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Creator
Solters & Roskin
Call number
*T-Mss 1981-014
Physical description
2.1 linear feet (5 boxes)
Preferred Citation

Solters & Roskin press materials, *T-Mss 1981-014. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.

Repository
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Access to materials
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The Solters & Roskin press materials contain clippings, press releases, other publicity materials, program copy, biographies, guest lists, press lists, some correspondence, handbills, and several photographs. The papers span from 1969 to 1980.

Biographical/historical information

Solters & Roskin (now Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc.) is a public relations firm founded by Lee Solters. He was later joined by Harvey Sabinson (Solters & Sabinson, Inc.) and Sheldon Roskin. The company handles many theatrical productions and celebrities.

Scope and arrangement

The collection contains clippings, press releases, other publicity materials, program copy, biographies, guest lists, press lists, some correspondence, handbills, and several photographs (head shots). The materials span from 1969 to 1980. A number of the papers include materials on the letterhead of press agent Michael Alpert and his associates. The relationship to Solters & Roskin is unclear.

Especially well-documented productions are Stop the World – I Want to Get Off, (touring production starring Sammy Davis Jr., 1977-1978), So Long, 174th Street (1976), The Gingerbread Lady (1970), Last of the Red-Hot Lovers (1969), Porgy and Bess (1976) and Scratch (1971). Also included in the collection are materials on chef Colette Rossant, actor Bruce Dern and The Churchill School.

Folder titles and notes do not always accurately reflect the contents. Notes on some folders designate these materials as "duplicates." These are listed in the Scope Notes.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by folder title.

Administrative information

Custodial history

The collection was possibly accessioned in 1981.

Source of acquisition

Unknown

Processing information

Compiled by cdee, 2015

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

Conditions Governing Use

The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.