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MS Mus. 38

Record Id:
040-001946021
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-001945975
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000195.0x000340
LARK:
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Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 38
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MS Mus. 38. CHAGRIN COLLECTION. Vol. xxxvii. Documentary films; 1937-8, rev. 1941.

ff. 182. Largest size 368 x 272mm.

1. ff. 1-52. ‘Five Faces’ (a Strand Film Company production directed by Alexander Shaw); 1937-8, 1941. A film relating to Malaya.

i. ff. 1-13. Correspondence and music lists.

ii. ff. 14-28. Sketches, including a piano accompaniment to a Tango, in ink.

iii. ff. 29-50. Score, dated Jan. 1938 (f. 29).

iv. ff. 51-2. Additional score for no. 4, recorded 12 Nov. 1941 (f. 51). The same folios include parts of ‘Animal Legends’ and ‘Britain’s Youth’ (see ff. 53-133, MS Mus 39, ff. 1-17).

2. ff. 53-133. ‘Animal Legends’ (a Strand Film Company production directed by Alexander Shaw); 1938, 1941.

i. ff. 53-65. Sketches.

ii. ff. 66-76. Score, recorded 22 June 1938 (f. 66), also dated 16 May 1938 (f. 67).

iii. ff. 77-83. Additional scores, recorded 5 Nov. 1941, 12 Nov. 1941 (ff. 77, 78v). See also f. 51 above.

iv. ff. 833-133. Score, in ink.

3. ff. 134-82. ‘Derrière la Ligne Maginot’ (a March of Time film); 1938.

i. ff. 134-47. Sketches, dated Oct. – Nov. 1938, Paris, 21 Oct. 1938 (ff. 134, 138).

ii. ff. 148-82. Score, partly in ink, recorded Paris, 9 Nov. 1938 (f. 148).

includes:

  • f. 1 E. Nyman, of the Strand Film Company, Ltd: Alexander Shaw, of the Strand Film Company, Ltd: Letter to F. Chagrin from E. Nyman, on behalf of Alexander Shaw: 1937: Typewritten, signed.
  • f. 2 Alexander Shaw, of the Strand Film Company, Ltd: Letter to F. Chagrin: 1937: Typewritten, signed.
  • f. 4 Oliver L. Cheatle, of the Strand Film Company, Ltd: Letter to F. Chagrin: 1937: Typewritten, signed.

Collection Area:
Music Collections
Project / Collection:
Music Manuscripts
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-001945975
036-001946020
040-001946021
Is part of:
MS Mus. 2-83 : Francis Chagrin Collection: Music manuscripts and papers of the composer, conductor and administrator Francis Chagrin (1905-1972)
MS Mus. 38-57 : Francis Chagrin Collection: Music for Public and Commercial Films and Television Broadcasts

 

MS Mus. 38 : MS Mus. 38. CHAGRIN COLLECTION. Vol. xxxvii. Documentary films; 1937-8, rev. 1941. ff. 182. Largest size 368 x 272mm. 1. ff.…
Hierarchy:
032-001945975[0006]/036-001946020[0001]/040-001946021
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 2-83
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1937
End Date:
1941
Date Range:
1937-1941
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Cheatle, Oliver L, of the Strand Film Company Ltd
Nyman, E, of the Strand Film Company Ltd
Shaw, Alexander, of the Strand Film Company Ltd