Edward Jablonski Papers
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topic: Project Files, 1950-2000
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topic: Biographical Works
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topic: Arlen, Harold
subject: Arlen, Harold
topic: Materials for Harold Arlen: happy with the blues
subject: Materials for Harold Arlen: happy with the blues
topic: Materials for Harold Arlen: rhythm, rainbows, and blues
subject: Materials for Harold Arlen: rhythm, rainbows, and blues
topic: Articles, program notes, and liner notes
subject: Articles, program notes, and liner notes
topic: Correspondence, tributes, iconography
subject: Correspondence, tributes, iconography
topic: Programs, scripts, sheet music, books
subject: Programs, scripts, sheet music, books
topic: Bartók, Béla
subject: Bartók, Béla
topic: Articles and liner notes
subject: Articles and liner notes
topic: Research materials
subject: Research materials
topic: Correspondence with Peter Bartók, 1962-2003
subject: Correspondence with Peter Bartók, 1962-2003
topic: Materials for Turkish folk music from Asia Minor
subject: Materials for Turkish folk music from Asia Minor
topic: Estate documents
subject: Estate documents
topic: Berlin, Irving
subject: Berlin, Irving
topic: Materials for Irving Berlin: American troubadour
subject: Materials for Irving Berlin: American troubadour
topic: Writings, correspondence, iconography
subject: Writings, correspondence, iconography
topic: Gershwin, George and Ira
subject: Gershwin, George and Ira
topic: Materials for Gershwin
subject: Materials for Gershwin
topic: Materials for Gershwin Remembered
subject: Materials for Gershwin Remembered
topic: Materials for The Gershwin Years
subject: Materials for The Gershwin Years
topic: Unpublished book, co-author Milton Caine
subject: Unpublished book, co-author Milton Caine
topic: Articles
subject: Articles
topic: Liner notes
subject: Liner notes
topic: Program notes
subject: Program notes
topic: Walden Records
subject: Walden Records
topic: Projects
subject: Projects
topic: Porgy and Bess
subject: Porgy and Bess
topic: Correspondence
subject: Correspondence
topic: Iconography
subject: Iconography
topic: 100th anniversary celebrations
subject: 100th anniversary celebrations
topic: Lerner, Alan Jay
subject: Lerner, Alan Jay
topic: Biography, writings, correspondence
subject: Biography, writings, correspondence
topic: Serly, Tibor
subject: Serly, Tibor
topic: Writings, correspondence, research materials, photographs
subject: Writings, correspondence, research materials, photographs

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provides access to: Materials for Harold Arlen: happy with the blues
provides access to: Materials for Harold Arlen: rhythm, rainbows, and blues
provides access to: Articles, program notes, and liner notes
provides access to: Correspondence, tributes, iconography
provides access to: Programs, scripts, sheet music, books
provides access to: Bartók, Béla
provides access to: Articles and liner notes
provides access to: Research materials
provides access to: Correspondence with Peter Bartók, 1962-2003
provides access to: Materials for Turkish folk music from Asia Minor
provides access to: Estate documents
provides access to: Berlin, Irving
provides access to: Materials for Irving Berlin: American troubadour
provides access to: Writings, correspondence, iconography
provides access to: Gershwin, George and Ira
provides access to: Materials for Gershwin
provides access to: Materials for Gershwin Remembered
provides access to: Materials for The Gershwin Years
provides access to: Unpublished book, co-author Milton Caine
provides access to: Articles
provides access to: Liner notes
provides access to: Program notes
provides access to: Walden Records
provides access to: Projects
provides access to: Porgy and Bess
provides access to: Correspondence
provides access to: Iconography
provides access to: 100th anniversary celebrations
provides access to: Lerner, Alan Jay
provides access to: Biography, writings, correspondence
provides access to: Serly, Tibor
provides access to: Writings, correspondence, research materials, photographs
provides access to: Vaughan Williams, Ralph
provides access to: The American Musical
provides access to: Encyclopedia of American Music
provides access to: Masters of 20th Century Music
provides access to: Music Lover's Encyclopedia
provides access to: Miscellany
provides access to: Subject files
provides access to: Non-Music Writings
provides access to: Miscellany, 1942-2003
provides access to: Personal effects

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Edward Jablonski Papers
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Edward Jablonski Papers 1942-2003 1950-2000
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scopecontent: Scope and Content Note The Edward Jablonski Papers span the period of 1942-2003, with the majority of the materials dating from 1950-2000. The collection includes book project materials, articles, liner notes, drafts, and related correspondence and business papers. All research, correspondence, and business papers pertaining to a given project are filed with its draft materials. The Project Files series chiefly consists of materials used in the preparation and publication of Jablonski’s books on such American composers and songwriters as Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, and George Gershwin. Drafts, notes by chapter, research materials, and correspondence are present for each biographical work. These works include Harold Arlen: Happy With the Blues, Harold Arlen: Rhythm, Rainbows, and Blues, Gershwin Remembered and most extensively, Gershwin. Articles, liner notes, and other miscellaneous project material for each composer are then filed chronologically by date. Other major compositional projects follow in alphabetical order, including The Encyclopedia of American Music, and the Music Lover's Encyclopedia. Materials for miscellaneous articles, liner notes, and other writings focusing on a particular composer or a general broader topic such as American musical theater, can be found filed chronologically by date. Jablonski was also an author of aviation history, and there are several articles and correspondence related to his work in this field. These are compiled together with his other writings on various non-music related subjects. Correspondence in the Miscellany series consists of personal letters and business papers, arranged either by last name of correspondent or by date. Notable individuals represented include Abe Berman, Peter Clay, Alan Dashiell, and David Cunard. The series also contains a small amount of miscellaneous personal items.
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Biographical History for: Edward Jablonski Papers 1942-2003 1950-2000
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body: Biographical Note Date Event 1922, Mar. 1 Born, Bay City, Michigan 1942-1946 Served with the U.S. Army Field Artillery Corp. 1949 Founding member of Walden Records with Peter Bartok 1950 Graduated from the New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. 1958 Published with Lawrence D. Stewart The Gershwin Years. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday 1961 Published Harold Arlen: Happy With the Blues. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday 1962 Published George Gershwin. New York: Putnam 1965-1980 Focused research on aviation history and published over 10 books on the subject 1981 Published Encyclopedia of American Music. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday 1987 Published Gershwin. New York: Doubleday 1989, Jan. 11 Received the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for Gershwin 1992 Published Gershwin Remembered. Portland, Or.: Amadeus Press 1996 Published Alan Jay Lerner: A Biography. New York: H. Holt Published Harold Arlen: Rhythm, Rainbows, and Blues. Boston: Northeastern University Press 1999 Published Irving Berlin: American Troubadour. New York: Henry Holt 2004, Feb. 10 Died of heart failure in Manhattan
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Project Files, 1950-2000
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The American Musical
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Encyclopedia of American Music
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Masters of 20th Century Music
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Music Lover's Encyclopedia
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Berlin, Irving
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Gershwin, George and Ira
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Serly, Tibor
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Materials for Harold Arlen: happy with the blues
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Articles, program notes, and liner notes
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Articles and liner notes
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Correspondence with Peter Bartók, 1962-2003
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Materials for Turkish folk music from Asia Minor
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Estate documents
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Materials for Irving Berlin: American troubadour
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Materials for Gershwin
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Materials for Gershwin Remembered
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Materials for The Gershwin Years
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Unpublished book, co-author Milton Caine
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Articles
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Program notes
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Walden Records
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Projects
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Porgy and Bess
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Iconography
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100th anniversary celebrations
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Biography, writings, correspondence
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Writings, correspondence, research materials, photographs
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Articles
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Walden Records
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