Louis McMahon music collection
Louis McMahon music collection
Dates: 1911-1935
Collection of musical manuscripts for silent films; cue sheets and index cards. Includes music from the Motion Picture Series by Borch, and The Synchronizer Suites.
- Extent: 2 cartons (2 linear ft.)
- Creator: Borch, Gaston, 1871-1926. -- McMahon, Louis
- Call Number: MSS 3750
- Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84602; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
- Access Restrictions: Preliminarily processed; permission to use materials must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services.
- Languages and Scripts
English - Conditions of Use
- It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Louis McMahon collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
- Preferred Citation
- Initial citation: MSS 3750; Louis McMahon music collection; University Archives; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS 3750, LTPSC.
- Acquisition Information
- Donated; Louis McMahon.
- Other Finding Aids
- File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS3750%20revised.xml
- Subject Terms
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Motion picture music--United States--History and criticism; Music
- Genre / Form
- Scores
- Appraisal Information
- Part of University Archives; department records (University Archives collecting policy July 2003).
- Finding Aid ID Number
- UPB_MSS3750
- Finding Aid Title
- McMahon (Louis) music collection
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Jennifer Kim
- Finding Aid Creator
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-08-05T10:18-0600
- Finding Aid Language
- English
- Biographical Info:
Biographical/Historical note
Louis McMahon was a cinematographer, writer, and director. He worked on Julius Caesar (1950), Violent Midnight (1964), and Wild is My Love (1963).
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John Murphy
Curator - 20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts
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