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Writings, 1919-1986 (continued)
BOX 95-98, 134, 159 By Oscar Hammerstein II, 1930-1959
Articles, speeches, eulogies, reviews, essays, statements, and notes by Hammerstein on various professional and personal topics. Unidentified fragments, notes and writings can be found at the end of the subseries. The box of index cards containing handwritten notes most likely pertain to unidentified Hammerstein shows and lyrics.
BOX-FOLDER 95/1 "Modern stage: noted author's views, age of musical comedy, emotional play defended," 1930
BOX-FOLDER 95/2 Radio talk in Melbourne, Australia, 1930
BOX-FOLDER 95/3 "Aims of cultural commission," circa 1937
BOX-FOLDER 95/4 "Navy Day 1942,"
A poem that was set to music by Sigmund Romberg. Published in Seapower, 1942 Dec.
BOX-FOLDER 95/5 Eulogy to Sophie Taub Biow, 1943, Feb. 28
Bound volume.
BOX-FOLDER 95/6 "In re Oklahoma!," 194-?
BOX-FOLDER 95/7 "Re Oklahoma!" (from The Drama Mailbag, New York Times), 1943, Sept. 5
BOX-FOLDER 95/8 Poem for Jerome Kern, 1944, Oct. 28
BOX-FOLDER 95/9 Address to 63rd graduating class of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, 1947, Mar. 20
BOX-FOLDER 95/10 Speech on the publication of plays, 1947
BOX-FOLDER 95/11 "The American artist and the American tradition," 1948, Mar.
The Maltz speech.
BOX-FOLDER 95/12 "Bringing South Pacific to the North Atlantic city of Boston ...," 1949, Mar. 4
BOX-FOLDER 95/17 Article for South Pacific souvenir program, 1949, May 4
BOX-FOLDER 95/18 Statement issued by Oscar Hammerstein II, 1949, June 9
Regarding Paul Robeson.
BOX-FOLDER 95/16 Review of And on the Eighth Day, by Abner Dean, New York Herald Tribune, 1949, Oct. 9
BOX-FOLDER 95/13 Drury College acceptance speech of honorary degree, 1949, Nov. 4
BOX-FOLDER 95/19 "Where the song begins," 1949, Dec. 3
From the Saturday Review of Literature.
BOX-FOLDER 95/14 On a dying theatre, 1949, Dec.
BOX-FOLDER 95/15 Plea for support of muscular dystrophy campaign, 1949
BOX 134 Materials relating to Lyrics, by Oscar Hammerstein II, 1949-1950
Includes drafts, lyric sheets, correspondence, bound scrapbook.
BOX-FOLDER 95/20 United World Federalists speech, 1950, Aug. 25
BOX-FOLDER 95/21 "Getting off the pyramid," 1950, Dec. 23
From the Saturday Review of Literature.
BOX-FOLDER 95/22 "I want to write the words," 1950
From One World or None!.
BOX-FOLDER 96/4 "If we are the leaders, let us lead," 1951, Apr.
From The Federalist.
BOX-FOLDER 96/6 "More than a dream," 1951, Oct. 20
Published in the Congressional Record, for United Nations Day.
BOX-FOLDER 96/9 Review of Dance to the Piper by Agnes de Mille, for New York Herald Tribune, 1951, Dec.
BOX-FOLDER 96/1 American Theatre Wing Professional Training School, 1951
BOX-FOLDER 96/2 "I came to talk over with you a problem that confronts us all," 1951
BOX-FOLDER 96/3 "If I thought I could write a song about world peace," 1951
For the United World Federalists.
BOX-FOLDER 96/5 "The King and I and we," 1951
BOX-FOLDER 96/7 Narrative on Laurette Taylor by her daughter, 1951
Annotated by Oscar Hammerstein II.
BOX-FOLDER 96/8 "Nobody likes war...," 1951
For the United World Federalists.
BOX-FOLDER 96/10 Statement for an article on Hammerstein's move from Hollywood to Broadway, 1951
BOX-FOLDER 96/11 "Stop crying and go to work," 1951
BOX-FOLDER 96/12 "Hammerstein takes a look at theater--and likes it," 1952, Apr. 6
BOX-FOLDER 96/13 Speech advocating and asking for peace by enforceable world law, 1952, Apr.
BOX-FOLDER 96/14 "Remarks at funeral for Canada Lee," 1952, May 13
BOX-FOLDER 96/15 "Have you a civilized mind?" 1952, June 22
BOX-FOLDER 96/21 "Happy birthday, dear Dick," 1952, June
BOX-FOLDER 96/16 "Eulogy to Gertrude Lawrence," 1952, Sept. 9
BOX-FOLDER 96/26 "What wouldn't I give," 1952, Nov. 17
From Columbia University's Jester of Columbia.
BOX-FOLDER 96/17 "High time," 1952, Dec.
BOX-FOLDER 96/18 Advocating world government for world peace, 1952
BOX-FOLDER 96/19 "The civilized mind--words to live by," 1952
BOX-FOLDER 96/20 Danger to world government from atomic war, 1952
BOX-FOLDER 96/22 Intolerance and Negroes, 1952
BOX-FOLDER 96/23 Liner notes for Romberg album of dinner music, 1952?
BOX-FOLDER 96/24 Miscellaneous writings, 1952
BOX-FOLDER 96/25 On the meaning of Broadway, 1952
BOX-FOLDER 96/27 "Commercial TV: pros and cons," 1953, Nov.
BOX-FOLDER 96/28 On writing the book for a musical play, 1953
BOX-FOLDER 96/29 "Ours is the responsibility," 1953
BOX-FOLDER 97/1 "This I believe," 1954, Apr.
BOX-FOLDER 97/2 Saddest word in the English language, 1954, Aug.
BOX-FOLDER 97/3 Essay on Otto Harbach, 1954, Sept. 25
BOX-FOLDER 97/4 Essay on opera, 1954, Sept. 30
BOX-FOLDER 97/5 "Eulogy for Constance Collier," 1955, Apr. 25
BOX-FOLDER 97/6 On segregation and integration, 1955, June
BOX-FOLDER 97/7 What makes a home, 1955, July
BOX-FOLDER 97/8 What makes a good song, 1955, Oct.
BOX-FOLDER 97/9 "Third category, 1955
BOX-FOLDER 97/10 "Why we waited twelve years," 1955
BOX-FOLDER 97/11 "Dancing in musicals," 1956, Apr.
BOX-FOLDER 97/12 Article on popular music, 1956, Apr.
BOX-FOLDER 97/13 Statement regarding ASCAP-BMI dispute, 1956, Sept. 17
BOX-FOLDER 97/14 Acceptance speech for Alexander Hamilton award, 1956
BOX-FOLDER 97/15 "Do go into the theatre," 1956
BOX-FOLDER 97/16 The independent voter and Stevenson, 1956
BOX-FOLDER 97/17 "A kind of grandfather," 1956
BOX-FOLDER 97/18 On looking forward to the opening of Show Boat at Jones Beach, 1956
BOX-FOLDER 97/19 "The public is taller than we think," 1956
BOX-FOLDER 97/20 "A schoolteacher I remember," 1956
BOX-FOLDER 97/21 "What a child at Christmastime can teach us ..." 1956
BOX-FOLDER 97/22 "ASCAP vs. BMI," 1957, Feb. 23
BOX-FOLDER 97/23 South Pacific album notes, 1957, Nov. 5
BOX-FOLDER 97/24 "Acting and singing on the screen," 1957
BOX-FOLDER 97/25 "Art and mass media," 1957
BOX-FOLDER 97/26 George M. Cohan, 1957
BOX-FOLDER 97/27 "History in the theatre and the theatre in history," 1957
BOX-FOLDER 97/28 "Is the theatre dying," 1957
BOX-FOLDER 97/29 "My 40 years," 1957
BOX-FOLDER 97/30 "Songwriters against a powerful combination," 1957
BOX-FOLDER 97/31-98/2 Speech on disarmament, 1957
(4 folders)
BOX-FOLDER 98/3 "To George Gershwin," 1957
BOX-FOLDER 98/4 "Dear believer in White supremacy," 1958
BOX-FOLDER 98/5 "Progress," 1958
BOX-FOLDER 98/6 "Inertia," 1959, Apr. 29
BOX-FOLDER 98/7 Speech on world peace, 1959, Apr.
BOX-FOLDER 98/8 "Address on being named Father of the Year," 1959, May 28
BOX-FOLDER 98/9 Eulogy to Theresa Helburn, 1959, Aug. 20
BOX-FOLDER 98/10 Eulogy for Eva Kern, 1959, Nov.
BOX-FOLDER 98/11 "Statement of Oscar Hammerstein II in support of H.R. 5921," 1959
BOX-FOLDER 98/12 Collaboration, 195-?
BOX-FOLDER 98/13 "I would like to talk about peace," 195-?
BOX-FOLDER 98/14 Jerome Kern album notes, 195-?
BOX-FOLDER 98/15 "Victory in seventeen days..." 195-?
BOX-FOLDER 98/16 Jerome Kern anecdote, undated
BOX-FOLDER 98/17 "The next president," undated
BOX-FOLDER 98/18 "The stuff good songs are made of," undated
BOX-FOLDER 98/19 "We can be proud of the human race..." undated
BOX-FOLDER 98/20 Miscellaneous writings, undated
BOX-FOLDER 98/21 Speech fragments
BOX-FOLDER 98/22-23 Miscellaneous notes
BOX 159 Miscellaneous notes on 3x5 cards
Handwritten notes pertaining to unidentified shows and writings.
BOX-FOLDER 98/24 Index of articles, speeches, miscellaneous 1911, 1947-1959
BOX 99-101, 135, 152 About Oscar Hammerstein II, 1919-1986
Articles, clippings, interviews and oral histories, press releases, scholarly essays, and tributes. Includes a 1954 Fact Book providing extensive information about Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals. At the end of this subseries is a list of scripts (mostly for radio and television) that feature Hammerstein as a guest.
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