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Creator
Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986
Call number
*T-Mss 1986-001; 8-MWEZ + 28,798
Physical description
.2 linear feet (1 box)
Preferred Citation
Harold Arlen papers, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library
Repository
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Access to materials
Some collections held by the Dance, Music, Recorded Sound, and Theatre Divisions at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. For general guidance about requesting offsite materials, please consult: https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/lpa/requesting-archival-materialsRestrictions apply

Harold Arlen, composer was born in Buffalo, New York in 1905. He composed the music for such well-known songs as: "Over the Rainbow", "Stormy Weather", "That Old Black Magic", and "Blues in the Night". Among his collaborators were: E. Y. Harburg, Johnny Mercer, Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Fields and Leo Robbin. The Harold Arlen Papers consist of outlines and scripts sent him by agents and playwrights. Scripts included in the collection have been separated and added to the scripts file. The collection spans the years 1947 to 1967. There are no personal papers or papers relating to Harold Arlen's own career in the collection.

Scope and arrangement

The Harold Arlen papers are arranged in two series:

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gift, Family of Harold Arlen, 1986

Using the collection

Location

Billy Rose Theatre Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor

Access to materials

Some collections held by the Dance, Music, Recorded Sound, and Theatre Divisions at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. For general guidance about requesting offsite materials, please consult: https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/lpa/requesting-archival-materials

Access restrictions

One day prior notice may be necessary to view the collection.