Irving Sklare collection

Collection

Identifier: Coll 229

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, clippings, ephemera, and photographs relating to Irving Sklare, who ran the Remick Song Shop in Portland, Oregon. Materials include correspondence with Jerome H. Remick, a New York music publisher; correspondence from the mid-1950s regarding the copyright of the song "Oregon my Oregon"; photographs of the Remick Song Shop, circa 1930; clippings of general interest, mostly pertaining to music; and music-related ephemera.

Dates

Creation: circa 1923-1990

Creator

Sklare, Irving (Person)

Biographical note

Irving Sklare ran the Remick Song Shop on SW Washington St. in Portland, Oregon, and also published sheet music. He later worked for the J. K. Gill firm.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (5 folders in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Materials relating to Irving Sklare, who ran the Remick Song Shop in Portland, Oregon. Included are correspondence with New York music publisher Jerome H. Remick; correspondence from the mid-1950s regarding the copyright of the song "Oregon my Oregon"; photographs of the Remick Song Shop; and music-related clippings and ephemera.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired June 2011 (Lib. Acc. 27359).

Related Materials

Programs for musical events in Portland, Oregon, including 11 issues of "The stage" and programs for the Portland Symphony Orchestra and the San Carlo Opera, were transferred to the Performing Arts Collection, Mss 1523, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.