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Promotional chapbook for The Wiz, [spread and full booklet]

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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COLLECTION
Ken Harper papers

SUB-COLLECTION
Series II: The Wiz

SUB-COLLECTION
Sub-series 3 - Production files

SUB-COLLECTION
The wiz (Treatment)

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Title
Promotional chapbook for The Wiz, [spread and full booklet]
Names
Harper, Ken, -1988 (Creator)
Harper, Ken, 1939-1988 (Author)
Collection

Ken Harper papers

Series II: The Wiz

Sub-series 3 - Production files

The wiz (Treatment)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1972 (Approximate)
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: Ken Harper Papers *T-Mss 1991-012 Box 11, f. 17
Topics
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Smalls, Charlie. Wiz
Musicals
Treatments (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Genres
Treatments
chapbooks
Promotional materials
Drawings
Notes
Content: Six page story summary probably written by Ken Harper.
Physical Description
Extent: Ink and marker on paper : 9 5/8 x 14 inches (open)
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12953081
MSS Unit ID: 21378
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.CHILD56
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 662bed10-0d4f-013c-6405-0242ac110002
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Item timeline of events

  • 1972: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Promotional chapbook for The Wiz" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1972. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c336c20-18f5-013c-dfcd-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Promotional chapbook for The Wiz" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 19, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c336c20-18f5-013c-dfcd-0242ac110003

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1972). Promotional chapbook for The Wiz Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c336c20-18f5-013c-dfcd-0242ac110003

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Promotional chapbook for The Wiz