Collection Manuscript/Mixed Material Ira Gershwin files from the law office of Leonard Saxe,

Title

• Ira Gershwin files from the law office of Leonard Saxe,

Summary

• This collection primarily consists of correspondence and contracts related to the personal legal affairs of Ira Gershwin and the activities of the Rose Gershwin Testamentary Trust from 1948-1968. It includes royalty and copyright materials for well-known Gershwin shows and films, most notably Porgy and Bess. The collection also contains materials specifically related to courtroom settlements, the most notable being Breen vs. Goldwyn, Lazar. In addition, there are financial documents related to the Rose Gershwin Estate, litigation materials, programs, press clippings, handwritten notes, memos, and pamphlets.

Names

• Saxe, Leonard Spier, 1899-1968
• Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983

Headings

• -  Gershwin, Ira,--1896-1983
• -  Gershwin, Ira,--1896-1983--Correspondence
• -  Gershwin, Ira,--1896-1983--Autographs
• -  Saxe, Leonard Spier,--1899-1968--Correspondence
• -  Gershwin, Arthur,--1900-1981--Correspondence
• -  Lyricists--United States--Correspondence
• -  Gershwin, Leonore,--1900-1991
• -  Gershwin, Rose
• -  Alexandre, Emmanuel--Correspondence
• -  Breen, Robert S.--Correspondence
• -  Goldwyn, Samuel,--1879-1974
• -  Lazar, Irving,--1907-1993--Correspondence
• -  Gershwin, George,--1898-1937.--Porgy and Bess
• -  Alfred A. Knopf, Inc
• -  American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
• -  Chappell and Co
• -  Columbia Artists Management, Inc
• -  Gershwin Publishing Corporation
• -  New Dawn Music Corporation
• -  New World Music Limited
• -  On-Stage Productions
• -  Palestine Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art
• -  T.B. Harms & Co
• -  Walden Records
• -  Theater--Law and legislation--United States
• -  Copyright--Performing rights--United States

Genre

• Legal correspondence
• Legal documents
• Financial records

Notes

• -  Organized into the following series: I. Record of Work Done for the Gershwins, 1948-1966, II. Royalties and Copyrights, 1935-1967, III. Litigation, 1953-1964, IV. Estate of Rose Gershwin, 1937-1967, V. Estate of Ira and Leonore Gershwin, 1950-1963, VI. Arthur Gershwin, 1950-1966.
• -  Ira Gershwin obtained the legal services of attorney Leonard Spier Saxe following the death of his mother, Rose Gershwin, on December 16, 1948. Saxe, a distant relative by marriage who owned an established general practice firm in New York City, provided personal legal counsel to Ira, Leonore, and Arthur Gershwin and managed their affairs with the Rose Gershwin Testamentary Trust from 1948-1968. Ira and Leonard also shared a close friendship and corresponded frequently about non-legal matters, including investments, vacations, and real estate opportunities. Saxe died in 1968 and attorney Ronald Blanc of Los Angeles took over Ira's legal representation.
• -  Gift; Robert and Steven Saxe; 2000.
• -  The Library of Congress Music Division also holds the George and Ira Gershwin Collection.
• -  Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010004
• -  Ira Gershwin Files from the Law Office of Leonard Saxe, Music Division, Library of Congress.

Medium

• 8,250 items (34 boxes, 14.25 linear feet)

Call Number/Physical Location

• ML31 .S28

Repository

• Library of Congress Music Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.home

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2010561020

Rights Advisory

• Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.

Access Advisory

• Open to research.
• Not all materials in this collection may be readily accessible; please request accessibility information well in advance of your visit http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.contact

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2010561020

Additional Metadata Formats

• MARCXML Record
• MODS Record
• Dublin Core Record