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• American Musical Theater Collection
  Scores and/or parts from several, mostly Broadway, musicals.

• André Previn Collection
  The working music library of the internationally renowned composer, conductor and pianist.

• Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon Collection
  Choreography and music library of two notable stage performers.

• Bob Hope and American Variety
  Material and memorabilia from one of America’s most popular entertainers.

• Bob Hope Collection
  Arrangements for songs performed by Bob Hope.

• Burl Ives Collection
  Working library of the popular balladeer and radio and television personality.

• Charles Hambitzer Collection
  Music manuscripts of Charles Hambitzer.

• Cole Porter Collection
  Papers of the composer/lyricist for Broadway musicals and musical films.

• Dance Notation Copyright Deposits
  Copyright deposits related to dance notation.

• Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Collection
  Papers of the popular entertainer and his songwriter wife.

• David Merrick Collection
  Performance materials and scripts for works produced or considered by the Broadway producer.

• Erick Hawkins Collection
  Working library of the 20th-century American dancer and choreographer.

• George S. Kaufman Collection
  Scripts and papers related to the works of the popular comic playwright.

• Gilbert Miller Collection
  Papers of the theatrical producer, active in London and New York.

• Harold Rome Collection
  Scores for a significant 20th-century composer of the American Musical Theater.

• Harriet Hoctor Collection
  Memorabilia and correspondence related to the New York City dancer.

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• Jerome Kern Collection
  Performance materials and musical sketches of the premier Broadway composer.

• Jerry Herman Collection
  Papers of a major Broadway composer and lyricist.

• Jonathan Larson Collection
  Papers of the composer/lyricist of rock musicals.

• Katherine Dunham Collection
  The Katherine Dunham Collection, the audio-visual archive of Miss Dunham's fieldwork, choreography, and performance.

• Leon Brusiloff Collection
  Popular dance and theater orchestra music.

• Leonard Bernstein Collection
  Papers of the prominent composer, conductor, author, and teacher.

• Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Collecton
  Scrapbooks of the much-loved entertainers, along with scores and parts for the Desi Arnaz Orchestra.

• Pearl Bailey Collection
  Papers, photos and recordings of the unique entertainer and singer.

• Peggy Clark Collection
  Papers of the Broadway lighting designer.

• Richard Adler Collection
  The papers and music of the American lyricist, composer and producer.

• Richard Rodgers Collection
  Music manuscripts for many of the most significant American musicals of the 20th century.

• Roger L. Stevens Presents
  Photographs and posters related to stage productions.

• Show Music on Record
  A searchable database providing discographic information for commercially-released recordings of theatrical musicals and film and television musicals.

• Sigmund Romberg Collection
  Manuscripts, scores, and librettos of the Hungarian-born American composer.

• The Spivacke Fund Collection
  Materials purchased through the fund endowed by the Library’s former Music Division chief.

• The Wizard of Oz: On Stage and Film
  Stage and screen adaptations preceding the classic 1939 film.

• The Zora Neale Hurston Plays at the Library of Congress
  Rediscovered plays by the noted African-American author and scholar.

• Vera Charles Collection
  Photographs and a scrapbook related to two operetta productions.

• Vernon Duke Collection
  The papers of a highly eclectic Russian-born American composer.

• Victor Herbert Collection
  Music of the celebrated composer of light operas.

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