Carolyn Leigh papers

id
922
origination
Leigh, Carolyn, 1926-1983
date statement
1944-1985
key date
1944
identifier (local_mss)
21440
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Mss 1987-001
b-number
b14057832
total components
537
total series
0
max depth
4
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(none)
component layout
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Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:03:29 UTC
updated
2022-08-18 15:53:47 UTC
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unittitle
{"value"=>"Carolyn Leigh papers"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1944-1985", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1944/1985"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"13 lin. ft., (25 boxes, 22 scrapbooks)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
date_inclusive_start
1944
date_inclusive_end
1985
origination
{"value"=>"Leigh, Carolyn, 1926-1983", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Carolyn Leigh, lyricist, was born 21 August 1926 in New York. She wrote lyrics for the Broadway shows PETER PAN, WILDCAT, HOW NOW DOW JONES, and LITTLE ME and for a tribute to labor commissioned by the U.S. Dept. of Labor, SOMETHING TO DO. She also wrote for television and numerous popular songs including \"Young at Heart\" and \"Firefly\". Ms. Leigh died in New York in 1983 and was inducted posthumously into the Song Writers' Hall of Fame in 1985. Among her principal collaborators were Cy Coleman, Mark 'Moose' Charlap, John Richards, Philip Springer, Elmer Bernstein, Morton Gould, and Lee Pockriss.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
arrangement
{"value"=>"I. Artistic papers, 1951-1984; II. Legal records, 1948-1985; III. Papers, 1944-1985; IV. Scrapbooks, 1951-1983; and V. Calendars, 1961-1983", "supress_display"=>true}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Carolyn Leigh Papers include notes, drafts of lyrics and scripts, outlines, clippings, production records, financial records and business and personal correspondence. The materials document Carolyn Leigh's private and professional life and her artistic approach. All of her Broadway shows are included as well as many unproduced musicals. There are alsolecture notes that discuss the art of lyric writing and a draft of a lyric primer.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Carolyn Leigh papers are arranged in four series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21440#c1133102'>Artistic Papers</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series includes notes, drafts of lyrics, scripts, outlines, meetings notes, correspondence, clippings, and production records. These papers provide information about the development of ideas for shows and the evolution of lyrics from early drafts to the finished product. They also provide a glimpse of Ms. Leigh's method of approaching creative problems: that is, collecting background information, jotting down words, phrases and rhymes, and writing and rewriting a lyric.</p> <p>All of Ms. Leigh's produced musicals are documented: Peter Pan (1954), Wildcat (1960), Little Me (1962), How Now Dow Jones (1967), Something to Do (1967), and Hellzapoppin (1967). Less completely documented are her television productions, Heidi, The Merry Widow, The Great Waltz, and The Chocolate Soldier all in 1955 and I'm a Fan in 1972. Many unproduced shows and shows completed by other artistic teams, notably Smile, are also documented. In addition to musicals, there are drafts for books, lecture notes, and scripts for Ms. Leigh's appearances as a lecturer and performer. The lyrics for a musical, Forty-Eight, and a draft for a diet book, The Thin Book, contain important biographical information.</p> <p>Ms. Leigh filed a small amount of correspondence concerning productions with the artistic material and these items have been retained there. However, the bulk of correspondence concerning shows will be found in the Papers, 1944-1985 series and the Legal Records, 1948-1985 series. Press releases, clippings, and messages from well wishers on opening nights will be found in the Scrapbooks, 1951-1983 series.</p> <p>Note that shows which fill an entire record box are listed at the end of the series. Thus, Caesar's Wife, Flyers, etc., follow You're Nobody til Somebody Loves You.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21440#c1133550'>Papers</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series, arranged alphabetically, includes greeting cards from and correspondence with friends, family, associates, and professional organizations. Correspondence with collaborators and associates concern professional as well as personal matters. Many of these letters include discussions of career opportunities and artistic and other problems with shows being developed. The correspondence with Ruth Dickson, a school friend and writer (Married Men Make the Best Lovers, 1967 and Marriage is a Bad Habit, 1968), includes personal information about both Ms. Leigh and Ms. Dickson. Correspondence with Mr. Cunningham is often very informative as well. Much of Ms. Leigh's correspondence is written with the wit and humor one might hope to find in a writer of musical comedy.</p> <p>Note that some of this material is restricted, and its usage requires prior permission from the donor.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21440#c1133603'>Scrapbooks</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The scrapbooks contain clippings, programs and messages from well wishers on the opening of shows. Listings of show receipts from Variety and Billboard listings of top pop hits make up a significant portion of the clippings, particularly in the early years. The clippings in the scrapbooks are in rough chronological order and trace Ms. Leigh's career from her first published song to her death. See the chronology of the major personal and artistic events of Ms. Leigh's life to determine in which book a particular event might be located. References to such successful works as \"Young at Heart\" and Peter Pan continue throughout the books.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21440#c1133626'>Calendars</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series is made up of appointment calendars that list appointments, meetings, and expenses and one calendar that lists income from 1969-1983.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
acqinfo
{"accession_number"=>"THE"}
{"date"=>"1987", "source"=>"June Silver (sister)", "method"=>"Gift", "extent"=>"13 o", "value"=>"Gift, June Silver (sister), 1987"}
accessrestrict
{"value"=>"<p>One Box of material requires prior permission of the donor for use.</p>"}
relatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>Leigh Papers and Sound Recordings</p>", "type"=>"host"}
note
{"value"=>"<p>Register available in repository folder level control</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
keydate
1944
prefercite
{"value"=>"Carolyn Leigh papers, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library"}
extent_statement
13 linear feet, (25 boxes, 22 scrapbooks)
abstract
{"value"=>"Carolyn Leigh, lyricist, was born 21 August 1926 in New York. She wrote lyrics for the Broadway shows PETER PAN, WILDCAT, HOW NOW DOW JONES, and LITTLE ME and for a tribute to labor commissioned by the U.S. Dept. of Labor, SOMETHING TO DO. She also wrote for television and numerous popular songs including \"Young at Heart\" and \"Firefly\". Ms. Leigh died in New York in 1983 and was inducted posthumously into the Song Writers' Hall of Fame in 1985. Among her principal collaborators were Cy Coleman, Mark 'Moose' Charlap, John Richards, Philip Springer, Elmer Bernstein, Morton Gould, and Lee Pockriss. The Carolyn Leigh Papers include notes, drafts of lyrics and scripts, outlines, clippings, production records, financial records and business and personal correspondence. The materials document Carolyn Leigh's private and professional life and her artistic approach. All of her Broadway shows are included as well as many unproduced musicals. There are alsolecture notes that discuss the art of lyric writing and a draft of a lyric primer.", "generated"=>true}
date_start
1944
date_end
1985

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