Arthur Laurents collection11.MWalB02691
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Summary Information ...... 3 Scope and Contents ...... 3 Administrative Information ...... 4 Controlled Access Headings ...... 4 Other Descriptive Information ...... 5 Collection Inventory ...... 5
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Summary Information
Repository: Brandeis University Creator: Laurents, Arthur Title: Arthur Laurents collection ID: 11.MWalB02691 Date [inclusive]: 1939-1964, undated Date [bulk]: bulk 1942-1964 Physical Description: 6.00 Linear Feet Language of the English Material:
Preferred Citation
Arthur Laurents collection, Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
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Scope and Contents
The Arthur Laurents collection consists primarily of typescripts of several plays and screenplays; it also includes some correspondence and clippings relating to Laurents's productions. Of particular note is a collection of letters documenting the development of West Side Story and of I Can Get it for You Wholesale, which includes correspondence from Irving Berlin, Jerome Robbins, and Harold Rome. The typescripts are arranged alphabetically, and the correspondence is grouped by correspondent and then arranged chronologically. The material in the collection was created between 1942 and 1964.
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Administrative Information
Publication Statement Brandeis University
415 South St. Waltham, MA URL: https://findingaids.brandeis.edu/
Conditions Governing Access Access to the collection is in accordance with the policies of the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University. Please contact the department for more information.
Conditions Governing Use Requests to reproduce or publish material from the collection should be directed to the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
Source of Acquisition Donated by Arthur Laurents.
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Controlled Access Headings
• Dramatists, American -- 20th century • Motion picture producers and directors -- United States • Musicals -- Production and direction -- United States • Screenwriters -- United States • Theatrical producers and directors -- United States • Laurents, Arthur • Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 • Robbins, Jerome • Rome, Harold, 1908-1993
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Other Descriptive Information
Addenda to this collection may not be listed in the finding aid, but may be available for research use. Please contact us for more information.
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Collection Inventory
Box 1 Box 1
"Ah Sweet Mystery": Typescript. 25 pp., undated Box 1 Folder 1 Date: undated
"All the Running": Typescript. 139 pp., undated Box 1 Folder 2 Date: undated
"All the Running": Typescript. 139 pp., undated Box 1 Folder 3 Date: undated
"Anastasia": Typescript. 129 pp., undated Box 1 Folder 4 Date: undated
"Anyone Can Whistle": Typescript and notes. 6 pp., undated Box 1 Folder 5 Date: undated
"Anyone Can Whistle": Typescript. 40 pp., undated Box 1 Folder 6 Date: undated
"Anyone Can Whistle": Production notes and correspondence. 59 Box 1 Folder 7 pp., undated Date: undated
"Anyone Can Whistle": Typescript sheets. 70 pp., 1963 Box 1 Folder 8 Date: 1963
"Anyone Can Whistle": Typescript. 71 pp., 1963 Box 1 Folder 9 Date: 1963
"Anyone Can Whistle": Typescript and casting. 36 pp., 1963 Box 1 Folder 10 Date: 1963
Box 2 Box 2
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"Anyone Can Whistle": Typescript with revisions. 118 pp., Box 2 Folder 1 undated Date: undated
"Anyone Can Whistle": Typescript with revisions. Labeled "final Box 2 Folder 2 draft." 141 pp., undated Date: undated
"Anyone Can Whistle": Typescript with notes. 194 pp., undated Box 2 Folder 3 Date: undated
"Anyone Can Whistle": Publicity material and clippings., 1964 Box 2 Folder 4 Date: 1964
"As Cheaply as One": Typescript. 28 pp., undated Box 2 Folder 5 Date: undated
Box 3 Box 3
"The Birdcage": Typescript. 6 pp., undated Box 3 Folder 1 Date: undated
"The Birdcage": Typescript. 140 pp., undated Box 3 Folder 2 Date: undated
"The Birdcage": Typescript. 146 pp., 1949 Box 3 Folder 3 Date: 1949
"The Birdcage": Typescript. 147 pp., undated Box 3 Folder 4 Date: undated
"Bonjour Tristesse": Typescript. 141 pp., 1957 Box 3 Folder 5 Date: 1957
"Caught": Typescript. 153 pp., 1948 Box 3 Folder 6 Date: 1948
"A Clearing in the Woods": Typescript. 100 pp., undated Box 3 Folder 7 Date: undated
"A Clearing in the Woods": Typescript. 105 pp., undated Box 3 Folder 8 Date: undated
Box 4 Box 4
"A Clearing in the Woods": Typescript. 107 pp., undated Box 4 Folder 1 Date: undated
"A Clearing in the Woods": Typescript. 108 pp., undated Box 4 Folder 2 Date: undated
"A Clearing in the Woods": Typescript. 109 pp,, 1954 Box 4 Folder 3
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Date: 1954
"A Clearing in the Woods": Typescript. 124 pp., 1957 Box 4 Folder 4 Date: 1957
"A Clearing in the Woods": Typescript. 180 pp., 1960 Box 4 Folder 5 Date: 1960
"A Clearing in the Woods": Correspondence. 32 letters addressed Box 4 Folder 6 to Mr. Laurents, undated Date: undated
"Did You Hear a Waltz?": Typescript. 23 pp., undated Box 4 Folder 7 Date: undated
"Don't Ever Love Me": Typescript. 39 pp., 1943 Box 4 Folder 8 Date: 1943
Box 5 Box 5
"Gypsy": Typescript and playbill. 62 pp., undated Box 5 Folder 1 Date: undated
"Gypsy": Typescript. 118 pp., undated Box 5 Folder 2 Date: undated
"Gypsy": Typescript. 119 pp., undated Box 5 Folder 3 Date: undated
"Gypsy": Typescript. 119 pp., undated Box 5 Folder 4 Date: undated
"Heartsong": Original synopsis. 10 pp., undated Box 5 Folder 5 Date: undated
"Heartsong": Photographs identified on the back by Mr. Laurents. Box 5 Folder 6 15 photographs, undated Date: undated
"Heartsong": Typescript. 140 pp., undated Box 5 Folder 7 Date: undated
"Heartsong": Typescript copy. 140 pp., undated Box 5 Folder 8 Date: undated
"Heartsong": Typescript. 157 pp., 1945 Box 5 Folder 9 Date: 1945
"Heartsong": Typescript. 183 pp., undated Box 5 Folder 10 Date: undated
"Heartsong": Typescript labeled "second revision." 187 pp., Box 5 Folder 11 undated - Page 7- Arthur Laurents collection11.MWalB02691
Date: undated
Box 6 Box 6
"Home of the Brave": Typescript copy. 84 pp., 1957 Box 6 Folder 1 Date: 1957
"Home of the Brave": Typescript. 95 pp., 1947 Box 6 Folder 2 Date: 1947
"Home of the Brave": Playbill and correspondence., 1946-1950 Box 6 Folder 3 Date: 1946-1950
"I Can Get it for You Wholesale": Typescript. 88 pp., 1961 Box 6 Folder 4 Date: 1961
"I Can Get it For You Wholesale": Typescript. 96 pp., 1961 Box 6 Folder 5 Date: 1961
"I Can Get it For You Wholesale": Typescript. 106 pp., 1962 Box 6 Folder 6 Date: 1962
"I Can Get it For You Wholesale": Typescript. 107 pp., 1961 Box 6 Folder 7 Date: 1961
"I Can Get it For You Wholesale": Typescript. 107 pp., 1961 Box 6 Folder 8 Date: 1961
Box 7 Box 7
"I Can Get it For You Wholesale": Typescript copy. 108 pp., 1961 Box 7 Folder 1 Date: 1961
"Invitation to a March": Typescript copy. 130 pp., undated Box 7 Folder 2 Date: undated
"Invitation to a March": Typescript. 131 pp., undated Box 7 Folder 3 Date: undated
"Invitation to a March": Typescript. 143 pp., 1959 Box 7 Folder 4 Date: 1959
"Invitation to a March": Correspondence. 15 pieces., 1960 Box 7 Folder 5 Date: 1960
"The Journey of Simon McKeever": Typescript. 31 pp., undated Box 7 Folder 6 Date: undated
"Kilimanjaro": Typescript. 8 pp., undated Box 7 Folder 7 Date: undated
"Look Homeward Angel": Typescript. 11 pp., undated Box 7 Folder 8
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Date: undated
"Look Homeward Angel": Notes. 11 pp., undated Box 7 Folder 9 Date: undated
"Meet Lily Malloy": Typescript. 23 pp., undated Box 7 Folder 10 Date: undated
"Merry Christmas, Sucker": Typescript. 22 pp., undated Box 7 Folder 11 Date: undated
"No Strings": Typescript. 124 pp., undated Box 7 Folder 12 Date: undated
"No Strings": Typescript. 134 pp., undated Box 7 Folder 13 Date: undated
"No Strings": Typescript. 135 pp., undated Box 7 Folder 14 Date: undated
Box 8 Box 8
"No Strings": Typescript. 141 pp., undated Box 8 Folder 1 Date: undated
"No Strings": Typescript. 141 pp., 1963 Box 8 Folder 2 Date: 1963
"Now Playing Tomorrow": Typescript. 44 pp., 1939/1940 Box 8 Folder 3 Date: 1939/1940
"Now Playing Tomorrow": Typescript copy. 44 pp., 1939/1940 Box 8 Folder 4 Date: 1939/1940
"The Painted Veil": Typescript. 126 pp., undated Box 8 Folder 5 Date: undated
"Rope": Typescript. 27 pp., 1947 Box 8 Folder 6 Date: 1947
"Rope": Typescript. 103 pp., 1947 Box 8 Folder 7 Date: 1947
"Rope": Other Materials, correspondence. 118 pp., 1947 Box 8 Folder 8 Date: 1947
Box 9 Box 9
"Say it with Music": Typescript. 23 pp., 1963 Box 9 Folder 1 Date: 1963
"Say it with Music": Typescript. 32 pp., undated Box 9 Folder 2
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Date: undated
"Say it with Music": Typescript. 52 pp., 1963 Box 9 Folder 3 Date: 1963
"Say it with Music": Typescript. 57 pp., 1963 Box 9 Folder 4 Date: 1963
"Say it with Music": Typescript. 83 pp., 1963 Box 9 Folder 5 Date: 1963
"Say it with Music": Typescript labeled "first draft." 89 pp., Box 9 Folder 6 undated Date: undated
"Say it with Music": Background info. 1 p., undated Box 9 Folder 7 Date: undated
"Shoestring Holiday": Typescript. 26 pp., undated Box 9 Folder 8 Date: undated
"Side Show": Typescript. 139 pp., undated Box 9 Folder 9 Date: undated
"Side Show": Typescript. 139 pp., 1963 Box 9 Folder 10 Date: 1963
"Side Show": Typescript. 140 pp., undated Box 9 Folder 11 Date: undated
"Side Show": Typescript. 140 pp., 1963 Box 9 Folder 12 Date: 1963
Box 10 Box 10
"Side Show": Typescript. 141 pp., 1963 Box 10 Folder 1 Date: 1963
"The Sleepwalkers" and "Invitation to a March": Typescript and Box 10 Folder 2 notes for the two screenplays. 129 pp., 1958 Date: 1958
"The Sleepwalkers": Typescript. 138 pp., undated Box 10 Folder 3 Date: undated
"The Sleepwalkers": Typescript. 144 pp., 1958 Box 10 Folder 4 Date: 1958
"The Sleepwalkers": Typescript labeled "first draft." 135 pp., Box 10 Folder 5 undated Date: undated
"Snake Pit": Typescript. 56 pp., 1956 - Page 10- Arthur Laurents collection11.MWalB02691
Date: 1956 Box 10 Folder 6
"Snake Pit": Typescript. 159 pp., 1947 Box 10 Folder 7 Date: 1947
Box 11 Box 11
"Time of the Cuckoo": Typescript. 56 pp., 1954 Box 11 Folder 1 Date: 1954
"Time of the Cuckoo": Typescript and notes. 59 pp., 1964 Box 11 Folder 2 Date: 1964
"Time of the Cuckoo": Typescript. 98 pp., 1964 Box 11 Folder 3 Date: 1964
"Time of the Cuckoo": Typescript. 106 pp., 1964 Box 11 Folder 4 Date: 1964
"Time of the Cuckoo": Typescript. 108 pp., 1964 Box 11 Folder 5 Date: 1964
"Time of the Cuckoo": Typescript. 136 pp., undated Box 11 Folder 6 Date: undated
"Time of the Cuckoo": Typescript labeled "first draft" with notes. Box 11 Folder 7 146 pp., 1964 Date: 1964
"Time of the Cuckoo": Typescript. 162 pp., 1954 Box 11 Folder 8 Date: 1954
"The Very Small Book of Musicals": Notes in Mr. Laurents's Box 11 Folder 9 hand. 4 pp., undated Date: undated
"West Side Story": Typescript. 78 pp., undated Box 11 Folder 10 Date: undated
"West Side Story": Typescript. 80 pp., undated Box 11 Folder 11 Date: undated
Box 12 Box 12
"West Side Story": Typescript. 85 pp., undated Box 12 Folder 1 Date: undated
"West Side Story": Typescript. 97 pp., undated Box 12 Folder 2 Date: undated
"West Side Story": Typescript. 98 pp., undated Box 12 Folder 3
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Date: undated
"West Side Story": Playbill. 1 p., 1956 Box 12 Folder 4 Date: 1956
"West Side Story": Photograph. 1 print., undated Box 12 Folder 5 Date: undated
"West Side Story": Typescript with notes in Mr. Laurents's hand. Box 12 Folder 6 147 pp., undated Date: undated
"What's in it for Me?": Typescript. 114 pp., 1961 Box 12 Folder 7 Date: 1961
"The Witness": Correspondence. 20 pp., 1952 Box 12 Folder 8 Date: 1952
"The Witness": Contract. 3 copies., 1952 Box 12 Folder 9 Date: 1952
"The Witness": Typescript. 142 pp., 1952 Box 12 Folder 10 Date: 1952
Miscellaneous Materials. 14 pieces including letters and a Box 12 Folder 11 telegram, undated Date: undated
Irving Berlin to Arthur Laurents, TLS, 1 p., 17 December 1963 Box 12 Folder 11 Date: 17 December 1963
Cheryl Crawford to Arthur Laurents, TLS (with annotation), 3 Box 12 Folder 11 p., 11 April 1957 Date: 11 April 1957
Arthur Laurents to Cheryl Crawford, TL (carbon), 2 p., Box 12 Folder 11 "Thursday night" (reply to above)
"Maria" [Carol Lawrence] to Arthur Laurents, handwritten note Box 12 Folder 11 (written on back of an envelope), 1 p., undated Date: undated
Carol [Lawrence] to Arthur Laurents, ALS, 2 p., 26 October Box 12 Folder 11 1957 Date: 26 October 1957
N. Richard Nash to Arthur Laurents, TLS, 1 p., 31 October 1957 Box 12 Folder 11 Date: 31 October 1957
Jerome Robbins to Arthur Laurents and "Lenny" [probably Box 12 Folder 11 Leonard Bernstein], TLS, 3 p., 18 October 1955
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Date: 18 October 1955
Jerome Robbins to Arthur Laurents, TLS, 2 p., 16 November Box 12 Folder 11 1955 Date: 16 November 1955
Jerome Robbins to Arthur Laurents, TLS (with annotation), 1 p., Box 12 Folder 11 17 November 1955 Date: 17 November 1955
Jerome Robbins to Arthur Laurents, TLS, 2 p., 21 November Box 12 Folder 11 1955 Date: 21 November 1955
Arthur Laurents to Jerome Robbins, TL (carbon), 3 p., undated Box 12 Folder 11 Date: undated
Harold Rome to Arthur Laurents, TLS, 1 p., 5 March 1962 Box 12 Folder 11 Date: 5 March 1962
Harold Rome to Arthur Laurents, TLS, 2 p., 8 March 1962 Box 12 Folder 11 Date: 8 March 1962
Harold Rome to Arthur Laurents, ALS, 4 p., undated Box 12 Folder 11 Date: undated
"Say It with Music" contract, 1 p., typed. Box 12 Folder 11
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