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Ira Gershwin Files from the Law Office of Leonard Saxe [collection]
- Title
- Ira Gershwin Files from the Law Office of Leonard Saxe [collection]
- Dates Created
- Span: 1935-1967
- Bulk: 1948-1967
- Language
- English
- Form
- collection
- Physical Description
- 14 ft.
- Abstract
- 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. The collection includes royalty and copyright materials for well-known Gershwin shows and films, most notably Porgy and Bess. Ira and Leonard also shared a close friendship and corresponded frequently about extra-legal matters, including investments, vacations, and real estate opportunities. After Saxe's death in 1968, Ira's legal representation was handled by attorney Ronald Blanc in Los Angeles.
- Contents Note
- Contracts, correspondence, handwritten notes, financial documents, memos, pamphlets, programs, clippings, and other materials related to Saxe's legal representation of Ira Gershwin and his involvement with the Rose Gershwin Testamentary Trust.
- Preferred Citation
- Ira Gershwin Files from the Law Office of Leonard Saxe, Music Division, Library of Congress
- Access Permissions
- Researchers wishing to work with special collections are advised to inquire in advance about availability of material since many special collections are stored off-site.
- Copyright
- Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
- Subjects
- Alexandre, Emmanuel
- Breen, Robert S.
- Gershwin, Arthur
- Gershwin, Ira
- Gershwin, Leonore
- Gershwin, Rose
- Goldwyn, Samuel
- Lazar, Irving
- Saxe, Leonard Spier
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
- ASCAP
- 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 and Co.
- Walden Records
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
- Finding Aid
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010004
Last Updated: 08-27-2012