- Creator
- Polshek, Ellyn
- Call number
- *T-Mss 2016-012
- Physical description
- 1.09 linear feet (3 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
Ellyn Polshek collection of materials about Yip Harburg, *T-Mss 2016-012. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Yip Harburg (1896-1981, née Isidore Hochberg) was an American lyricist best known for the Oscar winning song Over the Rainbow. The Ellyn Polshek collection of materials about Yip Harburg, dated 1977 to 2005, holds a manuscript copy and research files for the book entitled The Business Of Rainbows: The Life and Lyrics of E.Y. Harburg by John Lahr; a commemorative stamp, an exhibit brochure, and several letters including one from Harburg and posters.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Donated by Ellyn Polshek, 2016.
Processing information
Compiled by Valerie Wingfield, 2016.
Key terms
Names
Subjects
Occupations
Material types
Using 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
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.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.