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David Merrick Collection

|| About the Collection ||

This collection includes performing materials from several shows produced by the noted and notorious David Merrick, as well as a large collection of scripts submitted to his office for consideration.

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General

Span Dates: 1956-1970
Bulk Dates: 1960s
Major Language(s): English
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress

Physical Collection

Number of Items: 20,000
Linear Feet: 96
Contents: Musical performance materials for fourteen Broadway musicals; prompt scripts for eighteen plays and musicals, many with lighting plots, property plots, and similar materials laid in; scripts for approximately 400 plays, musicals, and films, submitted to Merrick for consideration. There are musical scores and/or parts for shows including Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Carnival, Destry Rides Again, Fanny, I Can Get It For You Wholesale, I Do! I Do!, Irma La Douce, Oliver, The Roar of the Greasepaint, and Take Me Along. There are prompt books for shows including: Cactus Flower, The Entertainer, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, and A Taste of Honey.
Processing History: Approximately 80 percent processed; processed items easily served.
Provenance: Gift of David Merrick in 1970

Access/Copyright

Access Permissions: Permitted, subject to PARR policies and procedures
Copyright Info: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
Preferred Citation: David Merrick Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress