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Harry Salter Papers, 1937-1996
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Salter, Harry, 1899-1984
- Title
- Harry Salter Papers
- Dates
-
1937-1996 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 192.51 cubic ft. (196 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 09053
- Summary
- The papers of musician Harry Salter, creator of the musical game shows “Stop the Music” and “Name That Tune” from the 1950s.
- 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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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid has been made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Harry Salter (1899-1984) was a musician and orchestra leader from the 1920s through the 1960s. Salter was the creator and musical director for the television and radio show “Stop the Music” (1949-1956) and the producer and conductor of the television show “Name That Tune” (1953-1959). “Stop the Music” was emceed by Bert Parks, and the music was played by the Harry Salter Orchestra. It was introduced on radio in 1948, and went to television the next year. The television program “Name That Tune” was emceed by Red Benson, Bill Cullen, and George DeWitt, and the music was again played by the Harry Salter Orchestra. Syndicated versions of the program continued in the 1970s -1980s. Salter conducted the orchestras for a number of other radio programs, including “Hit Parade,” “Your Unseen Friend,” “Philco Show,” “Hobby Lobby,” and “Mr. District Attorney.” He died in Mamaroneck, New York in 1984.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The bulk of the Harry Salter collection contains musical scores and arrangements for music used on the shows “Stop the Music” and “Name That Tune.” It also contains correspondence, notes, and other files related to Salter’s creation and running of the aforementioned shows. Two manuscripts by Salter’s wife, Roberta Salter, are also present. These detail the creation and running of both “Stop the Music” and “Name That Tune.” Audio and video recordings are also present in the collection, including recordings from episodes of “Stop the Music” and “Name that Tune.”
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are no known other archival collections created by Harry Salter at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationThis material was received from Roberta Salter (wife) in 1984 and 1997, and Victoria Salter (daughter) in 2007.
Processing Note
Processing InformationThe collection was processed by Emily Christopherson in June 2011
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Professional files, 1948-1996Return to Top
Arranged alphabetically by file name. This series contains correspondence, notes, memoranda, legal files, and other administrative files pertaining to the creation and running of Salter’s television and radio shows, most notably "Stop the Music" and "Name That Tune." This series also contains catalogs and indexes of music used on the two programs, as well as guides stating what songs were used during which programs.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - audio inventory and lists for items possibly
not in collection |
undated |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - big winners |
1957-1959 |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - contestants of note |
1957-1958 |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - correspondence from Golden Medley Marathon
winners |
1984-1985 |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - correspondence, fan mail, and general
information |
1957-1959 |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - form letter to people requesting
tickets |
undated |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - game instructions |
1953 |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - Golden Medley categorized song
index |
undated |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - Golden Medley Marathon - songs of
faith |
undated |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - Golden Medley selection training
kit |
1957-1958 |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - Golden Medley winners' letters of
application |
1957-1958 |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - Harry Salter's wisdom on how to choose
contestants |
undated |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - index of songs with accompanying
clues |
undated |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - information for 1099 forms - prize money
awarded |
1956-1959 |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - photographs |
1953 |
| 178 | "Name That Tune" - photographs |
1953 |
| 176 | "Name That Tune" - press book of newspaper clippings |
1957-1958 |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - scripts |
1952-1958 |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - scripts and forms |
undated |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - special contestants |
1957-1958 |
| 171 | "Name That Tune" - television rights and requests |
1982-1986 |
| 177 | "Name That Tune" by Roberta Salter |
undated |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - 1st show music line-up |
1948 |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - catalog of songs |
undated |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - claims and settlements |
1952-1988 |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - contracts and deals |
1962-1993 |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - correspondence and administrative
papers |
1948-1952 |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - correspondence |
1948-1955 |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - financial files |
undated |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - Harry Salter's passing thoughts |
undated |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - index of songs used during each
program |
1948-1952 |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - legal files |
1952-1996 |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - mystery melodies list |
undated |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - mystery melodies made up to use |
1951 |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - mystery melody correspondence |
1948 |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - newspaper clippings |
1948-1950 |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - radio scripts |
1952 |
| 170 | "Stop the Music" - television scripts |
1949 |
| 177 | "Stop the Music: Anatomy of a Music Game Show" by Roberta
Salter |
undated |
| 174 | "Yours For A Song" - contestant applications |
undated |
| 177 | "Yours For A Song" - contestant releases |
1961-1963 |
| 169 | Book - "Quiz Craze: America's Infatuation With Game Shows" by
Thomas A. DeLong |
|
| 177 | Correspondence and notes regarding music game shows |
1948-1973 |
| 174 | Miscellaneous song lists |
undated |
| 177 | New music game show idea, including "New Stop the Music," "Ticker
Tape," and "Golden Music Box," |
undated |
Series II. Sheet music arrangements, undatedReturn to Top
Arranged alphabetically. This series contains the musical arrangements for the songs played on various musical programs, most notably “Stop the Music” and “Name That Tune." The first part of the series is arranged alphabetically by program name. The bulk of the series is composed of music used for both “Stop the Music” and “Name That Tune” and is arranged alphabetically by song title. Only the beginning letter indicators are listed; individual song titles are not listed. The majority of the arrangements appear to be arranged and hand-notated by staff members of “Stop the Music” and “Name That Tune.”
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 175 | "Can Do" music |
|
| 166 | "Fame and Fortune" music |
|
| 174 | "Hit Parade" music |
|
| 167 | "It Pays To Be Ignorant" music |
|
| 164-165 | "Name That Tune" songs in alphabetical and thematic
bundles |
|
| 163 | "Name That Tune" themes and openings |
|
| 163 | "Scotland Yard" music |
|
| 162-163 | "Spotlight on America" music |
|
| 168-169 | "Stop the Music" mystery melodies |
|
| 163 | "Stop the Music" themes and openings |
|
| 166 | "Up For Parole" music |
|
| 172 | Index - Alphabetized index cards of music used in the shows,
including its arranger |
|
| 173 | Index - Alphabetized Tune-Dex cards of music used in the
shows |
|
| 1 | 76 |
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| 1 | A - Ab |
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| 2 | Ac - Ai |
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| 3-4 | Al |
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| 5 | Am |
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| 5-6 | An |
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| 154 | Ap - Ar |
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| 155 | As - Ay |
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| 1 | Baa - Bai |
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| 7 | Bal - Bat |
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| 15 | Be |
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| 8 | Be - Bea |
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| 9 | Bec - Bel |
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| 10 | Ben - Big |
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| 11 | Bil - Bla |
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| 13 | Ble - Blo |
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| 12 | Blue - Blues |
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| 13 | Bo - Bre |
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| 14 | Bri - Bus |
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| 15 | But - By |
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| 16 | Ca - Can't |
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| 17 | Cap - Cat |
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| 18 | Ce - Char |
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| 195 | Chat - Chic |
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| 19 | Chil - Cin |
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| 18 | Cir - Civ |
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| 153 | Cl |
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| 55 | Coc |
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| 157 | Coffee |
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| 156 | Col |
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| 20 | Com |
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| 156 | Con - Cot |
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| 21 | Cou - Cry |
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| 22 | Cu - Dai |
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| 23 | Dan |
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| 24 | Dar - Dear Little |
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| 25 | Dear Old - Dic |
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| 26 | Did - Doi |
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| 27 | Dol - Dou |
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| 28 | Dow - Dox |
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| 29 | Dr - Ea |
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| 30 | Eb - Every |
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| 31 | Everybody - Fan |
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| 32 | Fa - Fie |
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| 33 | Fin - Fiv |
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| 35 | Fl |
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| 34 | Fo |
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| 34-35 | Fr |
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| 35 | Fu |
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| 36 | Ga |
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| 37 | Ge - Go Go |
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| 38 | Go In - Good News |
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| 39 | Goody - Gy |
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| 40-42 | Ha |
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| 42 | Heart - Hello |
|
| 47 | Here - Hi |
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| 46 | High - Hol |
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| 47 | Home |
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| 45 | Hon - Hor |
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| 43 | Hot |
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| 44 | How |
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| 43 | Hu - Hy |
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| 50 | I Ain't - I Cross |
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| 55 | I Didn't |
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| 56 | I Do - I Found |
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| 55 | I Don't |
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| 57 | I Get - I Hear |
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| 58 | I Kiss - I Know |
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| 51 | I Left - I Love |
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| 58 | I Married - I Passed |
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| 56 | I Said - I Understand |
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| 159 | I Want - I Wish |
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| 63 | I Wonder - I Wouldn't |
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| 58 | I Yi Yi Yi |
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| 61 | I'd |
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| 63 | I'd've |
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| 59 | I'll |
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| 157-158 | I'm |
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| 49 | I've |
|
| 61 | Ic - Id |
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| 52-53 | If |
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| 61 | Il - In |
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| 53-54 | In |
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| 63 | Ireland - Is |
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| 55 | Isn't |
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| 48 | It |
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| 159-161 | It's |
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| 63 | Ita - Ivory |
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| 60 | Ja - Je |
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| 65 | Ji - Jo |
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| 61 | Jub - Jung |
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| 62 | Just |
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| 64 | K |
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| 67 | La - Lac |
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| 65-66 | Lady |
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| 67 | Lam - Las |
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| 68 | Lan - Lav |
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| 66 | Lay - Laz |
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| 66 | Lea - Len |
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| 68 | Let |
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| 66 | Let's |
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| 69 | Li - Little |
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| 70 | Little - Liz |
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| 71 | Loa - Love |
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| 72 | Love |
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| 73 | Love - Lu |
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| 74 | Ma - Mak |
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| 75 | Mal - Man |
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| 77-78 | Mar |
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| 77 | Mas - Maz |
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| 79 | Me |
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| 80 | Mid - Min |
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| 76 | Mis - Miy |
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| 80 | Mo - Mom |
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| 81 | Mon - Moon |
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| 82 | Mor - Mu |
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| 83-85 | My |
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| 86 | Na - Night |
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| 87 | Night - No |
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| 88 | No - Nu |
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| 88 | O - Oc |
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| 89 | Od - Oh |
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| 90 | Oh - Ok |
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| 91 | Old |
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| 92-93 | On |
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| 94 | One - Op |
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| 93 | Or |
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| 95 | Os - Oz |
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| 95 | P.S. |
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| 96-97 | Pa |
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| 98-99 | Pe |
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| 98 | Ph |
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| 97 | Pi |
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| 99 | Pl |
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| 100 | Po - Por |
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| 105 | Pr |
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| 101 | Pu - Q |
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| 102 | Ra |
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| 103 | Re |
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| 102 | Rh |
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| 103 | Ri |
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| 104-105 | Ro |
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| 106 | Ru |
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| 106 | Sa - Sc |
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| 108 | Se |
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| 108-110 | Sh |
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| 111-112 | Si |
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| 112 | Sk |
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| 113 | Sl |
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| 116 | Sm |
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| 112 | Sn |
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| 114 | So |
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| 117 | Soft - Sol |
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| 114 | Some |
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| 115 | Somebody - Somewhere |
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| 116 | Song |
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| 117 | Sonn - South |
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| 112 | Sp |
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| 118-119 | St |
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| 122 | Su |
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| 120-121 | Sw |
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| 113 | Sy |
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| 124 | Ta - Taj |
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| 123 | Take - Taking |
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| 124 | Tal - Taz |
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| 124-125 | Te |
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| 132 | Thanks |
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| 134-135 | That |
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| 133 | Them - Then |
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| 131-132 | There |
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| 137 | These |
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| 130 | They |
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| 133 | Thi |
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| 135 | This |
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| 137 | Thou |
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| 137 | Three |
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| 133 | Through - Thu |
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| 136 | Ti |
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| 127-128 | To |
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| 129 | Tr |
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| 126 | Tu - Tw |
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| 141 | Wait |
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| 140 | Wak - Wal |
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| 141 | Wam - Waz |
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| 138 | We |
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| 145 | Wea - Whale |
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| 143 | What |
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| 145 | Wheel |
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| 146-147 | When |
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| 139 | Where |
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| 140 | Whi |
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| 142 | Whi |
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| 148 | Who |
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| 144 | Why |
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| 139 | Wi |
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| 138 | With |
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| 143 | Wo - Wol |
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| 144 | Woman |
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| 143 | Women - Wot |
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| 144 | Would |
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| 143 | Wouldn't - Woz |
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| 148 | Wr |
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| 145 | Wu |
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| 152 | Ya |
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| 149 | Ye - Yi |
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| 150-152 | You |
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| 149 | You'd - Young |
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| 153 | Z |
|
| 167 | Miscellaneous music |
|
| 196 | Miscellaneous sheet music |
Series III. Audio, 1937-1978Return to Top
Arranged alphabetically by audio title. This series primarily contains reel-to-reel audiotapes; other formats (phonograph records and cassette tapes) are marked as such. The series contains demos, music, and auditions from “Stop the Music” and “Name That Tune.” Recordings from other programs are also present.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 181 | ABC - "Shemi," |
undated |
| 181 | ABC - Jerusalem |
undated |
| 181 | Demo tape |
undated |
| 181 | Golden music box |
undated |
| 181 | Harry Salter - Rainbow Room |
undated |
| 181 | Herzberg - Cleveland |
undated |
| 181 | Jewish school |
undated |
| 181 | Joan Deacon - Christmas, family |
undated |
| 181 | Magic melodies |
undated |
| 181 | Malcolm X |
undated |
| 181 | Marc Siegel - "In Praise," |
undated |
| 181 | Marc Siegel - "Panama," |
undated |
| 181 | Music of a People - Stanley Black and the London Festival
Orchestra and Chorus |
undated |
| 181 | NBC - Israel |
1972 |
| 179 | "Name That Tune," |
9 September 1959 |
| 180 | "Name That Tune" - demo medley ideas |
undated |
| 180 | "Name That Tune" - minute medleys |
undated |
| 180 | "Name That Tune" - music box |
undated |
| 180 | "Name That Tune" - possibly general knowledge tunes used to test
possible contestants |
undated |
| 180 | "Name That Tune" - radio auditions |
12 January 1955 |
| 180 | "Name That Tune" - round 1-5 |
undated |
| 181 | New Stop the Music |
20 December 1978 |
| 181 | Professor Bernard Williams - Cambridge |
1975 |
| 181 | Songs and music |
undated |
| 179 | "Stop the Music," |
14 January 1951 |
| 179 | "Stop the Music," |
21 January 1951 |
| 179 | "Stop the Music," |
24 February 1952 |
| 179 | "Stop the Music" - auditions with Fred Utel |
undated |
| 179 | "Stop the Music" - demo tapes |
undated |
| 179 | "Stop the Music" - Harry Salter in rehearsal |
1937-1938, 1952 |
| 179 | "Stop the Music" - June Valli sings |
10 June 1951 |
| 179 | "Stop the Music" - mystery melodies |
undated |
| 179 | "Stop the Music" - original air show |
14 May 1952 |
| 179 | "Stop the Music" - original air show |
25 November 1952 |
| 181 | Tapes sent in from individuals |
undated |
| 181 | "Trilogy of the Holocaust," |
undated |
| 181-182 | unknown and/or unlabeled |
undated |
| 181 | WBAI concert |
9 February 1963 |
| 182 | Cassettes - "Stop the Music" - mystery melodies |
undated |
| 182 | Cassettes - "Stop the Music," |
undated |
| 182 | Cassettes - "Stop the Music," |
20 July 1952 |
| 182 | Cassettes - unlabeled |
undated |
| 183 | Phonograph records - "Hit Parade" - "Beer Barrel
Polka," |
9 September 1939 |
| 183 | Phonograph records - "Name That Tune" promo record sent to radio
editors |
1953 |
| 183 | Phonograph records - "Name That Tune," |
undated |
| 183 | Phonograph records - "Stop the Music" (including mystery
melodies) |
undated |
| 183 | Phonograph records - ABC - music |
undated |
| 183 | Phonograph records - Army Contest songs |
undated |
| 183 | Phonograph records - Bert Parks Show |
24 January 1952 |
| 183 | Phonograph records - Bob Hope and Shirley Ross |
1960 |
| 183 | Phonograph records - NBC - music |
1939 |
| 183 | Phonograph records - Unlabeled |
undated |
| 183 | Phonograph records - Video Moods sounds effects |
undated |
Series IV. Film, 1955-1987Return to Top
Arranged alphabetically by film title. The bulk of the series contains episodes from “Name That Tune,” most with the more popular contestants. Many of the film canisters are not well identified, and may relate to other productions on which Salter worked, or possibly are films from his personal collection.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 185 | "America's Roll Call of Presidents," |
undated |
| 190 | Bingo at home |
undated |
| 188 | Britain Crowns a Queen |
undated |
| 186 | Dance etiquette, HS Truman, animal sport, the
villain |
undated |
| 186 | Dogs and Hopper [Hooper?] |
undated |
| 184-185 | Footage of Presidents and other dignitaries |
undated |
| 187 | Gertie, Kelly, Collin, animals, sports |
undated |
| 188 | Groucho; Mutiny on the Bounty |
undated |
| 186 | John's Manville |
undated |
| 187 | "Name That Tune" - auditions |
undated |
| 191 | "Name That Tune" - Barbara Pope (Minister's wife) and Robert
Whistler; Joyce Buefont and Dick Benjamin; Joan Delaney and
Joleson |
1957 |
| 191 | "Name That Tune" - Barbara Pope, Princess Konthip
Probhaialakshana (great granddaughter of King of Siam) |
1957 |
| 191 | "Name That Tune" - Barbara Pope - invited audience to her church;
Patty Holand and Ed Holden |
1957 |
| 190 | "Name That Tune" - Benny Reynolds (Bashful Cowboy) and Jane
Mullins highlights |
1958 |
| 192 | "Name That Tune" - Benny Reynolds and Jane Mullins |
1958 |
| 193 | "Name That Tune" - close of show |
undated |
| 190 | "Name That Tune" - Exchange students Mesfin Binega from Ethiopia
and Norma Blum from Brazil - greeted by Eisenhower at the Rose
Garden |
March 1957 |
| 189 | "Name That Tune" - Ex-fighter Bill Graham and Albert
Stangker |
undated |
| 192 | "Name That Tune" - Jimmy Clark and Linda Slatky |
6 April 1956 |
| 187 | "Name That Tune" - John Glenn and Hodges going for
$25,000 |
undated |
| 192 | "Name That Tune" - John Kelman and Sandy Wilkenson |
undated |
| 191 | "Name That Tune" - Mabel Potter and James Bugg; Winona Brannon
and Jimmy McConnon; Patricia Myers and Cliff Livingstone |
1957 |
| 189 | "Name That Tune" - Mario gives back butcher shop |
undated |
| 191 | "Name That Tune" - Estella Jueneman (Kansas farmwife) and Louis
Brugnotti |
1955 |
| 190 | "Name That Tune" - Nicky Capoldi and Robin Scanlon (5 yrs
old) |
1958 |
| 193 | "Name That Tune" - Nurse Joan Mathews and Major
Whitlock |
1956 |
| 190 | "Name That Tune" - Part of an unknown show |
1958 |
| 189 | "Name That Tune" - Pat Rooney and the little Oldaker
sisters |
1957 |
| 193 | "Name That Tune" - Phil Silver substituting for Estelle Jueneman
and Louis Brugnolotti |
1 November 1955 |
| 189 | "Name That Tune" - Rachel Limon (Israel) |
1956 |
| 192 | "Name That Tune" - Red Boucher (later became mayor of Fairbanks,
Alaska) and Nan Langford |
1956 |
| 191 | "Name That Tune" - Red Boucher and Nan Langford; Tanja Chin and
Gerald Pimental |
1956 |
| 192 | "Name That Tune" - Red Boucher and Nan Langford; Tanja
Chin |
1956 |
| 194 | "Name That Tune" - Red Boucher for $25,000 |
undated |
| 190 | "Name That Tune" - Red Boucher; Tanja Chin |
1956 |
| 192 | "Name That Tune" - Roberta Cattell and Johnny
McCannan |
17 September 1957 |
| 193 | "Name That Tune" - Roger C[?] and Ann Jenn[?]; Virginia Victor
and Rita Nolen; Dorothy Marsh and Hank Van Kooey |
1957 |
| 193 | "Name That Tune" - three running spots |
1957 |
| 193 | "Name That Tune" - unknown |
undated |
| 188 | Stop the Camera, Hiss the Villain |
undated |
| 182 | "Stop the Music" (VHS) |
1987 |
| 188 | Sullivan introducing Cagney |
undated |
| 188 | Teletunes |
undated |
| 194 | Unknown episode of "Name That Tune" or "Stop the
Music," |
undated |
| 184-185 | Unlabeled and/or unknown |
undated |
| 187 | "Young Doctors," "Miracles of Photography," |
undated |
Additional Container ListsReturn to Top
The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. This link is to an older version of a container list.
| Container(s) | Description |
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Big Bands.
- Radio game shows--United States.
- Television game shows--United States.
- Television music--United States.
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