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Victor Herbert papers

Title
Victor Herbert papers, 1894-1973.
Author
Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924.

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Box 1Moving imageSupervised use *T-Mss 1989-006 Box 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 2Moving imageSupervised use *T-Mss 1989-006 Box 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 3Moving imageSupervised use *T-Mss 1989-006 Box 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 4Moving imageSupervised use *T-Mss 1989-006 Box 4Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 5Moving imageSupervised use *T-Mss 1989-006 Box 5Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 6Moving imageSupervised use *T-Mss 1989-006 Box 6Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Description
2.5 lin. ft. (6 boxes).
Summary
The Victor Herbert collection consists of correspondence, contracts, newspaper articles, photographs, memorabilia, royalty statements, and other material for many of Mr. Herbert's major shows.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Source (note)
  • Jacoby, Herbert P./The Victor Herbert Foundation
Biography (note)
  • Victor Herbert, born in Dublin, Ireland in 1859, was the dominant composer for the Broadway musical stage from the late 1800s to the 1920s.
  • A number of Victor Herbert musicals were adapted for film, including Babes in Toyland (1934 and 1961), Mlle. Modiste (retitled Kiss Me Again, 1931), Naughty Marietta (1935), and Sweethearts (1938). Mr. Herbert was also a cellist, a conductor and a leader in the formation of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). In 1939 a film, The Great Victor Herbert, was made about his life. Victor Herbert died in New York in 1924.
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  • Finding aid available in repository
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
*T-Mss 1989-006
OCLC
NYPW90-A31
Author
Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924.
Title
Victor Herbert papers, 1894-1973.
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Biography
Victor Herbert, born in Dublin, Ireland in 1859, was the dominant composer for the Broadway musical stage from the late 1800s to the 1920s. His major works include The Serenade (1897), The Fortune Teller (1898), Babes in Toyland (1903), Mlle. Modiste (1905), The Red Mill (1906), Naughty Marietta (1910), Sweethearts (1913), and The Only Girl (1914). Mr. Herbert's most frequent lyric partner was Harry B. Smith.
A number of Victor Herbert musicals were adapted for film, including Babes in Toyland (1934 and 1961), Mlle. Modiste (retitled Kiss Me Again, 1931), Naughty Marietta (1935), and Sweethearts (1938). Mr. Herbert was also a cellist, a conductor and a leader in the formation of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). In 1939 a film, The Great Victor Herbert, was made about his life. Victor Herbert died in New York in 1924.
Indexes
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Occupation
Composers.
Research Call Number
*T-Mss 1989-006
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