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E.Y. "Yip" Harburg Papers, *T-Mss 1990-002, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
The E.Y. "Yip" Harburg Papers were transferred to the Billy Rose Theatre Division from New York University on May 18, 1990 at the behest of the donor Ernest Harburg, president of the Harburg Foundation.
The papers arrived in good condition, needing no preservation or conservation treatment. Portions of the collection were separated and transferred to other divisions of NYPL for the Performing Arts: 2 lin.ft. of videotapes to TOFT; 3 lin. ft. of sheet music to Music; 3.5 lin. ft. of phonodiscs and audiotapes to the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archive of Recorded Sound. The remaining portion of the collection, 26 boxes of manuscript materials, are housed in the Billy Rose Theatre Division.
E. Y. "Yip" Harburg, academy award winning lyricist, was born in New York City on April 8, 1898. He received his nickname "Yipsel" (Yiddish for squirrel) during his youth on the Lower East Side. Harburg received his education in the New York City Public School System, eventually graduating from City College. While in college he collaborated with Ira Gershwin, a fellow student, on a light verse column in the school newspaper. It was during this time that Harburg was introduced to the works of Gilbert and Sullivan and was greatly influenced by the lyrical style of W. S. Gilbert.
After graduating from college he went into the electrical supply business which went bankrupt in the stock market crash in 1929. It was the experience of being unemployed in the Depression which led to the beginning of his career as a lyricist, writing the lyrics for the song Brother Can You Spare a Dime with Jay Gorney for the review Americana. From there his career as a lyricist took off with shows such as Garrick Gaieties, Ziegfeld Follies, Life Begins at 8:40, and Hooray For What? Among his early film credits are The Singing Kid, Gold Diggers of 1937, Cabin in the Sky, Can't Help Singing, Centennial Summer and the academy award winning, The Wizard of Oz.
His Hollywood career came to abrupt end however, when he was blacklisted by the film industry after World War II. His outspoken political views and his affiliation with the Hollywood Democratic Committee made him a prime candidate for McCarthyites of the post-war era resulting in his absence from the Hollywood film scene for 12 years and the revoking of his passport.
Banned by the Hollywood studios, Harburg returned to the New York theater where he continued writing lyrics for musicals, including Finian's Rainbow, Flahooley, Jamaica, The Happiest Girl in the World, and Darling of the Day. Of these productions, Finian's Rainbow and Flahooley show marked political and social views. Harburg returned to Hollywood in 1962 with the film Gay Purr-ee, an animated feature film with Judy Garland as the voice of the main character. In 1968 his Broadway musical, Finian's Rainbow was recreated on the screen with Fred Astaire and Petula Clark in starring roles.
Harburg's musical collaborators were numerous. Among them were: Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Jay Gorney, Jerome Kern, Burton Lane and Arthur Schwartz. He also wrote plays and among his playwriting credits are Flahooley and Finian's Rainbow, co-authored by Fred Saidy, and What a Day For A Miracle, co-authored by Henry Myers. He also wrote a book of light verse entitled Rhymes for the Irreverent.
Harburg wrote lyrics up until his death. He also lectured and made personal appearances throughout his career. He was a guest speaker in the successful Lyrics and Lyricists Series of the 92nd Street YMHA. He died on March 5, 1981 in Los Angeles, California days before he was scheduled to receive the Johnny Mercer Award of the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.
The papers of "Yip" Harburg consist of scripts, speeches, research notes, clippings, interviews and photographs dealing exclusively with his professional career as a lyricist, writer and playwright. The collection is divided into 7 series and encompasses his entire professional life. There are however, very little correspondence and personal materials among the papers. Most of his productions are included in the papers. Among them are Finian's Rainbow, Flahooley, Bloomer Girl, The Happiest Girl in the World and Darling of the Day. Documentation on these include marginalia and handwritten research notes. One major omission is the scarcity of materials on the academy award winning, The Wizard of Oz. The files on this production include very little and there are no personal notes or marginalia.
Insight into Harburg's attitudes and feelings concerning his Hollywood blacklisting are revealed through his handwritten notes and speeches. The papers reflect Harburg the writer and entertainer. Those looking to research the professional aspects of Harburg's career will find a wealth of materials, however the personal man is obscure and researchers looking for Harburg the individual may have a more difficult task with these sources.
Alphabetical
This series consists of biographical materials, correspondence, contracts, awards, eulogies and tributes to friends, and subject files dealing with E.Y. Harburg and his personal and professional interests. Biographical materials include clippings, obituaries, memorials, remarks by colleagues at special occasions honoring Harburg, and items documenting Harburg's participation in the Lyrics and Lyricists Series at the 92nd Street Y. There is little correspondence, however of special note is a letter from Pete Seeger with handwritten sheet music for one of Harburg's lyrics and drafts of letters handwritten by Harburg. The awards include honorary degrees and citations of merit. Also included in this series are CCNY publications featuring some of Harburg's earliest writing and cartoons by classmate Ira Gershwin. Examples of Harburg's later satirical poetry is part of this series as well.
Proposal for a television special about Yip Harburg. Includes bios of Harburg and his co-star Paula Kelly.
Program about Yip Harburg hosted by Burton Lane.
Notes for three tributes to Yip Harburg: a CCNY dinner, Look to the Lyrics (part of chamber music series), and The Poet as Lyricist of American Culture.
Written in May 2008 about the end of World War II.
Photos in pamphlet and clipping.
Mainly handwritten drafts of letters by Yip Harburg.
A small amount of correspondence between Barrows Dunham and E.Y. Harburg. Includes two examples of Dunham's writing - The Sociable Minstrel: E.Y. Harburg and Social Communication on the Musical Stage.
Telegram inviting the Harburgs to Judy Garland's funeral.
Letter to Yip Harburg regarding songwriting collaboration. Includes handwritten music.
One page of financial information, dated October 31, 1954.
Citation presented to E.Y. Harburg marking the occasion of his seventy fifth birthday.
Best picture of the month award presented to E.Y. Harburg for Finian's Rainbow.
E.Y. Harburg's honorary doctorate. Includes related correspondence and commencement program.
Citation for E.Y. Harburg signed by Bette Davis.
Honorary doctorate presented to E.Y. Harburg. Includes remarks by the university president and the commencement program.
Citation presented to E.Y. Harburg. Includes program for performance of The Other Side of Broadway.
Harburg's eulogies for Johnny Burke, Leo Huberman, Saul Richmond, Henry Meyers, Cyril Ritchard, and Ann Sternberg.
Harburg's tributes to Harold Arlen, Ira and George Gershwin, and Harry Lifton.
Publications include Academic Herald (Townsend Harris High School of CCNY) featuring articles by Morrie Ryskind and cartoons by Ira Gershwin [1913-1914] and The Campus [1915] and College Mercury [1916] with writings by Harburg.
Programs for the Lyrics and Lyricists series featuring E.Y. Harburg. Included with the 1977 program are photographs that were removed from a scrapbook.
Program for the benefit of the Reiss-Davis Child Study Center.
Programs for the dedication of Aaron Davis Hall, the Leonard Davis Center for the Performing Arts [1979] and the naming of the Robert E. Marshak Science Building [1980].
Collection of Harburg's satirical poems.
Publicity items and clippings for Harburg's book of poetry At This Point in Rhyme. Includes poems.
Includes two reviews and jacket blurb from Fred Saidy.
Humor piece about Harold Arlen.
Examples of Harburg's poems for newspapers and periodicals [1941-1942, 1967].
Poetry and prose collected by Harburg.
By subject
The series consists of photographs of Harburg speaking at the University of Vermont (1971), family snapshots (1949), and contact sheets and negatives of personal and professional photographs ca. 1940s-1970s.
Snapshot [undated] and slides [1949] of Harburg and family.
Contact sheets and negatives of Harburg family and professional photographs.
Alphabetical
Handwritten notebooks and loose research notes for scripts, speeches, articles, letters and ideas for lyrics, as well as his personal views on political and social questions. Harburg's writings often reflect his views, especially his opinions of politicians and political and social prejudices of the time.
Rough draft of an article (or speech).
Rough draft for an article for the Dramatists Guild Quarterly.
Article for Variety.
Harburg's notes, mainly handwritten.
Draft of talk for the television program American Dream Machine (WNET Channel 13).
Typed speech with handwritten notes and changes.
Speech for President Andrews at the convention of college presidents.
Handwritten notes for Harburg's talk at Harvard on the nature of censorship in the U.S.
Draft of speech includes a letter from "Jean".
Harburg's notes for the Lyrics and Lyricists series [1971-1972, 1974, 1977, and 1980].
Speech in honor of Dr. Jeremiah Stamler at the University of Michigan.
Harburg's speech for WQXR Youth Forum during Brotherhood Week.
Notes for unidentified speeches by E.Y. Harburg.
Notes about Harold Arlen and other writings.
Notes and clippings taken from scrapbook criticism section includes an article by Harold Rome and articles about poetry.
Drafts of articles include a letter to the NY Times about Carmen, an article about theatrical subsidies for musicals, and a letter to "Jeff".
General notes, ideas, skits and phrases.
Notes on The Children's Crusade, Alice Chalice, Lyrics and Lyricist series, and the David Frost Show.
Quotes from Bertrand Russell, Harlow Shapley and G.B. Shaw.
Notes for tribute at Town Hall in New York City.
Chronological
Production files include treatments and synopses, scripts, rewrites, lyrics, clippings, programs, and research notes. Often productions underwent a series of title changes and each production includes all deviant titles within the main title heading. Productions in this series are: Garrick Gaieties, Accidentally Yours, Life Begins at 8:40, The Singing Kid, Hooray for What?, Hold on to Your Hats, Cabin in the Sky, The Wizard of Oz, Bloomer Girl, Finian's Rainbow, Flahooley, Jamaica, The Happiest Girl in the World, The Informer, Darling of the Day and What a Day for a Miracle. Productions with the most complete documentation are Finian's Rainbow, Flahooley, What a Day for a Miracle, Bloomer Girl and The Happiest Girl in the World.
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Clippings for the third edition of Garrick Gaieties.
Lyrics for a song written by Harburg and Jay Gorney for Accidentally Yours (proposed motion picture).
Script, photocopied program pages and flyer.
Reviews of the film and lyrics for the song I Love to Singa.
Program and photocopied script and sheet music.
Lyrics and clippings for Hold On To Your Hats.
Cabin in the Sky publicity folder featuring the Harburg/Arlen song Happiness is a Thing Called Joe. Included is a feature article about the 1943 motion picture.
Publicity and clippings about the 1939 academy award winning Harburg/Arlen song Over the Rainbow.
Flyer for the Bil and Cora Baird Marionettes production of The Wizard of Oz.
Clipping about the State University of NY (Albany) touring production of The Wizard of Oz in Russia.
Tams-Witmark prompt book for a 1978 verion of The Wizard of Oz: adapted by Frank Gabrielson with music and lyrics from the screen version by Arlen and Harburg.
Synopsis of the musical Bloomer Girl.
Script for the Broadway production of Bloomer Girl.
Harburg's handwritten script revisions.
Lyrics for the musical Bloomer Girl.
Costume notes for the Broadway production of Bloomer Girl.
Script.
Revisions of the original script by Michael Loman, possibly as a vehicle for Shirley MacLaine.
Script with some handwritten notes and a letter to Harburg from Eda Leshan.
Copy of prompt book for the 1981 Goodspeed Opera House production of Bloomer Girl.
Tams-Witmark version of the script for Bloomer Girl.
Possibly a treatment for a film version of Bloomer Girl.
Suggestions accompanied by a letter to Harburg from Herzig.
Film treatment accompanied by a letter to Harburg from Herzig.
Five pages of the third draft of a Bloomer Girl screenplay.
Correspondence regarding Bloomer Girl.
Programs for productions of Bloomer Girl include Broadway [1944], Goodspeed [1971], Henry Street Settlement, Los Angeles Greek Theatre, and Minnesota Centennial Showboat.
Clippings for productions of Bloomer Girl.
Clippings for the Goodspeed Opera House 1971 and 1981 productions of Bloomer Girl.
Production materials for the 1981 Goodspeed Opera House production of Bloomer Girl include staff and company lists, prop list, and staging notes.
Research materials include photographs from the 20th Century-Fox Research Library about women's rights and a photocopy of the newspaper The Lily (1852).
Undated stage script with notes for film version.
Two scripts, one with changes and suggestions, the other with the incorporated changes.
Tams-Witmark version of the script with 1980 revisions.
Pages of revisions.
Revised script dated 1985 with letters from Burton Lane to Ernie Harburg [1986].
Correspondence to E.Y. Harburg includes letter from Harburg to Martin Gottfried regarding the Jones Beach production.
Programs for various productions include Broadway [1947] and Jones Beach [1977], among others.
Clippings about the Broadway production of Finian's Rainbow.
Clippings about productions of Finian's Rainbow.
Clippings about British [1947 and 1961] and Prague productions of Finian's Rainbow.
Miscellaneous items include scene breakdown and quotes from reviews.
Czechoslovakian script of Finian's Rainbow.
Treatment for a film version by Harburg and Saidy.
Two drafts of screenplay by Harburg and Saidy.
Suggested revisions.
Paperback edition of Finian's Rainbow, published in conjunction with the film's release, is heavily annotated by Harburg.
Clippings for the motion picture of Finian's Rainbow.
Proposed budget for motion picture of Finian's Rainbow.
First version of the script for Flahooley [undated]. Also available on microfilm.
Photocopy of script.
Two synopses of A Genie for Judy, alternate title for Flahooley.
Synopsis and script of The Little Doll Laughed, alternate title for Flahooley.
Undated rewritten script.
Undated script of Jollyanna, alternate title for Flahooley.
1952 version of the script of Flahooley.
1964 version of the script of Flahooley.
1970 version of the script of Flahooley with handwritten changes.
Three folders of rewrites for Flahooley. Harburg's notes for SANE speech included in folder three.
Script of Do You Believe in Aries? alternate title for Flahooley.
Revised script of Flahooley.
California version of the script of Flahooley [1973?].
Script of Flahooley with a letter from Jay R.S. Teran of Newark State College [November 16, 1973].
Three scripts of the musical Flahooley.
Three scripts for the Equity Library Theatre production of Flahooley.
Lyrics for the musical Flahooley.
New lyrics for Jollyanna alternate title for Flahooley.
Correspondence related to the musical Flahooley.
Programs for varioue productions of Flahooley and Jollyanna.
Investment proposal for a production of Flahooley.
Promotional material for the musical Flahooley.
Clippings for the 1951 production of Flahooley.
Clippings for the Scarsdale Summer Music Theatre production of Flahooley.
Program, publicity, piano conductor score and vocal choral book for the Discover the Lost Musicals Series production of Flahooley at the Barbican Centre in London, England.
Photocopy of the first version of the script of the musical Jamaica. Includes photocopies of the published songs.
Tams-Witmark version of the script of the musical Jamaica.
Revised versions of the script of the musical Jamaica.
Rough draft rewrite of the script of the musical Jamaica. Included is a rough draft of a letter of recommendation for John Kaufer.
Two letters [1957 and 1973] regarding productions of the musical Jamaica.
Programs [1958 and 1959] for the Broadway production of Jamaica.
Clippings for the Broadway production of the musical Jamaica.
Materials regarding two productions of Jamaica at Karamu Theater include clippings [1959] and program [1963].
Script with annotations and staging diagrams by Hank Nystrom, musical director and choreographer for the Karamu Players production of Jamaica. Also photos.
Screen treatment of the musical Jamaica.
Original script of the musical The Happiest Girl in the World.
Undated "old" script of the musical The Happiest Girl in the World.
Rewrites and rewrite ideas for the musical The Happiest Girl in the World.
Script, with handwritten changes, of The Greeks Had a Cure for It alternate title for The Happiest Girl in the World.
Script, with handwritten changes, of The Greeks Had a Cure for It alternate title for The Happiest Girl in the World.
April 1976 version of the script of The Greeks Had a Cure for It alternate title for The Happiest Girl in the World.
Version of the script of the musical The Happiest Girl in the World, with insert pages.
Rewrites for the Dallas production.
Lyrics for the musical The Happiest Girl in the World.
Correspondence regarding various productions of the musical The Happiest Girl in the World.
A copy of Theatrical Investor announcing the 1961 NY opening of the musical The Happiest Girl in the World.
Programs for the NY production of the musical The Happiest Girl in the World.
Clippings about the NY production of the musical The Happiest Girl in the World.
Clippings and program for the Swedish production of the musical The Happiest Girl in the World.
Program, flyers and letter regarding the Northwood /IASTA Musical Theatre Studio production of The Greeks Had a Cure for It alternate title for The Happiest Girl in the World.
Undated program for the Medicine Show production of The Happiest Girl in the World.
Storyboard by Jellybean Productions in Los Angeles for a cartoon version (?) of The Happiest Girl in the World.
Original screenplay of The Informer.
Harburg's outline for Act I of a musical version of The Informer.
Revised outline of a musical version of The Informer.
Scene I of a musical version of The Informer.
Letter regarding proposed musical version of The Informer.
Notes for a musical version of The Informer.
Two scripts with variations of the musical Darling of the Day alternate title for The Great Adventure.
Partial script of Holy Matrimony alternate title for Darling of the Day. The back of some of the pages contain Harburg's notes for speeches, letters, poetry, and personal appointments and reminders.
Synopses of Darling of the Day and drafts of a letter to Bill and Bert.
"Old" script of the musical Darling of the Day.
Script with handwritten changes for the musical Darling of the Day.
Fred Saidy's partial script of the musical Darling of the Day.
Script revisions for the musical Darling of the Day.
Lyrics and revised lyrics for the musical Darling of the Day.
Clippings for the 1968 production of the musical Darling of the Day.
Script for the musical Alice Chalice alternate title for Darling of the Day.
Synopsis of the musical What a Day for a Miracle. Folder also contains two pages of script.
Introductory remarks, probably for a backers' audition, about the musical What a Day for a Miracle.
Script of a play based on Henry Myers' novel of the same name.
Two versions of the script of the musical Who Will Walk with Me? also know as What a Day for a Miracle.
Three versions [1968, 1969 and undated] of the script of the musical Jerusalem alternate title for What a Day for a Miracle.
Script used for the University of Vermont version of the musical What a Day for a Miracle.
Handwritten pages of script for the musical What a Day for a Miracle.
Lyrics for the musical What a Day for a Miracle.
Two letters regarding the musical What a Day for a Miracle.
Clippings and programs from the 1971 University of Vermont production of What a Day for a Miracle.
Clippings about Henry Myers' novel Our Lives Have Just Begun [1939] and a proposed Broadway production of What a Day for a Miracle [1972-1973] and other related material.
This series consists of sheets of Harburg's lyrics arranged both alphabetically and chronologically by year of copyright as well as notebooks and folders of handwritten lyrics and light verse. Included in this series is Harburg's song parody Brother Can You Spare a Buck.
Harburg's handwritten lyrics.
Harburg's handwritten lyrics.
Harburg's handwritten lyrics.
Harburg's handwritten lyrics.
Harburg's handwritten lyrics.
Harburg's handwritten lyrics.
Drafts of script for a presentation entitled On with the Dance.
Harburg lyrics for Harold Arlen songs.
Harburg lyrics for Jay Gorney songs.
Harburg lyrics for Earl Robinson songs.
Harburg lyrics for Philip Springer songs.
Notebooks filled with lyrics, verse and speech ideas.
Harburg's handwritten lyrics, verse and political satire.
Alphabetical
Transcripts of Harburg Foundation interviews with designers, playwrights, musicians, lyricists, composers, producers, choreographers, press agents, actors, directors and critics for a book on the American musical theater scene by Ernest Harburg and Bernard Rosenberg. Other interviews are with or about Harburg. Tapes of many of the interviews are available in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archive of Recorded Sound. See list of separated materials.
Transcript of taped interview with director/choreographer Michael Bennett. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernie Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with producer Gail Berman.
Transcript of taped interview with director/lyricist Martin Charnin.
Transcript of taped interview with press representative Merle Debuskey. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernie Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with theatrical lawyer Donald C. Farber.
Transcript of taped interview with producer Cy Feuer. Interviewed by Ernest Harburg and Bernard Rosenberg.
Transcript of taped interview with producer/lighting designer Jules Fisher. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with musical director/conductor Paul Gemignani. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with musician John Glasel. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with songwriter Johnny Green. Interviewed by Brad Ross, Art Perlman and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with composer/lyricist Carol Hall.
Includes two interviews by Michael Jackson
Transcript of two taped interviews with Yip Harburg. Interviewed by Studs Terkel.
Transcript of taped interview with Yip Harburg. Interviewed by WOR's Jack O'Brien.
Transcript of taped interview with Yip Harburg. Interviewed by WBAI's Paul Lazarus.
Transcript from videodocumentary regarding the song "Over the Rainbow".
Transcript regarding the song "Only a Paper Moon".
Transcripts of taped interviews with Yip Harburg. Interviewed by Deena Rosenberg (December 13) and Deena Rosenberg and Mel Gordon (December 14).
Partial transcript of interviews with Harburg's friends and colleagues.
Transcript of taped interview with lyricist/composer Sheldon Harnick. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with actress Celeste Holm. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Partial transcript of taped interview with producer/director Nicholas Howey.
Partial transcript of taped interview with critic Walter Kerr.
Transcript of taped interview with composer Burton Lane. Interviewed by Ernest Harburg and Bernard Rosenberg.
Transcript of taped interview with composer Burton Lane. Interviewed by Brad Ross, Ernest Harburg and Art Perlman.
Transcript of taped interview with bookwriter/playwright/director Arthur Laurents. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with director Arthur Masella.
Transcript of taped interview with director Arthur Masella and Arlene Caruso of the Harold Prince office. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with general manager Peter Neufeld. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with producer Claire Nichtern. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with actor/director Lonny Price. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with director/producer Harold Prince. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with critic Frank Rich. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with costume designer Carrie Robbins. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with theater administrator Harvey Sabinson. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with theater owner/producer Gerald Schoenfeld.
Transcript of taped interview with composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with cast album producer Thomas Z. Shepard.
Transcript of taped interview with set designer Oliver Smith. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with Stephen Sondheim.
Transcripts (2 copies) of taped interview with Phil Springer. Interviewed by Brad Ross, Art Perlman and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of taped interview with bookwriter/playwright Peter Stone.
Transcript of taped interview (1982 or 1983) with director/choreographer/dancer Tommy Tune.
Transcript of taped interview with bookwriter John Weidman. Interviewed by Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg.
Transcript of a taped interview with an anonymous agent.
Transcript of a taped interview with an anonymous orchestrator.
Among the oversized items are awards and citations, sheets of handwritten lyrics, an illustrated letter from Margo Berdeshevsky and a photograph of Harburg.
Handwritten and illustrated letter to E.Y. Harburg.
Sheets of handwritten lyrics.
Oversized photograph of Harburg from the March 1977 Lyrics and Lyricists series at the 92nd Street Y.
Audiovisual materials separated from archival collections are cataloged individually and can be found in the Library catalog. Search CATNYP, The New York Public Library catalog.
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