CLRC-1509 Harvey Schmidt Papers Jim Eyer University of Minnesota Libraries 1-4-05

University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455

EAD 2002 Validated Finding Aid generated with the aid of a custom FileMaker Pro database developed by the staff of the Children's Literature Research Collections, University of Minnesota Libraries. Many thanks to all the staff and volunteers. 1-4-05 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Schmidt, Harvey Harvey Schmidt Papers 1959 CLRC-1509 The collection contains an original colored sketch, original black and white illustrations, and original black and white painting conceptions, for 1 title. 1 box See Detailed Descriptions for Each Title Item for Box Locations English Important Information for Users of the Collections Access and Use:

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Biographical Sketch

Harvey Schmidt (born September 12, 1929 in Dallas, Texas, U.S.) is an American writer of musical theatre, best known for composing the music for the longest running musical in history, The Fantasticks, which ran off-Broadway from 1960 - 2002 for a total of 17,162 performances at the Sullivan Street Playhouse. He also collaborated on the 2000 feature film adaptation.

Biographical Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Schmidt , 2008

Scope and Content

The collection contains a original colored sketch, original black and white illustrations, and original black and white paintingn conceptions, for 1 title.

Indexing Terms

The collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Schmidt, Harvey Accession Information:

Gift of: Schmidt, Harvey

Arrangement

Mighty Ones, The: great men and women of early Bible days, 1959

Collection Contents Mighty Ones, The: great men and women of early Bible days 1959

New York: Harper, 1959

MC1185 original colored sketch for jacket 1 p. MC1185 original black and white illustrations 2 p. MC1185 original black and white painting conceptions on 1 sheet 2 p.