William Lava papers, 1942-1970

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Lava, William, 1911-1971.
Title
William Lava papers
Dates
1942-1970 (inclusive)
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
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

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.

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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
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
“Ace of Clubs”
 undated
1
“Action in the North Atlantic”
 undated
1
Adolph’s Tenderizer Commercial TV Spots (photocopies)
 undated
1
“Ain’t Rio Grand?”
 undated
1
“All American”
 1953, undated
1
“Alpine Champions”
 undated
1
“American Sports Album”
 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
“The Art of Archery”
 undated
"Assignment to Kill"
 undated
Box
2
undated
2
Includes attached music cue sheets (photocopies).
 1967 (photocopies)
B
Box
2
“Bannister’s Bantering Babies”
 undated
2
“Baptism of Fire”
 undated
2
“Barcelona” by Lava and William Hendricks
undated
3
“Barricade”
 undated
3
“The Battle Against/of Shop #13”
 undated
3
“The Battle for the Marianas”
 undated
3
“The Battle of Britain”
 undated
3
“The Battle of New Orleans” by Jimmy Driftwood
1959
3
“Beachhead to Berlin”
 undated
3
“Beauty and the Bull”
 undated
3
“Beyond the Line of Duty”
 undated
3
“Big Bill Tilden”
 undated
3
“Big Jim McLain” – trailer
 undated
4
“The Big Punch”
 undated
4
“Big Time Revue”
 undated
4
“Birthplace of Hockey”
 undated
4
“Black Fury”
 undated
4
“Black Horse Canyon”
 1954, undated
"Bonanza"
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
“Border River”
 1953
5
“Born for Trouble” – trailer
 undated
5
“A Boy and His Dog”
 undated
5
“The 'Break'”
 undated
5
“The Breaking Point” – trailer
 undated
5
“Breakthrough”
 undated
5
“Brimstone, the Amish Horse” – “The Magical World of Disney” (photocopies)
 undated
5
“Bullet Scars”
 undated
5
“Busses Roar”
 undated
C
Box
5
“Calgary Stampede”
 undated
5
“Calling All Tars”
 undated
6
“Canine Commandos”
 undated
6
“Cattlemen's Days”
 undated
6
“Cattle Town”
 undated
6
“Centennial Sports”
 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
“Champions Training Champions”
 undated
7
Cheerios Commercial TV Spots – “Gladiator Sam,” Stagecoach,” and “Sir Samelot”
 undated
"Cheyenne"
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
“Cheyenne Days”
 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
"Chubasco"
 undated
13
“Circus Town”
 undated
13
“Colt .45”
 undated
13
“Combat Patrol”
 undated
14
“Come Fill the Cup”
 undated
14
“Continental Holiday”
 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
“Cradle of the Republic”
 undated
14
“Crime by Night”
 undated
14
“Cult of the Cobra”
 undated
D
Box
14
“Dad Minds the Baby”
 undated
"The Dakotas"
 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
“Danger Is My Business”
 1949
15
“Dangerously They Live”
 undated
15
“Danish Sports Delights”
 undated
15
“Dark Passage” – trailer
 undated
15
“A Day at Hollywood Park”
 undated
15
“Daylight Reconnaissance Patrol”
 undated
15
“The Deadly Mantis”
 1957
15
“Desert Killer”
 undated
15
“Destination Tokyo”
 undated
16
“Devil Boats”
 undated
16
“Divide and Conquer”
Lava is credited with the music for two short films with this title – one from 1942 and one from 1943.
 undated
16
“Documentary Theme”
 undated
16
“Don’t Forget to Write”
 undated
16
“Don’t Kill Your Friends”
 undated
16
“Double Exposure”
 undated
16
“Down the Nile”
 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
“Embraceable You”
 undated
17
“Emperor’s Horses”
 undated
17
“Epic March”
 undated
17
“Escape from Crime”
 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
“The Far Country”
 undated
17
“Fiesta for Sports”
 undated
18
“Fifty Years Before Your Eyes”
 undated
18
“Fighting Athletes”
 undated
18
“Fighting Engineers”
 undated
18
“Filipino Sports Parade”
 undated
18
“Finian’s Rainbow”
 undated
18
“Fireman, Save My Child”
 1954, undated
19
“Flaxy Martin”
 undated
19
“Flying Fortress” – trailer
 undated
19
“Food and Magic”
 undated
19
"Foolish Me" by Lava and Jack Scholl
 undated
19
"Forsooth"
Includes a photocopy of handwritten lyrics.
 undated
19
“Francis in the Navy”
 1955
"F Troop"
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
Prod. # 8285
 undated
21
Prod. # 8295
 undated
21
Prod. # 8296
 undated
undated
Season 2
Box
21
Episode 2 – “How to Be F Troop Without Really Trying” (photocopies)
 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
“A Fugitive from Justice”
 undated
G
Box
22
“The Gallant Men – season 1, episode 20 – “Operation Secret” ("Operation Avalanche")
 undated
22
“Gauchos of the Pampas”
 undated
22
“Gem of the Ocean”
 undated
22
“Ghosts of Berchtesgaden”
 undated
22
"The Girl in the Plain Cotton Dress" by Lava and Bob Jackman (photocopy)
 undated
22
“Git Along Little Dogies”
 undated
22
“Give Us the Earth!”
 undated
22
“The Glass Menagerie” – teaser trailer
 undated
22
“G-Men” – trailer
 undated
22
“Go into Your Dance”
 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
“The Good Guys and the Bad Guys”
 undated
23
“Good Old Corn”
 undated
23
“Gorilla Man”
 undated
23
“The Grass is Always Greener”
 undated
23
“The Great Jewel Robber”
 undated
24
“The Great Mr. Nobody” (“Bashful Hero”)
 undated
24
“Green Giant”
 undated
24
“Grey, White and Blue Goose”
 undated
24
“Guard Duty”
 undated
H
Box
24
“Hands Tell the Story”
 undated
24
“Happy Faces”
 undated
24
“Happy Holidays”
 undated
24
“Happy Times and Jolly Moments”
 undated
24
“Harness Racing”
 undated
24
“Heart of Paris”
 undated
24
“Her Kind of Man”
 undated
24
“Heroes” (Army short)
 undated
25
“The Hidden Hand”
 undated
25
“Highway 301”
 undated
25
“Highway West”
 undated
25
“Hi-Hippa-Hi”
 undated
25
“Homicide”
 undated
25
“The Horn Blows at Midnight”
 undated
26
“The House Across the Street”
 1948
26
“Hunting Dogs at Work”
 undated
26
“Hunting the Fox”
 undated
I
Box
26
“I Am an American”
 undated
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
“Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison”
 undated
"The Inspector"
Box
27
"Napoleon Blown-Aparte" (photocopies)
 undated
27
“Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat” (photocopies)
27
“International Squadron”
 undated
27
“Into the Clouds”
 undated
"The Islanders"
 undated
Box
Season 1
 undated
Box
27
Episode 2 – “Flight from Terror”
 1960, undated
27
Episode 8 – “Our Girl in Saigon”
 1960, undated
27
Prod. # 1031
Includes a list titled “Instrumental Break-Down of Musical Numbers.”
 1960, undated
27
“Shipwreck Serenade”
 1960
28
“It Happened in Springfield”
 undated
28
“It Happens on Rollers”
 undated
28
“It Just Dawned on Me” by Lava and Harry Tobias
undated
28
“It’s Your War Too”
 undated
28
“I Was Framed”
 undated
28
“Iwo Jima”
 undated
28
“I Won’t Play”
 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
"Joe McDoakes"
Box
28
“So You Don’t Trust Your Wife”
 undated
28
“So You Love Your Dog”
 undated
28
“So You Never Tell a Lie”
 undated
28
“So You’re Going on a Vacation”
 undated
28
“So You’re Going to Be a Father”
 undated
28
“So You’re Going to Have an Operation”
 undated
29
“So You’re Going to the Dentist”
 undated
29
“So You’re Having In-Law Trouble”
 undated
29
“So You’re Having Neighbor Trouble”
 undated
29
“So You’re Taking in a Roomer”
 undated
29
“So You Think the Grass is Greener”
 undated
29
“So You Think You Can’t Sleep”
 undated
29
“So You Think You’re Allergic”
 undated
29
“So You Think You’re a Nervous Wreck”
 undated
29
“So You Think You’re Not Guilty”
 undated
29
“So You Want a Model Railroad”
 undated
29
“So You Want an Apartment”
 undated
29
“So You Want a Raise”
 undated
29
“So You Want a Television Set”
 undated
29
“So You Want to Be an Actor”
 undated
29
“So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter”
 undated
29
“So You Want to Be a Bachelor”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be a Banker”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be a Cowboy”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be a Detective”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be a Gambler”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be a Gladiator”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be a Handy Man”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be a Muscle Man”
 undated
30
So You Want to Be a Musician”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be an Heir”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be a Plumber”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be a Policeman”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be a Salesman”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be a V.P.”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be on a Jury”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be Popular”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Be Your Own Boss”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Build a House”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Buy a Used Car”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Enjoy Life”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Get It Wholesale”
 undated
30
“So You Want to Get Rich Quick”
 undated
31
“So You Want to Go to a Convention”
 undated
31
“So You Want to Hold Your Husband”
 undated
31
“So You Want to Hold Your Wife”
 undated
31
“So You Want to Keep Your Hair”
 undated
31
“So You Want to Know Your Relatives”
 undated
31
“So You Want to Learn to Dance”
 undated
31
“So You Want to Move”
 undated
31
“So You Want to Play the Horses”
 undated
31
“So You Want to Throw a Party”
 undated
31
“So You Want to Wear the Pants”
 undated
31
“Johnny Dark”
 1954
31
“Jonah”
 undated
31
“Jungle Man Killers”
 undated
31
“Jungle Terror”
 undated
31
“Junior Jive Bombers”
 undated
31
“The Junkman”
Includes a sheet of typewritten lyrics.
 undated
31
“Just for Fun”
 undated
32
“Just for Sports”
 undated
K
Box
32
“Keep Young and Beautiful”
 undated
32
"Kennedy"
 undated
32
“King of the Lumberjacks”
 undated
32
“King of the Rockies”
 undated
32
“Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” – trailer
 undated
32
“Knockout”
 undated
L
Box
32
“Lady Gangster”
 undated
32
“Land of the Trembling Earth”
 undated
32
“Latin Serenade”
 undated
32
“A Laugh a Day”
 undated
33
“Learn and Live”
 undated
33
“Let’s Finish the Job Together”
 undated
33
“Let’s Go Boating”
 undated
33
“The Little Green Man”
 undated
33
“Little Isles of Freedom”
 undated
33
"The Littlest Outlaw" (Sheet music – photocopies)
 1955
"Looney Tunes"
 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
“False Hare”
 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
“Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too!”
 undated
34
“Rodent to Stardom” (photocopies)
 undated
34
“See Ya Later Gladiator”
Includes photocopies of storyboards.
 undated
34
“Señorella and the Glass Huarache”
 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
34
“Love’s Intrigue”
 undated
M
Box
34
“Ma and Pa Kettle at Home”
 1953
34
“Make Your Own Bed”
 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
“The Man from New Orleans”
 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
“Mechanized Patrolling”
 undated
35
“Men of Tomorrow”
 undated
"Merrie Melodies"
 undated
Box
35
“Bartholomew versus the Wheel”
 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
“Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare”
 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
“The Great Carrot-Train Robbery” (photocopies)
 undated
35
“Injun Trouble” (photocopies)
 undated
35
“Mad as a Mars Hare”
 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
“Million Dollar Racket”
 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
“Murder in the Big House”
 undated
36
“My Country ‘Tis of Thee”
 undated
36
“My Own United States”
 undated
37
“Mysterious Ceylon”
 undated
37
“The Mysterious Doctor”
 undated
N
Box
37
“Navy Nurse”
 undated
37
“The Neighbor Next Door” ("Our Neighbor Next Door")
 undated
37
“Nine Lives Are Not Enough”
 undated
37
“No Time for Sergeants” - Season 1 - Prod. # 8109
 undated
37
“Norman Normal” (photocopies)
 undated
37
“The Nurse’s Secret”
 undated
O
Box
37
“Off to the Races”
Includes one script page of narration.
 undated
38
“Okay for Pictures”
 undated
38
“Okay for Sound”
 undated
38
“The Old Grey Mayor”
 undated
38
“Ol’ Hacksaw”
 undated
38
“Once Over Lightly”
 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
“On Your Toes”
 undated
39
“Open Up That Golden Gate”
 undated
39
“Our Frontier in Italy”
 undated
P
Box
39
“The Pacific Frontier”
 undated
39
“Passage from Hong Kong”
 undated
39
“Perils of the Jungle”
 undated
64
“Phantom from Space”
 undated
39
“Pillars of the Sky”
 1956, undated
39
“Pillow to Post” (“Pillar to Post”)
 undated
"The Pink Panther"
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
“Pledge to Bataan”
 undated
Plymouth/Road Runner TV Spots
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
“Power Behind the Nation”
 undated
41
“Princely India”
 undated
41
“The Private War of Major Benson”
 1955, undated
41
“Proudly We Serve”
 undated
41
“PT-109”
 undated
R
Box
41
“Racing Thrills”
Possibly "Harness Racing."
undated
41
“Ramblin’ Amblin’ Cowboy” by Lava and Bob Jackman
Possibly from "Cheyenne."
1957
42
“Raw Edge”
 undated
64
“Real George”
 undated
42
“Relativo in Naples”
 undated
42
“Retreat, Hell!”
 undated
42
“Rhythm of a Big City”
 undated
42
“Ricochet Romance”
 1954, undated
43
“The Right Timing” ("The Real Timing")
 undated
43
“Riviera Days”
 undated
43
“Rocky Mountain” – trailer
 undated
43
“Rodeo Roundup”
 undated
43
“Royal Duck Shoot”
 undated
43
“Royal Mounties”
 undated
43
“Runaway Lawnmower”/“The Gardener’s Apprentice”/"'Epic' Theme # 3"
 undated
43
“Run Rabbit” (photocopies)
 undated
S
Box
43
“Saratoga Trunk”
 undated
43
“Saskatchewan”
 1954
43
“Sea Sports of Tahiti”
 undated
43
“Secret Enemies”
 undated
43
“The Secret of the Silent Hills” – “Lassie” (sheet music - photocopy)
 1955
43
“The Seeing Eye”
 undated
“77 Sunset Strip”
Box
43
Season 5 - Episode 25 – “Flight 307”
undated
43
Season 6 - Episode 7 – “88 Bars”
undated
44
Prod. # 27957
 undated
44
Prod. # 27958
 undated
44
“The Shining Future”
 undated
44
“A Ship is Born”
 undated
44
“Shoot Yourself Some Golf”
 undated
44
“A Shot in the Dark”
 undated
44
“Sight Security”
 undated
44
“Silver Blades”
 undated
44
“Simple Song”
 undated
44
“Simple Spanish Folk Song”
 undated
44
“Sky Sailing”
 undated
44
“Slap-Happy”
 undated
45
“Smart as a Fox”
 undated
45
“The Smiling Ghost”
 undated
45
“Smoke Signal”
Includes “Main Title” by Frank Skinner.
 undated
45
“Sniffer Soldiers”
 undated
45
“Snoopers” (Navy short)
 undated
45
“Snow Frolics”
 undated
45
“Snow Sports”
 undated
45
“Soap Box Derby”
 undated
45
“Soldiers in White”
 undated
45
“So This is Hollywood”
 undated
45
“South of Suez”
 undated
45
“South Sea Paradise”
 undated
46
“Sporting Courage”
 undated
46
“Sportsmen of the Far East”
 undated
46
"Sports Old and New” (“Cavalcade of Egyptian Sports”)
 undated
46
“Spy Ship”
 undated
46
“Stage Fright” – trailer
 undated
46
“Star in the Night”
 undated
46
“Stars on Horseback”
 undated
46
“Star Spangled City”
 undated
46
“Steel Against the Sky”
 undated
46
Stop! Look and Laugh”
 undated
47
“Strange Alibi”
 undated
47
“Stranger”
 undated
47
“Sudden Love Waltz”
 undated
47
“Sugarfoot” – trailer
 undated
47
“Sunset in the Pacific”
 undated
“The Super 6”
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”
Box
47
“The Birth of the Swamp Fox”
 undated
47
“Brother Against Brother”
 undated
47
“Tory Vengeance””
 undated
47
“Sweeney Steps Out”
 undated
47
“Sweet Sandy”
 undated
47
“Swinging into Step”
 undated
T
Box
47
“Tanganyika”
 1954, undated
48
“The Tanks Are Coming”
 undated
48
“Task Force”
 undated
48
“The Tattooed Police Horse”
 undated
48
“Thar She Blows!”
 undated
48
"That's All She's Waiting to Hear" (sheet music) by Lava and Jeff Chandler.
 1954
48
“That’s Bully”
 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
“There Ain’t No Such Animal”
 undated
48
“This is Your Enemy”
 undated
48
“This Side of the Law”
 undated
49
“This Sporting World”
 undated
49
“To Bee or Not to Bee”
 undated
49
“To Have and Have Not” - added music
 undated
49
“To Hell and Back”
 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
“Tropical Sportland”
 undated
49
“24 Hour Alert”
 undated
49
“Two Guys from Milwaukee”
 undated
U
Box
49
“Under Those Wings”
 undated
50
“Unfamiliar Sports”
 undated
50
“The Unsuspected” – teaser trailer
 undated
64
V - “Voyage of the Scarlet Queen”
undated
W
Box
50
Walking Theme
 undated
50
“Walk the Proud Land”
 1956
50
"Wall of Noise"
 undated
50
“War Arrow”
 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
“Water Sports”
 undated
51
“Wedding Yells”
 undated
51
“Wendy and Me” Season 1 – Prod. # 8068
 undated
51
“We’re in the Army Now” (WAAC short)
 1943
51
“West of the Rockies”
 undated
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
“Whiplash”
 undated
51
“Who Else Could I Love?” - words by Edward Heyman
 undated
51
“The Will to Win”
 undated
51
“Winner’s Circle”
 undated
51
“Winning Your Wings”
 undated
51
“Winter Paradise”
 undated
51
“Wish You Were Here”
 1950
52
“With the Marines at Tarawa”
 undated
52
“Women at War”
 undated
52
“Women in Sports”
 undated
52
“Women’s March”
 undated
52
“World in My Corner”
 undated
Y
Box
52
“Yankee Doodle’s Daughters”
 undated
52
“Yankee Pasha”
 1953
52
“The Younger Brothers”
 undated
Z - "Zorro"
Box
Season 1
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
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"
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
“Phantom from Space”
 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
"Zorro" – Season 1
 1957-1958
59
"Zorro" – Season 2
 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
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
Assignment to Kill
 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
“Assignment to Kill” and “Chubasco”
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
"Chubasco"
 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
“The Crooked Way”
Box
67
Parts 1 and 2 (phonograph record)
 1949
67
Parts 3 and 4 (phonograph record)
 undated
“Daredevils of the Red Circle”
 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
“The Good Guys and the Bad Guys”
 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.”
 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.”
 undated
“The Littlest Outlaw”
 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
“Man on the Land”
Box
67
# 1/# 2 (phonograph record)
 1951
67
# 3/# 4 (phonograph record)
 1951
“The Moonrise Song”
From "Moonrise."
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."
 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
“Stormy, the Thoroughbred”
Box
67
# 1 (phonograph record)
Side 1 Track List: S1-S5. Side 2 Track Listings: S6-S12.
 1953
67
# 2 (phonograph record)
Side 1 Track List: S13-S20. Side 2 Track Listings: S21-S24.
 1953
67
# 3 (phonograph record)
Side 1 Track List: S25-S28, S30-S32. Side 2 Track Listings: S33-S38.
 undated
67
# 4 (phonograph record)
Side 1 Track Listings: S39-S44. Side 2 Track Listings: S45-S48.
 1953
67
# 5 (phonograph record)
Side 1 Track List: S49-S55. Side 2 Track Listings: S56-S60.
 1953
67
# 6 (phonograph record)
Side 1 Track List: S61-S64. Side 2 Track Listings: S65.
 1953
“That’s Life” – “The Alan Young Show”
Box
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.
 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.
 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.
 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.”
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.”
 undated
digital ahcdm_03215_001
William Lava (archived recordings)
A list received with digital music tracks on DVDs (see above).
 2014
Box
60
Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and Arts – promotional sheet
Lava is mentioned in the text.
 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
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).
 2014
Box
Presentations
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.'"
 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.”
 1948
60
Press Pass – 1956 Republican National Convention
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”).
 1947
59
“Willie (Rip Van) Winkle”
Lists of characters and musical numbers.
 undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Composers -- United States -- 20th century.
  • Composition (Music)
  • Conductors (Music) -- United States -- 20th century.
  • Film composers.
  • Motion picture music.
  • Musical sketches.
  • Television music.

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2023

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