In 2004, the family of Joseph Schrogin donated his collection of original manuscripts. Joseph Schrogin was a Lithuanian composer immigrated to the United States in 1921 and lived between New York and Chicago, establishing his home with his wife Manya Schrogin (nee Ptashe) and their two children in Los Angeles. While Mr. Schrogin was not a formally trained musician, he learned to play the piano and mandolin. According to the family, Mr. Schrogin studied harmony and had a gift for melody. After 30 of composing music and publishing a book of his songs titled Gezangen, he passed away at the age of 53 in Los Angeles.
