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|| About the Collection ||
Richard Adler (1921- ) is an American composer and lyricist, the son of the distinguished pianist and pedagogue Charles Adler. With the composer and lyricist Jerry Ross he wrote the song “Rags to Riches” and produced two critically acclaimed and long-running musicals for Broadway, “The Pajama Game” and “Damn Yankees.” Both shows won Tony Awards for Best Musical and were soon adapted into successful and reasonably faithful films. Richard Adler was the producer and director for various celebrity productions in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, including the celebrated appearance of Marilyn Monroe singing “Happy Birthday” for John F. Kennedy.
|| Collection Details ||
General
- Span Dates
- 1950-1980
- Bulk Dates
- 1950-1970
- Major Language(s)
- English
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
Physical Collection
- Number of Items
- 2000
- Number of Containers
- 3
- Linear Feet
- 12
- Contents
- Collection of the papers of the noted Jewish-American lyricist, composer and producer is rich in correspondence with notable figures of the 20th century. Also included: 23 Scrapbooks, nearly 200 Sound Recordings, tapes and discs, photographs, theatrical ephemera, production and publicity materials, personal memorabilia.
- Processing History
- Unprocessed; scrapbooks usable, photo albums too fragile for use.
Access/Copyright
- Access Permissions
- Permitted, subject to PARR policies and procedures
- On Microfilm?
- No
- Copyright Info
- http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
- Preferred Citation
- Richard Adler Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress.
