Alvah Bessie Papers, 1929-1991

Container Title
U.S. Mss 35AN/Micro 1049
Reuben, Reuben (Boston, 1955 October 10)
Note: See also scrapbook volume 8.
Box/Folder   25/1
Reel/Frame   31/290-324
Correspondence and contract, 1953 August 6-1955 October 28
Box/Folder   25/2
Reel/Frame   31/325-330
Royalty statements, 1956 March 31-September 30
Box/Folder   25/3
Reel/Frame   31/331-481
Notes, Act I, i; II, iii, iv, 1951-1953
Box/Folder   25/4-5
Reel/Frame   31/482-615
Notes, 1950-1953
Box/Folder   25/6
Reel/Frame   31/616-973
Notes, circa 1952
Box/Folder   25/7
Reel/Frame   32/1-31
Notebook, circa 1955
Box/Folder   25/8
Reel/Frame   32/32-173
Notes and cuts, 1951-1955
Notes and scripts
Box/Folder   25/9
Reel/Frame   32/174-236
Act I, Scene 1, circa 1955
Box/Folder   25/10
Reel/Frame   32/237-348
Act I, Scene 2, circa 1954-1955
Box/Folder   25/11
Reel/Frame   32/349-362
Act I, Scene 3, 1954-1955
Box/Folder   26/1
Reel/Frame   32/363-394
Act I, Scene 4, 1951-1955
Box/Folder   26/2
Reel/Frame   32/395-447
Act I, Scene 5, 1954-1955
Box/Folder   26/3
Reel/Frame   32/448-496
Act I, Scene 6, 1954-1955
Box/Folder   26/4
Reel/Frame   32/497-532
Act I, Scene 7, 1955
Box/Folder   26/5
Reel/Frame   32/533-551
Act II, Scene 1, 1953-1955
Box/Folder   26/6
Reel/Frame   32/552-592
Act II, Scene 2, 1953-1955
Box/Folder   26/7
Reel/Frame   32/593-715
Act II, Scene 3, 1953-1955
Box/Folder   26/8
Reel/Frame   32/716-731
Act II, Scene 4, 1955
Box/Folder   26/9
Reel/Frame   32/732-924
Notes, partial scripts, revisions, circa 1955
Box/Folder   26/10
Reel/Frame   32/925-976
Production notes, synopsis, set designs, 1953-1955
Box/Folder   26/11
Reel/Frame   33/1-146
Script, 1955
Box/Folder   26/12
Reel/Frame   33/147-157
Publicity, 1955
Box/Folder   26/13
Reel/Frame   33/158-161
Orchestra score barring sheet
Box/Folder   26/14
Reel/Frame   33/162-171
Lyrics, undated
Box/Folder   26/15
Reel/Frame   33/172-191
Published songs
Box/Folder   60/1
Reel/Frame   33/192-615
Musical sketches
Box/Folder   60/2
Reel/Frame   33/616-654
Songs: finished manuscripts
Box/Folder   60/3
Reel/Frame   33/655-669
Songs: manuscripts for published songs
Box/Folder   61/1
Reel/Frame   33/670-947
Early piano-vocal score
Box/Folder   61/2
Reel/Frame   34/1-304
Second draft piano-vocal score
Piano-vocal scores
Box/Folder   62/1
Reel/Frame   34/05-419
Act I with revisions, 1953
Box/Folder   62/2
Reel/Frame   34/420-464
Act I, corrected, 1953
Box/Folder   62/3
Reel/Frame   34/465-581
Act I, Scenes 3-5, 8-9, with revisions
Box/Folder   62/4
Reel/Frame   34/582-621
Fragmentary score, undated
Box/Folder   63/1
Reel/Frame   34/622-874
Act I, Scenes 1-7, with later revisions, 1953
Box/Folder   64/1
Reel/Frame   34/875-end 8 35/1-373
Act I, Scenes 1-7, revised, 1955
Box/Folder   65/1-2
Reel/Frame   35/374-611
Act II, with revisions
Box/Folder   65/3
Reel/Frame   35/612-776
Act II, with later revisions, 1955?
Box/Folder   66/1
Reel/Frame   35/777-end 8 36/1-141
Act I, late version, 1955
Box/Folder   66/2
Reel/Frame   36/142-292
Act II, late version, 1955
Box/Folder   67/1
Reel/Frame   36/293-483
Act II, undated
Box/Folder   67/2
Reel/Frame   36/484-974
Act I, complete score
Conductor's scores
Box/Folder   68/1
Reel/Frame   37/1-99
Act I, Scene 1: vocal only, incomplete
Box/Folder   68/2-3
Reel/Frame   37/100-259
Act I, Scene 2: vocal only, incomplete
Box/Folder   68/4-5
Reel/Frame   37/260-348
Act I, Scene 3: vocal only, incomplete
Box/Folder   68/6
Reel/Frame   37/349-375
Act I, Scene 5: vocal only, incomplete
Box/Folder   68/7
Reel/Frame   37/376-417
Act I, Scene 5 (San Gennaro): vocal only, incomplete
Box/Folder   68/8
Reel/Frame   37/418-439
Act I, Scene 5: vocal only, incomplete
Box/Folder   68/9-10
Reel/Frame   37/440-509
Act I, Scene 6: vocal only, incomplete
Box/Folder   68/11
Reel/Frame   37/510-528
Act I, Scene 7 (Circus Finale): vocal only, incomplete
Box/Folder   68/12-13
Reel/Frame   37/529-613
Act I, Scene 7: vocal only, incomplete
Box/Folder   68/14
Reel/Frame   37/614-683
Act I, Scene 2, Dialogues 8 and 9
Complete original scores
Box/Folder   69/1
Reel/Frame   37/687-807
Act I, Overture-6A, 1953-1955
Box/Folder   69/2
Reel/Frame   37/808-1024
Act I, 6B-10, 1953-1955
Box/Folder   69/2
Reel/Frame   38/1-95
Act I, 11-12, 1953-1955
Box/Folder   69/3
Reel/Frame   38/96-383
Act I, 13-20
Box/Folder   70/1
Reel/Frame   38/384-599
Act I, 21-30, 1953-1955
Box/Folder   70/2
Reel/Frame   38/600-820
Act II, 31-36, undated
Box/Folder   70/3
Reel/Frame   38/821-996
Act II, 37-40, undated
Box/Folder   71/1-2
Reel/Frame   39/1-705
Act I, annotated copy of complete score
Box/Folder   72/1
Reel/Frame   39/706-981
Act I, annotated copy of complete score
Box/Folder   72/2
Reel/Frame   40/1-399
Act II, annotated copy of complete score
Recordings
513A/5
Act I, Scenes 1-6
513A/6
Act II, Scenes 1-4
513A/7
Reuben, Reuben
Four cuts from the score
1049A/12
10. a and b - Blitzstein
Note: Original: Disc 161A/25
1049A/12
11. Lear, Nambrust
Note: Original: Disc 161A/25
1049A/12
12. Ghostley
Note: Original: Disc 161A/25
1049A/12
13. Lear, Ghostley, Cass, Stewart
Note: Original: Disc 161A/25
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