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Lyn Murray papers, 1941-1987
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Murray, Lyn, 1909-1989
- Title
- Lyn Murray papers
- Dates
- 1941-1987 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 66.75 cubic ft. (74 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 02928
- Summary
- The Lyn Murray papers contain the musical scores, audiotapes, and professional papers of the Emmy award winning composer Lyn Murray.
- 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
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Lyn Murray (1909-1989) was a conductor, arranger, and producer responsible for writing musical scores for radio, television and motion pictures, and Broadway theatrical productions. In 1950, he moved to Hollywood and began composing scores for feature films, including "The Prowler" (1951), "To Catch a Thief" (1955), and "The Miracle" (1959). His scores for television shows include "The Virginian" (1962), "Daniel Boone" (1964), "The Time Tunnel" (1966) and "Dragnet" (1967). He won an Emmy in 1986 for his score to the National Geographic special "Miraculous Machines."
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Lyn Murray papers contain hand-written musical scores and audiotapes conducted and arranged by Lyn Murray for the stage, radio, television, and motion pictures from 1941-1987. In addition, the papers also include correspondence, contracts, production files, and photographs. Finally, there are various drafts of his personal journals, that he kept from 1947-1983, that were eventually published under the name “Musician: A Hollywood Journal of Wives, Women, Writers, Lawyers, Directors, Producers and Music.”
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
Arrangement
This collection has been intellectually arranged, and divided into three series.
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are no known other archival collections created by Lyn Murray at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationThis material was received from Lyn Murray between 1968 and1989 and from Fred Schiller in 1990.
Processing Note
Processing InformationThe collection was processed by Matthew Francis in August, 2009.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Professional PapersReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
1 | Correspondence, Contracts, and Finances |
circa 1940s-1980s |
2 | Correspondence, Contracts, and Finances |
circa 1940s-1980s |
3 | Production Files - Finian's Rainbow |
1947 |
3 | Production Files - Incident at State Beach |
1965 |
3 | Production Files - The Miracle |
1964 |
3 | Production Files - Orpheus in Hell |
1982 |
3 | Production Files - The Song of Frankenstein |
1981 |
3 | Production Files - Tusitala |
undated |
4 | Production Files - Tusitala |
undated |
4 | Book Files - Musician: A Hollywood Journal of Wives, Women, Writers, Lawyers, Directors, Producers and Music |
circa 1970s-1980s |
5 | Book Files - Musician: A Hollywood Journal of Wives, Women, Writers, Lawyers, Directors, Producers and Music |
circa 1970s-1980s |
6 | Book Files - Musician: A Hollywood Journal of Wives, Women, Writers, Lawyers, Directors, Producers and Music |
circa 1970s-1980s |
6 | Lyn Murray Credits |
circa 1986 |
6 | Biographical Files |
1943-1989 |
6 | Radio Scripts |
1943-1950 |
6 | Music Cues |
1970 |
6 | Programs |
circa 1970s-1980s |
6 | Miscellaneous Files |
circa 1940s-1980s |
7 | Photographs |
circa 1960s-1980s |
8 | Framed Photographs, Promotional Materials, and Memorbilia |
1963-1986 |
9 | Framed Photographs, Promotional Materials, and Memorbilia |
1963-1986 |
74 | Daily Appointment Books |
1947-1979 |
Series II. Music Score SheetsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
48 | 26 by Corwin |
1941 |
34 | A Woman for Charley |
1969 |
44 | Alan King |
1965 |
11, 32, 49, 50, 51, 58, 60, 61 | Alfred Hitchcock Hour |
1962-1965 |
44 | Alice in Wonderland |
1965 |
22, 56 | American Overture |
undated |
34 | Ashes of Mrs. Reasoner |
undated |
48 | The Big Night |
1951 |
25 | Bob Hope |
1975 |
13, 59 | Bold Ones: The New Doctors |
1969-1971 |
57 | The Browning Story |
undated |
32 | Camptown |
undated |
59 | Canon a Go-Go |
1966 |
11 | Channel 28 Auction |
undated |
13 | Chrysler Theatre - Time of Flight |
1966 |
50 | Chrysler Theatre - 5th Pass |
1963 |
52 | Chrysler Theatre - Square Peg |
1964 |
57 | Cimarron |
1948 |
37, 46 | Collage for Clarinet and Band |
1966 |
57 | Columbia Presents Corwin |
1944 |
48 | Come Fly with Me |
1962 |
10 | Corwin's Primer |
undated |
12 | Cover Story |
1983 |
59 | Cromer |
undated |
45 | Dan McGrew |
undated |
10, 11, 27, 41 | Daniel Boone |
1966-1970 |
17 | Day in the Life of America |
1986 |
57 | Daybreak |
1945 |
24 | D-Day the Sixth of June |
1956 |
13 | Deadly Game |
1970 |
19 | Destination Mindano |
1968 |
48, 57 | Document A/777 |
1950 |
45 | Donald O'Connor |
undated |
40 | Don't Push, I'll Change When I'm Ready |
undated |
35 | Double Solitaire |
1973 |
18 | Dr. Kildare |
1966 |
40, 59 | Dragnet |
1966 |
38 | Dream Wife |
undated |
58 | Escape to Zahrain |
undated |
18, 55 | Esther |
1941 |
55 | Every Boy |
1972 |
11, 45 | Fables |
undated |
58 | Frontier Circus |
1961 |
34 | GE Theatre - $200 Parlay |
1961 |
57 | GE Theatre - Camel's Foot |
1960 |
50 | GE Theatre - Devil You Saw |
1961 |
50 | GE Theatre - Free Wheelers |
1962 |
50 | GE Theatre - Go Fight City Hall |
1962 |
57 | GE Theatre - Great Alberti |
1961 |
57 | GE Theatre - Judith |
1960 |
50 | GE Theatre - Little White Lyle |
1961 |
50 | GE Theatre - Man About the House |
1962 |
57 | GE Theatre - Open House |
1961 |
50 | GE Theatre - Roman Kid |
1962 |
57 | GE Theatre - The Graduation Dress |
1960 |
50 | GE Theatre - The Little Hours |
1961 |
50 | GE Theatre - The Unstoppable Gray Fox |
1962 |
57 | GE Theatre - Very Special Girl |
1962 |
57 | GE Theatre - Wishbook |
1961 |
50 | Gilbert & Sullivan |
undated |
22 | Grand Banks |
undated |
10, 48 | Great Explorations: John Glenn in Africa |
1967 |
44, 47 | Gunsmoke |
1960-1965 |
46 | Hallmark Playhouse - A Breath of Air |
1951 |
57 | Hallmark Playhouse - A Letter to Mr. Priest |
1949 |
49 | Hallmark Playhouse - A Man for Ages |
1951 |
46 | Hallmark Playhouse - A Man's Mother |
1951 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - Anna and the King of Siam |
1949 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - August Heat |
1949 |
49 | Hallmark Playhouse - Barefoot Mailman |
1950 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - Berkeley Square |
1949 |
48 | Hallmark Playhouse - Cinderella |
1951 |
57 | Hallmark Playhouse - The Citadel |
1948 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - Colonel Effingham's Raid |
1949 |
49 | Hallmark Playhouse - Deepwood |
1951 |
49 | Hallmark Playhouse - Elizabeth Captive Princess |
1951 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - Enchanted Cottage |
1949 |
49 | Hallmark Playhouse - Farmer in the Dell |
1951 |
57 | Hallmark Playhouse - Girls are Like Boats |
1948 |
49 | Hallmark Playhouse - Golden Herd |
1951 |
48 | Hallmark Playhouse - Goodbye Mr. Chips |
1951 |
55 | Hallmark Playhouse - Home to Thanksgiving |
1950 |
31 | Hallmark Playhouse - Jamie McRuin |
1950 |
46 | Hallmark Playhouse - Johnny Appleseed |
1951 |
46 | Hallmark Playhouse - Joy Street |
1951 |
55 | Hallmark Playhouse - Knee Pants |
1950 |
48 | Hallmark Playhouse - Last Horizon |
1948 |
55 | Hallmark Playhouse - Marmee |
1950 |
55 | Hallmark Playhouse - Mistress of the White House |
1950 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - Mother |
1949 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - My Friend Flicka |
1948 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - National Velvet |
1949 |
55 | Hallmark Playhouse - Not Wanted |
1950 |
49 | Hallmark Playhouse - Old Soldiers Dive |
1951 |
55 | Hallmark Playhouse - Patrick Calls Me Mother |
1950 |
31 | Hallmark Playhouse - Pioneer Preacher |
1950 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - Prairie Years |
1949 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - Random Harvest |
1949 |
46 | Hallmark Playhouse - Rest and Thankful |
1951 |
46 | Hallmark Playhouse - Scudda-Hoo! Scudda-Hey! |
1951 |
55 | Hallmark Playhouse - Sleepy Hollow |
1950 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - Smilin' Through |
1949 |
55 | Hallmark Playhouse - Story of Kansas City |
1950 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - The Barker |
1949 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - The Failure |
1949 |
49 | Hallmark Playhouse - The Final Tribute |
1950 |
57 | Hallmark Playhouse - The Green Grass of Wyoming |
1950 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - The Life of Theodore Roosevelt |
1951 |
49 | Hallmark Playhouse - The Long Love |
1951 |
49 | Hallmark Playhouse - The Long Winter |
1951 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - The Virginian |
1949 |
57 | Hallmark Playhouse - The Way West |
1950 |
46 | Hallmark Playhouse - Two Years Before the Mast |
1951 |
55 | Hallmark Playhouse - Wayfarer |
1950 |
55 | Hallmark Playhouse - West of the Hill |
1950 |
52 | Hallmark Playhouse - Wild Swans |
1948 |
47, 58 | Have Gun - Will Tavel |
1960-1961 |
19 | Hercule Poirot |
1962 |
29 | Hollywood Television Theatre - Gondola |
1973 |
35 | Hollywood Television Theatre - Incident at Vichy |
undated |
29, 56 | Hollywood Television Theatre - Steambath |
1973 |
45 | Hope Album |
undated |
11 | How to Break into Movies |
undated |
24 | Ignatius |
undated |
32, 37 | Incident at State Beach |
1965 |
27, 32 | It Takes a Thief |
1969 |
35 | Jacques Cousteau - Hippo |
undated |
41 | Jamison's Kids |
1970 |
27 | Jesse James |
1966 |
13, 44 | The John Forsythe Show |
1966 |
35 | Kate Bliss |
1978 |
50 | Kraft Mystery Theatre - Talk to my Parnter |
1963 |
51 | Kraft Suspension Theatre - In Darkness Waiting |
1964 |
25 | La Bohema |
undated |
56 | Ladies of the Corridor |
1975 |
13 | Laredo |
1966 |
34, 58 | Last of Mrs. Lincoln |
1976 |
38 | Laurel & Hardy |
undated |
59 | Liberation |
undated |
17, 34, 42, 56 | Lincoln |
1974 |
16 | Long Hot Summer |
undated |
56 | Love Hate Love |
1970 |
45 | Luxembourg |
undated |
15 | Magic Carpet |
1971 |
25 | Mannix |
1970 |
13, 25 | Matt Lincoln |
1970 |
21 | Medical Center |
1976 |
55 | Men from Shiloh |
1970 |
31, 34, 47, 51, 56, 59, 60 | The Miracle |
1964 |
10 | Mirror to Mirror |
1975 |
37 | Miscellaneous Hymns |
undated |
10, 11, 14, 18, 23, 25, 26, 30, 32, 46, 48, 55, 59, 61 | Miscellaneous Scores |
undated |
18 | Moulin Rouge |
1952 |
21 | Mysteries of the Great Pyramids |
1977 |
16 | National Geographic Special - Egypt: Quest for Eternity |
1982 |
12 | National Geographic Special - Jerusalem |
undated |
12 | National Geographic Special - Miraculous Machines |
1985 |
12 | National Geographic Special - Return to Everest |
undated |
12 | National Geographic Special - Save the Panda |
undated |
28 | National Geographic Special - Superliners |
1980 |
48, 49 | National Geographic Special - The Amazon |
1968 |
27, 48, 49 | National Geographic Special - The Lonely Doryman |
1968 |
30 | National Geographic Special - Tigris Expedition |
1979 |
17, 21 | National Geographic Special - Treasures from the Past |
undated |
55 | New Explorers: Costa Rica |
1972 |
31 | Novak |
undated |
24, 36 | Now You See It, Now You Don't |
1967 |
57 | October Morning |
undated |
24 | On the Threshold of Space |
undated |
24, 46, 61 | Orpheus in Hell |
1982 |
13 | Owen Marshall |
1971 |
24 | Peg O' My Heart |
undated |
24 | Period of Adjustment |
1962 |
54 | Pleasure Island |
1962 |
42 | Primal Man |
undated |
49 | Promise Her Anything |
1966 |
24, 58 | The Prowler |
1951 |
39 | Rawhide |
1965 |
34 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm |
1976 |
56 | Requiem for a Nun |
1975 |
59 | Ronald Searle Suite |
1962 |
44 | Rosie |
undated |
39 | Run, Jack, Run |
1965 |
28 | Sea Gypsies |
1978 |
44 | Sendrey Greek |
undated |
38 | Separate Lives |
undated |
41 | Shiloh Valentines |
1970 |
48, 58 | Signpost to Murder |
1964 |
15 | The Smugglers |
1961 |
29 | Snow White and the Three Stooges |
1961 |
54 | Son of Paleface |
1952 |
53 | Song of Frankenstein |
1981 |
59 | Songs of Samoa |
1968 |
24 | Spectre |
undated |
34, 59 | Time of Man |
1969 |
18 | The Time Tunnel |
1966 |
22, 48 | To Catch a Thief |
1955 |
55 | TV Themes |
undated |
47 | The Twilight Zone |
1960 |
13 | Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau |
1971 |
11 | Vegas |
undated |
43, 52 | The Virginian |
1964 |
44 | Wagon Train |
1965 |
57 | What is the Answer |
1968 |
24 | Williamsburg |
undated |
44 | Wind in the Willows |
undated |
54 | Wives and Lovers |
1963 |
13 | The Young Lawyers |
1971 |
Series III. Music Audio RecordingsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
73 | 2 Whitney, 1 Space |
undated |
63 | A Day in the Life of America |
undated |
70 | A Flight to Remember |
1973 |
70, 73 | A Woman for Charlie |
1969 |
73 | Africa Expeditions |
undated |
64, 65, 69, 71 | Alfred Hitchcock Hour |
1962-1965 |
62, 66, 68, 73 | Alice in Wonderland |
1965 |
63 | An Angel in my Pocket |
1968 |
73 | Ashes |
1975 |
68 | Baby You're the One |
undated |
63 | Bain Party |
undated |
63, 66 | The Bible |
undated |
66 | Big Night |
undated |
66, 68 | The Bold Ones |
undated |
67 | Born of Fire |
undated |
62 | Christopher London |
1950 |
64 | Chrysler Theatre - Time of Flight |
undated |
69 | Cold Spring |
undated |
72 | Come Fly With Me |
1963 |
73 | Concrete |
undated |
70 | Costa Rica |
undated |
67 | Cover Story |
1980 |
70 | Cromer |
undated |
64 | Daniel Boone |
1966-1970 |
63, 65 | Destination Mindanao |
1968 |
72 | Document A/777 |
1950 |
73 | Double Solitaire |
undated |
72 | Dragnet |
1966 |
72 | Dream Wife |
undated |
70 | Earnest |
undated |
70 | Esther |
1941 |
66, 68 | Fables |
undated |
65, 66 | Finian's Rainbow |
1947 |
62 | Ford Theatre - Crazy Girl |
1948 |
68 | Freburg USA |
undated |
70 | Gluskin Anthology |
undated |
70 | Gondola |
1973 |
73 | Hallmark Playhouse - Berkeley Square |
1949 |
62 | Hallmark Playhouse - Clay Shattered Door |
1949 |
73 | Hallmark Playhouse - Goodbye Mr. Chips |
1951 |
62 | Hallmark Playhouse - Lost Horizon |
1948 |
62 | Hallmark Playhouse - Morning Glory |
1948 |
73 | Hallmark Playhouse - Random Harvest |
1949 |
64 | Hannibal |
undated |
64, 70 | Have Gun - Will Travel |
1960 |
70 | Haye's Sax |
undated |
64 | Hercule Poirot |
1962 |
68 | Hope |
undated |
63 | How to Break into the Movies |
undated |
69 | Ice |
1961-1965 |
64 | Ice Capades |
1962 |
70 | Ignatius |
undated |
72 | Incident at State Beach |
1965 |
62 | International Harvester |
1946 |
64, 66, 68 | It Takes a Thief |
1967 |
70 | Jacques Cousteau - Hippo |
undated |
64 | The John Forysthe Show |
1966 |
68 | Johnny Mercer |
undated |
72 | Judith |
undated |
70 | Ladies of the Corridor |
1975 |
66 | Laurel & Hardy |
undated |
66 | Legacy of Fear |
undated |
66 | LIA |
undated |
67, 68 | Lincoln |
1974 |
68, 70, 73 | Loulie |
undated |
70 | Love, Hate, Love |
1970 |
62 | Luxembourg |
undated |
65, 66 | Magic Carpet |
1971 |
64, 65 | Midnight Oil |
1967 |
72, 73 | The Miracle |
1964 |
73 | Miracle Oneonta |
1961 |
67 | Mirror to Mirror |
1975 |
63, 65, 67, 73 | Miscellaneous Recordings |
undated |
73 | Movie Primer |
undated |
67 | Mysteries of the Great Pyramids |
1967 |
73 | National Geographic Special - The Amazon |
undated |
67 | National Geographic Special - Egypt |
1981 |
63 | National Geographic Special - Jerusalem |
1986 |
67 | National Geographic Special - The Lonely Doryman |
1968 |
67 | National Geographic Special - Return to Everest |
undated |
67 | National Geographic Special - Save the Pandas |
undated |
67 | National Geographic Special - Superliners |
1980 |
67 | National Geographic Special - Tigris Expedition |
1979 |
63, 67 | National Geographic Special - Treasures of the Past |
1987 |
66 | Novak |
undated |
72 | One Lovely Step |
1971 |
67, 68 | Orpheus in Hell |
undated |
64 | Outtakes |
undated |
66 | P.I. |
undated |
66 | The Politicain |
undated |
68 | Potpourri |
undated |
67, 70 | Primal Man |
undated |
62 | Prom Album |
undated |
71 | Promise Her Anything |
1966 |
66, 73 | The Prowler |
1951 |
70, 73 | Radio Primer |
undated |
70 | Requiem for a Nun |
1975 |
71, 73 | Rosie |
undated |
67 | Sea Gypsies |
1978 |
70 | Sealtest |
undated |
67 | Searle St. |
undated |
68 | Shakespeare |
undated |
71 | Shower |
undated |
66, 71, 72 | Signpost to Murder |
1964 |
63, 68, 70 | Sing We Now |
1987 |
70 | Slaughter |
undated |
63 | The Smugglers |
1966 |
62, 66, 69 | Song of Frankenstein |
1981 |
62, 66, 67, 70 | Songs of Samoa |
undated |
62, 67 | Spectre |
undated |
68 | Splendor Grass |
undated |
67 | Start of the Grand Banks |
undated |
73 | Steambath |
1973 |
69 | Stevenson |
1965 |
66, 70, 72, 73 | Time of Man |
undated |
71, 72 | To Catch a Thief |
undated |
66, 68, 69 | Tusitala |
undated |
73 | UCLA Incident |
1969 |
64 | Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau |
1971 |
66 | Vegas |
undated |
68, 72, 73 | The Virginian |
1964 |
70 | Voice of God |
undated |
69 | Welk |
undated |
70 | Wind in the Willows |
undated |
72 | Wolper |
undated |
62 | Your All-Time Hit Parade |
1943 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Composition (Music)
- Motion picture music.
- Musical sketches.
- Radio music.
- Television music.
Form or Genre Terms
- Audiotapes.
- Scores.
Occupations
- Arrangers (Musicians)
- Composers.
- Film composers.