AHJ_ah09853 Inventory of the Sol Kaplan papers1932-1994 Kaplan (Sol) papers Brittany Heye University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort July 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Kaplan, Sol. Sol Kaplan papers 1932-1994 09853 45.37 cubic feet (73 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Sol Kaplan was an American film and television music composer and pianist. Kaplan’s career spanned from 1941 to 1979. His collection includes personal papers, music scores and audio recordings of his works. System Requirements

Phonograph records -- 33 rpm.

Phonograph records -- 45 rpm.

Audio tapes -- reel to reel.

 Biography of Sol Kaplan

Sol Kaplan was an American film and television music composer and pianist. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in April of 1919. Kaplan was a successful concert pianist, performing many times, including a notable performance at Carnegie Hall in 1941. That same year, Sol composed his first music score. Kaplan’s career spanned from 1941 to 1979.

His career was first interrupted by World War II, during which Kaplan composed music for the Army Signal Corps and the Office of Strategic Services (the future CIA). After the war, he returned to film composing, and wrote music for dozens of films including Titanic (1953) and Niagara (1953) and Tales of Manhattan (1942) for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. Sol’s career was again interrupted, this time by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) in April of 1953. Kaplan was accused of being a communist. He protested the claims, refusing to cooperate and found himself blacklisted for a time before going back to work. During this time, he composed the score for Salt of the Earth (1954) but by 1957, he was back at work. For television, Kaplan composed music for shows including Star Trek, for which he composed two scores that were tracked frequently in the show’s first two seasons. He was the musical director for the show, The Zero Hour. Sol also composed music for the Off-Bradway musical, “The Banker’s Daughter.”

Kaplan was married to actress Frances Heflin, and his son Jonathan Kaplan, became a film director. Kaplan also had two daughters, Nora Helfin and Mady Kaplan Ahern. Sol Kaplan died of lung cancer in 1990 at the age of 71.

 Scope and Content

This collection includes Sol Kaplan’s personal papers, such as correspondence, scripts for his works, and materials from his Carnegie Hall performance in 1941. Also included are Kaplan’s musical scores, and audio recordings of his work.

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

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There are no known other archival collections created by Sol Kaplan at the date of processing.

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The collection was recieved from Maddy, Nora, and Jonathan Kaplan in 1991 and 1994-1995.

The collection was processed by Brittany Heye in November of 2023.

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 Access Terms Motion picture music -- United States. Film composers -- United States. Television music -- United States. Conductors (Music) -- United States. Motion pictures -- United States. Television programs -- United States. Music. Performing Arts. Phonograph records. Audiotapes. Scores. Victors (Motion picture) Young lovers (Motion picture) Living free (Motion picture) Star trek (Television program) <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Series I. Personal Papers: 1Biographical Material1941 1Carnegie Hall Performance by Sol Kaplan publicity materials 1939-1940 1Correspondence1955, 1961, undated 1Correspondence- M. Meulenyzer-- Cue Sheets for "The Happy Anniversary" FilmFebruary 18, 1990 37Correspondece- Misc.undated 36Daily VarietyFebruary 13, 1950 1Dartmouth Talks1973, undated 1Drawing of Beethovenundated 6Kaplan Songbook notebookundated 1Programsundated 1Programs for the 18th Festival Intenacional del Cine de San Sebastian (in Spanish, French and English)June 8-12, 1970 1Programs for Opening Night of "The Banker's Daughter"1962 1Program for the "Town Hall" performance by Sol Kaplan1938-1939 1Publicity for "The Guns of August"1964 1Reviews- "Lies My Father Told Me"1975 1Tape Record for "Salt"undated 39VarietyOctober 10-16, 1994 1Yiddish Press (newspapers and clippings) about Sol Kaplan1940, undated Sub-series 1. Scripts- 1"A Crime to Fit the Punishment" Narration Textundated 1"Andina" by Dorian Granowski1962 1"The Banker's Daughter"1962 1"Bledsoe" by Arnoud d'Usseauundated 1"The Colonial Naturalist"1964 1"Dear Friends"undated 1"Dear Liar" by Jerome Kilty February 26, 1980 1"The Guns of August" Film Narration by Arthur B. Tourtellotundated 1"Hearts and Dollars" Audition Scriptundated 1"Judith"1966 1"New York City-- The Most" Narration Track for Eli Wallach and Mayor John Lindsayundated 1"Once…There Was A City" produced by Schle Singer and Sol Kaplanundated 1"Once Upon A Tailor" by Baruch Lumetundated 1"The Rape of the Belt"undated 2"Salt of the Earth" by Michael WilsonSeptember 23, 1952 2"Spectre on the Bridge" by David J. Kinghorn1978-1979 2"The Secret Concubine" by Aldyth Morrisundated 2"The Streets of New York"1857 2"Tales of Manhattan" Sequence ANovember 1, 1941 2"The Uncommon Land" by Harry Muheimundated 2"The Victors" by Carl Foreman 1963 2"Where Do We Go From Here?"1970 Series II. Music Scores: Sub-series 1. Bound Scores- 2Diplomatic Courier1952 2The House on Telegraph Hill1951 2I Can Get It For You Wholesale1951 2I'd Climb the Highest Mountain 1951 2Kangaroo1952 2Niagara1953 2Red Skies of Montana1952 2Return of the Texan1952 3The Secret of Convict Lake1951 3Shootin' Starundated 3Something For the Birds1952 3Tales of Manhattan1942 3Treasure of the Golden Condor1953 3Way of Gaucho1952 21-22Concerto for Piano and Orchestraundated 48Concerto for Violin and Orchestraundated Sub-series 2. Unbound Scores- 31"A Carriage For Alida" Lyricsundated 26"A Taste of Magic"undated 72"A Tulip Told A Tale"undated 32"Alida" originals, etc.undated 20"Alice"undated 23"An Equation for Progress"undated 3"Applause, Applause!" from Give A Girl A Breakundated 33"Banker's' Daughter"- Ballet1962 20"Banker's Daughter" negatives, extra copies, etc.1962 33"Boom & Butte," "Hearts & Dollars," and "The Magic Nutcracker"undated 21"Breakout"undated 36"Breakout" Timingundated 22, 34"Dear Liar"undated 3"Dech Maslers Oveture" & "Der Grobe Gewinner" (The Big Winner)undated 22"Design for Dreaming"undated 48"Doorway to the Past" scoresundated 22"Down Memory Lane" #634undated 72"Father's Day"undated 3"From the Beginning It's Been the End" and "Believe Me, Baby"1962 72"God Bless Every State"undated 52"Got It Made" Ford Specialundated 3, 53"Greatest Man Alive"undated 72"He's Not An Arristocrat"undated 43"Heart M.T."undated 34"Hearts and Dollars" Audition material, etc.undated 72"Hold Me Thusly"undated 23"Hollow Triumph"undated 23"I Cover the Waterfront"undated 60"I Knock At the Door"/ "Uncle Willie"/ "Circus of Dr. Lao"undated 54"I Knock At the Door"/ UNICEF- "One More Try"undated 72"I Was An Incubator Baby"undated 23"Invitation to A City" and "Doorway to the Past" scoresundated 72"Knocrete Suit"undated 73"Magda's Theme"- The Victors1963 56"Midgie Purvis" undated 72"My Dream"undated 72"My Love Is Waiting"undated 57"My Three Angels"/ "Dear Arthur"undated 56"My Three Angels"- Negativesundated 3"New Peach Thrill"undated 58"New York- The Most"/ Winchester, 73"/ Breakout"undated 34"NYC the Most" partial negaivesundated 24"Once There Was A City" negatives and scoreundated 64"Pancho"/ TV sketches, scores, etc.undated 25"Penelope"undated 32, 39"Perpetual Puzzle People"undated 25"Port of New York"undated 61"Reign of Terror" and "Trapped"1949 73"Retrospective Theme"- The Victors1963 61"Schiltz!"undated 4"Screen Writers' Guild Song" and "Three Little Maids"undated 25"Shootin' Star" Printed Songs and Scriptundated 72"Show Me A Rose"undated 72"Slow Ballad"undated 4"Song of the Old Couple" from The Secret Concubineundated 25"Strange Love"undated 34"Take My Hand" Last Sheet and Cue Sheetundated 46"The Big Winner"undated 47"The Burglar"1957 47"The Colonial Naturalist"undated 23"The Journey of Simon McKeever"undated 39"The Trek"undated 27"The Young Lovers'" sketches1964 72"There Is A Girl in the Heart of Wheeling West Va."undated 72"They Made You"undated 72"Three Little Fishes"undated 39, 43"Titanic"1953 39"Treasury Agents"undated 72"Up" tuneundated 26"Venus Is" undated 32"Warsaw Getto" music for danceundated 39"Where Do We Go From Here?"1970 69"Where Were You?"/ "Patterns for Progress"/ "Plan for Learning" scoresundated 36"Winchester 73"1967 27, 70"Young Lovers'"1964 27"Young Lovers'" extra sketches1964 35-36"Zero Hour"undated 3A Touch of Magicundated 72A Waltzundated 44Alice in Wonderlandundated 50An Equation for Progressundated 45Beyond the Barriersundated 38Born Freeundated 47Children's Piano piecesundated 21Concerto for Piano and Orchestraundated 48Concerto for Violin and Orchestraundated 40Dear Friendsundated 3Dear Liarundated 38, 40Explosionundated 51Ford "Special" undated 51Ford '58undated 63General Motors specials undated 51Girl of the Night1960 53Guns of Augustundated 38Halls of Montezumaundated 38Happy Anniversaryundated 63Lies My Father Told Me1975 24, 36; 40-41; 54-56Living Freeundated 3Miscellaneousundated 24Miscellaneous-Marked by Reel scoreundated 59Miscellaneous-Material for "Pill" and "Girl of the Night"undated 4, 41O.S.S.undated 58Once Upon A Tailorundated 59Over the Bridgeundated 25Piano Concerto negativesundated 25Quartet for Trumpet, Violin, Cello, and Pianoundated 4, 65Salt of the Earth1954 4, 33Shootin' Starundated 42-43Star Trek undated 3, 32, 38, 44The Banker's Daughter1962 49The Enchanted Nutcrackerundated 51The Golden Gate Murders (formerly Spectre on the Bridge)1979 54The Invisible Bridgeundated 4, 60The Rape of the Beltundated 4The Secret Concubineundated 42The Spy Who Came in from the Cold/ Judith1965/1966 43The Stylistundated 4, 68-69The Victors1963 4The World of Shalom Aleichem1982 4The Young Lovers1964 4, 36Unserdorfundated 36-37Victors1963 26Violin Concerto negativesundated 27Yank Showundated 627 Wonders of the Worldundated 62711 Ocean Drive1950 Sub-series 3. Individual Parts- 4Banker's Daughter- Harp1962 4Banker's Daughter- Piano1962 70Chamber Symphony in Two Movements by Menachem Zur1974-1975 4Children's Pieces (Negatives)- Pianoundated 4Dear Liar- Hornsundated 4Dear Liar- Percussionundated 5Dear Liar- Stringsundated 5Dear Liar- Trumpet/ Clarinetundated 5Lies My Father Told Me- Bass1975 5Lies My Father Told Me- Bassoon1975 5Lies My Father Told Me- Cello1975 5Lies My Father Told Me- Clarinet1975 5Lies My Father Told Me- Drums1975 5Lies My Father Told Me- Flute1975 5Lies My Father Told Me- Harp1975 5Lies My Father Told Me- Oboe1975 5Lies My Father Told Me- Percussion1975 5Lies My Father Told Me- Piano1975 5Lies My Father Told Me- Trombone1975 5Lies My Father Told Me- Trumpet1975 5Lies My Father Told Me- Viola1975 5Lies My Father Told Me- Violin1975 5Once There Was A City- Percussionundated 5Once There Was A City- Pianoundated 5Once There Was A City- Stringsundated 5Once There Was A City- Trumpet/ Reedundated 5Shootin' Star- Pianoundated 73Unser Dorf- Accordianundated 5Unser Dorf- Bassundated 5Unser Dorf- Bass Clarinetundated 5Unser Dorf- Bassoonundated 5, 73Unser Dorf- Celloundated 5, 73Unser Dorf- Clarinetundated 5Unser Dorf- Fluteundated 5Unser Dorf- Harpundated 5Unser Dorf- Hornundated 5Unser Dorf- Oboeundated 5Unser Dorf- Percussionundated 5Unser Dorf- Pianoundated 5Unser Dorf- Timpaniundated 5Unser Dorf- Tromboneundated 5Unser Dorf- Trumpetundated 5Unser Dorf- Tubaundated 5Unser Dorf- Violaundated 6, 73Unser Dorf- Violinundated 66Unserdorf- Large Orchestra Scoresundated 67Unserdorf- Double Suite for Violin, Cello, Clarinet, and Accordianundated 72Zero Mostel Album, Pt. 2- Conductorundated 28"Another Dawn, Another Day"- pianoundated 28"Death- it is…"- Mezzo Soprano and pianoundated 28"The Girl Who Was A Witch"undated 28"God Bless Every State in the U.S.A."undated 28"The Kallyope Yell"- Baritone solo, mixed chorus, and pianoundated 28"The Morning Glory"- Mezzo Soprano and pianoundated 28"Open Shop" Quartetundated 28"3 Minute Egg"-Overtureundated 28Original Piano Concertoundated 28"Piece in the form of a Rhapsody"- violin and piano undated 28"Piece in the form of a Rhapsody"- negativesundated 28"Fonta in A Minor"- violin and pianoundated 28Theme and Variations for String Quartetundated 29"Toccata, Song and Dance"- solo pianoundated 29"Toccata, Song and Dance"- original and negativeundated 29"Tombstones in the Starlight"- originalundated 29"Tombstones in the Starlight"- negativeundated 29No. I- temp lyricundated 29Varriations on a German Songundated 29"What's Good for General Motors…" -Open Shop Quartetundated 29"A Wounded Deer Leaps Highest"- vocalundated 29"An Equation for Progress"- Percussionundated 29"An Equation for Progress"-2nd Pianoundated 29"An Equation for Progress"-Oboeundated 29, 72"Illusion and Reality"- Solo Violinundated 29"Invisible Bridge"- violinsundated 29"Librium- Grass"- organ, Clarinet, vibraphone, whole orchestraundated 30"Once Upon A Tailor"- Accordionundated 30"Once Upon A Tailor"- Celloundated 30"Once Upon A Tailor"- Clarinetundated 30"Once Upon A Tailor"-Violinundated 30"Pancho"- Instrumental Partsundated 30"Venus Is"- Cue #43 for Harpsichordundated 30"The Victors"- parts1963 33"Young Lovers"- percussion drafts1964 Sub-series 4. Scores by Other Artists- 6Bantockundated 6Beethovenundated 6Borodin1933 6Brahms1932, undated 6Chopinundated 6Debussy1932 6Foreign Language Compositionsundated 6Horder, Mervyn1962 6Miscellaneousundated 6Mozartundated 6Ricordi (Italian)undated 6Rossiniundated 6Schubert1932 6Straussundated 6Stravinsky1932 6Tschaikowskyundated 6Wagnerundated Sub-series 5. Miscellaneous- 33Chord Fugue draftsundated 47Click Tracksundated 34Guitar Inst. Notebookundated 31Metro Musicundated 34Miscellaneous Negativesundated 33Miscellaneous Vocal partsundated 31Music- Songs, commercials, etc.undated 31Various songs, etc.- original negativesundated 71Assorted Originalsundated Series III. Audio: Sub-series 1. Casset Tapes- 7Unser Dorf (Our Village) by Sol Kaplan undated 8Untitled tapeundated Sub-series 2. Reel to Reel Audio Tapes- 7Ford Demo (FA-4)undated 7Ford Animation- Reeves Sound Studios (FA-4)undated 7"The Spy"- Salom ProductionsAugust 24, 1965 7, 9"NYC- The Most" songs undated 7, 9"Living Free" 1972 7"Living Free" Radio sects. 1972 7Happy Father's Day tape (from Kaplan's children) undated 7Ford Engineering undated 7U.S. Steel 1962 7Washington D.C. Flock Symposium December 7-8, 1967 7"Judith" music 1966 7ahcav_09853_0001Over the Edge 1979 7Zayda's Picnic Song undated 7OK Takes- Tape Reels #1-6 undated 7"Doreguard"- Kaplanundated 7"The Stylist"November 7, 1957 7Judith Music- Copy D1966 7"Judith" - DECCA RecordsAugust 17, 1965 7"Lies My Father Told Me" music only Columbia Pictures 1975 7, 9"Dear Friends" CBS- TV Special June 2, 1967 7The Big Winner piano score undated 7"The World of Henry Ford"May 3, 1961 7Ford Motor Co. Engineering- The Element of Progressundated 7"The Invisible Bridge" Ford Motor Company undated 7"Pancho" Music Trackundated 7"Girl of the Night" Music Reels 1-21960 8The Victors1963 8The Victors- Album and Series1963 8Anything Goesundated 8Untitled reels- Shamrock recording tapesundated 8Israel- Part Oneundated 8CCR- one trackundated 8Focus by Stan Getzundated 8Alban Berg- Wozzeck (half-track)undated 8Mozart Concerto #23 in A Major performanceJune 19, 1960 8Side A- Toscky, Side B- Tom Lehrerundated 8Singalong in Yiddishundated 8Untitled reel- Magnetonband reelundated 8The Challenge For Changeundated 8Nora- Once Cityundated 8"Pool" undated 8Benny Goodman Rides Againundated 8Unser Dorf- Dub SKundated 8Unser Dorf section Iundated 8Unser Dorf section IIundated 8Unser Dorf- Salt Lake Cityundated 8Unser Dorfundated 8Untitled Tape- Manhattan Sound Studiosundated 8Unser Dorf- Part One- The Memorable Characters and Part Two- The Telling Scenesundated 8Unser Dorf (Our Village) soundtrackundated 8"America" George Pitt at Spectrumundated 9Uncommon Landundated 9Explosion- Reels I and IIundated 9Young Lovers1964 9U.S. undated 9The Spy Who Came In From the Cold1965 9Star Trek (I)undated 9Star Trek (II)undated 9"Beyond All Barriersundated 9Golden Gate Murders1979 9Where Do We Go From Here?1970 9The Buglar1957 10Touch of Magicundated 10Danny Thomas #8 Score- Paramount PicturesSeptember 28, 1967 10"Rags, Clothes, Bottles" Instrumental Demoundated 10"Magic of the Past" undated 10"Plan for Leaning"undated 10Lowell ThomasNovember 30, 1967 10Banker's Daughter1962 10Banker's Daughter (songs)1962 10Danny Thomas Score #3, Reel #1undated 10Danny Thomas Score #3, Reel #2undated 10Danny Thomas Score #4undated 10"Doorway to the Past" musicundated 10Perpetual People Puzzle- All Choice Takes From SessionFebruary 8, 1972 10"Colonial Naturalist" music reel #1undated 10"Got It Made"undated 10The Rape of the Beltundated 10Alida (Old)undated 10Dear Liars- Old Master February 20, 1981 10Guns of August- OK Takes Only Roll #1December 22, 1964 10Guns of August- OK Takes- Stereoundated 10Design for Dreamingundated 10N.G. Helenundated 10Burlingtonundated 10Secret Concubineundated 10Circus of Dr. Laoundated 10Shootin' Starundated 10Dear Liar- musicundated 10Dear Liar- 7 1/2 copyundated 10Part of Conell + Aheawundated 10Dear Liar- Set (C)undated 10"2" Goots (?)undated 11Salt INovember 18, 1953 11The Invisible Bridge- Ford Motor Co. 1962 10"Take My Hand" from Dear Friendsundated 11Enchanted Nutcrackerundated 12Mostel- Sides A and Bundated 12-13Guns of August- 15" reelsundated 13-14Young Lovers score (15" reels)1964 13Knock At the Door masterAugust 18/19, 1956 14NYC The Mostundated 15Producer Paul Jacobs untitled reels November 18, 1953 18Sam to Students (1 7/8)undated 18Sinatra- Merry Christmasundated 19Once There Was A City 38 mix reelundated Sub-series 3. Records- 16Jane Morgan Serenades The Victorsundated 16The Victors' MarchOctober 25, 1963 16Magda's ThemeOctober 25, 1963 16No Other ManOctober 25, 1963 16The Young Lovers soundtrack1964 16Judith soundtrack1966 16The Spy Who Came In From the Cold soundtrack1966 17Living Free soundtrack1972 17The Stories and Songs of Living Free- Born Free with Dialogue from the Original Film Soundtrack1972 17Zero Mostel sings Harry Ruby's Songs My Mother Never Sang with Orchestra and Chorusundated 17Un Po' D'America N. 7undated 18Tango De Valentino/ Young Lovers (Main Theme)undated 18The Young Lovers/ Soon I'll Wed My Loveundated 18"Young Lovers" Harrison Music1964 18The Victors individual song records1964