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Carolyn Leigh papers

Title
Carolyn Leigh papers, 1944-1985.
Author
Leigh, Carolyn, 1926-1983.

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Box 1Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 2Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 3Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 4Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 4Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 5Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 5Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 6Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 6Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 7Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 7Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 8Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 8Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 9Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 9Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 10Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 10Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 11Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 11Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 12Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 12Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 13Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 13Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 14Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 14Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 15Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 15Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 16Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 16Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 17Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 17Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 18Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 18Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 19Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 19Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 20Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1987-001 Box 20Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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p1bc Leigh Papers and Sound Recordings (CStRlIN)NYPW92-A97.
Description
13 lin. ft., (25 boxes, 22 scrapbooks).
Summary
The Carolyn Leigh Papers include notes, drafts of lyrics and scripts, outlines, clippings, production records, financial records and business and personal correspondence.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Scripts.
  • Outlines.
  • Correspondence.
Access (note)
  • Box 22 requires prior permission from the donor for access.
Source (note)
  • June Silver (sister)
Biography (note)
  • Carolyn Leigh, lyricist, was born 21 August 1926 in New York.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Catalog cards in Cage Catalog.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Carolyn Leigh Papers and Sound Recordings.
Processing Action (note)
  • Described
  • Entered in RLIN
Call Number
*T-Mss 1987-001
OCLC
NYPW88-A37
Author
Leigh, Carolyn, 1926-1983.
Title
Carolyn Leigh papers, 1944-1985.
Access
Box 22 requires prior permission from the donor for access.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Carolyn Leigh Papers and Sound Recordings.
Biography
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.
Indexes
Catalog cards in Cage Catalog.
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Occupation
Lyricists.
Found In:
p1bc Leigh Papers and Sound Recordings (CStRlIN)NYPW92-A97.
Research Call Number
*T-Mss 1987-001
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