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Loan MS 129/4/15
- Record Id:
- 040-003370175
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003367166
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100041685337.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Loan MS 129/4/15
- Title:
- P.G. Wodehouse Correspondence: Gershwin, Ira
- Scope & Content:
-
Photocopies of 35 letters from P.G. Wodehouse to Ira Gershwin, 4 from Gershwin to P.G. Wodehouse, 2 from Ethel Wodehouse to Gershwin (one after Wodehouse's death) and several undated Christmas cards with notes. One letter is dated 8 Nov 1928, the others date between 23 Dec 1945 and 9 Jan 1975.
The letters concern Wodehouse's latest writing projects, him being placed on the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), changes in lyrics of modern songs, the possibility of Wodehouse to start writing lyrics again after the War, perception of Wodehouse's in the US after the Berlin broadcasts, Gershwin's latest shows, reminiscences of the old days, Wodehouse's financial affairs, plots for Wodehouse's stories, Wodehouse's visa, collaborative work of Bolton and Wodehouse, Gershwin's book Lyrics on Several Occasions, the revival of Oh, Kay! and Girl Crazy.
The file also includes:
- two letters between Ira Gershwin and Bly Production regarding the lyrics of songs in Oh, Kay!, being credited to Wodehouse, not him, Apr 1960;
- some undated draft lyrics, apparently for Oh, Kay! and Rosalie with a handwritten note stating that they weren't used.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003367166
036-003368535
037-003367353
040-003370175 - Is part of:
- Loan MS 129 : P.G. Wodehouse Archive
Loan MS 129/4 : P.G. Wodehouse Archive: Correspondence
Loan MS 129/4/1-105 : Correspondence to and from P.G. Wodehouse
Loan MS 129/4/15 : P.G. Wodehouse Correspondence: Gershwin, Ira - Hierarchy:
- 032-003367166[0004]/036-003368535[0003]/037-003367353[0016]/040-003370175
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Loan MS 129
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1928
- End Date:
- 1975
- Date Range:
- 1928-1975
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former External References:
- BL319
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Gershwin, Ira, American lyricist, 1896-1983