Special Collections and Archives Finding Aids

The Staple Singers; Produced By Al Bell; Stax Records

Composer: Loeb, John Jacob/Lyricist: Kahal, Irving/Arranger: Weirick, Paul/Publisher: Marlo Music Corp./Publishing Place: New York, NY

Composer: Dixon, Mort; Henderson, Ray/Lyricist: unknown/Arranger: Lange, Arthur/Publisher: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co./Publishing Place: New York, NY

Pencil MS, 3p. Includes notes, 5p.

Composers and Lyricists: Charlie Tobias and Al Lewis; Publisher: HARMS Inc.

Composer: Jones, Isham/Lyricist: Newman, Chas./Arranger: Noble, James / Barry, Frank E./Publisher: Leo. Feist, Inc./Publishing Place: New York, NY

Composer: Denni, Lucien/Lyricist: Denni, Gwynne/Arranger: Lange, Arthur/Publisher: J. W. Jenkins Sons's Music Co./Publishing Place: Kansas City, MO

Contained in Box 1, Folders 1-18, consisting of 20 songbooks. The songbooks range in style from the Beatles to Broadway Hits. Also included are several songbooks of vocal selections from shows such as Annie, Oliver, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. There are also souvenir songbooks for both Judy Garland and Ethel Smith. The series is arranged in alphabetical order by songbook title, then by song title within each songbook.

Ink MS. Parts: Alto I - II, 5 pages. Tenor III - IV, 4 pages. Baritone, 2 pages. Bass, 3 pages. Drums, 2 pages. Piano, 3 pages. Trombone I - III, 6 pages. Trumpet I - III, 6 pages. Arranged by John Pope.

Ink MS. 24.1cm x 31.6cm. Part scores. Parts: Clarinet, Flute/Alto saxophone, English horn/Tenor saxophone, Bassoon/Tenor saxophone, 3 pages each. French horn, Guitar, Bass, 2 pages each. Piano, 6 pages. Drums, 1 page. Tempo: bright moderate swing. Annotations in pencil

Irving Berlin. N.Y. Composed for Chorus, 7 pages. Words and Music by Irving Berlin. Modifications in ink and pencil.

Sheet music from this collection has been integrated into LaBudde Special Collections' Sheet Music Collection. Sunburst, composed by Don Tiff, is housed with the Kansas City imprints.

Roscoe Shelton; Produced By john Richbourg; Sound Plus Records

Composer: Rainger, Ralph; Robin, Leo/Lyricist: unknown/Arranger: Mason, Jack/Publisher: Famous Music Corporation/Publishing Place: New York, NY

Romain, 2425

Included in this series is sheet music for big bands and small combos of various instrumentation, as well as method books. Also included are set lists made up of sheet music.

Performers: Al Bernard and Ernest Hare; Dubbed from Edison Diamond Disc matrix 6936

Performers: Al Bernard and Ernest Hare; Dubbed from Edison Diamond Disc matrix 6936

Series contains documents Summerfield collected when assembling a Kessel discography. Research includes records of Kessel's recording career as well as his work in film and television. Housed in Box 51 Folders 1-11 and Oversize Box 55 Folder 8

Series contains bound music, manuscripts and professional performance scores by others, as well as Barney Kessel original parts, scores, sheets, and full scores, both handwritten and ink. Housed in boxes 25-37, and Oversize Box 24, Folder 4

Series contains documents Summerfield collected when assembling a Kessel discography. Research includes records of Kessel's recording career as well as his work in film and television. Housed in Box 51 Folders 1-11 and Oversize Box 55 Folder 8

Lead Sheet in Pen with Minimal Chord Changes, 1 p., (21.6cm x 28cm)

Composer: Lane, Burton/Lyricist: Washington, Ned/Arranger: Skinner, Frank/Publisher: Robbins Music Corporation/Publishing Place: New York, NY

Contained in Box 1, Folders 1-18, consisting of 20 songbooks. The songbooks range in style from the Beatles to Broadway Hits. Also included are several songbooks of vocal selections from shows such as Annie, Oliver, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. There are also souvenir songbooks for both Judy Garland and Ethel Smith. The series is arranged in alphabetical order by songbook title, then by song title within each songbook.

Handwritten parts for Vocals, Bb Solo, Alto Sax I and III, Tenor Sax I-II, Bari Sax,Trumpet I-IV, Trombone I-IV, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums.