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Eugene Poddany Papers, 1935-1980
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Poddany, Eugene, 1919-
- Title
- Eugene Poddany Papers
- Dates
- 1935-1980 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 9.64 cubic ft. (11 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 11422
- Summary
- Musical scores written, arranged, and directed by Eugene Poddany for animated productions and commercials.
- 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
Eugene Poddany was a composer and music director. He was born in Hardin, China and graduated from Hollywood High School in 1937. He studied music composition and orchestration with Ernest Toch and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. In the early 1940s he toured Europe while directing a classical orchestra. When he returned to America he started writing music for motion picture cartoons. The film production companies that he worked for include Walter Lantz Productions, John Sutherland Productions, and Metro- Goldwyn Meyer. He composed music for Tom & Jerry, Woody the Woodpecker, Foghorn Leghorn, Tweety Bird, Bugs Bunny, and Dr. Seuss TV specials “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Horton Hears a Who!” Poddany also wrote the music for the 1966 Academy Award winning short “The Dot and the Line."
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Eugene Poddany papers consist of original musical scores that he composed, arranged, and directed, as well as original scores from other contemporary composers (Elmer Bernstein, Morton Scott, Paul Smith, Carl Stalling, Herman Stein, and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco). These scores include work for the Tom & Jerry Show, the Woody the Woodpecker Show, “The Dot and the Line,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “Horton Hears a Who!”, other animated productions, and television commercials. The papers also consist of personal files and written works by Eugene Poddany.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The Eugene Poddany papers have been divided into four alphabetically arranged series. Series I contains original scores by Poddany, series II contains original scores by other contemporary composers, series III contains personal files, and series IV contains Eugene Poddany's written works..
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are no known other archival collections created by Eugene Poddany at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationThis material was received from Luby Shutorev in August 2004. More material was received from Oleg Carleton in 2020.
Processing Note
Processing InformationThe collection was processed by Matthew Francis in February 2010. Updated by Alexandra Cardin in July 2022.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Eugene Poddany Music ScoresReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | A is for Atom |
1953 |
| 1 | 2 | A Matter of Degree |
1951 |
| 5 | 1 | Animal Trainer |
undated |
| 1 | 3 | The Butcher, the Baker, and the Ice Cream Maker |
1955 |
| 1 | 4 | Capitol Records Recordings (Children's Songs) |
undated |
Commercials and Corporate Productions: |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 5 | B.F. Goodrich - "Tommy Looks at Tires"/"The Tire Story" |
1963 |
| Folders | |||
| 1 | 6-7 | California Prune and Apricot Growers Association - "Sunny Sweet"/"Good Wrinkles" |
1949-1951 |
| Folder | |||
| 1 | 8 | Coca-Cola - Multiple Spots |
1958 |
| 1 | 9 | Crosley Cars |
undated |
| 1 | 10 | Duchess Salad Dressing |
1950 |
| 1 | 11 | General Electric |
undated |
| 1 | 12 | Golden Grain Belt Beer |
1954 |
| 1 | 13 | J.C. Penney - "Inventory For a Golden Year" |
1952 |
| 5 | 2 | Kelloggs - Rice Krispies |
undated |
| 1 | 14 | National Association of Secondary School Principals |
undated |
| 1 | 15 | Phillip Morris - Mexican Spots |
undated |
| 1 | 16 | Rexall Drugs - "Thank You" |
1958 |
| 5 | 3 | US Steel |
undated |
| 1 | 17 | White Magic Soap |
1951 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 1 | Creative Capitol |
1957 |
| 2 | 2 | Dear Uncle |
undated |
| 9 | Desert Twilight and Assorted music |
1950-1970 | |
| Folder | |||
| 2 | 3 | The Dot and the Line |
1965 |
Dr. Seuss: |
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| Box | Folders | ||
| 2 | 4-5 | The Cat in the Hat Song Book (Book) |
1967 |
| 10 | Dr. Seuss's "How the Grinch Stole Xmas" M.G.M Prod T.V. 7755 by Eugene Poddany |
1966 November 8 | |
| Folder | |||
| 5 | 4-5 | Horton Hears a Who! |
1970 |
| 5 | 6-7 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
1966 |
| 10 | "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" |
1966 August 6 | |
| 10 | "Shake Hands With Your Friends" |
1966-1967 | |
| 10 | Unpublished Dr. Seuss Songs (Lyrics), Eugene Poddany's Music |
1966 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 8 | Electra Flight |
1959 |
| 2 | 6 | Foghorn Leghorn - "Leghorn Swoggled" |
1951 |
| 6 | 1 | Give a Car a Man Who Can Drive |
1959 |
| 2 | 7 | Horizons of Hope |
1954 |
| 6 | 2 | Jazzer for Jerry |
undated |
| 2 | 8 | The Littlest Giant |
1956 |
| 2 | 9 | The Long and the Short of It |
1957 |
| 6 | 3 | Money and Banking |
undated |
| 2 | 10 | Money and Credit |
1967 |
| 10 | "Muse" for Louise Di Tullio |
1950-1970 | |
| Folder | |||
| 6 | 4-5 | Music Lessons |
undated |
| 2 | 11 | Music, the Expressive Language |
1960 |
| 2 | 12 | Of Many Voices |
1951 |
| 2 | 13 | Oil Depletion |
undated |
| 9 | Piano and Flute |
1950-1970 | |
| 9 | Piano with Bassoon or Cello |
1950-1970 | |
| Folder | |||
| 6 | 6-7 | The Pogo Special Birthday Special |
1969 |
| 2 | 14 | Report on a Prophecy |
1954 |
| 2 | 15 | The Road Forward |
1954 |
| 9 | Solo Piano Pieces |
1950-1970 | |
| 9 | Sonatas |
1950-1970 | |
| Folder | |||
| 7 | 1 | Swiss Cheese Yodel |
undated |
Spiral Bound Music |
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| Box | |||
| 11 | "Jimminy Christmas" |
1950-1970 | |
| 11 | Compositions for Piano I & II |
19483 | |
| 11 | Orchestral Dance Suite |
1949 October 4 | |
| 11 | Seq. 5051 Music |
1950-1970 | |
| 11 | The Blind Minstrel |
1949 | |
| 11 | Theme and Variations for Flute and Strings |
1947 December 21 | |
| 11 | Theme and Variations for Piano |
1950 | |
| Box | |||
| 9 | Theme and Variations for Flute and Piano |
1970-1980 | |
| Folders | |||
| 2 | 16-28 | Tom and Jerry Cartoons |
1964-1967 |
| 7 | 2-13 | Tom and Jerry Cartoons |
1964-1967 |
| Folder | |||
| 2 | 29 | Tweety Bird Cartoon - "Room and Bird" |
1951 |
| 2 | 31 | The Velvet Touch |
undated |
| 2 | 32 | Voice Beneath the Sea |
1956 |
| 3 | 1 | We're an Odd Lot |
undated |
| 3 | 2 | What Makes Us Tick |
1952 |
| 3 | 4-5 | William Johnson and the Dragon |
undated |
| 3 | 6-9 | The Woody Woodpecker Show |
1957 |
| 3 | 10 | Your Safety First |
1956 |
| Folders | |||
| 3 | 11-17 | Unidentified Music Scores |
undated |
| 8 | 1-2 | Unidentified Music Scores |
undated |
Series II. Other Composers' Music ScoresReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 1 | Bernstein, Elmer - "Walk on the Wild Side" |
1962 |
Music translated from Russian |
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| Box | |||
| 10 | Angel |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | Day and Night |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | Moscow Nights |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | Recollections |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | Russian Echos |
1949 | |
| 10 | Sweetly Sang the Nightingale's Soul |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | The Crane |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | White Snow Flake Flurry? |
1950-1970 | |
| Folder | |||
| 4 | 2 | Scott, Morton - "The Traitor Within" |
1942 |
Songs and Short Pieces |
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| Box | |||
| 10 | "A Bus Ride Home from School" for Anni Elliott |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | "A Joke" |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | "A Lullaby" for Pamela |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | "Fog-Engulfed Redwoods" |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | A Rainy Day by H.W. Longfellow |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | An Elephant in a Circus with a Flea in his Hide (For Luby) |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | Christmas , words by Genevieve H. Dart |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | Lament to a Dear Friend |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | Lullaby for Christina |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | Mirthful Banter (for Margaret Smith) |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | Praise Ye O Lord |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | Soft in the Night, I heard a Flute Whisper for Luby |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | The Sea Hath its Pearls by Heinrich Heine |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | To Olga-Nocturne and Reminiscence |
1939 | |
| 10 | Trees for Nell and Mrs. Barker |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | Two Poems |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | Waiting by John Burroughs |
1950-1970 | |
| 10 | Waltz Duet for Judy and Nancy Fonnel |
1950-1970 | |
| Folder | |||
| 4 | 3 | Smith, Paul - "The Living Desert" |
1953 |
| 4 | 4 | Stalling, Carl - "Conrad the Sailor" |
1942 |
| 4 | 5 | Stein, Herman - "Career for Two" |
undated |
| 8 | 3 | Stein, Herman - Dr. Seuss |
undated |
| 4 | 6 | Stein, Herman - "Four Guns to the Border" |
1954 |
| 4 | 7 | Stein, Herman - "This is Russia" |
1957 |
| 11 | Tedesco, Mario |
1947 | |
| Folder | |||
| 4 | 8 | Tedesco, Mario - "The Brigand" |
1952 |
| 4 | 9 | Tedesco, Mario - "Mask of the Avenger" |
1951 |
| 4 | 10 | Various Composers - Children Songs |
undated |
Series III. Personal Files Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 11 | "The Dot and The Line", Script (Music by E. Poddany) |
1965 |
| 9 | Catalog of Sculptures by Eugene Poddany |
1971 |
| 11 | Correspondence - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco |
1948-1964 |
| 9 | Eugene Poddany Biography |
1982 |
| 11 | Eugene Poddany Photographs and Correspondence |
1935-1980 |
Series IV. Written WorksReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 9 | "A day at the Beach" |
1979 December 12 |
| 9 | "A Prologue--to the Monarch Butterfly" |
1978 November 2 |
| 9 | "EBB Tide" |
1977-1978 |
| 9 | "Gros Beak" |
1975-1980 |
| 9 | "The Completed Circle", Writing by Eugene Poddany |
1977 June 28 |
| 9 | Unidentified Writing |
1975-1980 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Animated television music.
- Animated television programs--United States.
- Arrangers (Musicians)--United States--20th century.
- Composers--United States--20th century.
- Film composers--United States.
- Television advertising.
Form or Genre Terms
- Music scores.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Bernstein, Elmer.
- Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario, 1895-1968.
- Scott, Morton W., 1912-1992.
- Smith, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1906-1985.
- Stalling, Carl W.
- Stein, Herman, 1912-1992.
Processed by Matthew Francis
2010
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