Turning point (Motion picture)

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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Music Division, 2012 Finding aid written in English. Collection Summary Arthur Laurents Papers circa 1900-2011 (bulk 1960-2011) ML31.L38 Laurents, Arthur approximately 15,400 items 143 containers 71.0 linear feet Collection material in English Music Division Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

Arthur Laurents (1917-2011) was an American playwright, screenwriter and Broadway director. The collection, which documents his life and career, includes scripts, correspondence, datebooks, photographs, book drafts, production notes, programs, publicity materials, business papers, awards, clippings, and articles. Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

People Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990--Correspondence. Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. West Side story. Granger, Farley--Photographs. Hatcher, Tom, 1929-2006--Correspondence. Hatcher, Tom, 1929-2006--Photographs. Herman, Jerry, 1931- Cage aux folles. Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980--Correspondence. Lansbury, Angela, 1925- --Correspondence. Laurents, Arthur--Archives. Laurents, Arthur--Correspondence. Laurents, Arthur--Photographs. Laurents, Arthur. Laurents, Arthur. Laurents, Arthur. Mainly on directing. Laurents, Arthur. Mainly on directing. Laurents, Arthur. Original story by. Laurents, Arthur. Original story by. LuPone, Patti--Correspondence. Prince, Harold, 1928- --Correspondence. Redford, Robert--Correspondence. Robbins, Jerome--Correspondence. Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979--Correspondence. Schwartz, Stephen--Correspondence. Sondheim, Stephen--Correspondence. Stark, Ray--Correspondence. Streisand, Barbra--Correspondence. Styne, Jule, 1905-1994. Gypsy. Styne, Jule, 1905-1994. Hallelujah, baby! Subjects Drama--20th century. Dramatists, American--20th century. Motion picture authorship--United States. Motion pictures--United States. Musical theater--United States--20th century. Musicals--Production and direction. Screenwriters--United States. Theater--United States. Theatrical producers and directors--United States. Places Broadway (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Social life and customs. Titles Turning point (Motion picture) Way we were (Motion picture) Form/Genre Appointment books. Articles. Awards. Clippings (Information artifacts) Contracts. Correspondence. Drafts (Documents) Financial records. Notes. Photographic prints. Programs (Documents) Promotional materials. Radio scripts. Scripts (Documents) Administrative Information Provenance

Gift, Estate of Arthur Laurents, 2012.

Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

Processing History

The Arthur Laurents Papers were processed by Gina Bombola, Christopher Bowen, Cara Duggan, and William Robin in 2012. Christopher Hartten coded the finding aid for EAD format in 2012.

Transfers

Sound and video recordings from the Arthur Laurents Papers have been transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. An inventory of this material is available in the Music Division's collection file.

Other Repositories

Additional materials can be found in the Arthur Laurents Collection at Brandeis University.

Related Material

Photographs, correspondence, scripts, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Arthur Laurents can be found in the Library of Congress Music Division's Leonard Bernstein Collection (ML31.B49) and Jerry Herman Collection (ML31.H467).

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Biographical Note Date Event 1917, July 14 Born, Brooklyn, New York 1937 B.A., English, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 1941 Drafted into the U.S. Army Remained stateside and wrote training films and radio plays for the Army 1945, Dec. 27 Home of the Brave, his first Broadway play, opened 1948 Wrote screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's film Rope 1952, Oct. 15 The Time of the Cuckoo opened on Broadway 1955 Met Tom Hatcher (died 2006), his life partner for over 50 years 1956 Wrote screenplay for Anastasia 1957, Sept. 26 West Side Story opened, with book by Laurents 1959, May 21 Gypsy opened, with book by Laurents 1960, Oct. 29 Invitation to a March opened (Laurents' directorial debut) 1962, Mar. 22 I Can Get It For You Wholesale opened, directed by Laurents 1964, Apr. 4 Anyone Can Whistle opened, directed and with a book by Laurents 1965, Mar. 18 Do I Hear a Waltz? opened, with a book by Laurents 1967, Apr. 26 Hallelujah, Baby! opened, with book by Laurents 1968 Won first Tony Award for Hallelujah, Baby! 1972 Published first novel, The Way We Were. New York: Harper & Row 1973 Wrote movie adaptation of The Way We Were 1977 Wrote screenplay for The Turning Point 1979, June 13 The Madwoman of Central Park West opened, written and directed by Laurents 1983, Aug. 21 La Cage aux Folles opened, directed by Laurents 1984 Won Tony Award for La Cage aux Folles 1991, Dec. 8 Nick & Nora opened, written and directed by Laurents 2000 Published autobiography, Original Story By: A Memoir of Broadway and Hollywood. New York: Knopf 2008, Mar. 27 Revival of Gypsy opened, directed by Laurents, starred Patti LuPone 2009 Published memoirs, Mainly on Directing: Gypsy, West Side Story and Other Musicals. New York: Knopf 2009, Mar. 19 Revival of West Side Story opened, directed by Laurents, featured Spanish translations 2011, May 5 Died of pneumonia, New York City Scope and Content Note

The Arthur Laurents Papers span from around 1900-2011, with the majority of the materials dating from 1960 to 2011. The collection includes scripts for various theatrical works, correspondence, business papers, published and unpublished writings, photographs, biographical materials, datebooks, and other materials.

The Project Files series consists mostly of script drafts for various stage works in addition to correspondence, business papers, photographs, and other materials related to these productions. Included in the collection of nearly forty musicals, plays and screenplays are West Side Story, Gypsy and Hallelujah, Baby!. Novelizations or novelistic treatments of his works The Way We Were, The Turning Point, and The Enclave are present as well. There are also working scripts from productions that Laurents directed, including La Cage aux Folles. Although the majority of correspondence from notable personalities is filed separately, some letters from collaborators, including Stephen Sondheim, are also found among the project files.

The Correspondence series includes personal and business letters, telegrams, postcards, and other communications gathered throughout Laurents' career. He moved in Hollywood and Broadway circles for over 60 years and accumulated a vast number of contacts and friends. Notable figures of twentieth-century theatre and film with whom he communicated include, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Redford, Jerome Robbins, Richard Rodgers, Barbra Streisand, and Patti LuPone. He also corresponded with major figures at institutions such as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Walt Disney Studios, and Columbia Pictures. Laurents' personal correspondence with certain individuals, including Tom Hatcher and Millie Rowland, takes place over decades and offers insights into his personal life.

The Writings series chiefly contains drafts of Laurents's published autobiography and memoir, Original Story By: A Memoir of Broadway and Hollywood and Mainly on Directing: Gypsy, West Side Story and Other Musicals respectively. This series also includes drafts of a third unpublished memoir, The Rest of the Story, as well as interviews and articles by and about Laurents. The Photographs series chiefly consists of portraits and miscellaneous headshots of Laurents that span the playwright's life, from only several months old until the year of his death in 2011. This series also contains old family photographs, images of Laurents with other people, and photographs of his lovers Farley Granger and Tom Hatcher. There are also a large number of negatives, both developed and undeveloped. Those negatives that have been developed and are present in the collection have been identified as such.

A small series of Biographical Materials contains various documents pertaining to Laurents' other life activities. These include biographical notes for programs, his FBI Freedom of Information Act File, a living will, Army records and Cornell University materials. The Datebooks series contain bound volumes that chart Laurents' daily activities from 1954 to 2011. The Miscellany series includes housing contracts, assorted business materials, awards, memorials, and several folders of research materials that Laurents prepared on the various decades of the twentieth century.

Organization of the Arthur Laurents Papers

The Arthur Laurents Papers are organized in seven series:

Project Files, 1941-2011 Correspondence, 1942-2011 Writings, 1963-2011 Photographs, circa 1900-circa 2000 Biographical Materials, 1917-2011 Datebooks, 1954-2011 Miscellany, 1946-2009 http://lccn.loc.gov/2012563811 Container List Container Contents 1-93 Project Files, 1941-2011

Script drafts, correspondence, contracts, production notes, programs, technical drawings, publicity materials, photographs, and other materials related to various stage works. All files contain at least one script unless otherwise noted. Correspondence from collaborators is interfiled with their respective projects.

Arranged alphabetically by title of project.

1-3 2 lives (play, 2003, 2005)

Script by A. Laurents; directed by Nicholas Martin (2003); David Saint (2005)

4 After love (unproduced screenplay, 1979)

Script and direction by A. Laurents

5 Alarms and flourishes (unproduced musical, undated)

Book by A. Laurents; music by Leonard Bernstein

6 Anyone can whistle (musical, 1964)

Book by A. Laurents; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Includes materials for the 1995 concert version

7-8 The arrangement (screenplay, 1967-1968)

Script by A. Laurents; based on the novel by Elia Kazan

9 Attacks on the heart (play, 2003)

Script by A. Laurents; directed by David Saint

10-12 La cage aux folles (musical, 1983)

Book by Harvey Fierstein; music and lyrics by Jerry Herman; directed by A. Laurents

13 Claudia Lazlo (play, 2001)

Script by A. Laurents; directed by David Saint

14 A clearing in the woods (play, 1957)

Script by A. Laurents; directed by Joseph Anthony

15 Come back, come back, wherever you are (play, 2009)

Script by A. Laurents; directed by David Saint

16 A country made of ice cream (unproduced play, 2003-2004)

Script by A. Laurents

17-19 Do I hear a waltz? (musical, 1965)

Book by A. Laurents; music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

20-26 The enclave (play, 1973)

Script and direction by A. Laurents; incidental music by Stephen Sondheim

27-31 Gypsy (musical, 1959-1961, 1974-1975, 1989-1991, 2003-2004, 2008-2009)

Book by A. Laurents; music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

28-39 Hallelujah, baby! (musical, 1967-1968, 2004-2005)

Book by A. Laurents; music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden

40 Home of the brave (play, 1945-1946)

Script by A. Laurents; directed by Michael Gordon

Script revisions

41 I can get it for you wholesale (musical, 1962)

Book by Jerome Weidman; music and lyrics by Harold Rome; directed by A. Laurents

42 Invitation to a march (play, 1960-1961)

Script and direction by A. Laurents

43 The jazz singer (film, 1980)

Screenplay by Herbert Baker; directed by Richard Fleischer

44-47 Jolson sings again (play, 1999)

Script by A. Laurents; directed by David Saint

48-49 The light fantastic (television episode, 1967 February 9)

ABC Stage 67, season 1, episode 18

Written by A. Laurents

50 A loss of memory (play, 1981)

Script by A. Laurents

51 The madwoman of Central Park West (musical, 1979)

Book by Phyllis Newman and A. Laurents; orchestrations by John Clifton; directed by A. Laurents

52 Miscellaneous projects, "A-E"

53 Miscellaneous projects, "H-R"

54 Miscellaneous projects, "S-W" and unidentified

55-56 My good name (play, 1997)

Script by A. Laurents; directed by David Saint

57-58 The mythical kingdom (unproduced play, 1966)

Script by A. Laurents

Other title: Who art in Heaven

59 New Year's Eve (play, 2009)

Script by A. Laurents; directed by David Saint

60-64 Nick & Nora (musical, 1991)

Book by A. Laurents; music by Charles Strouse; directed by A. Laurents

65 No strings (unproduced screenplay, 1963-1966)

Based on the musical, with book by Samuel Taylor; music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers

66 The radical mystique (play, 1995)

Script and direction by A. Laurents

67-68 Radio scripts (1941-1945 and undated) 27 titles

69-71 Running time (play / unproduced musical, 1986-1987)

Book by A. Laurents; music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

72-75 Scream (play, 1975, 1978, 2000)

Produced as Big Potato in 2000

Script by A. Laurents

76-77 The time of the cuckoo (play, 1952, 2000)

Script by A. Laurents; directed by Harold Clurman

78-82 The turning point (film, 1977)

Written by A. Laurents; directed by Herbert Ross

83 Venecia (play, 2001)

Script by Jorge Accame; adaption and direction by A. Laurents

84 The way we changed (unproduced film, 1982)

Written by A. Laurents

85-90 The way we were (book, 1972; film, 1983)

Written by A. Laurents; film directed by Sydney Pollack

91-93 West side story (musical, 1957-1968, 1980, 2009-2011

Book by A. Laurents; music by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Script materials included for the 2009-2011 productions only

94-111 Correspondence, 1942-2011

Letters, telegrams, postcards, notes, and other communications from notable personalities, sent and received by Laurents. Many folders have enclosed clippings, programs, photographs, and other materials.

Chiefly arranged alphabetically by last name of correspondent.

94/1 "A" miscellaneous

94/2 Abrams, Amos, 1977, 1983

94/3 Adler, Stella, 1978

94/4 Albee, Edward, 1971

94/5 Aldredge, Theoni, 1974, 2004-2006

94/6 Andrews, Julie, 1963

94/7 Arthur, Beatrice, undated

94/8 Ashcroft, Peggy, 1975 and undated

94/9 Astor, Mary, 1953 and undated

94/10 Atkins, Eileen, undated

94/11 Atkinson, Brooks, 1963

94/12 Avon, Nick, 1977-1983

94/13 Ayers, David, 1966-1968

95/1-4 "B" miscellaneous

95/5 Bacall, Lauren, 1975 and undated

95/6 Baird, Robert, 1972, 1977

95/7 Bakula, Scott, undated

95/8 Balestrino, Richard, 1985, 1995

95/9 Ballard, Kaye, 1960

95/10 Bancroft, Anne, 1976

95/11 Bartlett, Hall, 1985

95/12 Bartlett, Neil, 1999

95/13 Bates, Alan, undated

95/14 Beaumont, Hugh (i.e. "Binkie"), 1963-1965

95/15 Bergman, Ingrid, 1957

95/16 Berlin, Irving, 1963-1966

95/17 Bernstein, Leonard, 1954-1966, 1976, 1990 and undated

95/18 Bernstein, Shirley, 1973-1976, 1994-1995

95/19 Bishop, Andre, 2000-2003

95/20 Black, Carole, 2002

95/21 Blair, Betsy, 2001

95/22 Blankfort, Michael, 1973

95/23 Borden, William, 1967

95/24 Bogart, Jane, 1973

95/25 Bradbury, Saax, 1975-1976

95/26 Brandeis University, 1964

95/27 Bren, Claire Trevor, 1959-1961

95/28 Brooks-Schulberg, Geraldine, 1973 and undated

95/29 Brown, Barry, 1998-2000

95/30 Brunel, Francine, 1967-1981

95/31 Burton, Kate, undated

96/1 "C" miscellaneous

96/2 Cahn, Sammy, 1975-1979

96/3 Carde, Mary, 1972, 2000-2005

96/4 Carr, Allen, 1986

96/5 Channing, Carol, 1968-1969

96/6 Chapin, Theodore, 1999

96/7 Charles, Walter, 2004

96/8 Christensen, Sam, 1979-1981, 1986

96/9 Church, David, 1975-1977

96/10 Clement, Donald, undated

96/11 Clinton, Hillary, 2004

96/12 Clurman, Harold, 1955, 1964

96/13 Colbert, Gino, 2001

96/14 Cousins, Margaret, 1971

96/15 Craig, Betsy, 1985

96/16 Crispo, Andrew, 2007

96/17 Crouse, Tim Martin, 1999

96/18 Crowley, Bob, 2000

96/19 Cukor, George, 1961-1974

96/20 Cuomo, Mario, 1994

97/1 "D" miscellaneous

97/2 Daly, Tyne, 1991-1992, 2006-2008 and undated

97/3 Dandoulaki, Katia, 1999-2001

97/4 Davidson, Gordon, 1965-1966

97/5 Davis, Bette, undated

97/6 DeLorenzo, Ash, 2011

97/7 Dennison, Josie, 1982-1983

97/8 Dickey, Jessica, 2006-2008

97/9 Dietrich, Marlene, 1975

97/10 Dreyfuss, Richard, 2003

97/11 Duncan, Sandy, 2003 and undated

97/12 Du Rand, Le Clanché, 1985-1986

98/1 "E" miscellaneous

98/2 Edwards, Anne, 1996-1997

98/3 Elber, Eileen, 1973

98/4 Elliott, Sumner, 1972

98/5 Ellis, Anita, 1983-1985

98/6 Erle, Henry, 1983-2002 and undated

98/7 Evans, Charles, 1977, 1995

98/8 Ewing, Alex C., 2006

99/1 "F" miscellaneous

99/2-5 Fan mail, 1962-2009

99/6 Fierstein, Harvey, 1986-1990 and undated

99/7 Folgia, Leonard, 1996

99/8 Fonda, Jane, 1979, 2006

99/9 Foster, Sue, 1962-1964

99/10 Fox, Robert, 1993-2004

99/11 Franklin, Peter, 1998-2004

99/12 Freed, Arthur, 1963-1964

99/13 Freedman, Harold, 1962, 1972, 1979-1981, 1996

99/14 Fryer, Robert, 1966-1969

100/1 "G" miscellaneous

100/2 Gambino, Gail, 1994

100/3 Gavin, James, 2004

100/4 Gershon, Freddie, 1995-2009

100/5 Gifford, Wallace, 1974

100/6 Gill, Brendan, 1964

100/7 Gleason, Joanna, undated

100/8 Goldstone, Richard, 1965-1995

100/9 Goodwin, John B. L., 1970-1971, 1979, 1985

100/10 Gottfried, Martin, 1964-1973

100/11 Gottlieb, Morton, 1963, 1971

100/12 Grace, Nikolas, 1975-1976

100/13 Graff, Todd, 2002-2010

100/14 Granger, Farley, undated

100/15 Gray, Dolores, 1974

100/16 Guettel, Mary Rodgers, 1965, 1981, 1998-2000

100/17 Gum, Trisha, 2002

Includes letters from Stephen Sondheim

100/18 Gurney, A. R., 1988

101/1 "H" miscellaneous

101/2 Hadleigh, Boze, 2002-2008

101/3 Hall, Peter, 1969

101/4 Hancock, Sheila, 1998

101/5 Happer, Tom, 1973

101/6 Harris, Ed, 2002

101/7 Hartley, Neil, 1968-1969

101/8-9 Hatcher, Tom, 1973-1987, 1993-2006 and undated

Includes letter from Bill Clinton

101/10 Hayes, Helen, 1952-1956

101/11 Hayward, Leland, 1968

101/12 Heckart, Eileen, undated

101/13 Hellman, Lillian, 1973

101/14 Helmond, Katherine, undated

101/15 Hepburn, Katharine, undated

101/16 Herman, Jerry, 1986, 2008

101/17 Hirshon, Dorothy, undated

101/18 Hitchcock, Alfred and Jane Stanton, 1966, 1990

101/19 Hodes, Stuart, 2006

101/20 Holm, Celeste, undated

101/21 Holt, Fritz, 1976

101/22 Holtzman, Elizabeth, 1974

101/23 Holzman, Winnie, 1981, 1991-2003

101/24 Honhold, Keith, 2005-2008

101/25 Hopkins, Robert, 1942

101/26 Hopper, Dennis, 1960

101/27 Horne, Lena, 1962, 2009

101/28 Hudson, Rock, 1963

101/29 Hunt, Peter, 1969 and undated

101/30 Hurford, Peter, 1984, 2004-2007

102/1 "I-J" miscellaneous

102/2 Jacobs, Craig, 2009

102/3 Javitz, Jacob K., 1962

102/4 Johnson, Alan, 2003

103/1 "K" miscellaneous

103/2 Kael, Pauline, undated

103/3 Kaiser, Charles, 1995-2000, 2009

103/4 Kander, John, undated

103/5 Kanin, Garson, 1962, 1981

103/6 Kaplan, Leon, 1967

103/7 Katzenberg, Jeffrey, 1990

103/8 Kaufman, George, undated

103/9 Kaufman, Lorraine, 2010-2011

103/10 Kaye, Nora, 1958, 1968, 1978

103/11 Kazan, Elia, 1968-1969

103/12 Kerr, Walter, 1957, 1964-1967, 1977

103/13 Kingsland, Vicky, 2002

103/14 Kirkwood, James, 1973, 1986

103/15 Knight, Shirley, 1968

103/16 Kopf, Drew G., 1969, 1975-1978

103/17 Kramer, Jay, 1962-1963

103/18 Kramer, Larry, 1970-1971, 1985, 1992-1994

103/19 Kramer, Richard, 1994, 2001

103/20 Kyle, Betty Comden, 1970-1972, 1979

104/1 "L" miscellaneous

104/2 Ladd, Jr., Alan, undated

104/3 Lampert, Zohra, 1999

104/4 Lansbury, Angela, 1963-1965, 1973-1979, 1998-2007 and undated

104/5 Laurie, Piper, 2005

104/6 Lawrence, Carol, 1959

104/7 Lawrence, Greg, 1999-2000

104/8 Lazar, Irving, 1962-1967, 1977-1978

104/9 Lear, Norman, 1965

104/10 Leigh, Vivien, 1963-1966

104/11 LeShan, Eda J., 1973

104/12 Lewis, Arthur, 1942

104/13 Lindfors, Viveca, 1977

104/14 Litvak, Anatole, 1962-1972

104/15 Logan, Joshua, 1977-1979

104/16 Lorring, Joan, 1957 and undated

104/17 Luce, Claire, 1969

104/18 LuPone, Patti, 1994-1999

104/19 Lynch, Thomas, 1995

105/1-2 "M" miscellaneous

105/3 MacBean, Andrew, 1992-1994

105/4 MacLaine, Shirley, undated

105/5 Marmor, Judd, 1962, 1972-1978, 1988

105/6 Marshall, Rob, 2003-2004

105/7 Martin, Mary, 1974

105/8 Martin, Nicholas, 2000-2003

105/9 Martins, Peter, 2008

105/10 McDowall, Roddy, 1965-1966

105/11 McGilligan, Pat, 1988-1996, 2006-2007

105/12 McGreevey, James E., 2002

105/13 McKellan, Sir Ian, 1998

105/14 McNally, Terrence, 2003 and undated

105/15 Meadow, Lynne, 1995

105/16 Mehta, Zarin, 2011

105/17 Mendes, Sam, 2000-2003

105/18 Merriam, Eve, 1965-1969, 1987

105/19 Michell, Keith, 1964, 1985

105/20 Miller, Gabriel, 2001-2003

105/21 Mills, Arthur, 1966-1967

105/22 Mitchell, James, 1976 and undated

105/23 Moore, Benjamin, 1995

105/24 Moreno, Rita, 1999

105/25 Morris, Jonathan, 1986-1988 and undated

105/26 Murray, Peg, 1974-1976, 2001 and undated

106/1 "N" miscellaneous

106/2 Neumeier, John, 1979

106/3 Nevins, Alan, undated

106/4 Newman, Paul, 1996

106/5 Newman, Phyllis, 2000

106/6 Norton, Elliot, undated

106/7 Nunn, Trevor, 1998

106/8 Nyswaner, Ron, 1996

106/9 "O" miscellaneous

106/10 Odets, Clifford, 1955

106/11 O'Dwyer, Paul, 1968

106/12 Onat, Cigdem, 2002

106/13 O'Rourke, Kevin, 1995

106/14 Ostrow, Stuart, 1965-1969, 1976-1978, 1986

107/1 "P" miscellaneous

107/2 Page, Geraldine, 1959

107/3 Papp, Joseph, 1968, 1980

107/4 Parsons, Estelle, undated

107/5 Penn, Arthur, 1998

107/6 Pentecost, James, 1988-1990, 2003-2008

107/7 Peters, Bernadette, 2005-2009

107/8-9 Phillips, Dorothy, 1963-1968, 1977

107/10 Poirier, Richard, 1973-1975

107/11 Polo, Richard, 1998-2002

107/12 Price, Lonny, 1984, 2006

107/13 Prideaux, Tom, 1967

107/14 Prince, Harold, 1963-1970, 1985, 1995, 2001-2002, 2009

107/15 Ptaszynski, Andre, 1998-2000, 2007

108/1 "Q" miscellaneous

108/2 "R" miscellaneous

108/3 Rabb, Ellis, 1965-1969

108/4 Rainer, Louise, 1976

108/5 Rather, Dan, 1985

108/6 Redford, Robert, 2005

108/7 Redgrave, Vanessa, 2000

108/8 Remick, Lee, 1966

108/9 Reynolds, Lee, 1987

108/10 Rich, Alan, 1970

108/11 Rich, Frank, 1980, 1989, 1994-2004

108/12 Rigg, Diana, undated

108/13 Rivera, Chita, undated

108/14 Robbins, Jerome, 1946, 1955, 1969, 1988-1996

108/15 Rodgers, Richard, 1961-1966

108/16 Rogers, William, 1965-1969

108/17 Rorem, Ned, 1990-1992

108/18 Rosales, Sylvia, 1973?, 1984, 1989

108/19 Rose, Billy, 1964

108/20 Rosini, Neil J., 1995-1998, 2005

108/21 Ross, Herb, 1968-1969, 1976 and undated

108/22 Roth, Daryl, 2000

108/23 Rowland, Millie, 1994-2003

108/24-25 Rowland, Toby, 1993-1994 and undated

108/26 Rudin, Scott, 1994-1996, 2000-2006

108/27 Russo, Vito, 1986

109/1-3 "S" miscellaneous

109/4 Sabellico, Richard, 1999-2000

109/5 Saint, David, 1993-2004, 2010

109/6 Scheider, Roy, 1980

109/7 Schwartz, Stephen, 1973-1977, 1983-1989, 2001-2003

109/8 Scoppettone, Sandra, 1977

109/9 Secrest, Meryle, 1994-2001

109/10 Seldon, Albert, 1967-1969

109/11 Selepegno, Ann, 1962-1978 and undated

109/12 Selznick, Irene, 1967

109/13 Shapiro, Barbara Henson, 2000-2002 and undated

109/14 Shapiro, Moses, 1972-1974

109/15 Shpetner, Stanley, 1962

109/16 Simon, Roger Hendricks, 1972-1976

109/17 Smith, Isabella, 1955-1958 and undated

109/18 Smith, Liz, 1969-1975, 1995, 2009-2011 and undated

109/19-20 Sondheim, Stephen, 1963-1981, 1989-2009 and undated

109/21 Sosenko, Anna, 1977

109/22 Spector, Joel, 1969

109/23 Stark, Ray, 1962-1975, 1983 and undated

109/24 Stempel, Irving, 1965-1976

109/25 Stevens, Andrea, 1995-1999

109/26 Stiller, Jerry and Anne Meara, 2001, 2009

109/27 Stitt, Milan, 1990

109/28 Streisand, Barbra, 1993-1994, 2004 and undated

109/29 Stroman, Susan, 2001

109/30 Styne, Jule and Maggi, 1962-1969, 1974

109/31 Sutherland, Donald, 2003-2004

109/32 "Swartzaltalp", 1963-1964

Correspondence between Tom Hatcher and Hilti von Allmen

110/1 "T" miscellaneous

110/2 Talese, Nan, 1965-1966

110/3 Tandy, Jessica, 1974

110/4 Tanner, Robert, 1984, 2000-2002

110/5 Teitel, Carol, 1973 and undated

110/6 Thompson, Emma, 2009

110/7 Tutin, Dorothy, undated

110/8 "U-Z" miscellaneous

110/9 Uggams, Leslie, 1967

110/10 Valency, Maurice, 1967

110/11 Van, Bobby, 1978

110/12 Vaughn, Charles Rees, 1965

110/13 Vidor, Doris, 1975

110/14 Viertel, Salka, 1963-1964

110/15 Violett, Ellen M., 1977, 2001 and undated

110/16 Wadsworth, Stephen, undated

110/17 Wagner, Jane, 1978

110/18 Walberg, Betty, 1967

110/19 Waldrop, Mark, 1998

110/20 Walker, Janet Hayes, 1979

110/21 Walton, Tony, 1963, 2009

110/22 Warchus, Matthew, 2001-2002

110/23 Warren, Bill, 1987-1988

110/24 Weeks, Sarah and Michael Abbott, 1981

110/25 Whitehead, Robert, 1969, 1986 and undated

110/26 Wilder, Thornton, 1969 and undated

110/27 Wilson, Vicky, 1998-2001, 2006-2008

110/28 Winkler, Irwin, 2006

110/29 Wolfe, George C., undated

110/30 Wood, Dee Dee, 2000-2004, 2009

110/31 Wood, Natalie, 1962

110/32 Writers Guild of America, 1972-1973 and undated

110/33 Wulp, John, 1977

110/34 York, Susannah, 1998

111/1-3 Unidentified

Includes correspondence with forenames only

112-124 Writings, 1963-2011

Chiefly draft materials for Original Story By: A Memoir of Broadway and Hollywood and Mainly on Directing: Gypsy, West Side Story and Other Musicals. Also included are interviews, articles, essays, and a variety of writings about Laurents by others.

Arranged alphabetically by title or subject.

112/1 "Cold comfort?" undated

112/2-3 "The compleat skier: being a guide to Swiss slopes, Alpine hostels, and after hours bars," 1968

112/4-8 Interviews, 1971-2010

113-114 Mainly on Directing: Gypsy, West Side Story and Other Musicals, 2009 Drafts, correspondence, and publicity materials

115/1 Miscellany (by A. Laurents), 1995-2008 and undated Articles, essays, and other writings

115/2-3 Miscellany (about A. Laurents), 1963-2011 and undated Articles, a scholarly paper, clippings, and other writings

116-124/4 Original Story By: A Memoir of Broadway and Hollywood (2000) Drafts, correspondence, notes, and publicity materials

124/5 "There goes the man with our tap shoes," 1966

Published as "Look, girls, there's the man with our tap shoes!", New York Times Magazine, September 11, 1966.

124/6 "The rest of the story," undated

124/7 Unidentified novel, undated

First chapter only

125-127 Photographs, circa 1900-circa 2000

Portraits, family photographs, and other miscellaneous images of Laurents. Includes photographs of Farley Granger, Tom Hatcher, and an unbound scrapbook of the Laurents family.

Arranged by subject.

125/1-5 A. Laurents, alone, 1918-1943, 1950s-1960s, undated 34 photographs

125/6-7 A. Laurents, with others, circa 2000 and undated 21 photographs

126/1-7 Family photographs, 1900s-1930s, 1968-1972, undated 48 scrapbook pages and 15 miscellaneous photographs

Includes many early photographs of A. Laurents

127 Promise Ball album, 1989 November 11 23 photographs

Very few photographs of A. Laurents

126/8 Quogue, New York, 1963 19 photographs

A. Laurents with others at beach

126/9 Farley Granger, circa 1950s 6 photographs

126/10 Tom Hatcher, circa 1990s-2000s 2 photographs

126/11 Unidentified, undated 12 photographs

Productions and other people

126/12-14 Negatives, circa 1950s-2000s and undated

Chiefly negatives for images of A. Laurents represented elsewhere in the collection

128-129 Biographical Materials, 1917-2011

Includes personal records, biographies, publicity materials, and Laurents' baby book from 1917.

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

128/1 50th anniversary, 2005

128/2 Address book, undated

128/3 Army records, 1941-1949

128/4 Bios and credits, undated

128/5 Cornell University, 1934-1937

128/6 Family memory book, 1917 A. Laurents' baby book with commentary by his mother

128/7 F.B.I. file, 1980

129/1 Living will, 2008

129/2 Medical records, 1981-2011

129/3 Publicity and appearances, 1966-1970, 1999-2008

130-140 Datebooks, 1954-2011

Bound volumes with notes pertaining to Laurents' daily activities.

Arranged chronologically.

130/1-4 1954-1962

1961 is missing

131/1-5 1963-1967

132/1-5 1968-1972

133/1-6 1973-1978

134/1-6 1979-1984

135/1-7 1985-1991

136/1-5 1992-1996

137/1-5 1997-2001

138/1-4 2002-2005

139/1-4 2006-2008

140/1-3 2009-2011

141-143 Miscellany, 1946-2009

Includes awards, business papers, and several scripts by other authors.

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

141/1-3 Awards, 1946, 1976, 2002-2009

141/4-7 Business papers, 1961-2009 Contracts, correspondence, financial documents, and research materials

142/1-9 Housing documents, 1960-1968, 1993-2002

143/1-5 Memorials and tributes, 1977-1981, 1990, 2003-2007

143/6 Open forum on saving Broadway for the new American play, 1995

143/7-8 Scripts by others, undated

Closing Bell (Sean Fernandez) and Contractions (Marta Betoldi)