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Contact information: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.contact
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014572454
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Collection material in English
Gift, Helen D. Miller, 1954
No further accruals are expected.
Melissa Capozio Jones processed the Production Materials for The Glenn Miller Story and coded the finding aid in 2021.
Six lacquer discs from the Production Materials for The Glenn Miller Story have been transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of the Production Materials for The Glenn Miller Story (MAVIS collection no. 17458). An inventory of this material is available in the Music Division's collection file.
Additional Glenn Miller materials can be found in the Glenn Miller Archives at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
The Henry Mancini Papers contain music and project files for
Materials from the Production Materials for The Glenn Miller Story are governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international copyright laws.
The Production Materials for The Glenn Miller Story are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Music Division prior to visiting in order to determine whether the desired materials will be available at that time.
Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], Production Materials for The Glenn Miller Story, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Glenn Miller was a American trombonist, bandleader, composer, and arranger. He directed the Glenn Miller Orchestra from 1938 to 1942, becoming the best-selling recording artist for all four consecutive years. In 1942, he left his established career to join the military. At 38, Miller was ineligible for the draft and was later rejected by the Navy. Through his contact with Army Brigadier General Charles Young, Miller was accepted into the Army as a Captain in the Army Specialist Corps and eventually transferred to the Army Air Forces. In 1943, Miller received permission to form the 418th Army Air Force Band, and in the summer of 1944, the ensemble toured military bases across England and took part in radio broadcasts. On December 15th, 1944, while on route to Paris, Miller's single-engine plane disappeared over the English Channel. Miller and the two other military personnel on board, Lieutenant Colonel Norman Baessell and pilot John Morgan, were deemed Missing in Action.
The
The Scripts series includes a treatment, draft scripts, the final screenplay with revisions, and continuity scripts. Several drafts bear the earlier working title,
The Business Papers series is organized in two subseries, Production Reports and Correspondence. Production Reports consist of daily filming schedules, call sheets, location lists, and other logistical documents used in the day-to-day production of the film. Correspondence contains letters from production staff, Universal Pictures executives, and military officials on the logistics of the film.
The Promotional Materials series consists of film posters and marketing materials, such as ad mock-ups and an informational brochure. Also included are invites to the official press premiere of the film.
The Photographs series contains photographs of Glenn Miller alone, Miller with the Army Air Force Band or the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and numerous film stills from
The Music series contains piano-conductor scores for ten songs used in the film. The titles included were popular repertoire numbers for the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Also present is a manuscript score for an arrangement of "Moonlight Serenade" by Ralph Wilkinson and the original parts used for the song by the Glenn Miller Orchestra under the direction of Tex Beneke.
The Diary series consists of a war-time diary that details the day-to-day work of Major Glenn Miller and the Army Air Force Band, from their deployment in June of 1944 until August of 1945. The diary was written and compiled by Captain Don Haynes and is a typed production copy used for the film.
The collection is arranged six series:
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
This series contains a treatment, continuity and draft scripts, and screenplay
variations for the
Arranged chronologically.
This includes correspondence, daily filming schedules, call sheets, location lists, and other logistical documents for the day-to-day production of the film.
Organized as two subseries.
This subseries includes production schedules, film location lists, and talent requisition reports.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
The correspondence subseries contains letters from film production staff and military officials, many regarding filming logisitics.
Arranged chronologically.
The promotional materials series includes film posters, marketing materials, and invitations to the film's official press premiere.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Images of Glenn Miller alone, Miller with the Army Air Force Band or Glenn Miller Orchestra, and numerous film stills from
Organized as two subseries.
This subseries contains images of Glenn Miller alone and Miller with the Army Air Force Band and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. It also includes photographs of Miller during his early years.
Arranged chronologically.
This subseries consists solely of images from the
This sseries contains piano-conductor scores for songs performed in
Arranged alphabetically by song title.
This item is a typed production copy of the war-time diary compiled by Captain Don W. Haynes. It describes in detail the day-to-day work of Major Glenn Miller and the Army Air Force Band, from their deployment in June of 1944 until August of 1945.