Walter Schumann papers - Archives West

Walter Schumann papers, 1924-1959

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Schumann, Walter, 1913-1958.
Title: Walter Schumann papers
Dates: 1924-1959 (inclusive)
19491959
Quantity: 89.94 cubic ft. (137 containers)
Collection Number: 03280
Summary: Walter Schumann composed, arranged, and conducted music. This collection includes music scores for the television and radio series "Dragnet," as well as music scores for the feature films "The Night of the Hunter," "Africa Screams," and "The Noose Hangs High."
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.
Additional Reference Guides: Additional Information
Finding aid available in repository.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Walter Schumann (1913-1958) was a self-taught musician. He was music director of the Armed Forces Radio Service and the United States Air Force during World War II. In 1942, he conducted the music for Irving Berlin's "This is the Army." He was also music director for various films, records, and television programs. In 1955, he wrote the musical score for the Broadway musical "3 for Tonight", which starred Harry Belafonte, Marge and Gower Champion, and the Voices of Walter Schumann, a musical ensemble. Schumann and the Voices appeared on the first season of "The Tennesse Ernie Ford Show." His scores for films include "The Night of the Hunter" and two Abbott and Costello films, "Africa Screams" and "The Noose Hangs High." Schumann also scored the music for the "Dragnet" television and radio series, as well as the "Dragnet" feature film, and the music for the radio series "Dr. Kildare" and "Junior Miss."

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Walter Schumann papers consist of music scores for the popular television series (1951-1959), radio series (1949-1957), and film (1954) "Dragnet." Also included are music scores for the feature films "The Night of the Hunter" (1955), "Africa Screams" (1949), and "The Noose Hangs High" (1948). There are also music scores for the 1955 Disneyland opening, the Broadway production "John Brown's Body" (1953), and the radio series "Dr. Kildare" (1949-1951), "Junior Miss" (1948-1954), and "The Modern Adventures of Casanova" (1952), as well as the Broadway musical "3 for Tonight" (1955), and the record albums "Exploring the Unknown" (1955) and "The Bear That Wasn't" (1947). There are also clippings of reviews of the "The Night of the Hunter."

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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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 Walter Schumann as of the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Nathan G. Scott in 1971 and David W. Schumann from 2002-2003.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Roger Simon from September-November 2024.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. “Advance Release” (NBC Radio) – The Voices of Walter SchumannReturn to Top

Described in a script as “the first in a series of eight previews of programs for 1950, selected from among the many shows created and auditioned by NBC this year. These programs are presented in the hope that you – the listener – will, by your comments and criticism, selected the programs that you would like to hear on NBC in the future.”

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
1	Folder I Includes music scores, which are listed on front cover of the folder, and copies of scripts for the program.	1950
1	Folder II Includes music scores, which are listed on front cover of the folder.	1950

Series II. “Africa Screams” – feature filmReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
4	Reel 1, Part 1 – Main Title	undated
4	Reel 1, Part 1A	undated
4	Reel 1, Part 2 – “The Cat”	undated
4	Reel 1, Part 3 – “Faucet Drip”	undated
4	Reel 2, Part 1 – “The Clock”	undated
4	Reel 2, Part 2 – “African Chant”	undated
4	Reel 3, Part 1 – “Alligators”	undated
4	Reel 3, Part 2 – “Second Chant”	undated
4	Reel 3, Part 3 – “Safari”	undated
4	Reel 4, Part 1 – “A Hunting We Will Go”	undated
4	Reel 4, Part 2 – “The Trap”	undated
4	Reel 4, Part 3 – “Gargy’s Lunch”	undated
4	Reel 4, Part 4 – “Second Safari”	undated
4	Reel 5, Part 1 – “Water Boy”	undated
5	Reel 5, Part 2 – “Lion Cape”	undated
5	Reel 6, Part 1 – “Paralized”	undated
5	Reel 6, Part 2 – “Get Out”	undated
5	Reel 6, Part 3 – “Bosom Pal”	undated
5	Reel 7, Part 1 – “First Cannibil”	undated
5	Reel 7, Part 2 – “Boiling Potz”	undated
5	Reel 7, Part 3 – “Ape’s Rescue”	undated
5	Reel 8, Part 1 – “The Chief”	undated
5	Reel 8, Part 2 – “Gunner’s Chase”	undated
5	Reel 8, Part 3 – “It’s Me, Harry”	undated
5	Reel 8, Part 4A – “Ape Call”	undated
5	Reel 9, Part 1 – “Boots and Grappler”	undated
6	Reel 9, Part 2 – “Lost Empire”	undated
6	Reel 9, Part 3 – “Don’t Leave Me”	undated
6	Reel 9, Part 4	undated
6	Reel 9, Part 5 – End Cast	undated
6	Sketch of the film	undated

Series III. “The Bear That Wasn’t” – record album based on the children's picture book by Frank TashlinReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
7	Side 1 & Side 2	undated
7	Side 3 & Side 4	undated
7	Side 5 & Side 6	undated
7	Side 7 & Side 8	undated
8	Side 1 – Side 8	undated
8	Bass	undated
8	1st Horn	undated
8	Harp	undated
8	Percussion – 1	undated
8	Percussion – 2	undated
8	2nd Clarinet Includes handwritten notes on the back cover.	undated
8	3rd Clarinet	undated
8	Trombone – 2	undated
8	Trombone – 3	undated
8	Trumpet – 1	undated
8	Trumpet – 2	undated
8	Trumpet – 3	undated
8	Violins – 1	undated
8	Violins – 2	undated
8	Script	1947

Series IV. Disneyland openingReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
9	“Adventureland”	undated
9	“Adventureland” and “Jungle Passions”	undated
126	“Casey Junior”	undated
9	“Casey Junior”	undated
126	“Davy Crockett”	undated
9	“Davy Crockett”	undated
126	“Disneyland Opening”	undated
9	“Disneyland Opening”	undated
126	“Fairyland/Fantasyland Montage” – Folder # 1	undated
126	“Fairyland/Fantasyland Montage” – Folder # 2	undated
9	“Fantasyland”	undated
9	“Fantasyland Montage”	undated
126	“Frontierland,” “Fantasyland,” and “Adventureland”	undated
9	“Frontier Title”	undated
126	“Heigh Ho”	undated
9	“Heigh Ho”	undated
9	“Heroic Frontiers”	undated
126	“Heroic Frontiers” and “In the Good Old Summertime”	undated
9	“In the Good Old Summertime”	undated
126	“Jungle Passions”	undated
126	“Medley”	undated
9	“Medley”	undated
126	“The Merrily Song”	undated
9	“The Merrily Song”	undated
126	“Old Betsy”	undated
9	“Old Betsy”	undated
126	“A Pirate’s Life”	undated
9	“A Pirate’s Life”	undated
126	“Steamboat on the River”	undated
9	“Steamboat on the River”	undated
126	“Talent Round-Up”	undated
9	“Talent Round-Up”	undated
126	“Tomorrowland”	undated
9	“Tomorrowland”	undated
126	“Tomorrowland Title”	undated
9	“Tomorrowland Title”	undated
9	“Train A”	undated
126	“Train A” and “Train B”	undated
9	“Train B”	undated
126	“Wish Upon a Star” commercials	undated
9	“Wish Upon a Star” commercials Includes handwritten lists of images and accompanying lengths and seconds for “Tomorrowland Title,” “Fantasyland Title,” “Adventureland Title,” and “Main Title – End Title.”	undated

Series V. “Dragnet” – feature filmReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
6	Final script	1954
6	Music scores	undated
6	Orchestral sketches	undated

Series VI. “Dragnet” – radio seriesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
97	Cues #2-#9	undated
127	Cues #2-#19, #19A	undated
97	Cues #10, #11, #13-#19	undated
97	Cues #20-#29	undated
127	Cues #20-#39	undated
97	Cues #30-#39	undated
97	Cues #40-#49	undated
127	Cues #40-#59	undated
97	Cues #50-#59	undated
97	Cues #60-#69	undated
127	Cues #60-#72, #N-72, #73-#79	undated
97	Cues #70-#79	undated
97	Cues #80-#89	undated
127	Cues #80-#87, #N-88A, #88-#92, #N-93A, #93-96, #N-96A, #N-96B, # 97-98	undated
97	Cues #90-#99	undated
127	Cues #99-#118	undated
97	Cues #100-#109	undated
97	Cues #110-#118	undated
98	Cues #120-#129	undated
127	Cues #120-#139	undated
98	Cues #130-#139	undated
98	Cues #140-#149	undated
127	Cues #140-#142, #144-#159, #N-159	undated
98	Cues #150-#159	undated
98	Cues #160, #164-#169	undated
127	Cues #160-#179	undated
98	Cues #170-#179	undated
98	Cues #180-#189	undated
127	Cues #180-#193, #195-#199	undated
98	Cues #190-#199	undated
98	Cues #200, #201, #203-#209	undated
127	Cues #200, #201, #203-#219	undated
98	Cues #210-#219	undated
98	Cues #220-#229	undated
127	Cues #220-#239	undated
98	Cues #230-#239	undated
98	Cues #240-#249	undated
127	Cues #240, #243, #245-#259	undated
99	Cues #250-#259	undated
99	Cues #260-#262, #264-#269	undated
127	Cues #260-#279	undated
99	Cues #270-#279	undated
99	Cues #280-#289	undated
127	Cues #280-#299	undated
99	Cues #290-#299	undated
99	Cues #300-#309	undated
127	Cues #300-#319	undated
99	Cues #310-#319	undated
99	Cues #320-#329	undated
127	Cues #320-#339	undated
99	Cues #330-#339	undated
99	Cues #340-#349	undated
127	Cues #340-#359	undated
100	Cues #350-#359	undated
100	Cues #360-#369	undated
127	Cues #360-#379	undated
100	Cues #370-#379	undated
100	Cues #380-#389	undated
127	Cues #380-#399	undated
100	Cues #390-#399	undated
100	Cues #400-#409	undated
127	Cues #400-#419	undated
100	Cues #410-#418	undated
100	Cues #420-#429	undated
127	Cues #420-#439	undated
100	Cues #430-#439	undated
100	Cues #440-#449	undated
127	Cues #440-#459	undated
101	Cues #450-#459	undated
101	Cues #460-#469	undated
127	Cues #460-#479	undated
101	Cues #470-#479	undated
101	Cues #480-#489	undated
127	Cues #480-#499	undated
101	Cues #490-#499	undated
101	Cues #500-#509	undated
127	Cues #500-#519	undated
101	Cues #510-#519	undated
101	Cues #520-#529	undated
127	Cues #520-#539	undated
101	Cues #530-#539	undated
101	Cues #540-#549	undated
127	Cues #540-#559	undated
102	Cues #550-#559	undated
102	Cues #560-#569	undated
127	Cues #560-#579	undated
102	Cues #570-#579	undated
102	Cues #580-#589	undated
127	Cues #580-#591, # 591A, #592, #592A, #593-#599	undated
102	Cues #590-#599	undated
102	Cues #600-#609	undated
127	Cues #600-#619	undated
102	Cues #610-#619	undated
102	Cues #620-#629	undated
127	Cues #620-#639	undated
103	Cues #630-#639	undated
103	Cues #640-#649	undated
127	Cues #640-#658	undated
103	Cues #650-#658	undated
127	Cues #669-#679	undated
103	Cues #669-#679	undated
103	Cues #680-#689	undated
127	Cues #680-#685, #685A, #686-#699	undated
103	Cues #690-#699	undated
103	Cues #700-#709	undated
127	Cues #700-#719	undated
103	Cues #710-#719	undated
104	Cues #720-#729	undated
127	Cues #720-#739	undated
104	Cues #730-#739	undated
104	Cues #740-#749	undated
127	Cues #740-#759	undated
104	Cues #750-#755	undated
104	Cues #760-#761	undated
127	Cues #760, #761, #780-#783	undated
104	Cues #780-#783	undated
104	Cues #800-#809	undated
127	Cues #800-#819	undated
104	Cues #810-#819	undated
104	Cues #820-#827	undated
127	Cues #820-#825, # 825A, # 826, #826A, #827-#839	undated
104	Cues #832-#835, #837-#839	undated
104	Special material for “The Big Dog” – Arthur Morton – orchestrator	undated

Series VII. “Dragnet” – television seriesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Season 1
Box
105	Episode 2 – “The Big Actor”	undated
105	Episode 3 – “The Big Death”	undated
105	Episode 4 – “The Big Mother”	undated
105	Episode 5 – “The Big Cast”	undated
105	Episode 6 – “The Big Speech”	undated
105	Episode 7 – “The Big Parrot”	undated
105	Episode 8 – “The Big Moody”	undated
105	Episode 9 – “The Big Blast”	undated
105	Episode 10 – “The Big Trial”	undated
106	Episode 11 – “The Big September Man”	undated
106	Episode 12 – “The Big Phone Call”	undated
106	Episode 13 – “The Big Casing”	undated
106	Episode 14 – “The Big Lamp”	undated

	Season 2
Box
106	Episode 1 – “The Big Jump”	undated
106	Episode 2 – “The Big Sorrow”	undated
106	Episode 3 – “The Big Elevator”	undated
106	Episode 4 – “The Big Seventeen”	undated
107	Episode 5 – “The Big Trio”	undated
107	Episode 6 – “The Big Imposter”	undated
107	Episode 7 – “The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas”	undated
107	Episode 8 – “The Big Cop”	undated
107	Episode 9 – “The Big Grandma”	undated
107	Episode 10 – “The Big Whiff”	undated
107	Episode 11 – “The Big Show”	undated
107	Episode 12 – “The Big Safe”	undated
107	Episode 13 – “The Big Church”	undated
107	Episode 14 – “The Big Hate”	undated
107	Episode 15 – “The Big Shakedown”	undated
107	Episode 16 – “The Big Rose”	undated
108	Episode 17 – “The Big Building”	undated
108	Episode 18 – “The Big Run”	undated
108	Episode 19 – “The Big Break”	undated
108	Episode 20 – “The Big Light”	undated
108	Episode 21 – “The Big Waiter”	undated
108	Episode 22 – “The Big Test”	undated
108	Episode 23 – “The Big Layout”	undated
108	Episode 24 – “The Big Fire”	undated
108	Episode 25 – “The Big Ray”	undated
108	Episode 26 – “The Big Frank”	undated
108	Episode 27 – “The Big Lease”	undated
109	Episode 28 – “The Big Hands”	undated
109	Episode 29 – “The Big Fourth”	undated
109	Episode 30 – “The Big Market”	undated
109	Episode 31 – “The Big Friend”	undated
109	Episode 32 – “The Big Barrette”	undated
109	Episode 33 – “The Big Dance”	undated

	Season 3
Box
109	Episode 1 – “The Big White Rat”	undated
109	Episode 2 – “The Big Revolt”	undated
109	Episode 3 – “The Big Bull”	undated
109	Episode 4 – “The Big Betty”	undated
109	Episode 5 – “The Big Sophomore”	undated
109	Episode 6 – “The Big Pill”	undated
109	Episode 7 – “The Big Lie”	undated
109	Episode 8 – “The Big Fake”	undated
109	Episode 9 – “The Big Dream”	undated
110	Episode 10 – “The Big Guilt”	undated
110	Episode 11 – “The Big Will”	undated
110	Episode 12 – “The Big In-Laws”	undated
110	Episode 13 – “The Big Lilly”	undated
110	Episode 14 – “The Big Kill”	undated
110	Episode 15 – “The Big Lover”	undated
110	Episode 16 – “The Big Thief”	undated
110	Episode 17 – “The Big Little Jesus”	undated
110	Episode 18 – “The Big Eavesdrop”	undated
110	Episode 19 – “The Big Trunk”	undated
110	Episode 20 – “The Big Youngster”	undated
110	Episode 21 – “The Big Boys”	undated
110	Episode 22 – “The Big Ham”	undated
110	Episode 23 – “The Big Chance”	undated
110	Episode 24 – “The Big Children”	undated
110	Episode 25 – “The Big Poison”	undated
111	Episode 26 – “The Big Quack”	undated
111	Episode 27 – “The Big Winchester”	undated
111	Episode 28 – “The Big Shoplift”	undated
111	Episode 29 – “The Big Hit-Run Killer”	undated
111	Episode 30 – “The Big Drink”	undated
111	Episode 31 – “The Big Girl”	undated
111	Episode 32 – “The Big Mattress”	undated
111	Episode 33 – “The Big Pug”	undated
111	Episode 34 – “The Big Frame”	undated
111	Episode 35 – “The Big Plant”	undated
111	Episode 36 – “The Big Check”	undated
111	Episode 37 – “The Big Threat”	undated
111	Episode 38 – “The Big Dare”	undated

	Season 4
Box
112	Episode 1 – “The Big Producer”	undated
112	Episode 2 – “The Big Fraud”	undated
112	Episode 3 – “The Big Crime”	undated
112	Episode 4 – “The Big Pair”	undated
112	Episode 5 – “The Big Escape”	undated
112	Episode 6 – “The Big Kid”	undated
112	Episode 7 – “The Big Missing”	undated
112	Episode 8 – “The Big Bar”	undated
112	Episode 9 – “The Big Present”	undated
112	Episode 10 – “The Big Gangster: Part 1”	undated
112	Episode 11 – “The Big Gangster: Part 2”	undated
112	Episode 12 – “The Big New Year”	undated
113	Episode 13 – “The Big Want Ad”	undated
113	Episode 14 – “The Big Affair”	undated
113	Episode 15 – “The Big Bible”	undated
113	Episode 16 – “The Big Bindle”	undated
113	Episode 17 – “The Big Office”	undated
113	Episode 18 – “The Big Rod”	undated
113	Episode 19 – “The Big Rescue”	undated
113	Episode 20 – “The Big Family”	undated
113	Episode 21 – “The Big Shock”	undated
113	Episode 22 – “The Big Screen”	undated
113	Episode 23 – “The Big TV”	undated
113	Episode 24 – “The Big Dog”	undated
113	Episode 25 – “The Big Underground”	undated
113	Episode 26 – “The Big Key”	undated
114	Episode 27 – “The Big Mailman”	undated
114	Episode 28 – “The Big Customer”	undated
114	Episode 29 – “The Big Tar Baby”	undated
114	Episode 30 – “The Big Number”	undated
114	Episode 31 – “The Big Mask”	undated
114	Episode 32 – “The Big Sucker”	undated
114	Episode 33 – “The Big Mustache”	undated
114	Episode 34 – “The Big Heel”	undated
114	Episode 35 – “Big Gone”	undated
114	Episode 36 – “The Big Note”	undated
114	Episode 37 – “The Big Watch”	undated
114	Episode 38 – “The Big Dig”	undated
114	Episode 39 – “The Big Mug”	undated

	Season 5
Box
115	Episode 1 – “The Big Pipe”	undated
115	Episode 2 – “The Big Chet”	undated
115	Episode 3 – “The Big No Rain”	undated
115	Episode 4 – “The Big Lift”	undated
115	Episode 5 – “The Big Confession”	undated
115	Episode 6 – “The Big Gap”	undated
115	Episode 7 – “The Big Look”	undated
115	Episode 8 – “The Big Glasses”	undated
115	Episode 9 – “The Big Bird”	undated
115	Episode 10 – “The Big Laugh”	undated
115	Episode 11 – “The Big Smoke”	undated
115	Episode 12 – “The Big Bounce”	undated
115	Episode 13 – “The Big Shot”	undated
115	Episode 14 – “The Big Locker”	undated
116	Episode 15 – “The Big Student”	undated
116	Episode 16 – “The Big Genius”	undated
116	Episode 17 – “The Big Reminisce”	undated
116	Episode 18 – “The Big Tour”	undated
116	Episode 19 – “The Big Sisters”	undated
116	Episode 20 – “The Big Ruling”	undated
116	Episode 21 – “The Big Fall Guy”	undated
116	Episode 22 – “The Big Set”	undated
116	Episode 23 – “The Big Child”	undated
116	Episode 24 – “The Big Slug”	undated
116	Episode 25 – “The Big Daughter”	undated
116	Episode 26 – “The Big No Suicide”	undated
116	Episode 27 – “The Big Siege”	undated
117	Episode 28 – “The Big Mama”	undated
117	Episode 29 – “The Big Revision”	undated
117	Episode 30 – “The Big Ex-Blonde”	undated
117	Episode 31 – “The Big Bobo”	undated
117	Episode 32 – “The Big Rush”	undated
117	Episode 33 – “The Big Set-Up”	undated
117	Episode 34 – “The Big Deal”	undated
117	Episode 35 – “The Big Wish”	undated
117	Episode 36 – “The Big Hat”	undated
117	Episode 37 – “The Big Housemaid”	undated
117	Episode 38 – “The Big Gift”	undated
117	Episode 39 – “The Big Salvage”	undated

	Season 6
Box
118	Episode 1 – “The Big Cat”	undated
118	Episode 2 – “The Big Missus”	undated
118	Episode 3 – “The Big Beer”	undated
118	Episode 4 – “The Big Net”	undated
118	Episode 5 – “The Big Convertible”	undated
118	Episode 6 – “The Big Limp”	undated
118	Episode 7 – “The Big Tattoo”	undated
118	Episode 8 – “The Big Odd”	undated
118	Episode 9 – “The Big Bill”	undated
118	Episode 10 – “The Big Search”	undated
118	Episode 11 – “The Big Talk”	undated
118	Episode 12 – “The Big Doting Mother”	undated
118	Episode 13 – “The Big Handcuffs”	undated
118	Episode 14 – “The Big Father”	undated
118	Episode 15 – “The Big Switch”	undated
119	Episode 16 – “The Big Steal”	undated
119	Episode 17 – “The Big Manikin”	undated
119	Episode 18 – “The Big No Tooth”	undated
119	Episode 19 – “The Big Skip”	undated
119	Episode 20 – “The Big Fin”	undated
119	Episode 21 – “The Big Game”	undated
119	Episode 22 – “The Big Coins”	undated
119	Episode 23 – “The Big Close”	undated
119	Episode 24 – “The Big Tie”	undated
119	Episode 25 – “The Big Cup”	undated
119	Episode 26 – “The Big Truck”	undated
119	Episode 27 – “The Big Saint”	undated
119	Episode 28 – “The Big Match”	undated
119	Episode 29 – “The Big Help”	undated
119	Episode 30 – “The Big Celebration”	undated
119	Episode 31 – “The Big Cry Baby”	undated
120	Episode 32 – “The Big Lesson”	undated
120	Episode 33 – “The Big Soldier”	undated
120	Episode 34 – “The Big Make”	undated

	Season 7
Box
120	Episode 1 – “The Big Constitution”	undated
120	Episode 2 – “The Big Candy Box”	undated
120	Episode 3 – “The Big Button”	undated
120	Episode 4 – “The Big Yak”	undated
120	Episode 5 – “The Big Howard”	undated
120	Episode 6 – “The Big Tomato Cans”	undated
120	Episode 7 – “The Big Dip”	undated
120	Episode 8 – “The Big License Plates”	undated
120	Episode 9 – “The Big Blank”	undated
120	Episode 10 – “The Big Tease”	undated
120	Episode 11 – “The Big Love”	undated
121	Episode 12 – “The Big Red Wagon”	undated
121	Episode 13 – “The Big Prescription”	undated
121	Episode 14 – “The Big Full Moon”	undated
121	Episode 15 – “The Big Jade”	undated
121	Episode 16 – “The Big Tip”	undated
121	Episode 17 – “The Big Stubby”	undated
121	Episode 18 – “The Big Baby Face”	undated
121	Episode 19 – “The Big Lip”	undated
121	Episode 20 – “The Big Boot”	undated
121	Episode 21 – “The Big Rip”	undated
121	Episode 22 – “The Big Excuse”	undated
121	Episode 23 – “The Big Knot”	undated
121	Episode 24 – “The Big Hobby”	undated
121	Episode 25 – “The Big Organizer”	undated
122	Episode 26 – “The Big Gent”	undated
122	Episode 27 – “The Big Wardrobe”	undated
122	Episode 28 – “The Big War”	undated
122	Episode 29 – “The Big Bad Count”	undated
122	Episode 30 – “The Big Evans”	undated
122	Episode 31 – “The Big Pack Rat”	undated
122	Episode 32 – “The Big Honeymoon”	undated
122	Episode 33 – “The Big Eyes”	undated
122	Episode 34 – “The Big Cracker Box”	undated
122	Episode 35 – “The Big Perfume Bottle”	undated
122	Episode 36 – “The Big Bed”	undated
122	Episode 37 – “The Big Ruthie”	undated
122	Episode 38 – “Big Grifter”	undated
122	Episode 39 – “The Big Irony”	undated

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123	Episode 1 – “The Big Beating”	undated
123	Episode 2 – “The Big Sweet Annie”	undated
123	Episode 3 – “The Big Star”	undated
123	Episode 4 – “The Big Oskar”	undated
123	Episode 5 – “The Big Little Boy”	undated
123	Episode 6 – “The Big Voice”	undated
123	Episode 7 – “The Big Juke Box”	undated
123	Episode 8 – “The Big Doll”	undated
123	Episode 9 – “The Big Border”	undated
123	Episode 10 – “The Big Nazi”	undated
123	Episode 11 – “The Big Hot Rod”	undated
123	Episode 12 – “Big Green Monkey”	undated
123	Episode 13 – “The Big Hype”	undated
123	Episode 14 – “The Big Maria”	undated
123	Episode 15 – “The Big Donation”	undated
123	Episode 16 – “The Big Malcolm”	undated
124	Episode 17 – “The Big Smart Girl”	undated
124	Episode 18 – “The Big Doctor”	undated
124	Episode 19 – “The Big Signet”	undated
124	Episode 20 – “The Big Accident”	undated
124	Episode 21 – “The Big Mail”	undated
124	Episode 22 – “The Big Roll”	undated
124	Episode 23 – “The Big Thirteen”	undated
124	Episode 24 – “The Big Sour”	undated
124	Episode 25 – “The Big Starlet”	undated
124	Episode 26 – “The Big Holdup”	undated
124	Episode 27 – “The Big Name”	undated
124	Episode 28 – “The Big Couple”	undated
124	Episode 29 – “The Big Squeeze”	undated
125	Episode 30 – “The Big Picture”	undated
125	Episode 31 – “The Big Carnation”	undated
125	Episode 32 – “The Big Operator”	undated
125	Episode 33 – “The Big Bray”	undated
125	Episode 34 – “The Big Infant”	undated
125	Episode 35 – “The Big Appetite”	undated
125	Episode 36 – “The Big .38”	undated
125	Episode 37 – “The Big Byron”	undated
125	Episode 38 – “The Big Counterfeit”	undated
125	Episode 39 – “The Big Red”	undated

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125	Thematic Material	undated

Series VIII. “Dr. Kildare” – radio seriesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
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128	Orchestral Parts for Cues #189, #276, #300, #302, #303, #306, #307, #310, #313, & #331	undated
128	Orchestral Parts for Cues #378-#387	undated
128	Orchestral Parts for Cues #388-#397	undated
128	Orchestra Parts for Cues #398-#407	undated
128	Orchestra Parts for Cues #408-#417	undated
128	Orchestra Parts for Cues #418-#424	undated
128	Original Holograms for Cues #189, #276, #300-#303, #306-#307, #310, #313, #331, #378-#387, & #388-#424	undated
128	Original Sketches – Cues # 3-35 (#6, #17, #18, #20, & #33 missing)	undated
128	Original Sketches – Cues #36-#75 (#44, #55, #57-#61, #63, #66, & #68 missing)	undated
128	Original Sketches – Cues #76-#105	undated
128	Original Sketches – Cues #106-#140 (#111 & #120 missing)	undated
128	Original Sketches – Cues #141-#175	undated
128	Original Sketches – Cues #176-#192	undated
128	Original Sketches – Cues #193-#226	undated
128	Original Sketches – Cues #227-#258	undated
128	Original Sketches – Cues #259-#317, #321-#325	undated
128	Original Sketches – Cues #326-389	undated
128	Original Sketches – Cues #390-424	undated
10	Original Sketches – Original Thematic Material Includes the script for episode #78 – “24 pages of script to last program on the air.”	1951, undated
10	Bass Clarinet – Orchestral Parts	undated
10	Cello – Orchestral Parts	undated
10	Control Room – Orchestra Scores “Last ‘Kildare’ on the air.”	undated
10	First Clarinet – Orchestral Parts	undated
10	Horn – Orchestral Parts	undated
10	Percussion – Orchestral Parts	undated
10	Piano – Orchestral Parts	undated
10	Second Clarinet – Orchestral Parts	undated
10	Trumpet – Orchestral Parts	undated
10	Viola – Orchestral Parts	undated
10	Violin – Orchestral Parts	undated

Series IX. “Exploring the Unknown” – record album by The Voices of Walter SchumannReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
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12	“Arrival at Space Station”	undated
12	“Blast Off”	undated
12	“Comets”	undated
12	“Great Distances”	undated
13	Intro to “Welcoming Processional”	undated
13	“Look Up”	undated
13	“New Frontiers”	undated
13	“New Sensations”/“New Sensations and Strange Dimensions”	undated
13	“Prelude”	undated
14	“Regions of the Other Suns”	undated
14	“Teleportation”	undated
14	“Welcoming Processional”	undated
14	Assorted Includes music scores, handwritten notes, a script, and four pages of Master Reel Control Files, each with lists of titles, takes, and times.	undated

Series X. “John Brown’s Body” – Broadway productionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
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10	“Autumn”	undated
10	“Blow the Man Down”	undated
10	“Cudio the Negro”	undated
10	“Ellyat Woke”	undated
10	“Gettysburg”	undated
10	“Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!”	undated
10	“Go Down”	undated
10	“Hiders House”	undated
10	“It Is Here” – Finale	undated
10	“Jeff Davis March”	undated
10	“Jubili Jubilo”	undated
11	“Mechanical Age”	undated
11	“Melora & Ellyat”	undated
11	“Melora’s Song”	undated
11	“Memory of Melora”	undated
11	“Oh Lordy Jesus”	undated
11	“Pittsburg Landing” and “By Pittsburg Landing”	undated
11	“Sally Remembers”	undated
11	“The South Came”	undated
11	“Strike Up!”	undated
11	“Waltz”	undated
11	“Wingate Burns”	undated
11	“Wingate Hall”	undated
11	Sketches	undated
11	Assorted	undated
127	Libretto (six drafts/copies) One copy includes handwritten notes on the back cover.	undated
129	Libretto (two drafts/copies) One copy includes handwritten notes on the back of the last page.	undated

Series XI. “Junior Miss” – radio seriesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
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129	Basic thematic material – sketches and orchestral parts	undated
129	Commercial lead-ins and practical music for radio or records	undated
129	Orchestral Parts – Lead Sheets for cues #1-#30 (#6 missing)	undated
129	Orchestral Parts – Lead sheets for cues #31-#60 (#53 missing)	undated
129	Orchestral Parts – Lead sheets for cues #61-#90	undated
129	Orchestral Parts – Lead sheets for cues #91-#120	undated
129	Orchestral Parts – Lead sheets for cues #121-#150 (#136 missing)	undated
129	Orchestral Parts – Lead sheets for cues #151-#180	undated
130	Orchestral Parts – Lead sheets for cues #181-#210	undated
130	Orchestral Parts – Lead Sheets for cues #211-#240	undated
130	Orchestral Parts – Lead Sheets for cues #241-#270	undated
130	Orchestral Parts – Lead Sheets for cues #271-#300	undated
130	Orchestral Parts – Lead Sheets for cues #301-#330	undated
130	Orchestral Parts – Lead Sheets for cues #331-#360	undated
130	Orchestral Parts – Lead sheets for cues #361-#390	undated
131	Orchestral Parts – Lead sheets for cues #391-#420	undated
131	Orchestral Parts – Lead sheets for cues #421-#447, #500, & #187	undated
15	Orchestral manuscripts for cues #1-#100 (#6, #9-#10, #16, #20, #27, and #53 missing)	undated
15	Original manuscripts for cues #101-#200 (#187, #190, and #191 missing)	undated
15	Original manuscripts for cues #201-#300 (#228 and #229 missing)	undated
15	Original manuscripts for cues #301-#400 (#340 and #350 missing)	undated
16	Original manuscripts for cues #421-#447, #500, #187	undated
16		undated
16	Assorted	undated

Series XII. “The Modern Adventures of Casanova” – radio seriesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
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16	Various 2nd horn lead sheets, lead sheets for cues #258-#259, manuscripts, holograms, for cues #51, #258-#259	undated
16	Assorted	undated

Series XIII. “The Night of the Hunter” – feature filmReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Reel 1
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133	Part 1 – Main Title	undated
133	Part 2 – “False Prophets”	undated
133	Part 3 – “The Dancer”	undated
133	Part 4 – “Car Thief”	undated

	Reel 2
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133	Part 2 – “Castle in Africa”	undated
133	Part 4 – “Uncle Birdie”	undated

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134	Reel 4, Part 3 – “Willa’s Waltz”	undated

	Reel 5
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134	Part 2 – “Goodnight Willa”	undated
134	Part 2A – “There Goes Willa”	undated
134	Part 3 – “Water Weed”	undated

	Reel 6
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135	Part 1 – “The Cellar”	undated
135	Part 2 – “Open That Door”	undated
135	Part 3 – “The Muddy Place”	undated
135	Part 4 – “Pretty Fly” – Part I	undated
135	Part 5 – “Pretty Fly” – Part II	undated

	Reel 7
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136	Part 1 – “Lullaby”	undated
136	Part 2 – “Leaning”	undated

	Reel 8
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136	Part 1 – “Rachel and the Kids”	undated
136	Part 2 – “Ruby and the Wolf”	undated

	Reel 10
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137	Part 1 – “The Mob”	undated
137	Part 2 – “Rachel’s Christmas”	undated

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136	“Lullaby” – original sketch	undated
131	Music breakdowns and timings for composer	undated
131	Music ideas written but not used	undated
131	Original sketch of “Ruby and the Wolf” and music breakdown for Reel 8, Part 2	undated
137	Ozalid conductor and orchestra parts	undated
131	Ozalid orchestra parts	undated
131	Ozalid parts for the choir – “Bringing in the Sheaves” and “Hing, Hang, Hung”	undated
136	Sketches	undated
131	Two original sketches for songs sung by the children	undated
131	“Willa’s Waltz” – Arrangement	undated
131	“Willa’s Waltz” – Theme	undated
131	Assorted	undated
132	“Paul Gregory Presents Charles Laughton in a reading of ‘The Night of the Hunter’ by Davis Grubb – music by Walter Schumann – based on the United Artists Film and Davis Grubb Book” (33-1/3 rpm vinyl record)	undated

Series XIV. “The Noose Hangs High” – feature filmReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
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16	Copies of conductor’s sketches	undated

Series XV. “3 for Tonight” – Broadway musicalReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
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16	“Better Day”	undated
16	“Champion Entrance”	undated
16	“The Clock”	undated
17	“Fanfare”	undated
17	“Fly Boy”/“Fly Bird”	undated
17	“Great Day”	undated
17	“Jazz”	undated
17	“The Lecture”	undated
17	“On My Hands”	undated
17	“Riff”	undated
18	“Saints Madrigal”	undated
18	“Silvery Moon”	undated
18	“Song in the Night”	undated
18	“Sunday Picnic Social” – “Andrews Family” – Cue B	undated
18	“Sunday Picnic Social” – “Auction”	undated
18	“Sunday Picnic Social” – Cue A	undated
18	“Sunday Picnic Social” – “Better Day” – Cue C	undated
18	“Sunday Picnic Social” – “Better Day” – Cue E	undated
18	“Sunday Picnic Social” – “Better Day” – Cue H	undated
18	“Sunday Picnic Social” – “Here I Stand” – Cue D	undated
19	“Sylvie”	undated
19	“There She Stands”	undated
19	“There She Stands” – Revised – Cue X	undated
19	“There She Stands” – Revised – Cue Y	undated
19	“Take My Mother Home”	undated
19	“There’s a Small Hotel”	undated
19	“Time On My Hands”	undated
19	“When the Saints Go Marching In” – Waltz and Romance	undated
19	Partial script	1954

Series XVI. “Up in Central Park” – Broadway musicalReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
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1	Music score	undated

Series XVII. Numbered Music ScoresReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	A
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36	“Adeste Fideles” (“O Come, All Ye Faithful”) (#17)	undated
36	“Alabamy Bound” – Choir – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” (#238)	undated
37	“Alexander’s Ragtime Band” (#303)	undated
37	“All Alone” – Voices (#154)	1924-1927, undated
38	“Allelujah” – Choral Group (#88)	undated
39	“All My Heart” – Choral Group (#40)	undated
39	“All the Things You Are” – Choral Group (#99)	undated
40	“All You Need is a Song” (#292)	undated
40	“And Then I Met Yvette” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#216)	undated
40	“The Angel and Mr. West” – Glee Club (#138)	undated
41	“The Angel and Mr. West” – Glee Club (#138)	undated
41	“The Angel and Mr. West” – Opening – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#137)	undated
41	“Apostles’ Creed” – Choral Group (#147)	undated
42	“April in Paris” – Choral Group (#114)	undated
42	“Autumn Nocturne” (#246)	undated
42	“Ave Maria” – Choral Group (#89)	undated
42	“Away in a Manger” (#259)	undated

	B
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42	“Band of Angels” (#356)	undated
43	“The Bells of St. Mary’s” (#291)	undated
43	“Bird of Paradise” (#208)	undated
43	“Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair” (#121)	undated
43	“Black is the Colour” (#202)	undated
43	“Black Magic” (#211)	undated
44	“Blind Barnabus” (#363)	undated
44	“Blue Moon” (#244)	undated
44	“Blue Tango” (#334)	undated
44	“Bolerino” – Choral Group (#77)	undated
44	“Breezin’ Along with the Breeze” – Choir – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” (#234)	undated
45	“Buckle Down, Winsocki” (#267)	undated

	C
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45	“Carioca” (#118)	undated
45	“Calypso Christmas” (“Mary’s Boy Chile”) – Walter Schumann Choir (#168)	undated
46	“Cayuga’s Waters” – Choral Group (#50)	undated
46	“Cecelia” (#212)	undated
47	Cerebral Palsy Opening (#111) Includes “Two Little Faces” and a copy of the script for “On Stage for Cerebral Palsy.”	1953, undated
47	“Change My Plans” – Glee Club (#107)	undated
48	“Chantez, Chantez” (#318)	undated
48	“Choir Blues” (#253)	undated
48	“C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S” – Choir (#180)	undated
49	“Christmas Chopsticks” – Choir (#191)	1953, undated
49	“Christmas Gift” – Choir (#181)	undated
49	“Christmas in Killarney” – Choir (#179)	undated
50	“Christmas in the Air” – Choral Group (#20)	undated
51	“The Christmas Song” – Choir (#192)	1946, undated
51	“Christmas Tree” (#172)	undated
51	“Christ, the Lord, is Risen Today” – Choral Group (#79)	undated
51	Columbia (#56) Includes “Roar, Lion, Roar” – Choral Group and “Stand up and Cheer” – Choral Group.	undated
52	“Come Rain or Come Shine” – Choral Group (#112)	undated
52	Cornell (#52) Includes “The Big Red Team” – Choral Group and “Far Above Cayuga’s Waters.”	undated
52	“Crucifixion” (#36)	undated

	D
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53	“Dancing in the Dark” – Choral Group (#96)	undated
53	“Dancing in the Dark” (#219)	undated
53	“Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup” (#242)	undated
54	“Dat’s Love” – Glee Club (#141)	undated
54	“Deck the Halls” (#257)	undated
54	“Deep River” (#91)	1951, undated
55	“De Glory Road” (#123)	undated
56	“De Glory Road” (#123)	undated
57	“Ding Dong Bell” – Mixed Voices (#127)	undated
57	“Dis Ol’ Hammer” (Work Song) (#341)	undated
57	“The Donkey Serenade” (#124)	undated
57	“Do You” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#149)	undated

	E
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58	“Easter Parade” (#337)	undated
58	“Elijah Rock” – Choral Group (#95)	undated
58	“Estrella” – Glee Club (#78)	undated

	F
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58	“Fair Harvard” (#134)	undated
59	“Fair Harvard” and “Harvardiana” – Choral Group (#51)	undated
59	“The Far Lands” – Choral Group (#23)	undated
59	“The First Noel” – Choir (#182)	undated
60	“The First Snowfall” – Choir (#193)	undated
60	“Flaxen Hair” (#122)	undated
60	“Flirtation Walk” (#165)	undated
60	“Floatin’ Down to Cotton Town” – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” (#229)	undated
61	“Fools Rush In” – Choral Group (#65)	undated
61	“For All We Know” – Choral Group (#1)	undated
61	“Friendly Persuasion” – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” (#232)	undated
62	“Frosty, the Snowman” (#189)	undated
62	“Fum, Fum, Fum” (#186)	undated

	G
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62	“Get Out of Town” (#75)	undated
63	“Give Me Jesus” (#140)	undated
63	“Glocca Morra” (#146)	undated
63	“Glocca Morra” (#346)	undated
63	“Go Down Moses” – Choral Group (#63)	undated
63	“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” – Choir (#183)	undated
63	“Going Home” (#8)	undated
64	“Golden Slippers” – Choral Group (#101)	undated
64	“Goodnight, Sweetheart” (#217)	undated
64	“The Goodnight Waltz” (#148)	undated
65	“Good Will” – Choral Group (#7)	undated
65	“Go Tell It on the Mountains” (#71)	undated
65	“Great Day” – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” (#275)	undated
66	“Great Gettin’ Up Mornin’” (#90)	undated
66	“Great God Almighty” (#38)	undated
66	Group Medley (#288) Includes “Shake, Rattle, and Roll,” “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “Mr. Sandman,” “If I Didn’t Care,” and “Somebody Better Than You and I.”	undated
67	“Gypsy in My Soul” (#332)	undated

	H
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67	“Hallelujah” – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” (#252)	undated
67	“The Halls of Ivy” – Glee Club (#66)	undated
67	“Hand Me Down” (#41)	undated
68	“Happiness is a Thing Called Joe” (#357)	undated
68	“Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” – Choir (#184)	undated
68	“Haunted House” (#159)	undated
68	“Have You Ever Been Lonely” (#280)	undated
68	“He’s Gone Away” (#12)	undated
69	“His Troubles Was Hard” (#44)	undated
69	“Holiday for Strings” (#14)	undated
70	Hollywood Bowl Concert – Cole Porter Medley (#331)	undated
70	“Home in Dat Rock” (#314)	undated
71	“Hooray for Hollywood” Play-On (#296) – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show”	undated
71	“Hora Staccato” – Choral Group (#67)	undated
71	“Hospodi Pomilui” (#30)	undated
71	“How Green Was My Valley” (#345)	1957, undated

	I
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71	“I Dreamed” (#321)	undated
72	“If I Had My Druthers” (#215)	1956, undated
72	“I Got the Sun in the Morning” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#163)	undated
72	“I Hadn’t Anyone Till You,” (#369)	1938, undated
73	“I’ll Remember” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#153)	undated
73	“I’ll Remember April” (#245)	undated
73	“I Love That Feeling” – Choral Group (#26)	1951, undated
74	“I’m in the Mood for Love” (#120)	undated
74	“I Only Have Eyes for You” (#156)	undated
75	“I Saw Esau” (#260)	undated
75	“I See the Moon” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#155)	1952, undated
76	“I See Your Face Before Me” (#5)	undated
76	“It Had to Be You” (#344)	undated
76	“It Must Be True” – Choral Group (#68)	undated
77	“It’s All Over Me” (#35)	undated
77	“It’s a Most Unusual Day” – Glee Club (#28)	undated
78	“It’s a Most Unusual Day” – Glee Club (#28)	undated
78	“It Seems I Hear a Melody” – Choral Group (#98)	undated
78	“I Wonder as I Wander” (#12)	undated
78	“I Wonder as I Wander” (Love-Heart-Bridge) (#108)	undated

	J
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79	“Jingle Bells” – Choral Group (#19)	undated
79	“Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho” (#82)	1952, undated
79	“Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho” – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” (#338)	1957, undated
80	“Joy to the World” (#255)	undated

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80	K – “Kiss Them for Me” (#348)	undated

	L
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80	“La Danza” (RCA) (Old Arrangement) (#297)	undated
81	“La Danza” (Ford Show Arrangement) – “The Tennessee Ford Show” (#312)	1957, undated
81	“La Fille” – Choral Group (#220)	undated
81	“Last Night” – Choral Group (#12)	undated
82	“Lay Down Your Arms” (#248)	undated
82	“Let Me Hear You Whisper” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#158)	undated
82	“Let’s Make Up (#173)	undated
82	“L’il Liza Jane” – Choral Group (#9)	undated
83	“Little Boy Blue” (#128)	undated
83	“Little Miss Muffet” (#130)	undated
83	“Little Tommy Tucker” (#129)	undated
83	“Lonesome Old Town” – Choral Group (#85)	undated
83	“The Lord’s Prayer” – Choral Group (#29)	undated
83	“Love” (#110)	undated
83	“Love Begins” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#214)	undated
83	“Love is Sweeping the Country” – Glee Club (#105)	undated
84	“Love Me Tender” (#225)	undated
84	“Lover” – Choral Group (#142)	undated
84	“Love’s Old Sweet Song” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#174)	undated
84	“Lullaby” (#102)	undated
84	“Lully, Lully, Lu” – Choir (#185)	undated
85	“Luna Rossa” – Choral Group (#113)	undated

	M
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85	“Madame Jeanette” (#47)	undated
85	“Magic is the Earth” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#152)	undated
85	“Make Her Mine” (#340)	undated
86	“Malaguena” (#119)	undated
86	“The Man from Laramie” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#171)	undated
87	“Maria” – Choral Group (#43)	undated
87	“Mary, Where is Your Baby?” (#62)	undated
87	“A Mighty Fortress” – Choral Group (#92)	undated
87	“Mine” (RCA) (#166)	undated
88	“Mistress Mary, Quite Contrary” and “Three Little Kittens” (#125 and #126)	undated
88	“Moonglow” – Choral Group (#15)	undated
88	“Motherless Child” – Choral Group (#80)	undated
88	“Mountain High” (#343)	undated
88	“Mutual Admiration Society” (#265)	undated
89	“My Buddy” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#157)	undated
89	“My Heart Stood Still” – Glee Club (#109)	undated
89	“My Ideal” – Glee Club – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#144)	undated
89	“My Pretty Caroline” (#302)	undated
89	“My Shawl” – Choral Group (#135)	undated

	N
Box
89	“Newborn King” (#18)	undated
90	“Nice Work” (#46)	undated
90	“Nobody Knows” (#48)	undated
90	“The North Country” – Choral Group (#45)	undated
90	“Nozani-Na” – Choral Group (#84)	undated

	O
Box
91	“Observatory Hill” (RCA) (#167)	undated
91	“O Holy Lord” (#37)	undated
91	“Old Betsy” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#201)	undated
91	“Old King Cole” (#132)	undated
91	“O’ Little Town of Bethlehem” (#256)	undated
91	“O Ma Lovin’ Brother” (#49)	undated
91	“One Night of Love” (RCA) (#164)	undated
92	“On the Outskirts of Paree” (#206)	undated
92	“Onward Christian Soldiers” – Choral Group (#58)	undated
92	“Opening Theme” – Glee Club (#143)	undated
92	“Orchids in the Moonlight” (#204)	undated
93	“The Other Side of the Hill” – Glee Club (#74)	undated

	P
Box
93	“Paddlin’ Madelin’ Home” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#151)	undated
94	“The Palms” – Choral Group (#93)	undated
94	“A Paper of Pins” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#81)	undated
95	“Parade of the Wooden Soldiers” – Choir (#188)	undated
95	“Paradise” – Choral Group (#24)	undated
95	“Patapan” (#16)	1951, undated
96	“Patapan” (#16)	1951, undated
96	Pennsylvania (#54) Includes “The Red and Blue” – Choral Group and “Drink a Highball” – Choral Group.	undated
96	Play-Ons (#162)	undated
20	“Poinciana” (#11)	undated
20	“Poor Old Laz’rus Lord” (#61)	undated
20	“Princeton Cannon Song” – Choral Group (#55)	undated
20	“Prelude in E Minor” (Op. 28 No. 4) – Chopin	undated
20	Psalm 150 (#76)	undated

	R
Box
21	“Rainbow” (#13)	undated
21	“The Rainbow Waltz” – Choral Group (#94)	undated
21	Rain Medley (#366)	undated
21	“Rhapsody in Blue” (#221)	undated
21	“Riddle De Diddle De Day” – Choral Group (#27)	undated
22	“Rio Mayari” (#176)	undated
22	“Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow” – Choir (#177), undated	undated
22	“Rocka My Soul” (#59)	undated
22	“Roger Boom” (#262)	undated
22	“Romance in the Air” (#100)	undated
22	Rose Marie Intro (#209)	undated
23	“Round and Round” (#326)	undated
23	“Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” – Choir (#190)	undated
23	“Rutza Rutza” – Choral Group (#6)	undated

	S
Box
23	“Scherzo” (#31)	undated
23	“Sentimental Journey” (#218)	undated
24	“Shadow Waltz” (#213)	undated
24	“Shangri-La” (#205)	1956, undated
24	“She’s Funny That Way” – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” (#322)	undated
24	“Shine On, Harvest Moon” – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” (#240)	undated
24	“Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo.” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#170)	undated
25	“Silent Night” – Choral Group (#21)	undated
25	“Skip to My Lou” (#294) “Includes English, French, Spanish, German, and U.S.A. versions.”	undated
25	“Sleigh Ride” – Choir (#187)	undated
25	“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” – Choral Group (#115)	undated
25	“Soft Sands” (#347)	undated
26	“Someone to Watch Over Me” (#117)	undated
26	“A Song in My Heart” – Choral Group (#87)	undated
26	“The Song is You” – Glee Club (#60)	undated
26	“Sorrento” (#333)	undated
26	“Spinning Song” – Choral Group (#70)	undated
26	“Stardust” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#207)	undated
27	“Steal Away” (#72)	undated
27	“The Stranger Said” (RCA) (#300)	1957, undated
27	“Suddenly” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#150)	undated
27	“Summertime” (#4)	undated
27	“Sun in the Morning” (#73)	undated
27	“Surrey” – Choral Group (#34)	undated
28	Surrey Medley – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#362)	undated
28	“Sweet and Low” (#116)	undated
28	“Sweet Sugar Cane” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#301)	1957, undated
28	“Sweet Sugar Cane” (Ford Show version) – The Voices of Walter Schumann – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” (#320)	1957, undated
29	“S’Wonderful” (#104) – Choral Group	undated
29	“S’Wonderful” – The Voices of Walter Schumann – Choral Group – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” (#370)	undated

	T
Box
29	“Take My Hand, Precious Lord” – The Voices of Walter Schumann – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” (#239)	undated
29	“Taking a Chance on Love” – Glee Club (#106)	undated
29	“Tell Me Tonight” (#69)	undated
30	“Tenderly” – Choral Group (#22)	undated
30	“Tenebrae” (#145)	undated
30	“There’s a Small Hotel” – The Voices of Walter Schumann (#169)	undated
30	“This Can’t Be Love” – Choral Group (#10)	undated
30	“To a Poet a Thousand Years Hence” (#237)	undated
30	“Tom-Toms” (#39)	undated
31	“The Trolley Song” – The Voices of Walter Schumann – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” (#330)	undated
31	“Troubles Was Hard” (#139)	undated
31	“Try a Little Tenderness” – The Voices of Walter Schumann – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” (#266)	1959, undated

Box
31	V – “Viola Que Brada” – Choral Group (#64)	undated

	W
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31	“The Wedding of the Painted Doll” (#315)	1929, undated
31	“What Child Is This?” – Choir (#187)	undated
32	“What is the Sound of Christmas?” (#160)	undated
32	“When” (#209)	undated
32	“When It’s Sleepy Time Down South” (#325)	undated
32	“When You’re Away” (RCA) (#277)	undated
32	“When Your Lover Has Gone” – Choral Group (#97)	undated
33	“Where or When” (#32)	undated
33	“Where or When” (#203)	undated
33	“Whistle Maker” – Choral Group (#42)	undated
33	“White Christmas” – Choral Group – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” (#136)	undated
34	“Whoo-ee Loo-ee-siana” – Choral Group (#3)	undated
34	“Winter Song” [Dartmouth] – Choral Group (#53)	undated
34	“Winter Wonderland” – Choral Group (#83)	undated
35	“Wolcum Yole” – Glee Club (#86)	undated
35	“Would You Like to Take a Walk?” (RCA) (#342)	undated

	Y
Box
35	Yale (#57) Includes “Dear Old Yale” – Choral Group and “Whiffenpoof Song” – Choral Group.	undated
35	“You Take the High Road” Commercial – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” – Show #6 (#251)	undated

Series XVIII. Unnumbered Music ScoresReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
1	“The Angel and Mr. West”	undated
2	“The Angel and Mr. West”	undated
2	“Chanson Epique”	undated
2	Ford Commercial and Theme – Version #1	undated
2	“The Happy Land of Hunza”	undated
2	Jester Hairston	undated
2	“Mutual Admiration Society”	undated
2	“Someone to Watch Over Me”	undated
2	“The Sound of Love” – The Voices of Walter Schumann	undated
3	“Sweet Hour of Prayer”	undated
3	“Winter Song” – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show”	undated

Series XIX. Assorted Music ScoresReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
3	A-B (1) “Abou Ben Adhem”; (2) “All the Things You Are,” “The Bells of St. Mary’s,” and “Blue Moon” in a music writing book; (3) “Amen”; and (4) “The Bible Says” with note “spiritual album – bridge music in Jester Hairston Voices album – holo.”	undated
3	C (1) “Carol of the Bells”; (2) “Charmaine”; (3) “Christmas” (lyrics only); (4) “Christmas in the Tropics”; and (5) “Cousin Willie.”	undated
3	D (1) “Dream”; (2) “Desert Serenade”; (3) “The Drunken Sailor”; and (4) “Flirtation Waltz.”	1956, undated
3	G-I (1) “Guess It’s Love”; (2) “I Almost My Mind” with note “Original sketch arr. for Voices – holo – not used”; (3) “I’ll See You in My Dreams” with note “Barely started arr”; (4) “I Walk Alone”; and (5) “I Want to Be Ready.”	1950, undated
3	J-L (1) “Just a Closer Walk with Thee”; (2) “Ki Mitziyon”; (3) “Land of the Free”; and (4) “Love Led Astray.”	undated
3	M-P (1) “The Man from Galilee”; (2) “Mary, Mary”; (3) “Mary’s Little Boy Chile”; (4) “The Moon of Manakoora”; (5) “Noah Found Grace” – Choir – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show”; (6) “North Country”; and (7) “Poor Man Lazarus.”	1937, 1955-1956, undated
3	R-T (1) “Rhythm of the Rio”; (2) “Ring de Christmas Bells”; (3) “Somebody Bigger Than You and I”; (4) “Soon”; (5) “Southern Hospitality”; (6) “Surrey with a Fringe” – “Glee Club”; (7) “Themes from Confession”; and (8) “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” – “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show.”	undated
3	W-Y (1) “Water Boy”; (2) “Way Down South in South America”; (3) “Which Came First – The Chicken or the Egg?” (4) “Who’ll be a Witness for My Lord?” (5) “Would You”; and (6) “Your Heart Has a Mind of Its Own?”	undated
3	“Song ideas”	undated

Series XX. ClippingsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
3	Mostly clippings about the novel and film “The Night of the Hunter”	1935-1955

Series XXI. CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
3	Includes a photocopy of a letter from Davis Grubb, author of the novel “The Night of the Hunter,” to Charles Laughton, who directed the film adaptation of the novel	1954-1987

Series XXII. Assorted, 1943-1952Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
3	Photocopy of Schumann’s graduation certificate from the School for Special Service	1943-1952
3	“Suggested Walter Schumann T.V. Format”	1943-1952
3	Handwritten list of cues and corresponding instruments for reels of a film – probably “Africa Screams”	undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Titles within the Collection

3 For Tonight (Broadway show)
Africa Screams (Feature film)
Dr. Kildare (Radio program)
Dragnet (Feature film)
Dragnet (Radio program)
Dragnet (Television program)
Exploring the Unknown (Record album)
John Brown's Body (Opera)
Junior Miss (Radio program)
The Bear That Wasn't (Record album)
The Modern Adventures of Casanova (Radio program)
The Night of the Hunter (Feature film)
The Noose Hangs High (Feature film)

Archives West Finding Aid

Table of Contents

Walter Schumann papers, 1924-1959

Overview of the Collection

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

Acquisition Information

Processing Note

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. “Advance Release” (NBC Radio) – The Voices of Walter SchumannReturn to Top

Series II. “Africa Screams” – feature filmReturn to Top

Series III. “The Bear That Wasn’t” – record album based on the children's picture book by Frank TashlinReturn to Top

Series IV. Disneyland openingReturn to Top

Series V. “Dragnet” – feature filmReturn to Top

Series VI. “Dragnet” – radio seriesReturn to Top

Series VII. “Dragnet” – television seriesReturn to Top

Series VIII. “Dr. Kildare” – radio seriesReturn to Top

Series IX. “Exploring the Unknown” – record album by The Voices of Walter SchumannReturn to Top

Series X. “John Brown’s Body” – Broadway productionReturn to Top

Series XI. “Junior Miss” – radio seriesReturn to Top

Series XII. “The Modern Adventures of Casanova” – radio seriesReturn to Top

Series XIII. “The Night of the Hunter” – feature filmReturn to Top

Series XIV. “The Noose Hangs High” – feature filmReturn to Top

Series XV. “3 for Tonight” – Broadway musicalReturn to Top

Series XVI. “Up in Central Park” – Broadway musicalReturn to Top

Series XVII. Numbered Music ScoresReturn to Top

Series XVIII. Unnumbered Music ScoresReturn to Top

Series XIX. Assorted Music ScoresReturn to Top

Series XX. ClippingsReturn to Top

Series XXI. CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Series XXII. Assorted, 1943-1952Return to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Titles within the Collection

Processed by Roger Simon2013, 2024

Processed by Roger Simon
2013, 2024