John Latouche papers

id
9820
origination
La Touche, John
date statement
circa 1940s-1956
key date
1940
identifier (local_mss)
22631
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Mss 1970-005
b-number
b20546285
total components
33
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2015-04-03 21:03:16 UTC
updated
2026-06-26 18:05:50 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1970-005", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"22631", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20546285", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"circa 1940s-1956", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1940/1956", "certainty"=>"approximate"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"John Latouche papers"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".84 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
abstract
{"value"=>"John Latouche (d. 1956) was a lyricist who wrote for many Broadway musicals. The John Latouche lyrics and scripts date from about the 1940s to 1956. The collection contains lyrics for songs by Rudy Revil and Vernon Duke, including songs from the musical <span class=\"title\">Banjo Eyes</span> (1941). Scripts include <span class=\"title\">The Box of Pandora</span> by Frank Wedekind, <span class=\"title\">Come to Life</span> by John Briard Harding, <span class=\"title\">Mooncalf</span> by Martin Kieran, and short scripts by Dwight Marfield (D.H. Marfield). There are also some untitled script excerpts."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>John Latouche papers, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"La Touche, John", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Gore Vidal, 1970.</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">John Calhoun</span>, <span class=\"date\">2016</span></p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.</p>"}
dsc_type
combined
date_start
1940
keydate
1940
date_end
1956
date_inclusive_start
1940
date_inclusive_end
1956
extent_statement
.84 linear feet (2 boxes)

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