Arthur Laurents collection11.MWalB02691 This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on September 28, 2021. eng Describing Archives: A Content Standard Brandeis University 415 South St. Waltham, MA URL: https://findingaids.brandeis.edu/ Arthur Laurents collection11.MWalB02691 Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Scope and Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 4 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 4 Other Descriptive Information ....................................................................................................................... 5 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 5 - Page 2 - Arthur Laurents collection11.MWalB02691 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. ^ Return to Table of Contents 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. ^ Return to Table of Contents - Page 3- Arthur Laurents collection11.MWalB02691 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. ^ Return to Table of Contents 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 - Page 4- Arthur Laurents collection11.MWalB02691 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. ^ Return to Table of Contents 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 - Page 5- Arthur Laurents collection11.MWalB02691 "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 - Page 6- Arthur Laurents collection11.MWalB02691 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 - Page 8- Arthur Laurents collection11.MWalB02691 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":