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- Creator
- Hamilton, Margaret, 1902-1985
- Call number
- *T-Mss 1998-040
- Physical description
- .25 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
- Margaret Hamilton correspondence and ephemera, 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-materials
American character actress best known as the Wicked Witch of the West in THE WIZARD OF OZ, Margaret Hamilton played many roles on stage, film and television. Her first New York appearance was in 1932 in ANOTHER LANGUAGE. Collection contains personal correspondence, much of it from Margaret Hamilton to Helen Fay, and programs, clippings and photographs documenting Hamilton's career. Includes letters by her son Hamilton Meserve.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Papers: purchase, Charles Apfelbaum, 11/23/1998Using the collection
Location
Billy Rose Theatre DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor