AHJ_ah07676 Inventory of the Albert Glasser papers, 1939-1993 Glasser (Albert) Papers Processed by Laura Jackson University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2010

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Laura Jackson February 2010 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Glasser, Albert Albert Glasser papers 1939-1993 07676 40.26 cubic ft. (43 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Contains audio recordings and sheet music for movie and television scores by Albert Glasser. Arrangement of the Collection

The collection has been arranged into three series. Series I is alphabetical by title of movie or television show and contains multiple formats of materials.

 Biography of Albert Glasser

Albert Glasser (1916-1998) wrote music scores for film and television during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Movie scores include “The Amazing Colossal Man,” “Attack of the Puppet People,” “Huk,” “I Shot Jesse James,” “The Monster from Green Hell,” “Oriental Evil,” and “Saga of the Viking Women.” He also composed music for “The Cisco Kid” and the radio show “Hopalong Cassidy.” In addition, he arranged and conducted music written by composer Rudolf Friml and orchestrated Ferde Grofé’s “World’s Fair Suite.”

Scope and Content

Most of this collection consists of recordings, films, and music scores from nearly 100 motion pictures and television shows. Also included are orchestrations and arrangements of music by composers including Rudolf Friml and Ferde Grofé. Related materials include music cue sheets for motion picture scores; contracts and agreements between Glasser and film companies; photographs of Glasser on set; correspondence; and newspaper and magazine clippings. There are also radio interviews with Glasser, his autobiography, “I Did It!”, and other fictional writings by Glasser.

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

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There are no known other archival collections created by Albert Glasser at the date of processing.

This material was received from Albert Glasser from 1978-1997, UCLA Libraries in 2004, Ron Burbella in 2017, and David Schecter in 2021.

The collection was processed by Laura Jackson in February 2010 and updated by Jamie Greene in May 2019 and January 2023.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Friml, Rudolf -- 1879-1972 Grofé, Ferde -- 1892-1972. Motion picture music. Motion picture music -- Scores. Television music. Radio music. Motion pictures. Science fiction films. B Films. Audiotapes. Scores. Photographs. Composers. Cisco Kid (Television program : 1950-1956) Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Music Performing Arts Container List Series I. Film and Television Music 1946-1993

This series contains reel-to-reel audio tapes, audio cassettes, phonograph records, microfilm, sheet music, and VHS tapes of music composed by Glasser for film and television. The VHS tapes contain the movie for which Glasser composed the music. Sheet music may contain other paper records (such as notes) pertaining to that peice.

3 Came to Kill 1 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1959 21 Sheet Music undated 4 Boys and a Gun 1, 16, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1956-1969 37 Sheet Music undated 20,000 Eyes 1, 16 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1961 21 Sheet Music undated Abilene 19 VHS 1946 The Adventures of Robin Hood: Requiem for a Cavalier and Symphonic Suite of Erich Wolfgang Korngold 35Phonograph Records, 1975 19Compact Discs (CD), 1987 Air Patrol 1, 16 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1962-1970 21 Sheet Music undataed The Amazing Colossal Man 1, 16 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1957 21 Sheet Music undated 19 VHS 1957 / 1993 42An Angel's Kiss - Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes1956 Apache Chief 21 Sheet Music undated Attack of the Puppet People (a.k.a The Fantastic Puppet People) 1, 16 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1957-1959 21 Sheet Music undated 19 VHS 1958 / 1993 Bailout at 43,000 2, 16 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1956-1970 21 Sheet Music undated The Bandit Queen 21 Sheet Music undated The Beat Generation 2 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1958 21 Sheet Music 1958 The Beginning of the End 2, 16, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1957-1970 21 Sheet Music undated The Big Caper 2, 16, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1956-1969 32 Phonograph Records undated 21 Sheet Music undated 19 VHS 1957 Big Town 2-3, 16 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes circa 1950 21 and 37 Sheet Music undated Border Rangers 21 Sheet Music undated The Boss 3, 16, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1956-1970 21 Sheet Music undated 19 VHS undated The Boy and the Pirates 13, 16, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1960-1981 20 Cassette Tapes undated 21 Sheet Music undated 19 VHS 1960 / 1993 and 1997 The Buckskin Lady 3-4, 16, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1956-1969 37 Sheet Music undated The Bushwhakers 4, 16 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1949-1970 21 Sheet Music undated 19 VHS undated Captain John Smith and Pocahantas 4, 16, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1953 32 Phonograph Records undated 21 Sheet Music undated 19 VHS 1953 China Gold 4, 16 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1953 The Cisco Kid 4, 16 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1948 32 Phonograph Records undated 28, 30-31 Photographs and Posters circa 1948 22 Sheet Music circa 1948 Code Test 4 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1957 Colossal Beast 5 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1958 22 Sheet Music undated Confessions of an Opium Eater 5, 16 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1962 22 Sheet Music undated Cop Hater 5, 16, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1957 22 Sheet Music undated 19 VHS undated The Cyclops 5, 16, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1956 22 Sheet Music undated 19-20 VHS 1956 The Daring Caballero 19 VHS undated Dead Ringer 21 Sheet Music undated Destination 60,000 6, 16 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1956 22 Sheet Music undated Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in Harlem 22 Sheet Music 1955 Everybody's Dancing 22 Sheet Music undated Fantastic Film Scores by Al Glasser 14, 18 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 32 Phonograph Records 1979 Flight to Hong Kong 6, 16, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1956 22 Sheet Music undated Geisha Girl 6, 16-17, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1951-1974 32 Phonograph Records 1951 22 Sheet Music undated 19 VHS undated The Girl from San Lorenzo (Cisco Kid) 19 VHS undated Giant from the Unknown (a.k.a. The Giant of Devil's Crag) 6 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1957 23 Sheet Music undated Girl in the Woods 7 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1957 23 Sheet Music 1957 42Grand Canyon - Sheet Music1949 High-Powered Rifle 7, 16 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1960-1969 23 Sheet Music undated High School Confidential 7 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1958 23 Sheet Music undated The Hired Gun 23 Sheet Music undated 19 VHS undated Hollywood Varieties 23 Sheet Music undated Hopalong Cassidy 20 Cassette Tapes 1950 / 1990 23 Sheet Music undated Huk 7, 16-17, and 43 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1956-1985 20 Cassette Tapes undated 20 Microfilm undated 32 and 41 Phonograph Records undated 23 Sheet Music 1956 I Shot Billy the Kid 21 Sheet Music undated I Shot Jesse James 8, 17 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1948-1978 32 Phonograph Records undated 23 Sheet Music 1946 19 VHS undated Invasion, U.S.A. 8, 17 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1952-1970 Kipling's Women 23 Sheet Music undated The Last of the Wild Horses 8, 17, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1948-1970 19 VHS undated 23 Sheet Music undated Lecoque 17 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1964-1974 23 Sheet Music undated The Long Chase 23 Sheet Music undated 42Lorrie - Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes1956 Magnificence in Trust 17 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1965 23 Sheet Music 1964 Misty Morning 8 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes undated The Monster from Green Hell 8, 17 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1956-1986 24 Sheet Music undated 19 VHS undated The Monster Maker 20 VHS undated Motion Picutre Music by Albert Glasser (compilations) 14, 18 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes undated 33 Phonograph Records undated Motorcycle Gang 8, 17, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1957 24 Sheet Music 1957 Movie Quiz 24 Sheet Music 1950 The Mugger 8, 17 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1957-1959 Sheet Music My Dad, J.R. (a.k.a. Man of Conflict) 9, 17, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes circa 1953 Neanderthal Man 9, 17 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1953 24 Sheet Music undated 20 VHS (with "Tormented") undated The Night of the Quarter Moon 9 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1958 Oklahoma Territory 9, 17 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1959 24 Sheet Music undated Omoo-Omoo the Shark God 9, 17 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1949-1970 24 Sheet Music undated Oriental Evil (a.k.a. Unmei) 12, 17, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1950-1974 20 Cassette Tapes undated 33 Phonograph Records undated 24 Sheet Music 1951 Our Time in Hell 24 Sheet Music undated Paradise for Buster 17 and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes undated 24 Sheet Music undated Paris Model 9, 17, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1953 and 1969 24 Sheet Music undated Philo Vance Returns 33 Phonograph Records undated Please Murder Me 9 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1955 24 Sheet Music undated Poetry for Lovers 10, 17 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1960 and 1965 33 Phonograph Records undated Problem Girls (a.k.a. "Velvet Cage") 33 Phonograph Records undated 24 Sheet Music undated The Return of Jesse James 24 Sheet Music undated The Return of Wildfire 10, 17, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1948 and 1970 24 Sheet Music undated Rock and Roll 10 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1965 Rocketship XM 17 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1976 20 VHS undated Saga of the Viking Women 10, 17, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1957 and 1993 24 Sheet Music undated 20 VHS undated Secrets of Beauty 33 Phonograph Records 1951 24 Sheet Music 1951 Snowfire 10-11 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1956 24 Sheet Music undated The Spider 17 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1958 and 1993 41Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes, Santa Rosa, parts 1-41958 24 Sheet Music undated Stag Dinner 17 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1961 Street of Sinners 11, 17, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1956 and 1970 33 Phonograph Records 1957 25 Sheet Music undated Teenage Cave Man (a.k.a. Prehistoric World) 11 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1958 25 Sheet Music undated 20 VHS 1956 Tender Grass 11 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1965 Three Desperate Men 25 Sheet Music undated Tokyo File 212 11, 16-17, and 42-43 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1950, 1981, and 1985 20 Cassette Tapes undated 33 and 41 Phonograph Records undated 25 Sheet Music 1950 20 VHS 1950 Top of the World 12, 17, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes circa 1955 25 Sheet Music undated Tormented 12, 17 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1959 and 1986 33 Phonograph Records 1959 25 Sheet Music 1959 20 VHS undated Tough Assignment 25 Sheet Music 1949 Trail of the Mounties 25 Sheet Music undated Train to Tombstone 21 Sheet Music undated 20 VHS undated Treasure of Monte Christo 12, 17 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1949, 1955, and 1970 25 Sheet Music 1949 Untitled Film Scores 37 Sheet Music undated Urubu 13, 18 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1948 and 1970 25 Sheet Music 1948 Valerie 13, 18, and 42 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes 1957 25 Sheet Music undated 20 VHS undated War of the Colossal Beast 20 VHS undated Western Pacific Agent 33 Phonograph Records undated 25 Sheet Music 1950 When Hell Broke Loose 13 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes circa 1958 25 Sheet Music undated Series II. Miscellaneous Audio Recordings and Scores 1949-1980

This series contains non-film related works by Glasser, untitled tapes and scores, and works by other people. It also has taped interviews with Glasser.

 34 Interview with Al Glasser and Don Otis 1949 42Al Glasser Interview (Audio Reel-to-Reel Tape)1977 15, 18 KFAC Tribute to Albert Glasser 1980 Other Works by Glasser 14-15, 18 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes undated 34-35 Phonograph Records undated 26-27; 38, 40 Sheet Music undated 28 Sheet Music on Microfilm undated Rudolf Friml Compositions 15 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes undated 34-35 Phonograph Records undated 38 Sheet Music undated 28 Sheet Music on Microfilm undated Untitled Materials 14-15, 18 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes undated 28 Audio strip for film undated 34-36 Phonograph Records undated Works by Others 18 Audio Reel-to-Reel Tapes undated 34, 36 Phonograph Records undated 27, 39 Sheet Music undated 28 Sheet Music on Microfilm undated World's Fair Suite 27-28, 39 Sheet Music undated 28 Sheet Music on Microfilm undated Series III. Papers and Photographs 1939-1991

This series contains the paper and photographic material of the collection. Highlights include Glasser's work contracts, autobiography, and photographs of Glasser at work in a studio.

 29 Agreements and Contracts 1939-1958 29 Articles about Glasser 1947-1991 29 Autobiography 1991 29 Correspondence 1943-1993 29 Interview with Albert Glasser 1984 29 List of Works by Glasser undated 29 Miscellaneous, Film Score Materials undated 29 Miscellaneous Materials undated 29 Music Cue Sheets 1943-1963 30 Newspaper Clippings 1947-1965 30 Paychecks and Royalties 1951-1957 30 Periodical Clippings 1945-1977 30 and 39 Photographs 1948-1972 and undated 30 Studio Orchestra Manager's Daily Reports 1949-1959 30 Writings by Glasser circa 1990