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William Lava papers, 1942-1970
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lava, William, 1911-1971.
- Title
- William Lava papers
- Dates
- 1942-1970 (inclusive)19421969
- Quantity
- 42.76 cubic ft. (67 boxes) + 6.58 GB
- Collection Number
- 03215
- Summary
- The William Lava papers contain music scores for feature films, short films, and TV series, as well as music-related documents, such as music cue sheets and orchestra lists, and recordings of Lava's music.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
William Lava (1911-1971) worked as a composer and conductor of music for film and television. He began working for Republic Studios in 1937 and joined Warner Bros. in 1940. He later worked with Walt Disney and other studios. He composed music for many feature films, short films, animated films, and television series.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The William Lava papers contain music scores for films such as "The Battle of Britain," "Francis in the Navy," "Highway 301," "The Horn Blows at Midnight," and "To Hell and Back." Also included are music scores for TV series such as "Cheyenne," "F Troop," "77 Sunset Strip," and "Zorro," as well as scores for numerous documentaries, propaganda films, war-training films, comedy shorts (including the "Joe McDoakes" series), travel shorts, and animated shorts - the latter include "Looney Tunes," "Merry Melodies," and "The Pink Panther." There are also music-related documents, such as music cue sheets and orchestra lists, recordings of Lava's music, and a recording of an interview with Lava, as well as correspondence and clippings. In the container list below, listings of films and TV series with entries in the Internet Movie Database include hyperlinks to those entries.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
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Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
There are no known other archival collections created by William Lava as of the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
The American Heritage Center received most of the materials in this collection in 1972. Digital recordings of Lava's music were donated by David Schecter of Monstrous Movie Music in 2019.
Processing Note
The collection was processed by Roger Simon from December 2022-March 2023.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Music ScoresReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
A |
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| Box | ||
| 1 |
Academy Awards Program - 19th Annual Includes a clipping about the awards show that mentions Lava, as well as a copy of a contract licensing Lava to perform music composed by him for the 20th Annual Academy Awards Program (1948).
|
1946-1948 |
| 1 | undated | |
| 1 | Adolph’s Tenderizer Commercial TV Spots (photocopies) |
undated |
| 1 | “Ain’t Rio Grand?” |
undated |
| 1 | 1953, undated | |
| 1 | “Alpine Champions” |
undated |
| 1 | undated | |
| 1 |
“America the Beautiful” Originally included two phonograph records (see below) of the score.
|
undated |
| 1 | “Anniversary Title” |
undated |
| 1 | Another Strong TV Series Theme |
undated |
Army Training Films |
||
| Box | ||
| 1 | “Camouflage Principles” |
undated |
| 1 | “Concealment of Vehicles” |
undated |
| 2 | “Individual Concealment” |
undated |
| 2 | undated | |
| undated | ||
| Box | ||
| 2 | undated | |
| 2 | Includes attached music cue sheets (photocopies). |
1967 (photocopies) |
B |
||
| Box | ||
| 2 | undated | |
| 2 | undated | |
| 2 | “Barcelona” by Lava and William Hendricks
|
undated |
| 3 | undated | |
| 3 | “The Battle Against/of Shop #13” |
undated |
| 3 | undated | |
| 3 | undated | |
| 3 | 1959 | |
| 3 | undated | |
| 3 | undated | |
| 3 | undated | |
| 3 | undated | |
| 3 |
“Big Jim McLain” – trailer |
undated |
| 4 | undated | |
| 4 | undated | |
| 4 | undated | |
| 4 | undated | |
| 4 | 1954, undated | |
| Box | ||
| 4 | Season 5 - Episode 28 - "A Pink Cloud Comes From Old Cathay"
|
undated |
Season 6 |
undated | |
| Box | ||
| 4 | Episode 2 – “The Hostage”
|
undated |
| 4 | Episode 4 – “Thanks for Everything, Friend”
|
undated |
| 4 | Episode 5 – “Logan's Treasure”
|
undated |
| 4 | Episode 6 – “The Scapegoat”
|
undated |
| 4 | Episode 8 – “Square Deal Sam”
|
undated |
| 4 | Episode 9 – “Between Heaven and Earth”
|
undated |
| 4 | Episode 10 – “Old Sheba”
|
undated |
| 4 | Episode 11 – “A Man to Admire”
|
undated |
| 4 | Episode 14 – “The Saga of Squaw Charlie”
|
undated |
| 4 | Episode 21 – “The Search” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 4 | Episode 24 – “Right is the Fourth R”
|
undated |
| 4 | Episode 26 – “The Trap”
|
undated |
| 4 | Assorted |
undated |
| 5 | 1953 | |
| 5 | “Born for Trouble” – trailer |
undated |
| 5 | undated | |
| 5 | “The 'Break'” |
undated |
| 5 |
“The Breaking Point” – trailer |
undated |
| 5 | undated | |
| 5 |
“Brimstone, the Amish Horse” – “The Magical World of Disney” (photocopies) |
undated |
| Box | ||
| 1 | undated | |
| 23 | undated | |
| 23 | undated | |
| 24 | undated | |
| 24 | undated | |
| 26 | undated | |
| 28 | undated | |
| 28 | undated | |
| 31 | undated | |
| 32 | undated | |
| 33 | undated | |
| 33 | “Learn and Live” |
undated |
| 34 | “Love’s Intrigue” |
undated |
| 37 | undated | |
| 38 | undated | |
| 38 | undated | |
| 39 | undated | |
| 39 | undated | |
| 41 | undated | |
| 46 | undated | |
| 51 | undated | |
| Box | ||
| 5 | undated | |
| 5 | undated | |
C |
||
| Box | ||
| 5 | undated | |
| 5 | undated | |
| 6 | undated | |
| 6 | undated | |
| 6 | undated | |
| 6 | undated | |
| 6 |
“Chamber of Horrors” One folder includes attached music cue sheets (photocopies). According to the Wikipedia entry on the film, it was “originally shot as a television movie and a pilot film for a proposed series called ‘House of Wax.’ It was released theatrically because it was considered too intense for television at the time.”
|
1966 |
| 7 |
“Chamber of Horrors” Includes one folder labeled "Not used in picture." According to the Wikipedia entry on the film, it was “originally shot as a television movie and a pilot film for a proposed series called ‘House of Wax.’ It was released theatrically because it was considered too intense for television at the time.”
|
1966 |
| 7 | “Champions of Tomorrow” Possibly "Men of Tomorrow."
|
undated |
| 7 | undated | |
| 7 | Cheerios Commercial TV Spots – “Gladiator Sam,” Stagecoach,” and “Sir Samelot” |
undated |
| Box | ||
Season 1 |
undated | |
| Box | ||
| 7 | Episode 1 – “Mountain Fortress”
|
1955 |
| 8 | Episode 2 – “Julesburg”
|
1955 |
| 8 | Episode 3 – “The Argonauts”
|
1955 |
| 8 | Episode 4 – “Border Showdown”
|
1955, undated |
| 8 | Episode 7 – “Decision”
|
1955 |
| 8 | Episode 8 – “The Storm Riders”
|
undated |
| 8 | Episode 9 – “Rendezvous at Red Rock”
|
undated |
| 8 | Episode 10 – “West of the River”
|
undated |
| 9 | Episode 12 – “Fury at Rio Hondo”
|
undated |
| 9 | Episode 14 – “Johnny Bravo”
|
undated |
Season 2 |
undated | |
| Box | ||
| 9 | Episode 1 – “The Dark Rider”
|
undated |
| 9 | Episode 2 – “The Long Winter”
|
1956 |
| 9 | Episode 3 – “Death Deals the Hand”
|
1956 |
| 9 | Episode 4 – “The Bounty Killers”
|
1956 |
| 9 | Episode 5 – “The Law Man”
|
undated |
| 9 | Episode 6 – “Mustang Trail”
|
1956 |
| 10 | Episode 7 – “Lone Gun”
|
1956 |
| 10 | Episode 8 – “The Trap”
|
1956 |
| 10 | Episode 9 – “The Iron Trail”
|
1956 |
| 10 | Episode 10 – “Land Beyond the Law”
|
1956 |
| 10 | Episode 11 – “Test of Courage”
|
1956 |
| 10 | Episode 12 – “War Party”
|
1957 |
| 11 | Episode 13 – “Deadline”
|
1957 |
| 11 | Episode 14 – “Big Ghost Basin”
|
1957 |
| 11 | Episode 15 – “Born Bad”
|
1957 |
| 11 | Episode 16 – “The Brand”
|
undated |
| 11 | Episode 17 – “Decision at Gunsight”
|
undated |
| 11 | Episode 18 – “The Spanish Grant” “Arranger – C. Maxwell and Prince M. Heindorf.”
|
1957 |
| 11 | Episode 19 – “Hard Bargain” “Arrangers – Sir Charles Maxwell and Senor M. Heindorf.”
|
1957 |
| 12 | Episode 20 – “The Broken Pledge” “Arrangers – Lord Charles Maxwell and Prince Mike Heindorf.”
|
1957 |
| 12 | Season 3, Episode 7 – “Hired Gun” “Arrangers – C. Maxwell and M. Heindorf.”
|
1957 |
| 12 | Season 7, Episode 9 – “The Vanishing Breed”
|
undated |
| 12 | “Cheyenne” Theme Includes ninety-one copies of sheet music, each with Lava’s signature on the cover.
|
1956, undated |
| 12 | Credits – End Title |
undated |
| 12 | undated | |
| 12 |
"Chubasco" Includes music scores (photocopies) with attached music cue sheets (photocopies), as well as a “regular orchestra list” for a recording session, music notes, and two Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., office memos regarding recording sessions.
|
1966-1967, undated |
| 13 | undated | |
| 13 | undated | |
| 13 | undated | |
| 13 | “Combat Patrol” |
undated |
| 14 | undated | |
| 14 | undated | |
| 14 |
“The Courageous Dr. Christian” Includes a photograph of actor Jean Hersholt, the star of “The Courageous Dr. Christian,” inscribed to Lava.
|
1940, undated |
| 14 | undated | |
| 14 | undated | |
| 14 | undated | |
D |
||
| Box | ||
| 14 | undated | |
| undated | ||
| Box | ||
Season 1 |
||
| Box | ||
| 14 | Episode 1 – “Return to Dryrock”
|
undated |
| 14 | Episode 2 – “Red Sky Over Bismarck”
|
undated |
| 14 | Episode 4 – “Trouble at French Creek”
|
undated |
| 14 | Stet Opening and Writer/Director Card |
undated |
| 14 | “Dancing Poodle” Described as an "instrumental novelty."
|
undated |
| 15 | 1949 | |
| 15 | undated | |
| 15 | undated | |
| 15 |
“Dark Passage” – trailer |
undated |
| 15 | undated | |
| 15 | “Daylight Reconnaissance Patrol” |
undated |
| 15 | 1957 | |
| 15 | undated | |
| 15 | undated | |
| 16 | undated | |
| 16 | undated | |
| 16 | “Documentary Theme” |
undated |
| 16 | undated | |
| 16 | undated | |
| 16 | undated | |
| 16 | undated | |
| 16 |
“Drums of India” ("Song of India") |
undated |
E |
||
| Box | ||
| 16 | “Eagles of the Navy” |
undated |
| 16 | “The Echo of Love” by Lava and Jerry Tobias |
undated |
| 16 |
“Embraceable You” Includes the following handwritten note from Lava: “Thru-out the music score of this film, there are many interpolations of the song “Embraceable You” – the music by George Gershwin. Although these are not identified in my original sketches, they are nevertheless properly noted and accredited to George Gershwin in the music cue sheets, which are a part of the exhibition requirements for this film. (As for any film.)”
|
undated |
| 17 | undated | |
| 17 | undated | |
| 17 | “Epic March” |
undated |
| 17 | undated | |
| 17 | “Every Dog Has His Day” |
undated |
| 17 | “Everything’s a No-No”/“You’re Just a Tax Loophole/Sex Dropout/Love Holdout” |
undated |
F |
||
| Box | ||
| 17 | “Fanfare” – No. #000, No. #001 |
undated |
| 17 | undated | |
| 17 | undated | |
| 18 | undated | |
| 18 | undated | |
| 18 | undated | |
| 18 | undated | |
| 18 | undated | |
| 18 | 1954, undated | |
| 19 | undated | |
| 19 |
“Flying Fortress” – trailer |
undated |
| 19 | undated | |
| 19 | "Foolish Me" by Lava and Jack Scholl |
undated |
| 19 | "Forsooth" Includes a photocopy of handwritten lyrics.
|
undated |
| 19 | 1955 | |
| Box | ||
Season 1 |
||
| Box | ||
| 19 | Episode 1 – “Scourge of the West” (Pilot) One folder includes a typewritten list of “random notes”; another is labeled "Pilot Revised."
|
undated |
| 20 | Episode 5 – “The Return of Bald Eagle”
|
undated |
| 20 | Episode 6 – “Dirge for the Scourge”
|
undated |
| 20 | Episode 7 – “The Girl from Philadelphia”
|
undated |
| 20 | Episode 8 – “Old Ironpants”
|
undated |
| 20 | Episode 10 – “She's Only a Build in a Girdled Cage”
|
undated |
| 20 | Episode 12 – “Honest Injun”
|
undated |
| 20 | Episode 13 – “O’Rourke vs. O’Reilly”
|
undated |
| 20 | Episode 14 – “The 86 Proof Spring”
|
undated |
| 20 | Episode 19 – “El Diablo”
|
undated |
| 20 | Episode 20 – “Go for Broke”
|
undated |
| 20 | Episode 21 – “The New I.G.”
|
undated |
| 20 | Episode 22 – “Spy, Counterspy, Counter Counterspy”
|
undated |
| 20 | Episode 23 – “The Courtship of Wrangler Jane”
|
undated |
| 20 | Episode 32 – “Lieutenant O’Rourke, Front and Center”
|
undated |
| 20 | Episode 33 – “The Day the Indians Won” Includes a typewritten list of track times and reels.
|
1966, undated |
| 20 | # 8285 |
undated |
| 21 | # 8295 |
undated |
| 21 | # 8296 |
undated |
Season 2 |
||
| Box | ||
| 21 | undated | |
| 21 | Episode 3 – “Bye, Bye, Balloon” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 5 – “The Great Troop Robbery” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 6 – “The West Goes Ghost” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 7 – “Yellow Bird” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 8 – “The Ballot of Corporal Agarn” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 9 – “Did Your Father Come from Ireland?” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 11 – “Miss Parmenter” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 12 – “La Dolce Courage” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 13 – “Wilton the Kid” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 14 – “The Return of Wrongo Starr” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 16 – “Bring on the Dancing Girls” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 18 – “From Karate with Love” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 19 – “The Sergeant and the Kid” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 20 – “What Are You Doing After the Massacre?” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 27 – “Marriage, Fort Courage Style” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 28 – “Carpetbagging, Anyone?” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 29 – “The Majority of Wilton” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 30 – “Our Brave in F Troop” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | Episode 31 – “Is This Fort Really Necessary” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 21 | "F Troop Theme" |
undated |
| 21 | Assorted |
undated |
| 21 | undated | |
G |
||
| Box | ||
| 22 |
“The Gallant Men” – Season 1, Episode 20 – “Operation Secret” ("Operation Avalanche") |
undated |
| 22 | undated | |
| 22 | undated | |
| 22 | “Ghosts of Berchtesgaden” |
undated |
| 22 | "The Girl in the Plain Cotton Dress" by Lava and Bob Jackman (photocopy) |
undated |
| 22 | undated | |
| 22 | undated | |
| 22 |
“The Glass Menagerie” – teaser trailer |
undated |
| 22 |
“G-Men” – trailer |
undated |
| 22 | undated | |
| 22 |
“The Good Guys and the Bad Guys” One folder includes an Orchestra List and lyrics by Ned Washington for “The Ballad of Marshal Flagg.”
|
undated |
| 23 | undated | |
| 23 | undated | |
| 23 | undated | |
| 24 |
“The Great Mr. Nobody” (“Bashful Hero”) |
undated |
| 24 | undated | |
| 24 | undated | |
| 24 | “Guard Duty” |
undated |
H |
||
| Box | ||
| 24 | undated | |
| 24 | undated | |
| 24 | undated | |
| 24 | undated | |
| 24 | undated | |
| 24 | “Heroes” (Army short) |
undated |
| 25 | undated | |
| 25 | undated | |
| 25 | undated | |
| 25 | “Hi-Hippa-Hi” |
undated |
| 25 | undated | |
| 25 | undated | |
| 26 | 1948 | |
| 26 | undated | |
| 26 | undated | |
I |
||
| Box | ||
| 26 | “Imagine Imogene” One folder includes typewritten lyrics; another includes a description of a "premise for a TV series," "suggested type casting," and "a few representative situations, which with the proper development, should reveal the provocative possibilities of our girl's day-to-day adventures," as well as photocopies of handwritten notes and drawings.
|
undated |
| 26 | “I’m Gonna Take You Home To-Nite to Meet the Family - Fox Trot” by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Felix Bernard (partial cover only) “A ‘Bill Lava’ Arrangement.”
|
undated |
| 61 |
“In Enemy Country” (photocopies) Includes attached music cue sheets and a list titled "Timing Sketch Data."
|
1967 |
| 26 | “In 1492” |
undated |
| 26 | undated | |
| Box | ||
| 27 |
"Napoleon Blown-Aparte" (photocopies) |
undated |
| 27 |
“Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat” (photocopies) |
|
| 27 | undated | |
| 27 | undated | |
| undated | ||
| Box | ||
Season 1 |
undated | |
| Box | ||
| 27 | Episode 2 – “Flight from Terror”
|
1960, undated |
| 27 | Episode 8 – “Our Girl in Saigon”
|
1960, undated |
| 27 | # 1031 Includes a list titled “Instrumental Break-Down of Musical Numbers.”
|
1960, undated |
| 27 | “Shipwreck Serenade” |
1960 |
| 28 | undated | |
| 28 | “It Just Dawned on Me” by Lava and Harry Tobias
|
undated |
| 28 | undated | |
| 28 | undated | |
| 28 | undated | |
| 28 | “Iz Nisht Far Mir” Labeled a “Hebrew melody.”
|
undated |
J |
||
| Box | ||
| 62 |
"Jamboree" According to the American Film Institute Catalog entry for this documentary about the Boy Scouts, "The State Department's Overseas Information Service intended to distribute the film internationally as a testimonial on behalf of democracy and against Communism."
|
1953, undated |
| 63 |
"Jamboree" One folder includes handwritten notes and editor’s continuity notes. According to the American Film Institute Catalog entry for this documentary about the Boy Scouts, "The State Department's Overseas Information Service intended to distribute the film internationally as a testimonial on behalf of democracy and against Communism."
|
1953, undated |
| Box | ||
| 28 | undated | |
| 28 | undated | |
| 28 | undated | |
| 28 | undated | |
| 28 | undated | |
| 28 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 29 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 30 | undated | |
| 31 | undated | |
| 31 | undated | |
| 31 | undated | |
| 31 | undated | |
| 31 | undated | |
| 31 | undated | |
| 31 | undated | |
| 31 | undated | |
| 31 | undated | |
| 31 | undated | |
| 31 | 1954 | |
| 31 | “Jonah” |
undated |
| 31 | undated | |
| 31 | undated | |
| 31 | undated | |
| 31 | “The Junkman” Includes a sheet of typewritten lyrics.
|
undated |
| 32 | undated | |
K |
||
| Box | ||
| 32 | undated | |
| 32 | "Kennedy" |
undated |
| 32 | undated | |
| 32 | undated | |
| 32 |
“Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” – trailer |
undated |
| 32 | undated | |
L |
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| Box | ||
| 32 | undated | |
| 32 | undated | |
| 32 | “Latin Serenade” |
undated |
| 33 | “Let’s Finish the Job Together” |
undated |
| 33 | undated | |
| 33 | “The Little Green Man” |
undated |
| 33 |
"The Littlest Outlaw" (sheet music – photocopies) |
1955 |
| undated | ||
| Box | ||
| 33 |
“The Astroduck” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 33 |
“Bugged by a Bee” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 33 |
“Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches” (photocopies) Includes photocopies of storyboards.
|
undated |
| 33 |
“Chili Corn Corny” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 33 |
“Cool Cat” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 33 |
“Daffy Rents” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 33 | undated | |
| 33 |
“Fiesta Fiasco” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 33 |
“Fistic Mystic” (photocopies) Includes photocopies of storyboards.
|
undated |
| 33 |
“Flying Circus” (photocopies) Includes photocopies of storyboards.
|
undated |
| 33 |
“Hippydrome Tiger” (photocopies) Includes photocopies of storyboards.
|
undated |
| 33 |
“Hocus Pocus Powwow” (photocopies) Includes photocopies of storyboards.
|
undated |
| 33 |
“It’s Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 34 |
“Moby Duck” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 34 | undated | |
| 34 |
“Rodent to Stardom” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 34 |
“See Ya Later Gladiator” Includes photocopies of storyboards.
|
undated |
| 34 | undated | |
| 61 |
“Skyscraper Caper” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 34 |
“The Spy Swatter” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 34 |
“Suppressed Duck” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 34 |
“Tease for Two” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 61 |
“3 Ring Wing-Ding” (photocopies) Includes photocopies of storyboards.
|
undated |
| 34 |
“Well Worn Daffy” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 34 |
Speedy Gonzales (photocopies) |
undated |
M |
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| Box | ||
| 34 | 1953 | |
| 34 | undated | |
| 34 |
“The Man from Bitter Ridge” ("Justice Comes to Tomahawk") The score is titled Justice Comes to Tomahawk, the name of the novel, by William MacLeod Raine, on which the film is based.
|
undated |
| 35 | undated | |
| 61 |
“Man with a Thousand Hands” An International Harvester documentary film. Includes a script for the narration of the film.
|
1952-1953, undated |
| 35 |
Martin Block – trailer |
undated |
| 35 | undated | |
| 35 | undated | |
| undated | ||
| Box | ||
| 35 | undated | |
| 63 |
“Big Game Haunt” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 35 |
“Cats and Bruises” ("Catch as Cats Can") (photocopies) |
undated |
| 63 |
“Chimp & Zee” (photocopies) Includes photocopies of storyboards.
|
undated |
| 35 |
“Corn on the Cop” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 35 | undated | |
| 63 |
“Feud with a Dude” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 35 |
“Go Away Stowaway” (photocopies) Includes photocopies of storyboards.
|
undated |
| 35 |
“Go Go Amigo” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 35 | undated | |
| 35 |
“Injun Trouble” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 35 | undated | |
| 35 |
“Merlin the Magic Mouse” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 63 |
“Mexican Mousepiece” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 35 |
“The Music Mice-Tro” (photocopies) Includes photocopies of storyboards.
|
undated |
| 35 |
“Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 36 |
“Rushing Roulette” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 36 |
“Shamrock and Roll” Includes photocopies of storyboards.
|
undated |
| 36 |
“Speedy Ghost to Town” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 36 |
“The Wild Chase” ("The Great Chase") (photocopies) |
undated |
| 34 |
Speedy Gonzales (photocopies) |
undated |
| 36 | “Message Center” (Army short) |
undated |
| 36 | “Methods of Teaching” |
undated |
| 36 | undated | |
| 36 | Moderate Rock/Moderate Bounce |
undated |
| 36 |
“Moochie of the Little League: A Diamond is a Boy's Best Friend” – “The Magical World of Disney” |
undated |
| 36 |
“Moochie of the Little League: Wrong Way Moochie” – “The Magical World of Disney” |
undated |
| 64 | “Moonrise Suite” |
undated |
| 36 | undated | |
| 36 | undated | |
| 36 | undated | |
| 37 | undated | |
| 37 | undated | |
N |
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| Box | ||
| 37 |
“The Neighbor Next Door” ("Our Neighbor Next Door") |
undated |
| 37 | undated | |
| 37 |
“No Time for Sergeants” - Season 1 - # 8109 |
undated |
| 37 | undated | |
| 37 | undated | |
O |
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| Box | ||
| 37 |
“Off to the Races” Includes one script page of narration.
|
undated |
| 38 | “Okay for Pictures” |
undated |
| 38 | undated | |
| 38 | “Ol’ Hacksaw” |
undated |
| 38 | “On Stream” Described as a “Mobil Oil Socony-Vacuum documentary feature.” Originally included a reel-to-reel tape (see below) of “The Flying Red Horse Suite,” from the film.
|
undated |
| 38 | undated | |
| 39 | undated | |
P |
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| Box | ||
| 39 | undated | |
| 39 | undated | |
| 64 | undated | |
| 39 | 1956, undated | |
| 39 |
“Pillow to Post” (“Pillar to Post”) |
undated |
| Box | ||
| 40 |
“Bully for Pink” (photocopies) |
1965 |
| 40 |
“Dial P for Pink” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 40 |
“An Ounce of Pink” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 40 |
“Pickled Pink” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 40 |
“Pinkfinger” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 40 |
“Pink Ice” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 40 |
“Pink Pajamas” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 40 |
“Pink Panzer” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 40 |
“The Pink Phink” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 40 |
“Pink Punch” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 40 |
“The Pink Tail Fly” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 40 |
“Reel Pink” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 40 |
“Shocking Pink” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 40 |
“Sink Pink” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 40 |
“Vitamin Pink” (photocopies) |
1966 |
| 40 |
“We Give Pink Stamps” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 40 |
"The Pink Panther" - Main Title by Henry Mancini |
undated |
| 40 | undated | |
Plymouth/Road Runner TV Spots |
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| Box | ||
| 40 | “Cardboard Car” Includes handwritten notes and photocopies of storyboards.
|
undated |
| 40 | “Coming Thru” |
undated |
| 40 | Point Rationing Short Probably "Point Rationing of Foods."
|
undated |
| 41 | undated | |
| 41 | undated | |
| 41 | 1955, undated | |
| 41 | undated | |
R |
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| Box | ||
| 41 | “Racing Thrills” Possibly "Harness Racing."
|
undated |
| 41 | “Ramblin’ Amblin’ Cowboy” by Lava and Bob Jackman Possibly from "Cheyenne."
|
1957 |
| 42 | undated | |
| 64 | undated | |
| 42 | “Relativo in Naples” |
undated |
| 42 | undated | |
| 42 | undated | |
| 42 | 1954, undated | |
| 43 |
“The Right Timing” ("The Real Timing") |
undated |
| 43 | undated | |
| 43 |
“Rocky Mountain” – trailer |
undated |
| 43 | undated | |
| 43 | undated | |
| 43 | undated | |
| 43 | “Runaway Lawnmower”/“The Gardener’s Apprentice”/"'Epic' Theme # 3" |
undated |
| 43 | “Run Rabbit” (photocopies) |
undated |
S |
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| Box | ||
| 43 | undated | |
| 43 | 1954 | |
| 43 | undated | |
| 43 | undated | |
| 43 | “The Secret of the Silent Hills” – “Lassie” (sheet music - photocopy) |
1955 |
| 43 | undated | |
| Box | ||
| 43 | Season 5, Episode 25 – “Flight 307”
|
undated |
| 43 | Season 6, Episode 7 - “88 Bars”
|
undated |
| 44 | # 27957 |
undated |
| 44 | # 27958 |
undated |
| 44 | undated | |
| 44 | undated | |
| 44 | undated | |
| 44 | undated | |
| 44 | “Sight Security” |
undated |
| 44 | undated | |
| 44 | “Simple Song” |
undated |
| 44 | “Simple Spanish Folk Song” |
undated |
| 44 | “Sky Sailing” |
undated |
| 44 | “Slap-Happy” |
undated |
| 45 | undated | |
| 45 | undated | |
| 45 |
“Smoke Signal” Includes “Main Title” by Frank Skinner.
|
undated |
| 45 | undated | |
| 45 | “Snoopers” (Navy short) |
undated |
| 45 | undated | |
| 45 | undated | |
| 45 | undated | |
| 45 | undated | |
| 45 | undated | |
| 45 | undated | |
| 45 | “South Sea Paradise” |
undated |
| 46 | undated | |
| 46 | undated | |
| 46 |
"Sports Old and New” (“Cavalcade of Egyptian Sports”) |
undated |
| 46 | undated | |
| 46 |
“Stage Fright” – trailer |
undated |
| 46 | undated | |
| 46 | undated | |
| 46 | undated | |
| 46 | undated | |
| 47 | undated | |
| 47 | “Stranger” |
undated |
| 47 | “Sudden Love Waltz” |
undated |
| 47 |
“Sugarfoot” – trailer |
undated |
| 47 | undated | |
| Box | ||
| 47 | “The Matzorileys’ Song” (photocopies) Includes sheets of lyrics (photocopies) by Irving Taylor.
|
undated |
| 47 | “Super (Bwoing!)” Includes a sheet of typewritten lyrics by John W. Dunn with handwritten notes.
|
1965, undated |
| 47 | “The Super-Hero Song” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 47 | “Super 6 Theme Song” (photocopies) Includes sheets of lyrics (photocopies) by John W. Dunn.
|
undated |
| 65 | Assorted (photocopies) One folder includes a photocopy of a list titled “DFE [DePatie-Freleng Enterprises] Music Library for Super-Six TV Show.”
|
undated |
"The Swamp Fox" – "The Magical World of Disney” |
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| Box | ||
| 47 | Episode 1 - “The Birth of the Swamp Fox”
|
undated |
| 47 | Episode 2 - “Brother Against Brother”
|
undated |
| 47 | Episode 3 - “Tory Vengeance”” |
undated |
| 47 | “Sweeney Steps Out” |
undated |
| 47 | “Sweet Sandy” |
undated |
| 47 | “Swinging into Step” |
undated |
T |
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| Box | ||
| 47 | 1954, undated | |
| 48 | undated | |
| 48 | undated | |
| 48 | undated | |
| 48 | undated | |
| 48 |
"That's All She's Waiting to Hear" (sheet music) by Lava and Jeff Chandler. |
1954 |
| 48 | undated | |
| 48 | “That’s Life” – “The Alan Young Show” Includes music cue sheets and a note saying that acetate playback discs are included (see below).
|
undated |
| 48 | undated | |
| 48 | undated | |
| 48 | undated | |
| 49 | “This Sporting World” |
undated |
| 49 | “To Bee or Not to Bee” |
undated |
| 49 |
“To Have and Have Not” - added music |
undated |
| 49 | 1955, undated | |
| 49 |
“Tomorrow is Another Day” – trailer |
undated |
| 49 | “Town Patrolling” |
undated |
| 49 | "Toys for Tots Parade" Music by Lava; lyrics by William Hendricks. Includes U.S. Marine Corps correspondence (photocopies), a photocopy of a letter from Lava and Hendricks granting the Marine Corps permission to reproduce the music, and a royalty agreement for the music.
|
1968, undated |
| 49 | Traditional Cowboy Song (photocopies) |
undated |
| 49 | undated | |
| 49 | undated | |
| 49 | undated | |
U |
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| Box | ||
| 49 | “Under Those Wings” |
undated |
| 50 | undated | |
| 50 |
“The Unsuspected” – teaser trailer |
undated |
| 64 | undated | |
W |
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| Box | ||
| 50 | Walking Theme |
undated |
| 50 | 1956 | |
| 50 | undated | |
| 50 | 1953 | |
| 50 | “War Dogs” |
undated |
| 50 | Warner Bros. Emblems |
undated |
| 50 |
“Warner Brothers Presents” - “Behind the Cameras” – “Blood Alley”
|
undated |
| 50 |
“Warner Brothers Presents” - “Behind the Cameras” – “Hell on Frisco Bay”
|
undated |
| 50 | “Warner’s Screen Magazine” |
undated |
| 50 | undated | |
| 51 | undated | |
| 51 |
“Wendy and Me” Season 1 – # 8068 |
undated |
| 51 |
“We’re in the Army Now” (WAAC short) |
1943 |
| 51 |
“The Wetback Hound” Includes music breakdown sheets.
|
undated |
| 51 | “Where is My Little Dog Gone”/“If All the World Were Paper” Includes a handwritten instrument list on the back.
|
undated |
| 51 | undated | |
| 51 | “Who Else Could I Love?” - words by Edward Heyman |
undated |
| 51 | undated | |
| 51 | undated | |
| 51 | undated | |
| 51 | undated | |
| 51 | “Wish You Were Here” |
1950 |
| 52 | undated | |
| 52 | undated | |
| 52 | undated | |
| 52 | “Women’s March” |
undated |
| 52 | undated | |
Y |
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| Box | ||
| 52 | undated | |
| 52 | 1953 | |
| 52 | undated | |
Z - "Zorro" |
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| Box | ||
Season 1 |
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| Box | ||
| 52 | Episode 1 – “Presenting Señor Zorro”
|
undated |
| 53 | Episode 2 – “Zorro’s Secret Passage”
|
undated |
| 53 | Episode 3 – “Zorro Rides to the Mission”
|
undated |
| 53 | Episode 4 – “The Ghost of the Mission”
|
undated |
| 53 | Episode 5 – “Zorro’s Romance”
|
undated |
| 53 | Episode 6 – “Zorro Saves a Friend”
|
undated |
| 53 | Episode 7 – “Monastario Sets a Trap”
|
undated |
| 53 | Episode 8 – “Zorro's Ride into Terror”
|
undated |
| 53 | Episode 9 – “A Fair Trial”
|
undated |
| 53 | Episode 10 – “Garcia’s Secret Mission”
|
undated |
| 53 | Episode 11 - “Double Trouble for Zorro”
|
undated |
| 53 | Episode 12 - “Zorro, Luckiest Swordsman Alive”
|
undated |
| 54 | Episode 13 - “The Fall of Monastario”
|
undated |
| 54 | Episode 14 - “Shadow of Doubt”
|
undated |
| 54 | Episode 15 - “Garcia Stands Accused”
|
undated |
| 54 | Episode 16 - “Slaves of the Eagle”
|
undated |
| 54 | Episode 17 - “Sweet Face of Danger”
|
undated |
| 54 | Episode 18 - “Zorro Fights His Father”
|
undated |
| 54 | Episode 19 - “Death Stacks the Deck”
|
undated |
| 54 | Episode 20 - “Agent of the Eagle”
|
undated |
| 54 | Episode 21 - “Zorro Springs a Trap”
|
undated |
| 54 | Episode 22 - “The Unmasking of Zorro”
|
undated |
| 55 | Episode 23 - “Secret of the Sierra”
|
undated |
| 55 | Episode 24 - “The New Commandante”
|
undated |
| 55 | Episode 25 - “The Fox and the Coyote”
|
undated |
| 55 | Episode 26 - “Adios, Señor Magistrado”
|
undated |
| 55 | Episode 27 - “The Eagle’s Brood”
|
undated |
| 55 | Episode 28 - “Zorro by Proxy”
|
undated |
| 55 | Episode 29 - “Quintana Makes a Choice”
|
undated |
| 55 | Episode 30 - “Zorro Lights a Fuse”
|
undated |
| 55 | Episode 31 - “The Man with the Whip”
|
undated |
| 56 | Episode 32 - “The Cross of the Andes” (“Mordante the Executioner”) |
undated |
| 56 | Episode 33 - “The Deadly Bolas”
|
undated |
| 56 | Episode 34 - “The Well of Death”
|
undated |
| 56 | Episode 35 - “The Tightening Noose”
|
undated |
| 56 | Episode 36 - “The Sergeant Regrets”
|
undated |
| 56 | Episode 37 - “The Eagle Leaves the Nest”
|
undated |
| 56 | Episode 38 - “Bernardo Faces Death”
|
undated |
| 56 | Episode 39 - “The Eagle’s Flight”
|
undated |
| 57 | Sketch Copies – Episodes 1-13 |
undated |
Season 2 |
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| Box | ||
| 57 | Episode 1 – “Welcome to Monterey”
|
undated |
| 57 | Episode 20 – “Spark of Revenge”
|
undated |
| 57 | Episode 28 – “Treasure for the King”
|
undated |
| 57 | Episode 29 – “Exposing the Tyrant”
|
undated |
| 57 | Episode 30 – “Zorro Takes a Dare”
|
undated |
| 57 | Episode 31 – “An Affair of Honor”
|
undated |
| 58 | Episode 33 – “Invitation to Death”
|
undated |
| 58 | Episode 34 – “The Captain Regrets”
|
undated |
| 58 | Episode 35 – “Masquerade for Murder”
|
undated |
| 58 | Episode 36 – “Long Live the Governor”
|
undated |
| 58 | Episode 37 – “The Fortune Teller”
|
undated |
| 58 | Episode 38 – “Señor China Boy”
|
undated |
| 58 | Episode 39 – “Finders Keepers”
|
undated |
| 58 | Unidentified |
undated |
Series II. Music-Related DocumentsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
Instrument Breakdown Sheets - "F Troop"
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| Box | ||
| 58 | Season 1 – Episodes 1-9, 11-13, and 16 |
1966 |
| 58 | Library |
1966 |
| 58 | Library Cues - "Yhe Super 6" (photocopies) |
1966, undated |
Music Cue Sheets |
undated | |
| Box | ||
| 58 |
“Assignment to Kill” Includes music notes.
|
1969 |
| 58 |
“Brimstone, the Amish Horse” (photocopies) |
undated |
| 59 |
“Flim Flam Man”(photocopies) |
1969 |
| 59 |
“The Good Guys and the Bad Guys”(photocopies) |
1969 |
| 59 | “The Littlest Outlaw” The music cue sheets for the feature film and the edited version of the feature film, which aired on "The Magical World of Disney" as part 1 and part 2.
|
1958, undated |
| 59 | “Moochie of the Little League” – “The Magical World of Disney” The music cue sheets for "A Diamond is a Boy's Best Friend" and "Wrong Way Moochie."
|
1959 |
| 59 | undated | |
| 59 |
"Real George" Includes handwritten notes.
|
undated |
| 59 |
“Rusty and the Falcon” – “The Magical World of Disney” |
1958 |
| 59 |
“The Story of the Silly Symphony” – “The Magical World of Disney” |
1959 |
| 59 | 1957-1958 | |
| 59 | 1958-1959 | |
Orchestra Lists and Recording Sessions |
||
| Box | ||
| 59 |
“Assignment to Kill” – Warner Bros. memo regarding recording sessions |
1967 |
| 59 | “Blood of Dracula” – Orchestra List Probably “Dracula vs. Frankenstein.”
|
undated |
| 59 |
“Brimstone, the Amish Horse” – Recording Session and Orchestra List |
1968 |
| 59 | Cartoon Recording Sessions - Orchestra Lists |
1969, undated |
| 59 |
“The Flim Flam Man” - Orchestra List |
1969 |
| 59 |
"F Troop" - Orchestra List (photocopy) Includes "cover sheets" for four episodes of the series and two Warner Bros. memos regarding recording sessions for the same four episodes.
|
1967 |
| 59 |
“The Good Guys and the Bad Guys” – Recording Sessions Includes Warner Bros. memos.
|
1969 |
| 59 |
“In Enemy Country” – Orchestra List (photocopy) |
1967 |
| 59 | Kennedy Documentary – Orchestra List |
undated |
Lays Potato Chips TV commercial - Warner Bros. memo regarding recording session |
1969 | |
| 59 |
“Norman Normal” – Recording Session and Orchestra List Includes a Warner Bros. memo.
|
1967 |
| 59 |
"Pink Panther" Cartoons – Orchestra List |
undated |
| 59 | Plymouth/Road Runner TV Spot – Orchestra List |
1970 |
| 59 | Warner Bros. cartoons - memos regarding recording sessions Includes a Studio Orchestra Manager’s Report.
|
1967-1969 |
Assorted |
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| Box | ||
| 59 | Assignment of Rights – Lava and Vanguard Films, Inc. – “Since You Went Away” (photocopy) |
undated |
| 59 | Film Footage Table |
undated |
| 59 | Handwritten Lists and Notes |
undated |
| 59 | Metronome – Click Conversion Chart |
undated |
| 59 |
“Pancho’s Hideaway” – Notification regarding Music Licenses |
undated |
Series III. RecordingsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 66 |
Interview - Lava with Paul Condylis – KABC Radio (reel-to-reel tape) Condylis was in an episode of the TV series “O’Hara, U/S. Treasury,” for which Lava wrote music.
|
undated | |
Music |
|||
| Box | |||
| 67 |
“America the Beautiful” (two phonograph records) The phonograph records orginally accompanied the score (see above).
|
undated | |
| undated | |||
| Box | |||
| 66 | Reel 1 – Opening Prelude/M.T. (reel-to-reel tape) |
undated | |
| 66 | Reel 2 (reel-to-reel tape) |
undated | |
| 66 | Source Music and Theme (reel-to-reel tape) Track List: (1) “Slow Rock n’ Roll”; (2) “Slow Rock n’ Roll” (A); (3) “Polka”; (4) “Hot Rock n’ Roll”; (5) “I Should Have Known”; and (6) “I Should Have Known” (Bassa Nova). The reel-to-reel tape includes a note with notations about the tracks.
|
undated | |
| 67 | Source Music and Theme (phonograph record) Track List: (1) “Slow Rock n’ Roll”; (2) “Slow Rock n’ Roll” (A); (3) “Polka”; (4) “Hot Rock n’ Roll”; (5) “I Should Have Known”; and (6) “I Should Have Known” (Bassa Nova). The reel-to-reel tape includes a note with notations about the tracks.
|
undated | |
| digital | ahcdm_03215_001 | Digital tracks (received on DVD-R) |
2014 |
| Box | |||
| Box | |||
| 66 | Reel-to-reel tape Track List: “Assignment to Kill” – (1) Ballad; (2) Bassa Nova. “Chubasco” – (3) Main Title; (4) R6-Pt. 4; (5) R3-Pt. 5; (6) “If It’s Love”; and (7) “End Title.”
|
undated | |
| 67 | Phonograph record (two copies) Track List: “Assignment to Kill” – (1) Ballad; (2) Bassa Nova. “Chubasco” – (3) Main Title; (4) R6-Pt. 4; (5) R3-Pt. 5; (6) “If It’s Love”; and (7) “End Title.”
|
undated | |
| digital | ahcdm_03215_001 | Digital tracks (received on DVD-R) |
2014 |
| Box | |||
| 67 |
“Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” (phonograph record) |
undated | |
| 66 |
“Chamber of Horrors”/“The Waltz”(reel-to-reel tape) |
undated | |
| undated | |||
| Box | |||
| 66 | Reel 1 (reel-to-reel tape) Track List: R-1, Pt-2 through R-5, Pt-1.
|
undated | |
| 66 | Reel 2 (reel-to-reel tape) Track List: R-5, Pt-2 through R-9, Pt-3.
|
undated | |
| 66 | Reel 3 (reel-to-reel tape) Track List: R-10, Pt-1 through R-11, Pt-X – Source Music Tracks and Demo of “If It’s Love.” Lyrics for “If It’s Love” by Gordon Jenkins.
|
undated | |
| 67 | Score music in order (phonograph record) Side 1 Track List: R-1, Pt-2 thru R-4, Pt-1. Side 2 Track List: R-4, Pt-2 thru R-6, Pt-3 (El. Gtr.)
|
undated | |
| 67 | Untitled (phonograph record) Track List: (1) Ensa Nada Copper Band; (2) Come Strip with Me; (3) Main Title; and (4) End Title.
|
undated | |
| digital | ahcdm_03215_001 | Digital tracks (received on DVD-R) |
2014 |
| Box | |||
| 67 |
“The Courageous Dr. Christian” – Parts 1 and 2 (phonograph record) |
undated | |
| Box | |||
| 67 | Parts 1 and 2 (phonograph record) |
1949 | |
| 67 | Parts 3 and 4 (phonograph record) |
undated | |
| undated | |||
| Box | |||
| 67 | C-13, C-15 (phonograph record) |
undated | |
| 67 | C-17, C-13 (phonograph record) |
undated | |
| 67 | C-24, C-16, C-18 (phonograph record) |
undated | |
| 67 | “Dead Farms” (Just for Effect)/“Energy of Men” (phonograph record) |
undated | |
| 66 | “The Flying Red Horse Suite” (reel-to-reel tape) Originally accompanied the score for "On Stream" (see above).
|
undated | |
| 67 | “The Fox” – Parts 1 and 2 (phonograph record) |
undated | |
| 66 |
“F Troop” Themes (reel-to-reel tape) Track List: (1) Main Title; (2) End Title; (3) End Credits; and (4) Rock Version.
|
undated | |
| undated | |||
| Box | |||
| 66 | Reel 1 (reel-to-reel tape) |
undated | |
| 66 | Reel 2 (reel-to-reel tape) |
undated | |
| 66 | Reel 3 (reel-to-reel tape) |
undated | |
“Intrigue” – “Lux Radio Theatre”
|
undated | ||
| Box | |||
| 67 | Parts 1 and 2 (phonograph record) Part 1 Track List: (M-13) “Donkey Decoy Hijack”; (M-14) “Chinese Confusion”; (M-15) “More Chinese Confusion” and “Sonya”; (M-16) “More Departed Buddies”; (M-17) “Sonya in Trouble”; and (M-22) “Goodbye Pals.” Part 2 Track List: (M-18) “Chinese Ball Game”; (M-19) “Newspapers – Visit to Sonya”; (M-21) “Buddies?”; (M-23) “Chinese Canyon”; (M-12) “Hijacking at the Warehouse” and (M-30) “Departed Buddies.”
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undated | |
| 67 | Parts 3 and 4 (phonograph record) Part 3 Track List: (M-20) “Knife Attack – Hospital Watch”; (M-24) “Chinese Fairy Tale”; (M-25) “Streets of Shanghai”; (M-26) “Gangster Stuff”; and (M-27) “Long Time No See.” Part 4 Track List: (M-10) “Thoughts on China’s Plight”; (M-11) “Airplane Escape”; (M-8) “Main Title”; and (M-9) “End Title.”
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undated | |
| undated | |||
| Box | |||
| 66 | Reel 1 (reel-to-reel tape) |
undated | |
| 66 | Reel 2 (reel-to-reel tape) |
undated | |
| 67 | # 1, Sides 1 and 2 (phonograph record) |
undated | |
| 67 | # 2, Sides 1 and 2 (phonograph record) |
undated | |
| digital | ahcdm_03215_002 | Digital tracks (received on DVD-R) |
2014 |
| Box | |||
| Box | |||
| 67 | # 1/# 2 (phonograph record) |
1951 | |
| 67 | # 3/# 4 (phonograph record) |
1951 | |
“The Moonrise Song” From "Moonrise."
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| Box | |||
| 67 | Air Check – Eddy Howard (phonograph record) |
undated | |
| digital | ahcdm_03215_001 | Digital Files (received on DVD-R) |
2014 |
| Box | |||
“Mrs. Mike” – “Lux Radio Theatre” "Based on themes by Max Steiner."
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undated | ||
| Box | |||
| 67 | Parts 1 and 2 (phonograph record) |
undated | |
| 67 | Parts 3 and 4 (phonograph record) |
undated | |
| 67 | “One Way Passage” – “Screen Director’s Playhouse”(phonograph record) |
1949 | |
| 66 | “Road Runner” Music (reel-to-reel tape) |
undated | |
| 67 | “Song of the Generator”/“Main Title” (phonograph record) |
undated | |
| Box | |||
| 67 | # 1 (phonograph record) Side 1 Track List: S1-S5. Side 2 Track Listings: S6-S12.
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1953 | |
| 67 | # 2 (phonograph record) Side 1 Track List: S13-S20. Side 2 Track Listings: S21-S24.
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1953 | |
| 67 | # 3 (phonograph record) Side 1 Track List: S25-S28, S30-S32. Side 2 Track Listings: S33-S38.
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undated | |
| 67 | # 4 (phonograph record) Side 1 Track Listings: S39-S44. Side 2 Track Listings: S45-S48.
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1953 | |
| 67 | # 5 (phonograph record) Side 1 Track List: S49-S55. Side 2 Track Listings: S56-S60.
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1953 | |
| 67 | # 6 (phonograph record) Side 1 Track List: S61-S64. Side 2 Track Listings: S65.
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1953 | |
“That’s Life” – “The Alan Young Show”
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| 67 | Prod. # 7502 – M100-T4, M304-T1, M304-T2, M304-T3, M304-T4, M304-T5, M304-T6 (phonograph record) |
1954 | |
| 67 | Prod. # 7502 – M101-R1, M101-T1, M200-T1, M200-T2, M200-T3 (phonograph record) |
1954 | |
| 67 | Prod. # 7502 – M201-T1, M201-T2, M202-T1, M203-T1, M100-T1, M100-T2, M100-T2 (phonograph record) |
1954 | |
| 67 | Prod. # 7502 – M202A-T2, M300-T1, M300-T2, M301-T1, M301A-T1, M302-T1 (phonograph record) |
1954 | |
| 67 | Prod. # 7502 – M303-T1, M102-T1, M303-T2 (phonograph record) |
1954 | |
| 67 | Prod. # 7502 – M303-T3, M303-T4, M200A-T1, M200A-T2, M200A-T3, M202A-T1 (phonograph record) |
1954 | |
| 66 | “The Toys for Tots Parade March” (reel-to-reel tape) Music by Lava; lyrics by William Hendricks.
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undated | |
| 67 | Unidentified – R3, S1/R3, S2 (phonograph record) |
undated | |
Series IV. CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 59 |
ASCAP A copy of a letter requesting registrations for several musical compositions, including “A Boy is a Curious Thing,” the music for which was written by Lava.
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1958 |
| 59 | Library of Congress - Registrar of Copyrights A letter requesting blank copyright-registration forms and a pamphlet, titled "Copyright for Musical Compositions," sent to Lava. Also includes multiple blank copyright-registration forms.
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1966 |
| 59 | Warner Bros. memo re parking |
1967 |
| 59 | 1948-1969 |
Series V. AssortedReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 58 | Clippings |
1940-1969, undated | |
| 60 | Composers and Lyricists Guild of America, Inc. |
1963, undated | |
| 60 |
Emmy Awards – Candidates for Nomination – Best Musical Contribution for Television (photocopy) The list includes Lava for “Zorro” and “Cheyenne.”
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undated | |
| 58 | “Film Music by William Lava” (photocopy – list) |
undated | |
| 60 | Handwritten Lists A list of automobiles, breakfast foods, cosmetics, and soaps and detergents, and a list of “Brooklynese – As She is Spake.”
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undated | |
| digital | ahcdm_03215_001 | William Lava (archived recordings) A list received with digital music tracks on DVDs (see above).
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2014 |
| Box | |||
| 60 | Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and Arts – promotional sheet Lava is mentioned in the text.
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undated | |
| 60 | “Music by William Lava” (photocopy – resumé) |
1969 | |
| 60 | Original Composition Sketches for Motion Pictures – Listing of Titles by Library Boxes (15) |
undated | |
Photos |
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| Box | |||
| 60 | Includes a photo of Lava autographed by him and a photo of Lava conducting the Warner Bros. Orchestra for a scene from the film "Chamber of Horrors." The other photos are photocopies, most of which include captions. |
1969, undated | |
| digital | ahcdm_03215_001 | William Lava acetate scans (JPEGs) Pictures of acetate records received on DVD-Rs with digital music tracks (see above).
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2014 |
| Box | |||
Presentations |
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| Box | |||
| 60 |
"I Won't Play" (photocopy) "Talk delivered by the composer William Lava on the music scoring for the Warner Bros. short subject 'I Won’t Play.'"
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undated | |
| 60 | “Music in the Documentary Film” (photocopy) “Address to be delivered at 4 Star Theatre on March 6, 1948, to the Institute of Music Teachers under the auspices of the Motion Picture Association.”
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1948 | |
| 60 | Press Pass – 1956 Republican National Convention
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1956 | |
| 58 | Programs for events featuring Lava’s music (photocopies) |
1947-1950, undated | |
| 60 | “Research Institute Recommendations” (Research Institute of America) (photocopy) |
1969 | |
| 60 |
"The Super 6" - Storyboards - "Super Bwoing vs. Thunder-8-Ball," "Having a Ball,""Super Bwoing vs. Gopherbroke," "A Knight's Hard Day,"and unidentified |
undated | |
| 60 |
Television Academy – Music Lists some of the TV series for which Lava composed music.
|
undated | |
| 60 |
“Voyage of the Scarlet Queen” - Radio Scripts Scripts for episode 2 (“Report of the White Jade Buddha”) and episode 3 (“The Spaniard & the Lascar Pirates”).
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1947 | |
| 59 | “Willie (Rip Van) Winkle” Lists of characters and musical numbers.
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undated | |
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2023
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