Title Page | Collection Summary | History of the Collection | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Oliver Smith papers, 1941-1987 |
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| Span Dates | 1941-1987 |
| Call No. | ML31.S64 |
| Creator | Smith, Oliver Lemuel, 1918-1994. |
| Extent | approximately 2,000 items |
| Extent | 100 containers |
| Extent | 61.5 linear feet |
| Extent | 1,749 digital files (83.82 GB) |
| Language | Collection material chiefly in English |
| Location | Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu017013 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014572483 |
| Summary | Oliver Smith was an American production designer, producer, and teacher of theatrical design. Smith contributed his talents to many of the twentieth century's most beloved musicals, ballets, and plays, including Rodeo (1942), On the Town (1944), My Fair Lady (1956), West Side Story (1957), The Sound of Music (1959), and Hello, Dolly! (1964). The collection includes painted set elevations, renderings, sketches, blueprints and technical drawings, correspondence, photographs, programs, and other materials. Only design materials for select productions are available at this time. |