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Oscar Hammerstein II collection, 1847-2000

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Show and Project Files, 1917-1995 (continued)
Forever (not produced)
BOX-FOLDER 18/4 Typewritten portion of script
Gentlemen Unafraid (musical, 1938)
Music by Jerome Kern; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach; revived in 1942 as Hayfoot, Strawfoot; drafts under various titles
BOX-FOLDER 18/6-7 Correspondence, 1938-1941
Includes notes, portions of script, lyrics, scenarios, and outlines.
BOX-FOLDER 18/11-12 Hayfoot, Strawfoot materials, 1938-1943
Includes script, review, program, and sheet music.
BOX-FOLDER 18/14 Miscellaneous materials, 1939-1941
Includes promotional materials, reviews, and sheet music.
BOX-FOLDER 133/4 Music
BOX-FOLDER 18/5 Scenario entitled Army Blue
BOX-FOLDER 19/1 Scenario entitled Gentlemen Unafraid
BOX-FOLDER 18/13 Scenario entitled Little Cadet, 1939, Mar. 10
BOX-FOLDER 18/10 Script for A Girl and a Drum, 1941 June
BOX-FOLDER 19/2-10 Scripts for Gentlemen Unafraid
(9 folders)
May include annotations.
BOX-FOLDER 19/11 Sheet music
"Your Dream is the Same as My Dream" reused in the film One Night in the Tropics. Also includes one-page information sheet on the film.
BOX-FOLDER 18/8 Story entitled Gentlemen Unafraid, by Edward C. Boykin
BOX-FOLDER 20/1-2 Synopses of Gentlemen Unafraid
Includes annotations.
BOX-FOLDER 18/9 Synopsis of Gentlemen Unafraid, by Edward C. Boykin
Includes handwritten notes.
Give Us This Night (film musical, 1936)
Music by Erich Korngold; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
BOX-FOLDER 20/3 Correspondence, 1935
BOX-FOLDER 133/5 Music
Includes Richard A. Whiting holograph
Glorious Morning (play, 1938)
Written by Norman MacOwan; produced and staged by Oscar Hammerstein II
MAPCASE-DRAWER 6/11 Blueprints
Three scenic designs by John Koenig. Drawn by Peggy Clark.
BOX-FOLDER 20/4 Clippings, 1938
Includes programs, reviews, and promotional materials.
BOX-FOLDER 20/5 Correspondence, 1938-1939
Includes production materials.
BOX-FOLDER 20/6 Script
BOX-FOLDER 20/7-8 Sides
Golden Dawn (musical, 1927)
Music by Emmerich Kalman and Herbert Stothart; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach
BOX-FOLDER 20/9 Prints of scenic designs
BOX-FOLDER 21/1-2 Scripts
Good Boy (musical, 1928)
Music by Herbert Stothart; book by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, and Henry Myers; lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby
BOX-FOLDER 21/3 Script, 1928, Aug. 27
Good Company (not produced)
BOX-FOLDER 21/4-5 Scenarios, 1932, Jan. 4
With revisions and annotations.
The Great Waltz (film musical, 1938)
Music by Johann Strauss; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
BOX-FOLDER 21/6 Clippings, program, reviews, sheet music, and notes, 1938, 1944
Happy Birthday (play, 1946)
Written by Anita Loos; produced by Rodgers and Hammerstein; contains song by Rodgers and Hammerstein
BOX-FOLDER 21/7 Piano-vocal score
"I Haven't Got a Worry in the World," by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
The Happy Time (play, 1950)
Written by Samuel Taylor; produced by Rodgers and Hammerstein
BOX-FOLDER 21/8 Clippings, reviews and program, 1950
BOX-FOLDER 21/9-11 Correspondence and business files, 1949-1952
BOX-FOLDER 22/1-3 Financial statements, 1950-1953
BOX-FOLDER 22/4 Miscellany
BOX-FOLDER 22/5 Telegrams, 1950
High, Wide and Handsome (film musical, 1937)
Written by Oscar Hammerstein II and George O'Neil; music by Jerome Kern; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
BOX-FOLDER 22/6 Screenplay, 1936, Dec. 21
BOX-FOLDER 22/7 Sheet music
Highland project (not produced)
BOX-FOLDER 22/8 Scenarios and outlines, 1945-1946
John Loves Mary (play, 1947)
Written by Norman Krasna; produced by Rodgers and Hammerstein
BOX-FOLDER 22/9 Clippings, program, 1947
The King and I (musical, 1951)
Music by Richard Rodgers; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
BOX-FOLDER 22/10 Casting materials, 1950-1952
Includes photographs.
BOX-FOLDER 22/11-23/3 Clippings, 1951-1955
(4 folders)
BOX-FOLDER 23/4 Financial statements, 1951
BOX-FOLDER 23/5-6 Lawsuit materials, 1936-1954
BOX-FOLDER 23/9 Lists of radio performances from the score, 1951
BOX-FOLDER 23/7 London production, 1951-1953
BOX-FOLDER 23/8 Programs and photographs, 1951-1952, 1977
BOX-FOLDER 24/1-4 Request for tickets, 1951
BOX-FOLDER 24/5-9 Screenplays, 1954-1955
BOX-FOLDER 25/1-4 Scripts entitled Anna and the King of Siam, act 1, 1950, July 25
BOX-FOLDER 25/5 Script entitled Anna and the King of Siam, act 2
BOX-FOLDER 25/6-8 Scripts
Revised and annotated. Additional production materials laid in.
BOX-FOLDER 25/9-26/1 Telegrams, 1951
(3 folders)
BOX-FOLDER 26/2-8 Working papers and correspondence, 1949-1954
Knights of Song (musical, 1938)
Produced by Oscar Hammerstein II; written by Glendon Allvine (OH2 also worked on the script); lyrics and music by Gilbert and Sullivan
BOX-FOLDER 27/1 Contracts, 1938
BOX-FOLDER 27/2 Correspondence, 1937-1938
Includes production materials
BOX-FOLDER 27/3 Photographs
BOX-FOLDER 27/4 Programs and promotional materials, 1938
BOX-FOLDER 27/5 Scenario with notes
Includes handwritten notes and portions of the script.
BOX-FOLDER 27/6-7 Scripts, drafts with revisions and handwritten notes, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 27/8-28/4 Scripts, 1937-1938
(8 folders)
Eight copies of the script from different dates. Several contain revisions and notes.
BOX-FOLDER 28/5-7 Scripts, 1938, June 28
These scripts are entitled: Words or Music or Knights of Song, a Musical Romance about Gilbert and Sullivan
Three copies of the revised script. Some scripts include revisions, notes and annotations.
The Lady Objects (film musical, 1938)
Music by Ben Oakland and Milton Drake; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
BOX-FOLDER 28/8 Lyric sheets
Includes handwritten lyric sketch, letter, and promotional material.
BOX-FOLDER 133/6 Music
Includes Ben Oakland holographs, and a lead sheet for "Loving You and Longing," composed by Harry Ruby.
The Man Who Laughs (not produced)
BOX-FOLDER 28/9 Scenarios
Includes several copies, some of which are revised and annototated. Also includes handwritten drafts and notes.
Mary Jane McKane (musical, 1923)
Music by Herbert Stothart and Vincent Youmans; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and William Cary Duncan
BOX-FOLDER 29/1 Promptbook
Me and Juliet (musical, 1953)
Music by Richard Rodgers; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
BOX-FOLDER 29/2-3 Clippings, 1953
BOX-FOLDER 29/4-7 Correspondence, 1953
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