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Winner Collection of Glenn Miller Manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: PMC00019

Scope and Contents

In 2007, Martin Winner donated these handwritten scores and parts to FAU Libraries.  Mr. Winner’s sister, Dorothy Demby-Lasky worked for the Glenn Miller Agency in New York City and was assigned as Johnny Desmond’s secretary.  She came into possession of the music after the Glenn Miller Agency vacated their Manhattan offices circa 1947.  After some time, Ms. Demby-Lasky gave the music to her brother Mr. Winner.  These compositions were performed on the radio circa 1944 but were not published. The scores in this collection represent Glenn Miller’s style of composing for dance bands and each composition uses a different orchestration. All the pieces are unpublished, handwritten, and notated. Also, the staff paper contains the following phrase: “Second Radio Production Unit, Army Air Forces.”

Dates

  • created: 0 - 0

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are available for supervised use in the Special Collections reading room during regular hours or by appointment. Users are required to complete a registration form and to comply with regulations governing use. Research assistance may be available but please email or phone first to set up an appointment. Photocopies or electronic copies of material in the collections may be provided within copyright limits but may not be ready immediately. In addition, selected materials are digitized and available electronically through the Digital Library.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials in the collections are to be used for private study, scholarship, or research in accord with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). FAU Libraries adhere to all conditions specified in the law when providing reproductions of copyrighted material. Any subsequent use of a reproduction in excess of " fair use," may result in the user’s liability for copyright infringement. When using electronic copies or images, please keep in mind that copyright law applies. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright permission from the rights holder when copying material in excess of fair use. Restriction in the copying of materials may be imposed if the researcher does not have written permission from the rights holder. Should the researcher use or reproduce special collections material when submitting or publishing his or her own writing or research, the author should credit Florida Atlantic University Libraries Special Collections. If research at FAU Special Collections results in publication, we would appreciate citation information that would allow us to reference that work to future researchers. Also, If the researcher desires to reuse material for commercial use, please contact Special Collections.

Extent

1.50 Linear Feet

3 Folders and 1 book other_unmapped

Language of Materials

English

Processing Information

In 2014, this collection was processed.

Title
Winner Collection of Glenn Miller Manuscripts
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
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Script of description
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Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Florida Atlantic University Libraries Repository

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