Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Bobby Short Papers
Short, Bobby
NMAH.AC.0946
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13.6 Cubic feet
35 boxes
1908-2006
Bobby Short was a singer and pianist whose career spanned seven decades. An interpreter of American popular music, he became a performer in childhood and remained active until his death. He is best known for his more than 35 years as performer-in-residence at the Hotel Carlyle's Café Carlyle in New York City. This collection contains personal papers and photographs as well as business papers, musical materials and photographs relating to Mr. Short's career as a performing artist.
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Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Physical Access: Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Researchers must use photocopies of scrapbooks due to the fragility of the originals, unless special access is approved.
Technical Access: Listening to sound recordings requires special appointment; please inquire.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Smithsonian Institution by Bobby Short.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in nine series
Series 1, Personal Materials, circa 1908-2005
Subseries 1, Early Life in Danville, Illinois, 1924-1942
Subseries 2, Awards, Honors and Milestones, 1964-2005
Subseries 3, Personal Ephemera and Miscellaneous Publications, 1937-2002
Subseries 4, Original Artworks Owned by Bobby Short, 1841-1990s
Series 2, Correspondence, circa 1938-2005
Subseries 1, Personal Correspondence, 1950s-2004
Subseries 2, Correspondence with Celebrities and Notable People, 1962-2004
Subseries 3, Business Correspondence and Related materials, 1938-2005
Series 3, Photographs, circa 1908-2005
Subseries 1, With and of Family and Friends, circa 1908-2005
Subseries 2, With Celebrities and Notable People, circa 1953-1990s
Subseries 3, Other Performers, Notable People, and Autographed, circa 1920s-1990s
Subseries 4, In Performance and Related Subjects, circa 1940s-2001
Subseries 5, Publicity, Fashion, and Advertising, circa 1930s-2000s
Subseries 6, Photographs of Artworks Depicting Bobby Short, circa 1960s-1990s
Series 4, Contracts and Related Documents, circa 1953-2005
Subseries 1, Appearances in the United States and Foreign Countries, circa 1953-2005
Subseries 2, Radio, Television, and Film Appearances, 1978-2000
Subseries 3, Recording Contracts, Royalty Statements and Related Materials, 1955-2003
Subseries 4, Print, Radio and Television Advertising, 1976-1997
Subseries 5, Licensing Proposals, 1984-2000
Subseries 6, Union and Labor Department Documents, 1981-2005
Series 5, Programs, Publicity, and Promotion, 1956-1996
Subseries 1, Programs for Performances by Bobby Short
Subseries 2, Newspaper Clippings and Magazines
Subseries 3, Promotional Materials
Series 6, Special Events, 1963-2003
Series 7, Musical Materials, circa 1920-1995
Series 8, Theatrical Productions as Producer or Investor, 1979-1988
Series 9, Manuscripts, Research, And Publishing Materials, circa 1954-1997
Subseries 1, Writings: Bobby Short
Subseries 2, Writings: Others
Biographical / Historical
Bobby Short (Robert Waltrip Short) was born to Rodman and Myrtle Short on September 15, 1924, in Danville, Illinois. He was one of six surviving children. As part of the town's relatively small African American community, the Short family maintained a middle-class standard of living, even during the Great Depression. Rodman Short pursued several occupations but spent most of his life as a coal miner in West Virginia and was seldom at home. Myrtle Short, a domestic worker, was a fastidious housekeeper who expected a high standard of deportment in her children. In Bobby Short's first memoir,
Black and White Baby, he wrote: "Except for our color, we conformed in almost every degree to the image of the white Anglo-Saxon Protestant-in our manners, our mores, and our way of life." Music was an important part of that life; many members of the extended family played instruments or sang, some professionally. Short first played a song by ear at the family upright piano when he was four years old and began his life-long love affair with words and music. Church, school, vaudeville, and minstrel shows provided his earliest musical influences and repertoire; his innate musicality and enthusiasm enabled him to become a skilled performer at an early age. By the time he was ten years old, he was playing and singing in local night spots and as far away as Indianapolis. At twelve, he was playing in vaudeville, at times billed as "the Miniature King of Swing." At thirteen, he returned to Danville, attended high school, and after graduating in 1942, left his home town to begin his professional life in earnest.
Short spent the 1940s and early 1950s as an increasingly successful entertainer in sophisticated night clubs and jazz venues in Chicago and other Midwestern cities, California, and New York, as well as Paris and London. While his early repertoire featured novelty songs and boogie-woogie, as he matured he embraced the standards of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and other notable composers and song writers. He enthusiastically promoted the work of African American composers such as Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller and Andy Razaf. His encyclopedic knowledge of popular songs, both the well-known and the obscure, gave his performances a freshness that delighted his audiences.
In 1956, Short moved to New York City, taking up residence in a Carnegie Hall studio apartment. His career as a "saloon singer" (his words) continued in New York and in frequent visits to the Midwest and California. He appeared in theatrical roles and began recording for Atlantic Records. In 1968 his concert at Carnegie Hall with Mabel Mercer led to his engagement at the intimate Café Carlyle at the Hotel Carlyle. He remained there, playing for six months of the year, for the rest of his life. His performances at the Carlyle made him a darling of society and an icon of sophisticated New York style. In the early 1970s his album "Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter" introduced him to a larger audience; he published his first memoir,
Black and White Baby, in 1971.
Short recorded numerous albums, earning several Grammy nominations. He appeared on radio and television, occasionally acted on stage and was seen in small roles in several films. He produced "Black Broadway," a theatrical review featuring many veteran performers he had long revered; he was instrumental in the revival of Alberta Hunter's career. Four Presidents--Nixon, Carter, Clinton and Reagan--invited him to perform at the White House. When he was not at the Café Carlyle, he traveled extensively in the United States and abroad, appearing in both night clubs and symphony halls. Success enabled him to purchase a villa in the south of France. His second memoir,
Bobby Short, the Life and Times of a Saloon Singer, was published in 1995. Short earned many awards and honors during his lengthy career and was named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 1999. He died in New York on March 21, 2005.
Sources: Short, Bobby.
Black and White Baby, New York: Dodd, Mead & Company,1971.
Short, Bobby (with Robert Mackintosh). Bobby Short, the Life and Times of a Saloon Singer, New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1995.
Preferred Citation
Bobby Short Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Processing Information
Processed by Anne Morgan Jones, 2006-2007; supervised by Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. and Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, archivists.
Related Materials
Objects (2006.0071): awards, clothing, medals, and a music portfolio, including thirteen sound recordings (1984.0134), are housed in the Division of Music, Sports, and Entertainment (now Division of Cultural and Community Life), National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of personal materials relating to Mr. Short's childhood, family, and friends as well as business materials relating to his career as a performer. These include photographs, correspondence, business documents, periodicals, musical materials, manuscripts and awards. Most of the material is arranged chronologically. The container list is detailed as to the type and date of the materials.
Series 1, Personal Materials, circa 1908-2005. This series is divided into four Subseries:
Early Life in Danville, Illinois; Awards, Honors, and Milestones; Personal Ephemera and Miscellaneous Publications; and Original Artworks owned by Bobby Short.
Subseries 1 includes poems written in childhood and two high school annuals. Subseries 2 includes numerous citations and awards as well as three Grammy nominations. Subseries 4 contains small prints and sketches as well as larger works by various artists.
Series 2, Correspondence, circa 1950-2005. This Series is divided into three Subseries: Personal Correspondence; Correspondence with Celebrities and Notable People; and Business Correspondence and Related Materials. The material is arranged chronologically.
The material in Subseries 1 and 2 consists of letters, telegrams, invitations, and notes.
Series 3, Photographs, circa 1908-2005. This Series is divided into six Subseries:
With and of Family and Friends; With Celebrities and Notable People; Other Performers, Notable People, and Autographed; In Performance; Publicity, Fashion, and Advertising; and Photographs of Artworks Depicting Bobby Short.
Subseries 1 contains a number of early family photographs and early photographs of Bobby Short. Subseries 1 and 3 include photographs by Carl Van Vechten. Subseries 1 and 5 include photographs by Horst, Hurrell, and Scavullo. Subseries 4 contains photographs of Bobby Short in performance, both alone and with others.
Series 4, Contracts and Related Documents, 1953-2005. This series is divided into six Subseries: Appearances in the United States and Foreign Countries; Film, Radio and Television Appearances; Recording Contracts, Royalty Statements and Related Materials; Print, Radio and Television Advertising; Licensing Proposals; and Union and Labor Department Documents.
Subseries 1 is arranged as follows: Hotel Carlyle Contracts; United States Contracts arranged alphabetically by state. These are followed by foreign contracts arranged alphabetically by name of country. Subseries 2 is arranged as follows: contracts and related materials for radio appearances, television appearances and appearances in films. Subseries 3 consists of recording contracts and royalty statements arranged chronologically and by company. Subseries 4, 5, and 6 are arranged chronologically.
Series 5, Programs, Publicity, and Promotion, 1956-1996. This series is divided into three Subseries: Programs for Performances by Bobby Short; Newspaper Clippings and Magazines; and Promotional Materials.
Subseries 1 consists primarily of programs for performances at concert halls. Subseries 2 consists largely of newspaper and entertainment magazine notices from the 1950s and 1960s. Subseries 3 includes flyers, announcements and table cards.
Series 6, Special Events, 1963-2003. This series consists of materials relating to special events such as charity benefits and anniversary celebrations at which Short performed or was otherwise involved. Several of these events benefited the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Series 7, Musical Materials, circa 1920s-1995. This series consists of a variety of materials relating to music; publications, sheet music, lyrics, recording contracts, album covers, and two 45 rpm recordings. Song lists, discographies, and articles about music are included.
Series 8, Theatrical Productions as Producer or Investor, 1979-1988 This series consists of contracts and performance materials for productions for which Bobby Short acted as a producer and/or investor. Programs, correspondence, and publicity materials are included; also partnership documents and financial statements.
Series 9, Manuscripts, Research, and Publishing Materials, circa 1954-1997. This series is arranged in two Subseries: Writings: Bobby Short; Writings: Others.
Subseries 1 includes a partial manuscript for
Black and White Baby and research and other materials for a proposed volume, Black Lady Singers, that was not written. Subseries 2 consists of miscellaneous writings by others including a partial script for a play, Tinsel Town, and a film script, Johnny Twennies.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Correspondence -- 20th century
Clippings
Entertainment
Business records -- 20th century
Works of art
African American entertainers -- 20th century
Music -- Manuscripts
Contracts
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 20th century
Passports
Posters
Scrapbooks -- 20th century
New York (N.Y.) -- 20th century
Vaudeville
Concert programs
Pianists
Nightclubs
Popular music -- 20th century -- United States
Musicians -- 20th century
Music -- 20th century -- United States
Hildegarde, 1906-2005
Carlyle Hotel New York, New York
Minnelli, Liza
Mercer, Mabel, 1900-1984
Putney, Charles
Bull, Clarence Sinclair, 1896-1979
Personal Materials
Series 1
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circa 1908-2005
Early Life in Danville, Illinois
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circa 1924-1942
Marriage certificate for Rodman Short and Myrtle Render [parents] 1908 August 12
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Poems by Bobby Short, circa 1933
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Poem "Spring Fever" by Bobby Short, 1934
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Letter from Marion Campbell Sheehan [teacher] accompanying Bobby Short's childhood writings, 1970
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Story, "The Living Skeleton" by Bobby Short, circa 1934
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"Daily Looking Glass" [by Bobby Short?] circa 1930s
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Danville High School Yearbook, The Medley, 1939
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Danville High School Yearbook, The Medley, 1942
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Program for Danville High School show, Moments Musical, 1942
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"Danville and Vermillion County"
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History project by Michelle Monson
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Program for Danville High School class of 1943 reunion, 1978
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Awards, Honors and Milestones
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1964-2005
"Bobby Short Day," Danville, 1964 April 26
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"New York in the Thirties" dance honoring Bobby Short, circa 1971
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Certificate of Appreciation from Smithsonian Institution, 1975
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Proclamation of "Bobby Short Day" Danville, March 18, 1980
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Letter from Mayor Ed Koch on Bobby Short's 50th anniversary as performer
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International Best Dressed Poll Hall of Fame, 1980-1990
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Event Honoring Bobby Short, Jerry Van Dyke, Dick Van Dyke, Donald O'Connor, and Gene Hackman, Danville, 1988 May 23, (photographs)
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Third Street Music School Settlement, New York Award for Achievement in Music, October 1988
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Proclamation of "Bobby Short Day" in the Borough of Manhattan, 1988 October 9
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Proclamation of "Bobby Short Day" in the state of Illinois, 2001 March 2
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Laureate Award, Lincoln Academy of Illinois, 1989
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Medal for Laureate Award, Lincoln Academy
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Bloomfield College (NJ) Degree of Doctor of Arts, 1990
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(Photograph and Diploma. Stewardship Reports, 2003, 2004)
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Letter from Mayor David Dinkins on Bobby Short's receiving the Duke Ellington/Shepherd of the Night Flock Award, 1992
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25th Anniversary at the Carlyle Hotel, June 1, 1992
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Honorary Citizen of Chicago Award, circa 1990s.(photographs)
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Grammy Nomination, 1992
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Grammy Nomination, 1993
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New York State Governor's Arts Award, 1994
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Danville, "Celebrity Way" signs featuring Bobby Short (photographs)
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Town Hall Foundation Certificate, 1996
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Chicago Academy for the Arts
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Distinguished Service Award for the Arts, 1996
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Grammy Nomination, 1999
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Library of Congress Living Legend, 1999
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Certificate and program
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Outstanding Alumnus
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Danville Community Public School Foundation, 2001
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Smithsonian Evenings Honoring Popular Singers, 2001
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Society of Singers First Annual Louis Armstrong Award, 2001
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Officiates at Tower Relighting, The Carlyle, 2002
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Town Hall Friend of the Arts Award, 2002
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Associates of the Art Commission Gala Honoring Bobby Short, 2002
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35th Anniversary Reception at the Carlyle, 2003 May 12
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Honorary Doctor of Music Award, City University of New York, 2004
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Diploma for Honorary Doctorate, City University of New York
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Bobby Short's 80th Birthday Party, 2004 September 12
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Invitations, place card, photograph of cake
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80th Birthday Party, text of remarks, 2004 September 12
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Letter from Senator Edward Kennedy, 2004 September 14
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New Yorker for New York Awards Saluting Bobby Short; Lena Horne Legend Award, 2005 February 14
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Collection of obituaries and appreciations of Bobby Short
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Written at his death, 2005 March 21
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Correspondence about obituary collection, April-May 2005
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Program for Bobby Short's funeral, Danville, 2005 July 22
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Auction catalogue, Christie's New York
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The Personal Property of Bobby Short, February 16, 2006
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Personal Ephemera and Miscellaneous Publications
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1937-
2002
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Living expenses, New York , September-October, 1937
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Cancelled checks, 1954
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Income tax return, 1955; wage and tax statement, 1969
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Weber cartoon from The New Yorker, undated
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Miscellaneous cards and postcards, blank
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Duke Ellington postage stamp First Day Cover. 1986 April 29
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Cole Porter postage stamp First Day Cover, 1991 June 8
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Document for purchase of house in Mougins, France, 1993
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Notes on sale and purchase of apartments, 1986
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Passports, 1952, 1963, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1994
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Miscellaneous travel materials
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Travel arrangements and documents, Asian trip, 2002
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Theater programs, 1966, 1983, and undated
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Concert programs, 1958, 1980, 1982, and undated
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Miscellaneous notes, addresses, and business cards, circa 1970-1990s
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Information about Max Jules Gottschalk, circa 1980s
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Miscellaneous ephemera
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About Town, 1941 November 16; 1942 December 12
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Burr Tillstrom's Kuklapolitan Courier Year Book, 1951
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Gaslight Gazette, March-April,1963
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Stamp Help Out! by Lenny Bruce, undated
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The New Yorker, 1983 July 18
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Article about Jean Bach, p. 39
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"The Merkin Style," Gentleman's Quarterly articles by Richard Merkin
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1988-1991
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Danville Area Visitors Guide 2001
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Press clippings about others; 1969s, 1989, 2004
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Press about others; 1956, 1963 and undated
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Press about others; 1980s
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Original Artworks
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1841-1990s
French fashion plates, 1841 (with note)
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Small painting on card, circa 19th century
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Painting of dancer/showgirl, 1934
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Caricature of Cole Porter, 1934
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Print with lyrics to "Nagasaki" by Richard Merkin, 1967
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Mock-up of proposed cover for
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Black and White Baby, circa 1971
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Drawing of dancers by Joe Eula, 1971
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Drawing of Bobby Short by LeRoy Nieman, 1982
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Caricature portrait of Bobby Short by Risko, circa 1990s
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Silkscreen print of page from Women's Wear Daily, 1971
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Print, Interior of the Mosque of the Sultan el Ghoree, 1849
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Painting of man in overcoat by Emily Chan, 1970
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Correspondence
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1950s-2004
Personal Correspondence
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1950s-2004
Personal correspondence, 1950s
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Letters to friends from Bobby Short, 1956
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Telegrams for opening of Kiss Me Kate, 1956 May 8 (copies)
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Telegrams for Town Hall appearance, 1961 January 15 (copies)
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Telegrams for opening at Le Caprice, 1964 April 16 (copies)
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Telegrams for "Bobby Short Day" in Danville, 1964 April 25 (copies)
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Telegrams for concert with Mabel Mercer, 1968 May 19 (copies)
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Original telegrams for folders 2-6, 1956-1968
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Personal correspondence: 1962-1969
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Personal correspondence, January-October, 1970
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Letters from students at Garfield School, Danville, Illinois, 1971
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Personal correspondence: 1972-1973
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Personal correspondence: 1971-1977
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Personal correspondence: 1982-1983
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Personal correspondence: 1985 (contains photographs)
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Personal correspondence: 1986 (folder 5 contains photographs)
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Personal correspondence: 1985, 1985, 1988, 1993
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Personal correspondence: 1990-1992
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Letters to Charles Putney from Bobby Short, circa 1962-1993 (some copies)
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Originals of letters to Charles Putney, 1962-1964, 1968
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Personal correspondence: 1993-1995
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Personal correspondence: 1996-1999 (contains photographs)
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Personal correspondence: 2000-2004
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Personal correspondence: undated letters
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Personal correspondence: undated invitations and notes
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Personal correspondence: undated postcards and greeting cards
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Letters written by and to others: circa 1928-1974 (contains photographs)
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Correspondence from Celebrities and Notable People
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1962-
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Celebrity correspondence: 1962-1963
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Vernon Duke, Carl Van Vechten
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Celebrity correspondence: 1964-1965
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Diahann Carroll, Mrs. Nat King Cole, Mayor John Lindsay
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Marian McPartland, Liza Minnelli
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Celebrity correspondence: 1968-1969
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"Bricktop," Kay Linz, Senator Edward Kennedy, Mabel Mercer
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Leontyne Price, Roy Wilkins
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Celebrity correspondence: 1970
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Lena Horne, President Richard Nixon, Ruth Warrick
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Celebrity correspondence: 1971
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Bert Bachrach, Stephen Birmingham, Noël Coward,
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Nesuhi Ertegun, Lena Horne
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Celebrity correspondence: 1971
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Mayor John Lindsay, Norman Mailer, Leontyne Price, Stephen Sondheim
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Celebrity correspondence: 1973
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Davis Grubb, Glynis Johns, Burton Lane, Liz Smith, Roy Wilkins
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Celebrity correspondence: 1974-1979
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Robert Russell Bennett, President Jimmy Carter, Ethel Merman
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Van Johnson, Holly Woodlawn
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Celebrity correspondence: 1982-1984
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Saul Chaplin, George Feyer, Hildegarde, President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan
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Danielle Steele, Elizabeth Welch
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Celebrity correspondence: 1986
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William Bolcom, Len Cariou, John Hammond, Danielle Steele
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Gloria Vanderbilt
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Celebrity correspondence: 1987-1990
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Hildegarde, Mike Nichols, Jessye Norman, President and Mrs. Reagan
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Celebrity correspondence: 1992-1994
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Barbara Carroll, Hildegarde, Jessye Norman, Leontyne Price, Ned Rorem
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Mrs. Roy Wilkins
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Celebrity correspondence: 1995
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Lena Horne, Stanley Marcus, Carroll O'Connor, Nancy Reagan
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Barry Sullivan
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Celebrity correspondence: 1997-1999
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Brooke Astor [with photograph of], Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks, Lena Horne
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Jessye Norman, Leontyne Price
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Celebrity correspondence: 2000-2001
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Nellie Lutcher, Leontyne Price, Ned Rorem
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Celebrity correspondence: 2002-2004
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John Berendt, Hubert de Givenchy, Kitty Carlisle Hart, Leontyne Price
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Steve Ross, Vincent Youmans, Jr.
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Celebrity correspondence: undated
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Brooke Astor, Earl Blackwell, Diahann Carroll, Carter Vanderbilt Cooper
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Joe Eula, Hermione Gingold [?], Hubert de Givenchy, Marvin Hamlisch
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Celebrity correspondence: undated
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Kitty Carlisle Hart, Lena Horne, Nellie Lutcher, Henry Mancini
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Tex McCrary, Marian McPartland
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Celebrity correspondence: undated
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Elsa Maxwell, Richard Merkin, Liza Minnelli, Anna Moffo
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Leontyne Price, Nancy Reagan
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Celebrity correspondence: undated
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Kay Swift, Gloria Vanderbilt, Elizabeth Welch
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Letter from Walter Damrosch to Mrs. William May Wright, 1928
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Letter from Vernon Duke to Cobina Wright, 1937
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Telegram from Bea and Bobby Peel (Beatrice Lillie and Lord Peel) to
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Cobina Wright, undated
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Business Correspondence and Related Materials
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1938-
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General business correspondence: 1938-1943
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Business correspondence from Bobby Short, 1950s
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Insurance correspondence, 1956
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General business correspondence: 1950s
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General business correspondence: 1960s
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Business correspondence from Bobby Short, 1960s, 1971
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General Business correspondence: 1969, 1970
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General business correspondence: 1970s
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General business correspondence: 1981-1985
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19
Correspondence concerning Duke Ellington Memorial, 1986-1987
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20
General business correspondence: 1986-1988
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7
21
General business correspondence: 1990-1997
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22
General business correspondence: 2000-2005
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Correspondence concerning retirement from The Carlyle, 2004
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24
Photographs
Series 3
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circa 1908-2005
With and of Family and Friends, circa 1908-2005
3.1
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Bobby Short and family circa 1908-1935
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8
1
Bobby Short and family, circa 1908-1942
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25
Rodman Short [father], circa 1910
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28
1
St. Joseph's School Class of 1937
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8
2
Golden Rod Chapter of Eastern Star Lodge, circa 1940s
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8
Danville, Illinois schools, undated
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8
3
With friends and family, circa 1940s-1950s
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25
High school yearbook photograph of Bobby Short, 1942
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25
4
Party, Chicago; 1949
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25
5
Groups of friends, 1940s
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25
6
Tad Adoue, circa 1910 and 1940s
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25
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In California, 1950s
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25
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Interior of Paris apartment, 1952
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25
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New York apartment at Carnegie Hall, 1950s [?]
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10
At home, New York, 1958
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11
On roof of Carnegie Hall with cats, 1960s
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12
On roof of Carnegie Hall with cats, 1960s
Carl Van Vechten photographs of Bobby Short, 1962
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25
13
With family and friends, circa 1960s-1970s
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25
At home, with Jean Bach, July 1965; by Arthur Schatz for Life magazine
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28
2
article "Underground Singers"
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28
At home, 1960s and 1982
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28
5
Birthday party, 1968
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14
On the beach at Acapulco, circa 1967
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15
On the beach at Acapulco, circa 1967
At Newport Jazz Festival, 1970
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16
Entertaining at home, photos by Eugene Cook for article in House Beautiful, March, 1970
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17
Entertaining at home, photos by Eugene Cook for article in House Beautiful, March, 1970
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28
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Contact sheets of party, 1972, with note to Geraldine Stutz
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50th birthday party, 1974
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18
Party at Alcazar, Paris, circa 1970s
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19
Undated photographs, circa 1970s
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8
20
Undated photographs, circa 1970s
With family and friends, circa 1980s-2000s
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25
At home, with Jean Bach and Carol McCallson; by Horst, 1980
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21
At home, with piano; by Horst, 1978 and 1985
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8
With sister Mildred, circa 1980; with brother Reginald, circa 1993;
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22
at book signing, 1993
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8
"Bobby Short Day," Danville, Illinois March 23, 1980
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26
At home with dog "Chili" by Armen Kachaturian, 1988
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31
4
In Rio de Janeiro, November, 1990
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23
With dog "Chili," circa 1990s
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24
with unidentified woman, circa 1990s
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25
with unidentified woman, circa 1990s
Formal dinner dance, 1990s
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8
26
Receiving "Honorary Citizen of Chicago" Award, circa 1990s
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8
27
Undated photos of Bobby Short, circa 1990s
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8
28
Undated photos, Middle East [?], circa 2000
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29
With unidentified others, circa 2000-2005
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8
30
Bobby Short's 80th Birthday Party at The Rainbow Room, Rockefeller Center
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26
New York, 2004 September 12. Includes Tony Bennett, Jessye Norman, and many other notable guests.
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26
With Celebrities and Notable People
3.2
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circa 1953-
1990s
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26
With Phil Moore, circa 1953
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9
1
With Frank Sinatra and Jimmy van Heusen, 1954
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9
2
Interview by Maggi McNellis, circa 1950
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9
With Mabel Mercer and "Bricktop," 1957
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9
3
With Dorothy Kilgallen, 1964; with Jean Bach, 1960s;
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9
4
at radio interview, 1960s
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9
With Mabel Mercer, 1960s
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9
5
With Mabel Mercer and Roy Wilkins, 1960s
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9
With Mabel Mercer, circa 1968s
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25
With Leontyne Price, circa 1980s
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25
With Tallulah Bankhead, Rex Reed and others at
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9
6
The Living Room "Motion Picture Ball" party, 1969; photos by Jill Krementz
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9
With Elaine Kaufman, circa 1970
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9
7
With Elaine Kaufman and others, photo by Irving Penn for Vogue, circa 1970
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9
With Grete Keller and Hildegarde, circa 1970s
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9
8
With Bernadette Allen and Arlene Dahl, 1972
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9
With Mary Martin, circa 1970s
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9
With Paloma Picasso and others in Paris, circa 1970s
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9
9
With President and Mrs. Gerald Ford, Jamie Farr, Loretta Switt
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9
10
and Harry Morgan at the White House, 1970s
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9
With President and Mrs. Carter at the White House, 1970s
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31
5
With Sidney Poitier, 1970s
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9
11
With Happy Rockefeller and others, circa 1980s
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28
5
With cast of Black Broadway, 1980
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28
6
With Gregory Hines, circa 1980
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28
With Cleo Laine and Helen Reddy, 1980s
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9
12
With Darren McGavin, Mrs. McGavin and Valerie Harper [?] 1980s
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9
With Geraldine Stutz, 1980s
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9
With Roberto Maksoud, Sao Paulo, Brazil; September, 1982
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6
With Alberta Hunter, circa 1983
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9
13
With Eubie Blake, Cab Calloway, and Lionel Hampton, circa 1983
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9
With Fredi Washington, 1984
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9
14
And Maxine Sullivan
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9
And Claudette Colbert
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9
Event Honoring Bobby Short, Jerry Van Dyke, Dick Van Dyke, Donald O'Connor, and Gene Hackman, Danville, Illinois, May 23, 1988
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9
15
With Mayor David Dinkins and Cab Calloway, 1989; with Mayor David
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9
16
Dinkins and Tony Randall, 1989
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9
With Marian McPartland, circa 1980s
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9
17
And Cleo Brown, circa 1980s
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9
With large group of musicians, circa 1980s
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28
7
With Joel Gray, circa 1990s
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9
18
Party at Bobby Short's apartment, circa1990s
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9
19
Includes Gregory Hines, Elaine Kaufman, Leslie Uggams, Lynn Wyatt
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9
At dedication of Duke Ellington Memorial, 1997
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9
20
With Brooke Astor, Lauren Bacall, David Dinkins
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9
Ahmet Ertegun, Ed Koch
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9
With trio members and President and Mrs. Bill Clinton, 1998
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9
21
With Carol Channing and Mary Martin, circa 1990s
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9
22
With Michael Caine and Sean Young, circa 1990s
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9
With Carroll O'Connor and Lauren Bacall, circa 1990s
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9
23
With Kitty Carlisle Hart, circa 1990s
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9
With Lena Horne, circa 1990s
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9
24
With Elton John, circa 1990s
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9
With Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., circa 1990s
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9
25
With Jean Bach and Liz Smith , circa 1990s
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9
With Lenny Kravitz, circa 1990s
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9
With Ahmet Ertegun, circa 1990s
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9
26
With Gina Lollobrigida [?], circa 1990s
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9
With Nan Kempner, circa 1990s
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9
Performers, Notable People, and Autographed
3.3
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circa 1920s-
1990s
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9
Josephine Baker, circa 1930s
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9
27
Diahann Carroll, circa 1990s
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9
Duke Ellington, circa 1940s and 1988
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9
28
Fletcher Henderson, circa 1920s
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9
Billie Holiday, 1950s
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9
29
Alberta Hunter, 1980s
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9
30
Hazel Meyers, 1920s
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9
31
Jack Lemmon and Rex Reed, circa 1980s
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9
32
Mabel Mercer, 1947 and circa 1990
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9
33
The Peters Sisters, 1940s
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9
34
Cole Porter, circa 1930s, by Casey Roberts
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28
8
Unidentified group at a party, circa 1940s
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28
Leontyne Price, 1951, 1953; photos by Carl Van Vechten
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9
35
Leontyne Price in operatic roles, 1950s
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9
36
Stan Getz, 1980s
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9
37
Mel Tormé, 1980s
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9
Diana Sands, 1963; by Carl Van Vechten
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9
38
Fredi Washington, 1933; by Carl Van Vechten
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9
Actresses, circa 1930s:
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39
Virginia Bruce, Gertrude Lawrence, May West
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9
and unidentified
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9
"Kukla, Fran, and Ollie Show" cast and puppets, circa 1950
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9
40
Unidentified performers, circa 1930s
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28
9
Autographed photo of Jean Sablon by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1933
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28
10
Autographed photo of Don Redmond, 1937
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25
Autographed photo of Gloria Vanderbilt
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25
and sons Carter and Anderson Cooper, circa 1970s
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25
Autographed, 1940s
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9
41
Mildred Bailey, Louise McCarroll, Toby Wing
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9
Autographed, Vaudeville performers, 1940s
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9
42
Carol Jean, Jerry and Turk, The King Sisters, Edward Matthews
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9
Autographed, Vaudeville performers, 1940s
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9
43
The Littlejohns, Avon Long, Gordon Rogers, Louise Tobin
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9
The Variety Boys
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9
Autographed, circa1960s-1980s
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9
44
Tallulah Bankhead, Mary Martin, Ed Koch
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9
Autographed: 1979, 1988
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9
45
President Jimmy Carter, President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan
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9
In Performance and Related Subjects
3.4
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circa 1940s-
2001
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9
At piano, inscribed "Bobby (Oh Rocket) Short," 1942
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31
7
Marquee at Chase Hotel, St. Louis, 1944
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10
1
"The Haig," Los Angeles, 1946
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25
Nightclub ads, 1952, Paris
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25
In performance, 1950s
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10
2
At piano, 1950s
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31
8
At piano, with others, circa 1950s
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28
11
In dressing room, circa 1970s
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28
At the Blue Angel, New York, 1962
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10
3
In Ben Bagley's New Cole Porter
Revue, New York, 1965
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10
4
With Dodie Goodman, Danny Meehan and others
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25
With the cast of Night Life, 1962
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3
At The Living Room, 1966
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10
5
Undated performances, 1960s
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10
At the Café Carlyle, 1970
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10
6
With Mabel Mercer, 1971
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10
Undated performances, circa 1970s
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10
7
"Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter" record signing, 1971
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10
8
Photomontage of Bobby and sheet music, 1971
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10
Signboard for concert at Alice Tully Hall, April 2, 1972
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10
At West Point, 1974
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25
In performance, circa 1980s
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25
At piano, by Mike Tighe, 1975
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31
9
With cast of Black and White Broadway, 1980
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10
9
In performance, Sao Paolo Brazil; 1982
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31
10
At the White House, with Vic Damone, Marvin Hamlisch
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10
10
and Liza Minnelli, March, 1987
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10
In performance, 1980s
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10
11
Stills from film "Blue Ice," 1992
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10
12
Narrating The Travels of Babar, circa 1990s
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10
13
At Avery Theater, Hartford, Connecticut, September 28, 2001
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10
Publicity, Fashion, and Advertising
3.5
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circa 1930s-
2000s
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10
Publicity photographs, 1930s
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10
14
Publicity photographs, 1940s
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10
15
Publicity photographs, 1950s
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10
16-17
Publicity photographs, 1937, 1940s, 1950s
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25
In fashion show for March of Dimes, 1956
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10
18
Publicity photographs, 1957-1958
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29
1
Publicity photographs by
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10
19
Francesco Scavullo, 1968
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29
2
At NAACP event, 1960s
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10
20
At Wanamaker's, Philadelphia, 1971 for memoir Black and White Baby
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10
Photograph for Life, March, 1971
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10
Fashion-related photographs, circa 1960s-1970s
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10
21
Fashion model at Bobby Short's apartment, for Harpers Bazaar, circa 1970
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28
12
Publicity photographs by Jason Minkler, circa 1970s
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29
3
Publicity photographs, circa 1970s
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10
22
In raccoon coat, with antique car, circa 1980s
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33
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Publicity photographs
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23
circa 1980s
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31
12
circa 1980s
Publicity photographs by Andre Villiers, circa 1980s
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31
13
Photographic portraits by Hurrell
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29
2
1984
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33
2-6
Photographic portrait signed "David Richmond" [?]
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33
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Publicity photographs, circa 1980s-1990s
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29
5
Blackglama mink advertisement photo, 1984
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10
24
At "Wines of New York" recording session, 1986
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10
Publicity photographs, circa 1990s-2000s
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10
25
With fashion model [?], circa 1960s
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29
6
Fashion related photographs, circa 1970s
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29
7
Wearing raccoon coat, circa 1970s
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29
8
For Ford Motor Company, circa 1970s
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29
9
For Pinwiddie Scotch advertisement, 1977
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29
10
Blackglama mink print advertisement, 1984
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29
11
Belmont Park advertisement, undated
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31
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Photographs of Artworks Depicting Bobby Short
3.6
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Portrait drawing, circa 1960s
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10
26
Caricature by Kane, circa 1960s
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10
Andy Warhol portrait Bobby Short, circa 1963-
1964
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10
27
Joe Eula drawing of Bobby Short, 1979
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10
28
Al Hirschfeld caricatures, 1986 and undated
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10
29
Michael Witte gouache drawing of Bobby Short
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10
30
at the Café Carlyle, 1992
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10
Photo prints and color transparencies, letter concerning reprint rights
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10
Risko caricature painting, circa 1990s
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10
31
Portrait drawing, circa 1990s, color copies
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10
32
Contracts and Related Documents
Series 4
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1953-2005
Appearances in the United States and Foreign Countries
4.1
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1953-
2005
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10
Hotel Carlyle, 1968-1979
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11
1-6
Hotel Carlyle, 1980s
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11
7-15
Hotel Carlyle, 1990-1999
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11
16-21
Hotel Carlyle, 2000-2005
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11
22-24
Alabama, 1994
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11
25
Arizona, 1978-1994
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11
26-27
California, 1953
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11
28
California, 1974-1977
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11
29-30
California, 1980-1981
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11
31-35
California, 1982-1989
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12
1-8
California, 1992-1999
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12
9-20
California, 2000-2001
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12
21-24
California, 2001-2005
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13
1-6
Colorado, 1981, 1990, 1996
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13
7
Connecticut, 1987-2002
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13
8-11
Delaware, 1988, 1989, 1999
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13
12
Florida, 1986-1989
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13
13-14
Florida, 1990-1996
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13
15-21
Florida, 1999-2003
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14
1-8
Georgia, 1986, 1993
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14
9
Illinois, 1964, 1988
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14
10-11
Illinois, 1988-1990
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14
12-14
Illinois, 1992
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14
15
Illinois, 1992-1998
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14
16-20
Illinois, 1999-2003
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15
1-3
Indiana contracts, 1989, 1990, 1999
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15
4
Iowa, 1989, 1997
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15
5
Kentucky, 1995
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15
6
Massachusetts, 1965, 1974
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15
7
New Jersey, 1987
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15
8
New York, 1956, 1974
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15
9
Austria, 1992
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15
10
Bahamas, 1989
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15
11
Barbados, 1994
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15
Bahamas Work Permit application, 1990
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24
6
Bermuda, 1991
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24
12
Canada, 1983
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24
13
France, 1990, 1993, 1996
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24
14-16
Italy, 1987-1999
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24
17-20
Jordan, 1985
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24
21
Radio, Television, and Film Appearances
4.2
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1978-2000
WQXR radio program, fan mail, 1978
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16
1
WNYC Radio Live at The Café Carlyle, 1989
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16
2
WNYC Radio New York Nights 1990
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16
3
Membership on WNYC Foundation Board of Directors, 1989-1990
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16
4
Schedules of radio interviews promoting recordings, 1981-1982
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16
5
National Public Radio, 1986-2002
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16
6
BBC Radio, 1994-1995
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16
7
WVOX, New Rochelle, NY, 1988
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16
8
WADK, Newport, RI, 2000
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16
Prodigy on-line chat, 1996
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16
Television show A Spectacular Evening in Paris, 1977
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16
9
Television profile of Jessye Norman, CBC, 1980
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16
10
The Love Boat guest star, 1981
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16
Brown Sugar, PBS, 1982
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16
Merv Griffin Show, CBS, 1983
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16
11
An American Portrait, CBS, 1985
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16
NYC Marathon, ABC, 1987
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16
Television Motion Picture Artists' Management Contract, 1984
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16
12
Proposal for television show On the Town, 1987
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16
13
Proposal for television show featuring Bobby Short, 1990
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16
14
Request for use of vocals on Brooklyn Bridge episode, 1992
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16
Request for use of vocals on The Wine, 1993
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16
In the Heat of the Night guest star. 1991, 1993
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16
15
Profile of Noël Coward, BBC Television, 1997
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16
16
Proposal for television show Bobby Short at The Carlyle, BBC, 1997
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16
Seventh Heaven guest star, 2003
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16
17
Film Hannah and
Her Sisters, 1984. Includes record royalties and residuals
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16
18
Film The Concierge, 1992
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16
19
Film Blue Ice, 1992
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16
20
Film Man of the Century, 1999 [original title: Johnny Twennies]
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16
21
Request for use of Bobby Short's apartment as film location, 1989
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17
1
Offer of cameo role in film The Chambermaid 2002
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17
V.I.E.W. Video Cabaret Series; legal dispute with, 1992
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17
2
Requests for use of Bobby Short's recorded music in films, 1993-1995
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17
3
Recording Contracts, Royalty Statements and Related Materials
4.3
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1955-2003
Recording contracts with Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1955-1974
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35
1
Documents concerning Licensing and royalty agreements with Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1987-1990
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35
2
Royalty statements and related materials from Atlantic
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35
3
Recording Corporation, 1987-1990
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35
Copies of royalty statements for "Guess Who's in Town" 1988-1992
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35
4
Letter and check to Mrs. Jean Pisano, June 14, 1993
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35
Royalty statements from the Atlantic Group
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35
5-6
September 1992-February 1996
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35
Royalty statements from the Atlantic Group
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35
7-8
December 1996-November 1999
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35
Request for Taxpayer Information form, September, 1998
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35
Contract with Elektra/Asylum Records and related correspondence
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35
9
June 1981-January 1982
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35
Correspondence, budget and song list for Elektra LP recording
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35
10
Moments Like This, June - January, 1981
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35
Royalty statements from Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch, June 1982-February 1986
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35
11
Royalty statements from Telarc International Corporation
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35
12
May 1997-May 2004
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35
Licensing requests, 1988 and 2002
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35
Royalty statements from BMG Entertainment for The Life
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35
13
March 1996-August 2003
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35
Royalty statements from Aremco Incorporated, 2003
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35
14
Recording agreement for session with Ken Peplowski Quintet
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35
15
October 27, 2003
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35
Print, Radio and Television Advertising
4.4
Archival Resource Key
1976-1997
Revlon, Inc., Charlie fragrance television commercials, 1976
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17
4
Revlon, Inc., nail enamel television commercial, 1979-1982
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24
7
Pinwiddie Scotch, print advertising, 1978
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17
5
Murjani International Ltd., television and radio commercials, 1979
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17
6
Broadway show Dance a Little Closer, radio commercial , 1983
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17
7
New York State Racing Association, print advertising, 1984
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17
8
United Nations Plaza, television and print advertising, 1985
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17
9
Chemical Bank, television and print advertising, 1986
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17
10
The New York Post, television, radio and print advertising, 1986
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17
11
Mercedes -Benz dealership, Arlington, Virginia; television commercial, 1986
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17
New York State Wine and Grape Foundation, television commercial, 1986
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17
12
Revlon, Inc., Charlie fragrance television commercial, 1990
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17
13
Nieman Marcus radio commercials, 1995
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Nieman Marcus radio commercials, 1996-1999
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Two Bytes Publishing, Ltd., radio commercial, 1997
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Licensing Proposals
4.5
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1984-2000
International Flavors and Fragrances, 1984
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WYSE International, Incorporated, 1984
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Proposal for fragrance "Manhattan" 1989
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WYSE International, Incorporated, 1990
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20
WYSE International, Inc., press kit materials, 1991
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21
Warner Special Products, 1993; Irwin Silver Associates, 1995
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GSD International, Incorporated 1995
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Dayton Hudson Corporation, licensing request, 2000
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17
24
Union and Department of Labor Documents
4.6
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1981-2005
Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802
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25
Agreements and miscellaneous documents, 1981, 1985, 2000
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17
American Federation of Musicians, Local 802
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17
26
Invoices for dues, 2000-2004
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17
Musicians benefits, Hotel Carlyle, 1999
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27
New York State Department of Labor Documents, circa 2002-2005
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17
28
Programs, Publicity, and Promotional Materials
Series 5
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1956-2003
Programs for Performances by Bobby Short
5.1
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1956-
1996
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17
Programs, 1956, 1960-1962, 1968
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18
1-5
Programs, 1971-1972
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6-9
Programs, 1973-1975
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10-12
Programs, 1976-1978
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13-15
Programs, 1980-1981
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16-22
Programs, 1982-1985
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23-26
Programs, 1986-1988
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1-8
Programs, 1990-1996
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19
9-11
Press Clippings and Magazines
5.2
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1937-2003
Press, 1930s
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12
Press, 1952-1955
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19
13
Press, 1956-1958
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19
14
Press, 1955-1958
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24
8
Press, 1959
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19
15
Press, 1960-1962
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19
16
Press, 1963-1965
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19
17
Press Releases, 1966
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18
Press, 1966-1968
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19
19
Press, 1962-1968
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31
16
Press, 1970-1985
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20
1
Press, 1986-1990
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20
2
Press reports of retirement from The Carlyle, 2004
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20
3
This Week In Cleveland, 1942 December 26, cover
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20
4
Hollywood Reporter, 1950 July 5, p. 4
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24
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Variety, 1954 May 3, p. 6
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24
10
Fabulous Las Vegas, 1954 February 6, p. 26
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20
5
Hue, 1954 June 16, pp. 22-24
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20
Where, [Chicago] 1955 September 17, p.10
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20
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Hollywood Reporter, 1955 November 8, p.8
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24
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Hollywood Reporter, 1958 July 14, p. 4
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24
What's On In London, 1958, April 11, p. 25
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20
7
Saturday Review, 1959 July 11
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20
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This Week in Los Angeles, 1959 July 10, p. 9
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20
9
The Californian, 1959 July 17, p.3
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20
Night and Day in Indianapolis, 1962 August, p.11, p.14
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20
10
Where, [Cleveland] 1966 May 14, p.5, p.7
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20
11
Where, [Cleveland] 1966 May 21, p.5, p.7, p.14
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20
Men's Bazaar, "100 Best Dressed Men," 1967 Spring-Summer
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24
12
Cue, 1967 January 27, cover
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20
12
New Ideas for Decorating, 1968 Fall-Winter, pp.18-19
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20
13
Lake Views, Lake Memorial Hospital, Danville, Illinois; 1972 July
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20
14
Key, 1975 September 5-13, cover and p. 91
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20
15
Senhor, [Brazil] 1982 September 22, p. 51
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20
16
Grand' Manner's "Celebrity of the Month, Bobby Short," 2003
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20
17
Manuscript of article
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20
Promotional Materials and Advertising
5.3
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1937-
1995
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20
Flyer for the Apollo Theater, New York, circa 1937
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20
18
"Biographical Notes on Bobby Short" by Frank Liberman
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20
19
and Associates, 1958
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20
Café Gala, Los Angeles, 1951; Embassy Club, London, 1950s
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20
20
The Embers, Indianapolis, 1959
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20
Café Carlyle, New York, 1960s
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20
21
The Blue Angel, New York, 1960s; Le Caprice, New York, 1964
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20
22
Café Ambassador, New York, 1960s; Embassy Club, New York, 1960s
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20
The Living Room, New York, 1960s
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20
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The Library, Playboy Club, Chicago, 1960s
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20
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General promotional flyers, circa 1950s-1970s
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20
25
Advertisement for Black and White Baby, [memoir]
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20
26
Danville Commercial News, 1970 April 2
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20
Posters for appearances at the Venetian Room, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco [?] circa 1970s
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29
12
Poster for "Mabel Mercer and Bobby Short" at Carnegie Hall, May, 1968
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31
15
Poster for "Mabel Mercer and Bobby Short" at Town Hall, March 1977, [numerous autographs]
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33
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Poster for "Black Broadway," autographed, 1980
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34
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Poster for "Bobby Short in Princeton," 1987
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29
13
Mock-up of cover for cd recording Songs of New York, circa 1980s
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30
1
Bobby Short Enterprises, biography, 1993
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20
27
Promotional materials for Bobby Short-
The Autobiography of a Saloon Singer, 1995
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20
28
Promotional materials for a recording of "The Life" by Cy Coleman, 1996
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20
29
Photographs of George Burns, Joe Williams, Bobby Short, Lou Rawls
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20
Cy Coleman, Liza Minnelli, Jack Jones, Billy Preston, Lesley Gore
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20
Jennifer Holliday, Billy Stritch
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20
Poster for Bobby Short at Lincoln Center, March 30, undated
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1
Special Events
Series 6
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1963-2003
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP]
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21
1
Spingarn Award Luncheon
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1963
21
"A Musical Evening with Miss Mabel Mercer and Mr. Bobby Short"
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21
2
Benefit for NAACP Special Contribution Fund
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1969
21
Celebration of revival of Vanity Fair magazine
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1982 October 25
31
17
Invitation to and photographs of Bobby Short performing
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31
"Tribute to Fifty golden Years," NAACP benefit
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1986
31
3
Illinois Inaugural Ball
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1987
31
4
Duke Ellington Memorial Fund Dinner and materials for fundraising
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1987
31
5
Sketch for proposed Duke Ellington Memorial
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1986
30
2
"Bobby Short in Princeton," NAACP benefit
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1987
21
6
Memorial service for Nesuhi Ertegun
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1989
21
7
Governor's Committee on Scholastic Achievement, New York
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21
8
35th dinner Dance
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1990
21
Mother Hale Awards, 1992 [photographs]
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21
9
Benefit for AIDS Project, Los Angeles
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1993
21
10
An Evening for SUMA [Services United for Mothers and
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21
Adolescence (Adolescents)], Cincinnati
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1993
21
"A Double Birthday Celebration:
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21
11
New York Pops 10/ Skitch Henderson 75" 1993
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21
Third Biennial American Jazz Piano Competition [as judge]
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21
12
American Pianists Association
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1996
21
La Maison Française of New York University, Gala Benefit
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1999
21
13
Decorative Arts Council, Los Angeles, Gala Benefit
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2000
21
14
New York Pops 20th Anniversary
Archival Resource Key
2003
21
15
Musical Materials
Series 7
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circa 1960-2000
Victor Records advertisement for "Europe's Society Orchestra," circa 1920
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31
18
Everybody's Favorite Song Hits [loose pages]
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1930s
31
19
Song lyric books Popular Song Hits Nos. 1 and 4
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1934
30
3
Song lyric books Stop! Look! Read!, Nos. 8 and 9, circa 1934
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30
4
Song lyric books Stop! Look! Read!, Nos. 12 and 13, circa 1934
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30
5
Song lyric books Stop! Look! Read!, Nos. 14 and 49, circa 1934
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30
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Song lyric books 215 Latest Song Hits, Nos. 109 and 118, circa 1934
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30
7
Song lyric paper Latest Songs; January-March, Spring, November 1934
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34
1
Song lyric paper Popular Songs; New Year's edition, July, August, October, December editions, circa 1934
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34
2
Melody, "The Magazine of Words and Music," June 1935
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24
13
Popular Songs, June 1935
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24
14
Sheet music:
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21
16
"Are You With Me?"
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21
"Carte-Postale"
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21
"Do What You Wanna Do"
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21
"Never be Afraid" [with letter from Irving Field]
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21
Sheet music:
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21
17
"I'm So Weary of It All"
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21
"Not a Care in the World"
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21
"Painted, Tainted Rose"
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21
Sheet music:
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21
18
"The Trouble with Women"
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21
"Your Mother's Son-in-Law"
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21
Sheet music for Stepin' Fetchit's songs:
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21
19
"Dancin' Bill Bojangles"
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21
"Davey Crockett Boogie"
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21
"Jet Zoom"
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21
"The New Way Cra-a-a-a-a-a-zy"
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21
Sheet music:
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24
15
"Dance and Grow Thin"
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24
"Louisiana Fairy Tale"
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24
"Lush Life"
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24
Sheet music:
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24
16
"(OH!)"
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24
"Paradise"
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24
Sheet music for "I'm Beginning to Like You a Lot"
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24
17
with letters from Ray Henderson, composer
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1965
24
Sheet music of songs by Alfred Marion Harned:
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24
18
"Candlelight and Wine"
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24
"Did I Tell You Today?"
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24
"Love Lingers On"
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24
"Of Course!"
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24
"Sunset Glow"
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24
"Thank You"
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24
"The Lore of Alohaland"
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24
"The Very First Day"
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24
'Together"
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24
Sheet music and cassette tape of "Didn't I?" with letter from composer Kay Ewing
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1986
21
20
Group of lyrics from Warner/Chappell
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1998
21
21
"Love of My Life"
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21
"Only Another Boy and Girl"
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21
"We Shall Never Be any Younger"
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21
"Who Knows?"
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21
Song lyrics from Can-Can:
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21
22
"Allez-vous-en"
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21
"I am in Love"
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21
"I Love Paris"
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21
Song lyrics:
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21
23
"Harlem Butterfly" [sent by Johnny Mercer]
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21
"Formidable"
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21
"Minnie the Moocher"
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21
"Daydream" [sent by Helen Merrill]
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21
Song lyrics, untitled
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21
24
Song lyrics, untitled
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24
19
Song list for "Bobby Short at Town Hall," 1961
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21
25
Proposed song list for "Let's Face the Music," undated
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21
Undated song list for performance
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21
Contracts for Ben Bagley recordings
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1965-1966
24
20
Lyrics for medley of songs for
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21
26
"In Performance at the White House, An Evening of Rodgers and Hart" :
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April 4, 1970
21
"I Wish I Were in Love Again"
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21
"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"
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21
"Thou Swell"
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21
"I Didn't Know What Time It Was"
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21
"This Can't Be Love"
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21
"Mountain Greenery"
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21
"Where or When"
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21
"My Funny Valentine'
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21
List of songs sung in concert at L'Espace Cardin, Paris 1977
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21
Album cover for Nobody Else but Me, Atlantic
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1970
31
20
Album cover for Guess Who's in Town: Bobby Short Performs
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31
21
The Songs of Andy Razaf, Atlantic
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1987
31
Order of songs for Black Broadway 1980
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21
27
Introductions to songs for Black Broadway
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21
Order of songs for Bobby Short's New York 1991
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24
21
Song lists for Angel Records recording of Bobby Short with Jessye Norman
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1984
21
28
Sheet music for "I Got Rhythm," "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "Poor Pierrot"
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21
List of compositions by Billy Strayhorn
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1993
21
29
Lists of songs from Songs of the Theater
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1984
21
Discographies for Leslie Hutchinson ["Hutch"] undated
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21
30
Discography for Layton and Johnstone, undated
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21
31
List of recordings from Richard Gottlieb, MD, undated
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21
32
Lists of recordings and letter from Johnny Mercer, undated
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24
22
Letter about "Body and Soul" from Bob Soul, [composer] undated
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21
33
Catalogue for "The Record Hunter" undated
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21
34
45 rpm record: Title Song and Love Theme from film Savages"
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21
35
Vocals by Bobby Short; Jonico Music, Inc., undated
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21
45 rpm record: "A Perfect Love" and "Smile, Smile, Smile"
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21
Vocals by Kate Smith, guest artist Dr. John; Atlantic Records
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1974
21
Article "Send in the Clowns," The Sondheim Review
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1995
22
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With letter from the author, Mark Eden Horowitz
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22
Library of Congress
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22
Selection des Meilleurs Titres Varietes et Repertoire Operettes
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22
2
Des Editions Salabert, Paris 1983 [catalogue]
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22
Stage remarks, undated; Stage plot, undated
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22
3
Seating chart for Carnegie Hall, undated
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32
4
Theatrical Productions, as Producer or Investor
Series 8
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1979-1998
Black Broadway 1900-1945 concert version at Newport Jazz Festival
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22
4
Avery Fisher Hall, New York
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1979 June 24
22
Performance materials and contract
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22
"Black Broadway" at Town Hall, New York
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1980 May
22
5
Performance materials and contracts
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22
Jean Sablon Concert, Avery Fisher Hall, New York
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1981
22
6
Correspondence, programs, and advertising
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22
Alberta Hunter at Carnegie Hall; correspondence and contracts
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1982-1983
24
23
Alberta Hunter at Carnegie Hall, 1983 January 7; publicity materials
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24
24
Jelly Roll II Company Financial Statements
Archival Resource Key
1988
22
7
Jelly Roll Three Company Limited Partnership agreement
Archival Resource Key
1992
22
8
Jelly Roll Three Partnership financial statements
Archival Resource Key
1992
22
9
Jelly's Last Jam news and articles
Archival Resource Key
1992
22
Jelly Roll Three Partnership financial statements
Archival Resource Key
1993
22
10
Jelly's Last Jam news and articles
Archival Resource Key
1993
22
Jelly Roll Three Partnership financial statements
Archival Resource Key
1994-1998
22
11
Full Gallop Partnership documents and financial statements
Archival Resource Key
1996
22
12
Full Gallop news and articles
Archival Resource Key
1996
22
Full Gallop Partnership documents and financial statements
Archival Resource Key
1997
22
13
Full Gallop Partnership documents and financial statements
Archival Resource Key
1998
22
14
Manuscripts and Related Materials
Series 9
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circa 1954-1997
Writings, Bibby Short
9.1
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Nobody Else But Me album cover notes, 1970
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23
1
Black and White Baby [memoir], publishing agreement, 1969
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24
25
Correspondence, 1973-1986; assignment of rights,1980
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24
Black and White Baby, partial manuscript, circa 1970
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23
2-3
Review of Black and White Baby in the New York Times, June 20, 1971
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24
26
"Irving Berlin's America, the Melody Lingers On" New York Times, 1989 October 1
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23
4
Publishing contracts and correspondence for Black Lady Singers and untitled second memoir. 1987-1988
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24
27
Collaboration agreement with Patrick O'Connor, 1987
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24
Correspondence about research for Black Lady Singers, 1987-1989
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24
28
Research for Black Lady Singers; newspaper articles, 1930s
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31
21
Moments Like This liner notes, 1981
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23
5
"Andy Razaf," 1992
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23
Handwritten notes on travel to USSR and Australia, undated
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23
6
Transcript of interview with Bobby Short discussing early Black performers with Patrick O'Connor, 1988
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23
7
Writings, Others
9.2
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Script for Act I of play "Tinsel Town" from Stanley Styne, 1954
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23
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Script for Acts I and II of "Tinsel Town" from Jule Styne, circa 1955
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23
9
Manuscript of Rex Reed's liner notes for recording of Bobby Short and Mabel Mercer with letter from Atlantic Records to Reed, 1968
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23
10
Leonard Feather article "Last of Supper Club Troubadours" in the Los Angeles Times, 1971 January 32
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23
11
Manuscript and copy from newspaper
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23
Poem "Mabel Mercer," 1984, unsigned [Johnny Mercer?]
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23
12
Eulogy "In Memory of Clyde M. Newhouse," Gloria Vanderbilt, 1996
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23
Screenplay for "Johnnie Twennies," 1997 [Renamed "Man of the Century"]
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23
13
By Adam Abraham and Gibson Frazier
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23
"What does Xmas Mean to You?," handwritten, unsigned, undated
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23
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