Otto Harbach papers, 9999

Collection context

Creator:
Harbach, Otto, 1873-1963
Extent:
6 Linear Feet (6 record storage cartons)
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

Typescripts, manuscript drafts, handwritten scores, notes, and other papers for Harbach's musicals. Manuscript and typed drafts and notes of Harbach's memoirs. Correspondence, legal documents, and financial records regarding personal and professional issues. Playbills, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, photographs, and other materials about his career. Also song sheets of other composers works, several with inscriptions and autographs.

Warner Brothers; Oscar Hammerstein; Knox College; Arthur Hauerbach; Knickerbocker Theatre; Irving Caesar; Andre Hauerbach; Frances Calfrisco.

Biographical / historical:

American pop and Broadway lyricist-librettist Otto Harbach was in songwriting teams with Karl Hoschna, Rudolf Friml, and, most successfully, with Oscar Hammerstein II.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Terms of access:

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Otto Harbach Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
Before you visit:
Researchers interested in viewing materials in the RBML reading room must must book an appointment at least 7 days in advance. To make the most of your visit, be sure to request your desired materials before booking your appointment, as researchers are limited to 5 items per day.
Contact:
rbml@library.columbia.edu