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Title
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Year
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Description
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| Copyright Renewal Application |
1963 |
Katherine Shield, the widow of Leroy Shield, applies to renew
a copyright for the song "Let's Face It" , first filed in 1936. |
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1942 |
Leroy Shield is given an honorary Doctor of Music degree from
the Chicago Musical College. |
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1940 |
Roy Shield's bio from NBC's publicity department |
Chicago Concert in Grant Park Program
Cover | Inside |
1940 |
Program - Leroy Shield Conducts the NBC Orchestra at a Sunday
evening concert in Chicago's Grant Park Bandshell. |
| Letter From Hall Roach Studios |
1935 |
Hal Roach Production Manager, William Terhune's letter to Shield
requesting more music. |
Copyright Transfer Contracts
1930 | 1932
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1930
1932 |
Two contracts showing the transfer of Shield's copyright ownership
to the Southern Music Publishing Company. |
| Hollywood Recording Studio Log |
1930 |
Victor Hollywood Orchestra under the direction of Leroy Shield
records "Sing Song Girl" and "Song of the Big Trail" |
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1930 |
Cue Sheet for the Charley Chase comedy Fast Work (circa May 1930) Also starring June Marlowe (Miss Crabtree). |
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1930 |
Cue Sheet for the Charley Chase comedy Looser Than Loose (circa November 1930). Also stars Thelma Todd. [Note: On this document, "Anticipation"
= "The Moon And You" and "Tune" = "All Together"] |
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1930 |
Shield writing to Ralph Peer (who was most likely the contact
at his publisher- Southern Music) complaining about Roach's music
recycling policies. (carbon copy from Shield's records) |
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1929 |
Two studio logs dated April 27, 1929 showing a Thelma Todd recording
session accompanied by Leroy Shield on piano. Notice the "s" crossed
out of Shield's name. |
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1921 |
Shields' passport to perform in Cuba and study abroad. (six pages) |
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1918 |
Shield registered for the army and was stationed at Fort Des Moines
during WWI. |
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1915 |
Shields' piano instructor at the Columbia School of Music in Chicago |
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1910 |
A 17 year-old Leroy B. Shields pianist in a concert tour. |
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