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 Descriptive Summary Ann Ronell Papers, 1893-1999 (bulk 1924-1978) Ronell, Ann JPB 02-1 8.5 linear feet ; 26 boxes The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Music Division.
New York, New York
Ann Ronell was a songwriter and lyricist who had an extensive career working on film scores and in musical theater in numerous capacities. The Papers include material pertaining to her professional activities along with some personal correspondence. The bulk of the materials date from the early 1920s through the 1970s, and includes scores, correspondence, subject files, biographical material, financial records and photographs. A small amount of material pertaining exclusively to the activities of her husband, Lester Cowan, are included in the papers. English Subjects Personal Names Ronell, Ann Cowan, Lester Bernstein, Leonard, 1918- Berezowsky, Nicolai, 1900-1953 Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 Ryerson, Florence Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950 Subjects Motion picture music Popular music Writing and publishing Document Types Scores Occupations Composers Lyricists Women composers Women lyricists Motion picture producers and directors Administrative Information Source

The bulk of the Papers were a gift from Ann Ronell’s brother-in-law Robert Cowan in 1996. These were added to materials previously donated by Radcliffe College.

 Access

Collection is open to the public.

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For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Music Division, The New York Library for the Performing Arts.

 Preferred Citation

The Ann Ronell Papers, JPB 02-1, Music Division, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations.

Biography

Ann Ronell, songwriter, lyricist and musical director for films, was born Ann Rosenblatt in Omaha Nebraska on 25 December 1905, the child of a coal dealer, Morris Rosenblatt and Mollie Rosenblatt . After graduating from Central High School in 1923, she enrolled at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. She spent two years there and then transferred to Radcliffe College where her music teachers included Edward Burlingame Hill, Edward Ballantine, Archibald T. Davison and Walter Piston . Her first compositions date to this period, but her work for the college newspaper was to be the primary launching pad for her career as a commercial songwriter. Through writing reviews and interviews, Ronell was to make the acquaintance of many of that era’s prominent musical figures. An assigment involving George Gershwin had a decisive impact which lead to her decision to choose the path of music despite the prevailing odds against the likely success of would-be songwriters in general and women in particular. Gershwin offered to connect her with some of his contacts in the music business and she was soon working as a coach and rehearsal pianist for Broadway shows. In 1932 she was to show her gratitude for his efforts on her behalf by dedicating what turned out to be her most acclaimed and widely covered song “Willow, Weep for Me” to him.

The period between her graduation from Radcliffe in 1927 and her departure for Hollywood in 1933 was spent mostly in New York City where she was able to place a number of her songs in shows. Now recognized as her first popular success, the song “Let’s go out in the open air” appeared in Shoot the works in 1931. Despite a good deal of resistance to the very idea of a female songwriter, she was able to persevere and establish a growing catalog of works published by Irving Berlin and others.

The Walt Disney Studios provided Ronell’s first employment in the Hollywood film music industry. While there she had a hand in the creation of “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” derived from a “Three Little Pigs” animated short. Around this time, she met the producer Lester Cowan who became her husband in November 1935. The majority of Ronell’s work from this point on was centered on film music, though she was to collaborate with Nicolai Berezowsky on a ballet Ship South, compose her own “operetta/ballet” The Magic of spring (1935) and write lyrics and music for the show Count me in, produced on Broadway in 1942. Additionally, Ronell created Oh! Susanna in 1947, a quasi-biographical folk operetta based on the life and music of Stephen Foster which was suited for performance by student and amateur groups. From the late 1940s onward, muchof her time was also spent translating and adapting opera and operetta libretti in an attempt to bring these genres to wider audiences. Her versions of Johann Strauss ’ Gypsy Baron and Friedrich von Flotow’s Martha were performed by the Los Angeles Civic Opera, the St. Louis Municipal Opera, the Metropolitan Opera (N.Y.) and elsewhere.

Over a span of more than three decades, Ronell contributed to the soundtrack scores of numerous films, including Down to their Last Yacht (1935), The River so Blue (1938), Blockade (1938), Algiers (1938), The Story of G.I. Joe (1945), One Touch of Venus (1948), Love Happy (1949), Main Street to Boadway (1953), and Meeting at a Far Meridian (1964). She was also partially or solely responsible for aspects of the musical direction for a number of these films. Ronell was a pioneer in several areas of soundtrack recording and is sometimes given credit for introducing, in The Story of G.I. Joe, the concept of the theme song sung over the title credits of a film.

Following her return to New York in the 1960s, Ronell served on the boards of several musical and theatrical associations and she was inducted into the National Academy of Popular Music’s Song Writer’s Hall of Fame in 1991.

Ann Ronell died on her 88th birthday, 25 December 1993.

Scope and Content Note

The Ann Ronell Papers consist of approximately 8.5 linear feet of material documenting Ronell’s musical education and her career as a composer, arranger, lyricist and musical director for films. Scores and subject files, containing the bulk of her correspondence, along with material gathered for biographical purposes constitute the vast majority of the collection. Financial records, photographs and material belonging to here husband, Lester Cowan are also present. Folders 536-548 are filed with oversize materials.

Organization

Series I: Scores Sub-series 1: Scores by or adapted by Ann Ronell Sub-sub-series a: Published scores Sub-sub-series b: Manuscript scores Sub-series 2: Scores by other composers Sub-sub-series a: Published scores Sub-sub-series b: Manuscript scores Series II: Subject and correspondence files Sub-series 1: Musical works and projects Sub-series 2: Correspondence and general files Series III: Biographical Sub-series 1: Professional activities Sub-series 2: Student material Series IV: Financial Sub-series 1: A.S.C.A.P. performance ledgers Sub-series 2: Royalty statements Sub-series 3: Other financial correspondence and receipts Series V: Iconography Sub-series 1: Family photographs Sub-series 2: Photographs of Ann Ronell and associates Series VI: Lester Cowan papers

Series Descriptions/Container List Series I: Scores, 1893-1985, n.d. (bulk 1925-1960)

The Scores series consists of 2.25 linear feet of material, arranged alphabetically by composer and title. The bulk of this series consists of works composed by Ann Ronell along with works by other composers that she adapted or wrote lyrics for. Roughly half of her scores are published songs with piano accompaniment and vocal scores of stage works and the rest are manuscript materials in Ronell’s and various copyist’s hands. It should be noted that there are three bound volumes of songs by or adapted by Ann Ronell in this series which contain the bulk of her published opus. The contents of these volumes duplicate a large number of the scores that are cited individually, but they also include several items which are not otherwise indexed or described. Scores described as holograph are in Ronell’s hand while manuscript scores that cannot definitely be identified as being in her hand are marked ms. In this series there are also a number of published and manuscript scores personally inscribed to her by their composers.

Sub-series 1: Scores by or adapted by Ann Ronell, ca. 1925-1985, n.d. Sub-sub-series a: Published scores, 1926-1960, n.d. Sub-sub-series b: Manuscript scores, ca. 1925-1985, n.d. Sub-series 2: Scores by other composers, 1893-1946, n.d. Sub-sub-series a: Published scores, 1893-1943, n.d. Sub-sub-series b: Manuscript scores, 1946, n.d. Scores by or adapted by Ann Ronell,1925-1985, n.d. Published scores, 1926-1960, n.d. Andy Panda, New York: Quincke, c1939 1 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

April nostalgia, New York: G. Schirmer, c1942 2 - - vocal score (photocopy

music by Oscar Straus, lyrics by Ann Ronell

Baby's birthday party, New York: Famous Music, c1930 3 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell) (2 copies; one inscribed by Ronell

3 - - 1 set of parts

arr. for dance orchestra by Chas. Eggert

Beach boy, New York: Irving Berlin, c1934 4 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell (2 copies)

Beloved, you're lovely, New York: Miller Music, c1938 5 - - vocal score

music by Werner Janssen. lyrics by Ann Ronell

Blue lie the hills, New York: G. Schirmer, c1940 6 - - vocal score

music by Johann Strauss, arrangement and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Blue New York=Theme from Main St. to Broadway, New York; Ann Ronell Music, c1953 7 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

The Candy parade, New York: Miller Music, c1931 8 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell; copy inscribed by Ann Ronell

8 - - set of parts

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell, arr. for dance orchestra by Archie Bleyer

Count me in, New York: Chappell, c1942 The Woman of the year 9 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

The Woman of the year March 9 - - set of parts

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell, arr. for marching band by George Briegel

Ticketyboo 9 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

You've got it all 9 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell)

Dark moon, New York: Marks Music, c1931 10 - - vocal score

music by Moises Simons, lyrics by Ann Ronell

10 - - 1 set of parts

arr. for dance orchestra by Paul Weirick

Deanna Durbin album of favorite songs and arias, book 1, New York: G. Schirmer, c1939 11 - - vocal score

music by various composers, new English lyrics by Ann Ronell

Fireflies on parade, New York: Famous Music, c1941 12 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Give me back my heart, New York: Irving Berlin, c1932 13 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell, copy incribed by Ann Ronell

Give me your love, New York: Famous Music, c1931 14 - - vocal score

music by Muriel Pollock, lyrics by Ann Ronell, copy incribed by Ann Ronell

The Great adventure, New York: Ann Ronell Music, c1955 15 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Gypsy Baron, New York: G. Schirmer, c1940 Love can be dreamed 16 - - vocal score

music by Johann Strauss, adapted and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Open road, open sky 16 - - vocal score

music by Johann Strauss, adapted and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Your eyes shine in my own 16 - - vocal score

music by Johann Strauss, adapted and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Henry Hudson - Hudson, New York: Ann Ronell Music, c1959 17 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

In a silly symphony, New York: Irving Berlin, c1933 18 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

In the Judy Garland manner, New York: G. Schirmer, c1940 19 - - vocal score

music by various composers, new English lyrics by Ann Ronell

Just a girl, New York: Ann Ronell Music, c1952 20 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Let's go out in the open air, New York: Famous Music, c1932 21 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell, copy incribed by Ann Ronell

Linda, New York: Picture Music, c1945 22 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Love and I, New York: G. Schirmer, c1931 23 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell, copy incribed by Ann Ronell

Love happy, New York: Jewel Music, c1949 24 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Love in Sorrento, New York, Italian Book Co., c1934 25 - - vocal score (photocopy)

music by C. A. Bixio, English lyrics by Ann Ronell

Martha, New York, G. Schirmer, c1938 Round and round 26 - - vocal score

music by Flotow, adapted by Ann Ronell, English lyrics by Vicki Baum and Ann Ronell

'Tis the last rose of summer 26 - - vocal score

music by Flotow, adapted by Ann Ronell, English lyrics by Vicki Baum and Ann Ronell

Merry - go - round, New York, Leo. Feist, c1933 27 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

The Merry - go - round, New York: Popular Melodies, c1936 28 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

2 copies

Mickey Mouse and Minnie's in town, New York: I. Berlin, c1933 29 - - set of parts

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell, arr. for dance orchestra by Archie Bleyer

Molly and me, New York: I. Berlin, c1931 30 - - vocal score

music by Muriel Pollock, lyrics by Ann Ronell

My Hai Resh daddy, s.l., c1926 31 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Rosenblatt [Ronell]

(Don't look now, but), My heart is showing, New York: Chappell, c1943 32 - - vocal score

music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ann Ronell

Oh! Susanna, New York: Samuel French, c1949 33 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell)

Some folks say, New York, Ann Ronell Music, c1956 34 - - vocal score

music, lyrics and arr. by Ann Ronell, copy annotated by Ann Ronell

Palooka, New York: I. Berlin, c1933 35 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell and Johnny Burke

2 copies

35 - - set of parts

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell and Johnny Burke, arr. for dance orchestra by Paul Weirick

Rain on the roof, New York: Famous Music, c1932 36 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell, inscribed by Ann Ronell

36 - - set of parts

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell, arr. for dance orchestra by Mario Agnolucci

The River, New York: G. Schirmer, c1952 37 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

37 - - set of parts

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell, arr. for dance orchestra by Larry Wagner

Sleepy - bye, New York: Famous Music, c1932 38 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell, inscribed by Ann Ronell

(I'm gonna hurry to) Take my time down south, New York: I. Berlin, c1933 39 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Tango lover, New York: Marks Music, c1933 40 - - vocal score

music by Helmy Kresa, lyrics by Ann Ronell

To dance, to dream, New York: G. Schirmer, c1951 41 - - vocal score

music by Johann Strauss, vocal adaptation and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Twilight, twilight, New York: G. Schirmer, c1940 42 - - vocal score

music by Jules Massenet, vocal adaptation and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?, New York: Picture Music, c1960 43 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Frank E. Churchill and Ann Ronell

Willow, weep for me, New York: Irving Berlin, c1932 44 - - vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell, inscribed by Ann Ronell

Bound volumes of songs 45 Music and Lyrics by Ann Ronell, 1930 - 1940 46 Music and Lyrics by Ann Ronell 1932 - 1949 47 Untitled, 1930 - 1934 Manuscript scores, ca. 1925-1985, n.d. At the ANTA ball, n.d. 48 - - holograph pencil sketches Beethoven specialty, n.d. 49 - - holograph pencil sketches 49 - - ms. vocal score

annotated by Ann Ronell

Cable car click - a - choo, n.d. 50 - - holograph pencil sketches Champagne lady, n.d. 51 - - holograph pencil sketches Chocolate soldier: Love comes easily to me, n.d. 52 - - ms. vocal score (photocopy and negative copy)

music by Oscar Straus, lyrics by Ann Ronell

Commandos strike at dawn: Prayer, n.d. 53 - - holograph vocal part (in L. Gruenberg's hand

music by Louis Gruenberg, lyrics by Ann Ronell

The Crucible: Lullaby, n.d. 54 - - holograph pencil sketch Darkie debbil, n.d. 55 - - holograph vocal score Dream - time bells, n.d. 56 - - holograph lead sheet with typed lyrics

music by Anton Rubinsten, lyrics by Ann Ronell

Eyes of love light, n.d. 57 - - holograph pencil sketch Hail to thee, chocolate éclair, ca. 1925 58 holograph sketches Happy birthday all year long, c1957 59 - - ms. lead sheet (reproduction)

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Happy, happy wedding, n.d. 60 - - holograph vocal score, sketches He loves me, yes - no, n.d. 61 - - holograph sketch

music by L. Delibes, arr. Ann Ronell

Hungry for love, c1957 62 - - ms. lead sheet (reproduction)

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

In Karlovy Vary, c1966 63 - - ms. vocal score (reproduction

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Infantry march, n.d. 64 - - holograph vocal score (photocopy

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell, "Dedicated to the 'G.I. Joe of Ernie Pyle'"

Kookie kook, c1965 65 - - ms. lead sheet (reproduction), sheet of added lyrics

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Lonesome prairie, n.d. 66 - - holograph vocal score (photocopy)

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Magic of spring, ca. 1935 67 - - holograph piano score

cover title. Spring magic on score

Martha: 'Tis the last rose of summer, n.d. 68 - - holograph sketches

"notes and scratches, 3rd version"

Meditations, c1985 69 - - ms. vocal score (reproduction)

music by Ann Ronell, lyrics by Moshe Davis "to Lester Cowan"

My friend John, c1972 70 - - holograph vocal score (photocopy)

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

My second chance, n.d. 71 - - ms. vocal score (photocopy)

music and lyrics (?) by Ann Ronell

A night like this, n.d. 72 - - holograph sketches

music by Ann Leaf, lyrics by Ann Ronell

Oh! Susanna, n.d. [FAKE UNITTITLE]

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell, based on music by Stephen Foster

Camptown races 73 ms. vocal score and photocopy Dream ballet 74 ms. vocal score and photocopy 74 holograph corrections 536 - - copyist's ms. 4 hand piano score reduction

title on copy: Beautiful dreamer ballet

Glendy Burk 75 - - holograph vocal score 75 - - ms. vocal score and photocopy Godey's Lady's Book 76 - - ms. vocal score and photocopy Jeannie 77 - - holograph sketches Kissing in the dark 78 - - ms. vocal score and photocopy Minstrelsy 79 -- ms. vocal score and photocopy 79 - - ms. chorus score (reproduction) My forever love 80 - - ms. vocal score

introduction to Dream ballet

80 - - ms. vocal score

duet

80 - - ms. vocal score with pencil additions

duet

80 - - ms. vocal score with pencil additions

Act I, scene 2 finale

80 - - ms. vocal socre with holograph sketches

fragment, version unknown

No one to love 81 - - ms. vocal score (2 versions), vocal lead part O'er the green 82 - - ms. vocal score and photocopy

ms. score heavily annotated and corrected

Oh! De Shanghai 83 ms. vocal score and photocopy

ms. score heavily annotated and corrected

Oh! Susanna 84 - - ms. vocal score (photocopy)

annotated with alternate ending penciled in

The river song 85 - - ms. vocal score (photocopy) Sewing bee 86 - - ms. vocal score (photocopy) and holograph sketch of introduction

Opening, Act II

Sing me a love song tonight 87 - - ms. vocal score

Waltz music appended

Some folks say 88 - - ms. vocal score and photocopy

ms. includes performance annotations

Who'll serenade you 89 - - ms. vocal score Overture 90 - - holograph sketches Miscellaneous fragments 91 - - ms. and holograph vocal scores One lonely night, New York: Ann Ronell Music, c1961 92 - - ms. vocal score (photocopy)

music by von Flotow and Ann Ronell, lyrics by Ann Ronell

The Saint Thomas carnival, n.d. 93 - - ms. vocal part

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Ship south=Pernambuco

by Ann Ronell and Nicolai Berezowsky, n.d.

94 Part I - - ms. piano 4 hands vocal score (reproduction) 95 Continuation - - ms. piano 4 hands vocal score (reproduction) 96 Conclusion ms. piano 4 hands vocal score (reproduction) 97 Misc. fragments Sweet little silver bells, n.d. 98 - - ms. vocal score

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Take me, take me to the moon, New York: Ann Ronell Music, c1962 99 - - ms. vocal score (photocopy)

music by Tikhon Khrennikov and Ann Ronell, lyrics by Ann Ronell

Too soon, n.d. 100 - - holograph vocal part (sketch) Wear a buddy poppy, n.d. 101 - - holograph sketches

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?, n.d. 102 - - holograph vocal score (photocopy)

music and lyrics by Ann Ronell

You can waltz Beethoven's minuet, n.d. 103 - - sketch (fragment), published vocal score

music by Beethoven, lyrics by Ann Ronell Reworked and marked "Transpose to Hildegarde's key by top note in voice"

You can't be a friend of mine, n.d. 104 - - vocal part (?)( no lyrics)

chorus only

Unidentified sketches and fragments, n.d. 105 - - holograph and ms. fragments

mostly on envelopes and scraps of paper

106 - - holograph and ms. fragments

mostly on score paper

Scores by other composers Published scores, 1893-1943, n.d. Edward Ballantine Variations for piano on 'Mary had a little lamb', New York: Arthur P. Schmidt, c1939 107 score

inscribed to Ann Ronell by the composer

Variations for piano on 'Mary had a little lamb', second series, New York: Arthur P. Schmidt, c1943 107 score

inscribed to Ann Ronell by the composer

Ralph Benatzky Das kleine Café, Vienna: Doblinger, c1934 108 - - vocal score

inscribed to Ann Ronell by the composer

Nicolai Berezowsky Concerto for viola (or clarinet) and orchestra, op. 28, New York: Independent Music Publishers, n.d. 537 - - copyist's ms. score (reproduction

dedication on title page: "To Miss Ann Ronell"

Aaron Copland The second hurricane, Boston: C.C. Birchard, c1938 109 - - vocal score

inscribed to Ann Ronell by the composer

Carl Deis Come down to Kew, New York: Schirmer, c1916 110 - - vocal score

inscribed to Ann Ronell by the composer

Friedrich von Flotow Martha New York: Schirmer, c1902 111 - - vocal score

English libretto by Natalia Macfarren, copy annotated by Ann Ronell

New York: Schirmer, c1938 112 - - vocal score

English libretto by Vicki Baum and Ann Ronell, copy annotated by Ann Ronell

Charles Gounod Faust, New York: Ditson, c1914 113 - - vocal score

annotated, also includes loose sheets of notes by Ann Ronell

Giacomo Meyerbeer Le Pardon de Ploërmel=Dinorah:Shadow song, New York: Schirmer, c1893 114 - - vocal score

includes loose sheet of notes by Ann Ronell

Carol Marhoff Pitts Pitts' voice class method, Chicago: Neil A. Kjos, c1936 115 - - instructional volume

inscribed to Ann Ronell by the author

Nicolas Slonimsky Variations on a kindergarten tune, for piano solo, Providence: Axelrod Publications, c1942 116 - - score

inscribed to Ann Ronell by the composer

Oscar Straus The chocolate soldier, New York: Remick, c1909 117 - - vocal score

annotated by Ann Ronell

Kurt Weill Vocal gems from Knickerbocker holiday, New York; Crawford Music, c1938 118 - - vocal score

inscribed to Ann Ronell by the composer

Everybody's favorite Strauss, Waldteufel waltz album, New York: Amsco Music, c1935 119 - - piano score

annotated by Ann Ronell

Manuscript scores, 1946, n.d. Leonard Bernstein Untitled, 31 Dec. 1946 538 - - holograph score

musical anagram thank - you note

Paul Smith Dear Ann, n.d. 120 - - holograph vocal score

incribed "from the heart of Paul Smith"

Johann Strauss, Jr. The queen's lace handkerchief: Romanze 121 - - ms. vocal score

fragment in unidentified copyist's hand

Series II: Subject files,1931-1993 (bulk 1934-1977)

The Subject files series consists of approximately 4.2 linear feet of material, arranged alphabetically and then chronologically within sub-groupings. Due to the original placement of letters within her general files, the Ronell papers have both chronologically and alphabetically arranged sub-series of correspondence within the subject files. There is no independent correspondence series, but letters, including those from Nicolai Berezowsky, Leonard Bernstein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, George Gershwin, Lorin Maazel (at age nine), Frances Ryerson and Kurt Weill, can be found filed alphabetically within this series. In addition to correspondence, this series contains lyrics for many of Ronell’s songs, working drafts and associated materials for musical projects and a number of concert programs related to the activities of her colleagues.

Sub-series 1: Musical works and projects, 1936-1993, n.d. (bulk 1936-1960) Sub-series 2: Correspondence and general files, 1932-1991, n.d. (bulk1934-1978) Musical works and projects, 1936-1993, n.d. (bulk 1936-1960) 122 All of always, n.d. - - lyrics 123 - 129 Baby's birthday party, 28 Jan. 1938 - 2 June 1939 - - clippings 130 Back to Spain, n.d. - - lyrics 131 La ballerina, n.d. - - scenario

by Natalie Kalmus

132 Book project, Feb. 1967 - May 1967, n.d. 133 Cable car click - a - choo, n.d. - - lyrics 134 By candlelight=Plaisir d'amour, n.d. - - lyrics 135 The candy parade, n.d. - - lyrics 136 Champagne lady,=Valse - bluette, n.d. - - lyrics Oscar Straus, Chocolate soldier 137 Act III, opening - - lyrics 138 Correspondence, 1942 - 1950 139 Clippings, 24 June 1942 139 Program, June 1941 Count me in 140 - 141 Correspondence, 1942 - 1953 142 Script, n.d. 143 Programs, 1942 - 1970 144 - 146 Clippings, 1942 147 The crucible: Lullaby, 1952, 1991 - - correspondence The customer's always right 148 - 150 Scenario drafts, 1941

Also titled Very - very too - too, The customer's always right, right? and Love on time

151 Correspondence, 1942, 1956 152 Darkie debbil, n.d. - - lyrics (photocopy) 153 Down by de ribber, n.d. - - lyrics (photocopy) 154 Dream-time bells=Kammenoi - Ostrow, n.d. - - lyrics 155 Eyes of lovelight=Is it lovelight?, n.d. -- lyrics The fortune hunter

see also: Gypsy baron and The open road )

156 Script, n.d. 157 Scenario, n.d. 158 (I'm) Ga - ga for goo, n.d. - - lyrics 159 The gay adventure, n.d. - - story outline 160 The Gibson girls, n.d. - - script

author unknown

161 Give me a lesson in love, n.d. - - lyrics (photocopy) 162 Give me your love, n.d. - - lyrics 163 "The great adventure", 1955 - - article by Ann Ronell in Film Music, Sept. - Oct. 1955 Johann Strauss II, The gypsy baron 164 Act III, n.d. - - script (by Ann Ronell ?

"II Version"

165 The lullaby of love, n.d. - - lyrics 166 Correspondence, 1944 - 1945, 1952

includes letter from Jarmila Novotná

167 Programs, 1939 - 1944 168 He loves me yes, n.d. - - lyrics 169 Here is your slave, n.d. - - lyrics 170 Hi, Charlie McCarthy, n.d. - - lyrics 171 I'd like a sweetie like you, n.d. - - lyrics (photocopy 172 I'll come to you, n.d. - - lyrics (photocopy 173 In a Silly Symphony, n.d. - - lyrics, scenario 174 Insomnia=Other lips=Sleepless nights, n.d. - - lyrics, notes 175 Just one adventure, ca. 1930 - - lyrics 176 King with an umbrella, n.d. - - script

annotated

177 Like magic: a ballet with songs, c1936, 1984 - - scenario, lyrics 178 Listen in on my heart, n.d. - - lyrics 179 Lita, n.d. - - lyrics 180 Lonely for love, n.d. - - lyrics 181 Love happy, n.d. - - promotional material, notes (photocopy) 182 A madrigal, milady, n.d. - - lyrics

based on Madrigale by A. Simonetti

183 Magnolia blossoms, c1938 - - scenario

by Frances Pinkham

Friedrich von Flotow, Martha 184 Drinking song, n.d. - - lyrics 185 Outline, n.d. 186 Programs, libretti, 1938 - 1944 187 Clippings, 1938 - 1968 188 Correspondence, notes, 1960, 1961 189 Financial, 1940 - 1948 190 Meeting at a far meridian, 6 Mar. 1965 - - contract 191 My one desire, n.d. - - lyrics 192 A night like this, n.d. - - lyrics Oh! Susanna 193 Script, c1946

by Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements

194 Script, c1947

annotated draft

195 Last scenes, n.d. - - script (annotated) 196 School version, c1947 - - script (annotated draft) 197 Script, n.d.

version published by Samuel French, c1948

198 - 200 Lyrics, n.d.

includes "Tentative synopsis of music numbers"

201 - 211 Notes, 1948, n.d Correspondence General 212 May 1947 - Sept. 1947 213 Oct. 1947 - Dec. 1947 Battle Creek production 214 21 Feb. 1949 - 23 Apr. 1949 215 25 Apr. 1949 - 16 May 1949 Samuel French 216 1947 217 1948 218 1949 219 Robert B. Hunter, 4 Oct. 1948 - 5 May 1949

engraver

National Broadcasting Company 220 1955

contains material pertaining to other projects

221 Jan. 1956 - Apr. 1956 222 16 May 1956 - 27 June 1956, n.d. Florence Ryerson, 223 23 Apr. 1946 - 24 Dec. 1947 224 9 Jan. 1948 - 26 Mar. 1948 225 21 Apr. 1948 - 14 June 1948 226 undated General 227 6 Jan. 1948 - 12 Oct. 1948 228 28 May 1952 - 5 Sept. 1952 229 Publicity and Clippings, 1947 - 1950 230 Background and related materials, n.d. 231 Open road, 1944 - - clippings and program 232 Paris sensation, n.d. - - script

by Allen Rivkin

 233 - 235 The Play - girl and the peasant, n.d. - - scenarios

based on Martha

236 The Rackety - packety house, n.d. - - lyrics 237 She made history, n.d. - - scenario

by Edith Meiser

Ship south 238 Scenario, c1942 239 Correspondence, 24 Mar. 1946, n.d. 240 Speak low=A song out of heaven, 23 Feb. 1973 - - screenplay

based on Kurt Weill and Ogden Nash, One touch of Venus

241 Sweet little silver bells, n.d. - - lyrics Story of G.I. Joe Correspondence 242 Copyright, 1945, 1972 243 General, 1945 1950, n.d. 244 Clippings, 1944 - 1945, n.d. 245 Jacques Offenbach, The Tales of Hoffmann, n.d. - - printed libretto and fragmentary scenario (by Ann Ronell ? 246 Talking baby talk, n.d. - - lyrics 247 Target for three, 1962, 1965 - - scenario, correspondence

also includes related sheet music

248 Temptation is your name, n.d. - - lyrics 249 "The Titan and his music", n.d. - - review written by Ann Ronell 250 Washington Square, 20 Aug. 1937 - - scenario sketch 251 Wear a buddy poppy, 18 Apr. 1950 - 20 Aug. 1951 - - correspondence, lyrics, copyright registration 252 When there's a sweetheart moon, n.d. - - lyrics 253 Who'll be the next (to fall in love with you), n.d. - - lyrics (photocopy

music by Ann Ronell, lyrics by Sammy Lerner

254 Willow weep for me, 1948 - - correspondence 255 The Wizard of Oz, 1960 - - scenario, screenplay, notes 256 The Wooden slipper, n.d. - - scenario

from the play by Samson Raphaelson

257 You can't be a friend of mine, n.d. - - lyrics 258 You're the you, n.d. - - lyrics 259 Classics songbook, n.d. - - lyrics 260 - 261 Sketches, n.d. - - music, lyrics

pencil holographs

262 Sketches, n.d. - - lyrics

mostly typed, not all by Ann Ronell

263 Ideas, 1948, n.d. - - lyrics, scenarios, notes 264 Lists of names, n.d. 265 Unidentified notes and clippings, 1941, 1977, 1993, n.d. Correspondence and general files, 1932-1991, n.d. (bulk1934-1978) 266 Ann Ronell Music, Inc., n.d. A.S.C.A.P. Correspondence 267 1942 - 1951 268 1963 - 1968 269 Newsletters and memos, 1942 - 1953 270 Articles of Association, membership cards, etc., 1935 - 1974 Nicolai Berezowsky 271 Clippings and other biographical material, 1941, 1942, n.d. Correspondence 272 Mar. 1940 - May 1940 273 June 1940 274 July 1940 275 Aug. 1940 276 Sept. 1940 277 Oct. 1940, n.d. 278 6 Aug. 1940 - 28 Mar. 1941 - - telegrams and clippings 279 Jan. 1941 - July 1941 280 Aug. 1941 281 Sept. 1941 282 1946 - 1949, n.d. 283 Leonard Bernstein correspondence, 1947 - 1949 284 Blurbs, n.d. - - publicity material 539 The Candy parade, c1931 - - title page pasteup board 285 Chappell and Co. correspondence, 12 Mar. 22 1948 - 12 May 1949 286 Leo M. Cherne correspondence, 1946 - 1948 287 (Texas) Children's Home and Aid Society correspondence, 1946 - 1948 288 Christmas gift and card lists, 1947 - 1948, n.d. 289 Cleveland trip correspondence, Oct., 1949 290 Aaron Copland correspondence, 27 Oct. 1937 291 - 292 Copyright forms, certificates and correspondence, 1942 - 1967 293 Bertha Corman correspondence, 1946 - 1949

see also: Texas Children's Home and Aid Society above

294 Detroit trip, July 1949 - - notes, telegram 295 Famous Music Corp., Mar. 1967 - - contract draft 296 F. Scott Fitzgerald correspondence, 29 May 1940

signed "Scott Fitz"

297 Connie Francis correspondence, 7 Mar. 1968

includes copies of sheet music for In` Karlovy Vary and Take me, take me to the moon

General correspondence Alphabetical 298 Adler - Auerbach, 1948 - 1949, n.d. 299 Author's League of America, 1941 - 1951 300 Bach - Blaine, 1942 - 1949, n.d. 301 Blocki - Brownstein, 1948 - 1949, n.d. 302 Cain - Civic Light Opera, 1942 - 1950, n.d. 303 Clark - Cooley, 1942 - 1950 304 Copeland - Cross, 1948 - 1949, n.d. 305 Dalrymple - Davidson, 1948 306 Enters - Epstein, 1943 - 1951 307 Fadiman - Friedberg, 1948 - 1951, n.d. 308 Gallicchio - Gruenberg, 1942 - 1951, n.d. 309 Haggarty - Henreid, 1942 - 1949 310 Hildegarde - Hutton, 1942 - 1949 311 Idyllwild - International, 1948 312 Jacob's Pillow - Joyce, 1947 - 1949 313 Kalmus - Kayes, 1948 - 1951 314 Keane - Kubik, 1948 - 1949, n.d. 315 Lacca - Lend an ear, 1948 - 1949, n.d. 316 Leonard - Lowden, 1948 - 1949 317 McBride - Matusek, 1942 - 1951, n.d. 318 Merner - "Music of the West", 1942, 1948 319 National Film Council - Nuzzi, 1942 - 1950 320 O'Connor - Ormiston, 1948 321 Peirce - Purdy, 1948 - 1949 322 Raab - Railsback, 1946 - 1951 323 Raitt - Reijmers, 1948, n.d. 324 Robbins - Rosser, 1942 - 1948, n.d. 325 Rosenblatt - Rubenstein, 1948 - 1949, n.d. 326 R, 1948 - 1950, n.d.

from folder labeled "R" but not clearly identified

327 Sager - Schirmer, 1943 - 1951, n.d. 328 Schnitzer - Singer, 1943 - 1950 329 Slade - S.P.A., 1942 - 1950, n.d. 330 Sperling - Swarthout, 1943 - 1949, n.d. 331 Tams - Witmark Music Library - Tyers, 1944 - 1948 332 Valentine - Volck, 1948 - 1949, n.d. 333 Walker - Wilson, 1948, n.d. Chronological 334 1932 335 Jan. 1934 - May 1934 336 June 1934 - Dec. 1934 337 Jan. 1935 - June 1935 338 July 1935 - Dec. 1935 339 Jan. 1936 - June 1936 340 July 1936 - Dec. 1936 341 1937 342 1938 343 Jan. 1939 - June 1939

includes letter from Ralph Benatzky

344 July 1939 - Dec. 1939 345 Undated [ca.1938 - 1940] 346 Jan. 1940 - Apr.1940 347 May 1940 - Nov. 1940 348 Dec. 1940 349 1941 350 1942 - 1943 351 1944 352 Jan. 1945 - July 1945 353 Aug. 1945 - Dec. 1945, n.d. 354 1946 - 1947 355 ca.1940 - 1949, n.d. 356 1950 - 1952 357 18 Feb. 1955 - 16 Oct. 1959 358 1963 - 1968 359 1969 360 1973 - 1977 361 Jan. 1978 - May 1978 362 June 1978 - Dec. 1978 363 ca. 1978 364 1981 - 1991 365 Undated 366 - 368 Greeting cards, 1968 - 1981 George Gershwin 369 Correspondence, 1934, 1936, 1937 370 Memorial, 1937 371 Arthur Greene correspondence, 1946 Guggenheim Grant 372 Correspondence, 1941

includes letter from Walter Piston

373 Application materials, 1941 - 1942 374 George Houston correspondence, 1941 - 1942, n.d. Michael Hunter correspondence 375 May 1941 - June 1941 376 July 1941 - Aug. 1941, n.d. 377 Insurance policies and correspondence, 1934 - 1947, n.d. 378 Gail Kubik: A record of our time, 1975 - 1976 - - piano - vocal score and correspondence 379 - 380 Legal, 1961 - 1968 - - contracts and corresponence 381 Logos, n.d. - - pencil drawings on onion skin 382 Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Festival, 1938, 1941, 1944 - - programs 383 Lorin Maazel, 1939 - 1940 - - clippings, correspondence 384 Musical properties, Apr. 1953 - May 1953 National Music Camp (Interlochen) 385 Notes, corrrespondence, 1939 386 Programs, brochures, 1939 - 1951 387 New Opera Company, Inc. correspondence, 1942, n.d. 388 Programs 1940 - 1943, n.d.

not for Ronell projects. Includes program for the Manhattan Opera House premiere of Franz Werfel and Kurt Weill's Eternal road

389 Research Council. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences correspondence, 1946 Herman Rosenblatt correspondence 390 July 1944 - Dec. 1944 391 Feb. 1945 - May 1945 392 Jan. 1945 393 Loubov Roudenko clippings, 1942 - 1943, n.d. 394 "Rubadub" correspondence, 1956 395 Florence Ryerson correspondence, 1948 - 1950 396 - 397 San Francisco trip correspondence, 1949 398 G. Schirmer correspondence, 1948 399 Jack Shaindlin correspondence, 1948, n.d. 400 Society of Motion Picture Engineers (SMPTE), 1942, 1946 - - correspondence, glossary Songwriter's Protective Association Correspondence 401 1944 - 1948 402 1949 - 1952 403 Pamphlets, directories, membership cards, 1941 - 1952, n.d. 404 Sound, 1944, 1945, n.d. - - published articles, typescript 405 Oscar Straus correspondence, 1941 - 1942 406 Lamar Stringfield correspondence, 1953 - 1954 407 Sunset Towers correspondence, 1974 - 1978 408 Veloz and Yolanda programs and flyer, 1939 - 1946 409 Kurt Weill correspondence, 1938 - 1939, n.d. 410 Ed Weisl correspondence, 22 July 1946 411 Victor Wolfson correspondence, 1944, 1948, n.d. 547 Wizard of Oz press book, 1933 412 Unidentified phone messages and notes, n.d. Series III: Biographical, 1914-1997 (bulk 1924-1979)

The Biographical series consists of approximately one linear foot of material. Most of the items in this series deal with Ronell’s professional activities, but there are 10 folders of material drawn from her secondary school and college days. Materials represented include press releases, scrapbooks, clippings and extended articles, transcripts of radio broadcasts and personal documents.

Sub-series 1: Professional activities, 1932-1997, n.d. Sub-series 2: Student material, 1923-1944 (bulk 1923-1927) Professional activities, 1932-1997, n.d. Articles including information on Ann Ronell 413 Leslie Andersen. "Women Film and Television Composers in the United States", 1990 - - typescript, correspondence 414 Anthony G. Bowman, "Little Lady of Song; An Interview with Composer Ann Ronell", 1963 - - typescript, clipping (photocopy) 415 Edward Jablonski, "Ann Ronell: Omaha's Musical Trailblazer", 1997 - - photocopy of article published in Nebraska Life Magazine

also includes photocopies of correspondence from Ann Ronell, 1941 - 1947. Donated by Robert Cowan, 16 Aug. 1999

416 Constance Purdy, "Ann Ronell: Composer, Lyricist, Writer", 1950 typescript, notes 417 Biographical entry for Ann Ronell in the Radcliffe Year Book, 1977

also includes other alumni material and correspondence

Radio broadcasts 418 "Pageant of Melody", 4 Dec. 1940 - - script 419 "Eloise Salutes the Stars", 28 Mar. 1950 - - script Publicity materials 420 - 421 Press releases, n.d.

from Bob Armstrong, Alice Hughes, Leonard Levinson, Abe Mayer, Bill Peirce, Al Tamarin, Tom Trenkle and uncredited

422 - 423 Biographical sketches, 1956 n.d. - - typescripts

uncredited

424 Autobiographical (?) sketch, n.d. 425 Programs and performance announcements,1932 - 1943 426 - 428 Works listings, 1942 - 1943, n.d. 429 "Lyrics and Music by Ann Ronell", 27 Aug. 1935 - - typescript (carbon copy)

contains lyrics only

548 Press release and syndicated copy, 1938 ca. 1950 Clippings 430 1920s 431 1932 - 1934 432 1935 - 1937 433 1938 - 1939 434 1940 - 1941 435 1942 436 1943 - 1945 437 1946 438 1947 - 1949 439 1950 440 1952 - 1953 441 1960 - 1963 442 1967 443 1968 - 1988 444 Undated Scrapbooks 542 "Musical memory contest", 1924 543 - 544 Gypsy Baron, 1939, 1943

Los Angeles Civic Light Opera production

545 Martha, 1938

Hollywood Bowl production

546 Open Road, 1944

St. Louis Municipal Opera production

Documents and personal effects 540 Diplomas and certificates, 1914 - 1923 445 Diaries, 1979, n.d. 446 Address and telephone number lists, n.d. 447 Business cards, n.d. 448 Passport, 27 Apr. 1932 449 Material relating to Ann Ronell's piano, 27 Sept. 1993 - - correspondence, newsletters Student material (Wheaton and Radcliffe Colleges), 1923-1944 (bulk 1923-1927) 450 - 451 Class notes and assignments, n.d. 452 Wheaton exams, June 1925 453 Wheaton Record, 1923 - 1924 454 Nike, 1925

Wheaton yearbook

455 Music theory notebooks, ca. 1927 456 William Shakespeare, Tragedy of Othello, n.d.

heavily annotated by Ann Ronell

457 Radcliffe College examination booklets, 1924 - 1927 458 Radcliffe College publications, 1927, n.d.

includes citations of and articles by Ann Ronell

459 Radcliffe Quarterly, 1940, 1944 Series IV: Financial, 1933-1965

The Financial series consists of eight folders of material and is arranged chronologically. The bulk of the material in this series consists of royalty statements, performance ledgers and associated correspondence.

Sub-series 1: A.S.C.A.P. performance ledgers, 1945-1959 Sub-series 2: Royalty statements, 1933-1965 Sub-series 3: Other financial correspondence and receipts, 1939, 1942, n.d. 460 A.S.C.A.P. performance ledgers, 1945 - 1959 Royalty statements 461 1933 462 Irving Berlin, Inc., 1944 463 General, 1944 464 1947 - 1950 465 1951 466 1965 467 Other financial correspondence and receipts, 1939, 1942, n.d. Series V: Iconography, ca. 1920-1980

The Iconography series consists of approximately .4 linear feet of material. The series consists of photographs which are grouped into pictures of her family, pictures of Ronell, her activities and associates and pictures that cannot be directly connected to a specific event or project. Most of the family photographs can be roughly dated but identification of most of the individuals pictured is problematic. Of particular note in this series are snapshots of the composer Nicolai Berezowsky as a child and a portrait of Lotte Lenya taken by George Platt Lynes.

Sub-series 1: Family photographs, ca. 1920-1945, n.d. Sub-series 2: Photographs of Ann Ronell and associates, ca. 1935-ca. 1980, n.d. Family photographs 468 Aunts and uncles, 1920 469 - 472 Unidentified, pre - 1920 [?] 473 - 482 Family photographs album, [?] - 1923 483 - 491 Individual family photographs, n.d. 492 - 495 College photographs, ca. 1923 - 1927 496 "Lennie", ca.1943 497 Unidentified family (?) snapshots, May 1945 541 Unidentified class portrait, Akron, Ohio, n.d. Photographs of Ann Ronell and associates, ca. 1935 - ca. 1980, n.d. 498 - 502 Portraits 503 Magic of spring marquee photographs, ca. 1935 504 - 505 Gypsy baron Los Angeles production photograph, 1939 Open road St. Louis production, 1944 506 Ann Ronell with director John Kennedy 507 Unidentified snapshots of Ann Ronell

not definitely related to Open road

508 Love happy, ca. 1950

publicity photograph of Ann Ronell and Chico Marx

509 Portrait of Tamara Geva, n.d.

incribed to Ann Ronell

510 Ann Ronell conducting a concert band of men in military uniform, n.d. 511 - 513 Unidentified publicity still photographs, ca. 1940 514 Photographs of oil portrait of Ann Ronell, n.d. 515 Ann Ronell with Richard Rodgers and unidentified man, ca. 1959 516 Snapshot of Ann Ronell and unidentified woman in New York City, 2 Nov. 1968 517 - 518 Photographs of Ann Ronell at unidentified events, ca. 1980 Nicolai Berezowsky 519 Snapshots of Nicolai Berezowsky and Ann Ronell, ca. 1940 520 Snapshots of Nicolai Berezowsky as a boy and adult, n.d. Photographs not directly identified with any Ann Ronell activity 521 Still photograph of Jackie Cooper from Boy of the streets, ca. 1938 522 Photograph of man in toreador suit, n.d. 523 Photograph of outdoor audience, ca. 1940 524 Portrait of Lotte Lenya by George Platt Lynes, n.d. 525 John Tyers publicity photographs, n.d. 526 Portrait of unidentified woman, n.d.

inscribed on back; name illegible

527 - 529 Negatives, n.d. Series VI: Lester Cowan papers, 1960-1975

The Lester Cowan papers series consists of six folders containing notes and memos written by Ronell’s husband, the producer Lester Cowan, and correspondence pertaining to various of his professional projects. A file titled “Chateau Marmont” (their residence in Los Angeles during the 1970s) appears to contain material intended for an autobiography.

530 - 532 Notes, n.d. 533 Memos and correspondence, 1968 - 1969 534 "Chateau Marmont" file, 1971 - 1975 535 Street scene correspondence, 1960