Research Catalog
Victor Herbert papers,
- Title
- Victor Herbert papers, 1894-1973.
- Author
- Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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| Vol/Date | Format | Access | Status | Call Number | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box 1 | Moving image | Supervised use | Available | *T-Mss 1989-006 Box 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
| Box 2 | Moving image | Supervised use | Available | *T-Mss 1989-006 Box 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
| Box 3 | Moving image | Supervised use | Available | *T-Mss 1989-006 Box 3 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
| Box 4 | Moving image | Supervised use | Available | *T-Mss 1989-006 Box 4 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
| Box 5 | Moving image | Supervised use | Available | *T-Mss 1989-006 Box 5 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
| Box 6 | Moving image | Supervised use | Available | *T-Mss 1989-006 Box 6 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Description
- 2.5 lin. ft. (6 boxes).
- 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.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available in repository:
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 1989-006
- 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.
- 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. The bulk of the correspondence is between his heirs, particularly his daughter, Ella Herbert Bartlett, and others regarding royalties or copyrights. There is one folder of correspondence concerning the making of The Great Victor Herbert which gives his daughter's insights into her father's personality. The collection contains no information on the foundation of ASCAP.
- 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
- Finding aid available in repository: folder level control.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Composers.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 1989-006