lyrics; Series 3. Business and personal papers; Series 4. Correspondence; Series 5. Photographs; Series 6. Biographic material; Series 7. Sound recordings; Series 8. Ephemera.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Popular music.

Composers -- Archives.

Motion picture music.

Jurmann, Walter -- Archives

Series 1. Scores 1928-1982

Scope and Contents note

Scores are primarily published versions, though some manuscript and holograph scores, as well as reproductions, are present. Songs are arranged alphabetically by title in most subseries. Dates provided are usually copyright date of published version.

Subseries 1. Songs for film

Scope and Content

Scores for film songs are arranged alphabetically by film title. In most cases film titles are followed by the song title(s), then lyricist and composer. Items are in English, German, French, and Hungarian.

box 1, folder 1

[Abenteuer am Lido]/ Adieu, es ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein; Worte Fritz Rotter, Musik Jurmann-Kaper

box 1, folder 1

Abenteuer am Lido/ Adieu, es ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein; Wie schön ist diese Welt; Worte von Fritz Rotter, Musik von Jurmann-Kaper 1933

box 1, folder 1

Ein Ausflug in die Liebe/ Ohne Worte laßt uns scheiden, Triffst Du mein Süßes, Wenn der Frühling kommt ins Land; Worte von R. Bernauer und R. Oesterreicher, Musik von Walter Jurmann 1931

box 1, folder 2

Chant du Destin/ Adieu; Ton Sourire Apaisé; Venetia, Ville D'amour; C'est L'amour qui M'enivre; Paroles de Ninon Steinhoff and André Legrand, Musique de Pierre Candel [Walter Jurmann] 1934

box 1, folder 2

[Chant du Destin]/ Adieu; Lyric by Ned Washington, Music by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann 1935

box 1, folder 3

A Day at the Races/ All God's Chillun Got Rhythm; Lyric by Gus Kahn, Music by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann 1937

box 1, folder 3

A Day at the Races/ Tomorrow is Another Day; Lyric by Gus Kahn, Melody by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann 1937

box 1, folder 3

Ehe m.b.H/ Wer weint heut' aus Liebe Tränen; Ich frag' Madam', wann kommen wir zusamm'; Texte von Fritz Rotter, Musik von Dr. B. Kaper und Walter Jurmann 1931

box 1, folder 3

Escapade/ You're All I Need; Lyric by Gus Kahn, Melody by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann (2 copies) 1935

box 1, folder 3

Es wird schon wieder besser/ 'S wird schon wieder besser, Wenn ein kleiner Zufall will; Texte Fritz Rotter, Musik Walter Jurmann und B. Kaper 1932

box 1, folder 3

Everybody Sing/ Melody Farm; Words by Gus Kahn, Music by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann 1937

box 1, folder 3

Everybody Sing/ The One I Love; Words by Gus Kahn, Music by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann 1937

box 1, folder 4

Der glückliche Herr Fünf/ Tränen in der Geige, Schön ist das ganze Leben; Text von Fritz Rotter, Musik von B. Kaper u. W. Jurmann 1932

box 1, folder 4

Her Majesty Love/ Because of You; Lyric by Al Dubin, Music by Walter Jurmann 1931

box 1, folder 4

Her Majesty Love/ Though You're Not the First One; Lyric by Al Dubin, Music by Walter Jurmann 1931

box 1, folder 4

Heut kommt's drauf an!/ Ich bin der Hans im Glück! Text von Fritz Rotter, Musik von Paul Mann u. Stephan Weissj In 24 Stunden kann soviel gescheh'n, Worte von Fritz Rotter, Musik von Jurmann und Kaper; Immer, wenn ich glücklich bin, muß ich schrecklich weinen; Text von Fritz Rotter, Musik von Jurmann und Kaper 1933

box 1, folder 4

Heut kommt's drauf an!/ Mein Gorilla hat 'ne Villa im Zoo; Text von Peter Kuckuck, Musik von B. Kaper und W. Jurmann 1933

box 1, folder 4

His Butler's Sister/ In the Spirit of the Moment; Lyric by Bernie Grossman, Music by Walter Jurmann (2 copies)

box 1, folder 4

Hochzeitsreise zu dritt!/ Signorina, ich liebe Dich; Wenn ich mal eine Dummheit mach; Text von Ernst Marishka, Musik von Walter Jurmann und B. Kaper 1933

box 1, folder 5

Ich glaub' nie mehr an eine Frau/ Deine Mutter bleibt immer bei Dir!; Worte und Musik von Fritz Rotter und Walter Jurmann 1929

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Ihre Majest ät die Liebe/ Du bist nicht die Erste!; Mein Glück bist Du!; Mein Fräulein, kennen Sie schon meinen Rhythmus?; Ich denk' an Mädi die ganze Nacht; Mensch, mach' Dir nichts draus!; Texte von Bernauer und Oesterreicher, Musik von Walter Jurmann 1931

box 1, folder 5

Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen/ Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen und bin traurig wenn Du gehst, Der Matrose hat das größte Herz der Welt; Texte: Fritz Rotter, Musik: Walter Jurmann u. B. Kaper 1933

box 1, folder 5

Ein Lied für Dich/ Ninon, Signorina!; Texte Ernst Marischka u. Fritz Rotter, Musik Walter Jurmann und B. Kaper 1933

box 1, folder 5

[Ein Lied für Dich]/ Ninon; Lyric by Harold Adamson, Music by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann (2 copies) 1935

box 1, folder 5

Lucky Number/ Drop a Penny in the Wishing Well; Lyric by Paul Francis Webster, Music by Walter Jurmann (2 copies) 1942

box 1, folder 6

Madame wünscht keine Kinder/ Ich geh' nie von Dir fort, denn ich lieb' Dich!; Nur Sport!; Musik von Walter Jurmann u. B. Kaper ; Worte von Fritz Rotter u. Max Kolpe (2 copies) 1933

box 1, folder 6

Melodie der Liebe; Worte von Fritz Rotter, Musik von Dr. B. Kaper und Walter Jurmann (reproduction cover only) 1932

box 1, folder 6

Miracle on Main Street/ City of Angels; Lyric by Ralph Freed, Music by Walter Jurmann

box 1, folder 6

Mutiny on the Bounty/ Love song of Tahiti; Lyric by Gus Kahn, Melody by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann (2 copies) 1935

box 1, folder 7

Nice Girl?/ Beneath the Lights of Home; Music by Walter Jurmann, Lyrics by Bernie Grossman (published and holograph) 1941, undated

box 1, folder 7

Nice Girl?/ Thank You America; Music by Walter Jurmann, Lyrics by Bernie Grossman (2 copies) 1941

box 1, folder 7

A Night at the Opera/ Cosi Cosa; Lyrics by Ned Washington, Melody by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann 1935

box 1, folder 7

Les Nuits Moscovites/ Natacha, On N'aime Qu'une Fois; Paroles de André de Badet, Musique de Kaper-Jurmann 1934

box 1, folder 7

Les Nuits Moscovites/ Nuits Moscovites, En Avant; Paroles de André de Badet, Musique de Kaper-Jurmann 1934

box 1, folder 8

On a Volé un Homme/ Ni Mal Ni Bien, Un Regard de Femme; Paroles de René Pujol, Musique de W. Jurmann et B. Kaper 1934

box 1, folder 8

Presenting Lily Mars/ Is It Really Love; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, Music by Walter Jurmann (2 copies) 1942, 1943

box 1, folder 8

Presenting Lily Mars/ Russian Rhapsody; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, Music by Walter Jurmann 1942

box 1, folder 8

When I Look at You/ Presenting Lily Mars; Lyric by Paul Francis Webster, Music by Walter Jurmann (2 copies) 1942

box 1, folder 9

San Francisco/ San Francisco; Lyric by Gus Kahn, Melody by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann (signed by Jurmann) 1936

box 1, folder 9

San Francisco/ San Francisco; Paroles anglaises de Gus Kahn, Paroles françaises de André and Didier Mauprey, Musique de B. Kaper et W. Jurmann 1936

box 1, folder 9

San Francisco/ San Franciscso; Deutscher Text Fritz Rotter, Originaltext Gus Kahn, Musik Bronislaw Kaper u. Walter Jurmann

box 1, folder 9

San Francisco/ San Francisco; Bronislaw Kaper és Walter Jurmann zenéje, Gus Kahn szövege 1981

box 1, folder 9

San Francisco/ San Franciso; Lyric by Gus Kahn, Melody by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann (reproduction cover only) [1939]

box 1, folder 10

Seven Sweethearts/ You and the Waltz and I; Words by Paul Francis Webster, Music by Walter Jurmann (3 copies) 1942

box 1, folder 10

Skandal in der Parkstraße/ Du gefällst mir so! Text von Fritz Rotter, Musik von Walter Jurmann und B. Kaper (2 copies) 1932

box 1, folder 10

Skandal in der Parkstraße/ Ganz ohne Liebe wär' das Leben so bescheiden; Text von Fritz Rotter, Musik von Walter Jurmann und B. Kaper (2 copies) 1932

box 1, folder 11

Thousands Cheer/ Three Letters in the Mailbox; Lyric by Paul Francis Webster, Music by Walter Jurmann (2 copies) 1943

box 1, folder 11

Three Smart Girls/ My Heart is Singing; Lyric by Gus Kahn, Music by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann (2 copies) 1936, undated

box 1, folder 11

Three Smart Girls/ Someone to Care for Me; Lyric by Gus Kahn, Music by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann 1936

box 1, folder 12

Too Many Husbands/ Tvrolka; Lyric by Bernie Grossman, Music by Walter Jurmann 1940

box 1, folder 12

Too Many Husbands/ Waltz; Lyric by Bernie Grossman, Music by Walter Jurmann 1940

box 1, folder 12

Tout Pour L'amour/ Ninon Quand Tu Me Souris; Version concert paroles de Ch. L. Pothier, Version film paroles de Georges Clouzot et Serge Veber, Musique de B. Kaper et W. Jurmann (2 copies) 1933

box 1, folder 12

Tout Pour L'amour/ O Madona! (O Madonna!); Paroles de Ch. L. Pothier, Musique de B. Kaper et W. Jurmann 1933

box 1, folder 12

Tulip Time in Michigan/ Little Tingle Tangle Toes; Lyric by Paul Francis Webster; Music by Walter Jurmann 1942

box 1, folder 12

Typee/ Shadows on the Starlit Waters; Lyric by Ned Washington, Music by B. Kaper and W. Jurmann 1935

box 1, folder 12

...Und das ist die Hauptsache!/ Manchmal möcht' man so gern' Nur meine Leidenschaft, die macht mich so beliebt!; Musik von Walter Jurmann, Gesangstexte von Fritz Rotter 1931

box 1, folder 13

[Unidentified]/ All the World is Waiting for Romance; Lyric by Bernie Grossman, Music by Walter Jurmann 1941

box 1, folder 13

[Unidentified]/ Believe My Heart; Lyric by Bernie Grossman, Music by Walter Jurmann 1941

box 1, folder 13

[Unidentified]/ Doing Things for You; Lyric by Bernie Grossman, Music by Walter Jurmann 1941

box 1, folder 13

[Unidentified]/ The Lights of Picadilly Will Shine Again; Lyrics by Bernie Grossman, Music by Walter Jurmann (holograph and reproduction) 1941

box 1, folder 13

[Unidentified]/ Two Hearts Under One Umbrella; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, Music by Walter Jurmann

Subseries 2. Stage works

box 2, folder 1

Un Baiser de Femme Sous un Ciel de Feu/ Paroles de Henri Varna, Léo Lelièvre, Marc Cab; Musique de Jurmann-Kaper 1934

box 2, folder 1

C'est Chez Nous/ Paroles de Henri Varna, Léo Lelièvre & Marc Cab; Musique de Jurmann-Kaper 1934

box 2, folder 1

C'est Ton Amour/ Paroles de Henri Varna, Louis Poterat; Musique de Jurmann-Kaper 1934

box 2, folder 1

Vivons L'amour! Vivons La Vie!/ Paroles de Henri Varna, Léo Lelièvre, Marc Cab; Musique de Jurmann-Kaper 1934

box 2, folder 2-3

Windy City/ Words by Paul Webster; Music by Walter Jurmann 1946

box 2, folder 4

As the Wind Bloweth [from] Windy City/ Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster ; Music by Walter Jurmann 1946

box 2, folder 4

Don't Ever Run Away from Love [from] Windy City/ Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster; Music by Walter Jurmann 1946

box 2, folder 4

Where Do We Go From Here [from] Windy City/ Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster; Music by Walter Jurmann 1946

Subseries 3. Choral arrangements

box 2, folder 5

A Better World to Live In; for mixed chorus, SATB, with accompaniment/ Words and Music by Walter Jurmann (2 copies) 1967, undated

Subseries 4. Piano works

box 2, folder 6

Parade March of the 6th Ferrying Command/ Walter Jurmann; arranged by P. A. Marquardt (holograph) 1942

Subseries 5. Other songs

Scope and Content

Material includes published scores, manuscripts, reproductions, verses, and lyrics.

box 2, folder 7

21 Lieder und Chansons/ Walter Jurmann (2 copies)

box 3, folder 1

Am Schönen Titicacasee/ Text und Musik von Fritz Rotter und Walter Jurmann 1930

box 3, folder 1

Auf Dein Wohl Trink Mit Mir/ Text und Musik von Fritz Rotter und Walter Jurmann 1930

box 3, folder 1

Die Augen der Liebe Seh'n Alias so Schön/ Text und Musik von Fritz Rotter und Walter Jurmann 1930

box 3, folder 1

Ausgerechnet Donnerstag/ Text von Fritz Rotter; Musik von Walter Jurmann 1928

box 3, folder 1

Beginn den Tag Mit Liebe; Lass' Dich versöhnen; [Und Ich] Klopf, klopf, klopf an Deine Türe (holograph)

box 3, folder 1

A Better World to Live In/ Words and Music by Walter Jurmann (published, holograph, transparency) 1967

box 3, folder 2

Chéri, Tu Reviendras/ Paroles de André Mauprey; Musique de Pierre Candel [Walter Jurmann] 1934

box 3, folder 2

Deine Liebe ist wie der Frühling/ Words Music alter Jurmann 1976

box 3, folder 2

Denk' daran/ Worte u. Musik Walter Jurmann 1976

box 3, folder 2

Du bist in meinem Leben die erste Sensation!/ Text von Fritz Rotter; Musik von W. Jurmann u. B. Kaper (2 copies) 1932

box 3, folder 2

Du liebst mich nicht mehr/ Text von Fritz Rotter; Musik von Bob Henders [Jurmann-Kaper ?] 1932

box 3, folder 3

Einmal im Leben/ Text von Beda ; Musik von Walter Jurmann 1929

box 3, folder 3

Es war nur eine kleine Träumerei/ Worte und Music Walter Jurmann 1976

box 3, folder 3

Have Faith/ Music u. Worte Walter Jurmann 1979

box 3, folder 3

Houston/ Words and Music by Walter Jurmann (transparency and score) 1966

box 3, folder 4

Ich folge Dir, bis an's Ende der Welt/ Musik u. Worte Walter Jurmann 1976

box 3, folder 4

Ich hab' im Frühling nur Dich geküßt/ Fritz Rotter u. Walter Jurmann 1930

box 3, folder 4

Ich lieg' so gern im grünen Gras/ Text und Musik von Fritz Rotter und Walter Jurmann 1933

box 3, folder 4

Ich trag dein Bild/ Worte Musik Walter Jurmann 1976

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Ich weiß schon längst, daß Du mich heimlich lieb hast!/ Text von Fritz Rotter; Musik von Walter Jurmann 1929

box 3, folder 4

If There Were Dreams for Sale/ Lyrics, Ruth Freed; Music, Walter Jurmann (holograph)

box 3, folder 5

In Deinem Rosengarten/ Worte u. Music Walter Jurmann 1979

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In Dich bin ich verliebt!/ Musik Worte Walter Jurmann 1976

box 3, folder 5

In Dich hab' ich mich verliebt!/ von Fritz Rotter u. Walter Jurmann 1929

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In meiner Einsamkeik/ Worte u. Music Walter Jurmann 1979

box 3, folder 6

Keiner hat Dich je so heiss wie ich geliebt/ von Fritz Rotter und Walter Jurmann (3 copies) 1929

box 3, folder 6

Kennst Du den Weg zum Paradies..?/ Text und Musik von Fritz Rotter und Walter Jurmann (2 copies) 1930

box 3, folder 6

Eine kleine Reise im Frühling mit Dir!/ Text und Musik von Fritz Rotter und Walter Jurmann 1931

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Lach' mich nicht aus!/ Text und Musik von Fritz Rotter und Walter Jurmann 1929

box 3, folder 6

Liebe bei Kerzenlicht/ Worte u. Music Walter Jurmann 1979

box 3, folder 7

Linger Just a Little Longer/ Words by Bernie Grossmann; Music by Walter Jurmann (holograph) 1951

box 3, folder 7

Long Live Israel/ Words and Music by Walter Jurmann (manuscript and transparency)

box 3, folder 7

Los Angeles, the City I Love/ Words and Music by Walter Jurmann (manuscript and reproduction) 1967

box 3, folder 7

Los Angeles/ Words by Arthur Hamilton; Music by Walter Jurmann (published score, reproductions of three versions) 1982, undated

box 3, folder 8

Mein schönes Wien/ Musik Worte Walter Jurmann 1976

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Mein schönes Wien/ Text Josef Kaderka; Musik Walter Jurmann 1982

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Ein modernes Wiegenlied/ Worte und Musik Walter Jurmann 1979

box 3, folder 8

My Heart is an Island/ Lyric by Ruth Freed; Music by Walter Jurmann 1956

box 3, folder 8

My Heart Ran Away with the Moon/ W. Jurmann

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My Unforgettable You/ Words and Music by Walter Jurmann 1967

box 3, folder 8

Nimm Dir mit aus Wien/ Text Hans Werner; Musik Walter Jurmann

box 3, folder 8

Nur eine Stunde mehr/ Worte und Music Walter Jurmann 1979

box 3, folder 9

Ohne Erinnerungen/ Text u. Musik Walter Jurmann; Klavierbearbeitung Herbert Seiter 1976

box 3, folder 9

Olga, Tochter der Wolga/ Text von Artur Rebner; Musik von Walt Jurmann 1928

box 3, folder 9

Only One Heart, Nischninovgorod, Poor Baby, Deanna, [unidentified] (verses)

box 3, folder 9

Reg' mich nicht auf, Johanna!/ Text und Musik von Fritz Rotter und Walter Jurmann 1931

box 3, folder 9

Remember Pearl Harbor/ Lyric Grossman; Music W. Jurmann (holograph)

box 3, folder 9

Remember the Seventh of December/ Lyrics Bernie Grossman; Music Walter Jurmann

box 3, folder 9

Rêves d'Amour/ Musique de Pierre Candel [Walter Jurmann]; Paroles de André de Badet 1934

box 3, folder 10

Sag' einmal "Ja" zu mir, was liegt schon dran!/ Text von Fritz Rotter; Musik von Walt Jurmann 1928

box 3, folder 10

San Antonio (The City of So Many Charms)/ Words and Music by Walter Jurmann (transparency and five published copies) 1966, 1981

box 3, folder 10

Der schönste Traum 1979

box 3, folder 11

Sehr geschätzes Fräulein Laura/ Text und Musik von Fritz Rotter und Walter Jurmann (2 copies) 1932

box 3, folder 11

Eine Sommernacht am Meer / Text von Fritz Rotter; Musik von Bob Handers [Jurmann-Kaper] 1932

box 3, folder 11

Einen Sonntag ohne Sorgen/ Text von Fritz Rotter; Musik von Walter Jurmann und B. Kaper 1933

box 3, folder 11

Ein spanischer Tango und ein Mädel wie Du../ Text und Musik von Fritz Rotter und Walter Jurmann 1931

box 3, folder 11

Spiel mir ein Lied auf der Geige../ Text von Fritz Rotter; Musik von Walter Jurmann 1930

box 3, folder 12

This is My Heart/ Words and Music by Walter Jurmann

box 3, folder 12

Trink Dich gesund/ Musik von Erich Walter Schmidt [Jurmann-Kaper]; Worte von Peter Schattner [Fritz Rotter] 1933

box 3, folder 12

Vergesse Deine Sorgen/ Worte und Music Walter Jurmann 1976

box 3, folder 12

Vielen Dank../ Musik u. Worte Walter Jurman 1976

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Wagging on the Doorstep; Weg Weg / Lyrics by Alfred Dunning; Music by Walter Jurmann 1979

box 3, folder 12

Was weisst denn Du, wie ich verliebt bin/ Verse von Fritz Rotter; Musik von Walter Jurmann 1928

box 3, folder 13

Der Weg zu Deinem Herzen/ Worte und Musik Walter Jurmann (also Modernes Wiegen Lied on one sheet) 1979

box 3, folder 13

Weißt Du was Du kannst--mich am Nachmittag besuchen../ von Rotter, Jurmann und Egen 1929

box 3, folder 13

Welcome to the Hemisfair/ Words and Music by Walter Jurmann (two holographs, one transparency) 1967

box 3, folder 14

Wenn der Maximilian Tango mit Dir tanzt/ Text und Musik von Fritz Rotter und Walter Jurmann 1931

box 3, folder 14

Wenn ich den Isak ein bißchen pisak/ Text von Artur Rebner; Musik von Walt Jurmann 1928

box 3, folder 14

Wien ist wieder Wien; Wien bleibt immer Wien/ Text und Musik Walter Jurmann 1982

box 2, folder 7

Fragment undated

Subseries 6. Music by others

box 2, folder 8

Songs from musical Jump for Joy: Nothin', The Tune of the Hickory Stick, The Brown-skin Gal in the Calico Gown, Chocolate Shake, Jump for Joy 1941

box 2, folder 8

La Femme d'une Nuit/ Paroles de Léo Lelièvre; Musique de Michel Levine 1931

box 2, folder 8

Boogie Woogie Piano Styles no. 2 1943

Series 2. Lyrics 1966, undated

Scope and Content

Lyrics are undated unless otherwise noted.

Subseries 1. Lyrics by Jurmann

Scope and Content

Includes handwritten and typed drafts, and final versions.

box 4, folder 1

All I've Got Is You

box 4, folder 1

All the World is Waiting for Love and Romance

box 4, folder 1

Angelina; Teach Me How to Love You

box 4, folder 1

Annemarie

box 4, folder 1

A Better World To Live In (San Antonio on reverse)/ Let's Make This Great Big World A Better Place to Live In (On the Bumpy Road to Romance on reverse)/ A World We Can Believe In

box 4, folder 1

Blue Monday

box 4, folder 1

Deine Liebe ist wie der Frühling

box 4, folder 1

Denk Daran

box 4, folder 1

Do It Now

box 4, folder 1

Es war nur eine kleine Traeumerei

box 4, folder 1

Forever and Ever (Love Me on reverse)

box 4, folder 1

Have Faith in America

box 4, folder 1

Houston 1966

box 4, folder 2

I Found My Sunshine in the Rain

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Ich folge Dir, bis ans Ende der Welt (Ein modernes Wiegenlied on reverse)

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Ich mache mir Vorwürfe täglich (first line)

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Ich trag' Dein Bild in meinem Herzen; Mein schönes Wien; Ohne Erinnerungen; Wien ist wieder Wien

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I'm Stuck on the Guy

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In Deinem Rosengarten

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In Dich bin ich verliebt

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It's One Year Tonight at Midnight

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It's Up to You and Me

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Das Lament einer verliebten Frau (All I've Got is You on reverse)

box 4, folder 2

Long Live Israel

box 4, folder 2

Los Angeles, the City I Love

box 4, folder 2

Mein einziger Wunsch

box 4, folder 2

Mein schoenes Wien

box 4, folder 2

Never Say Goodbye to Me

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Nur eine Mutter versteht Deinen Schmerz (first line)

box 4, folder 3

Oh Donna Anna ([This is My Heart] on reverse)

box 4, folder 3

Ohne Erinnerungen

box 4, folder 3

On the Bumpy Road to Romance

box 4, folder 3

Our Lovesong

box 4, folder 3

Our Love Will Live (Ohne Deine heiße Liebe on reverse)

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Please Don't Let Me Down ([These Are the Symptoms of Love] on reverse)

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Possessed

box 4, folder 3

San Antonio

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So lang Du noch träumen kannst (first line)

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Teach Me How to Love You

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There Are So Many Islands (first line)

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These Are the Symptoms of Love

box 4, folder 3

This Is My Heart

box 4, folder 3

Unforgettable You

box 4, folder 3

Unvergesslich [Unforgettable You]

box 4, folder 3

Vergesse Deine Sorgen

box 4, folder 3

Vielen Dank

box 4, folder 3

Waiting

Subseries 2. Lyrics by others

Scope and Content

The bulk is songs with Jurmann's music.

box 4, folder 4

The American Way

box 4, folder 4

Cook with a Song

box 4, folder 4

I Can't Take It Anymore (Lucky Lover on reverse)

box 4, folder 4

If There Were Dreams for Sale

box 4, folder 4

Is It Really Love

box 4, folder 4

It Had to Be

box 4, folder 4

It Must Have Been Madness

box 4, folder 4

It's Great to be a Soldier

box 4, folder 4

I've Got Dish-pan Hands

box 4, folder 4

Little Tingle Tangle Toes

box 4, folder 4

Los Angeles/ Music by Walter Jurmann; Lyric by Arthur Hamilton

box 4, folder 4

Love is Here

box 4, folder 4

Lucky Lover

box 4, folder 4

[Lucky Number] Drop a Penny in the Wishing Well

box 4, folder 4

Manhattan After Dark

box 4, folder 4

Mine

box 4, folder 4

Mulligan Stew

box 4, folder 4

My Heart Ran Away with the Moon

box 4, folder 5

New Love

box 4, folder 5

On a Little Street in Nischninovgorod

box 4, folder 5

Say's the Bluebird

box 4, folder 5

So Great My Love

box 4, folder 5

The Tanks are Rolling Along

box 4, folder 5

There Goes Another Day

box 4, folder 5

Well-Natch

box 4, folder 5

Whatever You Do Is Wrong

box 4, folder 5

Windmill in the Willows

box 4, folder 5

You and the Waltz and I

box 4, folder 5

You Don't Know the Meaning of Love

box 4, folder 5

Various

Series 3. Business and personal papers 1923-1978

Scope and Content

Series contains legal documents, which include contracts, agreements, and certificates of copyright relating to Jurmann's musical compositions. Also present are U.S., Austrian, and French passports and identity cards and international drivers permits; U.S. army records; honorary citizen and member certificates; and notes.

Scripts, screenplays, plot synopses, lyrics, and other material relating to Jurmann's film and theater work, especially the musical Windy City, are also included.

box 4, folder 6

Notes Undated

box 4, folder 7-8

Legal documents 1942-1973

box 4, folder 9-10

Identity records 1923-1971

box 4, folder 11

U.S. Army records 1943-1944

box 12

Honors 1967-1968

Scripts

Scope and Content

The scripts, drafts, outlines, and lyrics for the musical Windy City (screenplay/story by Philip Yordan, lyrics by Pual Francis Webster, music by Jurmann) also include its other titles The Honest Gambler, Danny Boy, Heads or Tails, and Of Him and Her.

box 5, folder 1-2

Condemned to Live, by Arnold Phillips and Lawrence Goldman, from an original story by Ken Britton Undated

box 5, folder 3

Goodbye Angel! by John Kafka and Walter Jurmann Undated

box 5, folder 4

Maskerade: ein Musical nach dem gleichnamigen Tonfilm, by Walter Reisch 1978

box 5, folder 5

Metropolitan Saga, by Walter Jurmann and Anne Freelick Undated

box 5, folder 6

The Secret Singer, by Ann Watermann 1934

box 5, folder 7

The Secret Singer, by Walter Jurmann

box 5, folder 8-9

The Third from the Left, by Ladislas Fodor (2 copies) Undated

box 5, folder 10-13, box 6, folder 1-5

Windy City 1943-1955

Series 4. Correspondence 1913-1987

Scope and Content

Correspondence of Walter Jurmann, his wife Yvonne Jurmann, and between others primarily concerns Jurmann's songs San Francisco and San Antonio. Also present are copies and drafts of letters Jurmann sent to U.S. presidents with responses. Jurmann family postcards, most of which are photographic portraits, include those sent by Jurmann and his brother Otto as well as two sent by Jurmann' s father Norbert to the family of his brother-in-law, Rudolf Fischer.

Correspondence regarding specific contracts are located with the legal documents in Series 2.

box 7, folder 1

Walter Jurmann 1938-1970

box 7, folder 2

Yvonne Jurmann 1967-[1985], undated

box 7, folder 3

Regarding Walter Jurmann 1934-1987

box 7, folder 4

Jurmann family postcards 1913-1920, undated

Series 5. Photographs circa 1913-[1995]

Scope and Content

Primarily consists of photographs of Jurmann, his wife Yvonne Jurmann, and the Jurmann family. Also included are group photographs containing Jurmann, and a few images of other individuals, landscapes, and Jurmann's gravestone.

The identification of persons of some photographs was presumably made by Yvonne Jurmann (in pencil on reverse). See Jurmann family postcards in Series 4 for further photos of the family. Negatives were created by UCLA's Music Library from images of existing photographs and other items in the collection.

box 7, folder 5-6

Walter Jurmann circa 1913-circa 1970

box 7, folder 7

Yvonne Jurmann circa 1946-1970s

box 7, folder 8

Walter and Yvonne Jurmann circa 1953-1971

box 7, folder 9

Jurmann family circa 1913-1930s

box 7, folder 10-11

Group photographs circa 1910-1960s

box 7, folder 12

Others 1916-circa 1960s

box 7, folder 13

Landscapes circa 1920s-1930s

box 7, folder 14

Gravestone 1972

box 7, folder 15

Negatives [1995], undated

Series 6. Biographic material 1934-1995

Scope and Content

Consists of articles, newspaper clippings, and other material about Jurmann's music and career. Much of this material was collected by Jurmann's wife, Yvonne Jurmann, and concerns posthumous events or press. Many items are in German.

box 6, folder 6-10

Articles 1968-1983

box 6, folder 11-13

Lists of works and discographies Undated

box 8, folder 1-5, box 6, folder 14-15

Radio and television programs 1976-1987

Scope and Content

Consists of announcements, listings, scripts and production material relating to posthumous radio and television programs about Jurmann or featuring his music.

box 9, folder 1-4

Programs [1941]-1995

Scope and Content

Programs are primarily for posthumous concerts and festivals. Several are for events in San Antonio (folder 4).

box 9, folder 5-10

Clippings 1934-1988

Scope and Content

Most clippings are housed in disbound scrapbooks and primarily concern Jurmann's official city songs for Houston, San Antonio, and San Francisco.

box 8, folder 6

Resolutions [1984-1985]

Scope and Content

City resolutions regarding the songs San Antonio and San Francisco.

box 9, box 8, folder 7-13

Series 7. Sound recordings 1978-1983, undated

Scope and Content

Includes two German 33 1/3 LPs of Jurmann's songs (box 9); 45s of the songs A Better World to Live In, Houston, San Antonio (English and Spanish versions), and Wien ist wieder Wien/ Mein schönes Wien (box 8); and a German cassette Autoren Porträts Walter Jurmann (box 8).

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

RESTRICTED ACCESS: Use of audio material requires production of listening copies.

Series 8. Ephemera 1967-1984

box 7, folder 17

San Antonio tourism material 1978, 1980s

box 4, folder 12

Man of Montmartre by Stephen and Ethel Longstreet (book, galley proofs) Undated

Jurmann promotional ephemera

Scope and Content

Primarily consists of press releases, promotional ephemera, and graphic design layouts pertaining to Jurmann's official city songs for Houston, San Antonio, and San Francisco. Also included is an autographed poster for a posthumous concert of Jurmann's music.

box 7, folder 16

Press releases and ephemera 1967-1984, undated

box 12

Graphics Undated

box 12

Poster