University of Wyoming
"That's a plenty" -- Phonodisc -- 45 rpm.
"Let's make a song" -- Audio cassette tape.
Pollack was a pioneer in the writing of theme songs for films in the silent picture era, including the songs "Diane" from the motion picture "Seventh Heaven" in 1927 and "Charmaine" from "What Price Glory" in 1928. He eventually composed over 250 pieces of music, most of it for motion pictures.
Collection contains 8 pieces of correspondence (1932, 1935, 1942); contracts for music themes and related correspondence with Paramount Pictures (1941-1945); photographs of Pollack and various celebrities; sheet music of songs written by Pollack (1922-1943); 1 45 rpm record of the song "That's a Plenty" written by Pollack; an audio cassette tape from the radio program "Let's Write a Song" which featured Pollack (ca. 1940); and miscellaneous other materials.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Lew Pollack at the date of processing.
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